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Adventure Comics 253

ADVENTURE COMICS #253

Cover Date: October 1958
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1958-08-28

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye


Story: "Superboy Meets Robin the Boy Wonder" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDave Wood
ArtAl Plastino
Assistant editingMort Weisinger, George Kashdan
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Superboy

Guest Star(s):

Robin (in between Batman Vol. 1 #119/3 and Detective Comics #260; travels back in time to save Superman in the future)

Supporting Character(s):

Ma Kent
Pa Kent
Lana Lang
Professor Nichols (uses his Time-Ray to send Robin back in time; in between Batman Vol. 1 #115/3 and #125/2)

Villain(s):

Lex Luthor (last in Adventure Comics #271 [Page 4, Panel 5+] and Superboy Vol. 1 #86/3)
Crooks (first appearance for all; use a giant vacuum machine to steal cars, a battering ram glider and mechanical octorobot, all designed and built by Luthor)
Pete Groff (first appearance; owner of a large stadium; planning on burning it down to collect the insurance money)

Location(s):

Smallville
Gotham City (in the future)

Story Reprinted in:

Superboy Vol. 1 #133 (October 1966)
Teen Titans #36 (November-December 1971)
The Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told (1989)
Superboy: The Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told (2010)


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Second Story: "Prisoners of Dimension Zero!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryEd Herron
ArtJack Kirby
LetteringArtie Simek
Assistant editingMort Weisinger, George Kashdan
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Green Arrow

Supporting Character(s):

Speedy

Villain(s):

Two alien thieves (first appearance)

Other Character(s):

Xeen Arrow (first appearance)

Location(s):

Dimension Zero (first appearance)
Arrowcave

Comment(s):

This story continues from last issue.

Story Reprinted in:

Action Comics #449/2 (July 1975) [p. 1 omitted]
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #23 (July 1982)
The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (1990)
The Green Arrow by Jack Kirby (2002)
Showcase Presents Green Arrow #1 (2006)
The Jack Kirby Omnibus #1 (2011)


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Third Story: "The Traitor of the Seven Seas" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJack Miller
ArtRamona Fradon
Assistant editingMort Weisinger, George Kashdan
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Aquaman

Villain(s):

Fish-hunting aliens (unseen; try to get Aquaman to trap fish for their alien zoo)

Other Character(s):

Jack Ward (first appearance; an undersea explorer)
Lopo (first appearance; an octopus that helps Aquaman pull a scam on some fish-seeking aliens)


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