Adventure Comics
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| Adventure Comics | |
 Cover of Adventure Comics #296. Art by Curt Swan. |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Format | (vol. 1) Standard (#32-490) Digest (#491-503) |
| Publication date | (vol. 1) November 1938-1983 (vol. 2) 2009- |
| Number of issues | (vol. 1) 471 (vol. 2) unknown |
| Main character(s) | (vol. 2) Legion of Super-Heroes |
Adventure Comics is a comic book series published by DC Comics from 1935 to 1983. It ran for 503 issues (472 of those after the title changed to Adventure Comics), making it the fifth-longest-running DC series, behind Detective Comics, Action Comics, Superman and Batman.
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[edit] Publication history
Adventure Comics began its nearly 50-year run in 1935 under the title New Comics, which was only the second comic book series published by National Allied Publications, now DC Comics. Originally a humor series, the series, which was subsequently retitled New Adventure Comics with its 12th issue (Jan. 1937), gradually turned into a serious adventure series. Issue 32 saw the title again changed to Adventure Comics, which would remain the book's name for the duration of its existence. The series' focus gradually shifted to superhero stories starting with the debut of The Sandman in issue #40. Other superheroes who appeared in the early days of Adventure included Hour Man (beginning with issue #48), Starman (beginning with #61), and Jack Kirby's Manhunter (beginning with #73).
A pivotal issue of the series was #103, when Superboy, Green Arrow, Johnny Quick and Aquaman moved from More Fun Comics (which was being converted to a humor format) to Adventure. Starman and Sandman's stories were canceled to make room for the new features. Superboy became the star of the book, and would appear on each cover through to 1969. Superboy's popularity in Adventure resulted in the character receiving his own title in 1949, when superhero titles in general were losing popularity.
In issue #247 (April 1958), Superboy met the Legion of Super-Heroes, a team of super-powered teens from the future. The group became popular, and would soon take over as the Adventure lead feature until issue #381 (June 1969), in which Supergirl migrated from the backup feature in Action Comics to the starring feature in Adventure.
In December, 1972, the book's theme changed from superhero adventure to fantasy/supernatural adventure. The Spectre and Black Orchid were the stars of the book during this era. Before long, though, conventional superheroes returned to the book. The last decade of Adventure starred a variety of characters and features, including Aquaman (#435-437, 441-452, 460-466, 475-478), and Superboy (#453-458). Following a run (#459-466) as a giant-sized anthology series, the heroes returned with a new Starman named Prince Gavyn (#467-478), Plastic Man (#468-478), "Dial H for Hero" (#479-490) and the Justice Society of America (#461-466). With issue #490 in 1982, the title stopped being a regular-sized 40c comic book, and with the following issue it began a run as a digest-sized anthology. This lasted from issues #491-503, with most stories during this period being reprints (featuring the Legion of Super-Heroes and others), and with new stories featuring the Marvel Family and the Challengers of the Unknown. The long-running title was discontinued for good with the September, 1983, issue.
[edit] 80 Page Giant
Adventure Comics 80 Page Giant was released in 1998.
80 Page Giant issues were first published in the late 60's. These special issues covered Jimmy Olsen (3 issues), Supergirl, the Bizarro World, Lois Lane, etc.
[edit] Justice Society Returns
DC published an Adventure Comics #1 as part of the company's "Justice Society Returns" storyline in 1999.
[edit] Adventure Comics Special featuring The Guardian
As part of the 2008 Superman: New Krypton story arc, a special issue of Adventure Comics was published, titled Adventure Comics Special featuring the Guardian #1 (cover dated: Jan. 2009). Jimmy Olsen continues to delve into the mystery surrounding the American government's safeguards against the new Kryptonian population.
[edit] Revival
DC's Executive editor Dan DiDio recently announced that Adventure Comics will return as an ongoing series sometime in 2009, featuring the Legion of Super-Heroes.[1]
[edit] Reprint collections
- Showcase Presents: Green Arrow Volume 1: Stories from issues #250-266, plus stories from other comics
- Showcase Presents: Aquaman Volume 1: Stories from issues #260-280, 282 & 284
- Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes Volume 1: Stories from #247, 267, 282, 290, 293, 300-328
- Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes Volume 2: Stories from #329-348
- Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes Volume 3: Stories from #349-380
- Wrath of The Spectre: Stories from issues #431-440
- Justice Society Volume 2: Stories from issues #461-466
[edit] Awards
The series has won several awards for itself and its creators over the years, including the Shazam Award for Best Pencil Artist (Humor Division) for Bob Oksner for his work on Adventure Comics and other DC comics in 1970.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "DiDio Confirms Adventure Comics Return". newsarama.com (2008-11-17). Retrieved on 2008-11-18.
[edit] External links
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