Adventure Comics Vol 1 246
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Appearing in "The Girl Who Trapped Superboy"
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Supporting Characters:
Villains:
- None
Other Characters:
- Gloria van Dyke (Single appearance)
- Jeeves (Single appearance)
- Alvin Wilson
- Tommy Tate (Single appearance)
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- None
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- None
Synopsis for "The Girl Who Trapped Superboy"
A teen-aged heiress invites Clark Kent and two other boys to her mansion for a weekend, hoping to prove that one of them is Superboy.
Appearing in "The Town That Went Underwater"
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Supporting Characters:
Villains:
- None
Other Characters:
- None
Locations:
- Beachcroft
Items:
- None
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for "The Town That Went Underwater"
Aquaman creates an underwater amusement park for the people of Beachcroft, ignoring calls for help that would take him away.
Appearing in "The Rainbow Archer"
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Supporting Characters:
Villains:
- Rainbow Archer (First appearance)
- Iggy (one of the Rainbow Archer's henchmen) (Single appearance)
- Joe (one of the Rainbow Archer's henchmen) (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- None
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Synopsis for "The Rainbow Archer"
Albrecht Raines forms an underworld criminal gang, and begins printing counterfeit money. Green Arrow and his sidekick, Speedy, investigating the trail of phony money and quickly identify Raines' counterfeit bills by their inaccurate coloring. They capture Raines and send him to prison.
Some time later, Raines gets out of jail and declares vengeance against Green Arrow and Speedy. He dons a costume and begins calling himself the Rainbow Archer. On his first operation, he loots an armored car, slinging arrows of various colors. Due to his hatred of Green Arrow however, he refuses to use arrows that are colored green. Police officers arrive on the scene and the Rainbow Archer attempts to distract them. Green Arrow shows up and stops him once again. He returns Raines to prison ending his career as the Rainbow Archer once and for all.
Notes
- "The Rainbow Archer" is reprinted in Four-Star Spectacular #5.
- Alvin Wilson is named Alvin Smith in this story. He appeared last in Superboy (Volume 1) #62. This is Alvin's final appearance to date.
- Aquaman appeared last in Adventure Comics #245. He appears next in Adventure Comics #247.
- This issue is the first appearance of the Earth-One counterparts to Green Arrow and his sidekick, Speedy. Chronologically, they make a previous appearance in Adventure Comics #262. They appear next in Adventure Comics #247.
- Lana Lang appeared last in Superboy (Volume 1) #63. She appears next in Superboy (Volume 1) #64.
- Superboy appeared last in Superboy (Volume 1) #63. He appears next in Superboy (Volume 1) #64.
- Topo the Octopus appeared last in Adventure Comics #245. He appears next in Adventure Comics #247.
Trivia
- This issue features a one-page "Little Pete" and "Varsity Vic" humor strip.
- This issue features a Superboy workshop activity page.
- In the 1950s and 60s, it was not unusual for heroes and villains to assume costumed identities that reflected their actual names. In the Green Arrow story in this issue, Albrecht Raines becomes a villain known as the Rainbow Archer, an obvious play on his last name, Raines.
Related Articles
- Aquaman image gallery
- Aquaman appearances list
- Aquaman quotes page
- Green Arrow image gallery
- Green Arrow appearances list
- Green Arrow quotes page
- Lana Lang image gallery
- Lana Lang appearances list
- Lana Lang quotes page
- Speedy image gallery
- Speedy appearances list
- Speedy quotes page
- Superboy image gallery
- Superboy appearances list
- Superboy quotes page
See Also
- Write your own review of this comic!
- Discuss Adventure Comics Vol 1 246 on the forums
- Cover gallery for the Adventure Comics series
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 #9 (Green Arrow biography page)
- Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #21 (Speedy 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
- Green Arrow article at Wikipedia
- Green Arrow biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
- Green Arrow article at Toonopedia
- Green Arrow 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
- Speedy article at Wikipedia
- Speedy biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
- Speedy article at Supermanica
- Superboy article at Wikipedia
- Superboy biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
- Superboy article at Toonopedia
- Superboy article at Supermanica
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