250's for America's 250 · Day 2: Adventure Comics #250
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Publishing: Friday, June 12, 2026 · DC Comics · Cover date: July 1958
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Day 2 hands us the first sneaky "key" of the series. On the surface it's a 1958 Superboy anthology — but tucked inside is a piece of genuine creator history.
The issue
The lead Superboy tale, "The Imposter from the Year 2958," sends a 30th-century lawman back to Smallville to warn the Boy of Steel that a future criminal has traveled to the past, impersonating a local to get his hands on cobalt for a bomb — and Superboy has to figure out who's been replaced. But the issue's collector hook is the Green Arrow backup, "The Green Arrows of the World," which introduces an international roster of Green Arrow–styled archers. It's drawn by Jack Kirby — his first Green Arrow story, kicking off a short, prized run. An Aquaman short rounds out the book.
Who's in it
Superboy (Clark Kent), Green Arrow and Speedy, Aquaman, and the globe-spanning "Green Arrows of the World."
Behind the book (creators)
- Cover: Curt Swan (pencils), Stan Kaye (inks), Ira Schnapp (letters)
- Superboy story: Bill Finger (writer), John Sikela (art)
- Green Arrow story: Jack Kirby (art), Roz Kirby (inks) — writer uncertain (possibly Finger, Herron, or Wood)
- Aquaman story: art by Ramona Fradon
- Editor: Mort Weisinger / Whitney Ellsworth era
What it's worth
This is the only entry in the set whose value rests on a creator credit: Jack Kirby's first Green Arrow. Mid-grade raw copies (VG–FN) commonly trade $40–$100, and higher VF/NM raw copies can reach several hundred dollars. Graded high-grade copies are scarce and command significant premiums — a CGC 9.x could run into the high hundreds to low thousands. (Verify current sales on GoCollect/Heritage.)
Where to read it (collected edition)
The Kirby Green Arrow story is reprinted in The Green Arrow by Jack Kirby (DC hardcover). The Superboy and Aquaman stories from this exact issue aren't gathered in a single dedicated collection — the Kirby material is the reliably reprinted portion.
Part of "250's for America's 250" — counting 24 milestone #250 comics down to the U.S. 250th on July 4, 2026.