Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #250

(April 1979)

This is the Day the Universe Dies! (Table of Contents)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jim Starlin [as Steve Apollo] (plot); Paul Levitz (script)

Pencils:

Jim Starlin [as Steve Apollo] (layouts); Dave Hunt (finished art)

Inks:

Dave Hunt

Colors:

Gene D'Angelo

Letters:

Ben Oda

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Chameleon Boy; Wildfire; Brainiac 5; Colossal Boy; Dawnstar; Dream Girl; Element Lad; Karate Kid; Lightning Lad; Mon-El; Princess Projectra; Saturn Girl; Shadow Lass; Shrinking Violet; Star Boy; Sun Boy; Timber Wolf; Tyroc; Ultra Boy]; Omega

Synopsis:

Chameleon Boy announces that Ultra Boy was framed for the murder of An Ryd, but before the full truth comes out the Legion must deal with the threat of Omega, a giant creature claiming to be the embodiment of all the hate in the universe.

Indexer Notes

Pages 1-13 of a 19 page story. Story originally intended for a Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes Spectacular in the DC Special Series. Reworking for appearance here caused Jim Starlin to request having his name taken off.

The Golden Treasure (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman; Hostess / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Vince Colletta

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Wonder Woman; unnamed criminals

Synopsis:

Wonder Woman is stunned in an ambush, but the Hostess Twinkies she has with her distract the criminals long enough for her to recover and capture them.

Indexer Notes

Hostess Twinkies ad.

This is the Day the Universe Dies!, Chapter 2: Madman in Our Midst! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jim Starlin [as Steve Apollo] (story); Paul Levitz (words)

Pencils:

Jim Starlin [as Steve Apollo] (layouts); David Hunt (finished art)

Inks:

David Hunt

Colors:

Gene D'Angelo

Letters:

Ben Oda

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Synopsis:

Brainiac 5 is revealed as the creator of Omega and the person who framed Ultra Boy. The Legion prepares for the final battle with Omega after locking their insane friend away.

Indexer Notes

Pages 14-19 of a 19 page story

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Legion Outpost / letters page / 0.75 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack C. Harris

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Letters submitted by Al Schroeder III; Beppe Sabatini; Ed Via; Bill Keller; Sheryl Fuller

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Credits

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1978
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 141,277
Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 204,473
Owner: DC Comics, Inc., wholly owned by Warner Communications, Inc., a publicly-held company, both at 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10019