Super Adventure Comic #70

Published
February 1976
Page count
68
Cover price
0.30 AUD
Colour
Black & white
Size
Standard size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
Branding
Planet Comics (1)
 
Planet Comics (1)

Credits

Editing
, editor

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Show/hide Cover Untitled (Justice League of America) Cover, 1 page

"I just heard one of you Justice Leaguers is quitting! I want to know who and why!"

Featuring

Feature
Justice League of America
Genre
Superhero
Code
S-1637
Characters
Superman; Batman; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Elongated Man; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Black Canary; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Green Arrow

Credits

Art
Nick Cardy, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer
Editing
Julius Schwartz, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #109 (January-February 1974)
Untitled
Show/hide 1. The Doom of the Divided Man! (Justice League of America) Comic story, 20 pages

Featuring

Feature
Justice League of America
Genre
Superhero
Code
S-1608
Characters
Eclipso

Credits

Writing
Len Wein, scripter
Art
Dick Dillin, penciller
 
Dick Giordano, inker
Text
Ben Oda, letterer
Editing
Julius Schwartz, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #109 (January-February 1974)
The Doom of the Divided Man!

Synopsis

Red Tornado brings Bruce Gordon to the JLA, who tells them that his alter ego Eclipso is on the loose again, now split into three beings.

Notes

Hawkman resigns to return to his home planet of Thanagar.

Show/hide 2. JLA Heroes of the Past (Justice League of America) Comic story, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Justice League of America
Genre
Superhero
Code
N-1093
Characters
Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Wonder Woman [Earth-1]; Zatanna; Metamorpho

Credits

Writing
Bob Rozakis, scripter
Art
Mike Sekowsky, penciller
 
Bernard Sachs, inker
 
Murphy Anderson, inker
 
Joe Giella, inker
Text
, letterer
Editing
Julius Schwartz, original Editor
 
E. Nelson Bridwell, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #114 (November-December 1974)
JLA Heroes of the Past

Synopsis

Information on Snapper Carr, J'ohn J'onzz, Wonder Woman, Metamorpho, and Zatanna.

Notes

Art reprinted from various sources.

Show/hide 3. Billion-Dollar Bust! (Green Arrow, Black Canary) Comic story, 5 pages

Featuring

Feature
Green Arrow, Black Canary
Genre
Superhero
Code
S-1935
Characters
Green Arrow; Black Canary; Cherry Noller

Credits

Writing
Elliot Maggin, scripter [as Elliot S! Maggin]
Art
Mike Grell, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Julius Schwartz, original Editor
 
E. Nelson Bridwell, original Assistant Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #446 (April 1975)
Billion-Dollar Bust!
Show/hide 4. Riddle of the Sleepytime Taxi (The Elongated Man) Comic story, 7.5 pages

Featuring

Feature
The Elongated Man
Genre
Superhero
Code
N-704
Characters
FEATURE: Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; GUEST STARS: Sue Dibny; VILLAINS: Beejay and the Sleepytime Taxi Crew

Credits

Writing
Gardner Fox, scripter [credited]
Art
Murphy Anderson, line art [credited]
Text
Gaspar Saladino, letterer
Editing
Julius Schwartz, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #359 (January 1967)
Riddle of the Sleepytime Taxi!
Also printed
Australia
Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #26 ([June 1967?])
Riddle of the Sleepytime Taxi
 
United States
100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1973 series) #DC-22 (November 1973)
Riddle of the Sleepytime Taxi
 
United States
Showcase Presents The Elongated Man (DC, 2006 series) #Vol. One ([July] 2006)
Riddle of the Sleepytime Taxi!
Show/hide 5. End… Finish… Outcome… (What's the Difference Between...) Comic story, 0.5 pages

Featuring

Feature
What's the Difference Between...
Genre
Non-fiction

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Morris Waldinger, penciller
 
Tom Nicolosi , inker [as Tommy Nicolosi]
Text
Milt Snapinn, letterer
Editing
Julius Schwartz, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
The Atom (DC, 1962 series) #29 (February-March 1967)
End... Finish... Outcome...

Synopsis

Word meaning information for end, finish and outcome.

Show/hide 6. The Man with 20 Lives (John Jones, Manhunter from Mars) Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Feature
John Jones, Manhunter from Mars
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Martian Manhunter (John Jones; J'Onn J'Onzz); Monte Fisk; Lt. Saunders

Credits

Writing
Joe Samachson, scripter
Art
Joe Certa, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
 
Jack Schiff, original editor [attributed] (actual)

Reprint history

First print
United States
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #227 (January 1956)
The Man With 20 Lives
Also printed
Australia
The Hundred Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #20 ([May 1958?])
The Man with 20 Lives
 
United States
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #227 (January-February 1975)
The Man With 20 Lives
 
United States
The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #30 (November 1982)
The Man with 20 Lives
 
United States
Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1 (2007)
The Man with 20 Lives
Show/hide 7. The Man Who Couldn't Sleep! (The Sandman and Sandy... The Golden Boy) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature
The Sandman and Sandy... The Golden Boy
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]; Felix Black; Nick Parks

Credits

Writing
Jack Kirby, scripter [credited]
Art
Jack Kirby, penciller [credited]
 
Joe Simon, inker
Text
, letterer
Editing
Carl Gafford, original Editor
 
Dick Giordano, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #491 (September 1982)
The Man Who Couldn't Sleep
Also printed
United States
The Forever People (DC, 1971 series) #7 (February-March 1972)
The Man Who Couldn't Sleep

Synopsis

Tormented by insomnia, Felix Black turns to a life of crime.

Show/hide 8. The City That Died! (Green Lantern) Comic story, 14 pages

Featuring

Feature
Green Lantern
Genre
Superhero
Code
S-190
Characters
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Olivia Reynolds (introduction)

Credits

Writing
John Broome, scripter [credited]
Art
Gil Kane, penciller [credited]
 
Joe Giella, inker [credited]
Text
, letterer
Editing
Julius Schwartz, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #71 (September 1969)
The City That Died!
Also printed
United States
Showcase Presents Green Lantern (DC, 2005 series) #4 ([June] 2009)
The City That Died!

Synopsis

Green Lantern must solve the mystery of a complete electrical blackout in Solar City. Meanwhile, Hal Jordan meets Olivia Reynolds, a salesperson for a rival toy company.

Show/hide 9. Exercise… Drill… Practice… (What's the Difference Between--) Comic story, 0.5 pages

Featuring

Feature
What's the Difference Between--
Genre
Non-fiction

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Julius Schwartz, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #155 (September 1965)
Exercise... Drill... Practice...

Synopsis

Word meaning information for exercise, drill and practice.

Show/hide 10. Trade Practices Act 1974 Advertisement, 0.5 pages

"Notice to Advertisers and Advertising Agents..."

Details

Printed
1975
More...
Trade Practices Act 1974

Notes

This advertisement appears to have run in most Murray comics from April 1975 to November 1975.

Show/hide 11. Free Coin Collection Worth 85c (Seven Seas Coins of Dubbo) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Seven Seas Coins of Dubbo
Code
MOSSCQ/175

Status

This issue includes help from

  • Anthony Revill

AusReprints ID

  • 600

Entry created

  • 06/12/2003

Cover added

  • 03/07/2015

Index completed

  • 03/07/2015

Last updated

  • 04/01/2020