Adventure Comics #394
Adventure Comics #394
Cover Credits
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: Murphy Anderson

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Title: "The Mysterious Motr of Doov"
Pages: 11

Feature(s):
Supergirl (of Earth-1)

Writer: E. Nelson Bridwell
Penciller: J. Winslow Mortimer
Inker: Jack Abel

Feature Character(s)

Supporting Character(s)

Villain(s)

  • The Wicked One (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

  • Cresa, Chalom, and Poxar (a robot, a furry creature, and a neon man; no further appearances)
  • The Motr of Doov (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story is based on the Wizard of Oz.

Synopsis:
While trying to stop a tornado, Supergirl and Streaky are hurled into another dimension where their powers do not function. Soon after arrives, the meet a robot, a cowardly creature, and a brainless neon man. The travelers follow the Crimson Trail to the Motr of Doov, a supposed wizard. The Motr is actually a man from 19th Century Chicago who came to this world long ago but was prevented from returning home by the Wicked One, a flying creature. Supergirl and her companions join the Motr on a trip to a magic geyser which returns them home. When she get home, Linda realizes that the adventure bears an uncanny parallel to the Wizard of Oz. She suspects that the Motr returned to his own time and related the story to author L. Frank Baum.


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