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So did you get the Aparo book elsewhere? Or still looking for one?
Comic book advertisement
DC Comics house ad for the first appearance of Adam Strange in Showcase, 1958
The Green Arrow’s Last Stand - Green Arrow and Speedy and their Arrowplane are surrounded by 19th century Native Americans firing arrows at them.
Green Arrow splash page from Adventure Comics no. 254 (Nov 1958) art by Jack Kirby, script by Dave Wood.
GCD says she inked it herself.
The Menace of the Electric Man! - A guy is shooting bolts of electricity at Aquaman, causing him to stagger.
Aquaman splash page from Adventure Comics no. 254 (Nov 1958) art by Ramona Fradon, script by Jack Miller. These credits are from the GCD website, but some of this art looks different than Ramona’s usual style. Maybe she was experimenting, or had an assist from someone? Maybe I’m just sniffin’ glue?
Wonderful!
I Was A Teen-Age Superboy - As Superboy flies in for a landing, three teenage boys exhibit superpowers of their own.
Superboy splash page from Adventure Comics no. 254 (Nov 1958) artwork by George Papp, probably the preeminent Superboy artist. The story’s title is probably inspired by the 1957 movies "I Was a Teenage Frankenstein" and "I Was a Teenage Werewolf."
The Amazing Spider-Man #126 cover "The Dark Wings of Death!"
Comic book mail: Amazing Spider-Man #127. Dec 1973. Writer: Gerry Conway. Penciler: Ross Andru. "The Dark Wings Of Death!" Mary Jane witnesses a murder but is afraid to go to police. The Vulture is responsible and drops Spider-Man to his death by the end. Classic Conway cliffhanger!
While I’ve always loved his work, my appreciation continues to grow with time.
Visitor: “What’s that thing, Bill? A radio?”
Bill: “Don’t worry about it.”
Superboy is being controlled by some strange force that is making him transfer his powers to three other boys by means of some handheld device.
Adventure Comics no. 254 (Nov 1958) cover by Curt Swan with Stan Kaye. I Was A Teen-Age Superboy!
Wow, cool find.
A mechanical octopus menaces a ship as Green Arrow and Speedy attempt a rescue.
Green Arrow splash page from World’s Finest no. 97 (Oct 1958) by Jack Kirby.
Tomahawk and Dan inspect some hieroglyphics written on a big boulder as two Native Americans watch from an outcropping.
Tomahawk splash page from World’s Finest no. 97 (Oct 1958) script by Dave Wood, art by Fred Ray.
Superman and Batman are handcuffed together as Superman marches him up the steps of the police department. Robin looks on in shock.
Splash page from World’s Finest no. 97 (Oct 1958) written by Bill Finger, art by Dick Sprang with Stan Kaye. Superman being a jerk again.
Cool find!
As Batman’s Robin are conducting a scientific experiment in their Bat-Cave laboratory, Superman bursts through a wall with a reporter and photographer right behind him.
World’s Finest no. 97 (Oct 1958) cover by Curt Swan with Stan Kaye. Superman is a Super-Narc.
Aye.
What a cover! I love Ramona’s art.
That’s where I first saw it, too.
Yeah it’s fun.
A whole 70 cents every month! Were they made of money?
Ad for the 7 different titles that featured Superman
DC Comics house ad, 1958
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The Ocean of 1,000,000 BC - Aquaman faces a group of dinosaurs in the swampy forest.
Aquaman splash page from Adventure Comics no. 253 (Oct 1958) by Ramona Fradon, script by Robert Bernstein. Dinosaurs! 🦕
