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Adventure Comics 484

ADVENTURE COMICS #484

Cover Date: August 1981
Cover Price: $0.50
Publication Date: 1981-04-28

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Cover Credits:
Art: George Pérez
Colors: Tatjana Wood


Story: "Blood Money!" (17 Pages)

Credits:

StoryMarv Wolfman
PencilsDon Heck
InksDennis Jensen
LetteringJohn Costanza
Consulting editingE. Nelson Bridwell
Associate editingMike W. Barr
EditingLen Wein

Feature Character(s):

Chris King (uses the H-E-R-O-dial to become Waspman and Vibro; see Comments)
Vicki Grant (uses the H-E-R-O-dial to become Weather Witch and Emerald Tiger; see Comments)

Supporting Character(s):

Greg King
Elizabeth King
Gary King
Brad Mann
Frannie Nash
Glinda Parks

Villain(s):

The Bounty Hunter (first appearance; dies; see Comments)
The Pupil (first appearance; destroyed; see Comments)
The Master (last in flashback in issue #45/2 page 4, panel 3 to page 7, panel 7; next in issue #485)
The Vipers
Arthur Manelli (first appearance; a family head for the mob)

Other Character(s):

Wes Doric (first appearance; a reporter for the Fairfax Sentinel)
Archie Drudge (first appearance; a bum)
Marky (first appearance; a bum; dies)
police officers

Location(s):

Fairfax
231 Jewel Street

Comment(s):

Chris' age is 14.
Additional credits per order of identification:
The Bounty Hunter created by Joseph Beaulier.
Pupil created by Bruce Smith, 19, Monmouth, OR.
Waspman created by Ziggy Czyzycki, 18, Winnipeg,Manitoba, Canada.
Weather Witch created by Donald Ewing, 15, Dayton, OH.
Vibro the Quake-Master created by Tom Young, 12, Northport, MI.
The Emerald Tiger created by James Devlin, 20, Santa Ana, CA.


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Second Story: "Mr. Negative!" (7 Pages)

Credits:

StoryMarv Wolfman
PencilsCarmine Infantino
InksFrank Chiaramonte
LetteringJohn Costanza
Consulting editingE. Nelson Bridwell
Associate editingMike W. Barr
EditingLen Wein

Feature Character(s):

Chris King (uses the H-E-R-O-dial to become Steadfast; see Comments)
Vicki Grant (uses the H-E-R-O-dial to become Rainbeaux; see Comments)

Villain(s):

Mister Negative (Archie Drudge; see Comments)

Other Character(s):

numerous residents of Fairfax (Charlie, Hal and Joe named)

Location(s):

Fairfax

Comment(s):

Additional credits per order of identification:
Mr. Negative created by Rudolph M. Minger, Hollywood, CA.
Rainbeaux created by Robert P. Lasco, 20, New York.
Steadfast created by Richard Hango, 25, Clifton, NJ.


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