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Issue Details

Issue #245
Published February 1958
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (credited), Jack Schiff (Managing Editor), Mort Weisinger, (story editor), George Kashdan (story editor)

Cover Details

Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Stan Kaye

12 page Superboy story "The Mystery of Monster X"

Characters Lana Lang, Prof Lang
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Al Plastino
Inks Al Plastino
Reprinted in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #6 (January 1965) [two pages cut]

1 page promo (ad from the publisher)

Notes Ad for Mystery in Space (March) and Strange Adventures (February).

Half page Word Roundup activity "Indian Chief"

Genre puzzle page
Notes Statement of Ownership at bottom of this page

1 page public service announcement "The Flushing Remonstrance"

Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Bob Brown
Inks Bob Brown
Letters Ira Schnapp

6 page Green Arrow story "The Big Surprise Arrows"

Genre superhero
Pencils George Papp
Inks George Papp

1 page text article "Things to Do on a Rainy Day"

Letters typeset

2 page Varsity Vic filler "Vote for Bill Farrell"

Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

6 page Aquaman story "The Sorcerer of the Sea"

Characters Aquaman; Jason Deeter
Synopsis When sorcerer Jason Deeter appears to be able to control Aquaman, maritime hijackers try to use Deeter to force Aquaman to help them commit crimes. But Aquaman puts down the thugs and reveals that Deeter is not a sorcerer at all and that he and Deeter came up with this ruse to smoke them out.
Genre superhero
Script George Kashdan
Pencils Ramona Fradon
Inks Ramona Fradon
Notes writer id by Martin O'Hearn
Reprinted in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #230 (June 1975); in Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told, The (DC, 1990 series) #nn; in Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told, The (DC, 1992 series) #nn

1 page Ollie filler "Look at the Big Lion!"

Genre humor
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Colors ?:
Letters Henry Boltinoff