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142July 1949
$0.10

Adventure Comics #142

DC · July 1949 · on sale 1949-05-16

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Series
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#142
Publication date
July 1949
Key date
1949-07-00
On-sale date
1949-05-16
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: George Roussos; inks: Ed Dobrotka; colors: Jack Adler; letters: Ira SchnappSuperboy [Clark Kent]
2The Man Who Walked With Trouble!comic story10pencils: John Sikela; inks: Ed DobrotkaSuperboy [Clark Kent]; Paul "Jinx" Blakeston; Cyrus Maxon; Evans; Smith; Loring
5The Invisible Arrows!comic story8script: Otto Binder; pencils: George Papp; inks: George PappGreen Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Oswald Ogden (crook)
7Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
9Undersea Big-Game Hunt!comic story6script: Otto Binder; pencils: John Daly; inks: John DalyAquaman [Arthur Curry]; McBane; Redstone
12The Villain of the Ages!comic story6script: Otto BinderShining Knight [Sir Juston]; Sir Butch of Beeler's Alley; Sir Traytor; Merlin the Magician
13The Key to the Pasttext article2letters: typeset
14The Duel of Speed!comic story8script: Otto Binder; pencils: Charles Sultan; inks: Charles SultanJohnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Mercury [Trick Tate]; Professor Gill (flashback)
173 Smash Adventurespromo (ad from the publisher)1Superboy [Clark Kent]

Plus 9.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

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