Unofficial Adventure Comics Index

ADVENTURE COMICS #288

Cover Date: September 1961
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1961-07-27

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye

Story: "The Knave from Krypton!" (13 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Jerry Siegel
Art	George Papp
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superboy (last in issue #287; next in Superboy Vol. 1 #92; also in flashback as baby Kal-El (last/next in ???)

Supporting Character(s):

Lana Lang (in between Superboy Vol. 1 #91/2 and #92)

Jonathan Kent (last in Superboy Vol. 1 #91/3; next in issue #289)

Martha Kent (last in Superboy Vol. 1 #91/3; next in issue #289)

Chief Parker (in between Superboy Vol. 1 #91/3 and #92/2)

Villain(s):

Dev-Em (in between issues #287 and #320; also in flashback)

Other Character(s):

citizens of Smallville

Ron-Em (Dev-Em's father; also in flashback)

Leeta Ron-Em (Dev-Em's mother; also in flashback)

Cameo Appearance(s):

Jor-El (in flashback)

Krypto (in flashback)

Rath-Ef (in flashback)

Norg-Ar (in flashback)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2813

Krypton

Kryptonopolis (in flashback)

Space Sector 2814

Earth

Smallville

Phantom Zone

Story Reprinted in:

Adventure Comics #320 (May 1964) [pg. 9, panels 1-2 only]

Superboy Vol. 1 #138/2 (May-June 1967)

Superboy Vol. 1 #177/3 (September 1971)

Best of DC #44 (January 1984)

Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #3 ([October] 1993)

Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes #1 ([June] 2007)

Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age Omnibus #1 ([October] 2017)

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Second Story: "Bizzaro's Secret Identity!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Jerry Siegel
Art	John Forte
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Bizarro (temporarily becomes "Stupor-Man" using his secret identity as Bizarro-Clark Kent; last in issue #287/2; next in Superman Vol. 1 #148/3)

Supporting Character(s):

Bizarro-Lois (temporarily given super powers by Bizarro-Kltpzyxm and becomes "Stupor-Woman;" in between issues #287/2 and #289/2)

Bizarro-Junior No. 1 (in between issues #286/2 and #289/2)

Bizarro-Krypto (in between issues #287/2 and #289/2)

Bizarro-Perry White in between issues #287/2 and #290/2)

Bizarro-Jimmy Olsen in between issues #287/2 and #290/2)

Villain(s):

Mister Mxyzptlk (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #54/2; next in Superman Vol. 1 #148/2)

Other Character(s):

Bizarro-Kltpzyxm (in between issues #287/2 and #2942/2)

Bizarros and Bizarro-Loises

Location(s):

Space Sector 1482

Bizarro World

Bizarro CIty

Daily Htrae

Upright Tower of Pisa

Story Reprinted in:

Superman Vol. 1 #202/3 (December 1967-January 1968)

Superman: Tales of the Bizarro World ([October] 2000)

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