Adventure Comics #143 (1949) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: John Sikela; inks: Ed Dobrotka; colors: Jack Adler; letters: Ira Schnapp	Superboy [Clark Kent]
1	Now -- More Than Ever	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
2	The Superboy Savings Bank!	comic story	10	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Al Wenzel; inks: Ed Dobrotka	Superboy [Clark Kent]; the school principal; Donald Meed; Wooden Head Jones; Tommy Rand
4	Detective Comics; Sensation Comics	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
5	The Arrow Raiders Strike!	comic story	8	script: Otto Binder; pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp	Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Black Arrow (villain, only appearance)
7	-	comic story	1	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
8	Villains Without Guns!	comic story	6	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Frank Frazetta	The Shining Knight [Sir Justin]; "Brains" O'Connell (crook)
11	The Second Robinson Crusoe!	comic story	6	script: Otto Binder; pencils: John Daly; inks: John Daly	Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Phineas Pike [The Sea Sleuth]; Blackjack (villain)
13	Superman on Safety First!	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira Schnapp	Superman [Clark Kent]
14	Round Trip	text story	1.5	script: Hal Chapin
15	Message to Parents	public service announcement	0.5	letters: typeset
16	The Runaway Formula!	comic story	8	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Charles Sultan; inks: Charles Sultan	Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]

Plus 7 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Mutt & Jeff #79	1955	On eBay ›
Mutt & Jeff #80	1955	On eBay ›

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