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Issue: Adventure Comics #117
Publication Date: June 1947
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Issues: #117 of 472 Issues (530 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/21/1947
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Jack Schiff (actual 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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Title Page
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Jack Burnley
Inker(s): George Roussos
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Superboy [Clark Kent]
Reprinting
In Content Item: Flag100-Page Super Spectacular #DC-21 published October 1973
as DC's Cover Gallery [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Cover, Back]1/4 size
In Content Item: FlagThe Adventures of Superboy #[nn] published October 2010
as Adventure Comics No. 117 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kodak
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Miracle Plane!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)
Penciller(s): Win Mortimer (page 1); John Sikela
Inker(s): Win Mortimer (page 1); George Roussos
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Superboy [Clark Kent]; Mr. Dekker (Gene's father, inventor); Gene Dekker; Dropper (villain); Tipper (villain)
Synopsis: The Eastingham Institute is awarding a prize to the school student who makes the best invention, but it's the father of Gene Dekker who creates the best invention...one that saves the life of his son!
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In Content Item: Flag100-Page Super Spectacular #DC-21 published October 1973
as The Miracle Plane! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Adventures of Superboy #[nn] published October 2010
as The Miracle Plane! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Jerry Witte

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wheaties
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Swifty Seaver Wins for Beaver

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): "P-F" Canvas Shoes
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Pages: 1
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The Flying Dutchman!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Don C. Cameron
Penciller(s): Louis Cazeneuve
Inker(s): Louis Cazeneuve
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Aquaman
Character(s): Aquaman [Arthur Curry]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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The Return of the Skylark!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (GA writer 1)
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]; The Skylark (villain)
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Pages: 7
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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kellogg's Shredded Wheat
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jerry the Jitterbug
First Line: Mow your lawn, mister?
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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): Rollfast
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Pages: 0.5
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Western Journey

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dale Martin
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 2
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Popsicle
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Pages: 1
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Too High for the Law!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Chuck Winter
Inker(s): Chuck Winter
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Shining Knight
Character(s): Shining Knight [Sir Justin]
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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How Jet-Propulsion Works

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): "U. S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires
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Pages: 1
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The Man Who Wore Ten Hats!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger
Penciller(s): Mort Meskin (signed)
Inker(s): George Roussos
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Johnny Quick
Character(s): Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Tubby Watts; Daniel Moody; Mayor Claney (villain)
Synopsis: Johnny Quick has to perform the jobs of 10 people at once to stop crooked Mayor Claney from giving the jobs to his lazy relatives.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Flash #229 published September 1974
as The Man Who Wore Ten Hats! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Post's Grape-Nuts
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Pages: 1
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The "Too-Sure Eleven"

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): Famous Sport Flops; Thom McAn
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Pages: 1
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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T Is for Tapir

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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
Reprinting
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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