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Adventure Comics 488

ADVENTURE COMICS #488

Cover Date: December 1981
Cover Price: $0.60

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Ross Andru
Inks: Dick Giordano
Colors: Tatjana Wood


Story: "J -- as in Jinx and Jeopardy" (18 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBob Rozakis
PencilsCarmine Infantino
InksDennis Jensen
LetteringBen Oda
ColorsCarl Gafford
Associate editingMike W. Barr
EditingLen Wein

Feature Character(s):

Chris King (uses the H-E-R-O-dial to become Oxide, Ragnarok and Captain Saturn; see Comments)
Vicki Grant (uses the H-E-R-O-dial to become the Harp, the Pixie and Snowfall; see Comments)

Supporting Character(s):

Brad Mann

Villain(s):

Jinx (first appearance; see Comments)
Cancero (first appearance; see Comments)
Jelly Woman (first appearance; see Comments)

Other Character(s):

Richard Wilder (last in issue #479/2)
Commander Lockheed (first appearance)
Hamilton Junior High students
residents of Fairfax

Location(s):

Fairfax

Comment(s):

This story takes place on October 4th, as per the newspaper date.
Additional credits per order of identification:
Jinx created by Larry King, 19, Morrisville, VT.
Cancero created by Michael Clark, 16, Cincinnati, OH.
Oxide created by David Mark, 13, Agincourt, Ontario, Canada.
the Harp created by Deron Gooden, 13, Houtson, TX,
Jelly Woman created by Lincoln Wert, 12.
Ragnarok created by Nelson Jiminez, 18, Stamford, CT.
the Pixie created by Bill Cunningham, 18, Aiken, SC.
Captain Saturn created by Terry H. Pavlet, 24, Muskego, WI.
Snowfall created by Christopher Benjamin, 13, Winslow, AR.


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Second Story: "Tender Poison" (9 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGeorge Kashdan
PencilsTrevor Von Eeden
InksLarry Mahlstedt
LetteringShelly Leferman
ColorsCarl Gafford
Associate editingMike W. Barr
EditingLen Wein

Feature Character(s):

Chris King (uses the H-E-R-O-dial to become Moonlight and Mental Man; see Comments)
Vicki Grant (uses the H-E-R-O-dial to become Glass Lass; see Comments)

Supporting Character(s):

Greg King

Villain(s):

Belladonna (Angela Wainright; first appearance; see Comments)

Other Character(s):

Hamilton Junior High students
Researchers at Fairfax Laboratories (first appearance of all)

Location(s):

Fairfax

Comment(s):

Additional credits per order of identification:
Belladonna created by Susan Kijamichez, 23, Boston, MA.
Moonlight created by Vincent Broese, 14, Whiiter, CA.
Glass Lass created by Jimmy Owens, 13, Wister, OK.
Mental Man created by John Iverson, 13, Sandia, TX.


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