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Issue Details

Issue #177
Published June 1952
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Whitney Ellsworth

Cover Details - "The Hot-Rod Chariot Race!"

Characters Superboy
Genre superhero
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Win Mortimer

12 page Superboy story "The Hot-Rod Chariot Race!"

Characters Superboy; Ben Hur
Synopsis A professor faces ridicule unless his claim that Ben Hur was a real person is supported. Superboy goes back in time to prove the existence of the fictional character.
Genre superhero
Pencils John Sikela
Inks John Sikela
Notes A time travel story.

Half page Private Pete filler "Report to Captain Jenk's Compamy"

Characters Private Pete
Synopsis Pete takes a baby carriage on a field trip to carry his things.
Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

6 page Aquaman story "The Man Who Was Aquaman's Double!"

Characters Aquaman; Tommy Leeds
Synopsis Aquaman uses Tommy Leeds, a lookalike who can't swim, to impersonate him so he can appear to be in two places at one time. In doing so, he restores Tommy's luster in the eyes of his girl friend who thought her beau was rather dull.
Genre superhero
Pencils Ramona Fradon
Inks Ramona Fradon ?

Half page Professor Eureka filler "A great invention! Now for a nice game of chess."

Characters Professor Eureka
Synopsis The professor builds a new robot but dismantles it becuase it beats him at chess.
Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Botinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

6 page Johnny Quick story "Formulas for Space"

Characters Johnny Quick; Tubby Watts
Synopsis Your usual story in which aliens kidnap a "typical" human and decide not to invade earth because Earthmen are so tough. Johnny has trouble with his formula in space and has to use several randomly chosen variations.
Genre superhero
Pencils Paul Norris
Inks Paul Norris

2 page text story "Sailors Under the Sea"

Characters none
Synopsis This is a factual feature on people who work on submarines.
Genre educational

8 page Green Arrow story "The Three Champion Archers!"

Characters Green Arrow; Speedy
Synopsis Green Arrow enlists the aid of several expert archers to help capture criminals at a competition for archers hosted by Green Arrow.
Genre superhero
Pencils George Papp
Inks George Papp