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Issue Details

Issue #279
Published December 1960
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Mort Weisinger

Cover Details - "Superboy in the 50th Century"

Characters Mercury; Peter Pan
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Stan Kaye

12 page Superboy story "Superboy Visits the 50th Century"

Characters White Kryptonite (intro); Lana Lang; Mrs Lang; Lita Lang; Thaddee Lang
Synopsis Superboy visits the 50th century where everyone considers him to be just a legend.
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks John Forte
Notes Inker id by Bob Hughes 8/05. Formerly given as George Klein.
Reprinted in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #136 (March 1967); in Best of DC, The (DC, 1979 series) #36

1 page public service announcement "Children of Tomorrow!"

Synopsis Article relates how sub-standard conditions affect children in the world and quotes the "UN Declaration Of The Rights Of A Child."
Genre fact
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Bernard Baily
Inks Bernard Baily
Letters Ira Schnapp

1 page Little Pete filler "Bannister Slide"

Synopsis Splinters lead to "out of order" sign
Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

7 page Congorilla story "The Sacrifice of Congorilla"

Characters Janu; Qazumi
Synopsis Congorilla helps Wazumi earns the respect of the Maboli tribe
Genre superhero; jungle
Script Robert Bernstein
Pencils Howard Sherman
Inks Howard Sherman

1 page Little Pete filler "New Ping Pong Table"

Synopsis Climbs on high table to play "tennis" with pal
Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

6 page Aquaman and Aqualad story "Silly Sailors Of The Sea!"

Characters Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Aqualad [Garth]; Eddie (teenager); Roy (teenager); Tom (teenager); Jim Hale
Synopsis Aquaman and Aqualad teach ignorant young sailors a lesson after they steal a sailboat.
Genre superhero
Script Robert Bernstein
Pencils Ramona Fradon
Inks Ramona Fradon
Notes Endnote announces Showcase #30 app. Writer id by Bob Hughes 8/05.
Reprinted in The Aquaman Archives (DC, 2000 series) #1; in Showcase Presents Aquaman (DC 2007 series) #1