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Adventure Comics 313

ADVENTURE COMICS #313

Cover Date: October 1963
Cover Price: $.12
Publication Date: 1963-08-22

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: George Klein


Story: Part I: "The Condemned Legionnaires!" (16 Pages)
Part II: "The Secret of Satan Girl!"

Credits:

StoryEdmond Hamilton
PencilsCurt Swan
InksGeorge Klein
LetteringMilt Snapinn
Assistant editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superboy (last in Superboy Vol. 1 #108/2)
Supergirl (in between Action Comics #305/2 and #306/2)
Legion of Super-Heroes
Bouncing Boy (Chuck Taine; last in issue #311)
Brainiac 5 (Querl Dox; last in issue #311)
Chameleon Boy (Reep Daggle)
Colossal Boy (Gim Allon; in between issues #310 and #315/2)
Cosmic Boy (Rokk Krinn; in between issues #311 and #315)
Lightning Lad (Garth Ranzz)
Lightning Lass (Ayla Ranzz; next in issue #316)
Mon-El
Phantom Girl (Tinya Wazzo; last behind the scenes in issue #310; next in issue #316)
Saturn Girl (Imra Ardeen)
Shrinking Violet (Salu Digby; last in issue #310)
Sun Boy (Dirk Morgna)
Triplicate Girl (Luornu Durgo; last behind the scenes in issue #310; next in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #72)

Guest Star(s):

Legion of Super-Pets:
Super-Monkey (last in issue #293; next in Action Comics #309)
Comet (in between Action Comics #304/2 and #306/2)
Krypto (last in flashback in Superman Vol. 1 #179/2; next in Action Comics #306/2)
Streaky (in between Action Comics #292/2 and #306/2)
Legion of Substitute Heroes:
Night Girl (Lydda Jath; in between issues #311 and #315)
Polar Boy (Brek Bannin; in between issues #311 and #315)

Villain(s):

Satan Girl (first appearance; an evil version of Supergirl created by exposure to red kryptonite; destroyed)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814:
Earth:
Metropolis:
Legion Headquarters
Unidentified Space Sector(s):
Puppet Planetoid (first appearance)
Quarantine World (first appearance)
a number of unidentified planets

Story Reprinted in:

Adventure Comics #409 (August 1971)
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)


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Second Story: "Father's Day on Planet Krypton!" (9 Pages)

Credits:

StoryLeo Dorfman, Mort Weisinger
ArtGeorge Papp
LetteringJoe Letterese
Assistant editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superboy (also in flashbacks to Krypton; next in Superboy Vol. 1 #108)

Supporting Character(s):

Jor-El (in flashback between flashbacks in Superboy Vol. 1 #87/3 and #126/2)
Lara Jor-El (in flashback)
Pete Ross (last/next in ???)
Lana Lang (last/next in ???)
Jonathan Kent (last/next in ???)
Martha Kent (last/next in ???)

Villain(s):

Jax-Ur (in between Superboy Vol. 1 #104 and #109/2)

Cameo Appearance(s):

Val-El (first appearance; as a statue; an explorer and ancestor of Superman's)
Sul-El (first appearance; as a statue; an inventor and ancestor of Superman's)
Tala-El (first appearance; as a statue; a scientist and ancestor of Superman's)
Hatu-El (first appearance; as a statue; an inventor and ancestor of Superman's)
Gam-El (first appearance; as a statue; an architect and ancestor of Superman's)
Can-Ur (first appearance; Jax-Ur's ancestor; as a statue)
Mal-Ur (first appearance; Jax-Ur's great-grandfather; as a statue)
Vas-Ur (first appearance; Jax-Ur's grandfather; as a statue)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2813:
Krypton:
Lake Trom (first appearance) ???
Space Sector 2814:
Earth:
Smallville
Arizona

Story Reprinted in:

Superman Vol. 1 #232/2 (December 1970-January 1971)


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