Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1948-06-21
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #131 Edit Cover
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The Million Dollar Athlete
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Superboy / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:superhero
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Superboy [Clark Kent]

Indexer Notes

Art credits by Bob Hughes.

Cover from splash page.

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed]
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Kodak Cameras and Film / advertisement / 1 page

The Million-Dollar Athlete!
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Superboy / comic story / 10 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Can you imagine someone teaching Superboy how to polevault...
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Superboy [Clark Kent]; Betty Brown; Joe Daly; Coach Kandinski
Synopsis:
Coach Kandinski tries to turn Clark into an athlete, in order to give him some clout with the lassies. Using his powers he breaks up a gang who are stealing sports trophies in order to make counterfeit silver half dollars. He explains to a confused police officer that most trophies are made of little value Brittania metal.

Indexer Notes

Art credits by Bob Hughes.

Bob Elliott
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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page

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Rollfast Skates and Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page

The Undersea Post Office!
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Aquaman / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:"Neither snow nor rain, nor heat nor gloom of night..."
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Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Captain Gregg; Shark Barton
Synopsis:
Captain Gregg has a mail contract to deliver to isolated islands in the South Pacific. Among his clients is Aquaman, who regularly gets a sack of fan mail. The year-long probation is almost up, after which Gregg will get a permanent contract. But Shark Barton, former smuggler, also wants that contract and tries to sabotage Gregg's deliveries by setting fire to the ship. The mail bags sink as a result, but, upon learning they are in waterproof sacks, Aquaman has his finny friends deliver them instead.

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page

Pirates of Plunder!
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The Shining Knight / comic story / 7 pages

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  • Genre:fantasy-supernatural; superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Pirate's Day...A joyous celebration and colorful pageant...
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Shining Knight [Sir Justin]; Mr. Felix
Synopsis:
Real pirates attack a modern town and steal rare jewels, until The Shining Knight flies in and puts an end to their schemes.
Reprints (1)

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Monark Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page

Everything You Want in a Magazine!
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Gang Busters; Mr. District Attorney / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Falling Through Space
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text article / 2 pages

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Targets for Tonight!
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Green Arrow / comic story / 8 pages

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  • Genre:adventure; superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Once again, Bull's-Eye, most bizarre villain ever to rule the underworld...
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Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Bull's-Eye [Leapo the Clown] (villain)
Synopsis:
Oliver and Roy attend the annual Police Benefit target-shooting contest. Bull's-Eye and his gang are meanwhile robbing the box office.

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Columbia Bicycles; Daydream Mike and His Wonderful Bike! / advertisement / 1 page

A Crime a Minute!
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Johnny Quick / comic story / 9 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Are you a member of the Minute Man Club?
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Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Tubby Watts; Charles Wright; Eric Townsend; Mabel Green
Synopsis:
Johnny and Tubby are invited to a meeting of the Society of Minute Men. The chairman explains that the members' liveiihood, and sometimes their lives, depend on minutes. For him assistance in preventing robberies at the work places of these members, Johnny is awarded the "Man of the Hour" trophy

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Dale Evans Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Duel in the Sand
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Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. The Million Dollar Athlete
    Superboy
  2. [no title indexed]
    Kodak Cameras and Film
  3. The Million-Dollar Athlete!
    Superboy
  4. Bob Elliott
    Wheaties
  5. [no title indexed]
    Rollfast Skates and Bicycles
  6. The Undersea Post Office!
    Aquaman
  7. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  8. Pirates of Plunder!
    The Shining Knight
  9. [no title indexed]
    Monark Bicycles
  10. Everything You Want in a Magazine!
    Gang Busters; Mr. District Attorney
  11. Falling Through Space
  12. Targets for Tonight!
    Green Arrow
  13. [no title indexed]
    Columbia Bicycles; Daydream Mike and His Wonderful Bike!
  14. A Crime a Minute!
    Johnny Quick
  15. [no title indexed]
    Dale Evans Comics
  16. Duel in the Sand
    Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola
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  • Keith Chandler
  • Craig Delich
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • John Pannozzi
  • Daniel Thingvold
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