Comic Title: Adventure Comics #158
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: November 1950
Approx. On Sale Date: September 1, 1950 Copyright Date August 30, 1950
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1950
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.

Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 48
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "Portrait in Peril"
Pages: 6

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

Writer: Jack Miller
Artist: John Daly

Feature Character(s)

• Aquaman (last appearance in Adventure Comics #156; next appearance in Adventure Comics #160)

Other Character(s)

• Tom Renfrew (a young art student; no further appearances)
• Dean Andrews (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Art student Tom Renfrew must complete a portrait of Aquman for the College of Marine Arts scholarship. However, Aquaman is busy repairing an undersea cable and cannot pose for Tom. The artist tries using a photo for reference, but the picture is ruined by the marine air. Desperate, Tom tries to trap Aquaman in a glass diving bell. Aquaman summons his fish friends to escape, then he throws Tom into the water. Tom fears he will drown, but Aquaman saves him. Tom's memory of the experience is vivid, so he is able to finish his portrait and earn the scholarship.