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