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209February 1955
$0.10

Adventure Comics #209

DC · February 1955 · on sale 1954-12-28

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Identification plate

Series
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#209
Publication date
February 1955
Key date
1955-02-00
On-sale date
1954-12-28
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Superboy Week!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira SchnappLana Lang
1Now More Than Everpromo (ad from the publisher)1
2Superboy Week!comic story10pencils: John Sikela; inks: John Sikela"Booster" Sims; Lana Lang
4Binky's Special Christmas Quiz -- "Christmas in Many Lands!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Ruben Moreira; inks: Ruben Moreira; letters: Ira Schnapp
5The Island That Vanished!comic story6pencils: Ramona Fradon; inks: Ramona Fradon
6Chipcomic story0.5script: Harry Lampert; pencils: Harry Lampert; inks: Harry Lampert; letters: Harry Lampert
8-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
9-statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset
10Ships in Waitingtext article2script: Ted Sammon; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry; colors: Raymond Perry
11The Origin of Speedy!comic story8pencils: George Papp; inks: George PappWhite Cloud; Chief Thunderhead; Speedy (origin); John Harper (flashback); Anna Harper (flashback)
12Supergram the Superman Puzzle Gameactivity1script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel, Wayne Boring; inks: Martin Naydel, Stan Kaye; letters: Martin Naydel

Plus 4.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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