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Issue Details

Issue #278
Published November 1960
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Mort Weisinger

Cover Details - "Supergirl in Smallville!"

Characters Supergirl, Superboy robot; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Stan Kaye
Letters Ira Schnapp
Notes inker identification by Bob Hughes (August 2005)
Reprinted in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #1

12 page Superboy story "Supergirl in Smallville!"

Characters Supergirl [Linda Lee]; Krypto; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Lana Lang; Linda Lee robot; kryptonite
Synopsis Supergirl flies to Superboy's time to see if she can protect her identity and prove to Superman she's ready to be revealed to the world.
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Al Plastino
Inks Al Plastino
Reprinted in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #129 (May 1966); in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #1

1 page Ollie filler "Crowded Bus"

Synopsis Uses hammock on bus
Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

1 page public service announcement "Keep Learning -- the Key to Success!"

Synopsis Frank wants to quit school until he realizes how it will affect his future.
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Bernard Baily
Inks Bernard Baily
Letters Ira Schnapp
Notes Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

7 page Congorilla story "Janu of the Apes"

Characters Janu
Synopsis Janu borrows Congo Bill's ring.
Genre superhero; jungle
Script Robert Bernstein
Pencils Howard Sherman
Inks Howard Sherman
Notes writer identification by Bob Hughes (August 2005)

1 page Playful Pop filler "And the Kiddies"

Synopsis Puts himself in playpen to escape brats
Genre gag

7 page Aquaman story "Aqualad Goes To School!"

Characters Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Aqualad [Garth]; Mr. Tracy (school principal); Miss Pine (teacher)
Synopsis When Aqualad has trouble with a big test after being hit on the head, Aquaman uses ocean animals to help Aqualad remember the answers.
Genre superhero
Script Robert Bernstein ?
Pencils Ramona Fradon
Inks Ramona Fradon
Notes Writer identification by Bob Hughes (August 2005)
Reprinted in Teen Titans (DC, 1966 series) #38 (March-April 1972); in The Aquaman Archives (DC, 2000 series) #1; in Showcase Presents Aquaman (DC 2007 series) #1