Adventure Comics
#353
(February 1967)
DC,
1938 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1966-12-27
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications, Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger (credited) (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor, uncredited)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Doomed Legionnaire!
Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Superboy; Sun Boy; Princess Projectra; Ferro Lad]; Fatal Five [Mano; Validus; Tharok; Emerald Empress; Persuader]
- Reprints
-
in Lançamento (2ª Série) [A Legião dos Super-Heróis] (Editora Brasil-América [EBAL], 1968 series) #6 -
in Superboy (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1967 series) #2/1968 ([februar] 1968) -
in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #6 (1996 [January 1997]) - in DC Comics Classics Library: The Legion of Super-Heroes - The Life and Death of Ferro Lad (DC, 2009 series) ([May] 2009)
- in Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2007 series) #3 ([June] 2009)
- in Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #2 ([August] 2018)
-
The Doomed Legionnaire!
Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Jim Shooter
- Pencils
- Jim Shooter (layouts only); Curt Swan
- Inks
- George Klein
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Milt Snapinn
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Cosmic Boy; Princess Projectra; Sun Boy; Ferro Lad]; Fatal Five [Tharok; Mano; Emerald Empress; Persuader; Validus]
- Synopsis
- The heroes and villains prepare to confront the Sun-Eater, while Tharok plans for the aftermath.
- Reprints
- in Superboy (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1967 series) #2/1968 ([februar] 1968)
-
in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #105 (Circa May 1968) - in Lançamento (2ª Série) [A Legião dos Super-Heróis] (Editora Brasil-América [EBAL], 1968 series) #7 (maio 1969)
- in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #1 (March-April 1980)
- in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #6 (1996 [January 1997])
- in DC Comics Classics Library: The Legion of Super-Heroes - The Life and Death of Ferro Lad (DC, 2009 series) ([May] 2009)
- in Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2007 series) #3 ([June] 2009)
- in Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #2 ([August] 2018)
-
Indexer Notes
Story continues from previous issue.
[no title indexed]
Little Pete / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Job Number
- 6290
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gee, thanks. It's a neat model car kit!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Little Pete
- Synopsis
- Pete wants it to rain because he wants to build his model.
- Reprints
in Peace on Earth
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy
- Synopsis
- the words "peace on earth" translated into several languages
Indexer Notes
published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly
[no title indexed]
The Legion Outpost / letters page / 2 pages
Indexer Notes
Letters from: Tom Shields, Jay Burdick, Norm Nichols, Dave Olsen, David Luhn, Jack Jodell, Elizabeth Kane (two letters), Violet Smith, Irene Vartanoff, Gene Comeau, M. Shelby Silver, and A. C. Bethune.
Credit is given to 14-year old Jim Shooter for issue #349 (it's mentioned that he just turned 15), and to E. Nelson Bridwell for issue #351.
Part II: Slain by the Sun-Eater!
Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 11.5 pages
- Script
- Jim Shooter
- Pencils
- Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils)
- Inks
- George Klein
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Milt Snapinn
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Cosmic Boy; Princess Projectra; Ferro Lad (death); Sun Boy; Brainiac 5; Invisible Kid; Colossal Boy; Chameleon Boy; Saturn Girl]; Fatal Five [Persuader; Validus; Tharok; Emerald Empress; Mano]
- Synopsis
- Ferro Lad knocks out Superboy and sacrifices his life delivering the bomb which destroys the Sun-Eater.
- Reprints
- in Superboy (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1967 series) #2/1968 ([februar] 1968)
- in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #105 (Circa May 1968)
- in Lançamento (2ª Série) [A Legião dos Super-Heróis] (Editora Brasil-América [EBAL], 1968 series) #7 (maio 1969)
- in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #1 (March-April 1980)
- in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #6 (1996 [January 1997])
- in DC Comics Classics Library: The Legion of Super-Heroes - The Life and Death of Ferro Lad (DC, 2009 series) ([May] 2009)
- in Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2007 series) #3 ([June] 2009)
- in Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #2 ([August] 2018)
-
- Keywords
- Shanghalia
[no title indexed]
public service announcement / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Watch those sparks!
- Genre
- advocacy
Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation
statement of ownership / 0.33 page
- Script
- Irwin Donenfeld
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Date of Filing: October 1st, 1966. Total Paid Circulation, Average for 12 months: 481,234, for issue nearest to filing date: 522,096
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Doomed Legionnaire!
Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes -
1.
The Doomed Legionnaire!
Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes -
2.
["Gee, thanks. It's a neat model car kit!"]
Little Pete -
3.
Peace on Earth
-
4.
[no title indexed]
The Legion Outpost -
5.
Part II: Slain by the Sun-Eater!
Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes -
6.
["Watch those sparks!"]
-
7.
[no title indexed]
Direct Currents -
8.
Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Peter Croome
- Merlin Haas
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- John Monagle
- Mike Nielsen
- Allen Ross
- Karsten S.
- Jim Van Dore
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