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CATALOG RECORD

Adventure Comics #147

DC · Series began 1938 · December 1949

Dates

Cover date
December 1949
On sale
October 12, 1949
Pages
52

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Al Plastino, John Sikela, John Daly, Ralph Mayo, Henry Boltinoff, George Pappinks: Al Plastino, John Daly, Ralph Mayo, Henry Boltinoff, George Pappletters: Ira Schnapp, Henry Boltinoffscript: Otto Binder, Henry Boltinoff, Jack Schiff

Stories

  • Clark Kent -- Orphan! · 10 pages

    When Ma and Pa fly to Alaska to attend Aunt Martha's wedding they get lost in a plane crash and Clark is put up for adoption.

  • The Man Who Was Rescued 100 Times! · 6 pages

    Aquaman rescues Dan Dunbar, oceanographer, on multiple occasions, but eventually finds it is all part of a movie company filming his exploits. After calming down he allows them to issue the film, Peril at Sea starring Aquaman, in exchange for a large donation to charity.

  • The Speed Crimes! · 8 pages

    Johnny demonstrates his crook catching techniques in a prison yard. One convict has an idea how to use him to help with their crime exploits. By donating money to charity, they get Johnny to perform various speed exploits, including reassembling a smashed statue which, unbeknown to him, contains the location of stolen money. Once he realizes the situation, Johnny uses his speed to have the crooks lose their cash in a casino.

  • From Cavemen to Kings · 2 pages
  • The Bangs That Boomerang! · 10 pages

    Green Arrow fights a criminal with a weapon that can cause any gun to explode.

Reprinted in

Action Comics (1938), A Date with Judy (1947), Superboy Annual (1953), Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly (1956)

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