ADVENTURE COMICS #103, APRIL 1946.
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Auction #183 - Part II
Item numbers 1292-2528 in auction 183
Item Description
This issue finds Superboy, Green Arrow, Johnny Quick, and Aquaman all
moving over from their regular title, More Fun Comics, into Adventure Comics.
Within a year of their departure from More Fun, that title would see
cancellation. This issue, Adventure Comics #103, marks the beginning of
Superboy’s long run as the cover attraction for Adventure Comics. In
addition, the logo has been shrunk to a rectangular format that seems similar to
the one used on the cover of Action Comics at the time. Aquaman and Green
Arrow’s move to this title is one of the reasons that they were able to
avoid disappearing when superheroes started to fail at the end of the forties.
The cover features a much smaller and younger-looking Superboy than we are used
to. The action on this cover brings to mind the very first cover of Action #1.
On that famous cover, Superman is pictured raising a car over his head as
criminals flee in terror. For this issue, Superboy is casually lifting a car off
of a jack as a citizen looks on in astonishment. In one small way, the cover can
serve as a comment on how far Superman had come since his first appearance. The
issue also features a story with the Shining Knight. The pages are cream to
off-white. The book has been CGC-certified 9.2 (NM-). According to the CGC
Census, this is the third-highest graded copy they have seen.
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