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Adventure Comics 306

ADVENTURE COMICS #306

Cover Date: March 1963
Cover Price: $.12
Publication Date: 1963-01-31

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: George Klein


Story: "The 5th Dimensional High-School!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryOtto Binder
ArtGeorge Papp
LetteringJoe Letterese
Assistant editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superboy (in between Superboy Vol. 1 #103 and #104)

Supporting Character(s):

Lana Lang (in between Superboy Vol. 1 #103 and #104)
Jonathan Kent (last in Superboy Vol. 1 #103)
Martha Kent (last in Superboy Vol. 1 #103)
Pete Ross (next in issue #308)
Krypto (briefly has the power to speak; in between Superboy Vol. 1 #103 and #105/3)
Chief Parker (last in issue #304)

Villain(s):

Mister Mxyzptlk (in between Superboy Vol. 1 #83 and #114/2)

Other Character(s):

Ququrlz (first appearance)
Eserettel (listed on the Honor Roll, not specifically identified)
Grebnesie (listed on the Honor Roll, not specifically identified)
Lpmtsnz ((listed on the Honor Roll, not specifically identified)
Okartsy (listed on the Honor Roll, not specifically identified)
other unidentified inhabitants of Zrfff
the Mayor of Smallville
Miss Schmidt
other citizens of Smallville

Location(s):

Smallville
Zrfff


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Second Story: "The Legion of Substitute Heroes!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryEdmond Hamilton
ArtJohn Forte
LetteringJoe Letterese
Assistant editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Legion of Super-Heroes:
Bouncing Boy (Chuck Taine)
Brainiac 5 (Querl Dox)
Chameleon Boy (Reep Daggle; last in flashback in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #6; next in issue #308/2)
Colossal Boy (Gim Allon)
Cosmic Boy (Rokk Krinn)
Saturn Girl (Imra Ardeen)
Shrinking Violet (Salu Digby; next in issue #308/2)
Sun Boy (Dirk Morgna; also in flashback to Superboy Vol. 1 #212/2; between page 3 panels 5 and 6 of this issue)

Villain(s):

alien planet men (first appearance)
two crooks in a flying city (first appearance)

Other Character(s):

Legion of Substitute Heroes
Chlorophyll Kid (Ral Benem; first appearance; also in brief flashback; next in issue #311)
Fire Lad (Staq Mavlin; first appearance; also in brief flashback; next in issue #311)
Night Girl (Lydda Jath; first appearance; also in brief flashback and in flashback to Superboy Vol. 1 #212/2; between page 3 panels 5 and 6 of this issue; next in issue #311)
Polar Boy (Brek Bannin; first appearance; last chronological appearance in flashback in Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes #3; next in issue #311)
Stone Boy (Dag Wentim; first appearance; also in brief flashback; next in issue #311)
Chlorophyll Kid's mother (first appearance; in flashback)
Night Girl's father (first appearance; in flashback)
Stone Boy's mother (first appearance; in flashback)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814
Earth
Metropolis
Legion Headquarters
Unidentified Space Sector(s)
Kathoon (first appearance; in flashback)
Mardru (first appearance; in flashback; not named)
Shwar (first appearance; in flashback; not named)
Tharr (first appearance; in flashback)
Zwen (first appearance; in flashback; not named)
the unidentified homeworld of the Planet Men

Story Reprinted in:

DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #1 (March-April 1980)
Adventure Comics #500 (June 1983)
Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #2 (1992)
Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes #1 ([April] 2007)
Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age Omnibus #1 (2017)

Solicitation:

New heroes try out for Legion membership, but when they fail the entrance exam, they decide to start a club of their own!


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