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Adventure Comics #490 (1982) · The Collector

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Adventure Comics (1938)
#490

DC Comics#490

Adventure Comics

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Adventure Comics #490

Into the Abyss / Chapter II: The Other Side of Nowhere! / Chapter III: Battle of the Abyss!

Publisher: DC Comics
Cover date: February 1982
On sale: Nov 3, 1981
Cover price: $0.60
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Chris and Vicki stop the Squid but get trapped inside the villain known as The Abyss.

Credits

Writers: E. Nelson Bridwell, Bob Rozakis
Pencillers: Carmine Infantino, Howard Bender
Inkers: Larry Mahlstedt, Rodin Rodriguez
Colorist: Carl Gafford
Letterer: John Costanza
Covers: George Pérez, Bob Smith
Cover colors: Tatjana Wood
Editor: Len Wein
Associate editor: Mike W. Barr
Consulting editor: E. Nelson Bridwell
Editorial coordinator: Karen Berger
Editorial director: Joe Orlando
Manager of business affairs: Paul Levitz
Other: Arthur Gutowitz
President: Jenette Kahn
Production manager: Bob Rozakis
Publisher: Jenette Kahn
Vice president: Joe Orlando
Vice president production director: Jack Adler

Characters

Air Master
Blackjack
Centaurus
Christopher King
Deflecto
Elizabeth King
Galaxy
Gary King
Greg King
Radarman
Scylla
Shadow Master
Spectro
Spinning Jenny
Squid
Starburst
Stuntmaster

Tempest

The Abyss

The Attacker

The Serpent

The Squid

The Sting

Topsy-Turvy

Vicki Grant

Worm Man

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