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315December 1963
$0.12

Adventure Comics #315

DC · December 1963 · on sale 1963-10-29

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Series
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series)
Issue
#315
Publication date
December 1963
Key date
1963-12-00
On-sale date
1963-10-29
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Titanic Superboy!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Ira SchnappSuperboy; Clark Kent; Lana Lang
2Part I: The Legionnaire's Super-Contest!comic story7.67script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: John Forte; inks: John Forte; letters: Joe LettereseLegion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Saturn Girl; Bouncing Boy; Sun Boy; Brainiac 5; Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy; Chameleon Boy]; Legion of Substitute-Heroes [Night Girl; Stone Boy; Fire Lad; Chlorophyll Kid; Polar Boy]
3Adventure Comics; Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroespromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
4Giant Superman Annual; Giant Batman Annualpromo (ad from the publisher)1
5Your Free Trip Around the World!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnappan old sea captain; two boys
6Part II: The Winner of the Super-Tests!comic story7.67script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: John Forte; inks: John Forte; letters: Joe LettereseLegion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Saturn Girl, Bouncing Boy; Lightning Lad; Sun Boy; Brainiac 5; Chameleon Boy]; Legion of Substitute-Heroes [Night Girl; Stone Boy; Fire Lad; Chlorophyll Kid; Polar Boy]
7Coming... Super-Attractions!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33
8What's Your Superboy I.Q.?promo (ad from the publisher)1
9-letters page1letters: typeset
10The Titanic Boy of Steel!comic story9script: Mort Weisinger; pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp; letters: Joe LettereseSuperboy; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lana Lang; Pete Ross; Colossal Boy
11-promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #2
ISBN 1-56389-057-7
1992On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1382-4; 1-4012-1382-0
2007On eBay ›
Adventure Comics #5011983On eBay ›
Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-7102-2
2017On eBay ›

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