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Issue: Adventure Comics #309
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
On Sale Date: 04/25/1963
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 19 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Mort Weisinger
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from ad in Action Comics #301 and copyright registration.

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes moves to the lead spot with this issue, as Superboy stories move to the back.
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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 (5" x 6.75") (#491-503)
Paper Stock: glossy cover (#32-490); cardstock cover (#491-503); newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched; squarebound (#390, 416, 491-503)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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The Fake Superboy from Krypton!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Curt Swan
George Klein
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Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
superhero
Superboy
Clark Kent; Superboy impersonator; Blackie Burke; Jor-El (statue); Lara (statue)
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1
Not Wanted: High School Dropouts!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Schiff
Sheldon Moldoff
Sheldon Moldoff
Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
non-fiction
Alvin learns that it's hard to get a good job unless you finish school, and decides against dropping out
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1
On inside front cover.
The Legion of Super-Monsters! [Part I]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Edmond Hamilton
John Forte
John Forte
?
Milton Snapinn
Subject Matter
superhero
Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
Legion of Super-Heroes [Brainiac 5 [Querl Dox]; Bouncing Boy [Chuck Taine]; Saturn Girl [Imra Ardeen]; Sun Boy [Dirk Morgna]; Chameleon Boy [Reep Daggle]; Mon-El [Lar Gand]; Colossal Boy [Gim Allon]; Ultra Boy [Jo Nah]; Matter-Eater Lad [Tenzil Kem] (cameo); Shrinking Violet [Salu Digby] (cameo); Superboy [Kal-El; Clark Kent] (cameo); Triplicate Girl [Lournu Durgo] (cameo); Invisible Kid [Lyle Norg] (cameo); Cosmic Boy [Rokk Krinn] (cameo)]; Rainbow Girl; Jungle King [Monster Master]; Legion of Super-Monsters [Earthquake Beast; Eye-Monster; Mirror Monster; Drill Beast; Omnibeast]
Failed Legion applicant Jungle King tries to get revenge with his super-beasts.
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FlagAdventure Comics #500 [Direct Sales] published June 1983
as [Part I] The Legion of Super-Monsters! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #2 [1st Printing] published December 1992
as [Part I]: The Legion of Super-Monsters! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagShowcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes #1 published June 2007
as Part I: The Legion of Super-Monsters! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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Try a Tongue Teaser!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Tootsie Roll
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Miscellaneous
0.33
The Swing Is to DC!

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Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Grit Publishing Co.
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Miscellaneous
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Subject Matter
Littleton Coin Co.
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Part II: The Legion's Super-Showdown!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Edmond Hamilton
John Forte
John Forte
?
Milton Snapinn
Subject Matter
superhero
Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
Legion of Super-Heroes [Brainiac 5 [Querl Dox]; Bouncing Boy [Chuck Taine]; Saturn Girl [Imra Ardeen]; Sun Boy [Dirk Morgna]; Chameleon Boy [Reep Daggle]]; Jungle King [Monster Master] (death); Legion of Super-Monsters [Earthquake Beast; Eye-Monster; Mirror Monster; Drill Beast; Omnibeast]; gas creature
The Legion defeats the Jungle King and his super-beasts.
Reprinting
FlagAdventure Comics #500 [Direct Sales] published June 1983
as Part II: The Legion's Super-Showdown! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #2 [1st Printing] published December 1992
as Part II: The Legion's Super-Showdown! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagShowcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes #1 published June 2007
as Part II: The Legion's Super-Showdown! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7.67
Great Masterpieces

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Subject Matter
Tootsie Roll Fudge
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Miscellaneous
0.33
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Smallville Mailsack
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Miscellaneous
1
Letters from Susan Ann Robertson, Joel Brandt, Peter C. Cutter, Jeff Baker, Edna Kane, and "Bits of Legionnaire Business" from numerous readers suggesting new Legionnaires including Color Kid, Beast Boy, and Life Lass (all characters that would be introduced in the future).
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Subject Matter
Palisades Amusement Park
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Miscellaneous
0.5
[untitled]

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typeset
Subject Matter
Garcelon Stamp Co.
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Miscellaneous
0.5
The Fake Superboy from Krypton!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
George Papp
George Papp
?
Joe Letterese
Subject Matter
superhero
Superboy
Superboy [Kal-El; Clark Kent; also as Dirk Jagger]; Jor-El (statue); Lara (statue) Blackie Burke; Professor Potter [Hugo Stanton]; Brainiac 5 [Querl Dox]; Jonathan Kent
When Blackie observes Superboy exiting from a tunnel near the Kent house, Superboy devises a plan to make Blackie think it was all a hallucination.
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FlagSuperboy #6/1973 published September 1973
as Den falske Superboy fra Krypton [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
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Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Subject Matter
humorous
Ollie
Ollie
Go get the twig, Sport!
Ollie takes his dog hunting.
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Miscellaneous
0.67
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
Subject Matter
Tootsie Roll Pop
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Miscellaneous
0.33
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Missile Attack
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Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

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typeset
Subject Matter
147 Famous Automobiles
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Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

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Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Hi! Boys and girls...
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Miscellaneous
1
Inside back cover.
[untitled]

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Subject Matter
100 Toy Soldiers
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Miscellaneous
1
Back cover.

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