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Issue: Adventure Comics #500
Publication Date: June 1983
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Issues: #500 of 472 Issues (530 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Direct Sales
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/08/1983
Volume: 48
Pages: 148
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $2.00 CAD
$1.75 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (15 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Special 148-page 500th issue.
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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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Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Shrinking Violet; Colossal Boy]
Synopsis: The original Silver Age Legionnaires see their modern counterparts.
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Pages: 1
Job Number: C-331
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Adventure Comics No. 500

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Secret of the Mystery Legionnaire!

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Colorist(s): ?
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy; Sun Boy; Invisible Kid; Bouncing Boy; Shrinking Violet; Colossal Boy; Brainiac 5; Mon-El [as Marvel Lad, the Legionnaire Lemon]; Superboy (flashback); Antennae Boy (applicant); Dynamo Kid (applicant); Sun-Eater; Phantom Zone criminals
Synopsis: Following the death of Lightning Lad, the LSH recruits new member Legionnaire Lemon, or Marvel Lad, who turns out to be Mon-El, finally cured of his weakness to lead and able to leave the Phantom Zone to join the Legion full-time.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #305 published February 1963
was The Secret of the Mystery Legionnaire! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
Job Number: J-8670
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The Legion of Substitute Heroes!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Sun Boy; Saturn Girl; Chameleon Boy; Bouncing Boy; Colossal Boy; Cosmic Boy; Brainiac 5; Shrinking Violet; Legion of Substitute Heroes [Polar Boy; Night Girl; Stone Boy; Fire-Lad; Chlorophyll Kid]
Synopsis: A group of rejected applicants band together as the Legion of Substitute Heroes and thwart the Plant Men's scheme to take over the Earth.
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From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #306 published March 1963
was The Legion of Substitute Heroes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 14
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The Secret Power of the Mystery Super-Hero!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Element Lad [as Mystery Lad]; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Bouncing Boy; Invisible Kid; Brainiac 5; Colossal Boy; Roxxas
Synopsis: The Legion recruits Element Lad, who is the last survivor of Trom, to fight the space pirate Roxxas, who killed the rest of the Trommians. He wants to keep his super-power to transform elements a secret, so he joins as Mystery Lad.
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From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #307 published April 1963
was The Secret Power of the Mystery Super-Hero! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 13
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The Return of Lightning Lad!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Sun Boy; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Mon-El; Bouncing Boy; Lightning Lass [as Lightning Lad]; Chameleon Boy; Brainiac 5; Shrinking Violet; Proty; Lightning Lad (cameo flashback); Superboy (cameo); Supergirl (cameo); Triplicate Girl (cameo)
Synopsis: Lightning Lad's sister impersonates her dead brother and later joins the Legion as Lightning Lass.
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From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #308 published May 1963
was The Return of Lightning Lad! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 11
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[Part I] The Legion of Super-Monsters!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Brainiac 5; Bouncing Boy; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Chameleon Boy; Mon-El; Colossal Boy; Ultra-Boy; Jungle King (applicant); Rainbow Girl (applicant); Super-Monsters
Synopsis: Legion of Super-Heroes reject Jungle King tries to get revenge with his super-beasts.
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From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #309 published June 1963
was The Legion of Super-Monsters! [Part I] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 9
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Part II: The Legion's Super-Showdown!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Brainiac 5; Bouncing Boy; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Chameleon Boy; Jungle King; Super-Monsters
Synopsis: Jungle King and his super-beasts are defeated by the Legion.
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From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #309 published June 1963
was Part II: The Legion's Super-Showdown! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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[Part I] The Doom of the Super-Heroes!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Chameleon Boy; Sun Boy; Saturn Girl; Brainiac 5; Cosmic Boy; Mon-El; Superboy; Ultra-Boy; Shrinking Violet; Bouncing Boy; Invisible Kid; Lightning Lass; Mask Man
Synopsis: The Legion of Super-Heroes fight Mask Man, who begins killing them one by one.
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From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #310 published July 1963
was The Doom of the Super-Heroes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 9
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Part II: Last Stand of the Legion!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Sun Boy; Saturn Girl; Brainiac 5; Cosmic Boy; Mon-El; Superboy; Bouncing Boy; Colossal Boy; Invisible Kid; Lightning Lass; Mask Man
Synopsis: Mask Man continues to kill the Legionnaires, until he is revealed as a 30th Century descendant of Mr. Mxyzptlk. Superboy defeats him, and the dead Legionnaires are restored as all the effects of his magic are undone.
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From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #310 published July 1963
was Part II: Last Stand of the Legion! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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[Part I] The War Between the Substitute Heroes and the Legionnaires!

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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy; Sun Boy; Bouncing Boy; Brainiac 5; Legion of Substitute Heroes [Polar Boy; Night Girl; Fire-Lad; Chlorophyll Kid; Stone Boy]
Synopsis: The Legionnaires are angry and rude every time the Substitute Legion tries to help.
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From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #311 published August 1963
was [Part I] The War Between the Substitute Heroes and the Legionnaires! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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Part II: The Duel of the Legions!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Sun Boy; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Bouncing Boy; Chameleon Boy; Legion of Substitute Heroes [Polar Boy; Night Girl; Chlorophyll Kid; Fire-Lad; Stone Boy]
Synopsis: The Substitute Legion battle alien impostors from the planet Zyzan who have imprisoned the real Legion.
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From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #311 published August 1963
was Part II: The Duel of the Legions! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 9
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Part I: The Super-Sacrifice of the Legionnaires!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superboy; Mon-El; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Lightning Lass; Chameleon Boy; Proty; Lightning Lad (cameo flashback)
Synopsis: The Legionnaires try to find a way to revive Lightning Lad.
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From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #312 published September 1963
was Part I: The Super-Sacrifice of the Legionnaires! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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Part II: The Bravest Legionnaire!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superboy; Mon-El; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Lightning Lass; Chameleon Boy; Proty (dies); Lightning Lad (restored)
Synopsis: Proty sacrifices his life to revive Lightning Lad.
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From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #312 published September 1963
was Part II: The Bravest Legionnaire! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7
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The World of Doomed Olsens!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Jimmy Olsen; Superman; Legion of Super-Heroes [Mon-El [also as The Collector]; Colossal Boy [also as The Giant Turtle Man]; Bouncing Boy [also as Fat Boy Jimmy]; Cosmic Boy [also as The Human Porcupine]; Chameleon Boy [also as Elastic Lad]; Shrinking Violet (cameo); Sun Boy (cameo); Lightning Lad (cameo); Saturn Girl (cameo); Triplicate Girl (cameo)]; Proty II [also as Wolf Boy Jimmy]; Legion of Substitute-Heroes [Fire Lad; Polar Boy; Night Girl; Stone Boy] (all in cameos)
Synopsis: Jimmy is taken by The Collector to the world Gion-El, which is seemingly inhabited by duplicates of him in the forms into which he has been transformed in the past. But when Jimmy realizes he is being hoaxed, the Legionnaires reveal that he has passed his initiation test and they bring him to the 30th century to officially be made an honorary member of the Legion of Super-Heroes.
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From Content Item: FlagSuperman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #72 published October 1963
was The World of Doomed Olsens! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 9
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Part I: The Condemned Legionnaires!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Lightning Lass; Saturn Girl; Shrinking Violet; Sun Boy; Mon-El; Superboy; Triplicate Girl; Cosmic Boy; Polar Boy; Night Girl; Supergirl; Phantom Girl; Colossal Boy (cameo); Brainiac 5 (cameo); Lightning Lad (cameo); Bouncing Boy (cameo); Chameleon Boy (cameo); Satan Girl
Synopsis: The girl Legionnaires are struck by a mysterious Crimson Virus. Satan Girl tries to take their place, but attacks the girls when rejected. Supergirl follows.
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From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #313 published October 1963
was Part I: The Condemned Legionnaires! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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Part II: The Secret of Satan Girl!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Supergirl; Cosmic Boy; Sun Boy; Bouncing Boy; Colossal Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Triplicate Girl; Phantom Girl; Lightning Lass; Shrinking Violet; Night Girl; Satan Girl; Legion of Super-Pets [Krypto; Streaky; Beppo; Comet]
Synopsis: Satan Girl is defeated by the Super-Pets and revealed to be an evil Red Kryptonite duplicate of Supergirl.
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From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #313 published October 1963
was Part II: The Secret of Satan Girl! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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The First Five Hundred Issues

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ? (other covers)
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Genres: informational
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From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #300 published September 1962
was Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #400 published December 1970
was The 35th Anniversary -- 400th Issue [Illustration on Cover, Front]
From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #403 published March 1971
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #428 published July 1973
was Origin Issue [Illustration on Cover, Front]
From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #446 published July 1976
was The Manta-Ray Means Murder [Illustration on Cover, Front]
From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #453 published September 1977
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Nelson goes over the history of Adventure Comics and its predecessor titles, New Comics and New Adventure Comics. He covers several of the features that were a part of it, including Federal Men, Nadir, Sandman, Hourman, Starman, Manhunter, Superboy, Green Arrow, Johnny Quick, Aquaman, Legion of Super-Heroes, Congorilla, Tales of the Bizarro World, Supergirl, Black Orchid, Justice Society, a new Starman, and Dial H for Hero (among others). Includes six cover reprints from the series.
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): The Story Behind the Stories
Synopsis: Levitz discusses the Legion stories reprinted in this issue.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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10 Legion of Super-Heroes Stories!

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Shrinking Violet; Colossal Boy]
Synopsis: The modern Legionnaires see their Silver Age counterparts.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Illustration and promo for stories in the issue. Art is mirror-image of front cover, with the positions of the "classic" and "modern" Legionnaires switched.

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