Adventure Comics Vol 1 255

A Martian splits Superboy into two beings with a chunk of Red Kryptonite. One of the resultant boys is an evil, non-powered Clark Kent with amnesia, who makes trouble for Superboy until he dies in an explosion while trying to destroy Superboy.

Appearing in "The War That Never Ended"

Featured Characters:

Green Arrow

Supporting Characters:

Speedy

Villains:

Tayako (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

None

Locations:

An uncharted island

Items:

Trick Arrows

Vehicles:

None

Synopsis for "The War That Never Ended"

En route to a crime convention in Tokyo, Green Arrow and Speedy's airplane crashes in the pacific and they wash up on an island where a forgotten batallion of Japanese soldiers who still believe World War 2 is being fought are located. Learning that their radio equipment was ruined during a typhoon in 1945, and that they refuse to believe the war is over, the soldiers attack Green Arrow and Speedy. However, Green Arrow is able to best them with his various gimmicked arrows. Signaling a nearby naval ship to come to the island, the commander of the batallion surrenders to Green Arrow.

Appearing in "Aquaman's Double Trouble"

Featured Characters:

Aquaman

Supporting Characters:

Villains:

None

Other Characters:

None

Locations:

Earth-One

Items:

None

Vehicles:

None

Synopsis for "Aquaman's Double Trouble"

Faced with choices as to which aquatic emergencies to respond, Aquaman finds that in each case, an unknown person handled the jobs he couldn’t do...and left three holes in each area.

Notes

"The Splitting of Superboy" is reprinted in 80-Page Giant #10.

Aquaman appeared last in Adventure Comics #254. He appears next in Adventure Comics #256.

Green Arrow appeared last in World's Finest Comics #98. He appears next in Adventure Comics #256.

Jonathan Kent appeared last in Superboy (Volume 1) #69. He appears next in Adventure Comics #256.

Lana Lang appeared last in Adventure Comics #254. She appears next in Superboy (Volume 1) #70.

Martha Kent appeared last in Adventure Comics #254. She appears next in Superboy (Volume 1) #70.

Poseidon chronologically appeared last in Aquaman (Volume 1) #17. He appears next in Wonder Woman (Volume 1) #131.

Speedy appeared last in World's Finest Comics #98. He appears next in Adventure Comics #256.

Superboy appeared last in Superboy (Volume 1) #69. He appears next in Superboy (Volume 1) #70.

Topo the Octopus appeared last in Adventure Comics #254. He appears next in Adventure Comics #256.

Trivia

This issue features a one-page "Casey the Cop" humor strip by Henry Boltinoff.

Links and References

Adventure Comics Vol 1 255

From DC Database

Appearing in "The Splitting of Superboy"

Synopsis for "The Splitting of Superboy"