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Adventure Comics comic books issue 496

  • Issue #496
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 496

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    Digest sized. Cover art by Gil Kane. Tomorrow's Answers! starring Challengers of the Unknown, script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by Alex Toth, inks by Frank Giacoia. Supergirl's Greatest Challenge!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Jim Mooney; Traveling to the 30th century, Supergirl defeats the Positive Man to help the Legion of Super-Heroes, who have lost their powers. Underworld Reward Part 2 starring Aquaman, script by Steve Skeates, art by Jim Aparo. The Mystery of the Missing Newsstand! starring Captain Marvel, Jr., script by Elliot S! Maggin, art by Dave Cockrum. Superman's Super-Courtship!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Jim Mooney; Supergirl tries to find the perfect mate for Superman. Dreams of Doom starring Sandman, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. Menace of the Mystic Mastermind starring Spectre, script by Mike Friedrich, art by Neal Adams. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.25.

  • Issue #496
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) Canadian Price Variant 496

    Canadian edition with $1.50 cover price - Digest sized. Cover art by Gil Kane. Untitled Plastic Man story, script by Len Wein, pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Bob Smith; Plastic Man and Woozy Winks are asked to make sure the snitch Carlton Canary gets to police custody safely. The Secret Origin of Bouncing Boy!--Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Forte; Bouncing Boy tells a group of applicants about his origin. Come the Revolution starring Aquaman, script by Steve Skeates, art by Jim Aparo. The World's Maddest Ghost! starring Captain Marvel, script by Otto Binder, art by C. C. Beck. The Man Who Knew All the Answers starring Sandman, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. Sun-Boy's Lost Power!--Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Forte. The Thanksgiving Thieves! starring Mary Marvel, script by E. Nelson Bridwell, art by Bob Oksner. The Spectre Means Death?, script and art by Neal Adams. 100 pages. Cover price $1.50.