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Issue: DC Silver Age Classics Adventure Comics 247 #[nn]
Publication Date: April 1992
 
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Issues: #[nn] of 1 Issue
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/20/1992
Volume:
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 07098931146604
Price: $1.25 CAD
£0.60 GBP
$1.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 5 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Bob Kahan; Mort Weisinger (Original Editor)
Disclose Notes: This is one of 10 issues under the banner "DC Silver Age Classics." They reprinted classic comics of the Silver Age. They had no numbers or publication dates in the indicia.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U. S.
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: One-Shot
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The Legion of Super-Heroes!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Superboy; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad [as Lightning Boy]; Saturn Girl]
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #247 published April 1958
was The Legion of Super-Heroes! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Legion of Super-Heroes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder
Penciller(s): Al Plastino
Inker(s): Al Plastino
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Superboy; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad [as Lightning Boy]; Saturn Girl]; Jonathan Kent (cameo)
Synopsis: Three teens from the future offer Superboy membership in their super-hero club. But when Superboy fails to complete three simple tasks, the Legionnaires pretend to reject him, until they reveal that the three tasks were merely intitiation pranks which proved he is a good sport.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #247 published April 1958
was The Legion of Super-Heroes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Reprint of the first appearance of the Legion. Lightning Lad is called Lightning Boy in this story. There are several other unidentified Legionnaires in the story, including one colored here to look like Brainiac 5. The Legionnaires are not yet in their classic costumes in this story.
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The 13 Superstition Arrows

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Herron
Penciller(s): George Papp
Inker(s): George Papp
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Green Arrow
Character(s): Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; C. M. Hawkins
Synopsis: To secure a $5,000,000 bequest to charity, Green Arrow must use 13 trick arrows with gimmicks associated with bad luck.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #247 published April 1958
was The 13 Superstition Arrows [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: GA uses an Ace of Spades Arrow, a Ladder Arrow, a Black Cat Arrow, a Salt Arrow, and a Number 13 Arrow.
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Aquaman's Super Sea-Squad

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Miller
Penciller(s): Ramona Fradon
Inker(s): Ramona Fradon
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Aquaman
Character(s): Aquaman
Synopsis: Aquaman has to carefully deliver a nuclear projectile to the military before it detonates.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #247 published April 1958
was Aquaman's Super Sea-Squad [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Adventure Comics #247

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom Bierbaum; Mary Bierbaum; Keith Giffen
Penciller(s): Al Plastino (illustration)
Inker(s): Al Plastino (illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset; ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Classics Comments
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Tom & Mary Bierbaum and Keith Giffen comment on the first Legion of Super-Heroes story. Illustration taken from "The Legion of Super-Heroes" from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #247.

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