The Legion of Super-Heroes #306 [Direct]

(December 1983)

Born under a Lucky Star (Table of Contents: 1)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script

Keith Giffen (credited) (plot); Paul Levitz (credited) (plot, script)

Pencils

Keith Giffen (credited) (pp. 1, 2, 5, 8, 12, 15, 19, 22, 23); Curt Swan (credited) (pp. 3, 4, 6, 7, 9-11, 13, 14, 16-18, 20, 21)

Inks

Larry Mahlstedt (credited)

Colors

Carl Gafford (credited)

Letters

John Costanza (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Legion of Super-Heroes: Superboy [Clark Kent / Kal-El] (flashback)
Legion of Super-Heroes: Colossal Boy [Gim Allon]; Dream Girl [Nura Nal]; Element Lad [Jan Arrah]; Invisible Kid [Lyle Norg]; Mon-El (flashback); Star Boy [Thom Kallor]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (flashback); Triplicate Girl [Luornu Durgo] (flashback); Ultra Boy [Jo Nah] (flashback); Wildfire [Drake Burroughs]
Fryd Kallor (flashback); Mira Kallor (flashback); Lt. Kimball Zendak (flashback); Gigi Cusimano (flashback); Golgoth (flashback); Kenz Nuhor (flashback); Legion of Substitute Heroes [Polar Boy; Night Girl; Fire Lad] (cameo flashback)

Synopsis

Star Boy recounts his history with the Legion to Wildfire as they wait for the Legion Leader election results.

Reprints

• in Legion of Super-Heroes: The Curse The Deluxe Edition (DC, 2011 series) ([December] 2011)
• in Legion of Super-Heroes: The Curse (DC, 2014 series) ([November] 2014)

Indexer Notes

Element Lad is elected Legion Leader.

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

Script

Paul Levitz (credited); Karen Berger (credited)

Letters

typeset

Job Number

L-1416

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Jeff Rabkin, Ralph Lenco, and Steve Gallor.

Page also includes contest results for identifying the multiple cover artists on issue #300 (first prize to David C. Zimmermann) and vote totals for the Legion election (Element Lad wins with 77 votes).

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Meanwhile... / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dick Giordano (signed as Dick)

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Warning: Reading this column may be hazardous to your comic reading enjoyment.

Synopsis

Giordano responds to a letter from reader D'Romel Valencia about the expanding number of formats and rising cost of comics.