Adventure Comics, #242
Published: November 1957
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Story Notes
Inside front cover.
The Kid from Krypton
Characters
- Zar-Al (another Krypton refugee)
Credits
- Script: Otto Binder
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: Stan Kaye
"The oldest symbol in comics..."
Credits
- Pencils: Al Plastino
- Inks: Al Plastino
- Pencils: Bob Brown
- Inks: Bob Brown
Story Notes
House ad for two releases dated November 1957: Tomahawk (DC, 1950 series) #52 and Superman (DC, 1939 series) #117.
"So Helen broke her date with me to go out with Bill!"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
"A cat can see better at night than most animals..."
Credits
- Script: Martin Naydel
- Pencils: Martin Naydel
- Inks: Martin Naydel
- Letters: Martin Naydel
The Amazing Feats of Aqua-Melvin
Storyline
Melvin the clown needs a blood transfusion and Aquaman obliges. However this transfusion gives Melvin Aquaman's powers temporarily. Melvin causes nothing but trouble with his new found powers. Captain Cuttle thinks that with Melvin keeping Aquaman preoccupied with his antics, they are free to commit crimes. Until it is revealed that Melvin's buffoonery is part of an act to make the pirates complacent so Aquaman can trap them.
Characters
- Aquaman
- Topo
Credits
- Pencils: Ramona Fradon
- Inks: Ramona Fradon
Story Notes
One of the gags Melvin does is to get a giant squid to paint an image of the governor on the side of an iceberg with its ink.
The First Football Game
"This is my last play. Then I'm going home!"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Magic Ballroom
The Return of Robin Hood
Credits
- Pencils: George Papp
- Inks: George Papp
Teddy Roosevelt Guardian of Nature
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils:
- Inks:
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Story Notes
Back cover.