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ADVENTURE COMICS #438
Cover Date: March-April 1975
Cover Price: $.25
Publication Date: 1974-12-31
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Cover Credits:
Art: Jim Aparo (signed)
Colors: Tatjana Wood
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Credits:
| Story | Michael L. Fleisher |
| Pencils | Ernie Chua |
| Inks | Jim Aparo |
| Lettering | Jim Aparo |
| Assistant editing | Paul Levitz |
| Editing | Joe Orlando |
Feature Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Professor and his two assistants (first appearance for all; kidnapping people and turning them into stuffed museum exhibits; all three die)
Other Character(s):
- Herman Miller (first appearance; a mailman; dies)
Location(s):
- Sayville, NY
- New York City, NY
Story Reprinted in:
- Wrath of the Spectre #3 (July 1988)
- Wraith of the Spectre (2005)
- Showcase Presents: The Spectre #1 (2012)
Credits:
| Story | Joe Samachson |
| Pencils | Dick Dillin |
| Inks | Tex Blaisdell |
| Assistant editing | Paul Levitz |
| Editing | Joe Orlando |
Feature Character(s):
- Seven Soldiers of Victory
- Crimson Avenger (last in Leading Comics #14; next in issue #440/2)
- Green Arrow (last in World's Finest Comics #18/5)
- Speedy (last in World's Finest Comics #18/5)
- Vigilante (last in Action Comics #86/3; next in issue #442/2)
- Star-Spangled Kid (last in Star Spangled Comics #46/4; next in issue #441/2)
- Stripesy (last in Star Spangled Comics #46/4; next in issue #441/2)
- Shining Knight (last in issue #98/3; next in the third story in this issue)
Supporting Character(s):
- Wing (last in Leading Comics #14; next in issue #440/2)
Other Character(s):
- John Shoman (first appearance; a wealthy man who hosts the movie of the adventure)
- Willie Wisher (first appearance; a small magic elf who sends the Soldiers on their adventures)
Location(s):
- Land of Magic (first appearance; an enchanted land that contains inhabitants of Nursery Rhymes)
Comment(s):
- This story was originally written in the 1940s, but not illustrated until 1975.
Credits:
| Story | Joe Samachson |
| Art | Howard Chaykin |
| Assistant editing | Paul Levitz |
| Editing | Joe Orlando |
Feature Character(s):
- Shining Knight (next in issue #443/2)
Supporting Character(s):
- Winged Victory (in between issues #98/2 and #99/2)
Villain(s):
- Serlin the Magician (first appearance; kidnaps Princess of Twin Oaks, a prized sow)
Location(s):
- Land of Magic
Comment(s):
- This story was originally written in the 1940s, but not illustrated until 1975.