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Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) comic books 1956

  • Issue #220
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 220
    • INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages missing, interrupts art and story. Extensive accumulation of defects.
    • Cover oxidation. Water spotting.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Greatest Show On Earth, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein; Superboy and Krytop perform in a circus; KIrypto's existence is revealed to the world. The Coward and the Hero starring Aquaman, script by Jack Miller, art by Ramona Fradon. Superman Puzzle Game. How to Teach Your Dog Tricks article. The Arrows From Outer Space starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. Little Pete humor page by Henry Bolitnoff. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #221
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 221
    • 1" Spine split from top.

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan. The Babe of Steel starring Superboy, script by Otto Binder, art by John Sikela; Mr and Mrs Bolton recall the time they babysat for Clark. The Boy Who Refused To Swim starring Aquaman, art by Ramona Fradon. Bebe humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Satellite Arrow, art by George Papp; Green Arrow foils an alien invasion with his Satellite Arrow Ship. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #223
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 223
    • 1" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation. Water spotting.
    • INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story. Full length spine split.

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Hercules, Junior, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye; Superboy adopts a new secret identity to help a sea captain famous for helping others. The Sunken City of Gold starring Aquaman, script by Jack Miller, art by Ramona Fradon. Varsity Vic humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. The ABC's of Archery article. The Decoy Archer, art by George Papp; Green Arrow recruits a man of questionable character to be his understudy. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #226
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 226
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #2082741012
    • Interior is complete. Full length spine split with missing back cover. Extensive accumulation of defects.

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Superboy's Flying Rivals, script by Otto Binder, art by John Sikela; A bunch of statues from a mythology exhibit seem to have flown off under their own power. The Showoff of the Seven Seas starring Aquaman, art by Ramona Fradon. Jerry the Jitterbug humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Scarlet Bowmen, art by George Papp; Green Arrow and Speedy impersonate the Scarlet Bowmen of Belgravia. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.