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Adventure Comics 306

ADVENTURE COMICS #306

Cover Date: March 1963
Cover Price: $.12
Publication Date: 1963-01-31

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: George Klein


Story: "The 5th Dimensional High-School!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryOtto Binder
ArtGeorge Papp
LetteringJoe Letterese
Assistant editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superboy (in between Superboy Vol. 1 #103 and #104)

Supporting Character(s):

Lana Lang (in between Superboy Vol. 1 #103 and #104)
Jonathan Kent (last in Superboy Vol. 1 #103)
Martha Kent (last in Superboy Vol. 1 #103)
Pete Ross (next in issue #308)
Krypto (in between Superboy Vol. 1 #103 and #105/3; briefly has the power to speak)
Chief Parker (last in issue #304)

Villain(s):

Mister Mxyzptlk (in between Superboy Vol. 1 #83 and #114/2)

Other Character(s):

Ququrlz (first appearance)
Eserettel (listed on the Honor Roll; not specifically identified)
Grebnesie (listed on the Honor Roll; not specifically identified)
Lpmtsnz ((listed on the Honor Roll; not specifically identified)
Okartsy (listed on the Honor Roll; not specifically identified)
other unidentified inhabitants of Zrfff
the Mayor of Smallville
Miss Schmidt
other citizens of Smallville

Location(s):

Smallville
Zrfff


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Second Story: "The Legion of Substitute Heroes!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryEdmond Hamilton
ArtJohn Forte
LetteringJoe Letterese
Assistant editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Legion of Super-Heroes
Bouncing Boy
Brainiac 5
Chameleon Boy (last in flashback in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #6; next in issue #308/2)
Colossal Boy
Cosmic Boy
Saturn Girl (also in flashback in Superboy Vol. 1 #212/2 in between page 3, panels 5 and 6)
Shrinking Violet (next in issue #308/2)
Sun Boy (also in flashback in Superboy Vol. 1 #212/2 in between page 3, panels 5 and 6)

Supporting Character(s):

Legion of Substitute Heroes
Chlorophyll Kid (Ral Benem; first appearance; also in flashback; next in issue #311)
Fire Lad (Staq Mavlin; first appearance; also in flashback; next in issue #311)
Night Girl (Lydda Jath; first appearance; also in flashback and in flashback in Superboy Vol. 1 #212/2 in between page 3, panels 5 and 6; next in issue #311)
Polar Boy (Brek Bannin; first appearance; last chronological appearance in flashback in Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes #3; next in issue #311)
Stone Boy (Dag Wentim; first appearance; also in flashback; next in issue #311)

Villain(s):

alien planet men (first appearance)
two crooks in a flying city (first appearance)

Other Character(s):

Chlorophyll Kid's mother (first appearance; in flashback)
Night Girl's father (first appearance; in flashback)
Stone Boy's mother (first appearance; in flashback)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814
Earth
Metropolis
Legion Headquarters
Unidentified Space Sector(s)
Kathoon (first appearance; in flashback)
Mardru (first appearance; in flashback; not named)
Shwar (first appearance; in flashback; not named)
Tharr (first appearance; in flashback)
Zwen (first appearance; in flashback; not named)
the unidentified homeworld of the Planet Men

Story Reprinted in:

DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #1 (March-April 1980)
Adventure Comics #500 (June 1983)
Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #2 (1992)
Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes #1 ([April] 2007)
Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age Omnibus #1 (2017)

Solicitation:

New heroes try out for Legion membership, but when they fail the entrance exam, they decide to start a club of their own!


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