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Adventure Comics 117

ADVENTURE COMICS #117

Cover Date: June 1947
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1947-04-21

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Jack Burnley
Inks: George Roussos


Story: "The Miracle Plane!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
ArtWin Mortimer (page 1 only)
PencilsJohn Sikela
InksGeorge Roussos
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Superboy

Villain(s):

Unnamed Crooks (first appearance; attempt to steal plans for Gene's plane and sell them to a foreign government)

Other Character(s):

Gene Dekker (first appearance; a schoolmate of Clark's; enters his father's plane as his own in an invention contest)

Location(s):

Smallville

Comment(s):

The characters seen here is the Earth-One version.
This story takes place during the school year.
The Vertical Take-Off and Landing aircraft shown in this story becomes a reality in the 1960's on the Harrier Jump Jet.

Story Reprinted in:

100-Page Super-Spectacular #DC-21 (October 1973)
The Adventures of Superboy (2010)


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Second Story: "The Flying Dutchman!" (7 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDon Cameron
ArtLouis Cazeneuve
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Aquaman

Villain(s):

Rex Collier (first appearance; a chemist who uses a sub with a ship on top to rob ships as The Flying Dutchman)

Location(s):

Sargasso Sea

Comment(s):

The Aquaman seen here is the Earth-Two version.


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Third Story: "The Return of The Skylark!" (7 Pages)

Credits:

ArtGeorge Papp
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Green Arrow
Speedy

Villain(s):

Skylark (escapes from jail and attempts to steal a crown)

Comment(s):

The characters in this story are the Earth-2 Green Arrow and Speedy.


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Fourth Story: "Too High for The Law!" (11 Pages)

Credits:

ArtChuck Winter
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Shining Knight

Supporting Character(s):

Winged Victory

Villain(s):

Nikki and his gang (first appearance for all; runs a crooked gambling den out of a dirigible)


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Fifth Story: "The Man Who Wore Ten Hats!" (9 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
PencilsMort Meskin
InksGeorge Roussos
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Johnny Quick

Supporting Character(s):

Tubby Watts

Villain(s):

Mayor Elmer Claney
Various relatives of Claney

Other Character(s):

Dan'l Moody

Story Reprinted in:

Flash Vol. 1 #229 (September-October 1974)


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