Adventure Comics #483 [Direct]
(July 1981)

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Volume
47
Price
0.50 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
Len Wein (credited) (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Dial H for Hero / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ross Andru (signed as ANDRU)
Inks
Dick Giordano (signed as Giordano)
Colors
Tatjana Wood
Letters
Gaspar Saladino ?

Job Number
C-633
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I want these new super-heroes dead...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Zeep; Echo; Music Master; Ariel; White; Black; Gladiator; Wildebeest
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.

Catch More Fish, Bigger Fish... (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Action Lure / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Games Villains Play (Table of Contents: 2)

Dial H for Hero / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Marv Wolfman
Pencils
Don Heck (signed)
Inks
Don Heck (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
John Costanza

Job Number
J-7362
Genre
superhero
Characters
Chris King; Vicki Grant; Games-Master; Joker (flashback)
Synopsis
Chris and Vick battle the Games-Master, who shot Mr. King.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Games-Master created by Robert A. Buethe; Zeep and Thumbelina created by Stephen DeStefano; Lightmaster created by Jeffrey Johnson; Tiarra Star created by Jeanette Fuller, Matter Girl created by Perry Rhome; Molecule Man created by David Harris; Echo created by Jeffrey Albretch (Jeff Albrecht?); Music Master created by David Austin Hunt.

Bubble Yum's Got the Number Yum Taste. (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Bubble Yum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

We Are Looking for a Few Good Boys and Girls (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Deadly Efficient Attack and Defense] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

American Southwest Academy of Fighting Arts Course / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Gold for Dessert (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Hostess Twinkies; Plastic Man / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Dial "L" for Letters / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Len Wein ?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
L-781

Indexer Notes

Letters by J. P. Thill, Kevin W. Fischer, Dave Burns, Graham Wang, and Brad Horning.

Beware the Wildebeest, My Son! (Table of Contents: 8)

Dial H for Hero / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Marv Wolfman
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Dennis Jensen
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Job Number
J-7364
Genre
superhero
Characters
Chris King; Vicki Grant; Wildebeest; King Faraday
Synopsis
Chris and Vicki battle the Wildebeest.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Wildebeest created by John Herbert; Ariel created by Francisco Garcia; Gladiator created by Jeff and Erica Zonder, Josh and Jenny Gubkin; Black and White created by Wayne Hastings.

Write Right Now! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Hey Kids! Win a Year's Supply of Life Savers Candies! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Life Savers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Now You Can Dial "H" for Hero (Table of Contents: 11)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Chris King; Vicki Grant
Synopsis
Form to submit superhero ideas for future issues of Dial "H" for Hero.

100 pc. Toy Soldier Set (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Super Gifts & Gimmicks (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Fun Factory Novelties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Radical! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Thom McAn Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["I want these new super-heroes dead..."]
    Dial H for Hero
  2. 1. Catch More Fish, Bigger Fish...
    Action Lure
  3. 2. Games Villains Play
    Dial H for Hero
  4. 3. Bubble Yum's Got the Number Yum Taste.
    Bubble Yum
  5. 4. We Are Looking for a Few Good Boys and Girls
    Grit Newspaper
  6. 5. [Deadly Efficient Attack and Defense]
    American Southwest Academy of Fighting Arts Course
  7. 6. Gold for Dessert
    Hostess Twinkies; Plastic Man
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Dial "L" for Letters
  9. 8. Beware the Wildebeest, My Son!
    Dial H for Hero
  10. 9. Write Right Now!
  11. 10. Hey Kids! Win a Year's Supply of Life Savers Candies!
    Life Savers
  12. 11. Now You Can Dial "H" for Hero
  13. 12. 100 pc. Toy Soldier Set
    100 Toy Soldiers
  14. 13. Super Gifts & Gimmicks
    Fun Factory Novelties
  15. 14. Radical!
    Thom McAn Shoes
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Ruben Cortes
  • Peter Croome
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Vik-Thor Rose
  • Ron Sadowski
  • Glenn Simpson
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore