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Issue: My Greatest Adventure #79
Publication Date: May 1963
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Issues: #79 of 85 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/07/1963
Volume:
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 18 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Countdown in Dinosaur Valley!

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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
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Pages: 1
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Countdown on Excellence

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, opinion
Synopsis: Jerry gets a lecture from his father on the importance of doing every job right.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Later appears in DC comics cover-dated March 1967.
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Countdown in Dinosaur Valley

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Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: Scientists building a rocket base in the desert encounter a hidden colony of descendants from an expedition lost a century earlier.
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In Content Item: FlagSuper Comics #4 published ?
as Raketen im Tal der Dinosaurier [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8.67
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Tootsie Roll Makes History!

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First Line: History says, Ponce de Leon from Spain...
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Pages: 0.33
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Missile Attack!

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Sold by Strathmore Toys.
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Genres: sports
First Line: Strange Sports Stories is the most exciting...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: house ad for The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #47
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Return to Black Gold Oasis!

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Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Synopsis: An amnesiac soldier tries to find the meaning of the only phrase he remembers: "black gold."
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In Content Item: FlagSuper Comics #9 published ?
as Die Oase des schwarzen Goldes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7.67
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[untitled]

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First Line: Your eyes may play tricks... but not your taste!
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Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Synopsis: Questions about "Spook Trees", how to talk on the moon, and which animal is most dangerous. Includes "Announcement to Our Readers: The next issue... will be devoted entirely to a full-length, three-part action-packed blockbuster. This is by way of introducing a new, unique team called "The Legion of the Strange"." Cites Arnold Drake and Bruno Premiani. "... We promise you, you'll find reading "The Legion of the Strange" a compelling, thrilling experience!" The next issue debuted The Doom Patrol with a name change.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The Adventurers' Club mailbox logo. Letters from Jess Brady, Marv Dalyrymple, Tom Baker, Barry Klein and listing of many names of fans who wrote to the magazine.
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204 Revolutionary War Soldiers

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

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First Line: Zenith's amazing U.S. stamp offer...
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous
First Line: This is the way to go exploring in the desert!
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In Content Item: FlagCentury Comic #93 published January 1963
as Out of Gas [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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I Was a Prisoner of the Magic Mirror

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: fantasy
Synopsis: A detective searching for several missing men learns that they have been sent through a funhouse mirror to another dimension, where they are forced to mine valuable ore.
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In Content Item: FlagMars-serien [Metall-klanen] #6 published January 1968
as Jeg ble fange i det magiske speil [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuper Comics #10 published ?
as Der Gefangene des magischen Spiegels [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7.67
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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First Line: Kids!! Blast off your own space capsule...
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Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction, superhero
First Line: Metal Men now! In their own spectacular book!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Metal Men (DC, 1963 series) #1 (April-May 1963).
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The Cowboys Had a Word for It!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
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From Content Item: FlagAll Star Western #66 published August 1952
was The Cowboys Had a Word for It! [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Reward $11,750.00 for this coin!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Send $1.00 for 1963 coin catalogue. Also list of how much Best Values will pay for certain coins.
Inside back cover.
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147 Famous Automobiles

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?; ? (photos)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Send $2.49 for 147 plastic cars from 1915 to 1963, sold by Auto Models.
Back cover.

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