Adventure Comics #1 [Direct Sales]
(May 1999)

DC, 1999 Series
 
Price
1.99 USD; 3.25 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1999-03-24
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC Comics Publications
Barcode
761941217987 00111
Editing
Peter J. Tomasi (credited as Peter Tomasi) (editor); Dan Raspler (credited) (group editor); Mike Carlin (credited) (executive editor); Jenette Kahn (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

The Justice Society Returns! (Table of Contents)

The Atom; Starman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dave Johnson (credited) (signed as JØHNSØN)
Inks
Dave Johnson (credited) (signed as JØHNSØN)
Colors
Dave Johnson ?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Starman [Ted Knight]; Atom [Al Pratt]
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Stars and Atoms (Table of Contents: 1)

The Atom; Starman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
James Robinson (credited); David Goyer (credited)
Pencils
Peter Snejbjerg (credited)
Inks
Keith Champagne (credited)
Colors
John Kalisz (credited as Kalisz); Heroic Age (credited) (separations)
Letters
Bill Oakley (credited as Oakley)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Atom [Al Pratt]; Starman [Ted Knight]; Dr. Occult; Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson] (cameo); Firebrand [Danette Reilly] (cameo); Flash [Jay Garrick] (cameo); Hourman [Rex Tyler] (cameo); Spectre [Jim Corrigan] (cameo); Wonder Woman [Hippolyta] (cameo); Cyclotron (cameo)
Synopsis
Starman and the Atom track one of Stalker's minions to Los Alamos. The battle brings a turning point for both heroes.
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Indexer Notes

Part of the Justice Society Returns! story bookended by All-Star Comics (DC, 1999 series) #1-2.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Justice Society of America / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
James Robinson
Pencils
Dave Johnson
Inks
Dave Johnson
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Justice Society of America [Starman [Ted Knight]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; The Atom [Al Pratt]; Mr. Terrific [Terry Sloan]; Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Charles McNider]; Johnny Thunder; Wonder Woman [Hippolyta]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders]; Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Star Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Wildcat [Ted Grant]]

Indexer Notes

A "What Has Gone Before..." tied to an in house ad.

[various] (Table of Contents: 3)

advertisement / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Synopsis
[inside front] Powerade; [5] Sprite; [6] The Mod Squad (movie); [13] NHL Blades of Steel ‘99; [14] got milk; [19] NBA In the Zone ‘99; [20] Rollerjam; [27] iydkydg; [28] Joe Kubert's World of Cartooning; [30] Gex 3; [inside back] airwalker.com; [back] Gap
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Justice Society Returns!
    The Atom; Starman
  2. 1. Stars and Atoms
    The Atom; Starman
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Justice Society of America
  4. 3. [various]
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  • Erik Braley
  • Peter Croome
  • John Greb
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Antonio Pontes Junior
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
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