Comic Title: Adventure Comics #147
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: December 1949
On Sale Date: October 14, 1949 Copyright Date October 12, 1949
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1949
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.

Newsstand Date October 14, 1949
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V4 #8

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

Title: "The Speed Crimes"
Pages: 8

Feature(s):
Johnny Quick (of Earth-2)

Writer: Don Cameron
Artist: Ralph Mayo

Feature Character(s)

• Johnny Quick (last appearance in Adventure Comics #146; next appearance in Adventure Comics #148)

Supporting Character(s)

• Tubby Watts (last appearance in Adventure Comics #146; next appearance in Adventure Comics #148)
• Johnny's boss (last appearance in Adventure Comics #145; next appearance in Adventure Comics #153)

Villain(s)

• Silk Skeene and Blimp Gorman (aka B.A. Goodfellow and I.M. Kindly; swindlers; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• A state prison warden (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Two convicts are released from prison and decide to use Johnny Quick in their return to crime. They trick him into performing tasks for charity. Unbeknowst to Johnny, some of the tasks are designed to assist the crooks with their crimes. When the crooks try to use Johnny to help them win at gambling, he catches on to their scheme. He causes them to lose their winnings, then returns them to prison.