Comic Title: Adventure Comics #172
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: January 1952
Approx. On Sale Date: November 14, 1951 Copyright Date November 12, 1951
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1951
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 40
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "Aquaman Leaves the Sea"
Pages: 6

Feature(s):
Aquaman (of Earth-2)

Writer: George Kashdan
Artist: Ramona Fradon

Feature Character(s)

• Aquaman (last appearance in Adventure Comics #171; next appearance in Adventure Comics #173)

Villain(s)

• Snead and his gang (pearl thieves; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Captain Banks and a crewman (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Thieves steal a batch of newly harvested pearls from Aquaman's friend Captain Canks. Aquaman pursues the crooks ashore. Despite his lack of powers on land, Aquaman apprehends the crooks and recovers the pearls.