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Adventure Comics (1938) 494-A
Comic Book by DC, Dec 01 1982
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Adventure Comics (1938) 494-A by DC
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Number:
494
Variant:
A
Printing:
1st
Cover Price:
$1.25
Publish Date:
DEC 01 1982
Caption:
Digest Sized
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DC
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Item Biography
Challengers of the Unknown in "Contract on a Champ!"
Superboy in "Superboy's Big Brother"
Story reprinted from Superboy (Vol 1) #89.
Legion of Super-Heroes in "The Secret of Mon-El"
Aquaman in "To Win is to Lose"
Story reprinted from Aquaman (Vol 1) #43.
Captain Marvel in "Captain Marvel Faces Fear"
Story reprinted from Captain Marvel Adventures (Vol 1) #89.
Superman in "The Legion of Super-Villains"
Story reprints Superman (Vol 1) #147.
The Spectre in "The Sinister Lives of Captain Skull"
Story reprints Spectre (Vol 1) #1.
Credits
Murphy Anderson
Artist
Jim Aparo
Artist
Pete Costanza
Artist
Sheldon "Shelly" Moldoff
Artist
Andy Mushynsky
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George Papp
Artist
Curt Swan
Artist
George Tuska (aka George Aksut, Bud Thomas, Merton Holmes)
Artist
Wendell Crowley
Editor
Carl Gafford (aka John Drake)
Editor
Dick Giordano
Editor
Gardner F. Fox (aka Edgar Weston, Clem Gordon, Tex Slade)
Writer
Bob Rozakis (aka Ted P. Skimmer)
Writer
Jerome "Jerry" Siegel (aka Joe Carter)
Writer
Steve Skeates (aka Warren Savin)
Writer
Characters
Alexander "Lex" Joseph Luthor
Aquagirl
Aqualad
Aquaman
Arthur Curry / Orin
Challengers of the Unknown
Clark Joseph Kent
Cosmic King
Cosmic Man
Eve Aries
Garth
Garth Ranzz
Imra Ardeen / Imra Ranzz
James "Jim" Brendan Corrigan
Jonathan "Pa" Kent
Jor-El II
Kal-El
Krypto the Superdog
Kyle "Ace" Morgan
Laevar Bolto
Lar Gand
Lara Jor-El / Lara Lor-Van
Legion of Super-Heroes
Legion of Super-Villains
Leslie "Rocky" Davis
Lightning Lord
Lightning Man
Lois Lane
Martha "Ma" Kent
Matthew "Red" Ryan
Mekt Ranzz
Mera
Mon-El
Nuidis Vulko
Rokk Krinn
Saturn Queen
Saturn Woman
Spectre
Superboy
Superman
Tula
Walter Mark "Prof" Haley
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