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Issue: Adventure Comics #353
Publication Date: February 1967
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Issues: #353 of 472 Issues (530 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/27/1966
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 9 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Mort Weisinger (credited); E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor, uncredited)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.; standard Silver Age U.S.; standard Modern Age U.S.; digest size (5" x 6.75") #491-503
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior; thin cardboard stock cover (digest size)
Binding: saddle-stitched; squarebound #390, 416, 491-503
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
Disclose Reprinted In11
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
Disclose Images3
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets2
Indicia
 
 
Statement of Ownership
 
 
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The Doomed Legionnaire!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): George Klein
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Superboy; Sun Boy; Princess Projectra; Ferro Lad]; Fatal Five [Mano; Validus; Tharok; Emerald Empress; Persuader]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperboy #2/1968 published February 1968
as Den fortapte legionær! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagThe Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #6 published January 1996
as The Doomed Legionnaire! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC Comics Classics Library: The Legion of Super-Heroes - The Life and Death of Ferro Lad #[nn] published May 2009
as Adventure Comics #353 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes #3 published June 2009
as Adventure Comics 353 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Doomed Legionnaire!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jim Shooter
Penciller(s): Jim Shooter (layouts only); Curt Swan
Inker(s): George Klein
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Milton Snapinn
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Cosmic Boy; Princess Projectra; Sun Boy; Ferro Lad]; Fatal Five [Tharok; Mano; Emerald Empress; Persuader; Validus]
Synopsis: The heroes and villains prepare to confront the Sun-Eater, while Tharok plans for the aftermath.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperboy #2/1968 published February 1968
as Den fortapte legionær! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Supacomic #105 published May 1968
as The Doomed Legionnaire [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #1 published March 1980
as The Fatal Five! Part I: To Save a Galaxy! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #6 published January 1996
as [Part I]: The Doomed Legionnaire! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #6 published January 1996
as Part II: Slain by the Sun-Eater [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC Comics Classics Library: The Legion of Super-Heroes - The Life and Death of Ferro Lad #[nn] published May 2009
as The Doomed Legionnaire! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes #3 published June 2009
as The Doomed Legionnaire [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: Story continues from previous issue.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Little Pete
Character(s): Little Pete
First Line: Gee, thanks. It's a neat model car kit!
Synopsis: Pete wants it to rain because he wants to build his model.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Job Number: 6290
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Peace on Earth

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Synopsis: the words "peace on earth" translated into several languages
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): George Klein
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Legion Outpost
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Letters from: Tom Shields, Jay Burdick, Norm Nichols, Dave Olsen, David Luhn, Jack Jodell, Elizabeth Kane (two letters), Violet Smith, Irene Vartanoff, Gene Comeau, M. Shelby Silver, and A. C. Bethune.

Credit is given to 14-year old Jim Shooter for issue #349 (it's mentioned that he just turned 15), and to E. Nelson Bridwell for issue #351.
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Part II: Slain by the Sun-Eater!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jim Shooter
Penciller(s): Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils)
Inker(s): George Klein
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Milton Snapinn
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Cosmic Boy; Princess Projectra; Ferro Lad (death); Sun Boy; Brainiac 5; Invisible Kid; Colossal Boy; Chameleon Boy; Saturn Girl]; Fatal Five [Persuader; Validus; Tharok; Emerald Empress; Mano]
Synopsis: Ferro Lad knocks out Superboy and sacrifices his life delivering the bomb which destroys the Sun-Eater.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11.5
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[untitled]

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion
First Line: Watch those sparks!
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Direct Currents
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Irwin Donenfeld
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Date of Filing: October 1st, 1966. Total Paid Circulation, Average for 12 months: 481,234, for issue nearest to filing date: 522,096

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