(May 1976)

DC, 1976 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.50 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1976-02-17
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Barcode
0709893166005
Editing
E. Nelson Bridwell

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #127.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Legion of Super-Heroes / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ernie Chan
Inks
John Calnan
Colors
Tatjana Wood
Letters
Gaspar Saladino; typeset

Job Number
N-1498
Genre
superhero
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Amazing World of DC Comics #10 (1976), in promoting this issue, provided the following credits: “Cover by Ernie Chua and John Calnan.” Lettering and coloring credits from Carl Gafford via the GCD error list.

Twinkieless Gotham City (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Batman; Hostess Twinkies / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Adult Legion! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Jim Shooter
Pencils
Jim Shooter (layouts only); Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn
Editing
Mort Weisinger (original editor)

Job Number
N-1478
Feature Logo
Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Woman; Brainiac 5; Timber Wolf; Lightning Man; Cosmic Man; Element Man; Polar Man]; Superman; Light Lady; Night Woman; Chemical King (statue); Ferro Lad (statue); Reflecto (statue); Shadow Woman (statue); Shrinking Violet; Duplicate Man; Ultra Man; Phantom Woman; Ronn Nah; Arna Nah; Mon-El; Brin Londo; Bran Londo; Loni Londo; Tenzil Kem; Gim Allon; Thom Kallor; Nura Kallor; Chuck Taine; Luornu Taine; Douglas Nolan (in shadow)
Synopsis
Superman is summoned to help the adult Legion investigate acts of sabotage.
Reprints

Part II: One against the Legion (Table of Contents: 3)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Shooter
Pencils
Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils)
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Feature Logo
Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Woman; Brainiac 5; Timber Wolf; Lightning Man; Cosmic Man; Element Man; Polar Man]; Superman; Douglas Nolan; Power Boy (statue); Ferro Lad (statue) [also as Andrew Nolan]; Legion of Super-Villains [Saturn Queen; Lightning Lord; Cosmic King]
Synopsis
The Legion discovers the saboteur is Ferro Lad's twin brother, but he has been under the mind control of the Legion of Super-Villains.
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The Legionnaires Who Died! (Table of Contents: 4)

Legion of Super-Heroes / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp (cover); ?
Editing
Mort Weisinger (original editor)

Job Number
N-1492
Genre
superhero
Characters
Ferro Lad; Chemical King; Quantum Queen; Superman; Reflecto; Shadow Woman
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Presents the characters of the first story.

The Legion Outpost (Table of Contents: 5)

Legion of Super-Heroes / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
N-1496
Genre
non-fiction; superhero

The War of the Legions! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Jim Shooter
Pencils
Jim Shooter (layouts only); Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn
Editing
Mort Weisinger (original editor)

Job Number
N-1479
Feature Logo
Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Man; Polar Man; Saturn Woman; Cosmic Man; Element Man; Brainiac 5; Lex Luthor; Mr. Mxyzptlk]; Legion of Super-Villains [Cosmic King; Saturn Queen; Lightning Lord; Echo; Beauty Blaze]; Superman
Synopsis
The Legion is lured into separate traps by the Legion of Super-Villains, but are saved by the current day Lex Luthor and Mr. Mxyzptlk.
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Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  2. 1. Twinkieless Gotham City
    Batman; Hostess Twinkies
  3. 2. The Adult Legion!
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  4. 3. Part II: One against the Legion
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  5. 4. The Legionnaires Who Died!
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  6. 5. The Legion Outpost
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  7. 6. The War of the Legions!
    Legion of Super-Heroes
This issue was modified by, among others
  • David B
  • Peter Croome
  • CTGarry
  • Lionel English
  • Nuno Miranda
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Steven Rowe
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore