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Adventure Comics 305

ADVENTURE COMICS #305

Cover Date: February 1963
Cover Price: $.12
Publication Date: 1962-12-27

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: George Klein


Story: "Clark Kent, He-Man" (14 Pages)

Credits:

ArtGeorge Papp
LetteringJoe Letterese
Assistant editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superboy (also takes the identity of Mark Denton)

Guest Star(s):

Chameleon Boy (next in flashback in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #6)

Supporting Character(s):

Lana Lang (next in Superboy Vol. 1 #103)
Jonathan Kent (also takes the identity of Mr. Denton; next in Superboy Vol. 1 #103)
Martha Kent (also takes the identity of Mrs. Denton; next in Superboy Vol. 1 #103)
Pete Ross (last in issue #302/2)

Villain(s):

two jewelry store robbers (first appearance of both)

Other Character(s):

Bud Corwin (first appearance)
Larry (first appearance; a student)
Ed (first appearance; Larry's father)
Mrs. Snell (first appearance)
Joe Moss (first appearance; school bully and boxing champ)
Mr. Moss (first appearance; Joe's father)
Jeff Craig (first appearance; a student in Rail City)

Location(s):

Rail City (first appearance)
Smallville


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Second Story: "The Secret of the Mystery Legionnaire!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
ArtJohn Forte
LetteringJoe Letterese
Assistant editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Legion of Super-Heroes
Bouncing Boy
Brainiac 5
Colossal Boy
Cosmic Boy
Invisible Kid (next in issue #307/2)
Mon-El (also as Legionnaire Lemon / Marvel Lad; also in flashback; next in issue #308/2)
Saturn Girl (also in flashback)
Shrinking Violet
Sun Boy

Villain(s):

Jax-Ur (last in Action Comics #582)
Two unidentified Phantom Zone prisoners
a Sun-Eater

Other Character(s):

Antennae Boy (Khfeurb Chee Baz; first appearance; a rejected Legion applicant; next in DC Comics Presents #59)
Dynamo Kid (first appearance; a reporter trying to join the Legion for a story)
Lightning Lad (deceased; next in issue #308/2)

Cameo Appearance(s):

Superboy (in flashback)

Location(s):

Space Sector 1760
Daxam (mentioned)
Space Sector 2814
Earth
Metropolis
Legion Headquarters
Unidentified Space Sector(s)
Brogg (first appearance)
Grxyor (first mentioned)
Phantom Zone

Story Reprinted in:

Adventure Comics #403/2 (March-April 1971)
Adventure Comics #500 (June 1983)
Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #1 (1991)
Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes #1 ([April] 2007)
Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age Omnibus #1 (2017)


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