Adventure Comics #491 [Direct]

(September 1982)

The Confederation of Hell (Table of Contents)

Shazam! / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

E. Nelson Bridwell

Pencils:

Don Newton

Inks:

Frank Chiaramonte

Colors:

Adrienne Roy

Letters:

Phil Felix [as Philip Felix]

Editing:

Dave Manak

Job Number:

J-8279

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mary Marvel; Captain Marvel Jr.; Kid Eternity; Mr. Keeper; Satan; Ibac; Sabbac; Master Man; Darkling; Zeus; Set (cameo); Ahriman (cameo); Cernobog (cameo); Tezcatlipoca (cameo)

The Legion of Super-Heroes (Table of Contents)

Superboy / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Al Plastino

Inks:

Al Plastino

Colors:

Jerry Serpe

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superboy; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad [as Lightning Boy]; Saturn Girl]; Jonathan Kent (cameo)

Synopsis:

Three teens from the future offer Superboy membership in their super-hero club. But when Superboy fails to complete three simple tasks, the Legionnaires pretend to reject him, until they reveal that the three tasks were merely intitiation pranks which proved he is a good sport.

Reprints:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #247 (April 1958)

Indexer Notes

Reprint of the first appearance of the Legion. Lightning Lad is called Lightning Boy in this story. There are several other unidentified Legionnaires in the story. The Legionnaires are not yet in their classic costumes in this story.

Sorcerers of the Sea (Table of Contents)

Aquaman / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Steve Skeates

Pencils:

Jim Aparo

Inks:

Jim Aparo

Colors:

Bob LeRose

Letters:

Jim Aparo (?)

Editing:

Dick Giordano (original story)

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Aquaman; Mera; Aqualad; Aquagirl; Aquababy [Arthur Curry, Jr.]; Vulko

Synopsis:

Mera vanishes abruptly and Aquaman begins a quest to find her.

Reprints:

• from Aquaman (DC, 1962 series) #40 (July-August 1968)

[The Canary and the Cat! (Part One)] (Table of Contents)

Black Canary / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Denny O'Neil

Pencils:

Alex Toth (signed)

Inks:

Alex Toth (signed)

Colors:

Tom Ziuko

Letters:

Alex Toth

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Black Canary [Dinah Drake]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (image); Bertha Kane (villain, President of the Women's Resistence League); Timothy (villain)

Synopsis:

Lonely because Green Arrow is off on another case, Dinah decides to seek out employment as a judo instructor....in the guise of Black Canary. She gets the job, unaware that the woman hiring her is in league with the students in her class for some unknown caper.

Reprints:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #418 (April 1972)

Indexer Notes

Title taken from this story's appearance in Black Canary Archives (DC, 2001).

The Man Who Couldn't Sleep (Table of Contents)

Sandman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Kirby

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Joe Simon

Colors:

Nansi Hoolahan

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]; Felix Black; Nick Parks

Synopsis:

Tormented by insomnia, Felix Black turns to a life of crime.

Reprints:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #80 (November 1942)

Prisoner of the Super-Heroes! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

George Papp

Inks:

George Papp

Colors:

Jerry Serpe

Letters:

Joe Letterese

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superboy; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl]; Krypto; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent

Synopsis:

The Legion returns to 20th Century to discredit Superboy and exile him from Earth.

Reprints:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #267 (December 1959)

Indexer Notes

Reprint of the second appearance of the Legion of Super-Heroes.

War That Shook the Universe! (Table of Contents)

Spectre / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Murphy Anderson

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

Anthony Tollin

Letters:

?

Editing:

Julius Schwartz (original story)

Content Information

Genre:

superhero; occult

Characters:

Spectre; Jim Corrigan; Azmodus; Stefan Miklos; Millicent Olcott; Paul Nevers

Synopsis:

The Spectre confronts the evil Azmodus, who has taken over the body of Paul Nevers.

Reprints:

• from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #60 (January-February 1966)

The Story Behind the Story (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul Levitz

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Levitz provides commentary on the two Legion stories reprinted in this issue.

100 Pages of Non-Stop Action and Suspense! (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Keith Giffen ?

Inks:

Romeo Tanghal ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superboy; Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy; Lightning Boy]; Spectre; Black Canary; Sandman; Aquaman

Indexer Notes

On back cover.