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)

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

Script
?
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Ad for toy building sets.
On inside front cover.

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)

Bubble Yum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Ad for bubble gum.
Between pages 4-5 of the previous story.

Clean Sweep (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Red Tornado
Reprints
  • Between pages 9-10 of the previous story.

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

LifeSavers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Ad for Lifesaver candy with a crossword puzzel.

[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)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Characters
Charles Atlas

Indexer Notes

Ads in classified format for high school rings, novelties, body building, comics, martial arts training, the March of Dimes, and more.
Between pages 4 and 5 of the previous story.

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

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

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boys and Girls, Earn Valuable Prizes or Cash

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover ad for sales kit.

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

Fundimensions / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
With MPC, options are standard equipment.

Indexer Notes

Back cover Ad for car model kits.

Editing
Related Scans
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