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Issue: Adventure Comics #460
Publication Date: November 1978
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Issues: #460 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: 08/15/1978
Volume: 44
Pages: 68
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893041512
Price: $1.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 10 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Joe Orlando (managing editor); Paul Levitz (editor)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #159. Mistakenly promoted as on sale September 15th.
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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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ROCKY MOUNTAIN PEDIGREE CGC 9.8 NM/MT
This CGC 9.8 pristine Near Mint/Mint from the Rocky Mountain Pedigree collection is the highest graded and 1 of only 2 to ever reach this top tier. 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): Ross Andru (signed)
Inker(s): Dick Giordano (signed)
Colorist(s): Tatjana Wood
Letterer(s): Todd Klein
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Wonder Woman
Character(s): Wonder Woman
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: C-847
Disclose Notes: Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin. Todd Klein credit for lettering from his website (kleinletters.com).
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Dateline: Adventure Comics

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): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Art credits from the artist.
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A Nightmare to Remember!

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): Ben Oda
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Flash
Character(s): the Flash [Barry Allen]; the Flash [Jay Garrick] (of Earth-2); Iris Allen; the Wizard; appearing in a dream sequence are the Shade, Joan Garrick, the Fiddler, and the son of Joan Garrick and the Fiddler
Synopsis: After a visit to Earth Two, Flash (Barry Allen) is transported to a stranger version of Earth Two where the Shade is the mayor, everybody thinks he is Jay Garrick, and Joan Garrick is married to the Fiddler. It turns out to be a plot by the Wizard, which Barry foils.
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In Content Item: FlagRoter Blitz #36 published February 1979
as Der programmierte Albtraum [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Job Number: J-5372
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The Canvas Inferno!

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]; Lorna Hill; Tiny; Mr. Winchell; Cleveland Brand; Inga Brand; Gunther; Mr. Kronsky; Vashnu; Lita Brand
Synopsis: Deadman follows the dead body of the man who tried to kill his brother. He returns to the circus just in time to save his niece from a fire. Will Lorna Hill be forced to sell the circus? And who is the old man being held captive by the man who wants to buy it?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Job Number: J-5445
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Pursuit to Eternity

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): Darkseid; the Promethean Giants; Orion; Metron; Forager; Jezebelle; Desaad; Izaya; Lorraine Hampton; the Antagonist; Matthew Torch; Richard Roe; Lightray
Synopsis: Darkseid moves toward the Source, but Orion is on his tail. DeSaad takes over Apokolips and prepares to attack New Genesis. Highfather tries to stop Darkseid and gets his butt kicked. But he inspires Orion. Metron finds a way to stop the Antagonist. Orion causes the death of Darkseid.
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Pages: 10
Job Number: J-5235
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The Hunt

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Kupperberg
Penciller(s): Don Newton
Inker(s): Dan Adkins
Colorist(s): Adrienne Roy
Letterer(s): Milt Snapinn
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Aquaman
Character(s): Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Mera; Colin Landau
Synopsis: Aquaman goes after a man illegally hunting whales.
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In Content Item: FlagWundergirl #38 published January 1979
as Die Jagd [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagAquaman Album #3 published June 1979
as The Hunt [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Job Number: J-5329
Disclose Notes: Feature continues from Aquaman #63.
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Deadly Song of the Wizard!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Cary Burkett
Penciller(s): Joe Staton
Inker(s): Joe Staton
Colorist(s): Adrienne Roy
Letterer(s): Karin Dougherty
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Green Lantern
Character(s): Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Myrwhydden; Abin Sur (flashback)
Synopsis: Green Lantern goes hunting for his lost power battery, and finds Myrwhydden has captured it.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman #16/1979 published July 1979
as Die tödlichen Reime des Zauberers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Job Number: J-5446
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The Quest for the Stolen Soul!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack C. Harris
Penciller(s): Jack Abel
Inker(s): Jack Abel
Colorist(s): Gene D'Angelo
Letterer(s): Milt Snapinn
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Wonder Woman
Character(s): Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Howard (dead); Morgan Tracy; Pluto; an image of Aphrodite
Synopsis: Wonder Woman ventures into Hades and battles Pluto to try to save the soul of Steve Howard.
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In Content Item: FlagWundergirl #36 published January 1979
as Suche nach einer Seele [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Job Number: J-5378
Disclose Notes: Story continues from Wonder Woman #248.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Levitz
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Dateline: Adventure
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Pages: 1
Job Number: L-131
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Letters column devoted to results of a contest that ran in issue # 457.
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6 New Super-Star Features!

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Al Milgrom (signed)
Inker(s): Al Milgrom (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the back cover.

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