Superboy
#197
(September 1973)
DC,
1949 Series
- Volume
- 25
- Price
- 0.20 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly (with the exception of Mar., May, Aug. and Dec.)
- On-sale Date
- 1973-06-19
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [circle]
- Editing
- Murray Boltinoff
Issue Notes
On-sale date from Comic Reader #97.
Timber Wolf, Dead Hero, Live Executioner
Legion of Super-Heroes; Superboy / cover / 1 page
- Job Number
- B-1793
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Chameleon Boy; Duo Damsel; Brainiac 5; Timber Wolf; Saturn Girl; Ultra Boy; Element Lad]; Superboy
- Reprints
-
in Superboy - em formatinho (Editora Brasil-América [EBAL], 1977 series) #1 [cover] -
in The Comic Reader (TCR Publications, 1971 series) #97 [black & white copy] -
in سوبرمان [Subirman Kawmaks / Superman Comics] (المطبوعات المصورة [Al-Matbouat Al-Mousawwara / Illustrated Publications], 1964 series) #512 -
in Stålpojken (Williams Förlags AB, 1969 series) #2/1974 (5 februari 1974) -
in Superboy (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #3/1974 ([mars] 1974) -
in All Star Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #86 ([April 1974] ?) - in The Amazing World of DC Comics (DC, 1974 series) #9 (November-December 1975)
- in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #10 ([December] 2000), #10 ([December] 2000)
- in Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2007 series) #5 (2014 [February 2015]), #5 (2014 [February 2015])
-
Indexer Notes
Legion of Super-Heroes first share cover billing.
Timber Wolf: Dead Hero, Live Executioner!
Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 13 pages
- Job Number
- B-1735
- Feature Logo
A New Tale of the Legion of Super-Heroes- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Mon-El; Timber Wolf; Saturn Girl; Brainiac 5; Sun Boy; Cosmic Boy; Matter-Eater Lad; Phantom Girl; Duo Damsel; Ultra Boy; Shrinking Violet; Bouncing Boy; Chameleon Boy; Chemical King]; Superboy; Lana Lang; The President of Earth; Tyr
- Synopsis
- Timber Wolf returns from a mission where he was presumed dead, and while being honored, attacks the President of Earth. After Timber Wolf is seemingly cured of his apparent mind-control, Saturn Girl tails him, discovers Tyr has been mind-controlling him, and helps him prevent the destruction of Legion headquarters.
- Reprints
-
in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #25/1973 (8. Dezember 1973) which is reprinted - in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #25/1973 (8. Dezember 1973) which is reprinted
- in Stålpojken (Williams Förlags AB, 1969 series) #2/1974 (5 februari 1974), #2/1974 (5 februari 1974)
- in Superboy (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #3/1974 ([mars] 1974)
- in All Star Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #86 ([April 1974] ?), #86 ([April 1974] ?)
- in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #10 ([December] 2000), #10 ([December] 2000)
- in Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2007 series) #5 (2014 [February 2015])
- in Back Issue! (TwoMorrows Publishing, 2003 series) #142 (April 2023) [Reprint of page 2.]
-
Indexer Notes
Lettering credit from reprint in Legion Archives. Lightning Lad has a new costume and Timber Wolf has a new costume and appearance beginning this story.
[no title indexed]
Super-Talk / letters page / 1 page
- Job Number
- B-1780
- Characters
- Superboy
Indexer Notes
Header illustration of Superboy. Letter excerpts from Robert Diaz, Mark Smiley, Walter Jahnke, Scott Gibson, Zachary Wonderful, Will Nash and Leigh Strother-Vien. David Orloff, Tom Walter, Letter King, Richard Foster, Robert Jackson, Greg Herried, Steve Ahearn, Rich Roder, Kari Smartt, Sarah Finnegan, Buddy Baker, Keith Griffin, Mary Ann Revetti, Rene Manuel, Richard Fox, Mike Goodman and Scott M. Sherman are also noted as letter writers. LSH Fan Clubs by Mike Flynn and Scott Taylor are also mentioned.
The Slay-Away Plan
Superboy / comic story / 7 pages
- Job Number
- B1689
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superboy [Clark Kent]; Lana Lang
- Synopsis
- Crooks stage a killing in order to steal valuable paintings. However Lana sleuths out the plan.
- Reprints
- in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #23/1973 (10. November 1973) which is reprinted
- in Superboy (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #1/1974 ([januar] 1974)
-
in Superman Official Annual (Egmont UK, 1979 ? series) #1983 (1983)
-
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Timber Wolf, Dead Hero, Live Executioner
Legion of Super-Heroes; Superboy -
1.
Timber Wolf: Dead Hero, Live Executioner!
Legion of Super-Heroes -
2.
[no title indexed]
Super-Talk -
3.
The Shadow
The Shadow -
4.
The Slay-Away Plan
Superboy -
5.
The DC Apprentice Program
Behind the Scenes at the DC Comic World
This issue was modified by, among others
- Valmiki Annamanthadoo
- CTGarry
- Gregory Fischer
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Jim Stangas
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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