Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #171

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Pages: 44

On-sale Date: 1951-10-10

Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (editor)

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Superboy's Toughest Tasks!

(Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover / 1 page

Script:	?
Pencils:	Win Mortimer
Inks:	Win Mortimer
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:superhero

Characters:

Superboy; "Tops" Tremont

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: Superman DC National Comics
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
Indicia Frequency: monthly
Printer: ?

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

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Mystery in Space / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Superboy's Toughest Tasks!

(Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 9.67 pages

Script:	Don C. Cameron
Pencils:	John Sikela
Inks:	John Sikela
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:superhero

Characters:

Superboy; "Tops" Tremont

Synopsis:: Gangster "Tops" Tremont uses a contest to try and trick Superboy into uncovering a giant Kryptonite meteor.; in Superboy (K. G. Murray, 1949 series) #35 ([December 1951] ?)

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Charlie Wild, Private Detective; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page

Pete the Flash Scores for Captain Tootsie

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Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Otto Graham

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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page

Slim Watts and Tubby Quick!

(Table of Contents: 6)

Johnny Quick / comic story / 5.67 pages

Script:	Don C. Cameron
Pencils:	Paul Norris
Inks:	Paul Norris
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:superhero

Reprints (1)

in Superboy (K. G. Murray, 1949 series) #99 ([May 1957])

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Necco Wafers; Out of This World / advertisement / 0.33 page

[no title indexed]

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Lionel Trains / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]

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Royal Desserts / advertisement / 1 page

Mystery of the Disappearing Mermaids!

(Table of Contents: 10)

Aquaman / comic story / 3.67 pages

Script:	Jack Miller
Pencils:	Ramona Fradon
Inks:	Ramona Fradon
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:superhero

Reprints (3)

Editorial Advisory Board

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

[no title indexed]

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Nabisco Shredded Wheat / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]

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Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 14)

Peg / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:humor; teen

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Bruce is taking me to the dance tonight!

Reprints (1)

in Super Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #24 ([May 1952])

How to Make a Million

(Table of Contents: 15)

text article / 2 pages

Script:	H. O. Austin
Pencils:	?
Inks:	?
Colors:	?
Letters:	typeset

Genre:non-fiction

Reprints (0)

from All Hands

The Return of Robin Hood!

(Table of Contents: 16)

Green Arrow / comic story / 7.67 pages

Script:	? (GA writer 2)
Pencils:	George Papp
Inks:	George Papp
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:superhero

Reprints (4)

Getting an Erector Is Like Having Your Own Toy Factory

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Erector / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]

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Kellogg's Pep / advertisement / 1 page

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Vitalis Hair Cream / Vitalis Hair Tonic / advertisement / 0.33 page

Red Hot Tip for Santa!

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Columbia Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 21)

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 1 page

Script:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Superboy's Toughest Tasks! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover / 1 page

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Mystery in Space / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Superboy's Toughest Tasks! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 9.67 pages

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

Charlie Wild, Private Detective; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page

Pete the Flash Scores for Captain Tootsie (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Otto Graham (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page

Slim Watts and Tubby Quick! (Table of Contents: 6)

Johnny Quick / comic story / 5.67 pages

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

Necco Wafers; Out of This World / advertisement / 0.33 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

Lionel Trains / advertisement / 1 page

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

Royal Desserts / advertisement / 1 page

Mystery of the Disappearing Mermaids! (Table of Contents: 10)

Aquaman / comic story / 3.67 pages

Editorial Advisory Board (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 11)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 12)

Nabisco Shredded Wheat / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 13)

Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Peg / comic story / 0.5 page

How to Make a Million (Table of Contents: 15)