Adventure Comics, #139
Published: April 1949
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Issue Contents:
Characters
- Superboy [Clark Kent]
Credits
- Pencils: Al Wenzel
- Inks: Al Wenzel
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
- Colors: Jack Adler
Story Notes
Art credits by Bob Hughes. Adventure Comics logo credits from Todd Klein via Facebook posting Comics Logo A #6, 6 January 2021.
Now More Than Ever
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
Telegraph Boy
"Dear readers Stop Am sending you the story of my latest case Stop..."
Storyline
Superboy catches the car of a robber as it careens off a bridge. But the driver, Joey King, is dead, and a note signed by gun runner Mr. X is found next to the body, telling of a telegram arriving from the Big Boss that same day. Clark pays Eddie the telegraph boy ten dollars to take his place for a day, so that he can compare the handwriting on the receipts.
Characters
- Superboy [Clark Kent]
- Joey King (crook)
- Mr. Baxter [Mr. X] (crook)
- Eddie (telegraph boy)
Credits
- Pencils: John Sikela
- Inks: Ed Dobrotka
Story Notes
Inker credit by Bob Hughes.
"A big hit in Adventure Comics..."
Reign of the Reptiles!
"Man has only ruled the earth for paltry thousands of years..."
Storyline
Green Arrow gets involved in a hunt for live dinosaurs in a lost valley.
Characters
- Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]
- Speedy [Roy Harper]
- Basil Harkness
- Smash Dixon
- Bullhead Beale
Credits
- Script: Otto Binder
- Pencils: George Papp
- Inks: George Papp
Story Notes
Green Arrow lives in Gotham City in this story.
Featuring Kolynos
The Man Who Owned the Sea!
"Since time began, the seas of earth have traditionally been free to all men!"
Storyline
Simon Drago asserts he owns the whole ocean, by right of a document two thousand years old, and charges tolls for all who want to cross it, fish in it, descend in a bathysphere, or go pearl diving. Eventually Aquaman summons Drago to an underwater court, where the document dissolves in salt water. The Romans, Aquaman declares, only used parchment, which is resistant to salt water.
Characters
- Aquaman [Arthur Curry]
- Simon Drago
Credits
- Script: Otto Binder
- Pencils: John Daly
- Inks: John Daly
"Keep an eye on your favorite newsstand..."
Knight Without Armor!
"The clock turns back - back - back to the days of King Arthur..."
Storyline
Sir Butch of Beeler's Ally is visiting with Sir Justin in the days of King Arthur. When an Armourless knight uses a sword made of natural lodestone to attract the swords and disarm any opposition, Sir Butch shows him the use of a 20th century slingshot. In retaliation, the knight damages the back of Justin's flying steed, Winged Victory. Sir Butch makes wooden scooters in order to pursue the knight to his tower hideout.
Characters
- Shining Knight [Sir Justin]
- Sir Butch of Beeler's Alley
- The Armorless Knight
- King Arthur
- Queen Guinevere
- Merlin the Magician
Credits
- Script: Otto Binder
Story Notes
The story takes place in Camelot.
"H'lo, Ted! Ted, I want you to meet Hank!"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Editorial Advisory Board
"Hey, son! How would you like to make a few dollars this afternoon?"
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Why Little Things Seem Big
The Film of the Future?
"But it's only three o'clock now!"
Storyline
Albert Madison has invented 'future film', which records events which occur one hour after the film was shot. Johnny proves, however, that the footage has been faked by the inventor for his own illegal gain.
Characters
- Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]
- Albert Madison
Credits
- Script: Otto Binder
- Pencils: Charles Sultan
- Inks: Charles Sultan
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Rope 'Em Both, Partner!
Story Notes
Back cover.