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Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) comic books 1956-1969

  • Item #60917072
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    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 287 CGC 3.0

    Paper: Off white

    Label #4385447001

    Starts Jun 3

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. War of the Superboys, script by Jerry Siegel, art by George Papp; Bad boy Dev-Em escapes Krypton and arrives on Earth. Shorty humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 1st Bizarro Perry White and Jimmy Olsen in Jimmy Olsen's Kookie Scoops--Tales of the Bizarro World, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Forte; Jimmy accidentally gets transported to the Bizarro World and tries to work for the Bizarro newspaper. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #61016319
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    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 293 VG 4.0

    1st app. Legion of Super Pets
    Starts Jun 3

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. 13th appearance of the Legion of Super-Heroes in The Legion of Super-Traitors! starring Superboy, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein; Super-Pets defeat Brain-Globes of Rambat; Origin and 1st appearance of Legion of Super Pets; 1st appearance of Superhorse. Varsity Vic humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Good Deeds of Bizarro-Luthor!--Tales of the Bizarro World, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Forte; Bizzaro-Luthor invents reverse "S" symbol for Bizarros; 1st appearances of Bizarro Luthor and Kandor. Letter to the editor from Nelson Bridwell. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

  • Item #61016320
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    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 310 VG 4.0

    Cover oxidation. Water damage.

    Starts Jun 3

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. Part I: The Doom of the Super-Heroes!--Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by John Forte; The Legion confronts a masked raider looting Metropolis, who turns out to be deadly, killing several of the Legionnaires. Part II: Last Stand of the Legion!--Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by John Forte; Superboy figures out Mask Man's identity and returns him to the 5th Dimension, restoring to life all the Legionnaires. When Krypto Was Superboy's Master!, script by George Kashdan, art by George Papp; Superboy and Krypto exchange minds. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

  • Item #61016321
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    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 317 VG 4.0

    Cover oxidation. Water damage.

    Starts Jun 3

    Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. Part I: The Menace of Dream Girl!--Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by John Forte; Dream Girl joins the Legion and insists Lightning Lass be expelled when she loses her powers and demands Triplicate Girl be court-martialed for accusing her of causing Lightning Lass to lose her power. Super-Turtle humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Part II: The Doom of the Legion!--Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by John Forte; Even more Legionnaires are expelled before Dream Girl reveals to Star Boy that it was all a plot to prevent their deaths. In this two-parter, Lightning Lass becomes Light Lass, and the Hall of Fame series begins.The Shrinking of Superboy, art by John Sikela. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.