Adventure Comics (1938 series) (DC) #434

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Number 434 434
Volume
No Volume No No
Volume Not Printed False False
Display Volume With Number No No
Indicia Publisher
Indicia Publisher Not Printed Printed Printed
Brand The Line of DC Super-Stars The Line of DC Super-Stars
No Brand No No
Publication Date July-August 1974 July-August 1974
Year On Sale None None
Month On Sale None None
Day On Sale None None
On Sale Date Uncertain No No
Key Date 1974-07-10 1974-07-10
Indicia Frequency
No Indicia Frequency No No
Price 0.20 USD 0.20 USD
Page Count 36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 22) 36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 22)
Page Count Uncertain No No
Editing Joe Orlando (editor); Paul Levitz (Assistant Editor) Joe Orlando (editor); Paul Levitz (Assistant Editor)
No Editing
Indicia Printer
No Indicia Printer No No
Barcode
No Barcode No No
Rating
No Rating False False
Notes Comic title appears (on cover only) as Weird Adventure Comics. Comic title appears (on cover only) as Weird Adventure Comics.
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0. no title (The Spectre) cover, 1p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number 0 0
Title
Unofficial Title? No No
First Line
Type cover cover
Feature The Spectre The Spectre
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre superhero; occult superhero; occult
Job Number J-3595 J-3595
Page Count 1 1
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script
No Script X X
Pencils Jim Aparo [as J.A.] (signed) Jim Aparo [as J.A.] (signed)
No Pencils
Inks Jim Aparo [as J.A.] (signed) Jim Aparo [as J.A.] (signed)
No Inks
Colors ? ?
No Colors
Letters typeset typeset
No Letters
Editing
No Editing X X
Characters The Spectre [Jim Corrigan] The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]
Universe
Synopsis
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  • in Wrath of the Spectre (DC, one shot) nn (2005)
  • in Wrath of the Spectre (DC, 2005 series) #[nn] (2005)
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1. The Nightmare Dummies and... the Spectre (The Spectre) comic story, 20p [S P I C L E]

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Title The Nightmare Dummies and... the Spectre The Nightmare Dummies and... the Spectre
Unofficial Title? No No
First Line
Type comic story comic story
Feature The Spectre The Spectre
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre superhero; occult superhero; occult
Job Number J-3341 J-3341
Page Count 20 20
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script Michael Fleisher (signed); Russell Carley (script continuity) (signed) Michael Fleisher (signed); Russell Carley (script continuity) (signed)
No Script
Pencils Frank Thorne (signed) Frank Thorne (signed)
No Pencils
Inks Jim Aparo (signed) Jim Aparo (signed)
No Inks
Colors ? ?
No Colors
Letters Ben Oda Ben Oda
No Letters
Editing
No Editing X X
Characters The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Gwendolyn Sterling; Frank (delivery man, death); Pete (delivery man, death); Chris (Policeman); Mr. Monarch (President of Monarch Mannikin Company); Karen (Mr. Monarch's secretary); Ernie (Monarch Mannkin Company employee); Ezekial Borosovitch (villain, mannikin maker, death) The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Gwendolyn Sterling; Frank (delivery man, death); Pete (delivery man, death); Chris (Policeman); Mr. Monarch (President of Monarch Mannikin Company); Karen (Mr. Monarch's secretary); Ernie (Monarch Mannkin Company employee); Ezekial Borosovitch (villain, mannikin maker, death)
Universe
Synopsis A crafty and evil mannikin maker unleashes a reign of terror upon the city as mannikins literally come to life, killing all in sight A crafty and evil mannikin maker unleashes a reign of terror upon the city as mannikins literally come to life, killing all in sight.
Reprint Notes
  • in Wrath of the Spectre (DC, 1988 series) #2 (June, 1988)
  • in Wrath of the Spectre (DC, one shot) nn (2005)
  • in Wrath of the Spectre (DC, 1988 series) #2 (June, 1988)
  • in Wrath of the Spectre (DC, 2005 series) #[nn] (2005)
Notes The 2005 one shot lists Jim Aparo as doing the lettering. The 2005 one shot lists Jim Aparo as doing the lettering.
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2. Dateline: Adventure (Dateline: Adventure) letters page, 1p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number 2 2
Title Dateline: Adventure Dateline: Adventure
Unofficial Title? No No
First Line
Type letters page letters page
Feature Dateline: Adventure Dateline: Adventure
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre
Job Number J-3559 J-3559
Page Count 1 1
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script ? ?
No Script
Pencils
No Pencils X X
Inks
No Inks X X
Colors
No Colors X X
Letters Typeset Typeset
No Letters
Editing
No Editing X X
Characters
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Notes LOC from readers David Steele, Gordon Flagg, Bob Butts, John Leasure and Ray Johnson. LOC from readers David Steele, Gordon Flagg, Bob Butts, John Leasure and Ray Johnson.
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Comments

Commenter Comment Revision Timestamp Old State New State
Craig Delich Editing 2011-12-20 04:29:47 Available Editing
Craig Delich 2011-12-20 04:33:06 Editing Pending Review
Kelly Langston-Smith 2011-12-20 05:32:14 Pending Review Under Review
Kelly Langston-Smith 2011-12-20 05:32:27 Under Review Approved

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