Adventure Comics, #157

Published: October 1950

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Adventure Comics #157

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Issue Contents:
The Worst Boy in Smallville!
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Superboy
Credits
Your Favorite Buckskin Hero Now in a Brand-New Magazine All His Own
Story 1 1 page historical; western-frontier
Storyline

House ad for Tomahawk #1.

Characters
  • Tomahawk
  • Dan Hunter
Credits
Story Notes

Inside front cover. This ad appears in most of the DC Comics with a October 1950 date.

The Worst Boy in Smallville!
Story 2 12 pages superhero
Characters
  • Superboy
  • Paul Westley
Credits
Story 3 1 page
Story 4 1 page humor

"Hmm - I guess the doctor was right!"

Editorial Advisory Board
Story 5 1 page
The Formula That Failed!
Story 6 8 pages superhero
Characters
  • Johnny Quick
  • Tubby Watts
Credits
Danger Is Where You Find It!

Featuring Danger Trail

Story 7 1 page adventure; spy
Storyline

House ad for Danger Trail #1.

Characters
  • King Faraday
Story 8 1 page humor

"Mom always has me go to the store to pick up packages for her!"

The Day's Best Bite!
Story 9 0 pages
Camelot, U.S.A.
Story 10 6 pages superhero
Storyline

Takes place in Camelot, Michigan.

Characters
  • Shining Knight
$100,000 in Smuggled Diamonds!
Story 11 1 page adventure
Story 12 1 page humor

"Why hurry? I'm later than a rusty watch anyway..."

Characters
  • Shorty
  • Gloria
  • Mr. Natch
Story Notes

This is not the same character as the Henry Boltinoff Shorty.

Going Up
Story 13 2 pages non-fiction
Storyline

Article about elevators.

Credits
Story 14 1 page non-fiction

"'Z' is the least used letter of the alphabet..."

Story 15 0 pages
School Children 'Round the World
Story 16 1 page advocacy; superhero
Credits
The Secret of the Masked Archers!
Story 17 10 pages superhero
Storyline

Green Arrow and Speedy meet the counterparts from 15th century France.

Characters
  • Green Arrow
  • Speedy
  • Masked Archers
  • Black Duke
Credits
Story Notes

in 15th century France

Story 18 1 page children

"I got the knot hole first!"

Credits
Story 19 1 page non-fiction; animal

"The binturong, bear-cat of India and Malaya, is neither..."

Story Notes

We formerly credited this filler to Kin Platt in error.

Story 20 1 page
Story 21 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Quicksand!
Story 22 1 page adventure
Story Notes

Back cover.