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Adventure Comics 279

ADVENTURE COMICS #279

Cover Date: December 1960
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1960-10-27

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye


Story: "Superboy Visits the 50th Century!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryOtto Binder
PencilsCurt Swan
InksJohn Forte
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superboy (in between Superboy Vol. 1 #85/2 and #86)

Supporting Character(s):

Lana Lang (in between Superboy Vol. 1 #85/2 and #86)

Villain(s):

the Creeping Blight (first appearance; a fast-growing alien vegetation in the 50th Century)

Other Character(s):

Lita Lang (first appearance; 50th Century descendant of Lana Lang)
Professor Thaddee Lang (first appearance; father of Lita Lang; 50th Century descendant of Lana Lang)
Headman Thorzz (first appearance; leader of Earth in the 50th Century)
citizens of the 50th Century (including security officers)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814
Earth (also in the 50th Century)
Smallville
Unidentified Space Sector
Xanthia (first mentioned; in the 50th Century)

Comment(s):

This is the first appearance of White Kryptonite.

Story Reprinted in:

Superboy Vol. 1 #136 (March 1967)
Best of DC #36 (May 1983)


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Second Story: "The Sacrifice of Congorilla!" (7 Pages)

Credits:

StoryRobert Bernstein
ArtHoward Sherman
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Congorilla (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #49; next in issue #280/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Janu the Jungle Boy

Other Character(s):

Wazumi (first appearance; a young friend of Janu's)
Nganga (first appearance; the tribal witch doctor)
other members of Wazumi's tribe (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

an unidentified village in Africa


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Third Story: "Silly Sailors of the Sea" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryRobert Bernstein
ArtRamona Fradon
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Aquaman (last in issue #278/3; next in Justice League of America #2)

Supporting Character(s):

Aqualad (last in issue #278/3; next in Action Comics #272)

Villain(s):

four teenagers taking a boat for a joy-ride (first appearance for all; Eddie, Roy and Tom named)

Other Character(s):

Mr. Hale (first appearance; owner of the stolen boat)

Location(s):

unidentified coastal area and out at sea

Story Reprinted in:

The Aquaman Archives #1 (2003)
Showcase Presents Aquaman #1 (2007)


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