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Issue: Adventure Comics #262
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
On Sale Date: 05/28/1959
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 19 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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 (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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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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The Colossal Super-Dog!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Superboy; Krypto; Ma Kent; Pa Kent
Reprinting
FlagThe Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told #[nn] published May 1992
as Foreword - Joe Kubert [Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword on Interior Page(s)]cover illustration
 
Miscellaneous
1
Buzzy Says "Be Sure of Your Facts!"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
informational, opinion, teen
Buzzy Brown
When the clubhouse boys jump to conclusions and believe Jim stole the club's money, Buzzy advises them to stay calm and double-check before making accusations.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated April 1952.
The Colossal Superdog!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
superhero
Superboy; Krypto; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lana Lang; Superboy robots
A glowing purple meteor turns Krypto into a colossal superdog.
Reprinting
FlagSuperboy #174 published May 1971
as The Colossal Superdog! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagSuperman #26/1972 published December 1972
as Warnung vor dem Superhund [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
12.67
Proto-Red Kryptonite story.
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.33
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Oh, Bebe! I got this ring. May I give it to you?
Reprinting
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #66 published September 1953
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
0.5
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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?
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.5
Glad to See You!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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?
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
The Undersea Hospital!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Topo
Aquaman opens an undersea hospital to help his undersea friends.
Reprinting
FlagThe Aquaman Archives #1 published March 2003
as The Undersea Hospital! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagShowcase Presents: Aquaman #1 published April 2007
as The Undersea Hospital! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5.67
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Tootsie Roll Pop
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.33
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Contains the pre-yellow sun theory of Superboy/man's x-ray and other vision powers: caused by differences in Earth's atmosphere from Krypton's.
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Vic, I'm going to lie here and get a good sunburn...
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.67
[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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?
Subject Matter
Action Comics
In Action Comics...
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.33
The World's Worst Archer!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper] (new origin); Chief Brave Bow; Ranger Harper (Roy's Father, flashback); Arrow-Car
Chief Brave Bow helps Roy Harper become Green Arrow's new partner.
Reprinting
FlagWorld's Finest Comics #188 published October 1969
as The World's Worst Archer! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #9 [Direct Sales] published May 1981
as The World's Worst Archer! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagShowcase Presents: Green Arrow #1 published March 2006
as The World's Worst Archer! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6.67
Silver Age origin of Speedy.
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
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typeset
Subject Matter
Tootsie Roll Fudge
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.33
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Say, you can't smoke here!
Reprinting
FlagAction Comics #199 published December 1954
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
0.67
Coming Super-Attractions

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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?
Subject Matter
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen; Superboy
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.33
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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?
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Inside back cover.
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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?
?
?
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Back cover.

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