(March-April 1976)

DC, 1938 Series
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Volume
42
Price
0.30 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1975-12-30
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Brand
The Line of DC Super-Stars
Editing
Joe Orlando; Paul Levitz (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #125.

And Death Before Dishonor (Table of Contents)

Aquaman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Aparo (signed)
Inks
Jim Aparo (signed)
Colors
Carl Gafford
Letters
Joe Letterese; typeset (on word "Dishonor')
Job Number
J-4204
Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Karshon [The Shark]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Coloring and lettering credits confirmed by Carl Gafford via e-mail.

Cover Thumbnail for Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #444
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And Death Before Dishonor (Table of Contents: 1)

Aquaman / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz; Gerry Conway (dialogue, second half)
Pencils
Jim Aparo (signed)
Inks
Jim Aparo (signed)
Colors
Carl Gafford
Letters
Jim Aparo
Job Number
J-4188
Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Karshon [The Shark]; Ocean Master [Orm Marius]; Dr. Vulko; Mera; Topo; Aquababy [Arthur Curry Jr.]; Jurgin
Synopsis
During a battle with Ocean Master, Aquaman returns to Atlantis to acquire Serum X only to find that he has been deposed as king and replaced by Karshon.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Dateline: Adventure / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Job Number
J-4203

The Cup Cake Caper (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Captain Marvel [Fawcett/DC]; Hostess Cup Cakes / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Justice for All Includes Children! (Table of Contents: 4)

Superman / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Neal Adams
Inks
Neal Adams
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
advocacy; superhero

The Aquafamily (Table of Contents: 5)

Aquaman / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway
Pencils
Jim Aparo
Inks
Jim Aparo
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda ?
Job Number
J-4212
Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Aqualad [Garth]; Mera; Aquababy [Arthur Curry Jr.]
Synopsis
Brief history of the Aquafamily.
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Indexer Notes

panels from other stories

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. And Death Before Dishonor
    Aquaman
  2. 1. And Death Before Dishonor
    Aquaman
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Dateline: Adventure
  4. 3. The Cup Cake Caper
    Captain Marvel [Fawcett/DC]; Hostess Cup Cakes
  5. 4. Justice for All Includes Children!
    Superman
  6. 5. The Aquafamily
    Aquaman
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