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Adventure Comics #255

DC · Series began 1938 · December 1958

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Dates

Cover date: December 1958
On sale: October 30, 1958
Pages: 36

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Curt Swan, George Papp, Henry Boltinoff, Dick Dillin, George Roussos, Jack Kirby, Ramona Fradoninks: Stan Kaye, George Papp, Henry Boltinoff, Chuck Cuidera, George Roussos, Jack Kirby, Rosalind Kirby, Ramona Fradonletters: Gaspar Saladino, Joe Letterese, Henry Boltinoffscript: Otto Binder, Henry Boltinoff, Jack Schiff, Dave Wood, Robert Bernstein

Stories

The Splitting of Superboy · 12.67 pages
Kozz of Mars uses Red Kryptonite to split Superboy and Clark into two separate people. But Clark turns out to be evil.
The War That Never Ended! · 5.67 pages
Green Arrow and Speedy are stranded on a Pacific island that is still inhabited by Japanese soldiers who do not know that WWII is over.
Aquaman's Double Trouble! · 5.67 pages
Aquaman is repeatedly torn between dilemmas to save sea life, submarines, sinking ships, and more. Each time he makes a difficult choice, he finds the other choice was saved by an old seafarer who leaves three mysterious holes at every scene. When Aquaman himself is saved, the old man reveals he's King Neptune - with his three-pointed trident. Neptune retired when a new "King of the Sea" arrived - Aquaman!

Reprinted in

80 Page Giant Magazine (1964), Giant Superboy Album (1965), Superman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly (1965), The Green Arrow by Jack Kirby (2001), Showcase Presents: Green Arrow (2006), The Jack Kirby Omnibus (2011), DC Finest: Aquaman: King of Atlantis (2025)