This is a complete list of Adventure Comics from the Silver Age: 1958-1970 (with GEMs highlighted). The list includes links for the following: (a) Wiki page (from the Grand Comics Database, or GCD), (b) e-book (available upon request), and (c) More info on each comic (via optional posts by various contributors).
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During the first part of the Silver Age, Superboy was the main feature in Adventure Comics, with a variety of secondary features including Tales of the Bizarro World and the Legion of Super-Heroes (the latter made its debut at the beginning of the Silver Age). Starting in 1962 with issue #300, the Legion became the main feature and later took over the entire issue. The primary creators of Legion stories for the next four years were Edmond Hamilton and John Forte, though there were other contributors as well. Then, in 1966, writer Jim Shooter made his debut and teamed up with artist Curt Swan to produce some amazing Legion stories for the next three years. This came to an close in 1969 with issue #381, when there was a swap: Supergirl became the primary feature in Adventure Comics and the Legion moved to the backup feature in Action Comics.
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Year
Comic Issue(s)
Story Title
GEM!
Reprinted in
Writer
Art (pencils, inks)
Cover art
Comments
Wiki
E-comic
More
1958
Adventure Comics 247
The Legion of Super-Heroes
Superman Annual 06
Otto Binder
Al Plastino
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
First LSH
1958
Adventure Comics 248
The Great Super-Powers Contest
Superboy 149
Bill Finger
Creig Flessel
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1958
Adventure Comics 249
The Stolen Superboy Cape
Otto Binder
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1958
Adventure Comics 250
The Imposter from the Year 2958
80 pg Giant 10
Bill Finger
John Sikela
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1958
Adventure Comics 251
Superboy's Last Day
Superboy 165G
Bill Finger
George Papp
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
First SB robots
1958
Adventure Comics 252
The Super-Sentry of Smallville
Alvin Schwartz
John Sikela
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1958
Adventure Comics 253
Superboy Meets Robin, the Boy Wonder
Superboy 133
Bill Finger
Al Plastino
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
First Smallville Mailsack
1958
Adventure Comics 254
I Was a Teen-Age Superboy
Unknown
George Papp
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1958
Adventure Comics 255
The Splitting of Superboy
80 pg Giant 10
Otto Binder
George Papp
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1959
Adventure Comics 256
The Dragnet for Superboy
Otto Binder
Al Plastino
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1959
Adventure Comics 257
The First Two Super-Men
Otto Binder
Curt Swan, Ray Burnley
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1959
Adventure Comics 258
Superboy Meets the Young Green Arrow
Jerry Coleman
George Papp
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1959
Adventure Comics 259
The Blind Boy of Steel
Superboy Annual 1
Otto Binder
George Papp
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1959
Adventure Comics 260
The Kents' Second Super-Son
Superboy 129G
Jerry Coleman
John Sikela
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1959
Adventure Comics 261
Superboy Meets Lois Lane
Otto Binder
George Papp
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1959
Adventure Comics 262
The Colossal Super-Dog
Superboy 174G
Otto Binder
George Papp
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1959
Adventure Comics 263
The Great Superboy Doublecross
Otto Binder
John Sikela
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1959
Adventure Comics 264
The Helpless Hero
80 pg Giant 10
Otto Binder
George Papp
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1959
Adventure Comics 265
The First Superman Robot
Otto Binder
George Papp
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1959
Adventure Comics 266
The Super-Pranks of Krypto
Jerry Siegel
George Papp
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1959
Adventure Comics 267
(LSH) Prisoner of the Super-Heroes
Jerry Siegel
George Papp
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
Second LSH
1960
Adventure Comics 268
The Week That Clark Kent Lost His Memory
Otto Binder
Al Plastino
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1960
Adventure Comics 269
Krypto's Mean Master
Superman Family 169
Jerry Siegel
George Papp
Curt Swan, Sheldon Moldoff
1960
Adventure Comics 270
The Stolen Identities
Jerry Siegel
George Papp
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1960
Adventure Comics 271
How Luthor Met Superboy
80 pg Giant 10
Jerry Siegel
Al Plastino
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1960
Adventure Comics 272
The Super Star of Hollywood
Superman Family 164
Jerry Siegel
George Papp
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1960
Adventure Comics 273
The Boy Who Was Stronger Than Superboy
Jerry Siegel
George Papp
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1960
Adventure Comics 274
The Monster that Stalked Smallville
80 pg Giant 06
Robert Bernstein
George Papp
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1960
Adventure Comics 275
The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
Superman Annual 7
Jerry Coleman
George Papp
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1960
Adventure Comics 276
The Robinson Crusoe of Space
Otto Binder
Al Plastino
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1960
Adventure Comics 277
The Duel for Earth
Jerry Siegel
George Papp
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1960
Adventure Comics 278
Supergirl in Smallville
Superboy 129G
Otto Binder
Al Plastino
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1960
Adventure Comics 279
Superboy Visits the 50th Century
Superboy 136
Otto Binder
Curt Swan, John Forte
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
First White Kryptonite
1961
Adventure Comics 280
Superboy and the Mermaid from Atlantis
Jerry Siegel
Curt Swan, John Forte
Curt Swan, John Forte
1961
Adventure Comics 281
Superboy's New Parents
Robert Bernstein
Al Plastino
Curt Swan, John Forte
1961
Adventure Comics 282
Lana Lang and the Legion of Super-Heroes
Adventure 356
Otto Binder
George Papp
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1961
Adventure Comics 283
The Phantom Superboy
Superboy 165G
Robert Bernstein
George Papp
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
First Phantom Zone
1961
Adventure Comics 284
Clark Kent Goes to Reform School
Robert Bernstein
Curt Swan, George Klein
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1961
Adventure Comics 285
Gravity Girl of Smallville
Robert Bernstein
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1961
Adventure Comics 285
(Bizarro) The Shame of the Bizzaro Family
Superman 202G
Jerry Siegel
Wayne Boring, Stan Kaye
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
First 'Tales of the Bizzaro World'
1961
Adventure Comics 286
The Witch of Smallville
Robert Bernstein
Al Plastino
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1961
Adventure Comics 286
(Bizarro) Bizarro, Private Detective
Jerry Siegel
John Forte
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1961
Adventure Comics 287
(Bizarro) Jimmy Olsen's Kookie Scoops
80 pg Giant 13
Jerry Siegel
John Forte
Curt Swan, George Klein
1961
Adventure Comics 287
War of the Superboys
Superboy 138G
Jerry Siegel
George Papp
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
First Dev-Em. Contd in Adventure 288
1961
Adventure Comics 288
The Knave from Krypton
Superboy 138G
Jerry Siegel
George Papp
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
Contd from Adventure 287
1961
Adventure Comics 288
(Bizarro) Bizarro's Secret Identity
Superman 202G
Jerry Siegel
John Forte
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1961
Adventure Comics 289
Clark Kent's Super-Father
Robert Bernstein
George Papp
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
First Jax-Ur
1961
Adventure Comics 289
(Bizarro) Bizarro's Amazing Buddies
Superman 202G
Jerry Siegel
John Forte
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1961
Adventure Comics 290
The Secret of the Seventh Super-Hero
Superboy 147G
Robert Bernstein
George Papp
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
LSH story
1961
Adventure Comics 290
(Bizarro) The Invasion of the Bizarro World
Jerry Siegel
John Forte
Curt Swan, Stan Kaye
1961
Adventure Comics 291
Superboy's Romance with Cleopatra
Robert Bernstein
Curt Swan, George Klein
Curt Swan, George Klein
1961
Adventure Comics 291
(Bizarro) The Bizarro Perfect Crimes
Superman 202G
Jerry Siegel
John Forte
Curt Swan, George Klein
1962
Adventure Comics 292
The Laughing Stock of Smallville
Bill Finger
Al Plastino
Curt Swan, Sheldon Moldoff
SB's 2nd encounter with Luthor
1962
Adventure Comics 292
(Bizarro) Bizarro Creates a Monster
Superman 202G
Jerry Siegel
John Forte
Curt Swan, Sheldon Moldoff
1962
Adventure Comics 293
The Legion of Super-Traitors
Superboy 147G
Jerry Siegel
Curt Swan, George Klein
Curt Swan, George Klein
First Legion of Super-Pets. First Super-Horse
1962
Adventure Comics 293
(Bizarro) The Good Deeds of Bizarro-Luthor
Superman Family 169
Jerry Siegel
John Forte
Curt Swan, George Klein
1962
Adventure Comics 294
Dial M for Monster
Jerry Siegel
Al Plastino
Curt Swan, George Klein
1962
Adventure Comics 294
(Bizarro) The Halloween Pranks of the Bizarro Supermen