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Issue: Adventure Comics #459
Publication Date: September 1978
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Issues: #459 of 472 Issues (530 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/13/1978
Volume: 44
Pages: 68
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893041510
Price: $1.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 9 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Joe Orlando (managing editor); Paul Levitz (editor)
Disclose Notes: Publication date on cover is October. On-sale date from Comic Reader #157.
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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
Format Notes:  
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Cover, Front
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN PEDIGREE CGC 9.8 NM/MT
This CGC 9.8 pristine Near Mint/Mint from the Rocky Mountain Pedigree collection is the single highest graded example of this issue. Adding to its desirability, CGC has assigned its perfect page quality designation of White Pages, making this example the very best 9.8 attainable.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Jim Aparo (signed)
Inker(s): Jim Aparo (signed)
Colorist(s): Tatjana Wood
Letterer(s): Joe Letterese; Gaspar Saladino (logo design)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Green Lantern; The Flash; Wonder Woman; Deadman; The Elongated Man; New Gods
Character(s): Green Lantern; Flash; Wonder Woman; Deadman; Elongated Man; Darkseid
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: C-781
Disclose Notes: Color credits provided by Anthony Tollin. Logo design credit from Dan Greenfield (via 13th Dimension.com website, http://13thdimension.com/13-logos-a-gaspar-saladino-salute/, retrieved 7 August 2016).
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[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Levitz
Penciller(s): Todd Klein (illustration)
Inker(s): Todd Klein (illustration)
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino; ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Dateline: Adventure Comics
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Job Number: L-981
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover and inside back covers. Klein credits from the artist.
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The Crimson Comets of Fallville High

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Cary Bates
Penciller(s): Irv Novick
Inker(s): Frank Mclaughlin
Colorist(s): Gene D'Angelo
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Flash
Character(s): Flash [Barry Allen]
Synopsis: Barry goes to his class reunion, and has to help a former classmate who is mistaken for being the Flash.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagRoter Blitz #33 published December 1978
as Das Mädchen mit dem Zauberblick [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Job Number: J-5251
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Murder Haunts the Midway

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Len Wein
Penciller(s): Jim Aparo
Inker(s): Jim Aparo
Colorist(s): Glynis Wein
Letterer(s): Jim Aparo
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): Deadman
Character(s): Deadman [Boston Brand]; Vashnu; Lorna; Tiny; Lita Brand; Cleveland Brand; Inga Brand; Rama Kushna (flashback); the League of Assassins; the Challengers of the Unknown [June, Ace] (cameo); Batman; the Phantom Stranger; Aquaman
Synopsis: Deadman takes over his brother's body to spend some time on the trapeze, and remembers how he became Deadman. But he is shot (again) while in Cleveland's body. Deadman manages to keep his brother alive and tracks down the shooter. But once possessed by Deadman, the shooter kills himself without Deadman being able to stop him. The prevailing theory is that the killer was sent by Russians who want to bring Cleveland's wife back to Russia.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Job Number: J-5223
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The Call of the Cosmos

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Cary Burkett
Penciller(s): Joe Staton
Inker(s): Joe Staton
Colorist(s): Adrienne Roy
Letterer(s): Ben Oda
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Green Lantern
Character(s): Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]
Synopsis: Green Lantern rescues a female alien from space monsters, and gets a kiss along the way.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWundergirl #34 published January 1978
as Hilferuf aus dem All! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: J-5360
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Climax of Chaos

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gerry Conway
Penciller(s): Don Newton
Inker(s): Augie Scotto
Colorist(s): Jerry Serpe
Letterer(s): Ben Oda
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): New Gods
Character(s): Orion; Dave Lincoln; Desaad; Claudia; Darkseid; Infinity Man (flashback); Donald Bradford; Richard Roe; Lorraine; Izaya; Forager; Metron; Lightray; the Antagonist; President Jimmy Carter; Jezebelle
Synopsis: Orion rescues his friends from the Stasis Sphere. DeSaad reveals Darkseid's plan. Forager, Lightray, Metron, and Jezebelle battle the Antagonist. Orion confronts Darkseid but Darkseid escapes.
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 15
Job Number: J-5235
Disclose Notes: Story continues from The New Gods (DC, 1971 series) #19.
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The Case of the Fortune Cookie Fortune

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Len Wein; Paul Levitz; Mike Gold; Ann Delary-Gold; Steve Mitchell
Penciller(s): George Ruppert
Inker(s): Bruce Patterson
Colorist(s): Glynis Wein
Letterer(s): Clem Robins
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Elongated Man
Character(s): The Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Sue Dibny; Homer Jethro; Steve Douglas; Ann Douglas; Benny Maxwell
Synopsis: Elongated Man tracks down the mystery of fortune cookies with $1000 bills in them. The story turns out to involve Benny Maxwell, a famous comedian, trying to give back to his old home town.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #25/1978 published November 1978
as Glücksfall mit Glückswaffeln [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Job Number: J-5342
Disclose Notes: Benny Maxwell is a pastiche of Jack Benny.
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The Shark's Dark Demand

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack C. Harris
Penciller(s): Jack Abel
Inker(s): Frank Giacoia
Colorist(s): Gene D'Angelo
Letterer(s): Shelly Leferman
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Wonder Woman
Character(s): Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; the Shark; Hippolyta; Superman, Green Lantern, Aquaman (cameos)
Synopsis: Wonder Woman battles the Shark.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWundergirl #33 published January 1978
as Der Hai taucht auf! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuper Héros #10 published January 1981
as Les sombres exigences de Requin [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGigant #1/1982 published January 1982
as Haien krever sitt bytte [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Job Number: J-5318
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Presenting the All-New Adventure Comics!

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Levitz ?
Penciller(s): Al Milgrom
Inker(s): Al Milgrom
Colorist(s): Tatjana Wood ?
Letterer(s): Joe Letterese
Subject Matter
Character(s): Flash; Green Lantern; Elongated Man; Deadman; New Gods; Wonder Woman; the Shark
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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