Adventure Comics #487 [Direct]
(November 1981)

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Volume
47
Price
0.60 USD; 0.20 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1981-07-28
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Len Wein (editor); Mike W. Barr (associate editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (consulting editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Ross Andru (signed as Andru)
Inks
Dick Giordano (signed as Giordano)
Colors
Tatjana Wood
Letters
?

Job Number
C-730
Genre
superhero
Characters
Avatar [Christopher King]; Kismet [Viki Grant]; Crimson Star; Radiator

Indexer Notes

Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.

Challenge #8859 (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Lego Expert Builder Series / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

To Die Twice... In Fire and Ice! (Table of Contents: 2)

Dial H for Hero / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Marv Wolfman (credited)
Pencils
Carmine Infantino (credited)
Inks
Dennis Jensen (credited)
Colors
Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters
Ben Oda (credited)

Job Number
J-7631
Genre
superhero
Characters
Avatar [Christopher King]; Kismet [Viki Grant]; Crimson Star; Radiator; Brad Mann; Mr. Dash; Frannie; Glinda
Synopsis
The Dial H for Hero kids stop two villains from wrecking a rocket designed to fix the hole in the ozone layer.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from letters page. Crimson Star created by Karen Long; Radiator created by Brian McCoy; clothing for Vicki and the girls created by Charles Tatum, Roberta L. Kennedy, Richard Kenney, David Brown, Cat Yronwode, David Cabianca, Jeff Albrecht; Kismet created by Richard Jones; Avatar & Sahri created by John Mattson; Chris and Vicki swimsuits designed by Jeff Albrecht.

The Magic in Gum Is Bubble Yum (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Bubble Yum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Clean Sweep (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Hostess Cup Cakes; Red Tornado / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

LifeSavers Lots of Fun and Flavors! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

LifeSavers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Bob Rozakis (credited as Ted P. Skimmer)
Letters
typeset

Job Number
L-850

Indexer Notes

Letters from Russell Burbage, Jeff Kagan, Daniel Tobias, R. John Unger, and Robert A. Buethe.

To Charm a Serpent! (Table of Contents: 7)

Dial H for Hero / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
George Kashdan (credited)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited, signed)
Inks
Don Heck (credited, signed)
Colors
Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters
Ben Oda (credited)

Job Number
J-7604
Genre
superhero
Characters
Plant Mistress [Vicki Grant]; Wind Rider [Christopher King]; Snakeman [Professor Ralston]; Detective Gregory King; Psi-Fire [Christopher King]; Sea Mist [Viki Grant]
Synopsis
Chris King and Viki Grant use the H dials to save the town from a giant snake.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from letters page. Plant Mistress created by Paul Pereira; Wind Rider created by Mark Ramsey; Snakeman created by Chuck Spotti; Psi-Fire created by Daniel E. Carroll; Sea Mist created by Dean Spezzaferro.

Write Right Now! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Youth Opportunity Sales Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Fundimensions / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Dial H for Hero
  2. 1. Challenge #8859
    Lego Expert Builder Series
  3. 2. To Die Twice... In Fire and Ice!
    Dial H for Hero
  4. 3. The Magic in Gum Is Bubble Yum
    Bubble Yum
  5. 4. Clean Sweep
    Hostess Cup Cakes; Red Tornado
  6. 5. LifeSavers Lots of Fun and Flavors!
    LifeSavers
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Dial "L" for Letters
  8. 7. To Charm a Serpent!
    Dial H for Hero
  9. 8. Write Right Now!
  10. 9. ["Boys and Girls, Earn Valuable Prizes or Cash"]
    Youth Opportunity Sales Club
  11. 10. ["With MPC, options are standard equipment."]
    Fundimensions
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ron Sadowski
  • Glenn Simpson
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Bjorn Wallin
  • John Wells