Unofficial Adventure Comics Index

ADVENTURE COMICS #481

Cover Date: May 1981
Cover Price: $0.50

Cover Credits:
Pencils: Carmine Infantino (signed)
Inks: Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors: Tatjana Wood

Story: "The Night of a Thousand Dooms!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Marv Wolfman
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Larry Mahlstedt
Lettering	Ben Oda
Editing	Jack C. Harris

Feature Character(s):

Chris King (uses the H-E-R-O-dial to become Goldman; see Comments)

Vicki Grant (uses the H-E-R-O-dial to become Goldgirl and Alchemiss; see Comments)

Supporting Character(s):

Gary King (last in ???; next in the second story this issue)

Greg King (next in the third story this issue)

Elizabeth King (last in issue #479/3; next in the third story this issue)

Frannie Nash

Other Character(s):

Sarah James (first appearance; an English teacher)

Brad Mann

Henry Faber (first appearance; Chris King's guidance counselor)

Martha Winters (first appearance; a hospital patient)

Pat (first appearance; a police officer)

Staff at Fairfax General Hospital (Jack named)

Location(s):

Fairfax

Comment(s):

Story continues in the next story.

Additional credits per order of appearance:

Goldman and Goldgirl created by Michael Olonovich, 11, Philadelphia, PA.

Alchemiss created by Robert Buethe, 21, Elmont, NY.

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Second Story: "Self-Destructress!" (7 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Marv Wolfman
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Larry Mahlstedt
Lettering	Ben Oda
Editing	Jack C. Harris

Feature Character(s):

Chris King (uses the H-E-R-O-dial to become the Sixth Sensor; see Comments)

Vicki Grant (uses the H-E-R-O-dial to become Dimension Girl; see Comments)

Supporting Character(s):

Gary King (in between the first and the third stories in this issue)

Villain(s):

the Destructress (Martha Winters)

Aquarians (an alien race; including Largo the Invincible)

Other Character(s):

Mr. and Mrs. Winters (first appearance; parents of Martha Winters)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814

Earth

Fairfax

Unidentified Space Sector

Aquaria (first mentioned)

Comment(s):

Story continues in the next story.

Additional credits per order of appearance:

The Sixth Sensor created by Lynn Thilcult, 14, Goose Bay, Laborador, Canada.

Dimension Girl created by Steven St. Thomas, 13, Manchester, CT.

The Destructress created by June Roe, 18, Dayton, OH.

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Third Story: "The Assault of the Aquarian Attacker!" (7 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Marv Wolfman
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Dennis Jensen
Lettering	Ben Oda
Editing	Jack C. Harris

Feature Character(s):

Chris King (uses the H-E-R-O-dial to become Volcano; see Comments)

Vicki Grant (uses the H-E-R-O-dial to become Stellar; see Comments)

Supporting Character(s):

Gary King (last in the first story this issue)

Greg King (last in the second story this issue) story this issue)

Elizabeth King (last in the first story this issue)

Villain(s):

Aquarians (including Largo the Invincible; see Comments)

Other Character(s):

Sarah James (last in the first story this issue)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814

Earth

Fairfax

Unidentified Space Sector

Aquaria (mentioned)

Comment(s):

Story continued from the previous story.

Additional credits per order of appearance:

Largo the Invincible created by Tom Douge, 18, Seattle, WA.

Volcano created by Fraser Cole, 12, Grand Haven, MI.

Stellar created by Omar Navarro Gutierrez, 10.

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