Adventure Comics #499 [Direct]

(May 1983)

Adventure Comics (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Table of contents.

["What in blazes happened here, Plas?"] (Table of Contents)

Plastic Man / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Len Wein

Pencils:

Joe Staton

Inks:

Bob Smith

Colors:

Nansi Hoolahan (reprint colorist)

Letters:

Ben Oda

Editing:

Ross Andru (original story)

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Plastic Man; Woozy Winks; Police Chief Branner; Dimitri Dervish

Synopsis:

Plas fights the triple-jointed murdering ballet dancer Dimitri Dervish.

Reprints:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #468 (February 1980)

The Fantastic Spy! (Table of Contents)

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

John Forte

Inks:

John Forte

Colors:

Jerry Serpe (reprint colorist)

Letters:

Joe Letterese

Editing:

Mort Weisinger (original story)

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Lightning Lad; Brainiac 5; Matter-Eater Lad (first appearance; origin); Bouncing Boy; Chameleon Boy; Superboy]; Dr. Landro; Meglaro

Synopsis:

New Legionnaire Matter-Eater Lad is accused of being a traitor.

Reprints:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #303 (December 1962)

Indexer Notes

Coloring credits from Carl Gafford in December 2010 e-mail. Reformatted to fill 12 full pages.

A Kingdom to Re-Build (Table of Contents)

Aquaman / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Steve Skeates

Pencils:

Jim Aparo [as JA] (signed)

Inks:

Jim Aparo [as JA] (signed)

Colors:

Bob LeRose (reprint colorist)

Letters:

Jim Aparo

Editing:

Dick Giordano (original story)

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Aquaman; Mera; Aqualad; Aquagirl; Narkran; Vulko

Synopsis:

The Aqua-family is reunited in Atlantis and Narkran is overthrown.

Reprints:

• from Aquaman (DC, 1962 series) #48 (November-December 1969)

Indexer Notes

Coloring credits from Carl Gafford in December 2010 e-mail.

The Talking Tiger (Table of Contents)

Captain Marvel / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

C. C. Beck

Inks:

C. C. Beck

Colors:

Nansi Hoolahan (reprint colorist)

Letters:

?

Editing:

Wendell Crowley (original story)

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Captain Marvel [also appears as Billy Batson]; Talky Tawny (first appearance; origin)

Synopsis:

Tawky Tawny leaves his jungle home for the big city, where he meets Captain Marvel.

Reprints:

• from Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #79 (December 1947)

The Villain from Valhalla (Table of Contents)

Sandman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Kirby

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Joe Simon

Colors:

Nansi Hoolahan (reprint colorist)

Letters:

Howard Ferguson

Editing:

Whitney Ellsworth (original story)

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]; Police Chief Haines; Thor [Fairy Tales Fenton]

Synopsis:

A former Professor of Metallurgy, who has invented clothing of lucite that is bullet-proof, disguises himself and his men as ancient Vikings to commit crimes.

Reprints:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #75 (June 1942)

Indexer Notes

Coloring credits from Carl Gafford in December 2010 e-mail.

The Stolen Super-Powers! (Table of Contents)

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

John Forte

Inks:

John Forte

Colors:

Jerry Serpe (reprint colorist)

Letters:

Joe Letterese

Editing:

Mort Weisinger (original story)

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy; Triplicate Girl; Invisible Kid; Colossal Boy; Bouncing Boy; Chameleon Boy; Brainiac 5; Matter-Eater Lad; Lightning Lad; Ultra-Boy; Shrinking Violet; Sun Boy; Phantom Girl; Mon-El; Superboy; Supergirl]; Commander Loring; Zaryan the Conqueror; Lori Lemaris (cameo)

Synopsis:

Saturn Girl steals the Legionnaires' super powers so she can sacrifice herself fighting Zaryan the Conqueror, but Lightning Lad dies instead.

Reprints:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #304 (January 1963)

Indexer Notes

Death of Lightning Lad. Saturn Girl elected Legion leader.

Coloring credits from Carl Gafford in December 2010 e-mail.

The Man in the Moon (Table of Contents)

Captain Marvel / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

C. C. Beck

Inks:

C. C. Beck

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Wendell Crowley (original story)

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Captain Marvel [also appears as Billy Batson]; Doc Quartz

Synopsis:

Captain Marvel follows Doc Quartz to the moon, where the crazy scientist is testing some new inventions.

Reprints:

• from Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #143 (April 1953)

Pilgrims of Peril! (Table of Contents)

Spectre / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Jerry Grandenetti

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

Jerry Serpe (reprint colorist)

Letters:

Jerry Grandenetti

Editing:

Julius Schwartz (original story)

Content Information

Genre:

superhero; occult

Characters:

Spectre; Jim Corrigan; Nawor

Synopsis:

The Spectre battles the demon Nawor in another dimension while back on earth Jim Corrigan faces the demon's followers -- a band of pilgrims raised from the dead!

Reprints:

• from The Spectre (DC, 1967 series) #6 (September-October 1968)

Indexer Notes

Coloring credits from Carl Gafford in December 2010 e-mail.

The Story Behind the Stories (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul Levitz (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

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

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Spectre; Plastic Man; Aquaman; Shazam; Sandman / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Howard Bender

Inks:

Frank Giacoia

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Spectre; Plastic Man; Dimitri Dervish; Aquaman; Caprain Marvel; Tawky Tawny; Sandman; Sandy; Thor

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Previews of the stories in the issue.