Adventure Comics
#455
(January-February 1978)
DC,
1938 Series
- Volume
- 44
- Price
- 0.35 USD
- Pages
- 32
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1977-10-25
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [bullet]
- Barcode
- 0709893041502
- Editing
- Joe Orlando (managing editor); Paul Levitz
Issue Notes
On-sale date from Comic Reader #149.
Showdown in Smallville!
Superboy / cover / 1 page
- Job Number
- C-598
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superboy; Lex Luthor
- Reprints
-
in Superboy (Egmont Ehapa, 1980 series) #27 (Februar 1985)
-
- Keywords
- green Kryptonite
Indexer Notes
Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
The Cuckoo Cuckoos
Hostess Fruit Pies; Penguin / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Penguin
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
I Can't Go Home Again!
Superboy / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Bob Rozakis (credited)
- Pencils
- Juan Ortiz (credited)
- Inks
- Vince Colletta (credited)
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin (credited)
- Letters
- Clem Robins (credited)
- Job Number
- J-4884
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superboy; the Kryptonite Kid; Lex Luthor; Pete Ross; Lana Lang; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Police Chief Parker
- Synopsis
- Lex Luthor has infected all of Smallville with green Kryptonite, forcing Superboy to leave town or risk being poisoned.
- Reprints
- in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #12/1978 (31. Mai 1978) which is reprinted
- in Superboy (Egmont Ehapa, 1980 series) #27 (Februar 1985)
-
in Stålmannen (Semic, 1976 series) #4/1979 ([3 april] 1979) [2 sidor bortredigerade] -
in Supermann (Semic, 1977 series) #4/1979 (uke 16 1979) [2 pages removed]
-
- Keywords
- green Kryptonite; Smallville
Indoor BB gun fun!
Crosman guns / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for guns and shooting games from Crosman division of Coleman.
On first page between pages 4 and 5 of previous story.
Satisfy Your Meat Tooth.
Slim Jim / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Characters
- werewolf
Indexer Notes
Ad for meat snacks.
On top of second page between pages 4 and 5 of previous story.
Make Extra Cash No Real "Selling"
Engravaplates / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Ad sales people for metal social security cards and other metal plates.
Bottom of second page between page 4 and 5 of the previous story.
Get Rich and Famous.
Clark candy bars / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for candy bars from D. L. Clark Company division of Beatrice Foods.
On top of first page between pages 8 and 9 of previous story.
Remember How Many Times You Felt Left Out Because You Were Broke!
Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for sales people for Grit newspapers.
On bottom half of first page between pages 8 and 9 of previous story.
Write Right Now!
advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ads in classified format for body building, comics, rockets, karate lesson, and more. S. Schwarz & Co. agent.
Second page between pages 8 and 9 of previous story.
[no title indexed]
Dateline: Adventure / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Paul Levitz (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- L-822
Indexer Notes
Includes letters from James Shull and Obie Hunt.
[no title indexed]
Poster Bonanza / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Poster bonanza all 5 posters for only $2.00
- Characters
- Farrah Fawcett-Majors (photo); John Travolta (photo); Jamie Sommers (photo of Lindsay Wagner); Steve Austin (photo of Lee Majors); Donny Osmond; Marie Osmond
Indexer Notes
Ad for poster ordering from Poster Bonanza, Box 740, Medina, Ohio 44256.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Big news! DC's dynamic new heroine the Huntress joins the Justice Society!
- Characters
- Wildcat; Star-Spangled Kid; The Huntress; Shade
Indexer Notes
House ad for All-Star Comics #70 and Shade the Changing Man #5.
Legacy!
Aqualad / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Paul Kupperberg (credited)
- Pencils
- Carl Potts (credited)
- Inks
- Dick Giordano (credited)
- Colors
- Bob LeRose (credited)
- Letters
- Debra Schulman (credited)
- Job Number
- J-4886
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Aqualad; The Idylists; Thar (Aqualad's father, flashback); Berra (Aqualad's mother, flashback)
- Synopsis
- Aqualad learns the truth about his parents.
- Reprints
-
in Superman Presents Superboy Comic (K. G. Murray, 1976 ? series) #112 ([August 1978] ?) - in Superboy (Semic, 1977 series) #6/1978 (uke 48 1978) [Panel 1-3, page 1 removed]
-
in Daredevil l'homme sans peur (Editions Héritage, 1979 series) #3/4 (1979) [Original story translated into French. Translator and letterer unknown.] -
in Aquaman: Death of a Prince (DC, 2011 series) ([August] 2011) - in Aquaman: The Death of a Prince Deluxe Edition (DC, 2020 series) ([March] 2020)
-
[no title indexed]
Lamdra Institute / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hands of steel
Indexer Notes
Ad between page 4 and 5 of the previous story.
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Write Right Now!
Indexer Notes
Ad between page 4 and 5 of the previous story.
[no title indexed]
NCG Merchandise / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Help your hero.
Indexer Notes
Ad between page 4 and 5 of the previous story.
Volume 77 Issue 44 - Week of October 31, 1977
Daily Planet / in-house column / 1 page
- Script
- Bob Rozakis (credited as Answer Man); ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Editing
- Bob Rozakis
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fun Factory
Indexer Notes
Ad top half of page.
[no title indexed]
Mike Marvel / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Strong arms
Indexer Notes
Ad bottom half of page.
[no title indexed]
Monogram Models / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Heavy duty
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover ad for car and van models.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Showdown in Smallville!
Superboy -
1.
The Cuckoo Cuckoos
Hostess Fruit Pies; Penguin -
2.
I Can't Go Home Again!
Superboy -
3.
Indoor BB gun fun!
Crosman guns -
4.
Satisfy Your Meat Tooth.
Slim Jim -
5.
Make Extra Cash No Real "Selling"
Engravaplates -
6.
Get Rich and Famous.
Clark candy bars -
7.
Remember How Many Times You Felt Left Out Because You Were Broke!
Grit Newspaper -
8.
Write Right Now!
-
9.
[no title indexed]
Dateline: Adventure -
10.
["Poster bonanza all 5 posters for only $2.00"]
Poster Bonanza -
11.
["Big news! DC's dynamic new heroine the Huntress joins the Justice Society!"]
-
12.
Legacy!
Aqualad -
13.
["Hands of steel"]
Lamdra Institute -
14.
["Write Right Now!"]
-
15.
["Help your hero."]
NCG Merchandise -
16.
Volume 77 Issue 44 - Week of October 31, 1977
Daily Planet -
17.
["Fun Factory"]
-
18.
["Strong arms"]
Mike Marvel -
19.
["Heavy duty"]
Monogram Models -
20.
["The Superhero Time Machine"]
Justice Watch Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
- CTGarry
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Lou Mazzella
- John Monagle
- Mike Nielsen
- Ron Sadowski
- Jim Stangas
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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