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Superboy: "The Robinson Crusoe of Space"

Cover

Superboy: "The Robinson Crusoe of Space"

Aquaman: "The Aqua-Thief of the Seven Seas"

Congo Bill: "The Congorilla of Space"

Inkers

Howard Sherman

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Adventure Comics #276 is an issue of the series Adventure Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of September, 1960.

Synopsis for Superboy: "The Robinson Crusoe of Space"

Superboy is marooned on a small planet in space, where he is helped by a robot "Friday".

Appearing in Superboy: "The Robinson Crusoe of Space"

Featured Characters:

Template:Apn

Supporting Characters:

Jonathan Kent
Jor-El (Flashback only)
Lana Lang
Lara Lor-Van (Flashback only)
Martha Kent

Other Characters:

Metalman (Single appearance; dies)
Zeegal (Single appearance)

Locations:

Smallville
Krypton (Flashback only)

Items:

Synopsis for Aquaman: "The Aqua-Thief of the Seven Seas"

In the kingdom of Timtu, King Tai is celebrating the second birthday to his son by awarding the boy his own weight in jewels. However, when unattended, the young boy ends up dropping the treasure over board while celebrating on the family yacht. Upset, the king tells his aids to summon Aquaman for help. With the help of Aqualad and his undersea friends, Aquaman recovers the sunken treasure chest, but finds it empty.

Figuring something is up, Aquaman returns to the surface with the empty chest and tells the king that he must have accidentally spilled the jewels on his way up to the surface, and dives back down to "get them", little knowing that the kings maid and the prime minister are really responsible for the jewels disappearance.

Chipping ice from an ice berg, Aquaman makes decoy jewels, and returns to the ship, he "accidentally" drops some of the fake jewels for the prime minister to find. And when he realizes they're fake, he attempts to double cross the maid and make his escape. Hiding the jewels in a life preserver, he jumps over-board little knowing that Aquaman and Aqualad are watching the whole time. The weight of the jewels end up working against the prime minister who has to be rescued by Aquaman. Aquaman then reveals the plot to the king.

Appearing in Aquaman: "The Aqua-Thief of the Seven Seas"

Featured Characters:

Aquaman

Supporting Characters:

Aqualad

Antagonists:

Vuda (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

Tai (Single appearance)

Locations:

Timtu

Synopsis for Congo Bill: "The Congorilla of Space"

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Appearing in Congo Bill: "The Congorilla of Space"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Janu

Antagonists:

Alien Congorilla (Single appearance)

Locations:

Africa
- Republic of the Congo

Items:

Kawolo's Magic Ring

Notes

"The Aqua-Thief of the Seven Seas" is reprinted in Batman #238, Aquaman Archives, Volume 1 and 'Showcase Presents: Aquaman Vol. 1'.
"The Congorilla of Space" is reprinted in World's Finest Comics #149. The story is re-titled as "The Interplanetary Congorilla".
Aqualad appeared last in Adventure Comics #275. He appears next in Adventure Comics #277.
Aquaman appeared last in Adventure Comics #275. He appears next in Justice League of America (Volume 1) #1.
Superboy appeared last in Superboy (Volume 1) #83. He appears next in Superboy (Volume 1) #84.
Jonathan Kent appeared last in Superboy (Volume 1) #83. He appears next in Superboy (Volume 1) #84.
Martha Kent appeared last in Superboy (Volume 1) #83. She appears next in Superboy (Volume 1) #84.

Trivia

"The Robinson Crusoe of Space" is a re-imagined story originally presented in Superboy (Volume 1) #49.
This issue contains a one-page "Peter Puptent" humor strip by Henry Boltinoff.

Links and References

Changes: Adventure Comics Vol 1 276

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Synopsis for Superboy: "The Robinson Crusoe of Space"

Appearing in Superboy: "The Robinson Crusoe of Space"

Synopsis for Aquaman: "The Aqua-Thief of the Seven Seas"

Appearing in Aquaman: "The Aqua-Thief of the Seven Seas"

Synopsis for Congo Bill: "The Congorilla of Space"

Appearing in Congo Bill: "The Congorilla of Space"

Notes

Trivia

See Also

Recommended Reading

Links and References

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-[[Image:Adventure Comics 276.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Adventure Comics #276]]
+| Title               = Adventure Comics
+| Image               = Adventure Comics Vol 1 276.jpg
+| Volume              = 1
+| Issue               = 276
+| Month               = September
+| Year                = 1960
+| Executive Editor    = Whitney Ellsworth
-''' The Robinson Crusoe of Space '''
+| CoverArtist1        = Curt Swan
+| CoverArtist2        = Stan Kaye
+| Quotation           =
+| Speaker             =
+| StoryTitle1         = Superboy: "The Robinson Crusoe of Space"
-==Summary==
+| StoryTitle2         = Aquaman: "The Aqua-Thief of the Seven Seas"
-'''Volume:''' 1 <br>
+| StoryTitle3         = Congo Bill: "The Congorilla of Space"
-'''Issue:''' 276 <br>
-'''Month:''' September<br>
-'''Year:''' [[:Category:1960|1960]]<br>
+| Synopsis1           = [[Kal-El (Earth-One)|Superboy]] is marooned on a small planet in space, where he is helped by a robot "Friday".
-==Credits==
+| Synopsis2           = In the kingdom of Timtu, King Tai is celebrating the second birthday to his son by awarding the boy his own weight in jewels. However, when unattended, the young boy ends up dropping the treasure over board while celebrating on the family yacht. Upset, the king tells his aids to summon [[Orin (New Earth)|Aquaman]] for help. With the help of [[Garth (New Earth)|Aqualad]] and his undersea friends, Aquaman recovers the sunken treasure chest, but finds it empty.
-'''Head Writer:''' [[Otto Binder]]<br>
-'''Cover Artists:''' [[Curt Swan]] and [[Stan Kaye]]<br>
-'''Pencilers:''' [[Al Plastino]] <br>
-'''Inkers:''' [[Al Plastino]] <br>
-'''Editors:''' [[Mort Weisinger]] <br>
+Figuring something is up, Aquaman returns to the surface with the empty chest and tells the king that he must have accidentally spilled the jewels on his way up to the surface, and dives back down to "get them", little knowing that the kings maid and the prime minister are really responsible for the jewels disappearance.
-==Synopsis==
-'''Cast of Characters:'''
-* [[Superboy (Silver Age)|Superboy]]
-* [[Jonathan Kent (Silver Age)|Jonathan Kent]]
-* [[Jor-El II (Silver Age)|Jor-El]] ''(in flashback)''
-* [[Lana Lang (Silver Age)|Lana Lang]]
-* [[Lara Lor-Van]] ''(in flashback)''
-* [[Martha Kent (Silver Age)|Martha Kent]]
-* Metalman
+Chipping ice from an ice berg, Aquaman makes decoy jewels, and returns to the ship, he "accidentally" drops some of the fake jewels for the prime minister to find. And when he realizes they're fake, he attempts to double cross the maid and make his escape. Hiding the jewels in a life preserver, he jumps over-board little knowing that Aquaman and Aqualad are watching the whole time. The weight of the jewels end up working against the prime minister who has to be rescued by Aquaman. Aquaman then reveals the plot to the king.
-'''Locations:'''
+| Synopsis3           =
-* [[Smallville]]
+| Editor1_1           = Mort Weisinger
-'''Items:'''
-* [[Kryptonite]]
-* [[Superboy robot]]
-'''First Appearances:''' Metalman (a robot)<br>
-'''Final Appearances:''' Metalman (destroyed in this issue)<br>
+| Writer1_1           = Otto Binder
-'''Synopsis:''' Synopsis unknown <br>
+| Writer2_1           = Robert Bernstein
+| Writer3_1           = Robert Bernstein
+| Penciler1_1         = Al Plastino
-==Aquaman==
+| Penciler2_1         = Ramona Fradon
-''' The Aqua-Thief of the Seven Seas '''
+| Penciler3_1         = Howard Sherman
+| Inker1_1            = Al Plastino
-===Credits===
+| Inker2_1            = Ramona Fradon
-'''Head Writer:''' [[Robert Bernstein]]<br>
+| Inker3_1            = Howard Sherman
-'''Pencilers:''' [[Ramona Fradon]]<br>
-'''Inkers:''' [[Ramona Fradon]]<br>
-'''Editors:''' [[Mort Weisinger]]<br>
+| Colourist1_1        =
-===Synopsis===
+| Letterer1_1         =
-'''Cast of Characters:'''
-* [[Aquaman]]
-* [[Aqualad]]
-* Tai
+| Appearing1          =
+'''Featured Characters:'''
+* {{apn|[[Kal-El (Earth-One)|Superboy]]|Superboy #83|Superboy #84}}
+'''Supporting Characters:'''
+* {{a|[[Jonathan Kent (Earth-One)|Jonathan Kent]]}}
+* {{a|[[Jor-El II (Earth-One)|Jor-El]]}} {{Flashback}}
+* {{a|[[Lana Lang (Earth-One)|Lana Lang]]}}
+* {{a|[[Lara Lor-Van (Earth-One)|Lara Lor-Van]]}} {{Flashback}}
+* {{a|[[Martha Clark (Earth-One)|Martha Kent]]}}
+'''Other Characters:'''
+* Metalman {{Only Dies}}
+* Zeegal {{Only}}
+'''Locations:'''
+* {{a|[[Smallville, Kansas|Smallville]]}}
+* {{a|[[Krypton]]}} {{Flashback}}
+'''Items:'''
+* {{a|[[Green Kryptonite]]}}
+* {{a|[[Superman Robot|Superboy Robot]]}}
+| Appearing2          =
+'''Featured Characters:'''
+* {{a|[[Orin (New Earth)|Aquaman]]}}
+'''Supporting Characters:'''
+* {{a|[[Garth (New Earth)|Aqualad]]}}
+'''Antagonists:'''
+* Vuda {{Only}}
+'''Other Characters:'''
+* Tai {{Only}}
 '''Locations:'''
 * Timtu
+| Appearing3          =
+'''Featured Characters:'''
+* {{a|[[William Glenmorgan (New Earth)|Congo Bill]]}}
+* {{a|[[Congorilla (New Earth)|Congorilla]]}}
+'''Supporting Characters:'''
+* {{a|[[Janu (New Earth)|Janu]]}}
+'''Antagonists:'''
+* Alien Congorilla {{Only}}
+'''Locations:'''
+* {{a|[[Africa]]}}
+** {{a|[[Republic of the Congo]]}}
 '''Items:'''
+* {{a|[[Kawolo's Magic Ring]]}}
-* None
-'''First Appearances:''' Tai (King of Timtu) <br>
-'''Final Appearances:''' Tai<br>
-'''Synopsis:''' Synopsis unknown <br>
-==Congo Bill==
-''' The Congorilla of Space '''
-===Credits===
-'''Head Writer:''' [[Robert Bernstein]]<br>
-'''Pencilers:''' [[Howard Sherman]]<br>
-'''Inkers:''' [[Howard Sherman]]<br>
-'''Editors:''' [[Mort Weisinger]]<br>
-===Synopsis===
-'''Cast of Characters:'''
-* [[Congo Bill]]
-* [[Congorilla]]
-* Alien Congorilla
-* Janu
-'''First Appearances:''' Alien Congorilla<br>
-'''Final Appearances:''' Alien Congorilla<br>
-'''Synopsis:''' Synopsis unknown <br>
-==Notes==
-* [[Aqualad]] appeared last in [[Adventure Comics 275 (1960)|Adventure Comics #275]]. He appears next in [[Adventure Comics 277 (1960)|Adventure Comics #277]].
-* [[Aquaman]] appeared last in [[Adventure Comics 275 (1960)|Adventure Comics #275]]. He appears next in [[Justice League of America 1 (Volume 1, 1960)|Justice League of America (Volume 1) #1]].
-* [[Superboy (Silver Age)|Superboy]] appeared last in [[Superboy 83 (Volume 1, 1960)|Superboy (Volume 1) #83]]. He appears next in [[Superboy 84 (Volume 1, 1960)|Superboy (Volume 1) #84]].
-* [[Jonathan Kent (Earth-One)|Jonathan Kent]] appeared last in [[Superboy 83 (Volume 1, 1960)|Superboy (Volume 1) #83]]. He appears next in [[Superboy 84 (Volume 1, 1960)|Superboy (Volume 1) #84]].
-* [[Martha Kent (Earth-One)|Martha Kent]] appeared last in [[Superboy 83 (Volume 1, 1960)|Superboy (Volume 1) #83]]. She appears next in [[Superboy 84 (Volume 1, 1960)|Superboy (Volume 1) #84]].
-==Trivia==
-* ''The Robinson Crusoe of Space'' is a re-imagined story originally presented in [[Superboy 49 (Volume 1, 1956)|Superboy (Volume 1) #49]].
-* This issue contains a one-page ''Peter Puptent'' humor strip by [[Henry Boltinoff]].
-==Reprints==
-* ''The Aqua-Thief of the Seven Seas'' is reprinted in [[Batman 238 (1972)|Batman #238]].
-* ''The Congorilla of Space'' is reprinted in [[World's Finest 149 (Volume 1, 1965)|World's Finest (Volume 1) #149]]. The story is re-titled as ''The Interplanetary Congorilla''.
-==Recommended Readings==
-* [[Comics Action Comics|Action Comics]]
-* [[Comics Adventure Comics|Adventure Comics]]
-* [[Comics Aquaman (Volume 1)|Aquaman (Volume 1)]]
-* [[Comics Congo Bill|Congo Bill]]
-* [[Comics Superboy (Volume 1)|Superboy (Volume 1)]]
-* [[Comics Superboy (Volume 2)|Superboy (Volume 2)]]
-* [[Comics World's Finest (Volume 1)|World's Finest (Volume 1)]]
-==Related Articles==
-* [[Cover Art Gallery Adventure Comics|Adventure Comics cover art gallery]]
-* [[Aqualad/Appearances|Aqualad appearances list]]
-* [[Aquaman/Appearances|Aquaman appearances list]]
-* [[Congo Bill/Appearances|Congo Bill appearances list]]
-* [[Superboy (Earth-One)/Appearances|Superboy appearances list]]
-* [[Character Gallery Superboy|Superboy picture gallery]]
-==External Links==
-* ''[[Wikipedia:Adventure Comics|Adventure Comics article at Wikipedia]]''
-* ''[http://www.comics.org/series.lasso?SeriesID=98 Adventure Comics series index at Wikipedia]''
-* ''[[Wikipedia:Aquaman|Aquaman article at Wikipedia]]''
-* ''[http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=aquamanga Aquaman biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe]''
-* ''[http://www.toonopedia.com/aquaman.htm Aquaman article at Toonopedia]''
-* ''[http://supermanica.info/wiki/index.php/Aquaman Aquaman article at Supermanica]''
-* ''[[Wikipedia:Congo Bill|Congo Bill article at Wikipedia]]''
-* ''[[Wikipedia:Superboy|Superboy article at Wikipedia]]''
-* ''[http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=superboyprec Superboy biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe]''
-* ''[http://www.toonopedia.com/superboy.htm Superboy article at Toonopedia]''
-* ''[http://supermanica.info/wiki/index.php/Superboy Superboy article at Supermanica]''
-==References==
-* [http://www.comics.org/details.lasso?id=15833 Grand Comics Database] ''(character appearances and credits)''
-* [http://www.dcindexes.com/database/series-details.php?seriesid=33 Mike's Amazing World of DC] ''(character appearances)''
-* [[Who's Who - The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe 1|Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #1]] (Aquaman biography page)
-* [[Who's Who - The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe 22|Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #22]] (Superboy as Superman biography page)
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+| Notes               =
-{{nav|
+* "The Aqua-Thief of the Seven Seas" is reprinted in ''[[Batman Vol 1 238|Batman #238]]'', [[The Aquaman Archives Vol. 1 (Collected)|Aquaman Archives, Volume 1]] and ''{{co|Showcase Presents: Aquaman Vol. 1 (Collected)}}''.
-previous = [[Adventure Comics 275 (1960)|Adventure Comics #275]]|
+* "The Congorilla of Space" is reprinted in [[World's Finest Vol 1 149|''World's Finest Comics'' #149]]. The story is re-titled as "The Interplanetary Congorilla".
-title    = [[Comics Adventure Comics|Adventure Comics]]|
+* [[Garth (New Earth)|Aqualad]] appeared last in [[adventure Comics Vol 1 275|''Adventure Comics'' #275]]. He appears next in [[adventure Comics Vol 1 277|''Adventure Comics'' #277]].
-note     = Volume 1|
+* [[Aquaman]] appeared last in [[adventure Comics Vol 1 275|''Adventure Comics'' #275]]. He appears next in [[Justice League of America Vol 1 1|''Justice League of America'' (Volume 1) #1]].
-next     = [[Adventure Comics 277 (1960)|Adventure Comics #277]]|
+* [[Kal-El (Earth-One)|Superboy]] appeared last in [[Superboy Vol 1 83|''Superboy (Volume 1)'' #83]]. He appears next in [[Superboy Vol 1 84|''Superboy (Volume 1)'' #84]].
-}}
+* [[Jonathan Kent (Earth-One)|Jonathan Kent]] appeared last in [[Superboy Vol 1 83|''Superboy (Volume 1)'' #83]]. He appears next in [[Superboy Vol 1 84|''Superboy (Volume 1)'' #84]].
+* [[Martha Clark (Earth-One)|Martha Kent]] appeared last in [[Superboy Vol 1 83|''Superboy (Volume 1)'' #83]]. She appears next in [[Superboy Vol 1 84|''Superboy (Volume 1)'' #84]].
+| Trivia              =
+* "The Robinson Crusoe of Space" is a re-imagined story originally presented in [[Superboy Vol 1 49|''Superboy (Volume 1)'' #49]].
+* This issue contains a one-page "Peter Puptent" humor strip by [[Henry Boltinoff]].
+| Recommended         =
+* [[Action Comics Vol 1|Action Comics]]
+* [[Adventure Comics Vol 1|Adventure Comics]]
+* [[Aquaman Vol 1|Aquaman (Volume 1)]]
+* [[Green Arrow Vol 1|Green Arrow (Volume 1)]]
+* [[Green Arrow Vol 2|Green Arrow (Volume 2)]]
+* [[Superboy Vol 1|Superboy (Volume 1)]]
+* [[Superboy Vol 2|Superboy (Volume 2)]]
+* [[Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe Vol 1 1|Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #1]] (Aquaman biography page)
+* [[Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe Vol 1 22|Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #22]] (Superboy as Superman biography page)
+| Links               =
-[[Category:Comics|Adventure Comics 276]]
+}}
-[[Category:1960|Adventure Comics 276]]
-[[Category:1960, September|Adventure Comics 276]]