Adventure Comics #488 [Direct]
(December 1981)

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Volume
47
Price
0.60 USD; 0.20 GBP
Pages
40
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1981-09-01
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Len Wein (editor); Mike W. Barr (associate editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (consulting editor)

Issue Notes

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
Tatjana Wood
Letters
Gaspar Saladino ?

Job Number
C-735
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jinx (only hands); Chris King; Vicki Grant; Oxide; the Harp; Ragnarok; the Pixie; Captain Saturn; Snowfall.

Indexer Notes

Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.

Challenge #8860 (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Lego Expert Builder Series / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

J -- As in Jinx and Jeopardy (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Bob Rozakis (credited)
Pencils
Carmine Infantino (credited)
Inks
Dennis Jensen
Colors
Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters
Ben Oda (credited)

Job Number
J-7721
Genre
superhero
Characters
Chris King; Vicki Grant; Jinx; Cancero; Jelly Woman
Synopsis
Chris and Vicki battle the Jinx, Cancero, and Jelly Woman.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Jinx created by Larry King; Cancero created by Michael Clark; Oxide created by David Mark; the Harp created by Deron Gooden; Jelly Woman created by Lincoln Wert; Ragnarok created by Nelson Jiminez; the Pixie created by Bill Cunningham; Captain Saturn created by Terry Pavlet; Snowfall created by Christopher Benjamin.

The Magic in Gum Is Bubble Yum (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Bubble Yum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Amaze Your Friends with My Willy Wonka Magic Card Trick Kit! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Willy Wonka's candies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Penguins on Parade (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

Toon Time (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

CBS TV Network / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Buy Three Snap Tite Kits and We'll Send You $1.50 (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Monogram Models, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Tamsyn O'Flynn (credited)
Letters
typeset

Job Number
L-905

Indexer Notes

Letters from Harold S. Hayes, Able Littlejohn, Chris Khalat, and Mark Lagasse.

NBC Super Star Saturday Pow! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

NBC TV Network / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Tender Poison (Table of Contents: 10)

Dial H for Hero / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
George Kashdan (credited as G. Kashdan)
Pencils
Trevor Von Eeden (credited as T. Von Eeden)
Inks
Larry Mahlstedt (credited as L. Mahlstedt)
Colors
Carl Gafford (credited as C. Gafford)
Letters
Shelly Leferman (credited as S. Leferman)

Job Number
J-7704
Genre
superhero
Characters
Chris King; Vicki Grant; Belladonna
Synopsis
Chris and Vicki battle Belladonna.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Belladonna created by Susan Kijamichez; Moonlight created by Vincent Broese; Glass Lass created by Jimmy Owens; Mental Man created by John Iverson.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

We Are Looking for a Few Good Boys and Girls (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Grit / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Now You Can Dial "H" for Hero (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

You Can Win! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Tyco / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

First There Were Fast 111's You Like to Race... (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

MPC; Fundimensions / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Dial H for Hero
  2. 1. Challenge #8860
    Lego Expert Builder Series
  3. 2. J -- As in Jinx and Jeopardy
    Dial H for Hero
  4. 3. The Magic in Gum Is Bubble Yum
    Bubble Yum
  5. 4. Amaze Your Friends with My Willy Wonka Magic Card Trick Kit!
    Willy Wonka's candies
  6. 5. Penguins on Parade
    The Penguin; Hostess Fruit Pies
  7. 6. Toon Time
    CBS TV Network
  8. 7. Buy Three Snap Tite Kits and We'll Send You $1.50
    Monogram Models, Inc.
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Dial "L" for Letters
  10. 9. NBC Super Star Saturday Pow!
    NBC TV Network
  11. 10. Tender Poison
    Dial H for Hero
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
  13. 12. We Are Looking for a Few Good Boys and Girls
    Grit
  14. 13. Now You Can Dial "H" for Hero
  15. 14. You Can Win!
    Tyco
  16. 15. First There Were Fast 111's You Like to Race...
    MPC; Fundimensions
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Vik-Thor Rose
  • Ron Sadowski
  • Glenn Simpson
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore