Adventure Comics #484 [Direct]
(August 1981)

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Volume
47
Price
0.50 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1981-04-28
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Len Wein (credited) (editor); Mike W. Barr (credited) (associate editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (credited) (consulting editor)

Issue Notes

Indicia title "Adventure Comics Presents Dial H for Hero."

On-sale date from copyright registration.
This issue has variants:

Mr. Negative! (Table of Contents)

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

Script
?
Pencils
George Pérez (signed as George Perez)
Inks
George Pérez (signed as George Perez)
Colors
Tatjana Wood (sourced)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Job Number
C-655
Genre
superhero
Characters
Vicki Grant (as Rainbeaux); Chris King (as Steadfast); Mister Negative

Blood Money! (Table of Contents: 1)

Dial H for Hero / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Marv Wolfman (sourced)
Pencils
Don Heck (sourced)
Inks
Dennis Jensen (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
John Costanza (sourced)

Job Number
J-7383
Genre
superhero
Characters
Vicki Grant (featured); Chris King (featured); Mr. Manelli; Doric; Bounty Hunter; Pupil; Elizabeth King; Gary King; Greg King; Waspman [Christopher King]; Glinda Parks; Frannie Nash; Brad Mann; Vipers (street gang); Weather Witch [Vicki Grant]; Vibro the Quake Master [Christopher King]; The Emerald Tiger [Vicki Grant]
Synopsis
Christopher and Vicki use the H Dials to stop Bounty Hunter and Pupil from killing Mr. Manelli.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

No listed credits.

The Bounty Hunter created by Joseph Beaulier; Pupil created by Bruce Smith; Waspman created by Ziggy Czyzycki; Weather Witch created by Donald Ewing; Vibro the Quake-Master created by Tom Young; The Emerald Tiger created by James Devlin.

Superman vs. the Laughing Gas Bandits (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Hostess Fruit Pies; Superman / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Mr. Negative! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Marv Wolfman (sourced)
Pencils
Carmine Infantino (sourced)
Inks
Frank Chiaramonte (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
John Costanza (sourced)

Job Number
J-7394
Genre
superhero
Characters
Vicki Grant (featured); Chris King (featured); Mr. Negative; Rainbeaux [Vicki Grant]; Steadfast [Christopher King]
Synopsis
When a homeless person suddenly has the power to infect his negative attitude on those around him Christopher and Vicki must use the H Dials to help him drain off his new power.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

No credits listed.

Mr. Negative created by Rudolph M. Minger; Rainbeaux created by Robert P. Lasco; Steadfast created by Richard Hango.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Dial "L" for Letters / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis; Bob Rozakis
Letters
typeset

Job Number
L-796
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Mr. Negative!
    Dial H for Hero
  2. 1. Blood Money!
    Dial H for Hero
  3. 2. Superman vs. the Laughing Gas Bandits
    Hostess Fruit Pies; Superman
  4. 3. Mr. Negative!
    Dial H for Hero
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Dial "L" for Letters
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Antonio Pontes Junior
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Steven Tice
  • Jim Van Dore