Unofficial Adventure Comics Index

ADVENTURE COMICS #196

Cover Date: January 1954
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1953-11-23

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Cover Credits:
Art: Win Mortimer

Story: "Kingorilla!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

Story	William Woolfolk
Art	John Sikela
Assistant editing	Mort Weisinger, George Kashdan
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Superboy

Supporting Character(s):

Lana Lang

Professor Lang (in between issues #192 and #200)

Mrs. Lang

Other Character(s):

Kingorilla (first appearance; a giant ape)

Location(s):

Smallville

Africa

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Second Story: "The Topsy-Turvy World!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Ramona Fradon
Assistant editing	Mort Weisinger, George Kashdan
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Aquaman

Villain(s):

Unnamed crooks (first appearance for all; attempt to steal a ship carrying gold bullion)

Comment(s):

This story takes place on Earth-Two.

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Third Story: "Johnny Quick -- Traffic Cop!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Hy Mankin
Assistant editing	Mort Weisinger, George Kashdan
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Johnny Quick

Supporting Character(s):

Tubby Watts

Villain(s):

Unnamed crooks (first appearance for all; use traffic tie-ups to try and delay fresh fish deliveries to bankrupt a trucking company)

Location(s):

Westville (first appearance)

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Fourth Story: "The Jealous Archer!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Art	George Papp
Assistant editing	Mort Weisinger, George Kashdan
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Green Arrow

Speedy

Villain(s):

Several unnamed gangs (first appearance for all)

Comment(s):

This story takes place on Earth-Two.

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