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309June 1963
$0.12

Adventure Comics #309

DC · June 1963 · on sale 1963-04-25

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Identification plate

Series
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#309
Publication date
June 1963
Key date
1963-06-00
On-sale date
1963-04-25
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Fake Superboy from Krypton!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Ira SchnappClark Kent; Superboy impersonator; Blackie Burke; Jor-El (statue); Lara (statue)
1Not Wanted: High School Dropouts!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp
2The Legion of Super-Monsters! [Part I]comic story8.67script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: John Forte; inks: John Forte; letters: Milt SnapinnLegion 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); Su
4The Swing Is to DC!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: various; inks: various; colors: various; letters: ?; typeset; various
7[The Legion of Super-Monsters!] Part II: The Legion's Super-Showdown!comic story7.67script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: John Forte; inks: John Forte; letters: Milt SnapinnLegion 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 crea
9-letters page1letters: typeset
12The Fake Superboy from Krypton!comic story8pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp; letters: Joe LettereseSuperboy [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
13-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffOllie
17-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetSuperman

Plus 5.99 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #2
ISBN 1-56389-057-7		1992On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1382-4; 1-4012-1382-0		2007On eBay ›
Adventure Comics #5001983On eBay ›
Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-7102-2		2017On eBay ›
Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-8157-1		2018On eBay ›

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