Adventure Comics, #146

Published: November 1949

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Adventure Comics #146

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Issue Contents:
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Superboy [Clark Kent]
Story 1 1 page
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

The Substitute Superboy!
Story 2 10 pages superhero

"That's who Superboy really is - Horace Holly!"

Storyline

Horace Holly is picked upon by his schoolmates. Clark decides to help by creating the impression that Horace is Superboy, which reverses the underdog situation.

Characters
  • Superboy [Clark Kent]
  • Horace Holly
Credits
Hal Newhouser
Story 3 1 page
Captain Tootsie Saves the Day!
Story 4 1 page superhero
Storyline

The neighborhood kids start a fire to get rid of the trash they collected, and Captain Tootsie has to save them so he can lecture them about fire safety.

Credits
Aquaman Loses His Powers!
Story 5 6 pages superhero

"Aquaman, King of the Sea, is matchless in speed and power in his watery domain!"

Storyline

Aquaman is attacked by a sea creature which administers an electric shock causing his muscles to become feeble until the effect wears off in a week. With help from his finny friends he creates the illusion of power by thwarting the crimes of Blackjack.

Characters
  • Aquaman [Arthur Curry]
  • Blackjack (villain)
Credits
Spoiling the Gangsters' Scheme
Story 6 1 page adventure
Editorial Advisory Board
Story 7 1 page

Featuring Superman Socks

Story 8 1 page
The Red Archer!
Story 9 10 pages superhero

"No one has ever questioned..."

Storyline

The mysterious Red Arrow challenges The Green Arrow to a public test of skill. Red beats Green in every event. Oliver goes home and mopes in a chair, while Speedy is captured by the Cautious Calhoun gang. Red Archer accepts an invitation to join the gang, but is eventually revealed as Green Arrow in disguise.

Characters
  • Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]
  • Speedy [Roy Harper]
  • Cautious Calhoun (crook)
Credits
Story Notes

The art was previously credited to George Papp.

Story 10 1 page
Story 11 1 page humor; teen

"Young man -- I notice you've been going out too much..."

Characters
  • Jerry the Jitterbug
  • Jerry's dad
Story 12 1 page
All-American Frankie Albert
Story 13 2 pages non-fiction
Story 14 2 pages humor

"My boy, why don't you go out for some team at school?"

Story 15 1 page

Featuring The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

Story 16 1 page
Johnny Quick's Super-Search!
Story 17 8 pages superhero

"How would you like to examine every piece of mail in a big city of millions?"

Storyline

Absent minded Professor Rutherford misplaces the sheet of paper on which his formula for synthetic uranium is written. Thinking he might have mailed it that morning to his secretary. Johnny gets governmental permission to deliver then check on the contents of every letter in the city, all to no avail. After this tremendous feat, the professor recalls having placed the paper in his inside pocket. But he actually slipped it into that of his adjacent guest Tubby Watts. They check but it is not there, when Tubby remembers using it to wrap a piece of cake to eat later.

Characters
  • Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]
  • Tubby Watts
  • Professor Clyde Rutherford
Credits
Story 18 1 page
Hollywood's Top Adventure Star!

Featuring The Adventures of Alan Ladd

Story 19 1 page
Story 20 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 21 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.