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74December 1962
$0.12

My Greatest Adventure #74

DC · December 1962 · on sale 1962-10-11

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Identification plate

Series
My Greatest Adventure (DC, 1955 series)
Issue
#74
Publication date
December 1962
Key date
1962-12-00
On-sale date
1962-10-11
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Doom Was My Inheritance!cover1pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Gene Colan; letters: Ira Schnapp
1-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: Ira SchnappJohnny DC; Superman; Batman; Robin; Batwoman; Tomahawk; Dan Hunter; Sugar Plumm; Spike Wilson; Jerry Lewis; Bob Hope; Sgt. Rock; Hawkman; Dobie Gillis; Maynard G. Krebs; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Arrow; Martian Manhunter; Blackhawk; Wonder Woman; Green Lan
2We Were Challenged by the River Spiritcomic story8.67pencils: Paul Parker; inks: Paul Parker; letters: Stan Starkman
4-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffPeter Puptent
6I Climbed the Tower of Terrorcomic story7.67pencils: Mort Meskin; inks: Mort Meskin; letters: Stan StarkmanJerry Malone; Hubert Ramsey; Helen; Warner
8-activity0.5script: H. T. Elmo; pencils: H. T. Elmo; inks: H. T. Elmo; letters: H. T. Elmo
9-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffPrivate Pete
10-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Lee Elias; inks: Lee Elias; letters: Ira Schnapp
11-letters page1script: Murray Boltinoff
12Doom Was My Inheritancecomic story8.67pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Gene ColanSimon Horst; Adam Lake; Esmeralda; Matt Lake
15Superman Talks About... "Pennies for UNICEF!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira SchnappSuperman

Plus 3.99 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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