([April] 1992)
DC,
1992 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP
- Pages
- 36
- On-sale Date
- 1992-02-20
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [bullet]
- Barcode
- 070989311466 04
- Editing
- Bob Kahan; Mort Weisinger (Original Editor)
- Color
- Color
- Dimensions
- Standard Modern Age U. S.
- Paper Stock
- Newsprint
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format
- One-Shot
Issue Notes
This is one of 10 issues under the banner "DC Silver Age Classics." They reprinted classic comics of the Silver Age. They had no numbers or publication dates in the indicia.
The Legion of Super-Heroes
Superboy / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superboy; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad [as Lightning Boy]; Saturn Girl]; Jonathan Kent (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Three teens from the future offer Superboy membership in their super-hero club. But when Superboy fails to complete three simple tasks, the Legionnaires pretend to reject him, until they reveal that the three tasks were merely intitiation pranks which proved he is a good sport.
- Reprints
- from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #247 (April 1958)
-
Indexer Notes
Reprint of the first appearance of the Legion. Lightning Lad is called Lightning Boy in this story. There are several other unidentified Legionnaires in the story, including one colored here to look like Brainiac 5. The Legionnaires are not yet in their classic costumes in this story.
The 13 Superstition Arrows
Green Arrow / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; C. M. Hawkins
- Synopsis
- To secure a $5,000,000 bequest to charity, Green Arrow must use 13 trick arrows with gimmicks associated with bad luck.
- Reprints
- from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #247 (April 1958)
-
Indexer Notes
Writer id by Martin O'Hearn. GA uses an Ace of Spades Arrow, a Ladder Arrow, a Black Cat Arrow, a Salt Arrow, and a Number 13 Arrow.
Aquaman's Super Sea-Squad
Aquaman / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Aquaman
- Synopsis
- Aquaman has to carefully deliver a nuclear projectile to the military before it detonates.
- Reprints
- from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #247 (April 1958)
-
Indexer Notes
Writer id by Martin O'Hearn.
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
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0.
The Legion of Super-Heroes!
Superboy -
1.
The Legion of Super-Heroes
Superboy -
2.
The 13 Superstition Arrows
Green Arrow -
3.
Aquaman's Super Sea-Squad
Aquaman -
4.
Adventure Comics #247
Classics Comments
This issue was modified by, among others
- Chris Boyko
- Peter Croome
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Axel Kahlstorff
- Donald Dale Milne
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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