Adventure Comics, #291
Published: December 1961
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Issue Contents:
Superboy's Romance with Cleopatra!
Characters
- Cleopatra
- Professor Lang
Credits
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: George Klein
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Test Your Talent!
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Superboy's Romance with Cleopatra!
Storyline
When Superboy reveals he's in love with Cleopatra to ward of the teenage girls of Smallville, Prof Potter helpfully invents a time machine to bring her to the present.
Characters
- Professor Potter (1st Superboy appearance, revealed to be Lana's uncle)
- Cleopatra
- Lana Lang
- Ma Kent
- Pa Kent
- Clark Kent robot
- Ramses (introduction)
Credits
- Script: Robert Bernstein (uncertain)
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: George Klein
Story Notes
Writer credit by Bob Hughes.
Tootsie Roll Makes History!
"Re-live the adventures of Superman when he was a boy!"
Story Notes
Letters from Wayne Schaeffler, Stanley Srasiulis, Edward Levine, James E. Banson, Ned Snively, Amos Cahn plus Bits of Bizarro Business from Larry Zucker, C. Stuart, Bill Keane, Jr., Mary E. Young, Chris Dorton, and Mickey Sidore.
"All Watches and Clocks Repaired"
Storyline
Can Shorty fix an hourglass?
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
207 Stamps
"I just finished a marvelous book!"
Storyline
Peg's date tries to make her wish come true by becoming a knight on a rocking horse.
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
"I'm a fudge judge..."
The Bizarro Perfect Crimes!
Featuring Tales of the Bizarro World
Storyline
Superman helps find Bizarro-Lois No. 1
Characters
- Superman, Bizarro Lois #1
Credits
- Script: Jerry Siegel
- Pencils: John Forte
- Inks: John Forte
Story Notes
Inker credit by Bob Hughes; we previously credited George Klein.
"Kids flip their lids for..."
"All the kids have yo-yos!"
Storyline
Pete thinks a reel of telephone cable is a huge yo-yo.
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Featuring Action Comics; Superman; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane
"Coming... super-attractions!"
100 Toy Soldiers $1.25
"Draw any person in one minute"
"Skinny or fat, 15, 20, 30, or 40 years of age..."
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
"Announcing the all-new Daisy BB gun"
Story Notes
Sold by Daisy Manufacturing Company. Back cover.