Adventure Comics #496

In "Tomorrow's Answers!" from Adventure Comics #496, the not-yet-Challengers race against time to uncover who sabotaged their jet, following leads from Hawaii to Las Vegas. In Hawaii, Prof and Rocky track down Prof’s cousin Freddie, only to find Uncle Cyrus alive and furious—his supposed death a ruse to dodge taxes—before collapsing from heart trouble. In Las Vegas, Ace and Red confront a loan shark and a missing friend, Johnny Green, as the trail points to a mysterious plastic sabotage device that suddenly clicks into place.

In "Supergirl's Greatest Challenge!", Supergirl journeys to the 30th century to aid the Legion of Super-Heroes after they’ve lost their powers, facing the villain Positive Man in a battle that tests her strength and resolve. When the Chameleon Men infiltrate the team, she must uncover the deception and protect the Legion from within—before the truth is lost for good.

In "Superman's Super-Courtship!", Supergirl takes it upon herself to help her cousin find love, setting up a series of unlikely romantic encounters with legendary figures like Helen of Troy, Saturn Woman, and Luma Lynai of Staryl—only to learn that even for a hero of Superman’s stature, matters of the heart might be best left to fate.

In "Dreams of Doom," a wealthy man plagued by terrifying nightmares seeks help from the Sandman, hoping to conquer his fear of the dark. But when his psychiatrist intervenes, the line between therapy and intervention blurs in unexpected ways.

In "Menace of the Mystic Mastermind," Sad Jack Dold—once an overlooked man with no power—finds himself thrust into chaos when interdimensional forces twist fate and bestow him with overwhelming abilities. Now a criminal force to be reckoned with, he turns his new powers on the city, forcing Wildcat and the Spectre into a desperate clash of wills.