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Adventure Comics 243

ADVENTURE COMICS #243

Cover Date: December 1957
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1957-10-29

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye


Story: "The Super-Toys from Krypton" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryEdmond Hamilton (?)
PencilsCurt Swan
InksStan Kaye

Feature Character(s):

Superboy (in between Superboy Vol. 1 #61/3 and #62; also in flashback a baby Kal-El, last/next in ???; hair miscolored as blond)

Supporting Character(s):

Jor-El (in flashback; last in flashback in Superboy Vol. 1 #67/3 [page 16, panel 2 to page 23, panel 3]; next in flashback in World of Krypton #2; page 16, panel 2 to page 23, panel 3)
Lara Jor-El (in flashback; last in flashback in DC Comics Presents #84 [page 10, panel 7]; next in flashback in flashback in World of Krypton #2 [page 16, panel 2 to page 23, panel 3])
Lana Lang (in between Superboy Vol. 1 #61/2 and #62)

Villain(s):

Tad Thaine (first appearance; a conman; finds, then sells Kal-El's Kryptonian toys)

Other Character(s):

citizens of Smallville (Mr. and Mrs. Gray and their son; Rawal and Mary Graham and their son, Dan Morrow and his son and John Andrews named)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2813
Krypton
Kryptonopolis (in flashbacks)
Space Sector 2814
Earth
Smallville
The Moon

Comment(s):

Superboy retrieves his toys from Krypton and moves them to the moon.


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Second Story: "Aquaman's Amazing Bets" (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtRamona Fradon

Feature Character(s):

Aquaman (in between issues #242/2 and #244/3)

Supporting Character(s):

Topo (in between issues #241/3 and #244/3)

Villain(s):

Mr. Kipp (first appearance; cheats his fellow sailors with rigged bets)
Jonesy (first appearance; voice only; a submarine radio-operator assisting Kipp)

Other Character(s):

sailors onboard the freighter Frisco Dawn' (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

near a South American port


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Third Story: "The Million-Dollar Arrows" (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtGeorge Papp

Feature Character(s):

Green Arrow (last in World's Finest Comics #91/2; next in issue #244/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Speedy (last in World's Finest Comics #91/2; next in issue #244/2)

Villain(s):

a gang of smugglers (first appearance; including a fake Maharajah)

Location(s):

Mexico
United States of America
Star City (presumed)


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