Adventure Comics #280 (1961) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Superboy and the Mermaid from Atlantis!	cover	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: John Forte	Lori Lemaris; Lana Lang
2	Superboy and the Mermaid from Atlantis!	comic story	12	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: John Forte	Lori Lemaris; Lana Lang; Britt Lemaris (intro); Orma Lemaris (intro); Prof Lang; Aquababy (cameo)
3	Watch for the Second Superman Annual!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman; Titano; Brainiac; Bizarro; Metallo
4	-	comic story	0.67	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
5	You Asked for It!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33
6	The Seven Faces of Congorilla!	comic story	7	script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard Sherman	Janu
7	-	letters page	1	script: Mort Weisinger	Superboy
8	-	comic story	0.67	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
9	Coming... Super-Attractions!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33
10	The Lost Ocean!	comic story	7	script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: Ramona Fradon; inks: Ramona Fradon	Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Aqualad [Garth]; Jim Flood; Ted Flood; Movie Director; Lighthouse Keeper

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

Collection	Year
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 ›
Superboy: The Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-2652-7	2010	On eBay ›
DC Finest: Aquaman: King of Atlantis #[nn] ISBN 978-1-77952-989-3	2025	On eBay ›

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