Adventure Comics Vol 1 177

"Superboy: "The Hot-Rod Chariot Race!"": Superboy sees a chance to vindicate a professor whose credibility has been questioned and teach a teenage hot-rodder a lesson by going back to ancient Rome to learn whether or not Ben-Hur really existed.

Superboy: "The Hot-Rod Chariot Race!"
Cover
Adventure Comics Vol 1 #177
June, 1952
Executive Editor	Whitney Ellsworth
Cover Artists	Win Mortimer
Superboy: "The Hot-Rod Chariot Race!"
Pencilers	John Sikela
Inkers	John Sikela
Editors	Whitney Ellsworth
Aquaman: "The Man Who Was Aquaman's Double!"
Pencilers	Ramona Fradon
Inkers	Ramona Fradon
Editors	Whitney Ellsworth
Johnny Quick: "Formulas for Space!"
Pencilers	Paul Norris
Inkers	Paul Norris
Editors	Whitney Ellsworth
Green Arrow: "The Three Champion Archers!"
Pencilers	George Papp
Inkers	George Papp
Editors	Whitney Ellsworth
Previous Issue	Adventure Comics # 176
Next Issue	Adventure Comics # 178

Golly chum... That proves there's nothing Johnny Quick can't do!

— Tubby Watts

Adventure Comics #177 is an issue of the series Adventure Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of June, 1952.

Synopsis for Superboy: "The Hot-Rod Chariot Race!"

Superboy sees a chance to vindicate a professor whose credibility has been questioned and teach a teenage hot-rodder a lesson by going back to ancient Rome to learn whether or not Ben-Hur really existed.

Appearing in Superboy: "The Hot-Rod Chariot Race!"

Featured Characters:

• Superboy

Supporting Characters:

• 
  

Antagonists:

• Festus (Single appearance)
• Crassus (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Victor Varley (Single appearance)
• Mr. Varley (Single appearance)
• Professor Whitley (Single appearance)
• Ben-Hur (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Italy (50 A.D.)
  • Rome
• United States of America (20th Century)
  • Smallville

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None
  

Appearing in Aquaman: "The Man Who Was Aquaman's Double!"

Featured Characters:

• Aquaman

Supporting Characters:

• 
  

Antagonists:

• Spanner (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Tommy Leeds (Single appearance)
• Captain Shay (Single appearance)
• Ginny (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Unknown

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None
  

Appearing in Johnny Quick: "Formulas for Space!"

Featured Characters:

• Johnny Quick

Supporting Characters:

• Tubby Watts

Antagonists:

• Daxians (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• 
  

Locations:

• Earth
  • Philadelphia
• Planet Dax

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• U.F.O.
  

Appearing in Green Arrow: "The Three Champion Archers!"

Featured Characters:

• Green Arrow

Supporting Characters:

• Speedy

Antagonists:

• Prison Fugitives (Single appearance)
  • Kite
  • Moose

Other Characters:

• Denis Evans (Single appearance)
• Frank Grove (Single appearance)
• Red Eagle (Single appearance)

Locations:

• South Dakota

Items:

• Trick Arrows

Vehicles:

• None

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Adventure Comics series

Links and References

Summary Needed This page is missing a well-written and detailed synopsis. If there is already a synopsis here, it might need to be modified or expanded. You can help the DC Database by adding a summary of the story. Look at how sad this is making Batman. You did this.