Adventure Comics, #258
Published: March 1959
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Issue Contents:
Superboy Meets the Young Green Arrow!
Characters
- Superboy [Clark Kent]
- Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]
Credits
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: Stan Kaye
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Superboy Meets the Young Green Arrow!
Storyline
Superboy observes Green Arrow on his time scope and decides to help the young Oliver develop his skills after Oliver moves to Smallville.
Characters
- Superboy [Clark Kent]
- Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]
- Lana Lang
- Superboy's Time Telescope (intro)
- Jim Brand (local farmer)
- Jesse James (Cowhand in disguise)
- Sir Modred (Cowhand in disguise)
- Sheriff of Nottingham (Cowhand in disguise)
- Cherokee Chief (Cowhand in disguise)
Credits
- Script: Jerry Coleman
- Pencils: George Papp
- Inks: George Papp
"This dachshund I got for a present is real cute"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
The Arrow Platoon!
Storyline
Green Arrow and Speedy help 4 soldiers round up some excaped convicts who are dressed up as Indians.
Characters
- Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]
- Speedy [Roy Harper]
- Arrow-Plane
- Star City (intro)
- Private Kovacs
- Private Brandt
- Private Martin
- Private Cohen
- Escaped Convicts (Villains)
Story Notes
Writer credit by Bob Hughes. First Green Arrow story explicitly set in Star City.
Story Notes
Sold by Wilson Chemical Co.
The Incredible Fish of Doctor Danton!
Storyline
A cloud of radioactive dust contaminates the tanks of Dr. Danton's fish, mutating them into giants and giving them extraordinary abilities. With the help of his finny friends, Aquaman recaptures the fish, who revert to normal when their radioactivity wears off.
Characters
- Aquaman
- Doctor Danton
Credits
- Script: Jack Miller
- Pencils: Ramona Fradon
- Inks: Ramona Fradon
Story Notes
Writer credit from Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/. The mutated sea creatures are a swordfish (who now has a saw rather than a sword), an octopus (who now has elastic tentacles), a whale (who now has multiple blowholes), an electric eel (who can launch electricity like lightning bolts), and (off panel) a starfish that causes whirlpools and a blowfish that can cause typhoons.
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Story Notes
Back cover.