Adventure Comics #252 (1958) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Super-Sentry of Smallville!	cover	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira Schnapp	Ma Kent; Pa Kent
2	The Super-Sentry of Smallville	comic story	11.67	script: Alvin Schwartz; pencils: John Sikela; inks: John Sikela	Ma Kent; Pa Kent; Superboy robots; Lana Lang
3	Superboy	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33		Bizarro
5	Know Your Pet!	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Lou Cameron; inks: Lou Cameron; letters: Ira Schnapp	Jimmy; Jimmy's mom; Rags (dog)
6	-	comic story	1	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
7	The Mystery of the Giant Arrows	comic story	6	script: Ed Herron; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Jack Kirby, Roz Kirby	Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (Feature); Speedy [Roy Harper]; Professor Riggles (Guest); Aliens (Villains)
8	-	comic story	0.67	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
11	Chuckle Box	text article	1	letters: typeset
12	The Robinson Crusoe of the Sea	comic story	6	script: Jack Miller; pencils: Ramona Fradon; inks: Ramona Fradon	Topo; Aquaman

Plus 7.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

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The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told #[nn] ISBN 0930289838	1992	On eBay ›
The Jack Kirby Omnibus #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-3107-1	2011	On eBay ›

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