Dates
- Cover date
- May 1959
- On sale
- March 31, 1959
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Adventure Comics 260 (Facsimile Edition) (2024). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.
Creators
Stories
- The Kents' Second Super-Son! · 11.67 pages
Vidal, a Superboy from another planet, takes Superboy's place on Earth while he's away on a space mission.
- How Aquaman Got His Powers! · 6.67 pages
Aquaman stops the U.S. Navy from testing atomic depth charges and recounts his origin to Commander Haskel. Aquaman's mother (Atlanna) was an outcast from Atlantis who was taken in by Tom Curry, a lonely lighthouse keeper. The two had a child (Arthur) who inherits his mother Atlantean abilities as a baby. Afterwards Aquaman tells the Navy not to test their depth charges at the location. It turns out that is where Atlantis is located.
- Green Arrow's New Partner! · 5.67 pages
Roy thinks that Green Arrow is training a new replacement and is going to fire Speedy.
Reprinted in
Adventure Comics 260 (Facsimile Edition) (2024), Superboy (1949), Superman Annual (1951), Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly (1956), Adventure Comics (1960), Aquaman (1962), 80 Page Giant Magazine (1964), Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (1965), Teen Titans (1966), DC Special Series (1977), More Secret Origins Replica Edition (1999), The Aquaman Archives (2003), Showcase Presents: Green Arrow (2006), Showcase Presents: Aquaman (2007), DC Universe Secret Origins (2012), DC Universe: Secret Origins (2013), Aquaman: A Celebration of 75 Years (2016), DC Finest: Aquaman: King of Atlantis (2025)