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492October 1982
$1.25; 1.50 CAD

Adventure Comics #492

DC · October 1982 · on sale 1982-06-08

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Series
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#492
Publication date
October 1982
Key date
1982-10-00
On-sale date
1982-06-08
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.25; 1.50 CAD
Pages
100

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Keith Giffen; inks: Mike DeCarlo; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: Gaspar SaladinoCaptain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Satan; Supergirl; Brainiac 5
1Continuing the Legend That Is Adventure Comicstable of contents1script: Carl Gafford
2...Battle With the Gods!comic story10script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Don Newton; inks: John Calnan; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Milt SnapinnBilly Batson, Mary Batson, Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel Jr., Christopher "Kit" Freeman, Freddy Freeman, Kid Eternity, Mary Marvel, Master Man, Mr. Keeper
3The Trail of the Ring!comic story23script: Steve Skeates; pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim Aparo; colors: Bob LeRose; letters: Jim Aparo; editing: Dick GiordanoAquaman; Vulko; Narkran; Aqualad; Zancol; Aquagirl (cameo); Aquababy [Arthur Curry, Jr.](cameo); Mera (cameo flashback)
4The Three Super-Heroes!comic story13script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: Joe Letterese; editing: Mort WeisingerSupergirl; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Chameleon Boy; Colossal Boy; Invisible Kid]; Superman
5The Canary and the Cat! Part Twocomic story8script: Denny O'Neil; pencils: Alex Toth; inks: Alex Toth; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: Alex TothBlack Canary [Dinah Drake]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (cameo flashback); Bertha Kane (villain, President of the Women's Resistence League); Marcy (villain); Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (villain, cameo) (cameo)
6The Unholy Dreams of Gentleman Jackcomic story10script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Simon; colors: Nansi Hoolahan; letters: Howard FergusonSandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]; "Gentleman Jack" Jarvis
7The Army of Living Kryptonite Men!comic story8script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: Joe Letterese; editing: Mort WeisingerSuperboy [also appears as Clark Kent]; Lex Luthor; Lightning Lad; Jonathan Kent; Lana Lang; Krypto; Cosmic Boy (cameo); Saturn Girl (cameo)
8Beyond the Sinister Barrier!comic story24script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: Gaspar Saladino; editing: Julius SchwartzSpectre; Jim Corrigan; Shathan the Eternal; Azmodus (flashback)
9The Story Behind the Storiestext article1script: Paul Levitz
10-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Keith Giffen; inks: Mike DeCarlo; letters: Gaspar Saladino

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.25 USD; barcode 0709893170910
Canadianprice 1.50 CAD; barcode 0709893170910

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ISBN 978-1-77950-946-8
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