Adventure Comics #481 [Newsstand]
(May 1981)

DC, 1938 Series
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Volume
47
Price
0.50 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1981-02-19
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893113005
Editing
Jack C. Harris (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #188.
This issue is a variant of Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #481 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Dial H for Hero / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Carmine Infantino (signed as Infantino)
Inks
Dick Giordano (signed as Giordano)
Colors
Tatjana Wood
Letters
?

Job Number
C-586
Genre
superhero
Characters
Stellar [Vicki Grant]; Volcano [Chris King]

Indexer Notes

Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.

[Johnson Smith Company] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Johnson Smith Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Night of a Thousand Dooms! (Table of Contents: 2)

Dial H for Hero / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Marv Wolfman (credited)
Pencils
Carmine Infantino (credited)
Inks
Larry Mahlstedt (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Job Number
J-7274
Genre
superhero
Characters
Christopher King; Vicki Grant; Sarah James; Brad Mann; Martha Winters; Goldman [Christopher King]; Goldgirl [Vicki Grant]; Henry Faber; Gary King; Greg King; Elizabeth King; Alchemiss [Vicki Grant]
Synopsis
When Chris is grounded by his father, Vicki must patrol the city by herself.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Goldman and Goldgirl created by Michael Olonovich; Alchemiss created by Robert Buethe.
Credits on last page of last story.

Now the Number Yum Taste Is Even Yummier. (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Bubble Yum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

For a World of Fun...Grow Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Sea-Monkeys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Hearts of Darkness (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

Self-Destructress! (Table of Contents: 6)

Dial H for Hero / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Marv Wolfman (credited)
Pencils
Carmine Infantino (credited)
Inks
Larry Mahlstedt (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Job Number
J-7277
Genre
superhero
Characters
Christopher King; Vicki Grant; Gary King; The Sixth Sensor [Christopher King]; Dimension Girl [Vicki Grant]; The Destructress [Martha Winters]; Aquarians
Synopsis
The Aquarians turn Martha Winters into The Destructress but she's stopped by Chris and Vicki and returned to sanity.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The Sixth Sensor created by Lynn Thilcult; Dimension Girl created by Steven St. Thomas; The Destructress created by June Roe.
Credits from last page of last story.

We Are Looking for a Few Good Boys and Girls (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Grit / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Strong Arms (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Mike Marvel / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

$ave Money: Subscribe Now! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

The Assault of the Aquarian Attacker! (Table of Contents: 10)

Dial H for Hero / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Marv Wolfman (credited)
Pencils
Carmine Infantino (credited)
Inks
Dennis Jensen (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Job Number
J-7283
Genre
superhero
Characters
Christopher King; Vicki Grant; Aquarians; Largo the Invincible; Gary King; Elizibeth King; Volcano [Christopher King]; Stellar [Vicki Grant]; Captain Greg King; Sarah James
Synopsis
Chris and Vicki use the Hero dials to stop the Aquarian invasion.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Largo the Invincible created by Tom Douge; Volcano created by Fraser Cole; Stellar created by Omar Navarro Gutierrez.
Credits from last page of last story.

Write Right Now! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Dial "L" for Letters / letters page / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
Jack C. Harris (credited)
Letters
typeset

Job Number
L-744
Synopsis
Jack Harris explains how they pre-released the Dial "H" submittal form and how they are send more forms to comic shops. No letters fro readers.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Average number of copies last 12 months: 237,289.

Now You Can Dial "H" for Hero (Table of Contents: 14)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Chris King; Vicki Grant
Synopsis
Form to submit superhero ideas for future issues of Dial "H" for Hero.

Earn Famous Name Prizes or Cash (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Olympic Sales Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

First Edition Collector Series (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Donruss Baseball Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Dial H for Hero
  2. 1. [Johnson Smith Company]
    Johnson Smith Company
  3. 2. The Night of a Thousand Dooms!
    Dial H for Hero
  4. 3. Now the Number Yum Taste Is Even Yummier.
    Bubble Yum
  5. 4. For a World of Fun...Grow Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys
    Sea-Monkeys
  6. 5. Hearts of Darkness
    Batman; Hostess Cup Cakes
  7. 6. Self-Destructress!
    Dial H for Hero
  8. 7. We Are Looking for a Few Good Boys and Girls
    Grit
  9. 8. Strong Arms
    Mike Marvel
  10. 9. $ave Money: Subscribe Now!
    DC Comics
  11. 10. The Assault of the Aquarian Attacker!
    Dial H for Hero
  12. 11. Write Right Now!
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Dial "L" for Letters
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
  15. 14. Now You Can Dial "H" for Hero
  16. 15. Earn Famous Name Prizes or Cash
    Olympic Sales Club
  17. 16. First Edition Collector Series
    Donruss Baseball Cards
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