Comic Title: Adventure Comics #196
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: January 1954
Approx. On Sale Date: November 25, 1953 Copyright Date November 23, 1953
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1953
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: Mort Weisinger

Title: "Kingorilla"
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Superboy (of Earth-1)

Writer: William Woolfolk
Artist: John Sikela

Feature Character(s)

• Superboy (last appearance in Adventure Comics #195; next appearance in Superboy #30)

Supporting Character(s)

• Jonathan Kent (last appearance in Adventure Comics #195; next appearance in Superboy #30)
• Martha Kent (last appearance in Superboy #29; next appearance in Superboy #30)
• Lana Lang (last appearance in Adventure Comics #195; next appearance in Superboy #30)
• Lewis Lang (name given as John in this story; last appearance in Adventure Comics #192; next appearance in Adventure Comics #200)
• Mrs. Lang (last appearance in Adventure Comics #195; next appearance in Superboy #34)

Villain(s)

• Kingorilla (a giant ape; no further appearances)
• A tribe of natives (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• An unnamed pilot (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
When Lana's parents are reported missing while on a jungle expedition, Lana stows away aboard a plane. Clark Kent follows her and rescues the plane from danger. Clark and Lana find the Langs in the jungle held prisoner by a group of natives. The natives intend to sacrifice them to their god, a giant gorilla called Kingorilla.

Clark arranges things so that he is chosen for sacrifice. Then without the Langs in sight, he becomes Superboy and chases away Kingorilla. The natives then honor Clark and abandon their plans of sacrifice. Finally Clark helps the natives by creating a diamond for their idol to replace the original that was stolen by thieves.