Adventure Comics, #217
Published: October 1955
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Superboy's Farewell to Smallville!
Draw Bob Hope!
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Superboy's Farewell to Smallville
Storyline
A UFO crashes near Smallville and out step Superboy's birth parents, Jor-El and Lara! They escaped Krypton's destruction in a faulty rocket, repaired it, and spent years seeking Earth. Superboy packs and takes off for another planet with only a callous "nice knowing you" to the Kents, breaking their hearts. Meanwhile, in prison, "Killer" Mason waits for his midnight execution and deciphers a code to reveal Superboy's secret identity. Continued...
Characters
- Jor-El
- Lara
- Ma Kent
- Pa Kent
- Duke Mason
- Lana Lang
Credits
- Script: Otto Binder
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: George Klein
Story Notes
Inker credit by Bob Hughes. Story continued in the following issue.
Story Notes
Ad for new Schwinn American bike.
Buzzy Asks: "What Are You Getting Out of School?"
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Win Mortimer
- Inks: Win Mortimer
The Day Aquaman Couldn't See
Storyline
Aquaman chases a boatload of crooks, but falling rocks knock him senseless - and temporarily blind! Still, with the aid of a manatee, whales, a swordfish, and other sea friends, he captures the gang - just as he slips, conks his head, and regains his sight.
Credits
- Pencils: Ramona Fradon
- Inks: Ramona Fradon
"Wait till Lola sees my new bathing suit!"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Harry Lampert
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
"Wings" Winchester Stops a Robbery
Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone
Featuring Frontier Fighters; The Legends of Daniel Boone; Tomahawk
Strange Animal Alliances
Credits
- Script: Anita Doran
The Riddle of the Five Trophies
Storyline
Green Arrow and Speedy are stumped as crooks raid houses all over the city and steal trophies with no monetary value. A deceased designer left duplicates of the trophies. The last is an archery trophy, the "Archie". Green Arrow competes in the contest - hanging upside down - as crooks grab the Archie. GA and Speedy are caught. The trophies hold a combination to a safe, but it fails. GA's arrow ring changed an "8" to look like a "3" - as they wrap up the crooks.
Credits
- Pencils: George Papp
- Inks: George Papp
Story Notes
Green Arrow has a red hat.
"R-ring!" "Hello!" "Is that you, Vic?"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
Sold by Niresk Industries, Inc. Inside back cover.
Story Notes
Tootsie Roll Fudge flavors are coconut and chocolate, and a Tootsie Roll Caramel is also advertised. Back cover.