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CATALOG RECORD

Adventure Comics #245

DC · Series began 1938 · February 1958

Dates

Cover date
February 1958
On sale
December 29, 1957
Pages
36

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Curt Swan, Al Plastino, Gil Kane, Martin Naydel, Bob Brown, George Papp, Henry Boltinoff, Ramona Fradon, Ray Thompsoninks: Stan Kaye, Al Plastino, Bernard Sachs, Martin Naydel, Bob Brown, George Papp, Henry Boltinoff, Ramona Fradon, Ray Thompsonscript: Otto Binder, Martin Naydel, Jack Schiff, Henry Boltinoff, George Kashdanletters: Martin Naydel, Ira Schnapp, Henry Boltinoff

Stories

  • The Mystery of Monster X · 12 pages
  • The Big Surprise Arrows! · 6 pages
  • Things to Do on a Rainy Day · 1 pages
  • The Sorcerer of the Sea! · 6 pages

    When sorcerer Jason Deeter appears to be able to control Aquaman, maritime hijackers try to use Deeter to force Aquaman to help them commit crimes. But Aquaman puts down the thugs and reveals that Deeter is not a sorcerer at all and that he and Deeter came up with this ruse to smoke them out.

Reprinted in

World's Finest Comics (1941), The Hundred Comic Monthly (1956), 80 Page Giant Magazine (1964), The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (1990), The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (1992), DC Finest: Aquaman: King of Atlantis (2025)

Run and key data from the Grand Comics Database (comics.org), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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