Adventure Comics, #292
Published: January 1962
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The Laughing Stock of Smallville!
Characters
- Superboy
- Lex Luthor
- Lana Lang
- Martha Kent
- Jonathan Kent
Credits
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: Sheldon Moldoff (uncertain)
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
Inks credit from Bob Hughes.
Story Notes
Sold by Honor House Products Corp. Inside front cover.
Story Notes
Sold by Honor House Products Corp.
The Laughing Stock of Smallville!
Storyline
Luthor pulls a series of stunts designed to make Superboy look ridiculous. Origin explains how Luthor lost his hair and began to hate Superboy.
Characters
- Luthor (origin)
- Krypto
- Martha Kent
- Jonathan Kent
- Lana Lang
Credits
- Script: Bill Finger
- Pencils: Al Plastino
- Inks: Al Plastino
Story Notes
Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn. Rehash of story in Superman #101.
Coming... Super-Attractions!
Featuring Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Action Comics; Superboy
The Secret of the Happy Pig!
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils: Rube Grossman
- Inks: Rube Grossman
"Professor, I saw lots of lion tracks a mile north of here!"
Storyline
Goes south when he learns lion is going north.
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Story Notes
Letters from Ray Foushee, Tommie G. Gambill, Martin Katz, Ethel Coombs, plus "bits of Bizarro business from Jim Linville, Marie Sheehan, Ann Burson, Michael Graham, George Kimble, Bruce Clouette, Frank Giammarino, Andy Kell, David Weinberger, Charles Wolff, Will Sessione, Gary Malkin, E. Nelson Bridwell ("On the Bizarro World, workers strike for less pay and longer hours"), Michael Ross, Ann Wiser, Gary Bell, Bill Weber, Brian Murchison, James Duffy, Kent Jones, Wally Ogden, Jr., Larry C. Hoop, Paul Eastman, Jr., Walter Lamia, Karen Kihm, and John McGeehan.
Watch for the Fourth Superman Annual!
Featuring Giant Superman Annual
Bizarro Creates a Monster!
Storyline
Handsome Bizarro movie hero viewed as monster
Characters
- Bizarro Jr
- Bizarro Lois
- Bizarro Lana (intro)
- Bizarro Lucy (intro)
- Sapollo (intro)
- Bizarro-Kltpzyxm
- Frankenstein movie monster
Credits
- Script: Jerry Siegel
- Pencils: John Forte
- Inks: John Forte
Story Notes
Inker credit by Bob Hughes; we formerly credited George Klein.
Another Giant Batman Collection!
Featuring Giant Batman Annual
"Get out of the way!"
Storyline
Ear plugs make Ollie oblivious to danger.
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Task Force
Story Notes
Sold by Helen of Toy.
Story Notes
Sold by Josely Co.
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Story Notes
Sold by Daisy Manufacturing Company. Back cover.