Unofficial Adventure Comics Index

ADVENTURE COMICS #277

Cover Date: October 1960
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1960-08-30

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye

Story: "The Duel for Earth!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Jerry Siegel
Art	George Papp
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superboy (last in Superboy Vol. 1 #84/3; next in issue #278)

Supporting Character(s):

Krypto (last in Superboy Vol. 1 #82; next in issue #278)

Martha Kent (last in Superboy Vol. 1 #84/3; next in issue #278)

Jonathan Kent (last in Superboy Vol. 1 #84/3; next in issue #278)

Lana Lang (last in Superboy Vol. 1 #84; next in issue #278)

Villain(s):

a trio of aliens (first appearance for all; advance invasion party; Leader and Klug named)

Other Character(s):

General Whitlow (first appearance)

other military officers

the Secretary of Defense

Location(s):

Smallville

Washington, DC

the Pentagon

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Second Story: "The Underwater Olympics!" (7 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Robert Bernstein
Art	Ramona Fradon
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Aquaman (creates an Underwater Olympics; leads the Atlantic team; last in issue #276/2; next in Justice League of America #1)

Supporting Character(s):

Aqualad (leads the Pacific team; in between issues #276/2 and #278/3)

Topo (last in issue #270/3; next in Showcase #30)

Villain(s):

Bart Horval (first appearance; a crooked salvage expert)

Other Character(s):

the Pacific Walrus (first appearance; a Walrus boxer for the Pacific team)

Kid Octopus (first appearance; an octopus boxer for the Atlantic team)

Location(s):

the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

Story Reprinted in:

World's Finest Comics #147 (February 1965)

The Aquaman Archives #1 ([March] 2003)

Showcase Presents Aquaman (2007)

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Third Story: "The Man-Ape's Mercy Mission!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Robert Bernstein
Art	Howard Sherman
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Congorilla (in between issues #276/3 and #278/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Janu the Jungle Boy (in between issues #276/3 and #278/2)

Other Character(s):

Dr. Swazer (first appearance)

Chief Datu (first appearance; a friend of Congo Bill's)

native villagers

Location(s):

an unnamed village in Africa'

Dr. Swazer's jungle hospital (first appearance)

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