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ADVENTURE COMICS #189
Cover Date: June 1953
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1953-04-22
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Cover Credits:
Art: Win Mortimer
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Credits:
| Story | Jerry Coleman |
| Art | John Sikela |
| Assistant editing | Mort Weisinger, George Kashdan |
| Editing | Jack Schiff |
Feature Character(s):
- Superboy (destroys Lana's belt)
Supporting Character(s):
- Martha Kent
- Jonathan Kent
- Lana Lang (uses an alien necklace to get super-powers, dons a costume as Sky Girl)
- Professor Lang (last in Superboy Vol. 1 #25/3; next in issue #192)
- Sarah Lang (last in Superboy Vol. 1 #25/3; next in issue #196)
Location(s):
- Smallville
- Easter Island (in flashback)
Comment(s):
- This story takes place during the school year.
Credits:
| Art | Ramona Fradon |
| Assistant editing | Mort Weisinger, George Kashdan |
| Editing | Jack Schiff |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Two swindlers (first appearance for both)
Comment(s):
- This story takes place on Earth-Two.
Credits:
| Story | Joe Samachson |
| Art | Hy Mankin |
| Assistant editing | Mort Weisinger, George Kashdan |
| Editing | Jack Schiff |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
- Tubby Watts
- Mr. Morgan
Other Character(s):
- Professor Rollins
- Slowboat Sloan (a boxer)
- Jones (a waiter)
- Magoo (a boxer)
Story Reprinted in:
- Flash Vol. 1 #205/4 (April-May 1971)
Synopsis: - Professor Rollins believes he has created a super-speed elixir, not realizing the first test subject, Johnny Chambers, already has superspeed as the hero Johnny Quick. To protect his secret identity, Johnny has to make it appear other test subjects also received superspeed while convincing them of the drawbacks of such speed.
Credits:
| Art | George Papp |
| Assistant editing | Mort Weisinger, George Kashdan |
| Editing | Jack Schiff |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Unnamed gang (first appearance for all)
Other Character(s):
- Club of 100 Archers (first appearance for all; deputized to aid Green Arrow in this case)
Comment(s):
- This story takes place on Earth-Two.