Adventure Comics
#403
(March-April 1971)
DC,
1938 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly (semi-monthly, March)
- On-sale Date
- 1971-01-07
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [character]
- Editing
- E. Nelson Bridwell
Issue Notes
Also designated on cover as Giant (DC, 1969 series) #G81 and as G-81 on indicia page.
On-sale date from copyright registration.
On-sale date from copyright registration.
[no title indexed]
Legion of Super-Heroes / cover / 1 page
- Job Number
- N-190
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mon-El; Sun Boy; Lightning Lass; Chameleon Boy; Saturn Girl; Superboy; Lightning Lad
- Reprints
-
in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #500 (June 1983) - in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #10 ([December] 2000)
- in Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2007 series) #4 ([November] 2010)
-
[no title indexed]
table of contents / 1 page
- Script
- E. Nelson Bridwell
- Pencils
- Curt Swan (illustration)
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson (illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- N-201
The Stolen Super-Powers!
Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 11 pages
- Job Number
- N-194
- Feature Logo
Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Shrinking Violet; Bouncing Boy; Sun Boy; Cosmic Boy; Chameleon Boy; Colossal Boy; Saturn Girl; Triplicate Girl; Brainiac 5; Invisible Kid; Matter-Eater Lad; Lightning Lad; Ultra Boy; Mon-El; Superboy; Supergirl]; Lori Lemaris; Zaryan the Conqueror
- Synopsis
- Saturn Girl tries to sacrifice herself after she finds out that a computer predicts the death of a legionnaire fighting Zaryan, but Lightning Lad dies instead.
- Reprints
- from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #304 (January 1963)
-
- Keywords
- Legion election; Phantom Zone
Indexer Notes
Death of Lightning Lad. Saturn Girl elected Legion leader.
The Secret of the Mystery Legionnaire!
Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 11.67 pages
- Job Number
- N-195
- Feature Logo
- Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Sun Boy; Shrinking Violet; Bouncing Boy; Cosmic Boy; Mon-El [as Marvel Lad, the Legionnaire Lemon]; Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Colossal Boy; Brainiac 5; Superboy (in flashback)]
- Synopsis
- In tryouts to replace the fallen Lightning Lad, Marvel Lad wows the Legionnaires, who reveals he is Mon-El, now cured by Brainiac 5.
- Reprints
- from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #305 (February 1963)
-
- Keywords
- Phantom Zone; Planet of Weird Monsters
Indexer Notes
Mon-El leaves Phantom Zone permanently.
The Return of Lightning Lad!
Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 10.67 pages
- Job Number
- N-196
- Feature Logo
- Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lass [as Lightning Lad]; Bouncing Boy; Chameleon Boy; Sun Boy; Mon-El; Lightning Lad (in flashback and lying in state); Shrinking Violet; Supergirl; Brainiac 5]; Proty
- Synopsis
- Lightning Lad's sister impersonates her dead brother and joins the Legion.
- Reprints
- from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #308 (May 1963)
-
Fashions from Fans
Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 3 pages
- Job Number
- N-192
- Feature Logo
- Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Saturn Girl; Duo Damsel; Phantom Girl; Light Lass; Shrinking Violet; Cosmic Boy; Karate Kid; Ultra Boy; Princess Projectra; Shadow Lass; Lightning Lad; Night Girl; Chlorophyll Kid
- Reprints
- in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #10 ([December] 2000)
- in Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2007 series) #4 ([November] 2010)
-
Indexer Notes
Renderings of costume designs submitted by fans.
Diagram of Legion Headquarters Complex
Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- E. Nelson Bridwell
- Pencils
- Ross Andru (illustration)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito (illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- N-193
- Feature Logo
- Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Ferro Lad (statue); Superboy (statue)
- Reprints
-
in Superman Superband (Egmont Ehapa, 1973 series) #7 (1976) - in Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-49 (October-November 1976)
-
in The Super Heroes (Egmont UK, 1980 series) #v1#4 (1981) [Double page reprinted on one page.] - in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #10 ([December] 2000)
- in Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2007 series) #4 ([November] 2010)
-
Part I: The Super Sacrifice of the Legionnaires!
Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 7.67 pages
- Script
- Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils
- John Forte (signed)
- Inks
- John Forte (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Milt Snapinn
- Job Number
- N-197
- Feature Logo
- Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Mon-El; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Lightning Lass; Chameleon Boy]; Proty
- Synopsis
- The Legionnaires try to find a way to revive Lightning Lad.
- Reprints
- from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #312 (September 1963)
-
Part II: The Bravest Legionnaire!
Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 6.67 pages
- Job Number
- N-198
- Feature Logo
- Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Mon-El; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Lightning Lass; Chameleon Boy; Lightning Lad]; Proty
- Synopsis
- Proty sacrifices his life to revive Lightning Lad.
- Reprints
- from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #312 (September 1963)
-
Indexer Notes
Proty dies; Lightning Lad revived
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Legion of Super-Heroes -
1.
[no title indexed]
-
2.
The Stolen Super-Powers!
Legion of Super-Heroes -
3.
The Secret of the Mystery Legionnaire!
Legion of Super-Heroes -
4.
The Return of Lightning Lad!
Legion of Super-Heroes -
5.
Fashions from Fans
Legion of Super-Heroes -
6.
Diagram of Legion Headquarters Complex
Legion of Super-Heroes -
7.
Part I: The Super Sacrifice of the Legionnaires!
Legion of Super-Heroes -
8.
Part II: The Bravest Legionnaire!
Legion of Super-Heroes
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