Unofficial Adventure Comics Index

ADVENTURE COMICS #418

Cover Date: April 1972
Cover Price: $.25
Publication Date: 1972-02-29

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Cover Credits:
Art: Bob Oksner

Story: "The Face of the Dragon!" (18 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Len Wein
Pencils	Jose Delbo
Inks	Bob Oksner
Lettering	Ben Oda
Editing	Joe Orlando

Feature Character(s):

Supergirl (wears "short pants" outfit)

Guest Star(s):

Jonny Double (last in Challengers of the Unknown #74; next in Wonder Woman #199)

Supporting Character(s):

Nasthalthia Luthor

Villain(s):

Doctor Tzin-Tzin (last in Detective Comics #408; next in Batman Vol. 1 #284)

Location(s):

San Francisco, CA

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Second Story (reprint): "Death's Strange Deputy!" (6 Pages)

Credits (new material only):

Story	John Broome
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Frank Giacoia
Lettering	Gaspar Saladino
Editing	Joe Orlando

Feature Character(s):

Phantom Stranger

Villain(s):

Velie (first appearances; uses hypnosis and illusions as magic to try and take control of the city's gangs)

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Phantom Stranger #2 (October-November 1952)

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Third Story: [No Title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Dennis O'Neil
Art	Alex Toth
Lettering	Alex Toth
Editing	Joe Orlando

Feature Character(s):

Black Canary (last in Brave and the Bold #100)

Villain(s):

Bertha Kane (first appearances; uses a self-defense school to train female crooks)

Comment(s):

This story continues into next issue.

Story Reprinted in:

Adventure Comics #491 (September 1982)

Black Canary Archives #1 (2001)

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Fourth Story: "The Sight-Stealers!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Story	John Broome
Inks	Sal Amendola
Lettering	Joe Letterese
Editing	Joe Orlando

Feature Character(s):

Doctor Mid-Nite (in between All-Star Comics #43 and #44; see Comments)

Villain(s):

Unnamed crooks (first appearance for both; attempt to steal McNider's Echo-Flashlight, a new invention to help the blind)

Comment(s):

This comic was written and drawn in 1948, but uninked and unpublished until 1972.

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