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Issue: Adventure Comics #487
Publication Date: November 1981
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Issues: #487 of 472 Issues (530 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Direct Sales
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/28/1981
Volume: 47
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: £0.20 GBP
$0.60 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 11 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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 (5" x 6.75") (#491-503)
Paper Stock: glossy cover (#32-490); cardstock cover (#491-503); newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched; squarebound (#390, 416, 491-503)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Avatar [Christopher King]; Kismet [Viki Grant]; Crimson Star; Radiator
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: C-730
Disclose Notes: Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
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Challenge #8859

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Lego Expert Builder Series
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for toy building sets.
On inside front cover.
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To Die Twice... In Fire and Ice!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Avatar [Christopher King]; Kismet [Viki Grant]; Crimson Star; Radiator; Brad Mann; Mr. Dash; Frannie; Glinda
Synopsis: The Dial H for Hero kids stop two villains from wrecking a rocket designed to fix the hole in the ozone layer.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperboy #14 published January 1984
as Freunde in der Not [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 18
Job Number: J-7631
Disclose Notes: Credits from letters page. Crimson Star created by Karen Long; Radiator created by Brian McCoy; clothing for Vicki and the girls created by Charles Tatum, Roberta L. Kennedy, Richard Kenney, David Brown, Cat Yronwode, David Cabianca, Jeff Albrecht; Kismet created by Richard Jones; Avatar & Sahri created by John Mattson; Chris and Vicki swimsuits designed by Jeff Albrecht.
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The Magic in Gum Is Bubble Yum

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Bubble Yum
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for bubble gum.
Between pages 4-5 of the previous story.
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Clean Sweep

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Red Tornado
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Reprint Notes: Between pages 9-10 of the previous story.
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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LifeSavers Lots of Fun and Flavors!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): LifeSavers
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Lifesaver candy with a crossword puzzel.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: L-850
Disclose Notes: Letters from Russell Burbage, Jeff Kagan, Daniel Tobias, R. John Unger, and Robert A. Buethe.
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To Charm a Serpent!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Plant Mistress [Vicki Grant]; Wind Rider [Christopher King]; Snakeman [Professor Ralston]; Detective Gregory King; Psi-Fire [Christopher King]; Sea Mist [Viki Grant]
Synopsis: Chris King and Viki Grant use the H dials to save the town from a giant snake.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Job Number: J-7604
Disclose Notes: Credits from letters page. Plant Mistress created by Paul Pereira; Wind Rider created by Mark Ramsey; Snakeman created by Chuck Spotti; Psi-Fire created by Daniel E. Carroll; Sea Mist created by Dean Spezzaferro.
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Write Right Now!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Charles Atlas
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ads in classified format for high school rings, novelties, body building, comics, martial arts training, the March of Dimes, and more.
Between pages 4 and 5 of the previous story.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Youth Opportunity Sales Club
First Line: Boys and Girls, Earn Valuable Prizes or Cash
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover ad for sales kit.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Fundimensions
First Line: With MPC, options are standard equipment.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover Ad for car model kits.

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