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Adventure Comics, #455

Published: January-February 1978

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Adventure Comics #455

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Issue Contents:
Showdown in Smallville!
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Superboy
  • Lex Luthor
Credits
Story Notes

Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.

The Cuckoo Cuckoos
Story 1 1 page superhero
Characters
  • Penguin
Credits
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

I Can't Go Home Again!
Story 2 11 pages superhero
Storyline

Lex Luthor has infected all of Smallville with green Kryptonite, forcing Superboy to leave town or risk being poisoned.

Characters
  • Superboy
  • the Kryptonite Kid
  • Lex Luthor
  • Pete Ross
  • Lana Lang
  • Jonathan Kent
  • Martha Kent
  • Police Chief Parker
Credits
Indoor BB gun fun!
Story 3 1 page
Story Notes

Ad for guns and shooting games from Crosman division of Coleman. On first page between pages 4 and 5 of previous story.

Satisfy Your Meat Tooth.
Story 4 1 page
Characters
  • werewolf
Credits
Story Notes

Ad for meat snacks. On top of second page between pages 4 and 5 of previous story.

Make Extra Cash No Real "Selling"
Story 5 1 page
Story Notes

Ad sales people for metal social security cards and other metal plates. Bottom of second page between page 4 and 5 of the previous story.

Get Rich and Famous.
Story 6 1 page
Story Notes

Ad for candy bars from D. L. Clark Company division of Beatrice Foods. On top of first page between pages 8 and 9 of previous story.

Remember How Many Times You Felt Left Out Because You Were Broke!
Story 7 1 page
Story Notes

Ad for sales people for Grit newspapers. On bottom half of first page between pages 8 and 9 of previous story.

Write Right Now!
Story 8 1 page
Story Notes

Ads in classified format for body building, comics, rockets, karate lesson, and more. S. Schwarz & Co. agent. Second page between pages 8 and 9 of previous story.

Story 9 1 page
Credits
Story Notes

Includes letters from James Shull and Obie Hunt.

Story 10 1 page

"Poster bonanza all 5 posters for only $2.00"

Characters
  • Farrah Fawcett-Majors (photo)
  • John Travolta (photo)
  • Jamie Sommers (photo of Lindsay Wagner)
  • Steve Austin (photo of Lee Majors)
  • Donny Osmond
  • Marie Osmond
Story Notes

Ad for poster ordering from Poster Bonanza, Box 740, Medina, Ohio 44256.

Story 11 1 page

"Big news! DC's dynamic new heroine the Huntress joins the Justice Society!"

Characters
  • Wildcat
  • Star-Spangled Kid
  • The Huntress
  • Shade
Story Notes

House ad for All-Star Comics #70 and Shade the Changing Man #5.

Legacy!
Story 12 6 pages superhero
Storyline

Aqualad learns the truth about his parents.

Characters
  • Aqualad
  • The Idylists
  • Thar (Aqualad's father, flashback)
  • Berra (Aqualad's mother, flashback)
Credits
Story 13 1 page

"Hands of steel"

Story Notes

Ad between page 4 and 5 of the previous story.

Story 14 1 page

"Write Right Now!"

Story Notes

Ad between page 4 and 5 of the previous story.

Story 15 1 page

"Help your hero."

Story Notes

Ad between page 4 and 5 of the previous story.

Volume 77 Issue 44 - Week of October 31, 1977
Story 16 1 page
Credits
Story 17 1 page

"Fun Factory"

Story Notes

Ad top half of page.

Story 18 1 page

"Strong arms"

Story Notes

Ad bottom half of page.

Story 19 1 page

"Heavy duty"

Story Notes

Inside back cover ad for car and van models.

Featuring Justice Watch Co.

Story 20 1 page

"The Superhero Time Machine"

Characters
  • Superman
  • Wonder Woman
  • Batman
  • Spider-Man
  • Joker
Story Notes

Back cover ad for watches with comic characters on the face.