Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes #1

(April 1988)

DC, 1988 Series

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Price: 1.25 USD; 1.75 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages: 36
Indicia Frequency: monthly
On-sale Date: 1987-12-22
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
Brand: DC [bullet]

Editing: Karen Berger (credited) (editor); Mark Waid (credited) (editor); Keith Wilson (credited) (designer); Dick Giordano (credited) (executive editor); Richard Bruning (credited) (art director); Terri Cunningham (credited) (editorial administrator); Pat Bastienne (credited) (editorial coordinator); Bob Rozakis (credited) (production director); Joe Orlando (credited) (creative director); Paul Levitz (credited) (executive vice president); Jenette Kahn (credited) (president, publisher)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from DC Releases #47, confirmed from copyright registration.

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

in Who's Who Omnibus (DC, 2021 series) #2 (2022 [February 2023])

Legion of Super-Heroes / cover / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils: Steve Lightle (signed as Steve Lightle) (sourced)
Inks: Steve Lightle (signed as Steve Lightle) (sourced)
Colors: Bob LeRose (sourced)
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

Cover Thumbnail for Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1988 series) #1

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text article / 1 page (report information)

Script: Mark Waid (credited)
Letters: typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Introduction to series.

Legion of Super-Heroes / text story / 12 pages (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel (credited as Barbara Randall); Paul Levitz (credited) (research consultant)
Pencils: Steve Lightle (credited) (pp. 1-7); Dan Jurgens (credited) (pp. 8-12)
Inks: Steve Lightle (credited) (pp. 1-7); Bruce Patterson (sourced) (pp. 8-12)
Colors: Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

Indexer Notes

Illustrated text story. Part 1 of 2-part history of Legion. Artist credits given in next issue's "Future Reference" text feature.

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel (credited as Barbara Randall); Paul Levitz (credited) (research consultant)
Pencils: Curt Swan (credited)
Inks: George Pérez (credited as George Perez)
Colors: Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters: typeset

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel (credited as Barbara Randall); Paul Levitz (credited) (research consultant)
Pencils: Curt Swan (credited)
Inks: George Pérez (credited as George Perez)
Colors: Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters: typeset

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel (credited as Barbara Randall); Paul Levitz (credited) (research consultant)
Pencils: Curt Swan (credited)
Inks: George Pérez (credited as George Perez)
Colors: Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters: typeset

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel (credited as Barbara Randall); Paul Levitz (credited) (research consultant)
Pencils: Curt Swan (credited)
Inks: George Pérez (credited as George Perez)
Colors: Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters: typeset

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel (credited as Barbara Randall); Paul Levitz (credited) (research consultant)
Pencils: Curt Swan (credited)
Inks: George Pérez (credited as George Perez)
Colors: Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters: typeset

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel (credited as Barbara Randall); Paul Levitz (credited) (research consultant)
Pencils: Curt Swan (credited)
Inks: George Pérez (credited as George Perez)
Colors: Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters: typeset

character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel (credited as Barbara Randall); Paul Levitz (credited) (research consultant)
Pencils: Greg LaRocque (credited)
Inks: Mike DeCarlo (credited)
Colors: Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters: typeset

character profile / 0.5 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel (credited as Barbara Randall); Paul Levitz (credited) (research consultant)
Pencils: Joe Staton (credited)
Inks: Karl Kesel (credited)
Colors: Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters: typeset

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel (credited as Barbara Randall); Paul Levitz (credited) (research consultant)
Pencils: Joe Staton (credited)
Inks: Karl Kesel (credited)
Colors: Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters: typeset

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel (credited as Barbara Randall); Paul Levitz (credited) (research consultant)
Pencils: Joe Staton (credited)
Inks: Karl Kesel (credited)
Colors: Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters: typeset

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel (credited as Barbara Randall); Paul Levitz (credited) (research consultant)
Pencils: Joe Staton (credited)
Inks: Karl Kesel (credited)
Colors: Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters: typeset

character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel (credited as Barbara Randall); Paul Levitz (credited) (research consultant)
Pencils: Curt Swan (credited)
Inks: Grant Miehm (credited)
Colors: Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters: typeset

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel (credited as Barbara Randall); Paul Levitz (credited) (research consultant)
Pencils: Jonathan Peterson (credited)
Inks: Keith Wilson (credited)
Colors: Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters: typeset

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel (credited as Barbara Randall); Paul Levitz (credited) (research consultant)
Pencils: Jonathan Peterson (credited)
Inks: Arne Starr (credited)
Colors: Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters: typeset

character profile / 0.5 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel (credited as Barbara Randall); Paul Levitz (credited) (research consultant)
Pencils: Jonathan Peterson (credited)
Inks: Keith Wilson (credited)
Colors: Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters: typeset

Indexer Notes

Continues in next sequence.

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel (credited as Barbara Randall); Paul Levitz (credited) (research consultant)
Colors: Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters: typeset

Indexer Notes

Continued from previous sequence.

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel (credited as Barbara Randall); Paul Levitz (credited) (research consultant)
Pencils: Jonathan Peterson (credited)
Inks: Keith Wilson (credited)
Colors: Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters: typeset

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel (credited as Barbara Randall); Paul Levitz (credited) (research consultant)
Pencils: Jonathan Peterson (credited)
Inks: Keith Wilson (credited)
Colors: Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters: typeset

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel (credited as Barbara Randall); Paul Levitz (credited) (research consultant)
Pencils: Jonathan Peterson (credited)
Inks: Keith Wilson (credited)
Colors: Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters: typeset

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel (credited as Barbara Randall); Paul Levitz (credited) (research consultant)
Pencils: Jonathan Peterson (credited)
Inks: Keith Wilson (credited)
Colors: Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters: typeset

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel (credited as Barbara Randall); Paul Levitz (credited) (research consultant)
Pencils: Jonathan Peterson (credited)
Inks: Keith Wilson (credited)
Colors: Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters: typeset

Darkseid / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel (credited as Barbara Randall); Paul Levitz (credited) (research consultant)
Pencils: Keith Giffen (credited)
Inks: Grant Miehm (credited)
Colors: Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel (credited as Barbara Randall); Paul Levitz (credited) (research consultant)
Pencils: Greg LaRocque (credited)
Inks: George Pérez (credited as George Perez)
Colors: Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters: typeset

character profile / 0.5 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel (credited as Barbara Randall); Paul Levitz (credited) (research consultant)
Pencils: Rob Liefeld (credited)
Inks: Karl Kesel (credited)
Colors: Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters: typeset

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel (credited as Barbara Randall); Paul Levitz (credited) (research consultant)
Pencils: Dan Jurgens (credited)
Inks: Robert Campanella (credited)
Colors: Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters: typeset

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel (credited as Barbara Randall); Paul Levitz (credited) (research consultant)
Pencils: Dan Jurgens (credited)
Inks: Robert Campanella (credited)
Colors: Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters: typeset

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel (credited as Barbara Randall); Paul Levitz (credited) (research consultant)
Pencils: Dan Jurgens (credited)
Inks: Robert Campanella (credited)
Colors: Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters: typeset

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel (credited as Barbara Randall); Paul Levitz (credited) (research consultant)
Pencils: Dan Jurgens (credited)
Inks: Robert Campanella (credited)
Colors: Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters: typeset

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel (credited as Barbara Randall); Paul Levitz (credited) (research consultant)
Pencils: Dan Jurgens (credited)
Inks: Robert Campanella (credited)
Colors: Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters: typeset

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel (credited as Barbara Randall); Paul Levitz (credited) (research consultant)
Pencils: Jonathan Peterson (credited)
Inks: Karl Kesel (credited)
Colors: Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters: typeset

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel (credited as Barbara Randall); Paul Levitz (credited) (research consultant)
Pencils: Rick Stasi (credited)
Inks: Grant Miehm (credited)
Colors: Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters: typeset

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel (credited as Barbara Randall); Paul Levitz (credited) (research consultant)
Pencils: Rick Stasi (credited)
Inks: Grant Miehm (credited)
Colors: Carl Gafford (credited)
Letters: typeset

Indexer Notes

Gym'll erroneously drawn with four arms instead of three.

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel (credited as Barbara Randall); Paul Levitz (credited) (research consultant)
Pencils: Keith Giffen
Inks: Keith Giffen
Letters: typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Guide to Interlac alphabet and mission monitor board symbols. Originally presented in Legion of Super-Heroes (1980 series) #311. Symbols designed by Keith Giffen.

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Table of Contents

0. [no title indexed]
Legion of Super-Heroes
1. Future Reference
2. Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes
Legion of Super-Heroes
3. Absorbancy Boy
4. An Ryd
5. Animal Lad
6. Antennae Boy
7. Antonio Stefanacci
8. Arma Getten
9. Atmos
10. Bacard Barley Circus
11. Benn Pares
12. Blackout Boy
13. Blockade Boy
14. Blok
15. Bouncing Boy
16. Brainiac 5
17. Bounty
18. Calamity King
19. Captain Baktra
20. Captain Frake
21. Chameleon Boy
22. Chemical King
23. Charma
24. Chemoids
25. Circadia Senius
26. Colossal Boy
27. Comet Queen
28. Command Kid
29. Computo
30. Controllers
31. Cosmic Boy
32. Crystal Kid
33. Dagon the Avenger
34. The Dark Circle
35. The Dark Circle:
36. The Dark Circle: Ontiir
37. The Dark Circle: Grullug
38. The Dark Circle: Norak
39. The Dark Circle: Gorgoth
40. The Dark Circle: Siepur
41. Darkseid
Darkseid
42. Dawnstar
43. Dev-Em
44. The Devil's Dozen: Prince Evillo
45. The Devil's Dozen: The Hag
46. The Devil's Dozen: Apollo
47. The Devil's Dozen: Sugyn
48. The Devil's Dozen: Wild Huntsman
49. The Devil's Dozen: Dr. Zan Orbal
50. Diamondeth
51. Dr. Gym'll
52. Interlac

This issue was modified by, among others

Peter Croome
Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
Jere Juutilainen
Antonio Pontes Junior
Ramon Schenk
Jim Van Dore

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Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes #1 (April 1988)

Issue Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Legion of Super-Heroes / cover / 2 pages (report information)

Future Reference (Table of Contents: 1)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes (Table of Contents: 2)

Legion of Super-Heroes / text story / 12 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Absorbancy Boy (Table of Contents: 3)

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

An Ryd (Table of Contents: 4)

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Animal Lad (Table of Contents: 5)

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Antennae Boy (Table of Contents: 6)

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Antonio Stefanacci (Table of Contents: 7)

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Arma Getten (Table of Contents: 8)

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Atmos (Table of Contents: 9)

character profile / 1 page (report information)

Bacard Barley Circus (Table of Contents: 10)

character profile / 0.5 page (report information)

Benn Pares (Table of Contents: 11)

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Blackout Boy (Table of Contents: 12)

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Blockade Boy (Table of Contents: 13)

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Blok (Table of Contents: 14)

character profile / 1 page (report information)

Bouncing Boy (Table of Contents: 15)

character profile / 1 page (report information)

Brainiac 5 (Table of Contents: 16)

character profile / 1 page (report information)

Bounty (Table of Contents: 17)

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Calamity King (Table of Contents: 18)

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Captain Baktra (Table of Contents: 19)

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Captain Frake (Table of Contents: 20)

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Chameleon Boy (Table of Contents: 21)

character profile / 1 page (report information)

Chemical King (Table of Contents: 22)

character profile / 1 page (report information)

Charma (Table of Contents: 23)

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Chemoids (Table of Contents: 24)

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Circadia Senius (Table of Contents: 25)

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Colossal Boy (Table of Contents: 26)

character profile / 1 page (report information)

Comet Queen (Table of Contents: 27)

character profile / 0.5 page (report information)

Command Kid (Table of Contents: 28)

character profile / 0.5 page (report information)

Computo (Table of Contents: 29)

character profile / 0.5 page (report information)

Controllers (Table of Contents: 30)

character profile / 0.5 page (report information)

Cosmic Boy (Table of Contents: 31)

character profile / 1 page (report information)

Crystal Kid (Table of Contents: 32)

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Dagon the Avenger (Table of Contents: 33)

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

The Dark Circle (Table of Contents: 34)

character profile / 0.5 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

The Dark Circle: (Table of Contents: 35)

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

The Dark Circle: Ontiir (Table of Contents: 36)

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes #1

(April 1988)