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Issue Details

Issue #277
Published October 1960
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Mort Weisinger
Notes Ink id by Bob Hughes 8/05. Originally George Klein.

Cover Details - "Superboy's Greatest Duel!"

Characters Krypto
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Stan Kaye
Notes Ink id by Bob Hughes 8/05. Originally George Klein.

12 page Superboy story "The Duel for Earth"

Characters Krypto; Ma and Pa Kent, Lana Lang
Synopsis Superboy has to stop an alien invasion of Earth by agreeing to a duel.
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils George Papp
Inks George Papp

1 page Tricksy filler "Clean Car"

Synopsis Washes, then drives car over cliff as stunt
Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

7 page Aquaman and Aqualad story "The Underwater Olympics!"

Characters Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Aqualad [Garth]; Kryptonite; Topo; Bart Horval
Synopsis Aquaman and Aqualad hold an underwater olympics. Aquaman's team "loses" to prevent kryptonite discovery.
Genre superhero
Script Robert Bernstein
Pencils Ramona Fradon
Inks Ramona Fradon
Notes Reprint info from Bob Bailey via Per Sandell.
Reprinted in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #147 (February 1965); in The Aquaman Archives (DC, 2000 series) #1; in Showcase Presents Aquaman (DC, 2007 series) #1

6 page Congorilla story "The Man-Ape's Mercy Mission"

Characters Janu
Synopsis Congorilla delivers Bantu fever serum
Genre superhero; jungle
Script Robert Bernstein
Pencils Howard Sherman
Inks Howard Sherman
Notes writer id by Bob Hughes 8/05