Adventure Comics #3 / 506 [3 Cover]
(December 2009)

DC, 2009 Series
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Price
3.99 USD
Pages
44
On-sale Date
2009-10-14
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [swirl]
Barcode
761941281025 00311
Editing
Liz Marsham (editor); Sean Ryan (associate editor)

Issue Notes

Indicia reads: Adventure Comics #3/Adventure Comics #506 (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; Clayton Henry (inset)
Inks
Francis Manapul; Clayton Henry (inset)
Colors
Brian Buccellato
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy [Conner Kent]; Red Robin [Tim Drake]; Sun Boy (inset)
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Indexer Notes

The Sun Boy inset is taken from the interior story.

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The Boy of Steel, Part Three (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]; Krypto; Simon Valentine; Lori; Red Robin [Tim Drake]; Lex Luthor; Brainiac; Scavenger; King Shark; Silversword; Stinger; Funky Flashman; Superman (cameo); Doomsday (cameo); Wonder Girl [Cassie Sandsmark] (cameo); Nightwing [Dick Grayson] (cameo); Superboy-Prime (cameo)
Synopsis
When Krypto rounds up some of Superboy’s old enemies, Conner wonders if Krypto can sniff out where Lex Luthor is. When that doesn’t work, Superboy turns to Red Robin for help. While the two catch up in Paris, the object of Superboy’s search discovers that the Teen of Steel has returned to the world of the living.
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Long Live the Legion, Part Three: Running Hot and Cold (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 [Sun Boy; Polar Boy]; Cryo-King
Synopsis
Polar Boy takes Sun Boy on a mission to his home planet of Tharr in search of minor league villain Cryo-King, but they discover that there may be more to Cryo-King than they thought.
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Legion of Super-Heroes; Superboy
  2. 1. The Boy of Steel, Part Three
    Superboy
  3. 2. Long Live the Legion, Part Three: Running Hot and Cold
    Legion of Super-Heroes
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