Unofficial Adventure Comics Index

ADVENTURE COMICS #181

Cover Date: October 1952
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1952-08-27

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Cover Credits:
Art: Win Mortimer

Story: "A Mask for a Hero!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

Art	John Sikela
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Superboy

Other Character(s):

Masked Hero (Henry Darwin; first appearance; a heroic man who hides his identity so he won't be killed)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814:

Earth:

Smallville

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Second Story: "The Evil King of the Sea!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Ramona Fradon
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Aquaman

Villain(s):

Jim Hall (first appearance; an expert swimmer who poses as Aquaman)

Location(s):

South Seas

Comment(s):

This story takes place on Earth-Two.

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Third Story: "Joanie Swift, Queen of Speed!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Ramona Fradon
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Johnny Quick

Supporting Character(s):

Tubby Watts

Other Character(s):

Joanie Swift (first appearance; a young secretary who accidentally stumbles onto Johnny's speed formula)

Professor Winklerod (first appearance; Joanie's boss, a Physics instructor at State College)

Location(s):

State College

Story Reprinted in:

World's Finest Comics #198/2 (November 1970)

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Fourth Story: "The Crime Platoon!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

Art	George Papp
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Green Arrow

Speedy

Villain(s):

Commander and his Crime Platoon (first appearance for all; uses military uniforms and tactics to commit crimes)

Comment(s):

This story takes place on Earth-Two.

This story begins on July 10th.

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