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Issue: Millennium Edition: Adventure Comics No. 247 #[nn]

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Publication Date: November 2000

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Variant: unnamed

Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Publisher: Flag

Brand: DC Comics Millennium Edition

Indicia Publisher: DC Comics

On Sale Date: 09/13/2000

Volume: none

Pages: 36

ISBN: none

UPC/EAN: 76194122434300111

Price: $3.95 CAD
$2.50 USD

Indicia Frequency: none

Content Items: 8 (5 stories, 1 cover)

Editor(s): Mort Weisinger (original); Adam Philips (collected edition); Nick J. Napolitano (associate, collected edition)

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: color

Dimensions: standard Modern Age US

Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior

Binding: saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: one-shot

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7 Content Items

reprinted 7 times from Content Items in other Issues.

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Content Items (8 total)

The First Appearance of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Curt Swan

Inker(s): Stan Kaye

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Superboy

Character(s): Superboy; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad [as Lightning Boy]; Saturn Girl]

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Adventure Comics #247 published April 1958
was The Legion of Super-Heroes! [Illustration on Cover, Front]

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Adventure Comics #247 DC Comics Looks to the Future

Text Article on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Robert Greenberger

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: informational

Feature(s): Remembering the Millennium

Synopsis: Describes the first appearance and early rise of The Legion of Super-Heroes.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 2

Notes: Printed on the inside front and back covers.

The Legion of Super-Heroes

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Otto Binder

Penciller(s): Al Plastino

Inker(s): Al Plastino

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Superboy

Character(s): Superboy; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad [as Lightning Boy]; Saturn Girl]; Jonathan Kent (cameo)

Synopsis: Three teens from the future offer Superboy membership in their super-hero club. But when Superboy fails to complete three simple tasks, the Legionnaires pretend to reject him, until they reveal that the three tasks were merely intitiation pranks which proved he is a good sport.

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Adventure Comics #247 published April 1958
was The Legion of Super-Heroes [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 12

Notes: Reprint of the first appearance of the Legion. Lightning Lad is called Lightning Boy in this story. Several other unidentified Legionnaires appear in the story. The Legionnaires are not yet in their regular costumes.

Read 'Em and Laugh!

Text Article on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

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Adventure Comics #247 published April 1958
was [untitled] [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: A collection of quick jokes.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff

Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff

Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Little Pete

Character(s): Little Pete; Mister Roberts

First Line: Pete, would you like to take Rover out for a walk?

Synopsis: Pete figures out an easier way to walk a dog.

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Adventure Comics #247 published April 1958
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Pages: 1

The 13 Superstition Arrows

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Ed Herron

Penciller(s): George Papp

Inker(s): George Papp

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Green Arrow

Character(s): Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; C. M. Hawkins

Synopsis: To secure a $5,000,000 bequest to charity, Green Arrow must use 13 trick arrows with gimmicks associated with bad luck.

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Adventure Comics #247 published April 1958
was The 13 Superstition Arrows [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 6

Notes: Writing credited as "unknown" in this issue.

Money

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff

Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff

Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Casey the Cop

Character(s): Casey the Cop

Synopsis: Casey plays a trick with some play money.

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Adventure Comics #247 published April 1958
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Pages: 1

Aquaman's Super Sea-Squad

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Jack Miller

Penciller(s): Ramona Fradon

Inker(s): Ramona Fradon

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Aquaman

Character(s): Aquaman

Synopsis: Aquaman has to carefully deliver a nuclear projectile to the military before it detonates.

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Adventure Comics #247 published April 1958
was Aquaman's Super Sea-Squad [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 6

Notes: Writing credited as "unknown" in this issue.