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Adventure Comics 218

ADVENTURE COMICS #218

Cover Date: November 1955
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1955-09-27

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye


Story: "The Two Worlds of Superboy" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryOtto Binder
PencilsCurt Swan
InksGeorge Klein
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Superboy (in between issues #217 and #219)

Supporting Character(s):

Lana Lang (in between issues #217 and #219)
Jonathan Kent (in between issues #217 and #219)
Martha Kent (last in issue #217; next in Superboy Vol. 1 #45)

Villain(s):

Duke Mason (first appearance; a convicted killer who figures out Superboy's secret identity just before being executed)

Other Character(s):

"Jor-El" and "Lara" (Janet) (first appearance for both; actors who help Superboy hoax Mason)

Location(s):

Smallville

Comment(s):

The characters seen here are the Earth-One versions.
This story is continued from the previous issue.

Story Reprinted in:

Superboy Vol. 1 #156/2 (June 1969)


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Second Story: "Aquaman, Outlaw of the Sea" (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtRamona Fradon
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Aquaman (in between issues #217/2 and #219/2)


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Story: "The Archer Who Lost His Aim" (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtGeorge Papp
EditingJack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Green Arrow (last in flashback in issue #234/3; next in World's Finest Comics #79/2)
Speedy (last in flashback in issue #234/3; next in World's Finest Comics #79/2)

Villain(s):

Kenton (first appearance; uses a device to throw off Green Arrow's aim)

Location(s):

Star City (assumed)

Comment(s):

This story is considered the first story of the Earth-One/Post-Crisis Green Arrow and Speedy.


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