Adventure Comics, #294

Published: March 1962

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Adventure Comics #294

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Issue Contents:
The Halloween Pranks of the Bizarro-Supermen!
1 page humor; superhero
Characters
  • Bizarro-Lois [As Marilyn Monroe]
  • Bizarro Krypto
  • Two other Bizarros [as John Kennedy
  • Jerry Lewis]
Credits
Story 1 1 page
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

Dial M for Monster!
Story 2 12 pages superhero
Storyline

Aliens from Xnor come to visit Earth as tourists and are very annoying until Superboy can figure out a way to get them to leave.

Characters
  • Superboy [Clark Kent]
  • Krypto
  • Martha Kent
  • Jonathan Kent
  • Lana Lang
  • Pete Ross
  • Chief Parker
  • Professor Lewis Lang
  • Lana Lang Robot
  • Mr. Mxyzptlk (cameo)
Credits

Featuring Justice League of America; Aquaman

Story 3 1 page
From Many Lands...
Story 4 1 page non-fiction; advocacy
Credits
Story 5 1 page humor

"Look at Tricksy zoom around that track!"

Storyline

Tricksy wears a safety belt, even when in the bathtub.

Coming... Super-Attractions!

Featuring Superman; Action Comics; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane

Story 6 0 pages
Story 7 1 page
Story Notes

Letters from: Robert I. Diamond, John Sykes, and Bernard McCarthy. Bits of Bizarro Business by: Ralph Cohen, Stuart Fisher, Kieran Forrester, Regina Harry, Edward Cates, Robert Polakoski, Denise Santori, Randy Jones, Steve Sampson, Heidi Aeurbach, and Marvin Sandler.

The Halloween Pranks of the Bizarro Supermen!
Story 8 13 pages humor; superhero
Storyline

On Bizarro world, it's the adults who wear masks and play pranks on Halloween. But when Bizarro No. 1 plays cruel tricks on him, Bizarro Krypto searches for a better companion.

Characters
  • Bizarro No. 1 [also as Mickey Mantle]
  • Bizarro Lois No. 1
  • Bizarro Lois Lane [as Marilyn Monroe]
  • other Bizarro Superman [as Jerry Lewis]
  • other Bizarro Superman [as John Kennedy]
  • Bizarro Krypto
  • Bizarro Lana Lang
  • Bizarro Kltpzyxm
  • Krypto
  • Bizarro Lex Luthor
Credits
Story Notes

Inker credit by Bob Hughes; we formerly credited George Klein.

Story 9 1 page humor

"Today's lecture will be on the philosophy of the ancient Inca Indians!"

Storyline

A student falls asleep during the professor's two-hour lecture. He asks another student to wake him, but the response is "You do it professor. You put him to sleep!"

Story 10 0 pages
Credits
Story Notes

Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1961: Average sales 460,000.

Story 11 1 page
Story 12 1 page humor

"Boy - Look at all these snowballs!"

Storyline

A man wearing many hats makes a great target.

Story 13 1 page
Story 14 1 page
Story 15 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 16 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.