Adventure Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of September, 1960.
Synopsis for "The Robinson Crusoe of Space"
Superboy is marooned on a small planet in space, where he is helped by a robot “Friday”.
Appearing in "The Robinson Crusoe of Space"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Jonathan Kent
- Jor-El (Flashback only)
- Lana Lang
- Lara Lor-Van (Flashback only)
- Martha Kent
Villains:
- None
Other Characters:
- Metalman (Single appearance)
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- None
Synopsis for "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 "The Aqua-Thief of the Seven Seas"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
- None
Other Characters:
- Tai (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Timtu
Items:
- None
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for "The Congorilla of Space"
Appearing in "The Congorilla of Space"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
- Alien Congorilla (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- None
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Items:
- None
Vehicles:
- None
Notes
- "The Aqua-Thief of the Seven Seas" is reprinted in Batman #238.
- "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.
Related Articles
- Aqualad image gallery
- Aqualad appearances list
- Aqualad quotes page
- Aquaman image gallery
- Aquaman appearances list
- Aquaman quotes page
- Congo Bill image gallery
- Congo Bill appearances list
- Congo Bill quotes page
- Jonathan Kent image gallery
- Jonathan Kent appearances list
- Jonathan Kent quotes page
- Lana Lang image gallery
- Lana Lang appearances list
- Lana Lang quotes page
- Martha Kent image gallery
- Martha Kent appearances list
- Martha Kent quotes page
- Superboy image gallery
- Superboy appearances list
- Superboy quotes page
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Action Comics
- Adventure Comics
- Aquaman (Volume 1)
- Green Arrow (Volume 1)
- Green Arrow (Volume 2)
- Superboy (Volume 1)
- Superboy (Volume 2)
- 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 (Superboy as Superman biography page)
Links and References
- Adventure Comics article at Wikipedia
- Adventure Comics series index at Wikipedia
- Aquaman article at Wikipedia
- Aquaman biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
- Aquaman article at Toonopedia
- Aquaman article at Supermanica
- Lana Lang article at Wikipedia
- Lana Lang article at Supermanica
- Lana Lang biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
- Superboy article at Wikipedia
- Superboy biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
- Superboy article at Toonopedia
- Superboy article at Supermanica