Adventure Comics #496 [Newsstand]

(February 1983)

For Nearly 50 Years, the Leader in Innovation Has Been... Adventure Comics (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

Nicola Cuti ?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Tomorrow's Answers! (Table of Contents: 2)

Challengers of the Unknown / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Rozakis

Pencils

Alex Toth

Inks

Frank Giacoia

Colors

Anthony Tollin

Letters

Milt Snapinn

Editing

Carl Gafford

Genre

adventure

Characters

Rocky Davis; Prof Haley; Ace Morgan; Red Ryan; Cyrus Haley

Synopsis

Continued from last issue... The not-yet-Challengers are still trying to discover who sabotaged their jet... In Hawaii, Prof and Rocky pay a call on Prof's cousin Freddie, who was passed over to inherit Uncle Cyrus's fortune. Rocky kicks in a door - and finds Uncle Cyrus, alive and cranky! Cyrus faked his death to avoid taxes, and now attacks Prof with his cane! Cyrus collapses with heart trouble. Neither the old man nor Freddie could have rigged a sabotage... In Las Vegas, Ace and Red visit Bernie, a loan shark that gambler Red owes a fortune. He wants Red alive to pay his debt. What about Johnny Green, an old friend of Red's? He was supposed to fly with them. As for the plastic sabotage gizmo - Ace yells, "Plastic, that's it!" Continued...

Indexer Notes

An original adventure that expands on the Challs' origin from Showcase #6 and Challengers of the Unknown #31.

Supergirl's Greatest Challenge! (Table of Contents: 3)

Supergirl / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

Gene D'Angelo (reprint colorist)

Letters

Milt Snapinn

Editing

Mort Weisinger (original story)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Supergirl [also appears as Linda Danvers]; Lois Lane; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Bouncing Boy]; Whizzy (descendant of Streaky); Positive Man; Chameleon Men [also appear disguised as Legionnaires]; Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers; Streaky

Synopsis

Traveling to the 30th century, Supergirl defeats the Positive Man to help the Legion of Super-Heroes, who have lost their powers. Later, she exposes the Chameleon Men who have been posing as the Legionnaires.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #287 (April 1962)

Indexer Notes

The real Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, and Triplicate Girl do not appear in this story, only their Chameleon Men impostors.

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

Underworld Reward, Part 2 (Table of Contents: 4)

Aquaman / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Skeates

Pencils

Jim Aparo

Inks

Jim Aparo

Colors

Bob LeRose (reprint colorist)

Letters

Jim Aparo

Editing

Dick Giordano (original story)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Aquaman; Aqualad; Mera (cameo)

Synopsis

Aquaman defeats the nameless gangsters then is transported away by a mysterious invention and finds Mera standing before him.

Reprints

• from Aquaman (DC, 1962 series) #45 (May-June 1969)

Indexer Notes

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

The Mystery of the Missing Newsstand! (Table of Contents: 5)

Captain Marvel Jr. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Elliot Maggin

Pencils

Dave Cockrum

Inks

Dave Cockrum

Colors

Nansi Hoolahan (reprint colorist)

Letters

?

Editing

Julius Schwartz (original story)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain Marvel, Jr. [also appears as Freddy Freeman]; Good-Natured Joe

Synopsis

Captain Marvel, Jr. battles a gang of crooks who stole Freddy's newsstand.

Reprints

• from Shazam! (DC, 1973 series) #9 (January 1974)

Indexer Notes

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

Superman's Super-Courtship! (Table of Contents: 6)

Supergirl / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

Carl Gafford (reprint colorist)

Letters

Milt Snapinn

Editing

Mort Weisinger (original story)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Supergirl [also appears as Linda Danvers]; Superman; Luma Lynai; Helen of Troy; Rhondous; adult Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Man; Phantom Woman; Chameleon Man; Triplicate Woman; Sun Man; Saturn Woman; Brainiac 5; Lightning Man]; Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers

Synopsis

Supergirl tries to find the perfect mate for Superman.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #289 (June 1962)

Indexer Notes

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

Dreams of Doom (Table of Contents: 7)

The Sandman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Kirby

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Joe Simon

Colors

Nansi Hoolahan (reprint colorist)

Letters

Howard Ferguson

Editing

Whitney Ellsworth (original story)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]; Monroe Alvin; Torchy Grogan; Bugs Baron; Doctor Hoak

Synopsis

One of America's richest men is afraid of the dark and turns to the Sandman to solve his problem and hopefully end his horrific nightmares. But the man's personal psychiatrist has different ideas.

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #77 (August 1942)

Indexer Notes

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

Menace of the Mystic Mastermind (Table of Contents: 8)

The Spectre / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Friedrich

Pencils

Neal Adams

Inks

Neal Adams

Colors

Jerry Serpe (reprint colorist)

Letters

Charlotte Jetter

Editing

Julius Schwartz (original story)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spectre; Jim Corrigan; Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Jack Dold

Synopsis

When interdimensional forces accidentally grant superpowers to "Sad" Jack Dold, he embarks on a crime spree and battles Wildcat and the Spectre.

Reprints

• from The Spectre (DC, 1967 series) #3 (March-April 1968), #3 (March-April 1968), #3 (March-April 1968), #3 (March-April 1968)

Indexer Notes

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

The Story Behind the Stories (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Paul Levitz

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Background information on the two Supergirl/Legion reprints in this issue.

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Aquaman; Captain Marvel Jr.; The Spectre; The Sandman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)