Adventure Comics #520 [Newsstand]
(January 2011)

DC, 2009 Series
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Price
3.99 USD; 3.99 CAD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [swirl]
Barcode
070992324255 20
Editing
Brian Cunningham (editor); Sean Ryan (associate editor)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Adventure Comics (DC, 2009 series) #520 [Direct Sales].

The First to Die... (Table of Contents)

The Atom; Legion of Super-Heroes / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Scott Clark (signed)
Inks
Dave Beaty (signed)
Colors
Hi-Fi (signed)
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy [Clark Kent]; Ultra Boy; Sun Boy; Brainiac 5; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl]; The Atom [Ray Palmer] (inset)
Reprints
No image yet Cover Thumbnail for Adventure Comics (2009 series) #520 [Direct Sales]
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Tragedy: The Death of Lightning Lad (Table of Contents: 1)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz
Pencils
Kevin Sharpe
Inks
Marlo Alquiza
Colors
Blond
Letters
Steve Wands
Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy [Clark Kent]; Ultra Boy; Mon-El; Chamleleon Boy; Sun Boy; Phantom Girl; Colossal Boy; Bouncing Boy; Brainiac 5; Invisible Kid [Lyle Norg]; Star Boy; Phantom Girl; Triplicate Girl; Saturn Girl; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Cosmic Boy; Matter-Eater Lad; Shrinking Violet; Lightning Lad]; Lieutenant Zendak
Synopsis
While the rest of the team goes after Zaryan's remaining forces in the wake of Lightning Lad's death, Saturn Girl reflects on the decisions she made that resulted in that death, and the path ahead of her.
Reprints

Nucleus, Part 5: Atom-Ant (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Jeff Lemire
Pencils
Mahmud Asrar
Inks
John Dell
Colors
Pete Pantazis
Letters
Steve Wands
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Atom [Ray Palmer]; David Palmer
Synopsis
The Atom fights off the Colony members but learns the Colony's real plot is to trap him in the safe house until he gives up the location of the white dwarf matter. Ray's uncle assures him that he has a backup plan, but doesn't mention the giant bugs.
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The First to Die...
    The Atom; Legion of Super-Heroes
  2. 1. Tragedy: The Death of Lightning Lad
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  3. 2. Nucleus, Part 5: Atom-Ant
    The Atom
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