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Adventure Comics#143
Cover: John Sikela & Ed Dobrotka

Adventure Comics #143

Aug 1949 · DC · 0.10 USD
“The Superboy Savings Bank!”

Aquaman's friend Phineas Pike (alias The Sea Sleuth) sails off to adventures unknown. He is shipwrecked on a small island, and gets various creatures to aid him in building a shelter and providing material for various comforts. While searching for his missing friend, Aquaman takes time out to try and capture notorious thief Blackjack, but is covered in hot tar, which forces him to the sea bottom. Meanwhile Blackjack lands on the very island where Phineas is stranded. He spots the gang and finds a way send a morse code message underwater. Aquaman finally scrapes off the tar and responds.

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writer Otto Binder · artist John Daly · inker John Daly · cover John SikelaEd Dobrotka

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artist John Daly
inker John Daly
cover pencils John Sikela
cover inks Ed Dobrotka

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Aquaman's friend Phineas Pike (alias The Sea Sleuth) sails off to adventures unknown. He is shipwrecked on a small island, and gets various creatures to aid him in building a shelter and providing material for various comforts. While searching for his missing friend, Aquaman takes time out to try and capture notorious thief Blackjack, but is covered in hot tar, which forces him to the sea bottom. Meanwhile Blackjack lands on the very island where Phineas is stranded. He spots the gang and finds a way send a morse code message underwater. Aquaman finally scrapes off the tar and responds.

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