Unofficial Adventure Comics Index

ADVENTURE COMICS #240

Cover Date: September 1957
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1957-07-28

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye

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

Credits:

Story	Edmond Hamilton
Art	John Sikela
Assistant editing	Mort Weisinger, George Kashdan
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Superboy (age 12; also in flashback as an infant; last in flashback in Action Comics #232; next in Superboy Vol. 1 #60)

Supporting Character(s):

Lana Lang (in between Superboy Vol. 1 #59/3 and #60)

Jor-El (in flashbacks only;last in the flashback in Superboy Vol. 1 #104 [page 13, panels 1-4]; next in the flashback in Action Comics #314)

Lara Jor-El (in flashbacks only; last/next in ???)

Jonathan Kent (last in Superboy Vol. 1 #59/3, next in issue #241)

Martha Kent (in between Superboy Vol. 1 #59/2 and #60/3)

Other Character(s):

Robot Teacher (first appearance; a Kryptonian teaching tool; also in flashbacks; next in flashback in DC Super-Stars #12)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2813

Krypton (in flashbacks)

Space Sector 2814

Earth

Smallville

Comment(s):

This story takes place during a week long school break.

Story Reprinted in:

Superman Annual #5/7 (Summer 1962)

DC Super-Stars #12/2 (February 1977)

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Second Story: "Arrows -- For Hire" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Art	George Papp
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Green Arrow (last in issue #239/2; next in World's Finest Comics #90/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Speedy (last in issue #239/2; next in World's Finest Comics #90/2)

Villain(s):

Department store robbers (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

Star City (presumed)

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Third Story: "The Alphabet Book of the Sea!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

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

Feature Character(s):

Aquaman (in between issues #239/3 and #241/3)

Supporting Character(s):

Topo (in between issues #239/3 and #241/3)

Other Character(s):

J. Oswald Sinker (first appearance; a children's book author; writes "The ABCs of the Seas" with Aquaman)

Location(s):

Christmas Island

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