Adventure Comics, #437
Published: January-February 1975
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Characters
- The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]
Credits
- Pencils: Jim Aparo
- Inks: Jim Aparo
- Colors: Tatjana Wood
- Letters: Joe Letterese (uncertain)
Story Notes
Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
The Human Bombs and... the Spectre
Storyline
The Spectre must combat an evil scientist who has created a Hypno-Wheel, an invention that puts prominent people into a state of hypnosis, and whom he uses as human bombs to commit bank robberies.
Characters
- The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]
- Gwendolyn Sterling
- unnamed Police Captain
- Mr. Vanderhaven (death)
- Sims (bank employee)
- Mr. Lynch (bank President)
- Smedley (bank employee)
- unnamed scientist (villain, death)
- Bernie (villain, death)
Credits
- Script: Michael Fleisher
- Script: Russell Carley
- Pencils: Jack Syracuse
- Inks: Jim Aparo
- Letters: Ben Oda
Story Notes
The 2005 collected edition lists Jim Aparo as letterer.
A Quiet Day in Atlantis
Storyline
Aquaman is attacked by Black Manta.
Characters
- Aquaman
- Black Manta
- Mera
Credits
- Script: Paul Levitz
- Pencils: Mike Grell
- Inks: Mike Grell
- Colors: John Albano
- Letters: Milt Snapinn
Story Notes
Paul Levitz, in an interview with Rik Offenberger published at ComicsBulletin on August 20, 2003, talks about this story; his first solo super-hero writer assignment: "My first stories were actually in Weird Mystery and Ghost Castle; I only "graduated" to Aquaman in Adventure thanks to Bill Finger. Bill had come in on a Friday to deliver, and was supposed to have two scripts, but only had one done. The check he wanted to pick up was for both, and although Joe [Orlando] wasn't in, I wasn't going to hold back a paycheck for Batman's co-creator... even though Bill was legendary for delivering late and having excuses. But Bill never delivered that story because he died, and by the rules of the time, I was responsible for making up the pages. I asked Joe to let me do something more fun than a mystery story since I had to do it free, and he let me have the Aquaman assignment, and I got to work with Mike Grell. What fun!"
A Never Before Published Classic!!!
Characters
- Seven Soldiers of Victory [Vigilante
- Shining Knight
- Crimson Avenger
- Green Arrow
- Speedy
- Stripesy
- Star-Spangled Kid]
Credits
- Script: Paul Levitz (uncertain)
- Pencils: Mike Grell
- Inks: Mike Grell
- Letters: Joe Letterese
Story Notes
Promo for the never-published Golden Age story newly-drawn and starting in the next issue. Grell art per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Jim Aparo.
Credits
- Script: Paul Levitz (uncertain)
Story Notes
Letters of comment from readers Bob Rodi, J. Edward Planck and Scott Gibson.