Issue Details

Issue	#252
Published	September 1958
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth; Jack Schiff (managing editor); Mort Weisinger; George Kashdan (story editors)

Cover Details - "The Super-Sentry of Smallville"

Characters	Ma and Pa Kent
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Stan Kaye

11 page Superboy story "The Super-Sentry of Smallville"

Characters	Red Kryptonite (intro); Ma Kent; Pa Kent; Superboy robots; Lana Lang
Genre	superhero
Script	Alvin Schwartz
Pencils	John Sikela
Inks	John Sikela
Notes	Bottom of last page has promo for The Amazing Bizarro in Superboy.

1 page public service announcement "Know Your Pet!"

Characters	Jimmy; Jimmy's mom; Rags (dog)
Synopsis	Jimmy tries to treat his dog like a poodle, not realizing that different pets need different care.
Genre	fact
Script	Jack Schiff
Pencils	Lou Cameron
Inks	Lou Cameron
Letters	Ira Schnapp

1 page Varsity Vic filler "The Driving Lesson"

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

6 page Green Arrow story "The Mystery of the Giant Arrows"

Characters	Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (Feature); Speedy [Roy Harper]; Professor Riggles (Guest); Aliens (Villains)
Synopsis	When Green Arrow and Speedy investigate giant arrows falling from the sky, they find themselves pulled into another dimension when an arrow they are examining is retrieved.
Genre	superhero
Script	Ed Herron
Pencils	Jack Kirby
Inks	Jack Kirby; Roz Kirby
Notes	Writer id by Martin O'Hearn. Writer credit to Dave Wood on Action reprint is wrong. Story is continued next issue.
Reprinted	in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #449 (July 1975); in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #23 (July 1982); in Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told, The (DC, 1990 series) #nn (1990); in Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told, The (DC, 1992 series) #nn; in Green Arrow by Jack Kirby, The (DC, 2001 series) #nn; in Showcase Presents Green Arrow (DC, 2006 series) #1

Half page Jerry Jitterbug filler "Costume Party"

Genre	teen; humor
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff
Notes	Bottom of page has Palisades Park ad.

1 page Chuckle Box text article

Genre	gag
Letters	typeset

6 page Aquaman story "The Robinson Crusoe of the Sea"

Characters	Topo; Aquaman
Synopsis	Aquaman becomes allergic to salt water and has to remain trapped on an island.
Genre	superhero
Script	Jack Miller
Pencils	Ramona Fradon
Inks	Ramona Fradon