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Adventure Comics, #317

Published: February 1964

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Adventure Comics #317

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Issue Contents:
The Menace of Dream Girl!
1 page superhero
Characters
Credits
Story 1 1 page

"Amazing book about prehistoric animals"

Story Notes

Inside front cover.

The Menace of Dream Girl! Part I
Story 2 9 pages superhero
Storyline

Dream Girl joins the Legion and insists Lightning Lass be expelled when she loses her powers and demands Triplicate Girl be court-martialled for accusing her of causing Lightning Lass to lose her power.

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Story Notes

First mention of the Time Trapper and the first appearance the Iron Curtain of Time. At the beginning of the meeting, there is a reading of the Legion Constitution, which includes "Clause 6, sub-clause 3 [which] requires that every Legionnaire use language-learning machines to learn any new planetary language." And later Dream Girl quotes clause 2-B, which reads "No one without a super-power can be a member." And she later quotes sub-clause 11, which reads "Making false charges against any fellow-legionnaire shall be cause for expulsion from the Legion." And later yet she quotes clause 2, sub-clause 4 which forbids subverting a legionnaire doing his or her duty.

Story 3 1 page humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero

"Look at that turtle dressed like Superman..."

Storyline

Super-Turtle confronts bank robbers who laugh at a turtle dressed like Superman. They shoot at him, but keep missing. Super-Turtle is discouraged that crooks will never realize he is invincible unless they can hit him, so the next time he encounters bank robbers, he puts a bullseye on his belly.

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Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation
Story 4 0 pages
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Story 5 1 page humor

"He's lying on a bed of spikes!"

Storyline

Moolah, who lies on nails and eats fire, stays away from the beach because he gets a sunburn.

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100 Toy Soldiers $1.25
Story 6 1 page
Story Notes

Sold by Josely Co.

[The Menace of Dream Girl!] Part II The Doom of the Legion!
Story 7 9 pages superhero
Storyline

Even more Legionnaires are expelled before Dream Girl reveals to Star Boy that it was all a plot to prevent their deaths. Star Boy explains what she really foresaw and Dream Girl leaves the team to perfect her power.

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Story Notes

Lightning Lass becomes Light Lass. Again Dream Girl quotes from the Legion Constitution: clause 33-B says "If a Legionnaire becomes physically or mentally unfit to perform his duties, he must remain under observation in the Science Hospital for one year." And later she mentions that clause 81 allows punishment for making false charges against a fellow-Legionnaire.

Story 8 1 page

"Get these favorite, exciting and entertaining comics magazines..."

Story 9 1 page
Story Notes

The column starts with an announcement of the new "Hall of Fame" department, which reprints from time to time the "greatest stories of past eras." Letters from Jerry Phillips, Merle S. Winston, Lane Tyson, Buddy Nesser, and Nora Knight. The editor also credits Edmond Hamilton for "The Super-Villains of all Ages" in issue 314, and for the story in the next issue, 318.

The Shrinking of Superboy!
Story 10 8 pages superhero
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Credits
Story Notes

Caption in splash panel has been rewritten to reference the "Hall of Fame" reprints that begin in this issue. The original story title does not end with an exclamation point.

Story 11 1 page

"Fight global air battles with planes of all nations"

132 Roman Soldiers
Story 12 1 page
Story 13 1 page

"Brother, can you spare a dime..."

Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 14 1 page

"Reward $11,750.00 for this coin!"

Story Notes

Back cover.