Unofficial Adventure Comics Index

ADVENTURE COMICS #123

Cover Date: December 1947
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1947-10-20

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Cover Credits:
Art: George Roussos

Story: "A Lesson for a Bully!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Bill Finger
Pencils	Al Wenzel
Inks	George Roussos
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Superboy

Other Character(s):

Pete Brant (first appearance; a school bully who sees the error of his ways)

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Second Story: "The Man Behind the Mask!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Art	George Papp
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Green Arrow (disguises himself as Duke, a crook)

Speedy

Villain(s):

Mask (first appearance; murder for hire made to look like suicide or accident; dies)

Other Character(s):

Chief Weber (first appearance; Police Chief)

Comment(s):

These are the Earth-Two versions.

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Third Story: "Villainy in Venice!" (7 Pages)

Credits:

Art	John Daly
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Aquaman

Villain(s):

Count Vitto (first appearance; leads a gang of art thieves)

Other Character(s):

Chief Weber (first appearance; Police Chief)

Location(s):

Venice, Italy

Comment(s):

This is the Earth-Two version.

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Fourth Story: "Adventure of the Antelope Boy!" (9 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Don Cameron
Pencils	Mort Meskin
Inks	George Roussos
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Johnny Quick

Supporting Character(s):

Tubby Watts

Villain(s):

Mobs Bracket and his gang (first appearance for all; get Antelope Boy to commit robberies for them)

Other Character(s):

Antelope Boy (first appearance)

Location(s):

Africa

Gotham City

Story Reprinted in:

Flash Vol. 1 #160/6 (April 1966)

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