Superboy #217

(June 1976)

The Cornered Clown (Table of Contents)

Joker; Hostess / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Vince Colletta

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Joker

Synopsis:

The Joker tries to escape from the police using Hostess Fruit Pies.

Indexer Notes

Hostess Fruit Pies ad.

The Charge of the Doomed Legionnaires (Table of Contents)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jim Shooter

Pencils:

Mike Grell

Inks:

Mike Grell

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

B-2700

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Brainiac 5; Shadow Lass; Timber Wolf; Colossal Boy]; Field Marshal Lorca

Synopsis:

The Khund Field Marshall Lorca attacks a Legion cruiser, forcing it to crash on the barren planet Vanvlack IV. Brainiac 5 attempts to manage the battle from afar but the Legion team wins on their own, before Superboy arrives to help.

Reprints:

• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #20/1976 (25. September 1976)
• in Superboy (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #1/1977 (January 1977)

Indexer Notes

Planet Vanvlack IV is named for long-time Legion fan Mercy Van Vlack.

2 Giant Specials! (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Wally Fax; Dick Giordano

Inks:

Wally Fax; Dick Giordano

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-44 [Batman] and #C-45 [More Secret Origins of Super-Villains]; includes mail order form

Justice for All Includes Children. 4 (Table of Contents)

Superman / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Vince Colletta

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman

Synopsis:

Superman reminds a group of kids that juvenile court does more than sentence people for crimes committed.

Indexer Notes

published in cooperation with the National Center for Juvenile Justice

Future Shock for Superboy (Table of Contents)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jim Shooter

Pencils:

Mike Grell

Inks:

Mike Grell

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

B-2713

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Wildfire; Colossal Boy (cameo); Mon-El (cameo); Light Lass (cameo)]; Laurel Kent (introduction)

Synopsis:

Superboy meets Legion Academy student Laurel Kent, who is also his thirtieth-century descendant.

Reprints:

• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #22/1976 (23. Oktober 1976)
• in Superboy (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #2/1977 (February 1977)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Legion Outpost / letters page / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack C. Harris

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Arthur Fox; Tim Rice

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1975
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 222,000
Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 173,232
Owner: DC Comics, Inc., wholly owned by Warner Communications, Inc., a publicly-held company, both at 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10019