Adventure Comics Vol 1 179

"Superboy: "The World's Wackiest Inventions"": After seeing Superboy rescue a crackpot inventor from his invention, a swindler sees a way of turning the situation to his own profit.

Superboy: "The World's Wackiest Inventions"
Cover
Adventure Comics Vol 1 #179
August, 1952
Executive Editor	Whitney Ellsworth
Cover Artists	Win Mortimer
Superboy: "The World's Wackiest Inventions"
Pencilers	Curt Swan
Inkers	John Fischetti
Editors	Jack Schiff
Aquaman: "The Raft of Doom!"
Pencilers	Ramona Fradon
Inkers	Ramona Fradon
Johnny Quick: "The Modern Paul Bunyan!"
Pencilers	Paul Norris
Inkers	Seymour Barry
Green Arrow: "Green Arrow's New Partner!"
Pencilers	George Papp
Inkers	George Papp
Previous Issue	Adventure Comics # 178
Next Issue	Adventure Comics # 180

You did more than that! You improved a champion! Speedy was always good...but never this good!

— Green Arrow

Adventure Comics #179 is an issue of the series Adventure Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of August, 1952.

Synopsis for Superboy: "The World's Wackiest Inventions"

After seeing Superboy rescue a crackpot inventor from his invention, a swindler sees a way of turning the situation to his own profit.

Appearing in Superboy: "The World's Wackiest Inventions"

Featured Characters:

• Superboy

Supporting Characters:

• 
  

Antagonists:

• Barton Blount (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Caspar Otis (Single appearance)
• Sam Willenson (Single appearance)
• Mr. Dornley (Single appearance)
• Mr. Quibby (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Smallville

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None
  

Appearing in Aquaman: "The Raft of Doom!"

Featured Characters:

• Aquaman

Supporting Characters:

• 
  

Antagonists:

• Unnamed Crooks (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Unnamed Scientists (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Pacific Ocean

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None
  

Appearing in Johnny Quick: "The Modern Paul Bunyan!"

Featured Characters:

• Johnny Quick

Supporting Characters:

• Tubby Watts

Antagonists:

• Crooks (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Paul Bunyan (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Unknown

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None
  

Appearing in Green Arrow: "Green Arrow's New Partner!"

Featured Characters:

• Green Arrow

Supporting Characters:

• Speedy/Joe Rivers/Proxy

Antagonists:

• Gila Pete Grogan (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Todd Garnett (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Rimrock

Items:

• Trick Arrows

Vehicles:

• None

Notes

• "The Modern Paul Bunyan!" is reprinted in The Flash #214 and in DC 100-Page Super Spectacular #11.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Adventure Comics series
• Images from Adventure Comics Vol 1 179

Links and References

• Read "The Modern Paul Bunyan!" online

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