Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 44
On-sale Date: 1952-02-18
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #175 Edit Cover
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The Duel of the Superboys!
(Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover / 1 page

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?
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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Superboy

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Buzzy Says "Be Sure of Your Facts!"
(Table of Contents: 1)

Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page

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  • Genre:advocacy; teen; humor
Characters:
Buzzy Brown
Synopsis:
When the clubhouse boys jump to conclusions and believe Jim stole the club's money, Buzzy advises them to stay calm and double-check before making accusations.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.
Later appears in DC comics cover-dated July 1959.

The Duel of the Superboys!
(Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 12 pages

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?
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?
  • Genre:superhero
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Superboy
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

writer id by Martin O'Hearn; proto-red K story

What Sparks a Champion Sparks You!
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page

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

Professor Eureka / comic story / 0.67 page

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?
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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What are you working on, Professor?
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[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Mystery of the Disappearing Island
(Table of Contents: 6)

Aquaman / comic story / 5.67 pages

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?
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?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Aquaman
Reprints (2)

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

Luden's Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.33 page

The Man with the Magic Fingers
(Table of Contents: 8)

Johnny Quick / comic story / 5.67 pages

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?
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?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Johnny Quick; Tubby Watts

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

Necco Wafers / advertisement / 0.33 page

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 10)

Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 11)

Peg / comic story / 0.5 page

Script:
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?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What? You got a new convertible?
Reprints (2)

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

Little Pete / comic story / 0.5 page

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?
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  • Genre:humor; children
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hello, Mr. Mooney. Is my dad in?
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Editorial Advisory Board
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

The Rockets' Red Glare
(Table of Contents: 14)

text article / 2 pages

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?
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:non-fiction

The Dog You'd Like to Own!
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 15)

Rex the Wonder Dog / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Baffling Bullets of Big John Garvin!
(Table of Contents: 16)

Green Arrow / comic story / 7.75 pages

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?
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?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Green Arrow; Speedy
Reprints (2)

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 17)

Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.25 page

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 18)

Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 19)

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 20)

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. The Duel of the Superboys!
    Superboy
  2. Buzzy Says "Be Sure of Your Facts!"
    Buzzy
  3. The Duel of the Superboys!
    Superboy
  4. What Sparks a Champion Sparks You!
    Wheaties
  5. ["What are you working on, Professor?"]
    Professor Eureka
  6. [no title indexed]
    Vitalis Hair Cream / Vitalis Hair Tonic
  7. Mystery of the Disappearing Island
    Aquaman
  8. ["'Lucky' Luden's and his pals go exploring in a haunted house..."]
    Luden's Cough Drops
  9. The Man with the Magic Fingers
    Johnny Quick
  10. [no title indexed]
    Necco Wafers
  11. ["Gee! A new boy! Seems nice too--"]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  12. ["What? You got a new convertible?"]
    Peg
  13. ["Hello, Mr. Mooney. Is my dad in?"]
    Little Pete
  14. Editorial Advisory Board
  15. The Rockets' Red Glare
  16. The Dog You'd Like to Own!
    Rex the Wonder Dog
  17. The Baffling Bullets of Big John Garvin!
    Green Arrow
  18. [no title indexed]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  19. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
  20. ["Hey Skinny! ...Yer ribs are showing!"]
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
  21. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
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