(March 1978)

DC, 1977 Series
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Volume
30
Price
0.60 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1977-12-20
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893067003
Editing
Al Milgrom (editor); Joe Orlando (managing editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #151.

No Price Too High! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Walter Simonson (layouts, see notes); Mike Grell (signed)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
C-678
Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Colossal Boy; Star Boy; Princess Projectra; Shrinking Violet]; R. J. Brande; Arma Getten
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover layout artist credit from photos of the original art, posted to "The Mike Grell Page" on Facebook on February 6, 2020.

Sable Lady (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

No Price Too High (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Paul Levitz
Pencils
Walter Simonson
Inks
Jack Abel
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
Ben Oda

Job Number
J-5061
Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Brainiac 5; Chameleon Boy; Colossal Boy; Dawnstar; Dream Girl; Light Lass; Mon-El; Phantom Girl; Shadow Lass; Shrinking Violet; Star Boy; Sun Boy; Timber Wolf; Ultra Boy]; R. J. Brande; Arma Getten (intro)
Synopsis
After a ceremony celebrating the retirement of newlyweds Lightning Lad and Saturn Girl, Arma Getten kidnaps R. J. Brande and sends the Legion to retrieve three items as a ransom.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pages 1-6 of a 34 page story.

Chapter Two: The Heart of a Star (Table of Contents: 3)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz
Pencils
Walter Simonson
Inks
Jack Abel
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Sun Boy; Mon-El; Dawnstar; Star Boy; Brainiac 5; Chameleon Boy; Colossal Boy; Dream Girl]; Khunds; Director Vxeraz; R. J. Brande; Arma Getten
Synopsis
The first team secures star core samples after dealing with Khunds.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pages 7-13 of a 34 page story.

Chapter Three: The Stolen Trophy (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Paul Levitz
Pencils
Walter Simonson
Inks
Jack Abel
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Princess Projectra; Wildfire; Phantom Girl; Shrinking Violet; Shadow Lass; Chameleon Boy; Star Boy; Colossal Boy; Dream Girl]; R. J. Brande; Arma Getten
Synopsis
The second team retrieves the Quintile Crystal from Legion Headquarters.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pages 14-19 of a 34 page story.

Chapter Four: The Crown of the Graxls (Table of Contents: 5)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz
Pencils
Walter Simonson
Inks
Jack Abel
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Timber Wolf; Cosmic Boy; Light Lass; Dream Girl; Star Boy; Colossal Boy; Brainiac 5]; Graxls [Daxxt]; R. J. Brande; Arma Getten
Synopsis
While the third team borrow the Crown of the Graxls, the hostage Legionnaires hatch a plan.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pages 20-28 of a 34 page story.

Chapter Five: To Shake the Stars (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Paul Levitz
Pencils
Walter Simonson
Inks
Jack Abel
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Mon-El; Star Boy; Dawnstar; Shadow Lass; Star Boy; Chameleon Boy; Brainiac 5]; R. J. Brande; Arma Getten; Graxls [Draxxt]
Synopsis
Clued in that Getten is more dangerous than suspected, the returning Legionnaires refuse to give in to the ransom demands, but Brande takes the decision out of their hands and defeats the villain.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pages 29-34 of a 34 page story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

The Legion Outpost / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz (responses)
Letters
typeset

Job Number
L-835

Indexer Notes

Letters from Snapper Estes, Mike White, and Kevin Peters.

The Time Paradox Syndrome (Table of Contents: 8)

The Legion Outpost Extra / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jay Zilber
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
L-803A

Indexer Notes

Article about the Legion and time travel. Revised and rewritten version of an article that originally appeared in the Legion Outpost #4.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. No Price Too High!
    Legion of Super-Heroes; Superboy
  2. 1. Sable Lady
    Batman; Hostess Cup Cakes
  3. 2. No Price Too High
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  4. 3. Chapter Two: The Heart of a Star
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  5. 4. Chapter Three: The Stolen Trophy
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  6. 5. Chapter Four: The Crown of the Graxls
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  7. 6. Chapter Five: To Shake the Stars
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    The Legion Outpost
  9. 8. The Time Paradox Syndrome
    The Legion Outpost Extra
This issue was modified by, among others
  • CTGarry
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Michael Grabois
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Roy Lyons
  • Jim Van Dore