Adventure Comics #158 (1950) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: John Sikela	Superboy
1	Action! Thrills! Excitement!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
2	The Impossible Task!	comic story	12	pencils: John Sikela; inks: John Sikela	Superboy; Thaddeus Brainley
4	Thrills and Chills	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
5	Sheriff Johnny Quick!	comic story	8	script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Ralph Mayo; inks: Ralph Mayo	Johnny Quick; Tubby Watts; Swifty Mason
7	Editorial Advisory Board	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	letters: typeset
8	The Father of the Submarine	comic story	4	script: Fred Ray; pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray
9	-	comic story	0.67	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
11	Portrait in Peril!	comic story	6	script: Jack Miller; pencils: John Daly; inks: John Daly	Aquaman; Tom Refrew
12	An Onion a Day	text article	2	letters: typeset
13	The Book of Doom!	comic story	10	script: Paul Talbot; pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp	Speedy; Green Arrow; Felix Danger; Big Tim Howard; Willie Fowler
15	Nature Loves a Nature-Lover	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer

Plus 4.83 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Action Comics #220	1956	On eBay ›

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