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498April 1983
$1.25; 1.50 CAD

Adventure Comics #498

DC · April 1983 · on sale 1982-12-14

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Series
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#498
Publication date
April 1983
Key date
1983-04-00
On-sale date
1982-12-14
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$1.25; 1.50 CAD
Pages
100

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Secret Origin of Bouncing Boy!; Sun Boy's Lost Power!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Gil Kane; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: Gaspar SaladinoLegion of Super-Heroes [Sun Boy; Bouncing Boy; Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl]
1Adventure Comicstable of contents1letters: typeset
2-comic story8script: Len Wein; pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Bob Smith; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: Ben Oda; editing: Paul LevitzPlastic Man [Eel O'Brian] (origin); Woozy Winks; Carlton Canary [Yellowbelly]
3Bouncing Boy Mini-Posterillustration1pencils: James Sherman; inks: Jack AbelBouncing Boy
4The Secret Origin of Bouncing Boy!comic story13script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: John Forte; inks: John Forte; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Milt Snapinn; editing: Mort WeisingerLegion of Super-Heroes [Bouncing Boy (origin); Sun Boy; Cosmic Boy; Shrinking Violet; Lightning Lad; Chameleon Boy; Saturn Girl; Triplicate Girl; Colossal Boy (cameo); Phantom Girl (cameo); Ultra Boy (cameo)]; Lester Spiffany; Storm Boy; Matter-Eater Lad (cameo)
5Come the Revolutioncomic story16script: Steve Skeates; pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim Aparo; colors: Bob LeRose; letters: Jim Aparo; editing: Dick GiordanoAquaman; Mera; Aquagirl; Aqualad; Narkran; Vulko
6Captain Marvel Battles the World's Maddest Ghost!comic story7script: Otto Binder; pencils: C. C. Beck; inks: C. C. Beck; colors: Nansi HoolahanCaptain Marvel [also appears as Billy Batson]; Dr. Sivana; Dexter Knox
7The Man Who Knew All the Answerscomic story10script: Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Simon; colors: Nansi Hoolahan; letters: Howard Ferguson; editing: Whitney EllsworthSandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]; Hiram Gaunt; Ed Porter
8Sun-Boy's Lost Power!comic story12script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: John Forte; inks: John Forte; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Milt Snapinn; editing: Mort WeisingerLegion of Super-Heroes [Sun Boy; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Superboy; Ultra Boy; Bouncing Boy; Chameleon Boy (cameo); Shrinking Violet (cameo)]; Kranyak; Professor Harding; Kryptonian Flame-Beast
9The Thanksgiving Thieves!comic story6script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob Oksner; colors: Jerry Serpe; editing: Julius SchwartzMary Marvel [also appears as Mary Batson]; Mrs. Bromfield
10The Spectre Means Death?comic story23script: Neal Adams; pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; colors: Jerry Serpe; editing: Julius SchwartzSpectre; Jim Corrigan; Psycho-Pirate [Faceless Man]; Gat Benson
11The Story Behind the Storiestext article1script: Paul Levitz
12-promo (ad from the publisher)1script: Nicola Cuti; pencils: Howard Bender, Paris Cullins; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Gaspar SaladinoAquaman; Plastic Man; Sandman; Sandy; Hiram Gaunt; Spectre; Captain Marvel; Dr. Sivana

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Newsstandprice 1.25 USD; barcode 0709893170904
Canadianprice 1.50 CAD; barcode 0709893170904

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