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274July 1960
$0.10

Adventure Comics #274

DC · July 1960 · on sale 1960-05-31

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Identification plate

Series
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#274
Publication date
July 1960
Key date
1960-07-00
On-sale date
1960-05-31
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Monster That Stalked Smallville!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan KayeMa Kent; Pa Kent
1Buzzy Says: "Free Speech-- Free for All!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp
2The Monster That Stalked Smallville!comic story13script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: George Papp; inks: George PappMa Kent; Pa Kent; 6-3KX
3Copperheadactivity0.5script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel; letters: Martin Naydel
5This Is It!promo (ad from the publisher)1
6Aqua-Queen!comic story7script: Jack Miller; pencils: Ramona Fradon; inks: Ramona FradonAquaman [Arthur Curry]; Aqua-Queen [Dale Conroy] (Introduction); Aqualad [Garth]
7Tricksy World's Greatest Stunt Mancomic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
8Coming... Super-Attractions!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33
9Smallville Mailsackletters page1letters: typeset
10The Revenge of the River Demon!comic story7script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard ShermanJanu; Congo Bill

Plus 3.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

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