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Issue: Adventure Comics #260
Publication Date: May 1959
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Issues: #260 of 472 Issues (530 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/31/1959
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 18 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #9 and 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 (5" x 6.75") (#491-503)
Paper Stock: glossy cover (#32-490); cardstock cover (#491-503); newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched; squarebound (#390, 416, 491-503)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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The Kents' Second Super-Son!

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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superboy [Clark Kent]; Vidal; Ma Kent; Pa Kent
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Pages: 1
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Kents' Second Super-Son!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Ma Kent; Pa Kent; Vidal; Lana Lang
Synopsis: Vidal, a Superboy from another planet, takes Superboy's place on Earth while he's away on a space mission.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperboy #129 published May 1966
as The Kents' Second Super-Son! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperboy #7/1970 published July 1970
as Superboys dobbeltgjenger [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11.67
Disclose Notes: Mistakenly included on Otto Binder's list of stories.
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Peg
First Line: How about a soda, Peg?
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Pages: 0.67
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Coming Super-Attractions

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Feature(s): Action Comics; Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen; Superboy
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Pages: 0.33
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Do You Make Life Hard for Yourself?

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Genres: informational, opinion
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Pages: 1
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How Aquaman Got His Powers!

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Aquaman [Arthur Curry] (origin); Atlanna (Tom's wife, death, flashback); Tom Curry (Arthur's father, a sailor, flashback); Commander Haskel
Synopsis: Aquaman stops the U.S. Navy from testing atomic depth charges and recounts his origin to Commander Haskel.
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In Content Item: Flag80 Page Giant Magazine #8 published March 1965
as How Aquaman Got His Powers! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagAquaman Classics #2501 published January 1969
as Hoe Aquaman tot leven kwam! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLynet #2/1969 published April 1969
as Hvordan Vannmannen fikk sine krefter! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagAquaman #48 published November 1969
as How Aquaman Got His Powers! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC Special Series #19 published November 1979
as How Aquaman Got His Powers! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMore Secret Origins Replica Edition #1 published November 1999
as How Aquaman Got His Powers! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Aquaman Archives #1 published March 2003
as How Aquaman Got His Powers! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Aquaman #1 published April 2007
as How Aquaman Got His Powers! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly #121 published ?
as How Aquaman Got His Powers! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6.67
Disclose Notes: Silver Age origin of Aquaman, substantially different from More Fun Comics version.
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Synopsis: Tootsie Roll Pop
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from Judy Slutsky, James Carroll, Paul Choquette, Danny Dawkins, Jay W. Waks, Billy Hawkins, Ronnie Cott, Timothy Roberts, Rhoda Koenig.
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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Little Pete
First Line: Go to your room!
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Green Arrow's New Partner!

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Jerry Halleck; The Arrows of Alaska (mention only)
Synopsis: Roy thinks that Green Arrow is training a new replacement and is going to fire Speedy.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman Annual #1961-1962 published January 1961
as Green Arrow's New Partner [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagTeen Titans #38 published March 1972
as Green Arrow's New Partner! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Green Arrow #1 published March 2006
as Green Arrow's New Partner! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 5.67
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Synopsis: Tootsie Roll Fudge
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Pages: 0.33
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Synopsis: Zenith Company
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Pages: 1
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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