Issue Details

Issue	#281
Published	February 1961
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Mort Weisinger
Notes	avg circulation 438,000

Cover Details - "Superboy's New Parents!"

Characters	Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Superboy
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Stan Kaye

12 page Superboy story "Superboy's New Parents"

Characters	Ma Kent; Pa Kent; Lana Lang; Chester Hurd; Agnes Hurd; Superboy robot
Synopsis	Superboy gets rid of crooked foster parents
Genre	superhero
Script	Robert Bernstein
Pencils	Al Plastino
Inks	Al Plastino
Notes	writer id by Martin O'Hearn.

1 page Tricksy filler "Trampoline"

Synopsis	Jumps through stuffy circus tent roof for fresh air
Genre	gag
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

13 page Congorilla story "The Lost Magic Ring"

Characters	Janu
Synopsis	Congorilla loses ring while possessing Congo Bill's mind
Genre	superhero; jungle
Script	Robert Bernstein
Pencils	Howard Sherman
Inks	Howard Sherman
Notes	writer id by Bob Hughes 8/05

1 page Moolah the Mystic filler "Crystal Ball Predicts Bad Day"

Synopsis	Dumps water out window on customer to make prediction true
Genre	gag
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

1 page public service announcement "Our American Heritage"

Genre	fact
Script	Jack Schiff
Pencils	Bernard Baily
Inks	Bernard Baily

Half page Moolah the Mystic filler

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