Adventure Comics, #256
Published: January 1959
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Issue Contents:
The Kryptonite Dragnet!
Characters
- Superboy [Clark Kent]
Credits
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: Stan Kaye
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
The Dragnet for Superboy
Storyline
An imposter takes over the role of police chief of Smallville and frames Superboy for a series of crimes. After a warrant is issued for his arrest, Superboy has no choice but to turn himself in.
Characters
- Superboy [Clark Kent]
- Chief James Wilton
- "Flash" Ward (villain)
- Jonathan Kent
Credits
- Script: Otto Binder
- Pencils: Al Plastino
- Inks: Al Plastino
Formula for Success!
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Bob Brown
- Inks: Bob Brown
"Can an invulnerable gorilla..."
Characters
- Titano
"What a doll!"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
The Ordeal of Aquaman
Storyline
Criminals trap Aquaman and abandon him in the desert to die. Aquaman is able to make it to a nearby town, but the crooks cut off the water supply so the townsfolk can't help him. Eventually Topo and his octopus friends help Aquaman get rehydrated, and Aquaman defeats the crooks by causing them to fall into an aquarium's fish tank.
Characters
- Aquaman
- Topo
Credits
- Script: Robert Bernstein
- Pencils: Ramona Fradon
- Inks: Ramona Fradon
- Letters: John Duffy (uncertain)
Story Notes
Writer credit from Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/ . Topo and his fellow octopuses milk cows and use the milk to rehydrate Aquaman.
Storyline
Tootsie Roll Pop
"What's that, Sue - You'd like me to take a model downtown from your house?"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
The Green Arrow's First Case
"Did you ever wonder how Green Arrow came to be?"
Storyline
Oliver Queen is marooned on Starfish Island, where he hones his skills as an archer and develops trick arrows. When an expedition sets out to explore the island years later, he fools them with his fake-uranium arrow.
Characters
- Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]
- Speedy [Roy Harper]
- Arrow-Plane
- Carter (Seaman)
Credits
- Script: Ed Herron
- Script: Jack Kirby (uncertain)
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Thomas Hong
- Letters: John Duffy (uncertain)
Story Notes
Origin of Green Arrow.
Storyline
Tootsie Roll Fudge
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Story Notes
Back cover.