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Adventure Comics #247

DC · Series began 1938 · April 1958

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Dates

Cover date: April 1958
On sale: February 27, 1958
Pages: 36

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Facsimile reprints exist

Adventure Comics 247 (Facsimile Edition) (2026). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.

Creators

pencils: Curt Swan, Rube Grossman, Al Plastino, Henry Boltinoff, Ray Thompson, George Papp, Ramona Fradoninks: Stan Kaye, Rube Grossman, Al Plastino, Henry Boltinoff, Ray Thompson, George Papp, Ramona Fradonscript: Jack Schiff, Otto Binder, Henry Boltinoff, Ed Herron, Jack Millerletters: Ira Schnapp, Henry Boltinoffediting: Mort Weisinger

Stories

The Legion of Super-Heroes · 12 pages
Three teens from the future offer Superboy membership in their super-hero club. But when Superboy fails to complete three simple tasks, the Legionnaires pretend to reject him, until they reveal that the three tasks were merely initiation pranks which proved he is a good sport.
Read 'Em and Laugh! · 1 pages
Untitled · 1 pages
Pete figures out an easier way to walk a dog.
The 13 Superstition Arrows · 6 pages
To secure a $5,000,000 bequest to charity, Green Arrow must use 13 trick arrows with gimmicks associated with bad luck.
Untitled · 1 pages
Casey plays a trick with some play money.
Aquaman's Super Sea-Squad · 6 pages
Aquaman has to carefully deliver a nuclear projectile to the military before it detonates.

Reprinted in

Millennium Edition: Adventure Comics No. 247 (2000), Adventure Comics 247 (Facsimile Edition) (2026), DC Silver Age Classics Adventure Comics 247 (1992), Five-Score Comic Monthly (1958), Superman Annual (1960), DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (1980), The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (1991), World's Best Comics: Silver Age Sampler (2004), Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (2007), Legion of Super-Heroes: 1,050 Years of the Future (2008), Adventure Comics (2009), DC Comics Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (2011), Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age Omnibus (2017), Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age (2018), Superboy: A Celebration of 75 Years (2020), DC Finest: Aquaman: King of Atlantis (2025)