''Adventure Comics'' is an
American comic book
An American comic book is a thin periodical literature originating in the United States, commonly between 24 and 64 pages, containing comics. While the form originated in 1933, American comic books first gained popularity after the 1938 publ ...
series published by
DC Comics
DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book seri ...
from 1938 to 1983 and revived from 2009 to 2011. In its first era, the series ran for 503 issues (472 of those after the title changed from ''New Adventure Comics''), making it the fifth-longest-running DC series, behind ''
Detective Comics
''Detective Comics'' (later retitled as ''Batman Detective Comics'') is an American comic book series published by Detective Comics, later shortened to DC Comics. The first volume, published from 1937 to 2011 (and later continued in 2016), is ...
'', ''
Action Comics
''Action Comics'' is an American comic book/Comic anthology, magazine series that introduced Superman, one of the first major superhero characters. The publisher was originally known as Detective Comics Inc., which later merged into National ...
'', ''
Superman
Superman is a superhero created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, which first appeared in the comic book ''Action Comics'' Action Comics 1, #1, published in the United States on April 18, 1938.The copyright date of ''Action Comics ...
'', and ''
Batman
Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on M ...
''. The series was revived in 2009 through a new "#1" issue by artist
Clayton Henry
Clayton Henry is an American comic book artist, known mostly for his work for Marvel Comics. His first known works were providing the art on ''Nine Rings of Wu-Tang'' and ''Area 52'', and has since worked on such series as ''Exiles (comic book ...
and writer
Geoff Johns
Geoffrey Johns (born January 25, 1973) is an American comic book writer, screenwriter, and film and television producer. Johns's work on the DC Comics characters Green Lantern, Aquaman, Flash (comics), Flash, and Superman has drawn critical accl ...
.
It returned to its original numbering with #516 (September 2010). The series ended again with #529 (October 2011) prior to a company-wide revision of DC's superhero comic book line, known as
"The New 52".
Publication history
''Adventure Comics'' began its nearly 50-year run in December 1935 under the title ''New Comics'', which was only the second comic book series published by
National Allied Publications
National Comics Publications (NCP; later known as National Periodical Publications Inc. or simply National) was an American comic book publishing company. It was the direct predecessor of modern-day DC Comics.
History
The corporation was origin ...
, now
DC Comics
DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book seri ...
. The series was retitled ''New Adventure Comics'' with its 12th issue in January 1937. Issue #32 (November 1938) saw the title changed again to ''Adventure Comics'', which would remain the book's name for the duration of its existence.
Originally a humor comic, it evolved into a serious adventure series. In issue #12, while the series was briefly re-titled ''New Adventure Comics'',
Joe Shuster
Joseph Shuster ( ; July 10, 1914 – July 30, 1992) was a Canadian-American comic book artist best known for co-creating the DC Comics character Superman, with Jerry Siegel, in ''Action Comics'' #1 ( cover-dated June 1938).
Shuster was involv ...
and
Jerry Siegel
Jerome "Jerry" Siegel ( ; October 17, 1914 – January 28, 1996) Roger Stern. ''Superman: Sunday Classics: 1939–1943'' DC Comics/ Kitchen Sink Press, Inc./ Sterling Publishing; 2006 was an American comic book writer. He was the co-creator of ...
introduced the first version of the character
Jor-L as a
science fiction
Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space ...
detective in the far future; the character would eventually become the alien father of
Superman
Superman is a superhero created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, which first appeared in the comic book ''Action Comics'' Action Comics 1, #1, published in the United States on April 18, 1938.The copyright date of ''Action Comics ...
, although the first Superman story, in ''
Action Comics
''Action Comics'' is an American comic book/Comic anthology, magazine series that introduced Superman, one of the first major superhero characters. The publisher was originally known as Detective Comics Inc., which later merged into National ...
'' #1, would not appear until more than a year after Jor-L's first appearance. The series' focus gradually shifted to superhero stories starting with the debut of the
Sandman in issue #40. Other superheroes who appeared in the early days of ''Adventure'' included
Hourman (from #48 to #83);
Starman created by writer
Gardner Fox
Gardner Francis Cooper Fox (May 20, 1911 – December 24, 1986) was an American writer known best for creating numerous comic book characters for DC Comics. He is estimated to have written more than 4,000 comics stories, including 1,500 for DC ...
and artist
Jack Burnley in issue #61 (April 1941) (#61–102); and
Joe Simon
Joseph Henry Simon (born Hymie Simon; October 11, 1913 – December 14, 2011) was an American comic book writer, artist, editor, and publisher. Simon created or co-created many important characters in the 1930s–1940s Golden Age of Comic Books ...
and
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby (; born Jacob Kurtzberg; August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was an American comics artist, comic book artist, widely regarded as one of the medium's major innovators and one of its most prolific and influential creators. He grew ...
's
Manhunter replacing a similarly named business-suited investigator beginning with #73 (April 1942) until #92.
A pivotal issue of the series was #103 (April 1946), when
Superboy
Superboy is an identity used by several fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. These characters have been featured in several eponymous comic series, in addition to ''Adventure Comics'' and other series ...
,
Green Arrow
Green Arrow is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Mort Weisinger and designed by George Papp, he first appeared in ''More Fun Comics'' No. 73 on September 19, 1941 (cover dated November 1941), th ...
,
Johnny Quick, and
Aquaman
Aquaman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger, the character debuted in ''More Fun Comics'' #73 (November 1941). Initially a backup feature in DC's anthology titles ...
moved to the series from their previous home in ''
'', which was itself converted to a humor format. Starman's and Sandman's series were canceled to make room for the new features, while
Genius Jones moved to the comic the new arrivals had just vacated. Superboy became the star of the book, and would appear on each cover into 1969 (counting Superman on the covers of issues #354–355). Superboy's popularity in ''Adventure'' resulted in the character receiving his own title in 1949, when superhero titles in general were losing popularity.
Krypto the Superdog debuted in issue #210 (March 1955) in a story by
Otto Binder and
Curt Swan
Douglas Curtis Swan (February 17, 1920 – June 17, 1996) was an American comics artist. The artist most associated with Superman during the period fans call the Bronze Age of Comic Books, Swan produced hundreds of covers and stories from the 195 ...
.
In issue #247 (April 1958), by Otto Binder and artist
Al Plastino, Superboy met the
Legion of Super-Heroes
The Legion of Super-Heroes is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino, the Legion is a group of superpowered beings living in the 30th and 31st centuries of t ...
, a team of super-powered teens from the future. The group became popular, and would replace "
Tales of the Bizarro World" as the ''Adventure'' backup feature with #300, and soon be promoted to its lead.
Lightning Lad
Garth Ranzz, also known as Live Wire and Lightning Lad, is a superhero appearing in media published by DC Comics, usually those featuring the Legion of Superheroes, a 30th and 31st century group of which he is a founding member. He has the supe ...
, one of the Legion's founding members, was killed in ''Adventure Comics'' #304 (January 1963) and revived in issue #312. Issue #260 (May 1959) saw the first
Silver Age
The Ages of Man are the historical stages of human existence according to Greek mythology and its subsequent interpretatio romana, Roman interpretation.
Both Hesiod and Ovid offered accounts of the successive ages of humanity, which tend to pr ...
appearance of
Aquaman
Aquaman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger, the character debuted in ''More Fun Comics'' #73 (November 1941). Initially a backup feature in DC's anthology titles ...
. In ''Adventure Comics'' #346 (July 1966),
Jim Shooter
James Shooter (born September 27, 1951) is an American writer, editor, and publisher in the comics industry. Beginning his career writing for DC Comics at the age of 14, he had a successful but controversial run as editor-in-chief at Marvel Comic ...
, 14 years old at the time, wrote his first Legion story. Shooter wrote the story in which
Ferro Lad died – the first "real" death of a Legionnaire (although Lightning Lad had been believed dead for a while before) – and introduced the
Fatal Five
The Fatal Five is a supervillain team of the 30th century in the DC Comics universe. They were created by Jim Shooter and first appeared in ''Adventure Comics'' #352 (1967) as enemies of the Legion of Super-Heroes.
Fictional team history
The Fa ...
. The Legion feature lasted until issue #380. With the next issue,
Supergirl
Supergirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original, current, and most well known Supergirl is Supergirl (Kara Zor-El), Kara Zor-El, the cousin of superhero Superman. Th ...
migrated from the backup slot in ''Action Comics'' to the starring feature in ''Adventure'' and ran until issue #424. The series reached its 400th issue in December 1970 and featured a Supergirl story written and drawn by
Mike Sekowsky
Michael Sekowsky (; November 19, 1923 – March 30, 1989) was an American comics artist known as the penciler for DC Comics' '' Justice League of America'' during most of the 1960s, and as the regular writer and artist on ''Wonder Woman'' durin ...
.
As of #425 (December 1972), the book's theme changed from superhero adventure to fantasy/supernatural adventure. That issue debuted one new feature along with three non-series stories, the pirate saga "Captain Fear". The next edition added a semi-anthology series, "The Adventurers' Club". Soon, editor
Joe Orlando
Joseph Orlando (April 4, 1927 – December 23, 1998) was an Italian Americans, Italian-American illustrator, writer, editor and cartoonist during a lengthy career spanning six decades. He was the associate publisher of ''Mad (magazine), Mad'' and ...
was trying out horror-tinged costumed heroes such as the
Black Orchid, and then the
Spectre. Before long, conventional superheroes returned to the book, beginning behind the Spectre, first a three-issue run of
Aquaman
Aquaman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger, the character debuted in ''More Fun Comics'' #73 (November 1941). Initially a backup feature in DC's anthology titles ...
(issues #435–437, an early assignment for
Mike Grell
Mike Grell (born September 13, 1947) is an American comic book writer and artist, known for his work on books such as '' Green Lantern/Green Arrow'', '' The Warlord'', and '' Jon Sable Freelance''.
Early life
Grell studied at the University of ...
) and then a newly drawn 1940s
Seven Soldiers of Victory script (issues #438–443). Aquaman was promoted to lead (issues #441–452), and backing him up were three-part story arcs featuring the
Creeper (#445–447), the
Martian Manhunter
The Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz) is a superhero in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Joseph Samachson and artist Joe Certa, the character first appeared in the story "The Manhunter from Mars" in ''Detective Comics ...
(#449–451), bracketed by issue-length Aquaman leads. He was awarded his own title and Superboy (#453–458) took over ''Adventure'' with
Aqualad
Aqualad is the alias of several superheroes in American comic books published by DC Comics and appearing in media published by DC Entertainment. The character was originally created by writer Robert Bernstein and artist Ramona Fradon, serving as ...
(#453–455) and
Eclipso (#457–458) backups. Following this was a run as a
Dollar Comic format giant-sized book (issues #459–466), including such features as the resolution of ''
Return of the New Gods'' (cancelled in July–August 1978), "
Deadman
Deadman or Deadman's may refer to:
* "Deadman" or "dead man", are alternative terms for a dead man's switch
* "Deadman's foot" is another name for a Salamander (metallurgy), Salamander in metallurgy
* "Deadman anchor" is a buried object (log, con ...
", and the "
Justice Society of America
The Justice Society of America (JSA) is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. It was conceived by editor Sheldon Mayer and writer Gardner Fox during the Golden Age of Comic Books. It first appeared in '' ...
".
The standard format returned (issues #467–478), split between a new
Starman named Prince Gavyn and
Plastic Man
Plastic Man (Patrick "Eel" O'Brian) is a superhero featured in American comic books first appearing in ''Police Comics'' #1, originally published by Quality Comics and later acquired by DC Comics. Created by cartoonist Jack Cole (artist), Jack Co ...
. With an increase in the story-and-art page count, the last four issues also included one more run of Aquaman. All three were dropped simultaneously to make way for a new version of an old feature, "
Dial H for Hero
''Dial H for Hero'' is a comic book feature published by DC Comics about a magical dial that enables an ordinary person to become a superhero for a short time, such as an hour, by selecting the letters H-E-R-O in order. Each time it is used, the ...
" (issues #479–490). Issue #490 (February 1982) saw the comic's cancellation. "Dial 'H' for Hero" was moved to ''New Adventures of Superboy'' as of that series' issue #28. ''Adventure Comics'' was soon rescued. As of the September issue it was revived as a
digest-sized
Digest size is a magazine size, smaller than a conventional or "journal size" magazine, but larger than a standard paperback book, approximately . It is also a and format, similar to the size of a DVD case. These sizes evolved from the printing ...
comic. This format lasted from issues #491–503, with most stories during this period being reprints (featuring the Legion of Super-Heroes, from the beginning and in chronological order, and others), and with new stories featuring the
Marvel Family and the
Challengers of the Unknown including a new five-issue retelling of their origin. The long-running title was discontinued with the September 1983 issue.
''80-Page Giant''
An ''Adventure Comics 80-Page Giant'' was released in 1998.
''Justice Society Returns''
DC published an ''Adventure Comics'' #1 as part of the company's ''
Justice Society Returns'' event in 1999.
''Adventure Comics Special Featuring the Guardian''
As part of the 2008 "
Superman: New Krypton" story arc, a special issue of ''Adventure Comics'' was published, titled ''Adventure Comics Special Featuring the Guardian'' #1 (cover dated January 2009). Jimmy Olsen continues to delve into the mystery surrounding the American government's safeguards against the new Kryptonian population.
Revival
The five-issue miniseries ''
Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds'' led into an all-new volume of ''Adventure Comics'', featuring the revived
Conner Kent/Superboy and the
Legion of Super-Heroes
The Legion of Super-Heroes is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino, the Legion is a group of superpowered beings living in the 30th and 31st centuries of t ...
. The main creative team of
Geoff Johns
Geoffrey Johns (born January 25, 1973) is an American comic book writer, screenwriter, and film and television producer. Johns's work on the DC Comics characters Green Lantern, Aquaman, Flash (comics), Flash, and Superman has drawn critical accl ...
and
Francis Manapul debuted in a backup story in ''Adventure Comics'' #0 (April 2009). A secondary feature starring the Legion of Super-Heroes was co-written with Mike Shoemaker and drawn by
Clayton Henry
Clayton Henry is an American comic book artist, known mostly for his work for Marvel Comics. His first known works were providing the art on ''Nine Rings of Wu-Tang'' and ''Area 52'', and has since worked on such series as ''Exiles (comic book ...
. The first issue of the new run of ''Adventure Comics'' was released on August 12, 2009, and features watermarked numbering marking it as both #1 ''and'' #504, thus continuing the original numeration of the series concurrently with the volume 2 numeration. For the variant incentive cover editions, the original numeration was dominant on the cover while the vol. 2 numeration was the watermarked numbering marking. The indicia of the comic book also reflects this dual numbering. The title officially returned to its original vol. 1 numbering with #516 (cover dated September 2010), until #529 when it was finally ended prior to DC's
The New 52
The New 52 was the 2011 revamp and relaunch by DC Comics of its entire Line (comics), line of ongoing monthly superhero American comic books, comic books. Following the conclusion of the "Flashpoint (comics), Flashpoint" Fictional crossover, cros ...
company reboot.
Main feature
Superboy: The Boy of Steel (former)
The revived ongoing title ''Adventure Comics'' features Conner as the headlining character for the first six issues in the story arc entitled, "Superboy: The Boy of Steel". It begins as Conner settles back into his life in
Smallville, Kansas. Returning to live with Martha Kent, who is thrilled to take the young boy in after her husband's death, Conner returns to Smallville High School and begins keeping a journal of everything Superman has done as a costumed hero, going down a checklist titled, "What Did Superman Do?" He and the also recently returned
Bart Allen
Bartholomew Henry "Bart" Allen II is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. A speedster (fiction), speedster, he first appeared under the alias Impulse and later became the second Kid Flash and the fourth Flash (c ...
supposedly rejoin the
Teen Titans
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, and Conner symbolizes the team being "stacked" again by destroying his memorial statue outside of Titans Tower West.
Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes
After the Johns and Manapul run, writer
Paul Levitz
Paul Levitz (; born October 21, 1956) is an American comic book writer, editor and executive. The president of DC Comics from 2002 to 2009, he worked for the company for over 35 years in a wide variety of roles. Along with publisher Jenette Kahn ...
took over the series. It was renumbered with its previous numbering and highlighted Clark Kent's years as Superboy as well as the Legion of Super-Heroes' past. Starting with issue #523, the Legion Academy, by Levitz and
Phil Jimenez
Phil Jimenez (born July 12, 1970) is an American comics artist and writer known for his work as writer/artist on ''Wonder Woman (comic book), Wonder Woman'' from 2000 to 2003, as one of the five pencilers of the 2005–2006 miniseries ''Infinite C ...
, became the major feature.
Second feature
Long Live the Legion (former)
The Legion of Super-Heroes appeared as the second feature in issues #504–514 before taking over as the lead feature in issue #515 (August 2010).
Atom
Following this was the
one-shot ''
Brightest Day
''Brightest Day'' is a 2010–2011 Crossover (comics), crossover storyline published by DC Comics, consisting of a year-long comic book Limited series (comics), maxiseries that began in April 2010, and a number of tie-in books. The story is a dir ...
:
Atom
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'', written by
Jeff Lemire with art by
Mahmud Asrar
Mahmud Anjum Asrar (born November 20, 1976) is an Austrian comic book artist who is known for his work on American and non-American comic books.
His American work includes runs on Conan the Barbarian, King Conan, X-Men, X-Men Red, Wolverine & the ...
. The same team was to create a ten-part, ten-page "Atom" co-feature in ''Adventure Comics'', but DC ended all its second features and reduced its titles to twenty pages of story. Issue #521 was the last issue to feature the Atom.
Collected editions
* ''Golden Age
Sandman Archives
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Archives contain primary source documents that have accumulated over the course of an individual or organ ...
'' Volume 1 – collects stories from ''Adventure Comics'' #40–57, 224 pages, January 2005,
* ''Golden Age
Starman Archives''
** Volume 1 – collects stories from ''Adventure Comics'' #61–76, 224 pages, May 2000,
** Volume 2 – collects stories from ''Adventure Comics'' #77–102, 272 pages, July 2009,
* ''The Sandman by Kirby and Simon'' – collects stories from ''Adventure Comics'' #72–102, 304 pages, August 2009,
* ''
The Adventures of Superboy'' – collects stories from ''Adventure Comics'' #103–121, 224 pages, August 2010,
* ''
Legion of Super-Heroes
The Legion of Super-Heroes is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino, the Legion is a group of superpowered beings living in the 30th and 31st centuries of t ...
Archives''
** Volume 1 – collects stories from ''Adventure Comics'' #247, 267, 282, 290, 293, 300–305, 255 pages, 1991,
** Volume 2 – collects stories from ''Adventure Comics'' #306–317, 224 pages, 1992,
** Volume 3 – collects stories from ''Adventure Comics'' #318–328, 224 pages, 1993,
** Volume 4 – collects stories from ''Adventure Comics'' #329–339, 224 pages, 1994,
** Volume 5 – collects stories from ''Adventure Comics'' #340–349, 224 pages, 1994,
** Volume 6 – collects stories from ''Adventure Comics'' #350–358, 224 pages, 1996,
** Volume 7 – collects stories from ''Adventure Comics'' #359–367, 240 pages, May 1998,
** Volume 8 – collects stories from ''Adventure Comics'' #368–376, 240 pages, February 1999,
** Volume 9 – collects stories from ''Adventure Comics'' #377–380, 256 pages, November 1999,
* ''
Showcase Presents
''Showcase Presents'' is a line (comics), line of black-and-white paperback books that were published by DC Comics (from 2005 - 2016) at an average rate of two per month. Much like Marvel Comics' ''Essential Marvel'' volumes, each book usually incl ...
: Legion of Super-Heroes''
** Volume 1 – collects stories from ''Adventure Comics'' #247, 267, 282, 290, 293, 300–321, 552 pages, April 2007,
** Volume 2 – collects stories from ''Adventure Comics'' #322–348, 528 pages, April 2008,
** Volume 3 – collects stories from ''Adventure Comics'' #349–368, 552 pages, April 2009,
** Volume 4 – collects stories from ''Adventure Comics'' #369–380, 528 pages, October 2010,
* ''
Legion of Super-Heroes
The Legion of Super-Heroes is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino, the Legion is a group of superpowered beings living in the 30th and 31st centuries of t ...
: The Silver Age Omnibus''
** Volume 1 – collects stories from ''Adventure Comics'' #247, 267, 282, 290, 293, 300–328, 688 pages, 2017,
** Volume 2 – collects stories from ''Adventure Comics'' #329-360, 680 pages, 2018,
* ''Showcase Presents:
Green Arrow
Green Arrow is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Mort Weisinger and designed by George Papp, he first appeared in ''More Fun Comics'' No. 73 on September 19, 1941 (cover dated November 1941), th ...
'' Volume 1 – collects stories from ''Adventure Comics'' #250–266, 528 pages, January 2006,
* ''Showcase Presents:
Aquaman
Aquaman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger, the character debuted in ''More Fun Comics'' #73 (November 1941). Initially a backup feature in DC's anthology titles ...
'' Volume 1 – collects stories from ''Adventure Comics'' #260–280, 282, 284, 544 pages, February 2007,
* ''
Superman: Tales of the Bizarro World'' – collects stories from ''Adventure Comics'' #293–299, 192 pages, September 2000,
* ''
DC Comics Classics Library: Legion of Super-Heroes: The Life and Death of
Ferro Lad'' – collects stories from ''Adventure Comics'' #346–347, 352–355, 357, 128 pages, March 2009,
* ''
Black Canary
Black Canary is the name of two superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. As one of the earliest female superheroes in the DC Comics universe, the character has made numerous appearances in prominent team-up titles, ...
Archives'' – collects stories from ''Adventure Comics'' #399 and #418–419, 224 pages, December 2000,
* ''
Wrath of the Spectre'' – collects stories from ''Adventure Comics'' #431–440, 200 pages, June 2005,
* ''Showcase Presents: The Spectre'' – includes stories from ''Adventure Comics'' #431–440, 624 pages, May 2012,
* ''The Spectre: The Wrath of the Spectre Omnibus'' collects stories from ''Adventure Comics'' #431-440, 680 pages, September 2020,
* ''
Deadman
Deadman or Deadman's may refer to:
* "Deadman" or "dead man", are alternative terms for a dead man's switch
* "Deadman's foot" is another name for a Salamander (metallurgy), Salamander in metallurgy
* "Deadman anchor" is a buried object (log, con ...
Omnibus'' collects stories from ''Adventure Comics'' 460-466, 944 pages, December 2020,
* ''
Justice Society'' Volume 2 – collects stories from ''Adventure Comics'' #461–466, 224 pages, February 2007,
* ''Showcase Presents:
All Star Comics
''All Star Comics'' is an American comic book series from All-American Publications, one of three companies that merged with National Periodical Publications to form the modern-day DC Comics. While the series' cover-logo trademark reads ''All St ...
'' – includes stories from ''Adventure Comics'' #461–466, 448 pages, September 2011,
* ''The Steve Ditko Omnibus'' Volume 2 – includes Starman stories from ''Adventure Comics'' #467–478, 384 pages, January 2012,
* ''DC Comics Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes #2'' – collects stories from ''Adventure Comics'' vol. 2, issues #1–4, 100 pages, February 2012
* ''
Superboy: The Boy of Steel'' – collects stories from ''Adventure Comics'' vol. 2, issues #0–3, 5–6, 144 pages, May 2011,
* ''
Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps'' – collects stories from ''Adventure Comics'' vol. 2, issues #4–5, 176 pages, August 2011,
* ''Blackest Night: Rise of the Black Lanterns'' – includes story from ''Adventure Comics'' vol. 2, issue #7, 256 pages, August 2011,
* ''
Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton''
** Volume 1 – collects stories from ''Adventure Comics'' vol. 2, #8–9, 168 pages, November 2010,
** Volume 2 – collects stories from ''Adventure Comics'' vol. 2, #10–11, 128 pages, January 2011,
* ''Superman: Nightwing and Flamebird'' Volume 2 – collects stories from ''Adventure Comics'' vol. 2, #8–10, 208 pages, October 2011,
* ''Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes: The Early Years'' collects ''Adventure Comics'' #515–520, Vol. 2 #12, 144 pages, May 2011,
* ''Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2: Consequences'' collects ''Adventure Comics'' #521–522, 208 pages, September 2011,
* ''Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3: When Evil Calls'' collects ''Adventure Comics'' #523–529, 320 pages, April 2012,
Awards
The series has won several awards for itself and its creators over the years, including the
Shazam Award for Best Pencil Artist (Humor Division) for
Bob Oksner for his work on ''Adventure Comics'' and other
DC comics in 1970.
See also
*
List of DC Comics publications
References
External links
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