Adventure Comics, #491 Direct

Published: September 1982

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Adventure Comics #491

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Lettering and coloring credits from Carl Gafford in a December 2010 e-mail.

Announcing the Triumphant Return of Adventure Comics
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Inside front cover.

The Confederation of Hell
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The Marvel Family with Kid Eternity battle Ibac, Sabbac, and Darkling. Just as they defeat those villains, Master Man summons four gods of evil.

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The Legion of Super-Heroes
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Three teens from the future offer Superboy membership in their super-hero club. But when Superboy fails to complete three simple tasks, the Legionnaires pretend to reject him, until they reveal that the three tasks were merely initiation pranks which proved he is a good sport.

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Reprint of the first appearance of the Legion. Lightning Lad is called Lightning Boy in this story. There are several other unidentified Legionnaires in the story. The Legionnaires are not yet in their classic costumes in this story.

Sorcerers of the Sea
Story 4 23 pages superhero
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Mera vanishes abruptly and Aquaman begins a quest to find her.

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The Canary and the Cat! Part One (1)
Story 5 8 pages superhero
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Lonely because Green Arrow is off on another case, Dinah decides to seek out employment as a judo instructor...in the guise of Black Canary. She gets the job, unaware that the woman hiring her is in league with the students in her class for some unknown caper.

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Title taken from this story's appearance in Black Canary Archives (DC, 2001 series).

The Man Who Couldn't Sleep!
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Tormented by insomnia, Felix Black turns to a life of crime.

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Prisoner of the Super-Heroes!
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The Legion returns to 20th Century to discredit Superboy and exile him from Earth.

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Reprint of the second appearance of the Legion of Super-Heroes.

War That Shook the Universe!
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The Spectre confronts the evil Azmodus, who has taken over the body of Paul Nevers.

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Featuring The Story Behind the Stories

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Inside back cover. Levitz provides commentary on the two Legion stories reprinted in this issue.

100 Pages of Non-Stop Action and Suspense!
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On back cover.