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Issue Details

Issue #272
Published May 1960
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Mort Weisinger

Cover Details - "Krypto, Superstar of Hollywood"

Characters Krypto
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Stan Kaye

13 page Superboy story "The Super-Star of Hollywood!"

Characters Superboy [Clark Kent]; Krypto; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Kryptonite; Boris Xavier (Movie Producer); Tyrone Clover (Movie Star); Brenda Glamour (Movie Star)
Synopsis Krypto becomes swell headed after going to Hollywood to make a movie.
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils George Papp
Inks George Papp
Reprinted in Superman Family (DC, 1974 series) #164 (April-May 1974)

Half page Betty filler

Genre humor

6 page Congorilla story "The Strong Boy of the Jungle"

Characters Congo Bill; Janu
Genre superhero; jungle
Script Robert Bernstein
Pencils Howard Sherman
Inks Howard Sherman

7 page Aquaman story "The Human Flying Fish!"

Characters Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; The Human Flying Fish [Bragg] (Villain); Aqualad [Garth]; Dr. Krill
Synopsis Dr. Krill, a skilled surgeon, operates on Bragg, turning him into a Human Flying Fish to pull robberies that Aquaman can not stop.
Genre superhero
Script Robert Bernstein
Pencils Ramona Fradon
Inks Ramona Fradon
Reprinted in Super DC Giant (DC, 1970 series) #S-26 (July-August 1971); in The Aquaman Archives (DC, 2000 series) #1; in Showcase Presents Aquaman (DC 2007 series) #1