Unofficial Adventure Comics Index

ADVENTURE COMICS #252

Cover Date: September 1958
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1958-07-31

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye

Story: "The Super-Sentry of Smallville" (12 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Al Schwartz
Art	John Sikela
Assistant editing	Mort Weisinger, George Kashdan
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Superboy

Supporting Character(s):

Jonathan Kent

Martha Kent

Lana Lang

Superboy Robots

Villain(s):

Hooded Hijack Mob (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

Smallville

Comment(s):

Superboy is introduced to Red Kryptonite, but only figures that it is just a more potent version of Kryptonite.

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Second Story: "The Mystery of the Giant Arrows" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Ed Herron
Art	Jack Kirby
Inks	Rosalind Kirby
Lettering	Joe Letterese
Assistant editing	Mort Weisinger, George Kashdan
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Green Arrow

Supporting Character(s):

Speedy

Location(s):

Star City

Comment(s):

This story continues into the next issue.

Story Reprinted in:

Action Comics #449 (July 1975)

DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #23 (July 1982)

The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (1991)

The Green Arrow by Jack Kirby (2001 [January 2002])

Showcase Presents: Green Arrow #1 ([March] 2006)

The Jack Kirby Omnibus #1 ([October] 2011)

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Third Story: "The Robinson Caruso of the Sea" (6 Pages)

Credits:

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

Feature Character(s):

Aquaman (temporarily becomes allergic to salt water)

Supporting Character(s):

Topo (can remain out of water for a very long time)

Villain(s):

Captain Troy and his crew (first appearance for all; a pirate)

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