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Issue: Adventure Comics #189
Publication Date: June 1953
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Issues: #189 of 472 Issues (530 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/22/1953
Volume: none
Pages: 44
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Jack Schiff (managing editor); Mort Weisinger (assistant editor); George Kashdan (assistant editor)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.; standard Silver Age U.S.; standard Modern Age U.S.; digest size (5" x 6.75") #491-503
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior; thin cardboard stock cover (digest size)
Binding: saddle-stitched; squarebound #390, 416, 491-503
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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The Girl of Steel!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Win Mortimer
Inker(s): Win Mortimer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Superboy [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Sky Girl [Lana Lang]
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Sky Girl is referred to as "Sky-Girl" on cover.
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Now More Than Ever

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Girl of Steel

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Coleman ?
Penciller(s): John Sikela
Inker(s): John Sikela
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Lana Lang [Sky Girl]; Superboy [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Prof. Lang; Mrs. Lang; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Betty
Synopsis: Professor Lang returns from an island like Easter Island with a belt that incorporates alien technology. Lana Lang dons the anti-magnetic and anti-gravity belt to become Sky Girl. Superboy uses Lana's new super-powered identity as a chance to pay Lana back for her secret-identity snooping. In the end Superboy gives Lana a super-compressed pebble with HIS secret identity written in small letters on it. When Lana sets down the pebble the resulting crash alerts Superboy to Lana's dual identity. After all, she does live next door.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Rehashed in Adventure Comics #285.
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Fast Footwork Foils Foreign Agent

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
Character(s): Jim Wise
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for canvas shoes in comic form made by Hood Rubber Company and B. F. Goodrich.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Jerry the Jitterbug
Character(s): Jerry the Jitterbug
First Line: Have you got something that will make hair grow?
Synopsis: Jerry goes to the drugstore for some hair grower.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Baker's 4 in 1 Instant Cocoa Mix
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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The Nautical Treasure Hunt!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ramona Fradon
Inker(s): Ramona Fradon
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Aquaman
Character(s): Aquaman; Joe
Synopsis: Aquaman nabs two crooks who try to pull a scam on the insurance company.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #24 published April 1957
as The Nautical Treasure Hunt! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5.67
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wildroot Cream-Oil
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Ball-Band
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ray Thompson
Penciller(s): Ray Thompson
Inker(s): Ray Thompson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ray Thompson
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Dubble Bubble Gum
Character(s): Pud
First Line: I'm scared! This really is a tough neighborhood!
Synopsis: Pud and the gang use Dubble Bubble to help them walk through a tough neighborhood.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for Dubble Bubble Gum in comic form.
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Includes a plug for The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.
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Too Many Speed Kings!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Samachson
Penciller(s): Hy Mankin
Inker(s): Hy Mankin
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Johnny Quick
Character(s): Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Tubby Watts; Professor Rollins; Slowboat Sloan; Jones
Synopsis: Professor Rollins invents a "super-quick" formula.
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In Content Item: FlagCentury, The 100 Page Comic Monthly #7 published January 1956
as Too Many Speed Kings [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Flash #205 published April 1971
as Too Many Speed Kings! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: credits from Rich Morrisey's notes
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Sea Serpents

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Raymond Perry (illustration)
Inker(s): Raymond Perry (illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): The Ship's Log
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Reprint Notes: from All Hands, The Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): H. T. Elmo
Penciller(s): H. T. Elmo
Inker(s): H. T. Elmo
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): H. T. Elmo
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Quick Quiz
First Line: What makes the sky blue?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Necco
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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The Legion of 100 Archers!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): George Papp
Inker(s): George Papp
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Green Arrow
Character(s): Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Club of 100 Archers
Synopsis: Green Arrow enlists the help of an Archery Association to foil crooks who strike simultaneously at several places.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
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Superman Is on Television!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Adventures of Superman
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Peter Porkchops Learns "Carelessness Is No Joke!"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Otto Feuer
Inker(s): Otto Feuer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Peter Porkchops
Character(s): Peter Porkchops
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Public Service Page in comic form demonstrating the safety of properly disposing of waste.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Littleton Stamp Co.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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