Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1960-05-31
Editing: Mort Weisinger (editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #274 Edit Cover
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The Monster That Stalked Smallville!
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Superboy / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Ma Kent; Pa Kent

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from ad in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #46 and copyright registration.

Buzzy Says: "Free Speech-- Free for All!"
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Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page

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  • Genre:advocacy; teen; humor

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inside front cover

The Monster That Stalked Smallville!
(Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 13 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
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Ma Kent; Pa Kent; 6-3KX
Synopsis:
Superboy brings a monster to Smallville as a friend, which upsets everybody in town.
Reprints (1)

Copperhead
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Let's Go Hunting! / activity / 0.5 page

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[no title indexed]
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Palisades Amusement Park / advertisement / 0.5 page

This Is It!
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Green Lantern / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Aqua-Queen!
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Aquaman / comic story / 7 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
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Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Aqua-Queen [Dale Conroy] (Introduction); Aqualad [Garth]
Synopsis:
After Aquaman doesn't pick her in a swimming meet, Dale Conroy vows revenge. She begins humiliating Aquaman by showing she is better than him at everything he does, getting dubbed the "Aqua-Queen" in the press. It is later revealed that she was cheating the whole time.
Reprints (3)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/. We formerly suggested Robert Bernstein.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 7)

Tricksy World's Greatest Stunt Man / comic story / 0.67 page

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Marvelous!

Coming... Super-Attractions!
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Superboy; Action Comics; Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 9)

Smallville Mailsack / letters page / 1 page

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typeset

The Revenge of the River Demon!
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Congorilla / comic story / 7 pages

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  • Genre:jungle; superhero; adventure
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Janu; Congo Bill
Synopsis:
A native disguises himself as a river demon.

[no title indexed]
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Stephens Credit Sales / advertisement / 1 page

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Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page

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Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. The Monster That Stalked Smallville!
    Superboy
  2. Buzzy Says: "Free Speech-- Free for All!"
    Buzzy
  3. The Monster That Stalked Smallville!
    Superboy
  4. Copperhead
    Let's Go Hunting!
  5. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park
  6. This Is It!
    Green Lantern
  7. Aqua-Queen!
    Aquaman
  8. ["Marvelous!"]
    Tricksy World's Greatest Stunt Man
  9. Coming... Super-Attractions!
    Superboy; Action Comics; Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen
  10. [no title indexed]
    Smallville Mailsack
  11. The Revenge of the River Demon!
    Congorilla
  12. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  13. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  14. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chemical Co.
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