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Adventure Comics (1938) 498-A

Comic Book by DC, Apr 01 1983

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Adventure Comics (1938) 498-A by DC
Adventure Comics (1938) 498-A by DC

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Number:498
Variant:A
Printing:1st
Cover Price:$1.25
Publish Date:APR 01 1983
Caption:Digest Sized

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DC

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Item Biography

An untitled Plastic Man story.
Story reprinted from Adventure Comics (Vol 1) #467.

Legion of Super-Heroes in "The Secret Origin of Bouncing Boy"
Story reprinted from Adventure Comics (Vol 1) #301.

Aquaman in "Come the Revolution"
Story reprinted from Aquaman (Vol 1) #47.

Captain Marvel in "Captain Marvel Battles the World's Maddest Ghost"
Story reprinted from Captain Marvel Adventures #38.

Sandman in "Unlocking the Secrets of the Human Brain"
Story reprinted from Adventure Comics #74.

Legion of Super-Heroes in "Sun-Boy's Lost Power"
Story reprinted from Adventure Comics (Vol 1) #302.

Mary Marvel in "Thanksgiving Thieves"
Story reprinted from Shazam! #10.

Spectre in "Spectre Means Death"
Story reprinted from Spectre (Vol 1) #5.

Credits

Neal AdamsArtist
Jim AparoArtist
Clarence Charles "C.C." BeckArtist
Howard FergusonArtist
John ForteArtist
Jack Kirby (aka Jack Curtiss, Fred Sande, Charles Nicholas, Nick Karlton)Artist
Ben OdaArtist
Robert "Bob" OksnerArtist
Glynis Oliver / Glynis WeinArtist
Joe SimonArtist
Robert "Bob" SmithArtist
Milton "Milt" SnapinnArtist
Joe StatonArtist
Wendell CrowleyEditor
Nicola "Nick" CutiEditor
Frederick Whitney "F.W." Ellsworth (aka Frederick Wells, Fred Whitby, Richard Fielding)Editor
Carl Gafford (aka John Drake)Editor
Dick GiordanoEditor
Paul LevitzEditor
Julius "Julie" SchwartzEditor
Mort WeisingerEditor
Neal AdamsWriter
Otto BinderWriter
E. Nelson BridwellWriter
Paul LevitzWriter
Jerome "Jerry" Siegel (aka Joe Carter)Writer
Joe SimonWriter
Steve Skeates (aka Warren Savin)Writer
Len WeinWriter

Characters

Aquagirl
Aqualad
Aquaman
Arthur Curry / Orin
Billy Batson
Bouncing Boy
Captain Marvel
Chameleon Boy
Charles "Chuck" Foster Taine
Charles Halstead
Clark Joseph Kent
Colossal Boy
Cosmic Boy
Dirk Morgna
Garth
Garth Ranzz
Gat Benson
Gim Allon
Imra Ardeen / Imra Ranzz
James "Jim" Brendan Corrigan
Jo Nah
Kal-El
Legion of Super-Heroes
Lightning Lad
Luornu Durgo
Mary Batson Bromfield
Mary Marvel
Mera
Narkran
Patrick "Eel" O'Brian
Peter "Pete" Joseph Ross
Phantom Girl
Plastic Man
Psycho-Pirate
Reep Daggle
Rokk Krinn
Salu Digby
Sanderson "Sandy" Hawkins
Sandman
Sandy the Golden Boy
Saturn Girl
Shrinking Violet
Spectre
Sun Boy
Superboy
Thaddeus Bodog Sivana
Tinya Wazzo
Triplicate Girl
Tula
Ultra Boy
Wesley Dodds
Wolfgang "Woozy" Winks

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