Unofficial Adventure Comics Index

ADVENTURE COMICS #208

Cover Date: January 1955
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1954-11-28

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye

Story: "The Rip Van Winkle of Smallville" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Edmond Hamilton
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Bruno Premiani
Assistant editing	Mort Weisinger, George Kashdan
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Superboy

Villain(s):

Henry Vanning (first appearance; tries to shock his cousin into dying)

Other Character(s):

John Blair (first appearance; inventor who is shocked into a coma for 20 years; awakened)

Location(s):

Smallville

Story Reprinted in:

Superboy Vol. 1 #185 (May 1972)

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Second Story: "The Mystery of the Aqua-Dolls!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

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

Feature Character(s):

Aquaman

Villain(s):

Bull Moser (first appearance; dresses up as a life sized Aqua-Doll)

Other Character(s):

Horace Bean (first appearance; creates little radio-controlled Aqua-Dolls)

Comment(s):

This story takes place on Earth-Two.

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Third Story: "The Incredible Land of Yesteryear!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

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

Feature Character(s):

Green Arrow

Speedy

Other Character(s):

An unnamed Professor and his daughter Sally (first appearance for both)

Location(s):

An unnamed island in the Pacific Ocean

Comment(s):

This story takes place during a school vacation.

The Green Arrow and Speedy in this story are from Earth-Two.

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