Adventure Comics 497

Adventure Comics #497 Preboot » Pre-Crisis Reprint Cover by Gil Kane Story title Various Previous story Adventure Comics #496 (previous chronological reprints) Next story Adventure Comics #498 (next chronological reprints) Cover date March 1983 Creators Writer(s) n/a Penciller(s) n/a Inker(s) n/a Letterer(s) n/a Colourist(s) n/a Editor(s) Carl Gafford/Nicola Cuti Cover artist(s) Gil Kane

Background

Adventure Comics was the birthplace of the Legion and its longtime home. After almost 500 issues of publication, it became primarily a series of reprints. Featured each month was a chronological re-presentation of the Legion's earliest tales, two in each issue, beginning with their first appearance. This issue presents the 13th and 14th appearances in that chronology.

Reprinted material

Original publication source is noted for each.

• The Challengers of the Unknown in "All Together Now!" - New material
• Superboy and Ultra Boy in "The Boy with Ultra-Powers!" – Superboy v1 #98 (July, 1962)
• Aquaman in "The Explanation!" – Aquaman #46 (July/August, 1969)
• Shazam in "The Mighty Marvels Join Forces!" – The Marvel Family #1 (December, 1945)
• The Legion of Super-Heroes in "The Face Behind the Lead Mask!" – Adventure Comics #300 (September, 1962)
• The Spectre in "Stop That Kid, Before He Wrecks the World!" – The Spectre #4 (May/June, 1968)