Unofficial Adventure Comics Index

ADVENTURE COMICS #223

Cover Date: April 1956
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1956-02-26

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye

Story: "Hercules, Junior" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Stan Kaye
Assistant editing	Mort Weisinger, George Kashdan
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Superboy (poses as Hercules, Junior, a new super-hero; also in flashback to a year ago)

Supporting Character(s):

Pa Kent

Lana Lang (in flashback to a year ago)

Location(s):

Smallville

Arctic Ocean

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Second Story: "The Sunken City of Gold" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Jack Miller
Art	Ramona Fradon
Assistant editing	Mort Weisinger, George Kashdan
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Aquaman

Villain(s):

Undersea scavangers (first appearance for all; dress up as prehistoric "fish-men" to scare away explorers)

Story Reprinted in:

World's Finest Comics #223 (May-June 1974)

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Third Story: "The Decoy Archer" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Art	George Papp
Assistant editing	Mort Weisinger, George Kashdan
Editing	Jack Schiff

Feature Character(s):

Green Arrow (last in World's Finest Comics #81/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Speedy (last in World's Finest Comics #81/2)

Villain(s):

Decoy Gang (first appearance for all)

Other Character(s):

Walt Craig (first appearance; contemplates using his archery skills for crime, but is persuaded not to by working with Green Arrow)

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