Unofficial Adventure Comics Index

ADVENTURE COMICS #415

Cover Date: February 1972
Cover Price: $.25
Publication Date: 1971-12-28

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Cover Credits:
Art: Bob Oksner

Story: "The Space Pirates!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

Story	John Albano
Pencils	Win Mortimer
Inks	Bob Oksner
Assistant editing	Mark Hanerfeld
Editing	Joe Orlando

Feature Character(s):

Supergirl (wears a new costume)

Supporting Character(s):

Johnny Drew

Villain(s):

Unnamed Space pirates (first appearance for all; refugees from Somar; "Commander" abducts Linda Danvers to become his bride; Captain named, dies)

Other Character(s):

The Planetary Galaxy Patrol (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814

Earth

San Francisco, CA

Unidentified Space Sector(s)

Outer Space

Somar (first mentioned)

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Second Story (reprint): "The Hero With the Animal Powers" (13 Pages)

Credits (new material only):

Assistant editing	Mark Hanerfeld
Editing	Joe Orlando

Feature Character(s):

Animal Man

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Strange Adventures Vol. 1 #190 (July 1966)

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Third Story: "Like A Death's-Head in the Sky!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Len Wein
Art	Bob Oksner
Lettering	Ben Oda
Assistant editing	Mark Hanerfeld
Editing	Joe Orlando

Feature Character(s):

Supergirl (wears "short pants" outfit)

Villain(s):

Dr. Noah Kyle (first appearance; hijacks a nuclear platform in space; dies)

Location(s):

Near Earth Orbit, Space

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Fourth Story: "Kill -- Or Be Killed" (7 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Len Wein
Art	Gray Morrow
Lettering	Ben Oda
Assistant editing	Mark Hanerfeld
Editing	Joe Orlando

Feature Character(s):

Zatanna (next in issue #419/3

Supporting Character(s):

Jeff Sloane

Zatara (last in issue #412/2; next in Justice League of America #161)

Villain(s):

Allura (driven from inhabiting Zatara; next in Zatanna Special #1)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Shadowcrest

New York City, NY

Story Reprinted in:

DC Super-Stars #11 (January 1977)

Adventure Comics #503 (September 1983)

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