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ADVENTURE COMICS #309
Cover Date: June 1963
Cover Price: $.12
Publication Date: 1963-04-25
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: George Klein
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Credits:
| Story | Edmond Hamilton |
| Art | John Forte |
| Lettering | Milt Snapinn |
| Assistant editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Legion of Super-Heroes
- Bouncing Boy
- Brainiac 5
- Chameleon Boy
- Colossal Boy (last in issue #307/2)
- Mon-El
- Saturn Girl
- Sun Boy
- Ultra Boy (last in issue #304/2)
Villain(s):
- Jungle King (first appearance; also in flashback; also named Monster Master; dies)
- Legion of Super-Monsters (first appearance of all)
- Drill Beast (also named "The Driller")
- Earthquake Beast
- Eye-Monster
- Mirror Monster
- Omnibeast
Other Character(s):
- Rainbow Girl (Dori Aandraison; first appearance; next in Action Comics #862)
- Gas Creature (first appearance)
- Super-Spinner Beast (first appearance)
- Dez-Nu (first appearance; father of Jungle King; in flashback)
- citizens of Sky City
- staff of the Space Bank
Cameo Appearance(s):
- Legion of Super-Heroes
- Cosmic Boy (pictured on a map of the universe)
- Invisible Kid (pictured on a map of the universe)
- Matter-Eater Lad (pictured on a map of the universe)
- Shrinking Violet (pictured on a map of the universe)
- Superboy (pictured on a map of the universe)
- Triplicate Girl (pictured on a map of the universe)
Location(s):
- Space Sector 2814
- Unidentified Space Sector(s)
- Althar (first mentioned)
- Inshar (first appearance)
- Korr (first appearance)
- Sky City
- Monster World (first appearance)
- Xolnar (first mentioned)
- unidentified planet (protected by Colossal Boy)
- unidentified planet (first appearance; used as a temporary hideout for the Legion of Super-Monsters)
- Space Bank
Story Reprinted in:
- 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)
Credits:
| Art | George Papp |
| Lettering | Joe Letterese |
| Assistant editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Superboy (in between Superboy Vol. 1 #105/3 and #106; also poses as Dirk Jagger)
Guest Star(s):
- Brainiac 5 (poses as Clark Kent)
Supporting Character(s):
- Jonathan Kent (in between Superboy Vol. 1 #105/3 and #106)
Villain(s):
- Blackie Burke (first appearance; an ex-convict who believes Superboy is Clark Kent)
Other Character(s):
- Phineas Potter (last in issue #300; poses as Hugo Stanton; next in Superboy Vol. 1 #111)
Cameo Appearance(s):
- Jor-El (as a statue)
- Lara Jor-El (as a statue)
Location(s):
- Space Sector 2813
- Krypton (sculpture)
- Scarlet Jungle (mentioned; said to be 982 square miles / 600,000 sesatrons)
- Krypton (sculpture)
- Space Sector 2814
Comment(s):
- This story takes place on April 17.