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Issue: Adventure Comics #1 / 504
Publication Date: October 2009
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Issues: #1 / 504 of 27 Issues (56 Printings)
Title:
Variant: 1 Cover
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [swirl]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 08/12/2009
Volume: none
Pages: 44
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 76194128102500111
Price: $3.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 3 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Elisabeth V. Gehrlein (editor); Sean Ryan (associate editor)
Disclose Notes: Indicia reads: Adventure Comics #1/Adventure Comics #504 (Variant Cover).
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U. S.
Paper Stock:  
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Francis Manapul (signed); Clayton Henry (inset)
Inker(s): Francis Manapul (signed); Clayton Henry (inset)
Colorist(s): Brian Buccellato
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy; Legion of Super-Heroes
Character(s): Superboy [Conner Kent]; Superman; Lex Luthor; Starman [Thom Kallor] (inset)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Starman inset taken from interior story.
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The Boy of Steel, Part One

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Geoff Johns
Penciller(s): Francis Manapul
Inker(s): Francis Manapul
Colorist(s): Brian Buccellato
Letterer(s): Steve Wands
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Superboy [Conner Kent]; Krypto; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent (flashback); Superman [Clark Kent]; Lana Lang (flashback); Pete Ross (flashback); Mr. Janson [Element Lad]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Phantom Girl; Lightning Lad; Brainiac 5; Cosmic Boy; Triplicate Girl; Saturn Girl; Chameleon Boy] (flashback); Kid Flash [Bart Allen]; Simon Valentine; Tellus
Synopsis: Conner settles into his new life, following in the footsteps of Superman -- living with Ma Kent, going to Smallville High, joining a team of super-heroes, and helping anyone who needs help -- but he worries that he will also follow the path of his other "father."
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #690 published September 2009
as What Did Superman Do? [Preview (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]preview of pages 6-10, re-titled from "The Boy of Steel Part One", with Superboy's checklist items 2-4 renumbered as 1-3
In Content Item: FlagPower Girl #3 [Amanda Conner Cover] published September 2009
as What Did Superman Do? [Preview (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]preview excerpt
In Content Item: FlagJustice Society of America #29 published September 2009
as What Did Superman Do? [Preview (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]preview excerpt
In Content Item: FlagFinal Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds #5 [unnamed variant] published September 2009
as What Did Superman Do? [Preview (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]preview excerpt
In Content Item: FlagSupergirl #43 [Direct Sales] published September 2009
as A Special Preview of Adventure Comics #1 [Preview (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]preview
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 22
Disclose Notes: Element Lad's posing as Mr. Janson is revealed in Adventure Comics #8.
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Long Live the Legion, Part One

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Geoff Johns
Penciller(s): Clayton Henry
Inker(s): Clayton Henry
Colorist(s): Brian Reber
Letterer(s): Sal Cipriano
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Legion of Super-Heroes
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Superman [also as Superboy]; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy; Duplicate Damsel [also as Triplicate Girl]; Brainiac 5; Phantom Girl; Night Girl; Shadow Lass; Colossal Boy; Chameleon Girl; Shrinking Violet; Ultra Boy; Bouncing Boy; Invisible Kid [Jacques Foccart]; Timber Wolf; Lightning Lass; Sun Boy; Polar Boy; Dawnstar; Wildfire; Starman [Thom Kallor]; Tellus; Element Lad; Dream Girl; Blok; XS]; Martha Kent (flashback cameo); Jonathan Kent (flashback cameo); Krypto; R. J. Brande (flashback cameo); Superboy [Conner Kent]; Despero; Morgan Edge
Synopsis: Though the Legion has almost fully re-formed in the future, Starman and Tellus remain in the present, where Starman begs Tellus to help him fulfill R. J. Brande's final request so he can be reunited with his one true love, Dream Girl.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagDC Comics Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes #2 published February 2012
as Long Live the Legion, Part One [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: The identifications of Shadow Lass and Night Girl are switched. Invisible Kid does not actually appear, but is identified, so presumably he was there, but invisible. An unidentified Legionnaire is previewed becoming a Green Lantern.

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