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Adventure Comics, #490 Newsstand

Published: February 1982

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Adventure Comics #490

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Issue Contents:
Into the Abyss... ...and out Again into Madness
1 page superhero
Characters
Credits
Into the Abyss
Story 1 6 pages superhero
Storyline

Chris and Vicki stop the Squid but get trapped inside the villain known as The Abyss.

Characters
  • Christopher King
  • Vicki Grant
  • Squid
  • Tempest [Vicki Grant]
  • The Abyss
  • Radarman [Christopher King]
  • Stuntmaster [Christopher King]
  • Starburst [Vicki Grant]
Credits
Story Notes

Chapter One Tempest was created by David Hoffman. The Squid was created by Lester English. The Abyss was created by Robert A. Buethe. Radarman was created by Dave Elyea. Stuntmaster was created by Martin Walsh. Starburst was created by Heloise Doucet.

Chapter II: The Other Side of Nowhere!
Story 2 13 pages superhero
Storyline

Chris and Vicki are trapped in two different locations by The Abyss, but both dial up some new heroes until they find one that can get them home.

Characters
  • Christopher King
  • Vicki Grant
  • Stuntmaster [Christopher King]
  • Starburst [Vicki Grant]
  • The Abyss
  • Blackjack
  • Shadow Master [Christopher King]
  • Centaurus [Christopher King]
  • The Serpent
  • Deflecto [Christopher King]
  • Worm Man [Christopher King]
  • Spinning Jenny [Vicki Grant]
  • Spectro [Christopher King]
  • Air Master [Christopher King]
  • The Sting [Christopher King]
  • The Attacker [Christopher King]
  • Galaxy [Christopher King]
Credits
Story Notes

Blackjack was created by Stephen DeStefano. Shadow Master was created by Stephen Berezowecki. Centaurus was created by David T. Satterlee. The Serpent was created by Joseph Harding. Deflecto was created by Darin Hackenbrook. Worm Man was created by Robbie Halvorson. Spinning Jenny was created by Paul Speidel. Spectro was created by Eric Mohn. Air Master was created by Stephen M. Solomon. The Sting was created by Kevin Flaherty. The Attacker was created by Kurth K. Koss II. Galaxy was created by Brett Ziegler.

Marathon Madman
Story 3 1 page superhero
Characters
Credits
Chapter III: Battle of the Abyss!
Story 4 7 pages superhero
Storyline

Chris and Vicki defeat The Squid and The Abyss for the final time.

Characters
  • Christopher King
  • Vicki Grant
  • The Squid
  • The Abyss
  • Scylla [Vicki Grant]
  • Topsy-Turvy [Christopher King]
  • Greg King
  • Elizabeth King
  • Gary King
Credits
Story Notes

Feature continues in The New Adventures of Superboy (1980 series) #28. Scylla was created by Bill Mimbu. Topsy-Turvy was created by David Wile. King Family's new furniture was created by John H. Costello Jr.

Story 5 1 page
Credits
Story Notes

Letters from: Mark Shanahan, John Zuber, Jr., Jeffrey Lowndes, and Trish Knapp and Ty Engle (signed letter together).