Adventure Comics #478 (1980) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: Todd Klein	Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Black Manta
1	Grand Illusion!	comic story	8	script: J. M. DeMatteis; pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Steve Mitchell; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Milt Snapinn	Aquaman; Black Manta (imposter, not the real Black Manta); Cal Durham; Mera; Oconn; Dr. Vulko
3	-	letters page	1	script: Len Wein
4	...And Death's Icy Touch Shall Come Searching	comic story	8	script: Paul Levitz; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Romeo Tanghal; colors: Adrienne; letters: Gaspar	Starman [Prince Gavyn]; Mn'torr; Jediah Rikane; Merria
5	A Night at the Nuthouse	comic story	9	script: Martin Pasko; pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Bob Smith; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: John Costanza	Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; T. Foster Fabricent; Sam Spudd; Minnastroni; Lucky

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	barcode 0709893041512
British	price 0.15 GBP

Collection	Year
The Steve Ditko Omnibus #2 ISBN 978-1-4012-3235-1	2012	On eBay ›

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