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Issue: Adventure Comics #493
Publication Date: November 1982
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Issues: #493 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: 07/20/1982
Volume: 47
Pages: 100
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $1.50 CAD
$1.25 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 12 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Dick Giordano (managing editor); Carl Gafford (editor)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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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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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Keith Giffen [as Giffen] (signed)
Inker(s): Romeo Tanghal [as Tanghal] (signed)
Colorist(s): Anthony Tollin
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Challengers of the Unknown; Superboy
Character(s): Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Prof Haley; Rocky Davis; Red Ryan]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Star Boy; Brainiac 5; Chameleon Boy]; Lana Lang
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: C-948
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Presenting Another Sensational Issue of Adventure Comics

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Carl Gafford ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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When Destiny Calls!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Rozakis
Penciller(s): George Tuska
Inker(s): Andy Mushynsky
Colorist(s): Carl Gafford
Letterer(s): Milt Snapinn
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Challengers of the Unknown
Character(s): Rocky Davis; Prof Haley; Ace Morgan; Red Ryan
Synopsis: Origin story retold.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: Story is "Dedicated to the power and majesty of Jack Kirby."
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Lana Lang and the Legion of Super-Heroes!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder
Penciller(s): George Papp
Inker(s): George Papp
Colorist(s): Carl Gafford (reprint colorist)
Letterer(s): Joe Letterese
Editor(s): Mort Weisinger (original story)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Superboy [also appears as Clark Kent]; Lana Lang; Star Boy [Thom Kallor]; Zynthia; Jonathan Kent (cameo); Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy (cameo); Saturn Girl (cameo); Lightning Lad (cameo); Chameleon Boy (cameo); Brainiac 5 (cameo)]; Mr. Kallor (cameo); Mrs. Kallor (cameo); Professor Lang (cameo); Mrs. Lang (cameo)
Synopsis: Superboy and Lana meet Star Boy, a new Legion recruit.
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From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #282 published March 1961
was Lana Lang and the Legion of Super-Heroes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Lightning Lad is still referred to as Lightning Boy in this story. Star Boy's powers similar (not identical) to Superboy's; story is partially rewritten from Adventure #195 (December 1953).
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Is This My Foe?..

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Steve Skeates
Penciller(s): Jim Aparo
Inker(s): Jim Aparo
Colorist(s): Bob LeRose (reprint colorist)
Letterer(s): Jim Aparo
Editor(s): Dick Giordano (original story)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Aquaman
Character(s): Aquaman; Black Manta; Aquagirl; Aquababy [Arthur Curry Jr.]; Narkran; Mera (cameo flashback); Aqualad (cameo flashback)
Synopsis: Aquaman encounters his old foe Black Manta and wonders if the villain is behind Mera's abduction.
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From Content Item: FlagAquaman #42 published November 1968
was Is This My Foe?.. [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 23
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A Nightmare Called Gorgonus

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Len Wein
Penciller(s): Dick Giordano
Inker(s): Dick Giordano
Colorist(s): Tom Ziuko (reprint colorist)
Letterer(s): Milt Snapinn ?
Editor(s): Joe Orlando (original story)
Subject Matter
Genres: occult, superhero
Feature(s): Zatanna
Character(s): Zatanna; Jeff Sloane; Gorgonus
Synopsis: Gorgonus returns to battle Zatanna.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #419 published May 1972
was A Nightmare Called Gorgonus! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Supergirl's Three Super Girl-Friends!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel
Penciller(s): Jim Mooney
Inker(s): Jim Mooney
Colorist(s): Carl Gafford (reprint colorist)
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): Mort Weisinger (original story)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Supergirl
Character(s): Supergirl [also appears as Linda Lee]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Triplicate Girl; Phantom Girl; Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Brainiac 5; Shrinking Violet; Bouncing Boy; Sun Boy]; Lori Lemaris; Jerro; Krypto; Brainiac (flashback); Koko (flashback)
Synopsis: Supergirl and Brainiac 5 become the newest members of the Legion of Super-Heroes.
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From Content Item: FlagAction Comics #276 published May 1961
was Supergirl's Three Super Girl-Friends! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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Captain Marvel and the Twisted Powers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder
Penciller(s): Pete Costanza
Inker(s): Pete Costanza
Colorist(s): Nansi Hoolahan (reprint colorist)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Marvel
Character(s): Captain Marvel [also appears as Billy Batson]; Joe Bloe; Zeus; Hephaestus (cameo)
Synopsis: Captain Marvel's powers have vanished, but Billy seems to have them.
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From Content Item: FlagCaptain Marvel Adventures #50 published December 1945
was The Twisted Powers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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And Now a Word from Our Library...

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Carl Gafford
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Original issue numbers and dates for the reprinted stories in the last three issues (#491-493).
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The Ghost of Ace Chance!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox
Penciller(s): Murphy Anderson
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): Jerry Serpe (reprint colorist)
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz (original story)
Subject Matter
Genres: occult, superhero
Feature(s): The Spectre
Character(s): Spectre; Jim Corrigan; Ace Chance; Mona Marcy
Synopsis: The villainous ghost of Ace Chance occupies the body of Jim Corrigan - shutting the Spectre out.
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From Content Item: FlagShowcase #64 published September 1966
was The Ghost of Ace Chance! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 24
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The Story Behind the Stories

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Levitz (credited)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Paul Levitz provides commentary on the two Legion stories reprinted in this issue.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Carl Gafford ?
Penciller(s): Keith Giffen
Inker(s): Romeo Tanghal
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Aquaman; Zatanna; Captain Marvel; The Spectre; Supergirl
Character(s): Aquaman; Black Manta; Zatanna; Gorgonus; Captain Marvel; Billy Batson; Spectre; Jim Corrigan; Ace Chance; Supergirl; Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Phantom Girl; Triplicate Girl]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Previews of the stories in the issue.

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