Adventure Comics #142

DC Comics

United States

Published
July 1949
Page count
52
Cover price
0.10 USD
Colour
Colour
Format
Comic series
GCD
www.comics.org/issue/7699

Credits

Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor)
Jack Schiff (actual editor)

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover Untitled (Superboy) Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Superboy
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Pencils
George Roussos
Inks
Ed Dobrotka?

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Superboy Comics (Color Comics, 1949 series) #12 ([January 1950?])
Untitled

Notes

art id by Bob Hughes 8/05

Show/hide 1. The Man Who Walked With Trouble (Superboy) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superboy
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Superboy; Jinx Blakeston; Cyrus Maxon; Evans; Smith

Credits

Pencils
John Sikela
Inks
Ed Dobrotka

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Superboy Comics (Color Comics, 1949 series) #9 ([October 1949?])
The Man Who Walked with Trouble
 
Australia
Holiday Bumper Comic! (Colour Comics, 1956?) ([1956?])
The Man Who Walked With Trouble

Notes

Takes place in Smallville. Inker id by Bob Hughes 8/05. Formerly John Sikela

Show/hide 2. The Invisible Arrows (Green Arrow) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Green Arrow
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Green Arrow; Speedy; Oswald Ogden

Credits

Script
Otto Binder
Art
George Papp

Synopsis

In Tick Tock Town there's a law against arrows, so Green Arrow has to catch crooks and leave no evidence behind.

Show/hide 3. Undersea Big-Game Hunt (Aquaman) Comic story, 6 pages
Show/hide 4. The Villain of the Ages (Shining Knight) Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Feature
Shining Knight
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Shining Knight; Sir Butch; Sir Traytor; Merlin

Credits

Script
Otto Binder
Art
Shining Knight artist

Synopsis

Sir Traytor steals an immortality serum from Merlin

Show/hide 5. The Duel of Speed (Johnny Quick) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Johnny Quick
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Johnny Quick; Mercury (Trick Tate, only appearance); Professor Gill (flashback)

Credits

Script
Otto Binder
Art
Charles Sultan

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Batman Comics (Color Comics, 1950 series) #3 ([August 1950?])
The Duel of Speed
 
Australia
All Favourites Comic Annual (Colour Comics, 1955 series) ([July 1956?])
The Duel of Speed
 
Australia
All Favourites Comic Annual (Colour Comics, 1955 series) ([July 1956?])
 
Australia
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #39 ([November 1966?])
The Duel of Speed
 
Australia
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #39 ([November 1966?])

Synopsis

Johnny's origin retold as a crook masquerades as Mercury in order to steal Johnny's speed formula.

Notes

Johnny uses the formula 6xy18yz8a to get double the speed.


Notes

art id by Bob Hughes 8/05

Status

AusReprints ID

  • 35387

Entry created

  • 23/12/2007

Index completed

  • 23/12/2011