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Adventure Comics 303

ADVENTURE COMICS #303

Cover Date: December 1962
Cover Price: $.12
Publication Date: 1962-10-30

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: George Klein


Story: "The Man Who Hunted Superboy!" (14 Pages)

Credits:

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

Feature Character(s):

Superboy (last in Superboy Vol. 1 #101/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Lana Lang (last in Superboy Vol. 1 #101/2)

Villain(s):

Lord Hawke (a would-be usurper to the crown of Sardonia; first appearance)
Grimm (one of Lord Hawke's henchmen; first appearance)
Durand (a fencing instructor working for Lord Hawke; first appearance)

Other Character(s):

Prince Mark (heir to the throne of Sardonia and a Superboy look-a-like; first appearance)
Princess Zorina (first appearance)

Location(s):

Smallville
Sardonia (first appearance)

Story Reprinted in:

Four Star Spectacular #5 (November-December 1976)


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Second Story: "The Fantastic Spy!" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
ArtJohn Forte
LetteringJoe Letterese
Assistant editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superboy (next in Superboy Vol. 1 #102/2)
Legion of Super-Heroes:
Bouncing Boy (Chuck Taine)
Brainiac 5 (Querl Dox; last in Superman Vol. 1 #156)
Chameleon Boy (Reep Daggle)
Cosmic Boy (Rokk Krinn; next in Action Comics #298/2)
Lightning Lad (Garth Ranzz; last in Superman Vol. 1 #157/3; next in Action Comics #298/2
Matter-Eater Lad (Tenzil Kem; first appearance; last chronological appearance in flashback in Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes #2)
Saturn Girl (Imra Ardeen; next in Action Comics #298/2)
Shrinking Violet (Salu Digby)
Sun Boy (Dirk Morgna)
Triplicate Girl (Luornu Durgo; last in issue #301/2)

Villain(s):

Meglaro (an alien; first appearance)
Dr. Landro (a medical doctor specializing in Fourth Dimensional surgery; first appearance)
space pirates (first appearance of all)

Other Character(s):

a nurse
Science Police

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814:
Earth:
Metropolis:
Legion Headquarters
Space Sector 3493:
Bismoll (first mentioned)
Unidentified Space Sector:
Umrax (first appearance)

Story Reprinted in:

Adventure Comics #499 (May 1983)
Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #1 (1991)
Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes #1 ([April] 2007)
Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age Omnibus #1 (2017)


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