Adventure Comics #4 / 507 [507 Cover]
(January 2010)

DC, 2009 Series
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Price
3.99 USD
Pages
44
On-sale Date
2009-11-18
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [swirl]
Barcode
761941281025 00421
Editing
Liz Marsham (editor); Sean Ryan (associate editor)

Issue Notes

1 in 10 variant.

Indicia reads: Adventure Comics #4/Adventure Comics #507 (Variant Cover).
This issue is a variant of Adventure Comics (DC, 2009 series) #4 / 507 [4 Cover]. There exist further variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Superboy-Prime; Legion of Super-Heroes / 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-Prime; Black Lantern Alexander Luthor; Legion of Super-Heroes [Wildfire; Dawnstar; Brainiac 5; Black Witch [also as White Witch]; Blok]
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Indexer Notes

Cover is an homage to the cover of Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #300. Blok inset taken from interior story. Cover bannered as part of the “Blackest Night” event.

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He Primed Me, Part One: Spoiler Alert (Table of Contents: 1)

Superboy-Prime / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Geoff Johns; Sterling Gates
Pencils
Jerry Ordway
Inks
Bob Wiacek
Colors
Brian Buccellato
Letters
Steve Wands
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy Prime; Black Lantern Alexander Luthor; Black Lantern Ballistic; Black Lantern Bushido; Black Lantern Charaxes; Black Lantern Element Lad; Black Lantern Geist; Black Lantern Major Disaster; Black Lantern Nightblade; Black Lantern Razorsharp; Black Lantern Sun Boy; Legion of Super-Heroes (of Earth-Prime) [Lightning Lad; Chameleon; Brainiac 5; Ultra Boy; Light Lass; Triplicate Girl]; Jerry Kent; Naomi Kent; Alexander Luthor (flashback); Superman (of Earth-2) (flashback); Lois Lane (of Earth-2) (flashback); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (flashback); Robin [Jason Todd] (flashback); Superman (flashback); Doomsday (flashback); Bane (flashback); Parallax (flashback); Wonder Woman [Diana] (flashback); Wonder Woman [Artemis] (flashback); Flash [Walter West] (flashback); Captain Boomerang (flashback); Pantha (flashback); Superboy [Conner Kent] (flashback); Joker (flashback); Lex Luthor (flashback); Black Lantern The Thinker (cameo); Black Lantern Doctor Light (cameo); Black Lantern Psycho Pirate (cameo)
Synopsis
After reading Adventure Comics #4, Superboy-Prime rushes to his comic book store to find out what happens to him in #5. But while searching the internet there, he is attacked by Black Lantern Alexander Luthor, who brings with him Black Lanterns inhabiting the bodies of people Superboy-Prime killed.
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Indexer Notes

Batman, Cyborg Superman, Atom-Smasher, Flash, Booster Gold, Robin, Aquaman, Bizarro, Wonder Woman, Hawkman, Green Lantern (Hal Jordan), Sinestro, Flash (Barry Allen), Mary Marvel, and others appear on pieces from Superboy-Prime’s collection and in the comic book store. Superboy-Prime’s father’s name is spelled variously Jerry or Jerri. There is no explanation for why Legion corpses should exist in the 21st century.

Long Live the Legion, Part Four: Star Crossed (Table of Contents: 2)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 11 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 [Blok; Brainiac 5; Phantom Girl; Dawnstar; Wildfire; Black Witch [also as White Witch]]
Synopsis
Wildfire and Dawnstar accompany Blok to Sorcerer’s World to check on Mysa who has taken on Mordru’s power and is now the Black Witch.
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Indexer Notes

The wall behind the Black Witch appears to have the heads of Blue Devil, Kid Devil, the Green Lantern Torquemada, Raven, Green Lantern Alan Scott, and Zatanna.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Superboy-Prime; Legion of Super-Heroes
  2. 1. He Primed Me, Part One: Spoiler Alert
    Superboy-Prime
  3. 2. Long Live the Legion, Part Four: Star Crossed
    Legion of Super-Heroes
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