Adventure Comics Vol 1 415

Adventure Comics Vol 1 #415 Published Released February, 1972 December 30, 1971 Issue Details Pages 52 Original Price 0.25 Cover Artists Bob Oksner Publisher DC Comics Indicia Publisher National Periodical Publications, Inc. Brand/Imprint DC (character) "The Space Pirates" Writers John Albano Pencilers Win Mortimer Inkers Bob Oksner Editors Joe Orlando "A-Man -- the Hero With Animal Powers" Writers Dave Wood Pencilers Carmine Infantino Inkers George Roussos Letterers Stan Starkman Editors Jack Schiff "Like a Death's-Head in the Sky" Writers Len Wein Pencilers Bob Oksner Inkers Bob Oksner Letterers Ben Oda Editors Joe Orlando "Kill -- Or Be Killed" Writers Len Wein Pencilers Gray Morrow Inkers Gray Morrow Editors Joe Orlando Previous Issue Next Issue Adventure Comics #414 Adventure Comics #416

Appearing in "The Space Pirates"

Featured Characters:

•  Supergirl 

Supporting Characters:

• None

Adversaries:

• Space Marauders (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Johnny Drew

Locations:

• California
  • San Francisco

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• Alien Craft
  
  

Synopsis for "The Space Pirates"

Linda Danvers is captured by the Commander of a group of space pirates to become his mate. She changes into Supergirl and attempts to break free, but is stunned by the Commander's ray-blast. Waking soon after, she learns from the ship's Captain that he and his crew are political refugees from the planet Somar, and cannot go home until their planet's corrupt government is overthrown. Supergirl informs him that such a revolution has taken place on Somar, and the Commander was keeping it a secret to retain his power. Unable to serve the Commander anymore, the Captain commits suicide. Supergirl wrecks the ship and captures the space pirates, and turns them and the Commander over to an interplanetary police force.

Appearing in "A-Man -- the Hero With Animal Powers"

Featured Characters:

• Animal Man

Supporting Characters:

• Roger Denning

Adversaries:

• Crooks (Single appearance)
  • Grabo (Single appearance)
  • Joey (Single appearance)
• Alien Beast (Appears in flashback and main story)

Other Characters:

• None

Locations:

• Unknown

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None
  
  

Synopsis for "A-Man -- the Hero With Animal Powers"

Buddy Baker decides to become a costumed super-hero using his animal powers. On his first mission to capture a gang of electronic robbers, Buddy finds that his animal powers suddenly abandon him at a critical moment. He is still able to acquire animal powers from nearby animals, but they now wear off after time. A-Man recovers from the mishap to capture the gang, but the gang boss Grabo gets away. Buddy acquires the characteristics of a bloodhound to track down the boss. He trails Grabo to a small island populated by dangerous exotic animals. Buddy acquires their powers and uses them to trick Grabo and his men into one of their own traps.

Appearing in "Like a Death's-Head in the Sky"

Featured Characters:

• Supergirl

Supporting Characters:

Adversaries:

• Dr. Noah Kyle (Only appearance; dies)

Other Characters:

• Walt (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Earth

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None
  
  

Synopsis for "Like a Death's-Head in the Sky"

A satellite designed by the radical Dr. Noah Kyle and outfitted with nuclear weapons to be used against the Soviets in case of atomic attack is launched into orbit. But Dr. Kyle himself is aboard, and is launching missiles at the Soviets in a preemptive strike. Supergirl must choose between stopping the missiles and saving the satellite, which is breaking up. She chooses the former, destroying all the weapons, and sheds a tear for Kyle as the satellite's orbit decays and it burns up in reentry.

Appearing in "Kill -- Or Be Killed"

Featured Characters:

•  Zatanna 

Supporting Characters:

• Jeff Sloane

Adversaries:

• Allura
• Grunnd (Demon) (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

•  Zatara 

Locations:

• Manhattan

• Times Square

• Shadowcrest

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None
  
  

Synopsis for "Kill -- Or Be Killed"

Zatanna and Jeff Sloane leap through a dimensional warp and return to Earth. However, outworld demons have followed them and Zatanna realizes they're the ones responsible for her father's odd behavior.

Notes

• "A-Man -- the Hero With Animal Powers" was originally printed in Strange Adventures #190.
• "Kill -- Or Be Killed" is reprinted in DC Super-Stars #11 and Adventure Comics #503.

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