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271April 1960
$0.10

Adventure Comics #271

DC · April 1960 · on sale 1960-03-01

First appearance: The White Gorilla
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Identification plate

Series
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#271
Publication date
April 1960
Key date
1960-04-00
On-sale date
1960-03-01
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of The White Gorilla - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Superboy's First Duel with Luthor!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan KayeClark Kent, Lex Luthor, Superboy
2How Luthor Met Superboy!comic story13script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoClark Kent, Jonathan Kent, Martha Kent, Krypto, Lana Lang, Lex Luthor, Superboy
3Aloha... Hawaii!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira SchnappSenator Hiram L. Fong; Senator Oren E. Long; Rep. Daniel K. Inouye
4Can You Find 6 Large Birdsactivity0.5script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel; letters: Martin Naydel
6The Son of Congorilla!comic story6script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard ShermanCongo Bill, The Congorilla, Janu, The White Gorilla First
7-letters page1letters: typeset
8-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffOllie
9Coming... Super-Attractions!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33
10The Second Deluge!comic story7script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: Ramona Fradon; inks: Ramona FradonAqualad, Aquaman, Arthur Curry, Garth

Plus 5.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
80 Page Giant Magazine #101965On eBay ›
Superman from the Thirties to the Eighties #[nn]
ISBN 0517551004		1983On eBay ›
Limited Collectors' Edition #C-391975On eBay ›
Limited Collectors' Edition #C-411975On eBay ›
The Great Superman Comic Book Collection #[nn]
ISBN 0-446-30-356-9		1981On eBay ›
The Aquaman Archives #1
ISBN 1-56389-943-4		2003On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Aquaman #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1223-0; 1-4012-1223-9		2007On eBay ›
Superman vs. Lex Luthor #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0951-3; 978-1-4012-0951-3		2006On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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