Legion of Super-Heroes (1989 series) (DC) #8

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Number	8	8
Indicia Publisher	DC Comics Inc.	DC Comics Inc.
Indicia Publisher Not Printed	Printed	Printed
Brand	DC [bullet]	DC [bullet]
No Brand	No	No
Publication Date	June 1990	June 1990
Year On Sale	None	None
Month On Sale	None	None
Day On Sale	None	None
On Sale Date Uncertain	No	No
Key Date	1990-06-00	1990-06-00
Indicia Frequency	monthly	monthly
No Indicia Frequency	No	No
Price	1.75 USD; 2.25 CAD; 1.00 GBP	1.75 USD; 2.25 CAD; 1.00 GBP
Page Count	36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 27)	36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 27)
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Editing	Michael Eury	Michael Eury
No Editing
Barcode
No Barcode	Yes	Yes
Rating
No Rating	False	False
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Sequence Number	0	0
Title	The Origin of the Legion of Super-Heroes	The Origin of the Legion of Super-Heroes
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	cover	cover
Feature	Legion of Super-Heroes	Legion of Super-Heroes
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Page Count	1	1
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script
No Script	X	X
Pencils	Keith Giffen; Curt Swan	Keith Giffen; Curt Swan
No Pencils
Inks	Al Gordon; Murphy Anderson	Al Gordon; Murphy Anderson
No Inks
Colors	Tom McCraw	Tom McCraw
No Colors
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No Letters	X	X
Editing
No Editing	X	X
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Notes	Swan/Anderson/Gordon do left side, Giffen/Gordon do right. Tom McCraw cover colorist credit confirmed 2006 by Tom McCraw.	Swan/Anderson/Gordon do left side, Giffen/Gordon do right. Tom McCraw cover colorist credit confirmed 2006 by Tom McCraw.
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Sequence Number	1	1
Title	The Origin of the Legion of Super-Heroes	The Origin of the Legion of Super-Heroes
Unofficial Title?	Yes	Yes
First Line
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Legion of Super-Heroes	Legion of Super-Heroes
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number		G-5534
Page Count	22	22
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	Tom Bierbaum; Mary Bierbaum; Keith Giffen; Al Gordon (assist)	Tom Bierbaum; Mary Bierbaum; Keith Giffen; Al Gordon (assist)
No Script
Pencils	Keith Giffen (1 20-22); Chris Sprouse (2-19)	Keith Giffen (1, 20-22); Chris Sprouse (2-19)
No Pencils
Inks	Al Gordon	Al Gordon
No Inks
Colors	Tom McCraw	Tom McCraw
No Colors
Letters	Todd Klein	Todd Klein
No Letters
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No Editing	X	X
Characters	Brande; Marla; Imra; Rokk; Garth; Laurel	Brande; Marla; Imra; Rokk; Garth; Laurel
Universe
Synopsis	The life of R. J. Brande, leading to the origin of the Legion	The life of R. J. Brande, leading to the origin of the Legion
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Notes	Title taken from cover.	Title taken from cover.
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Sequence Number	2	2
Title	Omnicom: When You Wish Upon a Star	Omnicom: When You Wish Upon a Star
Unofficial Title?	No	No
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Type	text story	text story
Feature	Legion of Super-Heroes	Legion of Super-Heroes
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Page Count	1	1
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	Tom Bierbaum; Mary Bierbaum	Tom Bierbaum; Mary Bierbaum
No Script
Pencils	?	?
No Pencils
Inks	?	?
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	typeset	typeset
No Letters
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No Editing	X	X
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Sequence Number	3	3
Title	Omnicom: Highest Security Clearance	Omnicom: Highest Security Clearance
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	text story	text story
Feature	Legion of Super-Heroes	Legion of Super-Heroes
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Page Count	1	1
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	Tom Bierbaum; Mary Bierbaum	Tom Bierbaum; Mary Bierbaum
No Script
Pencils	?	?
No Pencils
Inks	?	?
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	typeset	typeset
No Letters
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No Editing	X	X
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Sequence Number	4	4
Title
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	letters page	letters page
Feature	Bridging the Five-Year Gap	Bridging the Five-Year Gap
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre
Job Number		L-5534
Page Count	2	2
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	Tom Bierbaum; Mary Bierbaum	Tom Bierbaum; Mary Bierbaum
No Script
Pencils
No Pencils	X	X
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No Inks	X	X
Colors
No Colors	X	X
Letters	typeset	typeset
No Letters
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No Editing	X	X
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Notes		Letters from: Jonathan Ezor, Charles J. Sperling, James Rickief.
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Commenter	Comment	Timestamp	Old State	New State
Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)	Editing	2015-02-01 20:26:14	Available	Editing
Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)		2015-02-01 20:45:48	Editing	Pending Review
Ramon Schenk		2015-02-02 20:41:39	Pending Review	Under Review
Ramon Schenk		2015-02-02 20:41:47	Under Review	Approved

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