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Adventure Comics, #409

Published: August 1971

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Adventure Comics #409

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Issue Contents:
Invasion of the Mer-Men!
1 page superhero

"Geoff! Who did this horrible thing to you?"

Characters
  • Supergirl
  • Geoffrey Anderson
Credits
Story Notes

Pencils formerly credited to Art Saaf based on an apparently unused cover, job #J1313, prepared for this issue.

Invasion of the Mer-Men! Part 2
Story 1 14 pages superhero

"We warn you. Do not try to stop us!"

Characters
  • Supergirl
  • Johnny Drew
  • Geoffrey Anderson
Credits
Fight with Fire Drake
Story 2 8 pages superhero

"A few days after Supergirl's victory over the alien Mer-Men, we find her, as Linda Danvers, aboard a yacht in San Francisco Bay..."

Characters
  • Supergirl
  • Johnny Drew
  • Geoffrey Anderson
  • Fire Drake
  • Alura
  • Zor-El
Credits
Story Notes

Opening caption connects this story to the previous story.

Story 3 1 page
Credits
Story Notes

Includes a letter from future comics writer and "DC Answer Man" Bob Rozakis.

Part I: The Condemned Legionnaires!
Story 4 8 pages superhero

"From out of the unknown comes a mysterious doom that strikes only at the girl members of The Legion of Super-Heroes!"

Storyline

After the female Legionnaires are struck by a mysterious Crimson Virus, Satan Girl wants to take their place. But when she attacks the girls, Supergirl tries to solve the mystery of who she is.

Characters
  • Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Lass
  • Triplicate Girl
  • Saturn Girl
  • Shrinking Violet
  • Phantom Girl
  • Supergirl
  • Sun Boy
  • Mon-El
  • Superboy
  • Cosmic Boy
  • Chameleon Boy
  • Colossal Boy
  • Brainiac 5
  • Lightning Lad
  • Bouncing Boy]
  • Night Girl
  • Polar Boy
Credits
Part II: The Secret of Satan Girl!
Story 5 8 pages superhero

"In the most terrific struggle of her career, Supergirl battles with mighty Satan Girl across half the universe in a valiant attempt to save her comrades, the girl Legionnaires!"

Storyline

Satan Girl is defeated by the Super-Pets and revealed to be an evil Red Kryptonite duplicate of Supergirl.

Characters
  • Legion of Super-Heroes [Supergirl
  • Cosmic Boy
  • Sun Boy
  • Sun Boy
  • Triplicate Girl
  • Saturn Girl
  • Chameleon Boy
  • Colossal Boy
  • Phantom Girl
  • Bouncing Boy
  • Lightning Lad
  • Lightning Lass
  • Shrinking Violet]
  • Night Girl
  • Satan Girl
  • Legion of Super-Pets [Comet
  • Streaky
  • Beppo
  • Krypto]
Credits