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Adventure Comics 242

ADVENTURE COMICS #242

Cover Date: November 1957
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1957-09-24

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye


Story: "The Kid from Krypton" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryOtto Binder
PencilsCurt Swan
InksStan Kaye
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Superboy (last in issue #241; next in Superboy Vol. 1 #61/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Jonathan Kent (last in Superboy Vol. 1 #59/3, next in issue #243)
Martha Kent (in between Superboy Vol. 1 #60/2 and #61)
Lana Lang (last in issue #241; next in Superboy Vol. 1 #61)

Other Character(s):

Krypton Kid (Zar-Al; first appearance; a teenage boy a year older than Superboy; time travels from Krypton to Earth; dies)
Zol-Zu (first appearance; his father; dies)
Smallville High students and a teacher

Cameo Appearance(s):

Jor-El (in flashbacks only)
Lara Jor-El (in flashbacks only)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2813
Krypton (in flashbacks)
Space Sector 2814
Earth
Smallville

Story Reprinted in:

Superboy Vol. 1 #129/5 (May 1966)


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Second Story: "The Amazing Feats of Aqua-Melvin" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Story?
ArtRamona Fradon
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Aquaman (in between issues #241/3 and #243/2)

Villain(s):

Captain Cuttle and his crew (first appearance for all; pirates)

Other Character(s):

"Aqua-Melvin" (first appearance; a Vaudville clown; gains Aquaman's powers for 24 hours due to a blood transfusion)
a doctor
a movie crew
a governor
models

Location(s):

unidentified area out at sea


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Third Story: "The Return of Robin Hood" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Story?
ArtGeorge Papp
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Green Arrow (last in issue #241/2; next in World's Finest Comics #91/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Speedy (last in issue #241/2; next in World's Finest Comics #91/2)

Villain(s):

Archie the Archer (first appearance; takes up the identity of writer "Darby Van Heller" and poses as Green Arrow, reenacting Robin Hood's adventures)
his gang

Other Character(s):

James Ryan (police commissioner)
citizens of Star City

Location(s):

Star City (presumed)


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