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Issue: Adventure Comics #315
Publication Date: December 1963
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Issues: #315 of 472 Issues (530 Printings)
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: 10/29/1963
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 18 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.

Published monthly by National Periodical Publications, Inc., 2nd and Dickey Streets, Sparta, Ill. (the address of Spartan Printing Company, the printer, and a subsidiary of World Color Press). Editorial, executive offices and subscriptions, 575 Lexington Avenue, New York 22, N.Y.
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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
Format Notes:  
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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The Titanic Superboy!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superboy; Clark Kent; Lana Lang
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Treasure Chest of Fun

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.

An advertisement for Honor House Prod. Corp. of Lynbrook, N.Y.
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Part I: The Legionnaire's Super-Contest!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ? (rest of story)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Saturn Girl; Bouncing Boy; Sun Boy; Brainiac 5; Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy; Chameleon Boy]; Legion of Substitute-Heroes [Night Girl; Stone Boy; Fire Lad; Chlorophyll Kid; Polar Boy]
Synopsis: The Legion of Super-Heroes finds out about the Subs and hold a contest to induct the winner into the Legion of Super-Heroes.
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In Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #501 [Direct Sales] published July 1983
as Part I: The Legionnaires' Super-Contest! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #2 [1st Printing] published December 1992
as Part I: The Legionnaire's Super-Contest [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes #1 published June 2007
as The Legionnaire's Super-Contest! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
Disclose Notes: Indicia at bottom of page one.

Bouncing Boy misidentified as Bouncing Girl in Roll Call.
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): Adventure Comics; Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
First Line: Coming next month...
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Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): Giant Superman Annual; Giant Batman Annual
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Pages: 1
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Your Free Trip Around the World!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: informational
Character(s): an old sea captain; two boys
Synopsis: The public library can take its patrons on journeys around the world and beyond, as shown by the captain after telling the boys some tales.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Morris Waldinger is listed as penciller and inker in one of the issues this PSA appears in.
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Part II: The Winner of the Super-Tests!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Saturn Girl, Bouncing Boy; Lightning Lad; Sun Boy; Brainiac 5; Chameleon Boy]; Legion of Substitute-Heroes [Night Girl; Stone Boy; Fire Lad; Chlorophyll Kid; Polar Boy]
Synopsis: Stone Boy wins the contest, but decides to stay with the Subs.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #501 [Direct Sales] published July 1983
as Part II: The Winner of the Super-Tests! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #2 [1st Printing] published December 1992
as Part II: The Winner of the Super-Tests! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes #1 published June 2007
as The Legionnaire's Super-Contest! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
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Coming... Super-Attractions!

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Superman; Action Comics; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane
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Pages: 0.33
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What's Your Superboy I.Q.?

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promotional house advertisement for Superboy subscriptions.
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from: Ed Rolfe, Ken Clarke, Dexter LaCrosse, E. Nelson Bridwell, Gracie Culwell, and Ken Lowe. Bridwell later became a comic book creator.
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The Titanic Boy of Steel!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superboy; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lana Lang; Pete Ross; Colossal Boy
Synopsis: Red K makes Superboy giant-size.
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Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: The last new Superboy story in Adventure Comics during the Legion's run.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Get these favorite, exciting and entertaining comics magazines...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: DC subscription offer page.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): 104 Cars
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Jaro Stamp Co.; Stamp Specialties; Anca Stamp Co.
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Convoy Terror
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Task Force
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Fly-Over Chicane

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gilbert Auto-rama
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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