Adventure Comics #140
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Journey to the Moon!", Johnny Quick takes on a mission that’s as much about memory as it is about science, bringing together two men bound by a desert tragedy: Otis Baybridge, a man who can’t bear to be without water, and Jim Logan, a man who once refused to share it. Written by Otto Binder and illustrated by Charles Sultan, this 1949 Adventure Comics tale unfolds with quiet intensity, rooted in a haunting past that resurfaces in the most unexpected way. The cover by Win Mortimer captures the era’s bold, dynamic style, perfectly framing the story’s blend of adventure and emotional weight.
In "The Sleuth of the Sea!" from Adventure Comics #140, Aquaman teams up with Phineas Pike, a self-proclaimed expert on marine life whose confidence far outpaces his ability to swim. Though Phineas boasts of his encyclopedic knowledge, his expertise proves invaluable as he helps the ocean hero track down a gang of kidnappers.
In "The Man Who Hated Water!" from Adventure Comics #140 (1949), Johnny Quick takes on a desperate mission to reconcile two men torn apart by a desert tragedy: Otis Baybridge, who once refused to share water with Jim Logan, and Logan, now a tormented soul clinging to a pool of water as if it were salvation. Reuniting them after years of separation, Johnny stages a reenactment of their fateful desert ordeal—forcing Baybridge to confront the past he’s buried.
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Reprinted in Superman #49 (1951), Stålmannen #5/1952 (1952), Superboy Annual #1954-55 (1954), Leave It to Binky #49 (1955), Stålmannen #6/1950
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