(September 1980)

DC, 1980 Series
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Volume:
32
Price:
0.50 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
monthly
Indicia Publisher:
DC Comics, Inc.
Brand:
DC
Barcode:
0709893067009
Editing:
Jack C. Harris
Format:
Color; Standard Modern US; saddle-stitched (squarebound #300); was ongoing series

["I'm Worried About Element Lad!"] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Dick Giordano (signed)
Inks:
Dick Giordano
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
C-404

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Element Lad; Dou Damsel; Bouncing Boy; Colossal Boy
Synopsis:
Element Lad is floating unconscious in space.
Reprints:

Superscale (Table of Contents)

Monogram Models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
? (photo)
Inks:
? (photo)
Colors:
? (photo)
Letters:
typeset
Editing:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad for large scale models.

Indexer Notes

inside front cover


To Bottle a Genie! (Table of Contents)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gerry Conway
Pencils:
Jimmy Janes
Inks:
Dave Hunt
Colors:
Gene D'Angelo
Letters:
Milt Snapinn
Job Number:
J-6641

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Legion of Super-Heroes [Element Lad; Duo Damsel; Bouncing Boy; Colossal Boy]; Kantuu; Tage; Rin; Guardians of The Universe (cameo); Djinn (cameo)
Synopsis:
The Legion must find a way to re-bottle the genie Kantuu, whose bottle has been destroyed and who intends to recruit other Djinn as an army to conquer planets.
Reprints:

Indexer Notes

The Djinn were a warrior race that attacked Oa. When defeated by the Guardians, they were placed in bottles of green energy and their sentence involved serving whomever released them. It is presumed that the green energy is what forces them to serve and allows them to grant wishes.


Get The Newest Number Yum! (Table of Contents)

Bubble Yum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
Editing:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad for Wild Cherry flavor of bubble gum.

Indexer Notes

between pages 4-5 of "To Bottle A Genie"


Super Gifts & Gimmicks (Table of Contents)

Fun Factory / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
Editing:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad for novelties.

Indexer Notes

between pages 4-5 of "To Bottle A Genie"


A Matter of Good Taste (Table of Contents)

Hostess Twinkies; Batgirl / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Curt Swan
Inks:
Vince Colletta
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Editing:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Jet-Set Jessie
Synopsis:
Batgirl slows Jessie down by giving her Hostess Twinkies to eat.

Indexer Notes

Copyright © 1980 Continental Baking Company; between pages 8-9 of "To Bottle A Genie"


Enter The Wonderful World of Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys (Table of Contents)

Sea-Monkey Aquarium / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Joe Orlando
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
Editing:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad for Sea-Monkeys from Transcience Corporation.

Indexer Notes

between pages 13-14 of "To Bottle A Genie".
Pencil credits from: http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2005/11/10/comic-book-urban-leg...


Remember How Many Times You Felt Left Out (Table of Contents)

Grit / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
Editing:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad soliciting delivery people for Grit newspaper.

[Write Right Now!] (Table of Contents)

Charles Atlas / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?; ? (photo)
Inks:
?; ? (photo)
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
Editing:
?

Content Information

Characters:
Charles Atlas
Synopsis:
Classified ads for body building, self defense course, comic books, toys, and turning your poems into songs.

The Grounded Legionnaires (Table of Contents)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Paul Kupperberg
Pencils:
Steve Ditko
Inks:
Dave Hunt
Colors:
Jerry Serpe
Letters:
Todd Klein
Job Number:
J-6716

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Legion of Super-Heroes [Shadow Lass [Tasmia Malor]; Mon-El; Brainiac 5; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl]; Commander Hagbard; Vibrex
Synopsis:
At Legion headquarters, Shadow Lass uses a computer log to relate the story of the Legion battle with Vibrex, to explain the history of the Legion Flight Rings to some school children.
Reprints:

Indexer Notes

References Adventure Comics #305, in which Mon-El created element 152 that powers the flight rings.


It's Almost Ready! (Table of Contents)

Superman And The Amazing Spider-Man / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Bob Larkin (painting); ?
Inks:
Bob Larkin (painting); ?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?; typeset

Content Information

Characters:
Superman; Spider-Man; Dr. Doom; The Parasite

Indexer Notes

house ad for Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #28 [Superman and the Amazing Spider-Man]; includes cover art in black and white; between pages 4-5 of "The Grounded Legionnaires"


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Jack C. Harris
Letters:
typeset
Job Number:
L-553

Indexer Notes

Letters from Jay Sport, Art Young, and Lee Cantin.


Earn Famous Name Prizes Or Cash (Table of Contents)

Olympic Sales Club, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Letters:
typeset
Editing:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad soliciting sales people for cards, stationery and gifts.

Indexer Notes

inside back cover


Power! Accuracy! (Table of Contents)

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
Editing:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad for Daisy 840 from Walter Kidde & Company, Inc.

Indexer Notes

back cover


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Superscale
    Monogram Models
  2. 2. To Bottle a Genie!
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  3. 3. Get The Newest Number Yum!
    Bubble Yum
  4. 4. Super Gifts & Gimmicks
    Fun Factory
  5. 5. A Matter of Good Taste
    Hostess Twinkies; Batgirl
  6. 6. Enter The Wonderful World of Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys
    Sea-Monkey Aquarium
  7. 7. Remember How Many Times You Felt Left Out
    Grit
  8. 8. [Write Right Now!]
    Charles Atlas
  9. 9. The Grounded Legionnaires
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  10. 10. It's Almost Ready!
    Superman And The Amazing Spider-Man
  11. 11. [no title indexed]
    The Legion Outpost
  12. 12. Earn Famous Name Prizes Or Cash
    Olympic Sales Club, Inc.
  13. 13. Power! Accuracy!
    Daisy Air Rifles
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Dwayne Best
  • Donald Dale Milne
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
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