Price: 0.12 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1963-01-31
Editing: Mort Weisinger (editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #306 Edit Cover
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The Runaway Town!
(Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover / 1 page

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?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
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Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Safety First -- All Year!
(Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page

Script:
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Letters:
  • Genre:advocacy
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Gosh, I forgot to make my New Year's resolutions --
Characters:
Johnny; Johnny's mother; Johnny's sister

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The 5th Dimensional High-School!
(Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 12 pages

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?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Ququrlz; Smallville Mayor; Miss Schmidt
Synopsis:
Mxyzptlk plays pranks on Smallville in order to do well in his 5th dimensional practical joking class
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Smallville celebrates the anniversary of Superboy's first public appearance in their town.

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 4)

Smallville Mailsack / letters page / 1 page

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?
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?
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?
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Mike Nolan, Peter Mirkel, A. C. Haeger, Edward Morse, Elsa O'Donnell, Oscar Disney, Mille Carbone, and Adam Osserman.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 5)

Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.67 page

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Letters:
  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:It's the first day I'm wearing my new uniform.
Characters:
Spike Sayles
Synopsis:
When it begins to rain Casey pauses from chasing a crook to buy an umbrella.

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

Lois Lane; Superboy; Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

Missile Attack!
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Missile Attack / advertisement / 1 page

The Legion of Substitute Heroes!
(Table of Contents: 8)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 14 pages

Script:
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?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Legion of Substitute Heroes (first appearance of all) Legion of Super-Heroes The Science Police
Chlorophyll Kid's mother (flashback, first appearance); Stone Boy's mother (flashback, first appearance); Stone Boy's father (flashback, identity assumed, first appearance); Stone Boy's younger brother (flashback, identity assumed, first appearance); Stone Boy's younger sister (flashback, identity assumed, first appearance); Plant Men (villains, first appearance)
Synopsis:
A group of rejected applicants band together as the Legion of Substitute Heroes and thwart the Plant Men's scheme to take over the Earth.
Reprints (6)

Indexer Notes

Introduction and origin of the Legion of Substitute Heroes (Chlorophyll Kid, Fire-Lad, Night Girl, Polar Boy, Stone Boy). Polar Boy was based on reader suggestion in #304's Smallville Mailsack.

104 Kings' Knights
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104 Kings' Knights / advertisement / 0.5 page

147 Famous Automobiles
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147 Famous Automobiles / advertisement / 0.5 page

100 Toy Soldiers $1.25
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100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
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American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. The Runaway Town!
    Superboy
  2. Safety First -- All Year!
  3. The 5th Dimensional High-School!
    Superboy
  4. ["The most exciting offer we have made to stamp collectors"]
    Zenith Stamps
  5. [no title indexed]
    Smallville Mailsack
  6. ["It's the first day I'm wearing my new uniform."]
    Casey the Cop
  7. ["Coming... super-attractions!"]
    Lois Lane; Superboy; Superman
  8. Missile Attack!
    Missile Attack
  9. The Legion of Substitute Heroes!
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  10. 104 Kings' Knights
    104 Kings' Knights
  11. 147 Famous Automobiles
    147 Famous Automobiles
  12. 100 Toy Soldiers $1.25
    100 Toy Soldiers
  13. ["Nationally famous prizes at no cost to you!"]
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
  14. ["Make money get prizes with fast selling American seeds"]
    American Seeds
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