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3 unusual facts about Adventure Comics


1935 in comics

New Comics (1935 series) #1 - National Allied Newspaper Syndicate - The second comic book title published by the future DC; later renamed New Adventure Comics, and then simply Adventure Comics.

New Comics cover dated December, published by National Allied Newspaper Syndicate.

More Fun Comics

With issue #108 (March 1946), all the superhero features were moved from More Fun into Adventure Comics.


Hillborough Studios

Their flagship title was called Triumph-Adventure Comics, and featured the most famous character of what has been called the Golden Age of Canadian comics—Dingle's Nelvana of the Northern Lights, the first Canadian female superhero, who debuted several months before Wonder Woman.

Leading Comics

Given the success of the JSA, National decided to develop a team title of its own -- this became Leading Comics, #1 (Winter 1941-1942) of which debuted the Seven Soldiers of Victory, a team made up exclusively of characters from National's anthology publications: More Fun Comics, Adventure Comics, Action Comics, Detective Comics, and Star-Spangled Comics.


see also

DC Implosion

Aquaman #63 (Aug./Sept.) — Aquaman story from #64 published in Adventure Comics #460