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265October 1959
$0.10

Adventure Comics #265

DC · October 1959 · on sale 1959-08-27

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Series
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#265
Publication date
October 1959
Key date
1959-10-00
On-sale date
1959-08-27
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The First Superman Robot!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan KayeMa Kent; Pa Kent; Superman robot
2The First Superman Robot!comic story12script: Otto Binder; pencils: George Papp; inks: George PappMa Kent; Pa Kent; Superman; Superman robot; time telescope; Krypto; Lana Lang
5-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
6The Secret of the Super-Safe!comic story6script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: Ramona Fradon; inks: Ramona FradonAquaman [Arthur Curry]; Topo; Mr. Roxroyd
9-letters page1letters: typeset
10-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
11Coming Super-Attractionspromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
12The Amateur Arrows!comic story7script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: Lee Elias; inks: Lee EliasGreen Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Hank (Camp Counselor); Arrow-Car; Ed Terris; Bud Terris; Unnamed Terris Brothers (two brothers)

Plus 7 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

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ISBN 978-1-77952-989-3
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