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137February 1949
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Adventure Comics #137

DC · February 1949 · on sale 1948-12-20

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Identification plate

Series
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#137
Publication date
February 1949
Key date
1949-02-00
On-sale date
1948-12-20
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Treasure of Tondimocover1pencils: Al Wenzel; inks: Al WenzelSuperboy [Clark Kent]
2The Treasure of Tondimo!comic story10pencils: Al Wenzel; inks: Al WenzelSuperboy [Clark Kent]; Tommy; The Forger (crook0; Spud (crook)
4Unhappy Birthday to You!comic story8script: George Kashdan; pencils: George Papp; inks: George PappGreen Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Bull's-Eye (villain); Limpy Joe (crook)
5Superboypromo (ad from the publisher)1
6The Undersea Lost World!comic story6script: Otto Binder; pencils: John Daly; inks: John DalyAquaman [Arthur Curry]; Blackjack; Professor Peabody
8The Secret of the Black Knight!comic story7pencils: Chuck Winter; inks: Chuck WinterShining Knight [Sir Justin]; Sir Butch of Beeler's Alley; King Arthur; Sir Evanthol; Sir Mordaunt; Sir Gawain; The Black Knight; Lady Elethea
9-promo (ad from the publisher)1
10-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
11Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
12War in the Westtext article2script: William Morrison
13-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
14-statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset
15Johnny Quick Makes History!comic story8script: Otto Binder; pencils: Charles Sultan; inks: Charles SultanJohnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Tubby Watts; Christopher Columbus; Benjamin Franklin; Paul Revere; General George Washington; The Wright Brothers; Admiral Robert E. Peary

Plus 6 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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