Adventure Comics #2 / 505 [2 Cover]
(November 2009)

DC, 2009 Series
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Price
3.99 USD
Pages
44
On-sale Date
2009-09-10
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [swirl]
Barcode
761941281025 00211
Editing
Liz Marsham (editor); Sean Ryan (associate editor)

Issue Notes

Indicia reads: Adventure Comics #2/Adventure Comics #505 (Variant Cover).
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Francis Manapul (signed); Clayton Henry (inset)
Inks
Francis Manapul (signed); Clayton Henry (inset)
Colors
Brian Buccellato
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy [Conner Kent]; Wonder Girl [Cassie Sandsmark]; Krypto; Lightning Lad (inset)
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Indexer Notes

Lightning Lad inset taken from interior story.

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The Boy of Steel, Part Two (Table of Contents: 1)

Superboy / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Geoff Johns
Pencils
Francis Manapul
Inks
Francis Manapul
Colors
Brian Buccellato
Letters
Steve Wands
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy [Conner Kent]; Lex Luthor; Brainiac; Martha Kent; Krypto; Wonder Girl [Cassie Sandsmark]; Simon Valentine; Mr. Janson [Element Lad]; Lori; Jonathan Kent (in photo)
Synopsis
As Luthor aids Brainiac in recovering Kandor, in exchange for the Earth, Superboy meets with Wonder Girl for the first time since his return.
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Indexer Notes

Element Lad's posing as Mr. Janson is revealed in Adventure Comics #8.

Long Live the Legion, Part Two (Table of Contents: 2)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Geoff Johns; Michael Shoemaker
Pencils
Clayton Henry
Inks
Clayton Henry
Colors
Brian Reber
Letters
Sal Cipriano
Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Wildfire (cameo); Dawnstar (cameo); Colossal Boy (cameo)]; Storm Boy; Lightning Lord
Synopsis
Lightning Lord summons Lightning Lad and sends him on a quest to find a lost relative.
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A Preview of R.E.B.E.L.S. Annual #1: Starro the Conqueror! (Table of Contents: 3)

R.E.B.E.L.S. / preview (from the publisher) / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Tony Bedard
Pencils
Kalman Andrasofszky (first page only, uncredited); Karl Moline
Inks
Kalman Andrasofszky (first page only, uncredited); Mark Pennington
Colors
José Villarrubia; ? (first page)
Letters
Travis Lanham; ? (first page)
Editing
Brian Cunningham (editor); Rex Ogle (assistant editor)
Genre
superhero; science fiction
Characters
Starro the Conqueror; Astrild Storm-Daughter
Synopsis
Starro the Conqueror's first meeting with Astrild Storm-Daughter is recounted.
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Indexer Notes

The first page previews the cover, while the rest is a preview from one of the chapters in the annual.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Legion of Super-Heroes; Superboy
  2. 1. The Boy of Steel, Part Two
    Superboy
  3. 2. Long Live the Legion, Part Two
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  4. 3. A Preview of R.E.B.E.L.S. Annual #1: Starro the Conqueror!
    R.E.B.E.L.S.
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