Unofficial Adventure Comics Index

ADVENTURE COMICS #238

Cover Date: July 1957
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1957-05-28

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye

Story: "The Secret Past of Superboy's Father" (12 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Otto Binder
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Ray Burnley
Assistant editing	Mort Weisinger, George Kashdan
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Superboy

Supporting Character(s):

Jonathan Kent

Martha Kent

Villain(s):

Doc Holton (first appearance; a criminal who poses as Kan-Tu, a Kryptonian scientist)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814

Earth

Smallville

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Second Story: "The Floating Doom" (6 Pages)

Credits:

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

Feature Character(s):

Aquaman

Villain(s):

Pirates (first appearance for all; use mines to disrupt shipping)

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Third Story: "The Perils of the Polka-Dot Archer" (6 Pages)

Credits:

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

Feature Character(s):

Green Arrow

Supporting Character(s):

Speedy

Villain(s):

Unnamed crooks (first appearance for all)

Other Character(s):

Polka-Dot Archer (Warren Thurston; first appearance; a stage act that parodies Green Arrow)

Location(s):

Star City (presumed)

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