Comic Title: Adventure Comics #415
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: February 1972
On Sale Date: December 30, 1971 Newsstand Date December 30, 1971
Source: House Ad, Adventure Comics #414, Page 46

Copyright Date December 30, 1971
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1972

Newsstand Date December 28, 1971
Source: Comic Reader, #78

Frequency: Monthly (semi-monthly, March)
Cover Price: $0.25
Page Count: 48
Editor: Joe Orlando

Title: "A-Man -- the Hero with Animal Powers"
Pages: 13

Feature(s):
Animal Man (of Earth-1)

Writer: Dave Wood
Penciller: Carmine Infantino
Inker: George Roussos

Reprinted From:
Strange Adventures #190 (1966)

Feature Character(s)

• A-Man (Buddy Baker; last appearance in Strange Adventures #184; next appearance in Strange Adventures #195)

Supporting Character(s)

• Roger Denning (last name revealed in this story; last appearance in Strange Adventures #184; next appearance in Strange Adventures #195)

Villain(s)

• Grabo and his gang (next appearance in Strange Adventures #195)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• An alien creature (in flashback to the first story of Strange Adventures #180)
• Trano, Zaarn, and Xtona (in flashback to the first story of Strange Adventures #184)

Comments:
Buddy Baker becomes a costumed super-hero in this story called A-Man. His name is changed formally to Animal Man in the first story of Strange Adventures #195.

Synopsis:
Buddy Baker decides to become a costumed super-hero using his animal powers. On his first mission to capture a gang of electronic robbers, Buddy finds that his animal powers suddenly abandon him at a critical moment. He is still able to acquire animal powers from nearby animals, but they now wear off after time. A-Man recovers from the mishap to capture the gang, but the gang boss Grabo gets away.

Buddy acquires the characteristics of a bloodhound to track down the boss. He trails Grabo to a small island populated by dangerous exotic animals. Buddy acquires their powers and uses them to trick Grabo and his men into one of their own traps.