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Issue Details

Issue #240
Published September 1957
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (Managing Editor), Mort Weisinger (story editor); George Kashdan (story editor)

Cover Details - "The Super-Teacher From Krypton"

Characters Robot Teacher
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Stan Kaye

12 page Superboy story "The Super-Teacher from Krypton"

Characters Jor-El and Lara(flashback); Robot Teacher; Lana Lang; Ma Kent
Synopsis A robot teacher constructed by Jor-El comes to Earth to decide if Superboy is worthy of his powers.
Genre superhero
Script Edmond Hamilton
Pencils John Sikela
Inks John Sikela
Reprinted in Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #5 (Summer 1962); in DC Super Stars (DC, 1976 series) #12 (February 1977)

1 page public service announcement "Danger: Prejudice at Work"

Genre fact
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Ruben Moreira
Inks Ruben Moreira
Letters Ira Schnapp

6 page Green Arrow story "Arrows -- for Hire"

Characters Arrow Cave
Synopsis Oliver's investments go bad, so Green Arrow and Speedy have to earn money to pay the mortgage on the Arrow Cave
Genre superhero
Pencils George Papp
Inks George Papp
Reprinted in Big Boy (Artima, 1956 series) #18

1 page Lucky filler "Marshmallows"

Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

1 page text article "So You Want to Be a Pilot"

Genre fact
Letters typeset

6 page Aquaman story "The Alphabet Book of the Sea"

Genre superhero
Pencils Ramona Fradon
Inks Ramona Fradon