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Adventure Comics 251

ADVENTURE COMICS #251

Cover Date: August 1958
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1958-07-01

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye


Story: "Superboy's Last Day" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryOtto Binder
ArtGeorge Papp
Assistant editingMort Weisinger, George Kashdan
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Superboy (introduces his first six Superboy Robots; also in flashback to his first year as Superboy)

Supporting Character(s):

Jonathan Kent (also retrieves a Green Kryptonite meteorite in flashback)
Martha Kent (in flashback only)
Lana Lang (in flashback only)
Superboy Robots (first appearance; first one introduced in flashback; five others are also shown; Number 1 nicknamed "Friday")

Location(s):

Smallville

Comment(s):

In flashback in this story, Clark learns that Green Kryptonite is dangerous to Kryptonians.

Story Reprinted in:

Superboy #165 (May-June 1970)


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Second Story: "The Case of the Super-Arrows" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJack Kirby
ArtJack Kirby
InksRosalind Kirby
LetteringJoe Letterese
Assistant editingMort Weisinger, George Kashdan
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Green Arrow

Supporting Character(s):

Speedy

Villain(s):

"Cougar Cain and his gang (first appearance for all)

Other Character(s):

Two of Green Arrow's admirers from 3000 AD (first appearance for both; send several "super-arrows" from the future)

Location(s):

Star City
Arrow Cave

Comment(s):

Green Arrow and Speedy celebrate the anniversary of their crime fighting, probably in the summer.

Story Reprinted in:

The Green Arrow by Jack Kirby (2001 [January 2002])
Showcase Presents: Green Arrow #1 ([March] 2006)
The Jack Kirby Omnibus #1 ([October] 2011)


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Third Story: "A World Without Water" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJoe Millard
ArtRamona Fradon
LetteringJoe Letterese
Assistant editingMort Weisinger, George Kashdan
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Aquaman

Supporting Character(s):

Topo

Villain(s):

Dr. Varn (first appearance; a renegade scientist in the 70th Century)

Other Character(s):

Zed-3 (first appearance; a scientist in 6958 AD; returns Aquaman back to his proper time period)

Story Reprinted in:

Super DC Giant #S-26/2 (July-August 1971)


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