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Adventure Comics 479

ADVENTURE COMICS #479

Cover Date: March 1981
Cover Price: $0.50

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Carmine Infantino (signed)
Inks: Bob Smith (signed)
Colors: Tatjana Wood


Story: "To Save a World" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryMarv Wolfman
PencilsCarmine Infantino
InksLarry Mahlstedt
EditingJack C. Harris

Feature Character(s):

Chris King (last in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #272/2; uses the H-E-R-O-dial to become Megaboy and Color Commando; see Comments)
Vicki Grant (last in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #272/2; uses the H-E-R-O-dial to become Sunspot and Ice; see Comments)

Supporting Character(s):

Roger Dunbar (last in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #272/2; next in the second story in this issue)

Villain(s):

Gordanians (in flashback)
three robot sentries (first appearance of all; all destroyed)

Other Character(s):

Flying Buttress (last in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #272/2; see Comments)
G.L.U.N.K. (Galactic Logistic Unit for Navigation and Knowledge; last in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #272/2; see Comments)
US military forces (last in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #272/2)

Location(s):

Earth
Egypt
Fairfax
Florida Everglades
Stoney Heaven Nuclear Power Plant
various unidentified worlds

Comment(s):

Story continues from Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #272/2.
Additional credits per order of appearance:
Flying Buttress created by Steve Mattson, 17, Portland, OR.
Megaboy created by David Cason, 11, Lagrange, GA.
Sunspot created by Shawn Sherman, South Roxanna, IL.
G.L.U.N.K. created by Richard Morrissey, 26, Farmingham, MA.
Ice created by Clifford Stroud, 16.
Color Commando created by James McClernan, 15, New York, NY.


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Second Story: "The Red Death" (7 Pages)

Credits:

StoryMarv Wolfman
PencilsCarmine Infantino
InksDennis Jensen
EditingJack C. Harris

Feature Character(s):

Chris King (uses the H-E-R-O-dial to become Doomster and the Composite Man; see Comments)
Vicki Grant (uses the H-E-R-O-dial to become Grasshopper and Twilight; see Comments)

Supporting Character(s):

Roger Dunbar (last in the first story in this issue; next in the second story next issue)
Greg King (last in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #272/2)

Villain(s):

Red Death (Hal Kramer; first appearance; last chronological appearance in flashback in the next story; name and credit given in the next story; see Comments)
Silver Fog (Sam Toth; see Comments)

Other Character(s):

Richard Wilder (first appearance; a science teacher; next in issue #488)
two police officers (first appearance of both; Charlie and Harry named)

Location(s):

Fairfax

Comment(s):

Additional credits per order of appearance:
Silver Fog created by Harlan Ellison, 46, Sherman Oaks, CA.
Doomster created by Nelson Jimenez, 19, University of Connecticut.
Grasshopper created by Monte Wilson, 17, Yuron, OK.
Red Death created by Russell Frakes, 16, Carrollton, MO.
The Composite Man created by Ben Stillwell, 23, Aldophus, KY.
Twilight created by Delmo Walters, Jr., 12, Bronx, NY.


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Third Story: "As the Silver Fog Rolls In" (7 Pages)

Credits:

StoryMarv Wolfman
PencilsCarmine Infantino
InksDennis Jensen
EditingJack C. Harris

Feature Character(s):

Chris King (uses the H-E-R-O-dial to become Captain Electron; see Comments)
Vicki Grant (uses the H-E-R-O-dial to become Windsong; see Comments)

Supporting Character(s):

Greg King
Elizabeth King (last in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #272/2; next in issue #481)
Frannie Nash (first appearance; a student; next in the second story next issue)
Glinda Parks (first appearance; a student)
Brad Mann last in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #272/2)

Villain(s):

Silver Fog (Sam Toth; also in flashback to origin; see Comments; next in New Teen Titans Vol. 2 #40)

Other Character(s):

two movers (first appearance of both; Charlie and Gary named)

Location(s):

Fairfax

Comment(s):

Additional credits per order of appearance:
Silver Fog created by Harlan Ellison, 46, Sherman Oaks, CA.
Windsong created by Frank Mills, Jr., 17.
Captain Electron created by Stephen DeStefano, 14, South Ozone Park, NY.


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