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Issue Details

Issue #136
Published January 1949
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (credited), Jack Schiff (actual)
Notes art id by Bob Hughes 7/07

Cover Details

Characters Superboy
Genre superhero
Pencils Al Wenzel
Inks Al Wenzel
Notes art id by Bob Hughes 7/07

10 page Superboy story "My Pal -- Superboy"

Characters Superboy; Joe Vance; Roger Belding
Synopsis Joe Vance is out of reform school and all he wants is a second chance, but the kids at Clark's school won't give him one.
Genre superhero
Script William Woolfolk
Pencils Al Wenzel
Inks Al Wenzel
Notes art id by Bob Hughes 7/07

8 page Johnny Quick story "Johnny Quick For a Day"

Characters Johnny Quick; Tubby Watts; Tinka Elwood; Curve Carver; Jason Dewarr
Synopsis Johnny Quick gives his speed to three people for 24 hours to show them that speed isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Charles Sultan
Inks Charles Sultan

Half page Little Pete filler

Genre children; humor
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

6 page Aquaman story "Water Boy"

Characters Aquaman; Chuck Finn; Petty
Synopsis Champion swimmer Chuck Finn is forced to help Petty rob a river boat.
Genre superhero
Pencils John Daly
Inks John Daly

Half page Daffy and Doodle filler

Genre humor
Script Lit-Win
Pencils Lit-Win
Inks Lit-Win
Letters Lit-Win

2 page text article "Junior Statesmen"

Letters typeset

Half page Jerry the Jitterbug filler

Genre teen; humor
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

10 page Green Arrow story "Crimes by the Ghost"

Characters Green Arrow; Speedy; vs. the Ghost (only appearance); Dumb Duke
Synopsis Tim Pebble gets tired of being a ghost writer and decides to become a ghost criminal instead, planning robberies for others to pull off.
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils George Papp
Inks George Papp