Adventure Comics, #501 Newsstand
Published: July 1983
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Issue Contents:
The Super-Villains of All Ages! (1)
Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy
- Chameleon Boy
- Saturn Girl
- Brainiac 5
- Sun Boy
- Lightning Lad
- Ultra Boy]
- Adolf Hitler
- Emperor Nero
- John Dillinger
Credits
- Pencils: Ed Hannigan
- Inks: Paris Cullins
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
Title taken from interior story.
Adventure Comics
Codename: Pinkeye!
Storyline
Agent Pinkeye is revealed as the killer of Dimitri Dervish and is captured by Plas and Woozy.
Characters
- Plastic Man
- Woozy Winks
- Pinkeye [Alex Pinkus]
- Police Chief Branner
- Trixie Vixon
Credits
- Script: Martin Pasko
- Pencils: Joe Staton
- Inks: Bob Smith
- Colors: Nansi Hoolahan
- Letters: Todd Klein
- Editing: Len Wein
Part I: The Super-Villains of All Ages!
Storyline
Rejected applicant Alaktor steals a Time Bubble and recruits the help of Nero, Dillinger, and Hitler to battle the Legion.
Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl
- Lightning Lad
- Bouncing Boy
- Sun Boy
- Mon-El
- Superboy
- Ultra-Boy]
- Ronn Kar (applicant)
- Alaktor (applicant)
- Emperor Nero
- John Dillinger
- Adolf Hitler
Credits
- Script: Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils: John Forte
- Inks: John Forte
- Letters: Jeff Osgood
- Editing: Mort Weisinger
Story Notes
Reformatted to fit 8 full pages.
Part 2: The Civil War of the Legion!
Storyline
Alaktor projects Hitler's, Nero's, and Dillinger's minds into Superboy's, Mon-El's, and Ultra-Boy's bodies. Saturn Girl tricks them into defeating each other, and the Legion forces Alaktor to undo the process.
Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl
- Lightning Lad
- Bouncing Boy
- Sun Boy
- Mon-El
- Superboy
- Ultra-Boy
- Invisible Kid
- Shrinking Violet
- Chameleon Boy]
- Alaktor
- Emperor Nero
- John Dillinger
- Adolf Hitler
Credits
- Script: Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils: John Forte
- Inks: John Forte
- Letters: Jeff Osgood
- Editing: Mort Weisinger
Story Notes
Reformatted to fill 9 full pages.
Ultra Boy
Characters
- Ultra Boy
Credits
- Pencils: James Sherman
- Inks: Jack Abel
Story Notes
"Mini-poster"
The Chameleon Stone!
Storyline
The Chameleon Stone, a magical artifact that can change its shape to anything its holder desires, is stolen by Ravar and used to fight Captain Marvel.
Characters
- Captain Marvel [also appears as Billy Batson]
- Ravar
- Cranshaw Jeffers
Credits
- Script: Steve Horrocks
- Pencils: C. C. Beck
- Inks: Pete Costanza (uncertain)
- Editing: Wendell Crowley
The Ghost That Haunted Money!
Storyline
When bank robber Frankie Barron is killed by a security guard during a holdup, he returns as a ghost to help other crooks rob the same bank.
Characters
- The Spectre
- Jim Corrigan
- Frankie Barron
Credits
- Script: Gardner Fox
- Pencils: Jerry Grandenetti
- Inks: Murphy Anderson
- Letters: Ben Oda
- Editing: Julius Schwartz
"Hey, Happy, am I payin' you to read newspapers..."
Storyline
The musician Stradivous, who can hypnotize anyone with his clarinet, works with Jennings to hijack a shipment of gold.
Characters
- Ray [also appears as Happy Terrill]
- Stradivous
- Mr. Jennings
As the Seas Die
Storyline
Aquaman and Aqualad pursue a masked saboteur who is targeting the Leland Factory for polluting the ocean. Meanwhile, in Atlantis, the Ocean Master wants to contact Aquaman.
Characters
- Aquaman
- Aqualad
- Mera
- Vulko
- Ocean Master
- Phil Darson
- Professor Dan Davidson
- Miles Leland
Credits
- Script: Steve Skeates
- Pencils: Jim Aparo
- Inks: Jim Aparo
- Letters: Jim Aparo
- Editing: Dick Giordano
Part I: The Legionnaires' Super-Contest!
Storyline
The Legion of Super-Heroes finds out about the Subs, and holds a contest to induct the winner into the Legion of Super-Heroes. Polar Boy passes the first test.
Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy
- Saturn Girl
- Bouncing Boy
- Lightning Lad
- Sun Boy
- Brainiac 5
- Chameleon Boy
- Cosmic Boy]
- Legion of Substitute Heroes [Night Girl
- Stone Boy
- Fire Lad
- Chlorophyll Kid
- Polar Boy]
Credits
- Script: Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils: John Forte
- Inks: John Forte
- Letters: Joe Letterese
- Editing: Mort Weisinger
Story Notes
Bouncing Boy misidentified as Bouncing Girl in Roll Call on splash page. Reformatted to fill 8 full pages.
Part II: The Winner of the Super-Tests!
Storyline
Night Girl defeats the tyrant Sun Woman, and the other Subs succeed at their tasks, except Stone Boy, who quits. But when Saturn Girl reveals that he only quit in order to keep bystanders from being injured, Stone Boy wins the contest. He surprises everyone by refusing the honor, not wanting to leave his friends in the Subs.
Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy
- Saturn Girl
- Bouncing Boy
- Lightning Lad
- Sun Boy
- Brainiac 5
- Chameleon Boy
- Cosmic Boy]
- Legion of Substitute Heroes [Night Girl
- Stone Boy
- Fire Lad
- Chlorophyll Kid
- Polar Boy]
- Sun Woman
Credits
- Script: Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils: John Forte
- Inks: John Forte
- Letters: Joe Letterese
- Editing: Mort Weisinger
Story Notes
Reformatted to fill 8 full pages.
The Legion of Substitute Heroes
Characters
- Legion of Substitute Heroes [Polar Boy
- Night Girl
- Color Kid
- Stone Boy
- Fire Lad
- Chlorophyll Kid]
Credits
- Pencils: James Sherman
- Inks: Jack Abel
Story Notes
"Mini-poster"
Featuring The Story Behind the Stories
Storyline
Paul Levitz discusses the two Legion stories reprinted in this issue.
Credits
- Script: Paul Levitz
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Characters
- Legion of Substitute Heroes [Night Girl
- Stone Boy
- Polar Boy
- Fire Lad
- Chlorophyll Kid]
- Captain Marvel
- Ravar
- Aquaman
- the Ray
- the Spectre
- Frankie Barron
- Plastic Man
- Pinkeye
Credits
- Script: Nicola Cuti (uncertain)
- Pencils: Howard Bender
- Inks: Carlos V. Lemos
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
Back cover. Previews of the stories in the issue.