Adventure Comics #272

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CGC records 46 graded copies for Adventure Comics #272 (1960). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.

Superboy: "The Super Star of Hollywood!"

When Krypto) becomes the star of three quickie Hollywood movies, his ego swells to super-proportions, until Superboy) brings him down a peg and he decides to go back to being Superboy's pet.

| StoryTitle2 = Congo Bill: "The Strong Boy of the Jungle!" | Synopsis2 =

| StoryTitle3 = Aquaman: "The Human Flying Fish!" | Synopsis3 = One day in a lighthouse, a man named Victor Bragg) and Dr. Krill watch as Aquaman) uses his fish-telepathy in order to catch a number of smugglers making their getaway on a speed boat. Bragg figures that there is no way to beat Aquaman, however Dr. Krill tells Bragg of a special operation which would turn him into a human flying fish. With new-found powers based on the flying fish, Dr. Krill predicts that Aquaman would not be able to stop Bragg. Bragg under goes the operation and is transformed into the Human Flying Fish. Soon he is sent on missions to steals sunken treasure and other items of value from under the sea, out performing Aquaman each time and making his escape in a helicopter that Dr. Krill has waiting for him each time.

Eventually getting wise to the Human Flying Fish's tactics, Aquaman devises a trap for the crook, luring him to appear when he makes a false report of a priceless cargo of uranium that was lost at sea. Taking the bait, the Human Flying Fish attempts to steal the uranium (really an empty container) and is soon incapacitated when Aquaman summons electric eels to his aid. He then uses sword fish to knock down Dr. Krill's helicopter and the two crooks are arrested.

| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Superboy) **Supporting Characters:** * Krypto) * Jonathan Kent) * Martha Kent) **Other Characters:** * Boris Xavier * Tyrone Clover * Brenda Glamour **Locations:** * California ** Hollywood ** Malibu Beach * Smallville **Items:** * Green Kryptonite

| Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * Congo Bill) * Congorilla) **Supporting Characters:** * Janu) **Other Characters:** * Taka **Locations:** * Africa ** Republic of the Congo **Items:** * Kawolo's Magic Ring

| Appearing3 = **Featured Characters:** * Aquaman) **Supporting Characters:** * Aqualad) **Antagonists:** * Human Flying Fish) * Dr. Krill **Locations:** * Atlantic Ocean

| Notes = * *The Super Star of Hollywood!* was reprinted in Superman Family Vol 1 164. * *The Human Flying Fish!* was reprinted in Super DC Giant Vol 1 S-26, The Aquaman Archives Vol. 1 (Collected), Showcase Presents: Aquaman Vol. 1 (Collected) and DC Finest: Aquaman: The King of Atlantis (Collected). | Trivia = | Recommended =

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Creative credits

Writers: Jerry Siegel, Robert Bernstein, Robert Bernstein

Interior art: George Papp, Howard Sherman, Ramona Fradon

Source records & attribution

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GCD: 15646

PANEL PROFITS: 2314519