Adventure Comics, #498 Newsstand
Published: April 1983
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Issue Contents:
The Secret Origin of Bouncing Boy!; Sun Boy's Lost Power! (1)
Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Sun Boy
- Bouncing Boy
- Cosmic Boy
- Lightning Lad
- Saturn Girl]
Credits
- Pencils: Gil Kane
- Inks: Gil Kane
- Colors: Anthony Tollin
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
Lettering and coloring credits from Carl Gafford in a December 2010 e-mail.
Adventure Comics
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
"It is merely an old desk top..."
Storyline
Plastic Man and Woozy Winks are asked to make sure the snitch Carlton Canary gets to police custody safely.
Characters
- Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian] (origin)
- Woozy Winks
- Carlton Canary [Yellowbelly]
Credits
- Script: Len Wein
- Pencils: Joe Staton
- Colors: Gene D'Angelo
- Letters: Ben Oda
- Editing: Paul Levitz
- Inks: Bob Smith
Bouncing Boy Mini-Poster
Characters
- Bouncing Boy
Credits
- Pencils: James Sherman
- Inks: Jack Abel
Story Notes
Pin-up using artwork from earlier "Origins and Powers of the Legionnaires" feature.
The Secret Origin of Bouncing Boy!
Featuring Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
Storyline
Bouncing Boy tells a group of applicants about his origin.
Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Bouncing Boy (origin)
- Sun Boy
- Cosmic Boy
- Shrinking Violet
- Lightning Lad
- Chameleon Boy
- Saturn Girl
- Triplicate Girl
- Colossal Boy (cameo)
- Phantom Girl (cameo)
- Ultra Boy (cameo)]
- Lester Spiffany
- Storm Boy
- Matter-Eater Lad (cameo)
Credits
- Script: Jerry Siegel
- Pencils: John Forte
- Inks: John Forte
- Colors: Jerry Serpe
- Letters: Milt Snapinn
- Editing: Mort Weisinger
Story Notes
According to Paul Levitz in this issue's text article, the applicant in purple in the last panel of the story is Matter-Eater Lad. Coloring credit from Carl Gafford in December 2010 e-mail. Reformatted to fill 13 full pages.
Come the Revolution
Storyline
Aquaman and Mera save Aqualad from a monstrous creature. Back in Atlantis, Aquagirl and the rebels confront Narkran.
Characters
- Aquaman
- Mera
- Aquagirl
- Aqualad
- Narkran
- Vulko
Credits
- Script: Steve Skeates
- Pencils: Jim Aparo
- Inks: Jim Aparo
- Colors: Bob LeRose
- Letters: Jim Aparo
- Editing: Dick Giordano
Story Notes
Coloring credits from Carl Gafford in December 2010 e-mail.
Captain Marvel Battles the World's Maddest Ghost!
Featuring Captain Marvel
Storyline
Sivana tricks Captain Marvel into believing he is dead and has returned as a ghost.
Characters
- Captain Marvel [also appears as Billy Batson]
- Dr. Sivana
- Dexter Knox
Credits
- Script: Otto Binder
- Pencils: C. C. Beck
- Inks: C. C. Beck
- Colors: Nansi Hoolahan
Story Notes
Coloring credits from Carl Gafford in December 2010 e-mail.
The Man Who Knew All the Answers
Featuring The Sandman
Storyline
Sandman and Sandy face the threat of a scientist who has invented a machine whose revitalizing vibrations allow a man to develop his unused brain cells, tripling his thinking power!
Characters
- Sandman [Wesley Dodds]
- Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]
- Hiram Gaunt
- Ed Porter
Credits
- Script: Jack Kirby
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Joe Simon
- Colors: Nansi Hoolahan
- Letters: Howard Ferguson
- Editing: Whitney Ellsworth
Story Notes
Coloring credits from Carl Gafford in December 2010 e-mail.
Sun-Boy's Lost Power!
Featuring Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
Storyline
Sun Boy loses his powers and must leave the Legion.
Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Sun Boy
- Cosmic Boy
- Saturn Girl
- Superboy
- Ultra Boy
- Bouncing Boy
- Chameleon Boy (cameo)
- Shrinking Violet (cameo)]
- Kranyak
- Professor Harding
- Kryptonian Flame-Beast
Credits
- Script: Jerry Siegel
- Pencils: John Forte
- Inks: John Forte
- Colors: Jerry Serpe
- Letters: Milt Snapinn
- Editing: Mort Weisinger
Story Notes
Sun Boy and Ultra Boy both have hyphens in their names in this issue. Coloring credit from Carl Gafford in December 2010 e-mail. Story reformatted to fill 12 full pages.
The Thanksgiving Thieves!
Storyline
A gang of thieves plan robberies while the city is occupied watching the Thansgiving Day Parade.
Characters
- Mary Marvel [also appears as Mary Batson]
- Mrs. Bromfield
Credits
- Script: E. Nelson Bridwell
- Pencils: Bob Oksner
- Inks: Bob Oksner
- Colors: Jerry Serpe
- Editing: Julius Schwartz
Story Notes
Coloring credit from Carl Gafford in December 2010 e-mail.
The Spectre Means Death?
Storyline
The Psycho-Pirate works behind the scenes to cause ordinary people to fear the Spectre more than the menacing giant he is fighting.
Characters
- Spectre
- Jim Corrigan
- Psycho-Pirate [Faceless Man]
- Gat Benson
Credits
- Script: Neal Adams
- Pencils: Neal Adams
- Inks: Neal Adams
- Colors: Jerry Serpe
- Editing: Julius Schwartz
Story Notes
Coloring credits from Carl Gafford in December 2010 e-mail.
The Story Behind the Stories
Storyline
Paul Levitz discusses the Legion stories reprinted in this issue.
Credits
- Script: Paul Levitz
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Characters
- Aquaman
- Plastic Man
- Sandman
- Sandy
- Hiram Gaunt
- Spectre
- Captain Marvel
- Dr. Sivana
Credits
- Script: Nicola Cuti (uncertain)
- Pencils: Howard Bender
- Inks: Frank Giacoia
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
- Pencils: Paris Cullins
Story Notes
Back cover. Previews of the stories in the issue. The back cover was pencilled by Paris Cullins but the Sun Boy segment was replaced by a Plastic Man segment drawn by Howard Bender on the published version.