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Adventure Comics, #435

Published: September-October 1974

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Adventure Comics #435

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Issue Contents:
1 page superhero
Characters
  • The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]
Credits
Story Notes

Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin. Blurb: "The Return of Aquaman!" The woman on the cover was previously identified as Gwendolyn Sterling. It is unlikely it was intended to be her since the cover appears to be based on two panels in the book (page 8 with a red-haired hostage (light red not auburn brown like Gwen's) in a purple dress and page 12 with The Spectre appearing out of a flame).

The Man Who Stalked the Spectre
Story 1 13 pages superhero
Storyline

A freelance writer for Newsbeat Magazine is intrigued by all of the weird deaths of criminals in the city and is convinced some unearthly being is responsible for it, so he decides to track this being down.

Characters
  • The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]
  • Earl Crawford (introduction, freelance magazine writer)
  • Jerry Grandenetti (villain, death)
  • Mitch Grandenetti (villain, death)
  • unnamed Grandenetti (villain, death)
Credits
Story Notes

The character of Jerry Grandenetti is presumably named in homage to the artist of the same name who worked on the previous Spectre series. (Note from Fred Snyder via the GCD Error Tracker.)

Story 2 1 page
Characters
  • Aquaman
  • The Spectre
Credits
Story Notes

Letters of comment from readers Arlen L. Schumer, Sam Hopkins, Raymond Johnson and Brian Schuck.

As the Undersea City Sleeps
Story 3 7 pages superhero
Storyline

Black Manta has been using a chemical to put farmers from Atlantis to sleep and stealing their crops.

Characters
  • Aquaman
  • Black Manta
  • Mera
  • Dr. Vulko
Credits
Story Notes

Aquaman stories resume as backups after previous cancellation of Aquaman (DC, 1962 series) #56 (April 1971).