Adventure Comics
#416
(March 1972)
DC,
1938 Series
- Volume
- 38
- Price
- 0.50 USD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly (semi-monthly, Mar.)
- On-sale Date
- 1972-01-04
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [block]
- Editing
- E. Nelson Bridwell
Issue Notes
Also numbered as DC-10.
On-sale date from Comic Reader #79.
On-sale date from Comic Reader #79.
World's Greatest Super-Females
cover / 2 pages
- Job Number
- N-460
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Supergirl; Hawkgirl; The Thorn; Tina [Platinum]; Zatanna the Magician; Big Barda; Beautiful Dreamer; Star Sapphire; Liberty Belle; Lilith; Wonder Girl; Merry, Girl of a Thousand Gimmicks; The Enchantress; Dumb Bunny; The Phantom Lady; The Cheetah; The Harlequin; Batgirl; The Black Canary; Wonder Woman; Superman (inset); Eviless (inset); Phantom Lady (inset); Gimmick Guy (inset)
Indexer Notes
Wraparound cover.
[no title indexed]
table of contents / 1 page
- Script
- E. Nelson Bridwell
- Pencils
- Art Saaf; Murphy Anderson; ?; ? (illustrations)
- Inks
- Vince Colletta; Murphy Anderson; ?; ? (illustrations)
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- N-473
- Characters
- Supergirl; Wonder Woman; Black Canary; Phantom Lady
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Untold Story of Argo City!
Supergirl / comic story / 12 pages
- Job Number
- N-457
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Supergirl [Kara Zor-El [Linda Danvers]]; Dick Malverne; Comet; Zor-El; Alura; General Zod; Kru-El; Professor Vakox; Jax-Ur; Jer-Em; Jor-El; Superman [Clark Kent] (cameo)
- Reprints
-
from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #309 (February 1964)
-
Supergirl's Rival Parents!
Supergirl / comic story / 13 pages
- Job Number
- N-458
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Supergirl [Kara Zor-El [Linda Danvers]]; Zor-El; Alura; Fred Danvers; Sylvia Danvers; Superman [Clark Kent] (cameo); Comet (cameo)
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #310 (March 1964)
-
The Black Canary
Johnny Thunder / comic story / 6 pages
- Job Number
- N-454
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Black Canary; Johnny Thunder
- Reprints
- from Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series) #86 (August 1947)
-
[no title indexed]
Wonder Woman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Job Number
- N-463
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman; Princess Maru [Dr. Poison]; Cheetah [Priscilla Rich]; Queen Clea; Eviless
- Reprints
- from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #28 (March-April 1948)
-
Villainy, Incorporated!
Wonder Woman / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Joye Hummel (under house name Charles Moulton)
- Pencils
- Harry Peter (signed as Harry G. Peter)
- Inks
- Harry Peter (signed as Harry G. Peter)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- N-451
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman; Princess Maru [Dr. Poison]; Cheetah [Priscilla Rich]; Queen Clea; Eviless; Giganta; Blue Snow Man [Byrna Brilyant]; Zara; Mala; Queen Hippolyte; Hypnota
- Reprints
- from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #28 (March-April 1948)
-
Trap of Crimson Flame
Wonder Woman / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Joye Hummel (under house name Charles Moulton)
- Pencils
- Harry Peter (signed)
- Inks
- Harry Peter (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- N-452
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman; Princess Maru [Dr. Poison]; Cheetah [Priscilla Rich]; Queen Clea; Eviless; Blue Snow Man [Byrna Brilyant]; Zara; Hypnota
- Reprints
- from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #28 (March-April 1948)
-
In the Hands of the Merciless!
Wonder Woman / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Joye Hummel (under house name Charles Moulton)
- Pencils
- Harry Peter (signed)
- Inks
- Harry Peter (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- N-453
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman; Cheetah [Priscilla Rich]; Queen Clea; Zara; Hypnota; Steve Trevor
- Reprints
- from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #28 (March-April 1948)
-
Mystery of the Black Cat!
Phantom Lady / comic story / 6 pages
- Job Number
- N-455
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Phantom Lady [Sandra Knight]
- Reprints
- from Police Comics (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #17 (March 1943)
-
The Duel of the Gimmicks!
Merry, the Girl of a Thousand Gimmicks / comic story / 6 pages
- Job Number
- N-450
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Merry the Gimmick Girl [Merry Pemberton]; The Gimmick Guy (villain, intro)
- Reprints
- from Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #90 (March 1949)
-
Indexer Notes
Ira Schnapp inker credit via Todd Klein through a post from his blog Kleinletters, 16 October 2016 (retrieved 19 November 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/star-spangled-schnapp/).
Super-Spectacular Fe-Mail
Super Fe-Mail / letters page / 2 pages
- Script
- E. Nelson Bridwell
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- N-464
The Black Magic of Supergirl!
Supergirl / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Job Number
- N-472
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Supergirl [Kara Zor-El [Linda Danvers]]; Superman [Clark Kent]
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #324 (May 1965)
-
The Black Magic of Supergirl!
Supergirl / comic story / 12.67 pages
- Job Number
- N-456
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Supergirl [Kara Zor-El [Linda Danvers]]; Abdul; Superman [Clark Kent]; Sylvia Danvers; Fred Danvers
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #324 (May 1965)
-
For Suspense!
House of Mystery / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Michael Wm. Kaluta (illustration)
- Inks
- Michael Wm. Kaluta (illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino; typeset
- Genre
- horror-suspense
Indexer Notes
House advertisement for House of Mystery #200 on sale January 13, 1972.
Key to DC's Fighting Super-Females!
illustration / 1 page
- Script
- E. Nelson Bridwell
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- N-474
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover. Listing of all super females on the cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
World's Greatest Super-Females
-
1.
[no title indexed]
-
2.
The Untold Story of Argo City!
Supergirl -
3.
Supergirl's Rival Parents!
Supergirl -
4.
The Black Canary
Johnny Thunder -
5.
[no title indexed]
Wonder Woman -
6.
Villainy, Incorporated!
Wonder Woman -
7.
Trap of Crimson Flame
Wonder Woman -
8.
In the Hands of the Merciless!
Wonder Woman -
9.
Mystery of the Black Cat!
Phantom Lady -
10.
The Duel of the Gimmicks!
Merry, the Girl of a Thousand Gimmicks -
11.
Super-Spectacular Fe-Mail
Super Fe-Mail -
12.
The Black Magic of Supergirl!
Supergirl -
13.
The Black Magic of Supergirl!
Supergirl -
14.
For Suspense!
House of Mystery -
15.
Key to DC's Fighting Super-Females!
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Nick Caputo
- CTGarry
- Gregory Fischer
- Jochen G.
- Mark Gordon
- Paul Green
- Bob Hughes
- Darrel McCann
- Mike Nielsen
- Allen Ross
- Jim Van Dore
- Mark Waid
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