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Issue Details

Issue #270
Published March 1960
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Mort Weisinger

Cover Details - "The Stolen Identities"

Characters Superboy; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Stan Kaye

13 page Superboy story "The Stolen Identities"

Characters Superboy [Clark Kent]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Nerp Gikk; Irm Gikk; Superboy robots; Red Kryptonite; Lana Lang
Synopsis Two Xelthunians secretly replace Ma and Pa Kent to perform a secret mission, not knowing that the Kents are Superboy's foster parents. After Ma Kent unwisely mentions Superboy's vulnerability to kryptonite, the Xelthunians power the transporter ray they plan to use to send Superboy to their planet with red kryptonite and it turns him into a fat Boy of Steel, a bullet-sized Boy of Steel, and a giant Boy of Steel. Once Superboy discovers their secret mission -- moving their sub-atomic world -- and helps them accomplish it, everyone goes home happy.
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils George Papp
Inks George Papp
Notes Writer identification from Martin O'Hearn. Mistakenly included on Otto Binder's list of stories.
Reprinted in Four Star Spectacular (DC, 1976 series) #1 (March-April 1976)

Half page Honey In Hollywood filler "There's the front doorbell"

Genre Gags
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

Half page Coming Super-Attractions promo (ad from the publisher) "Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #16, Action Comics #262, and Superman #136 ad"

6 page Congorilla story "The Ninth Wonder"

Characters Congo Bill; Janu
Synopsis In his Adventure Comics debut, Congorilla stops river pirates, frees a kidnapped scientist, and stops an attack by the Wambus, all before a retelling of his origin
Genre superhero; jungle
Script Robert Bernstein
Pencils Howard Sherman
Inks Howard Sherman
Reprinted in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #148 (March 1965)

1 page Smallville Mailsack letters page

Letters Typeset

1 page Casey the Cop filler "I've got to make a big delivery to the bank"

Genre gags
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff

7 page Aquaman story "The Menace of Aqualad!"

Characters Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Aqualad [Garth]; Aqua-Cave (Intro); Gypsy Fortune Teller; Topo; Professor Tyson; Underwater Pirates
Synopsis A fortune teller tells that Aquaman will someday be replaced and Aqualad seems to by trying to fulfill the prophecy.
Genre superhero
Script Robert Bernstein
Pencils Ramona Fradon
Inks Ramona Fradon
Reprinted in 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1973 series) #DC-15 (March 1973); in Aquaman Archives, The (DC, 2003 series) #1; in Showcase Presents Aquaman (DC, 2007 series) #1