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Issue Details

Issue #238
Published July 1957
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Whitney Ellsworth; Jack Schiff (managing editor); Mort Weisinger (story editor); George Kashdan (story editor)

Cover Details - "The Secret Past of Superboy's Father!"

Characters Superboy; Jor-El; Lara; Kan-Tu; Krypton
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Stan Kaye

12 page Superboy story "The Secret Past of Superboy's Father"

Characters Superboy; Jor-El; Lara; Kan-Tu [Doc Holton] (villain); Krypton; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; green kryptonite
Synopsis Superboy dreams that his father stole his rocket design from another Kryptonian scientist.
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Ray Burnley

1 page Binky public service announcement Binky Shows "How to Make New Friends!"

Characters Binky; Allergy; Bob; Pete
Synopsis Binky suggests Allergy make friends with a new kid, Bob, but Pete does instead and then gets Allergy and the rest of the gang interested.
Genre fact; teen
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Bob Oksner
Inks Bob Oksner
Letters Ira Schnapp

Half page Bebe filler "Where were you born?"

Genre children; humor
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff

6 page Aquaman story "The Floating Doom"

Characters Aquaman; unnamed pirates (villains)
Genre superhero
Pencils Ramona Fradon
Inks Ramona Fradon
Notes In the Artima reprint, the inking credit is given to Charles Paris.
Reprinted In Big Boy (Artima, 1956 series) #19 April 1958

Half page Varsity Vic filler "Warm welcome"

Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

2 page text article "Part-Time Explorers"

Letters typeset

6 page Green Arrow story "The Perils of the Polka-Dot Archer"

Characters Green Arrow; Speedy; The Polka-Dot Archer
Synopsis The Polka Dot Archer is a clown who mimics Green Arrow.
Genre superhero
Pencils George Papp
Inks George Papp
Reprinted In Big Boy (Artima, 1956 series) #17 February 1958

1 page Lem 'n' Lime filler "Nice day for hunting"

Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff