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Issue: Adventure Comics #479
Publication Date: March 1981
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Issues: #479 of 472 Issues (530 Printings)
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Is Variant Variant: UK Cover Price
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 47
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: £0.15 GBP
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
16 (3 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
Editor(s): Joe Orlando (managing editor); Jack C. Harris (editor)
Disclose Notes: The indicia title of issues #479-490 is ADVENTURE COMICS PRESENTS DIAL H FOR HERO.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.; standard Silver Age U.S.; standard Modern Age U.S.; digest size (5" x 6.75") #491-503
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior; thin cardboard stock cover (digest size)
Binding: saddle-stitched; squarebound #390, 416, 491-503
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front from base issue
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Genres: superhero
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Pages: 1
Job Number: C-553
Disclose Notes: Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
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Truckin'

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Feature(s): Monogram Models, Inc.
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Disclose Notes: Ad for truck model kits.
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To Save a World!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Chris King (intro); Vicki Grant (intro); Flying Buttress; G.L.U.N.K.
Synopsis: Chris and Vicki meet the Flying Buttress and G.L.U.N.K. who send them on a mission to retrieve important control rods to save a planet.
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Pages: 10
Job Number: J-7190
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Revival of the feature, now with Chris King and Vicki Grant holding dials. Their various super-hero identities, as well as the super-villains, are created by readers.

Flying Buttress created by Steve Mattson; Megaboy created by David Cason; Sunspot created by Shawn Sherman; GLUNK created by Richard Morrissey; Ice created by Clifford Stroud; Color Commando created by James McClernan.
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For a World of Fun...Grow Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys

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Feature(s): Sea-Monkeys
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Disclose Notes: Ad for Sea-Monkeys from Transcience Corporation.
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Write Right Now!

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Character(s): Charles Atlas
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Disclose Notes: Ads in classified format for body building, martial arts training, comics, novelties, the American Red Cross, and more. S. Schwarz & Co. agent.
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The Baron!

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Wonder Woman; Hostess Cup Cakes
Character(s): Wonder Woman; The Chocolate Baron
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The Red Death

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Chris King; Vicki Grant; Silver Fog; Red Death
Synopsis: Chris and Vicki try to stop the Silver Fog but fail. Then they take on the Red Death when he attacks their class to steal their science teacher.
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Pages: 7
Job Number: J-7164
Disclose Notes: Story title and creative credits from release form page.

Doomster created by Nelson Jimenez; Grasshopper created by Monte Wilson; Red Death created by Russell Frakes; The Composite Man created by Ben Stillwell; Twilight created by Delmo Walters Jr.
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Creature Creations

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Disclose Notes: Ad to order posters placed between pages 3 and 4 of the previous story.
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Fun Factory

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Feature(s): Fun Factory
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Disclose Notes: Ad to order novelty items.
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As the Silver Fog Rolls In...

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Chris King; Vicki Grant; Silver Fog
Synopsis: Chris and Vicki take on the Silver Fog, and wind up curing him of his ailment.
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Job Number: J-7169
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Silver Fog created by Harlan Ellison; Windsong created by Frank Mills Jr.; Captain Electron created by Stephen DeStefano.
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We Are Looking for a Few Good Boys and Girls

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Grit
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Disclose Notes: Ad for sales people for Grit newspapers placed between page 4 and 5 of the previous story.
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Join the Official Star Wars Fan Club

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Star Wars Fan Club
Character(s): C3PO; R2D2
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Synopsis: History of how Dial "H" for Hero was revived.
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Job Number: L-697
Disclose Notes: Image of the next issue's cover.
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Now You Can Dial "H" for Hero

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Character(s): Flying Buttress; Megaboy; Sunspot; GLUNK; Ice; Color Commando; Doomster; Grasshopper; Red Death; The Composite Man; Twilight; Silver Fog; Windsong; Captain Electron
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Disclose Notes: Release form for submissions to Dial "H" for Hero.
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Johnson Smith Company

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Feature(s): Johnson Smith Company
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover for 48 different novelties from Johnson Smith, with order coupon.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Feature(s): Aurora AFX
First Line: For the closest thing to real racing!
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Disclose Notes: Back cover ad from slot car racers and track from Aurora AFX.

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