Volume: 48
Price: 0.60 USD; 0.20 GBP
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1981-11-03
Editing: Len Wein (credited) (editor); Mike W. Barr (credited) (associate editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (credited) (consulting editor); Jenette Kahn (credited) (president; publisher); Joe Orlando (credited) (vice president, editorial director); Karen Berger (credited) (editorial coordinator); Jack Adler (credited) (vice president-production director); Bob Rozakis (credited) (production manager); Paul Levitz (credited) (manager of business affairs); Arthur Gutowitz (credited) (treasurer)
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Into the Abyss... ...and out Again into Madness
(Table of Contents)

Dial H for Hero / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Inks:
Bob Smith (signed as Smith)
Colors:
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:C-792
Characters:
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This issue has 1 variant

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

Indicia title "Adventure Comics Presents Dial H for Hero."

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Into the Abyss
(Table of Contents: 1)

Dial H for Hero / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
E. Nelson Bridwell (credited) (writer)
Pencils:
Carmine Infantino (credited) (artist)
Inks:
Larry Mahlstedt (credited) (artist)
Colors:
Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters:
John Costanza (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:J-7879
Characters:
Christopher King; Vicki Grant; Squid; Tempest [Vicki Grant]; The Abyss; Radarman [Christopher King]; Stuntmaster [Christopher King]; Starburst [Vicki Grant]
Synopsis:
Chris and Vicki stop the Squid but get trapped inside the villain known as The Abyss.

Indexer Notes

Chapter One

Tempest was created by David Hoffman.
The Squid was created by Lester English.
The Abyss was created by Robert A. Buethe.
Radarman was created by Dave Elyea.
Stuntmaster was created by Martin Walsh.
Starburst was created by Heloise Doucet.

Chapter II: The Other Side of Nowhere!
(Table of Contents: 2)

Dial H for Hero / comic story / 13 pages

Script:
Bob Rozakis (credited) (writer)
Pencils:
Howard Bender (credited) (artist)
Inks:
Rodin Rodriguez (credited) (artist)
Colors:
Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters:
John Costanza (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Christopher King; Vicki Grant; Stuntmaster [Christopher King]; Starburst [Vicki Grant]; The Abyss; Blackjack; Shadow Master [Christopher King]; Centaurus [Christopher King]; The Serpent; Deflecto [Christopher King]; Worm Man [Christopher King]; Spinning Jenny [Vicki Grant]; Spectro [Christopher King]; Air Master [Christopher King]; The Sting [Christopher King]; The Attacker [Christopher King]; Galaxy [Christopher King]
Synopsis:
Chris and Vicki are trapped in two different locations by The Abyss, but both dial up some new heroes until they find one that can get them home.

Indexer Notes

Blackjack was created by Stephen DeStefano.
Shadow Master was created by Stephen Berezowecki.
Centaurus was created by David T. Satterlee.
The Serpent was created by Joseph Harding.
Deflecto was created by Darin Hackenbrook.
Worm Man was created by Robbie Halvorson.
Spinning Jenny was created by Paul Speidel.
Spectro was created by Eric Mohn.
Air Master was created by Stephen M. Solomon.
The Sting was created by Kevin Flaherty.
The Attacker was created by Kurth K. Koss II.
Galaxy was created by Brett Ziegler.

Marathon Madman
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The Flash; Hostess Cup Cakes / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Chapter III: Battle of the Abyss!
(Table of Contents: 4)

Dial H for Hero / comic story / 7 pages

Script:
E. Nelson Bridwell (credited) (writer)
Pencils:
Carmine Infantino (credited) (artist)
Inks:
Larry Mahlstedt (credited) (artist)
Colors:
Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters:
John Costanza (credited)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Christopher King; Vicki Grant; The Squid; The Abyss; Scylla [Vicki Grant]; Topsy-Turvy [Christopher King]; Greg King; Elizabeth King; Gary King
Synopsis:
Chris and Vicki defeat The Squid and The Abyss for the final time.

Indexer Notes

Feature continues in The New Adventures of Superboy (1980 series) #28.

Scylla was created by Bill Mimbu.
Topsy-Turvy was created by David Wile.
King Family's new furniture was created by John H. Costello Jr.

[no title indexed]
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Dial "L" for Letters / letters page / 1 page

Script:
Tamsyn O'Flynn (credited as TOF; Tamsyn O'Flynn) (credited both as TOF and under full name)
Letters:
typeset
  • Job Number:L-942

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Mark Shanahan, John Zuber, Jr., Jeffrey Lowndes, and Trish Knapp and Ty Engle (signed letter together).

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. Into the Abyss... ...and out Again into Madness
    Dial H for Hero
  2. Into the Abyss
    Dial H for Hero
  3. Chapter II: The Other Side of Nowhere!
    Dial H for Hero
  4. Marathon Madman
    The Flash; Hostess Cup Cakes
  5. Chapter III: Battle of the Abyss!
    Dial H for Hero
  6. [no title indexed]
    Dial "L" for Letters
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