Adventure Comics 496

Adventure Comics #496 Preboot » Pre-Crisis Reprint Cover by Gil Kane Story title Various Previous story Adventure Comics #495 (previous chronological reprints) Next story Adventure Comics #497 (next chronological reprints) Cover date February 1983 Creators Writer(s) n/a Penciller(s) n/a Inker(s) n/a Letterer(s) n/a Colourist(s) n/a Editor(s) Carl Gafford/Nicola Cuti Cover artist(s) Gil Kane

Background

Adventure Comics was the birthplace of the Legion and its longtime home. After almost 500 issues of publication, it became primarily a series of reprints. Featured each month was a chronological re-presentation of the Legion's earliest tales, two in each issue, beginning with their first appearance. This issue presents the 11th and 12th appearances in that chronology.

Reprinted material

Original publication source is noted for each.

• The Challengers of the Unknown in "Tomorrow's Answers" - New material
• Supergirl and the Legion in "Supergirl's Greatest Challenge" – Action Comics #267 (April, 1962)
• Aquaman in "Underworld Reward (Part 2)" – Aquaman #45 (May/June, 1969)
• Captain Marvel, Jr. in "The Mystery of the Missing Newstand" – New material
• Superman, Supergirl and the Legion in "Superman's Super-Courtship" – Action Comics #289 (June, 1962)
• The Spectre and Wildcat in "Menace of the Mystic Mastermind" – The Spectre #3 (March/April, 1968)