Adventure Comics #278 (1960) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Supergirl in Smallville!	cover	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira Schnapp	Jonathan Kent, Martha Kent, Kara Zor-El, Supergirl
2	Supergirl in Smallville!	comic story	12	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino	Clark Kent, Jonathan Kent, Martha Kent, Krypto, Lana Lang, Kara Zor-El, Superboy, Supergirl
3	-	comic story	0.67	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Ollie
4	Coming... Super-Attractions!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33
5	Keep Learning -- the Key to Success!	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira Schnapp
6	Janu of the Apes!	comic story	7	script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard Sherman	Congo Bill, The Congorilla, Janu
7	-	letters page	1	letters: typeset
8	The Playpen	comic story	1	script: Phil Berube; pencils: Phil Berube; inks: Phil Berube; letters: Phil Berube
9	Aqualad Goes to School!	comic story	7	script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: Ramona Fradon; inks: Ramona Fradon	Aqualad, Aquaman, Arthur Curry, Garth

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

Collection	Year
Superboy #129	1966	On eBay ›
Teen Titans #38	1972	On eBay ›
The Aquaman Archives #1 ISBN 1-56389-943-4	2003	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Aquaman #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-1223-0; 1-4012-1223-9	2007	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Supergirl #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-1717-4	2008	On eBay ›
DC Finest: Aquaman: King of Atlantis #[nn] ISBN 978-1-77952-989-3	2025	On eBay ›
DC Finest: Supergirl: The Girl of Steel #[nn] ISBN 978-1-77952-990-9	2025	On eBay ›

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