Adventure Comics #525 [Direct Sales]

(June 2011)

First Tests (Table of Contents: 1)

Legion Academy / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Levitz

Pencils

Phil Jimenez

Inks

Andy Lanning; Sean Parsons

Colors

Hi-Fi

Letters

John J. Hill

Genre

superhero

Characters

Chemical Kid; Comet Queen; Dragonwing; Gravity Kid; Glorith; Power Boy; Lamprey; Variable Lad (cameo); Night Girl; Cosmic Boy; Shagrek; Alchemical Girl; Chemical Kid's father; Lieutenant Pozner

Synopsis

Glorith finds enough power to knock out Alchemical Girl so the team can subdue the villains and find out what is behind their attack. Meanwhile, back on Earth, Power Boy and Lamprey go out on a mission as a kind of final exam, under the watchful eyes of Cosmic Boy and Night Girl.

Reprints

• in Legion of Super-Heroes: When Evil Calls (DC, 2012 series) ([June] 2012)

Indexer Notes

Lt. Pozner is named after Neal Pozner, former DC staffer, who put together The Amazing World of DC Comics #9 where many of the Academy cadets first appeared.

The Darkness Within (Table of Contents: 2)

Legion Academy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Levitz

Pencils

Geraldo Borges

Inks

Marlo Alquiza

Colors

Hi-Fi

Letters

Sal Cipriano

Genre

superhero

Characters

Blok; Black Witch; Harlak; Sprite; Syri; Glorith (cameo); Chemical Kid (cameo); XS (cameo); Mordu

Synopsis

When the Black Witch senses Glorith is in danger, she sends her some of her own power, momentarily freeing Mordu.

Reprints

• in Legion of Super-Heroes: When Evil Calls (DC, 2012 series) ([June] 2012)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Adventure Comics / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Scott Clark (header); Phil Jimenez (illustration)

Inks

Andy Lanning (illustration); Dave Beaty (header)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Lightning Lass; Phantom Girl; Saturn Girl; Black Witch; Gravity Kid; Chemical Kid; Glorith; Comet Queen; Variable Lad; Dragonwing

Indexer Notes

The header is composed of figures from the cover of #522. Illustrated with the fourth story page from #523 (with all text removed). Also includes "In the Spotlight" column plugging five graphic novels collecting stories featuring Batwoman.

Batman: Arkham City #1 Special Sneak Preview (Table of Contents: 4)

Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Dini

Pencils

Carlos D'Anda

Inks

Carlos D'Anda

Colors

Gabe Eltaeb; ?

Letters

Travis Lanham

Editing

Jim Chadwick (editor); Chynna Clugston Flores (assistant editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Joker; Harleen Quinzel [Harley Quinn]

Indexer Notes

Cover and five story pages from Batman: Arkham City (DC, 2011 series) #1.