Adventure Comics #497 is an issue of the series Adventure Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1983. It was published on December 9, 1982.
Appearing in Challengers of the Unknown: "All Together Now!"
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Synopsis for Challengers of the Unknown: "All Together Now!"
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Appearing in Superboy: "The Boy with Ultra-Powers!"
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- Legion of Super-Heroes
- Ultra Boy (First appearance)
- Marla Latham (First appearance)
- Pete Ross
- Lana Lang
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- Jonathan Kent
- Martha Kent (Cameo)
- Krypto
- Donald Mace
- E.W. Lemley
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Synopsis for Superboy: "The Boy with Ultra-Powers!"
This story is reprinted from Superboy #98.
A super-powered young man named Ultra-Boy has arrived in Smallville with his guide Marla Latham, for the purpose of trying to learn the secret identity of Superboy. Mingling in with the youth of Smallville, Ultra-Boy attempts to learn Superboy's secret identity, at first asking Superboy's confidant Pete Ross. This cause Pete to worry about accidentally revealing the fact that he knows Superboy's secret identity.
Meanwhile, both Ultra-Boy and Superboy find out that they are really costumed super-heroes when they both scan each other with their x-ray visions and see their costumes under each other. When Pete is trapped in the Smallville bank's vault, Ultra-Boy and Superboy arrive to save him. However, when Superboy's x-ray vision is unable to peer into the workings of the lead based vault door, Ultra-Boy is able to do so because his vision does not have the same limitation.
With Pete Ross freed, Ultra-Boy reveals to Superboy his purpose for trying to learn Superboy's identity: That he's really an alien from the 30th Century, and that his reward for learning Superboy's identity would be membership in the Legion of Super-Heroes. With his mission a success Ultra-Boy returns to the future with Marla and bids farewell to Superboy and Pete.
Appearing in Aquaman: "The Explanation"
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- Mupo (First appearance)
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Synopsis for Aquaman: "The Explanation"
This story is reprinted from Aquaman #46.
Mera gets Aquaman into an ambulance and rides with him to a hospital. On the way, she reviews what has happened to her recently: she was abducted by exiled Atlantean thieves working hand-in-hand with the crime syndicate. The syndicate had recently gained the services of the now-dead scientist, whose invention allowed them to create artificial whirlpools, and, with Mera's hard-water powers, the criminals could easily loot ships at sea. Mera was told (falsely) by the syndicate boss that Aquaman was also their captive, and would be harmed if she refused to help them. Finally, she was freed from her cell when a thug Aquaman fought against slammed into the release mechanism. She fought past her guards, managed to return to the sea, and found Aquaman, rescuing him with her powers as the whirlpool mechanism in the crooks' headquarters malfunctioned and exploded. In the meantime, Vulko tells Narkran that Atlantis may return to the surface if the quake activity continues, and Narkran is overjoyed, telling the scientist that Narkran shall rule over a surface kingdom. Aquagirl is taken in by rebels who wish to end Narkran's increasingly despotic rule, and Aqualad still battles with the Bugala.
Appearing in The Marvel Family: "The Mighty Marvels Join Forces!"
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- Black Adam (First appearance)
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- Earth-S
- Rock of Eternity (named by the first time)
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Synopsis for The Marvel Family: "The Mighty Marvels Join Forces!"
This story is reprinted from Marvel Family #1.
The wizard Shazam tells the Marvel Family about the first champion that he bestowed power unto, Teth-Adam. Some eight-thousand years before the time of the Marvels, Shazam was in Egypt and gave power to Teth-Adam, transforming him into the champion Mighty Adam. Unlike Billy Batson however, the power corrupted Teth-Adam and he turned to evil. He eventually adopted the name Black Adam. Black Adam lives today, and Billy and the others must combine their efforts to stop him.
Appearing in Legion of Super-Heroes: "The Face Behind the Lead Mask!"
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- Legionnaires as statues on splash panel
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- Urthlo (First appearance)
- Lex Luthor
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- Phantom Zone Projector
- Green Kryptonite
- Serum XY-4
- Signal Lamp
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Synopsis for Legion of Super-Heroes: "The Face Behind the Lead Mask!"
This story is reprinted from Adventure Comics #300.
When the powers of the Legionnaires go out of control, they summon Superboy to the 30th century to aid them. They discover the cause is a lead masked villain called Urthlo. When Urthlo drives back Superboy with Kryptonite vision, Superboy frees Mon-El from the Phantom Zone long enough for him to defeat Urthlo, who turns out to be a robot sent to the future by the teen-age Lex Luthor. But when the lead antidote (Serum XY-4) created for Mon-El proves to only be temporary, he is returned to the Phantom Zone to save his life. (12 pages)
Appearing in Spectre: "Stop the Kid.. Before He Wrecks the World"
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- Hamilton Benedict (Single appearance)
- Ben Benedict (Single appearance)
- Emmy Benedict (Single appearance)
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- An evil spirit (Single appearance)
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- Various points across Earth and across the universe
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- Battling Machines on an unknown dead planet
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Synopsis for Spectre: "Stop the Kid.. Before He Wrecks the World"
This story is reprinted from Spectre #4.
Jim Corrigan investigates a case involving a missing boy, Hamilton Benedict. The Spectre locates the boy who has been possessed by an evil spirit. The Spectre tries to draw the evil out of the boy, but he is unable to do so without causing harm. The evil spirit then begins causing destruction on Earth. Spectre tracks the source of the evil through space. He finds several worlds that the spirit visited which are now completely evil. The Spectre returns to Earth without a solution on how to stop the evil without killing Hamilton. Jim Corrigan urges him to make a decision to save the world or save the boy.
The Spectre then begins his attack. Though he initially decides to sacrifice the boy, he cannot go through with it. By demonstrating compassion for the child, the Spectre is able to drive out the evil spirit. The spirit then leaves the Earth having been defeated by the power of goodness.
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