Adventure Comics #437

(January-February 1975)

The Human Bombs and... the Spectre (Table of Contents)

The Spectre / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Michael Fleisher (signed); Russell Carley (script continuity) (signed)

Pencils:

Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua] (signed)

Inks:

Jim Aparo (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ben Oda

Job Number:

J-3746

Content Information

Genre:

superhero; occult

Characters:

The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Gwendolyn Sterling; un-named Police Captain; Mr. Vanderhaven (death); Sims (bank employee); Mr. Lynch (bank President); Smedley (bank employee); un-named scientist (villain, death); Bernie (villain, death)

Synopsis:

The Spectre must combat an evil scientist who has created a Hypno-Wheel, an invention that puts prominent people into a state of hypnosis, and whom he uses as human bombs to commit bank robberies.

Reprints:

• in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #40 (December 1975)
• in Wrath of the Spectre (DC, 1988 series) #3 (July 1988)
• in Wrath of the Spectre (DC, 2005 series) #[nn] ([May] 2005)
• in Showcase Presents: The Spectre (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([April] 2012)

Indexer Notes

The 2005 one-shot lists Jim Aparo as letterer.

A Quiet Day in Atlantis (Table of Contents)

Aquaman / comic story / 6.5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul Levitz

Pencils:

Mike Grell

Inks:

Mike Grell

Colors:

John Albano Jr.

Letters:

?

Job Number:

J-3602

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Aquaman; Black Manta; Mera

Reprints:

• in Gigant (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #6/1976 (november 1976)
• in Aquaman: Death of a Prince (DC, 2011 series) #[nn] (May 2011)

Indexer Notes

Paul Levitz, in an interview with Rik Offenberger published at ComicsBulletin on August 20, 2003, talks about this story; his first solo super-hero writer assignment: "My first stories were actually in Weird Mystery and Ghost Castle; I only "graduated" to Aquaman in Adventure thanks to Bill Finger. Bill had come in on a Friday to deliver, and was supposed to have two scripts, but only had one done. The check he wanted to pick up was for both, and although Joe [Orlando] wasn't in, I wasn't going to hold back a paycheck for Batman's co-creator... even though Bill was legendary for delivering late and having excuses. But Bill never delivered that story because he died, and by the rules of the time, I was responsible for making up the pages. I asked Joe to let me do something more fun than a mystery story since I had to do it free, and he let me have the Aquaman assignment, and I got to work with Mike Grell. What fun!"

A Never Before Published Classic!!! (Table of Contents)

Seven Soldiers of Victory / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Jim Aparo

Inks:

Jim Aparo

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Seven Soldiers of Victory [Vigilante; Shining Knight; Crimson Avenger; Green Arrow; Speedy; Stripesy; Star-Spangled Kid]

Indexer Notes

Promo for the never-published Golden Age story newly-drawn and starting in the next issue.

Dateline: Adventure (Table of Contents)

Dateline: Adventure / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

Typeset

Job Number:

J-3779

Indexer Notes

LOC from readers Bob Rodi, J. Edward Planck and Scott Gibson.