Adventure Comics #418

(April 1972)

The Face of the Dragon (Table of Contents: 1)

Supergirl / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Len Wein (credited)

Pencils

José Delbo (credited)

Inks

Bob Oksner (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

John Costanza

Job Number

J-1548

First Line of Dialogue or Text

San Francisco never sleeps, it just pauses to catch its breath.

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Supergirl

Genre

superhero

Characters

Supergirl; Jonny Double (guest); Nasthalthia Luthor; Dr. Tzin-Tzin (villain)

Reprints

• in Super Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #52 ([Circa 1972-1973])
• in Superman Poche (Sage - Sagédition, 1976 series) #14 (juillet-août 1978)

Death's Strange Deputy (Table of Contents: 2)

The Phantom Stranger / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Carmine Infantino

Inks

Frank Giacoia

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Job Number

J-1533

First Line of Dialogue or Text

He didn't know who he was -- or where he came from -- or why he was destined to serve as... Death's Strange Deputy!

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The Phantom Stranger

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

The Phantom Stranger; Velie; Adam; District Attorney Caldwell

Synopsis

Evil magician Velie uses the help of a hypnotized deputy district attorney to murder D.A. Caldwell. The Phantom Stranger steps in and thwarts the plot.

Reprints

• from The Phantom Stranger (DC, 1952 series) #2 (October-November 1952)
• in Superman Poche (Sage - Sagédition, 1976 series) #14 (juillet-août 1978)

Keywords

murder; wizardry

Follow The Phantom Stranger through mystic adventures in every issue of his own spine-chilling magazine... (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

The Phantom Stranger / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Direct Currents (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Direct Currents / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[Circle of Doom] (Table of Contents: 5)

Black Canary / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Denny O'Neil

Pencils

Alex Toth (signed)

Inks

Alex Toth (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Alex Toth

Job Number

J-1496

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Presenting an all new adventure of the lovliest lady crime-fighter of them all... The Black Canary

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Black Canary

Genre

superhero

Characters

Black Canary; Bertha Kane

Reprints

• in Super Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #52 ([Circa 1972-1973])
• in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #491 (September 1982)
• in Black Canary Archives (DC, 2001 series) #1 ([March] 2001)
• in The Black Canary: Bird of Prey (DC, 2021 series) ([May] 2021)

Indexer Notes

Inker credits confirmed by Dave Cook & Alex Toth (February 18, 2004).

Continues next issue.

The Sight Stealers! (Table of Contents: 6)

Dr. Mid-Nite / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

?

Inks

Sal Amendola

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese

Job Number

J-1531

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A rare find -- from the Golden Age of Comics --

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From the Casebook of Dr. Mid-Nite

Genre

superhero

Characters

Dr. Mid-Nite

Reprints

• in Superman Poche (Sage - Sagédition, 1976 series) #22 (juin 1979) [Alternance de noir et blanc et de couleurs [Color pages alternate with black and white pages]]
• in Justice Society of America 100-Page Super Spectacular, No. 1, 1975 Issue (DC, 2000 series) ([July] 2000)

Indexer Notes

A previously unpublished and uncompleted inventory story circa 1948, given to Sal Amendola to ink. Artist unknown.

Kubert and Tarzan together in a blockbuster from DC (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Tarzan / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Super Fe-Mail / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

E. Nelson Bridwell

Pencils

Curt Swan ? (logo illustration)

Inks

? (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

J-1618

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Super Fe-Mail