Comic Title: Adventure Comics #502
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: August 1983
On Sale Date: May 5, 1983 Newsstand Date May 5, 1983
Source: House Ad, Green Arrow #3, Page 32

Newsstand Date May 5, 1983
Source: Comic Reader, #211

Newsstand Date May 5, 1983
Source: Amazing Heroes, #24

Shipping Date April 12, 1983
Source: Comic Reader, #211

Shipping Date April 12, 1983
Source: Amazing Heroes, #24

Shipping Date April 12, 1983
Source: Comics Journal, #81

Copyright Date April 12, 1983
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1983
DC publication dates beyond April 1981 listed by the LoC
represent shipping dates NOT newsstand sale dates

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $1.25
Page Count: 96
Editor: Nicola Cuti

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Title: "The Parchment of Power Perilous"
Pages: 22

Feature(s):
Spectre (of Earth-2)

Writer: Steve Skeates
Penciller: Jerry Grandenetti
Inker: Murphy Anderson

Reprinted From:
Spectre #8 (1969)

Feature Character(s)

• Spectre (last appearance in Spectre #7; next appearance in Spectre #9)

Villain(s)

• Narkran (a sorcerer's apprentice; destroyed in this story; no further appearances)
• The Carstagg Mob (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• An 18th century sorcerer (dies in this story; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
An 18th century sorcerer attempts to open a doorway to unlimited power. He records the secret on parchment, then realizes that such power is evil. When he attempts to destroy the parchment, his apprentice Narkran kills him. Narkran then uses the parchment to gain limitless power and leaves the Earthly plane. Eventually he realizes that his body cannot contain such power. He must return to Earth and find the parchment which he believes contains additional secrets vital to his survival.

Meanwhile, the Spectre helps Jim Corrigan battle the Carstagg Mob. The Spectre acts recklessly and nearly kills an innocent bystander. The Spectre is punished for his actions and will be given a weakness when presented with stressful situations in the future.

Narkran returns to the Earthly plane after 200 years seeking the parchment. The Spectre goes to battle the supernatural foe. As the battle ensues, the Spectre's new weakness presents itself in the form of blindness. The Spectre then must overcome Narkran without his vision. He does so, then he also destroys the parchment. Narkran is destroyed, and the Spectre's eyesight returns.