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Issue Details

Issue #3 / 506
Published December 2009
Cover Price 3.99 USD
Pages 44
Editing Elisabeth V. Gehrlein (Editor); Sean Ryan (Associate Editor)
Notes Indicia reads: Adventure Comics #3/Adventure Comics #506 (Variant Cover).

Cover Details - "Cover - A"

Characters Superboy [Conner Kent]; Red Robin [Tim Drake]; Sun Boy (inset)
Genre Superhero
Pencils Francis Manapul; Clayton Henry (inset)
Inks Francis Manapul; Clayton Henry (inset)
Colors Brian Buccellato
Notes The Sun Boy inset is taken from the interior story.

Cover Details - "Cover - B"

Characters Superboy [Conner Kent]; Red Robin [Tim Drake]; King Shark; Krypto; Simon Valentine; Lori; Sun Boy; Cryo-King; Polar Boy
Genre Superhero
Pencils Francis Manapul; Clayton Henry (inset)
Inks Francis Manapul; Clayton Henry (inset)
Colors Brian Buccellato
Notes Incentive cover shipped in 1:10 ratio to the standard cover. Cover is an homage to Adventure Comics #300. The Sun Boy inset is taken from the interior story.

20 page Superboy story "The Boy of Steel, Part Three"

Characters Superboy [Conner Kent]; Krypto; Simon Valentine; Lori; Red Robin [Tim Drake]; Lex Luthor; Brainiac; Scavenger; King Shark; Silversword; Stinger; Funky Flashman; Superman (cameo); Doomsday (cameo); Wonder Girl [Cassie Sandsmark] (cameo); Nightwing [Dick Grayson] (cameo); Superboy-Prime (cameo)
Synopsis When Krypto rounds up some of Superboy’s old enemies, Conner wonders if Krypto can sniff out where Lex Luthor is. When that doesn’t work, Superboy turns to Red Robin for help. While the two catch up in Paris, the object of Superboy’s search discovers that the Teen of Steel has returned to the world of the living.
Genre Superhero
Script Geoff Johns
Pencils Francis Manapul
Inks Francis Manapul
Colors Brian Buccellato
Letters Steve Wands

10 page Legion of Super-Heroes story "Long Live the Legion, Part Three: Running Hot and Cold"

Characters Legion of Super-Heroes [Sun Boy; Polar Boy]; Cryo-King
Synopsis Polar Boy takes Sun Boy on a mission to his home planet of Tharr in search of minor league villain Cryo-King, but they discover that there may be more to Cryo-King than they thought.
Genre Superhero
Script Geoff Johns; Michael Shoemaker
Pencils Clayton Henry
Inks Clayton Henry
Colors Brian Reber
Letters Sal Cipriano