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281February 1961
$0.10

Adventure Comics #281

DC · February 1961 · on sale 1960-12-29

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Series
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#281
Publication date
February 1961
Key date
1961-02-00
On-sale date
1960-12-29
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Superboy's New Parents!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan KayeMartha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Superboy
2Superboy's New Parents!comic story12script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoMa Kent; Pa Kent; Lana Lang; Chester Hurd; Agnes Hurd; Superboy robot
3-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffTricksy
4Coming... Super-Attractions!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33
5-letters page1script: Mort Weisinger; pencils: John Sikela; inks: John Sikela
6The Brave and the Bold; Hawkmanpromo (ad from the publisher)1
7The Lost Magic Ring!comic story13script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: Howard Sherman; inks: Howard ShermanJanu
8Our American Heritagepublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily
9-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
10-statement of ownership0.33script: Jack Liebowitz
14You Asked for It!promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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