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Adventure Comics, Issue #493
Publisher: DC
Series Title: Adventure Comics Vol: 47
Issue: #493
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Adventure 493 cover
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| Artist: | Keith Giffen (Penciller) Romeo Tanghal (Inker) |
| Media Type: | Pen and Ink |
| Art Type: | Cover |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views: | 1376 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 7/27/2004 |
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Adventure Comics 493 splash page by Tuska
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| Artist: | George Tuska (Penciller) Andy Mushynsky (Inker) |
| Media Type: | Pen and Ink |
| Art Type: | Splash Page |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views: | 697 |
| Comments: | 3 |
| Added to Site: | 9/14/2015 |
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Adventure Comics #493 p4 (1982) Tuska / Mushynsky Origin Challengers of the Unknown
Art Details
| Artist: | George Tuska (Penciller) Andy Mushynsk (Inker) |
| Media Type: | Pen and Ink |
| Art Type: | Interior Page |
| For Sale Status: | 350 |
| Views: | 133 |
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| Added to Site: | 6/2/2025 |
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Issue Breakdown
| Type | Title | Creators | Characters | Synopsis |
| cover | Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan; Prof Haley; Rocky Davis; Red Ryan]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Star Boy; Brainiac 5; Chameleon Boy]; Lana Lang | |||
| table of contents | Presenting Another Sensational Issue of Adventure Comics | Letters: typeset | ||
| comic story | When Destiny Calls! | Rocky Davis; Prof Haley; Ace Morgan; Red Ryan | Origin story retold. | |
| comic story | Lana Lang and the Legion of Super-Heroes! | Superboy [also appears as Clark Kent]; Lana Lang; Star Boy [Thom Kallor]; Zynthia; Jonathan Kent (cameo); Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy (cameo); Saturn Girl (cameo); Lightning Lad (cameo); Chameleon Boy (cameo); Brainiac 5 (cameo)]; Mr. Kallor (cameo); Mrs. Kallor (cameo); Professor Lang (cameo); Mrs. Lang (cameo) | Superboy and Lana meet Star Boy, a new Legion recruit. | |
| comic story | Is This My Foe?.. | Aquaman; Black Manta; Aquagirl; Aquababy [Arthur Curry Jr.]; Narkran; Mera (cameo flashback); Aqualad (cameo flashback) | Aquaman encounters his old foe Black Manta and wonders if the villain is behind Mera's abduction. | |
| comic story | A Nightmare Called Gorgonus | Zatanna; Jeff Sloane; Gorgonus | Gorgonus returns to battle Zatanna. | |
| comic story | Supergirl's Three Super Girl-Friends! | Supergirl [also appears as Linda Lee]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Triplicate Girl; Phantom Girl; Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Brainiac 5; Shrinking Violet; Bouncing Boy; Sun Boy]; Lori Lemaris; Jerro; Krypto; Brainiac (flashback); Koko (flashback) | Supergirl and Brainiac 5 become the newest members of the Legion of Super-Heroes. | |
| comic story | Captain Marvel and the Twisted Powers | Captain Marvel [also appears as Billy Batson]; Joe Bloe; Zeus; Hephaestus (cameo) | Captain Marvel's powers have vanished, but Billy seems to have them. | |
| text article | And Now a Word from Our Library... | Letters: typeset | ||
| comic story | The Ghost of Ace Chance! | Spectre; Jim Corrigan; Ace Chance; Mona Marcy | The villainous ghost of Ace Chance occupies the body of Jim Corrigan - shutting the Spectre out. | |
| text article | The Story Behind the Stories | Letters: typeset | Paul Levitz provides commentary on the two Legion stories reprinted in this issue. | |
| illustration | Aquaman; Black Manta; Zatanna; Gorgonus; Captain Marvel; Billy Batson; Spectre; Jim Corrigan; Ace Chance; Supergirl; Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Phantom Girl; Triplicate Girl] |
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