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Adventure Comics 343

ADVENTURE COMICS #343

Cover Date: April 1966
Cover Price: $.12
Publication Date: 1966-02-24

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: George Klein


Story: "The Evil Hand of the Luck Lords!" (16 Pages)

Credits:

StoryEdmond Hamilton
PencilsCurt Swan
InksGeorge Klein
LetteringMilt Snapinn
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superboy (last in Superboy Vol. 1 #128; next in New Adventures of Superboy #26/2)
Legion of Super-Heroes:
Bouncing Boy (Chuck Taine; in between issues #341 and #345; also in flashback in in between issues #319 and #321)
Brainiac 5 (Querl Dox; also in flashback in between pages 2 and 3 of issue #342)
Chameleon Boy (Reep Daggle)
Cosmic Boy (Rokk Krinn)
Duo Damsel (Luorn Durgo)
Element Lad (Jan Arrah)
Invisible Kid (Lyle Norg)
Light Lass (Ayla Ranzz)
Lightning Lad (Garth Ranzz; next in issue #346)
Matter-Eater Lad (Tenzil Kem)
Saturn Girl (Imra Ardeen)
Shrinking Violet (Salu Digby; next in issue #346)
Star Boy (Thom Kallor; also in flashback in between page 4, Panel 1 and 2 of issue #342; next in flashback in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #306)
Sun Boy (Dirk Morgna; next in issue #346, behind the scenes)

Guest Star(s):

Legion of Super-Pets: (team last in Action Comics #323/2; next in issue #351)
Beppo (last in Action Comics #323/2; next in issue #351)
Comet (last in Action Comics #336/2; next in issue #351)
Krypto (next in issue #351)
Proty II (next in issue #364)
Streaky (last in Action Comics #323/2; next in issue #351)

Villain(s):

Luck Lords (an exiled group of alien scientists; first appearance of all)

Other Character(s):

Calamity King (in flashback; next in ???)
Citizens of Thaun
Citizens of Kaffar
Citizens of Zond (Arth named)

Location(s):

Space Sector 700
Durla (first mentioned? see Comments)
Space Sector 2813
Ventura (mentioned)
Space Sector 2814
Earth
Metropolis
Legion Headquarters
Jupiter
Unidentified Space Sector(s)
an unidentified planet
Kaffar (first appearance)
Thaun (first appearance)
Zond (first appearance)

Comment(s):

Currently, this is the earliest found reference to the planet Durla. The DCU Guide will be updated if an earlier reference is determined
Per the letter column, Brainiac 5 is Legion leader, with Saturn Girl as deputy leader.

Story Reprinted in:

Superboy Vol. 1 #208/3 (April 1975)
Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #5 (1994)
Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes #2 (2008)


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Second Story (reprint): "Pete Ross' Super Secret!" (9 Pages)

Credits (new material only):

Feature Character(s):

Superboy

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from : Superboy Vol. 1 #90/3 (July 1961)


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