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Issue Details

Issue #229
Published October 1956
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Whitney Ellsworth, Jack Schiff (managing editor), Mort Weisinger, George Kashdan (story editors)

Cover Details

Characters Ma and Pa Kent
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Stan Kaye

10 page Superboy story "The End of the Kent Family"

Characters Ma and Pa Kent, Lana Lang
Synopsis The Kents have to start a new life in another town after the house is destroyed by a meteor.
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils John Sikela
Inks John Sikela

1 page Binky public service announcement "How to Spend a Summer Week!"

Genre teen
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Win Mortimer
Letters Ira Schnapp

Half page Jerry story "[So long, Timmy]"

Genre teen humor
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff
Notes formerly Jerry the Jitterbug.

5 page Aquaman story "Aquaman's Undersea Partner"

Characters intro-Topo (unnamed)
Synopsis Aquaman picks one undersea creature to be his special assistant
Genre superhero
Pencils Ramona Fradon
Inks Ramona Fradon

2 page text story "The Amazing Mechanical Man"

Script Jack Miller
Letters typeset
Notes text

6 page Green Arrow story "The Wildcat Archers"

Genre superhero
Pencils George Papp
Inks George Papp
Notes GA has red hat