Superboy #198

(October 1973)

The Fatal Five Who Twisted Time! (Table of Contents)

Superboy Starring the Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Cary Bates

Pencils:

Dave Cockrum

Inks:

Dave Cockrum

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ben Oda

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Superboy; Fatal Five [Emerald Empress; Persuader; Tharok; Validus; Mano]; Lana Lang; Legion of Super-Heroes [Brainiac 5; Element Lad; Princess Projectra; Karate Kid; Chameleon Boy [also as Mano]; Mon-El; Colossal Boy]

Synopsis:

At a carnival in his own time period, Superboy faces the Fatal Five. A Legion team trails the Fatal Five to Superboy's time, while, due to a time-distortion machine placed in Superboy's time by the Fatal Five, the rest of the Legion and their headquarters fade from existence in the future. The Legion team in Superboy's time disables the time-distorting machine, and so in the future Legion headquarters rematerializes, imprisoning Mano and Tharok.

Reprints:

• in Superboy (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #4/1974 (April 1974)
• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #15/1974 (20. Juli 1974)
• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #15/1974 (20. Juli 1974)
• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #16/1974 (3. August 1974)
• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #16/1974 (3. August 1974)
• in All Star Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #89 ([October 1974] ?)
• in All Star Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #89 ([October 1974] ?)
• in All Star Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #89 ([October 1974] ?)
• in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #8 [Direct] (April 1981)
• in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #10 (2000)
• in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #10 (2000)
• in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #10 (2000)

Indexer Notes

Lettering credit from reprint in Legion Archives. Element Lad and Princess Projectra are in new costumes and Colossal Boy's costume is modifed from the previous version beginning this story.

Behind the Scenes at the DC Comic World (Table of Contents)

Behind the Scenes at the DC Comic World / text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul Levitz?

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

?

Letters:

?