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CATALOG RECORD

Adventure Comics #499

DC · Series began 1938 · May 1983

Dates

Cover date
May 1983
On sale
January 11, 1983
Pages
100

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #499 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct edition$1.25 cover

    Direct

    No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

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  • Newsstand edition$1.25 cover

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 0709893170905 · shared with another edition

    This edition’s page
  • Canadian price edition1.50 CAD cover

    Canadian

    Printed cover price 1.50 CAD.

    Barcode 0709893170905 · shared with another edition

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Gil Kane, Joe Staton, John Forte, Jim Aparo, C. C. Beck, Jack Kirby, Jerry Grandenetti, Howard Benderinks: Gil Kane, Bob Smith, John Forte, Jim Aparo, C. C. Beck, Joe Simon, Murphy Anderson, Frank Giacoiacolors: Anthony Tollin, Nansi Hoolahan, Jerry Serpe, Bob LeRoseletters: Gaspar Saladino, Ben Oda, Joe Letterese, Jim Aparo, Howard Ferguson, Jerry Grandenettiscript: Len Wein, Jerry Siegel, Steve Skeates, Otto Binder, Jack Kirby, Gardner Fox, Paul Levitzediting: Ross Andru, Mort Weisinger, Dick Giordano, Wendell Crowley, Whitney Ellsworth, Julius Schwartz

Stories

  • Untitled · 10 pages

    Plas fights the triple-jointed murdering ballet dancer Dimitri Dervish.

  • The Fantastic Spy! · 12 pages

    New Legionnaire Matter-Eater Lad is accused of being a traitor.

  • A Kingdom to Re-Build · 15 pages

    The Aqua-family is reunited in Atlantis and Narkran is overthrown.

  • The Talking Tiger · 9 pages

    Tawky Tawny leaves his jungle home for the big city, where he meets Captain Marvel.

  • The Villain from Valhalla! · 10 pages

    A former Professor of Metallurgy, who has invented clothing of lucite that is bullet-proof, disguises himself and his men as ancient Vikings to commit crimes.

  • The Stolen Super-Powers! · 11 pages

    Saturn Girl steals the Legionnaires' super powers so she can sacrifice herself fighting Zaryan the Conqueror, but Lightning Lad dies instead.

  • The Man in the Moon · 6 pages

    Captain Marvel follows Doc Quartz to the moon, where the crazy scientist is testing some new inventions.

  • Pilgrims of Peril! · 23 pages

    The Spectre battles the demon Nawor in another dimension while back on Earth Jim Corrigan faces the demon's followers -- a band of pilgrims raised from the dead!

  • The Story Behind the Stories · 1 pages

    Paul Levitz provides commentary on the two Legion stories reprinted in this issue.

Characters

Clark KentArthur CurryAquamanBilly BatsonKara Zor-ElSupergirlCaptain MarvelSuperboyGarthJim CorriganPlastic ManEel O'BrianThe SpectreImra ArdeenRokk KrinnSaturn GirlQuerl DoxGarth RanzzCosmic BoyAqualadBrainiac 5Lightning LadJo NahWesley DoddsThe SandmanReep DaggleLar GandUltra BoyDirk MorgnaTinya Wazzo

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