Adventure Comics #459

(September-October 1978)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Dateline: Adventure Comics / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Levitz (credited)

Pencils

Todd Klein (illustration)

Inks

Todd Klein (illustration)

Letters

Gaspar Saladino; ?

Job Number

L-981

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover and inside back covers. Klein credits from the artist.

The Crimson Comets of Fallville High (Table of Contents: 2)

The Flash / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Cary Bates (credited)

Pencils

Irv Novick (credited as I. Novick)

Inks

Frank McLaughlin (credited as F. McLaughlin)

Colors

Gene D'Angelo (credited as G. D'Angelo)

Letters

Gaspar Saladino (credited as Gaspar)

Job Number

J-5251

Genre

superhero

Characters

Flash [Barry Allen]

Synopsis

Barry goes to his class reunion, and has to help a former classmate who is mistaken for being the Flash.

Reprints

• in Roter Blitz (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #33 (Dezember 1978)
• in Flash (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #52 (septembre 1981) [N&B [B&W]]

Keywords

Fallville High School

Murder Haunts the Midway (Table of Contents: 3)

Deadman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Len Wein (credited)

Pencils

Jim Aparo (credited)

Inks

Jim Aparo (credited)

Colors

Glynis Oliver (credited as Glynis Wein)

Letters

Jim Aparo

Job Number

J-5223

Genre

superhero

Characters

Deadman [Boston Brand]; Vashnu; Lorna; Tiny; Lita Brand; Cleveland Brand; Inga Brand; Rama Kushna (flashback); the League of Assassins; the Challengers of the Unknown [June, Ace] (cameo); Batman; the Phantom Stranger; Aquaman

Synopsis

Deadman takes over his brother's body to spend some time on the trapeze, and remembers how he became Deadman. But he is shot (again) while in Cleveland's body. Deadman manages to keep his brother alive and tracks down the shooter. But once possessed by Deadman, the shooter kills himself without Deadman being able to stop him. The prevailing theory is that the killer was sent by Russians who want to bring Cleveland's wife back to Russia.

Reprints

• in Kamandi (Arédit-Artima, 1980 series) #4 - La cité des loups (3ème trimestre 1981)
• in Deadman (DC, 2011 series) #4 ([March] 2014)
• in Deadman Omnibus (DC, 2020 series) (2020 [February 2021])

The Call of the Cosmos (Table of Contents: 4)

Green Lantern / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Cary Burkett (credited)

Pencils

Joe Staton (credited)

Inks

Joe Staton (credited)

Colors

Adrienne Roy (credited)

Letters

Ben Oda (credited)

Job Number

J-5360

Genre

superhero

Characters

Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]

Synopsis

Green Lantern rescues a female alien from space monsters, and gets a kiss along the way.

Reprints

• in Wundergirl (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #34 (1978)
• in Année Zéro (Arédit-Artima, 1979 series) #6 - Kamandi et Pyra (2ème trimestre 1980)

Climax of Chaos (Table of Contents: 5)

New Gods / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway (credited)

Pencils

Don Newton (credited)

Inks

Augie Scotto (credited)

Colors

Jerry Serpe (credited)

Letters

Ben Oda (credited)

Job Number

J-5235

Genre

superhero

Characters

Orion; Dave Lincoln; Desaad; Claudia; Darkseid; Infinity Man (flashback); Donald Bradford; Richard Roe; Lorraine; Izaya; Forager; Metron; Lightray; the Antagonist; President Jimmy Carter; Jezebelle

Synopsis

Orion rescues his friends from the Stasis Sphere. DeSaad reveals Darkseid's plan. Forager, Lightray, Metron, and Jezebelle battle the Antagonist. Orion confronts Darkseid but Darkseid escapes.

Reprints

• in Faucon Noir (Arédit-Artima, 1977 series) #17 (juin 1980) [N&B [B&W]]
• in New Gods by Gerry Conway (DC, 2020 series) ([June] 2020)

Indexer Notes

Story continues from The New Gods (DC, 1971 series) #19. Originally prepared for the unpublished issue The New Gods #20.

The Case of the Fortune Cookie Fortune (Table of Contents: 6)

The Elongated Man / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Len Wein (credited as Wein); Paul Levitz (credited as Levitz); Mike Gold (credited as Gold); Steve Mitchell (credited as Mitchell); Ann Delary (credited as Delary-Gold)

Pencils

George Ruppert (credited as Ruppert)

Inks

Bruce Patterson (credited as Patterson)

Colors

Glynis Oliver (credited as Oliver)

Letters

Clem Robins (credited as Robins)

Job Number

J-5342

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Sue Dibny; Homer Jethro; Steve Douglas; Ann Douglas; Benny Maxwell

Synopsis

Elongated Man tracks down the mystery of fortune cookies with $1000 bills in them. The story turns out to involve Benny Maxwell, a famous comedian, trying to give back to his old home town.

Reprints

• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #25/1978 (29. November 1978)
• in Kamandi (Arédit-Artima, 1980 series) #1 - La planète de la violence (4ème trimestre 1980)
• in Super Héros (Arédit-Artima, 1979 series) #12 (1er trimestre 1982)

Indexer Notes

Benny Maxwell is a pastiche of Jack Benny.

The Shark's Dark Demand (Table of Contents: 7)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Jack C. Harris (credited)

Pencils

Jack Abel (credited)

Inks

Frank Giacoia (credited)

Colors

Gene D'Angelo (credited)

Letters

Shelly Leferman (credited)

Job Number

J-5318

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; the Shark; Hippolyta; Superman, Green Lantern, Aquaman (cameos)

Synopsis

Wonder Woman battles the Shark.

Reprints

• in Wundergirl (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #33 (1978)
• in Super Héros (Arédit-Artima, 1979 series) #10 (1981)
• in Gigant (Semic, 1977 series) #1/1982 (uke 3 1982)

Presenting the All-New Adventure Comics! (Table of Contents: 8)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

Paul Levitz ?

Pencils

Al Milgrom

Inks

Al Milgrom

Colors

Tatjana Wood ?

Letters

Joe Letterese

Characters

Flash; Green Lantern; Elongated Man; Deadman; New Gods; Wonder Woman; the Shark

Indexer Notes

Back cover.