{"api_url":"https://www.comics.org/api/issue/30571/?format=json","series_name":"Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes (1977 series)","descriptor":"14535","number":"14535","volume":"","variant_name":"","title":"","publication_date":"1977","key_date":"1977-12-15","price":"1.25 USD","page_count":"164.000","editing":"?","indicia_publisher":"Grosset & Dunlap Inc. A Filmways Company","brand_emblem":"Tempo Books; DC","isbn":"0-448-14535-9","barcode":"","rating":"","on_sale_date":"1977-12-15","indicia_frequency":"","notes":"The pages are reformatted to fit the paperback format.\r\n\r\nOn sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date. Registration number TX29890.","variant_of":null,"series":"https://www.comics.org/api/series/2428/?format=json","indicia_printer":"Printed in the United States of America","keywords":"","story_set":[{"type":"cover","title":"","feature":"Legion of Super-Heroes; Superboy","sequence_number":0,"page_count":"1.000","script":"?","pencils":"Neal Adams","inks":"Dick Giordano","colors":"?","letters":"typeset","editing":"None","job_number":"","genre":"superhero","first_line":"","characters":"Legion of Super-Heroes [Princess Projectra; Lightning Lad; Karate Kid; Dream Girl; Wildfire; Star Boy; Colossal Boy; Shrinking Violet; Ultra Boy; Brainiac 5; Sun Boy; Light Lass; Timber Wolf; Element Lad; Superboy; Chameleon Boy; Mon-El]","synopsis":"","notes":"The cover image for this book is an edited version of the January picture from the Super DC Calendar 1976, with some characters removed to fit the cover size.","keywords":""},{"type":"comic story","title":"Superboy's Darkest Secret!","feature":"Superboy","sequence_number":1,"page_count":"65.000","script":"Frank Robbins (credited)","pencils":"Bob Brown (credited)","inks":"Wally Wood (credited)","colors":"None","letters":"?","editing":"Murray Boltinoff (original editor)","job_number":"","genre":"superhero","first_line":"","characters":"Superboy; Jor-El; Lara; Dr. Krylo (introduction, death); Xonar [Professor Khai-Zor] (introduction, death); Professor Val-Arn (flashback, cameo); Jonathan Kent","synopsis":"Superboy discovers that his parents survived the destruction of Krypton and are floating in space in suspended animation.","notes":"","keywords":""},{"type":"comic story","title":"The Six-Legged Legionnaire!","feature":"Legion of Super-Heroes","sequence_number":2,"page_count":"36.000","script":"Otto Binder","pencils":"Curt Swan","inks":"George Klein","colors":"None","letters":"Milt Snapinn","editing":"Mort Weisinger (original editor)","job_number":"","genre":"superhero","first_line":"","characters":"Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy [also as Clark Kent]; Invisible Kid; Dream Girl; Shrinking Violet; Bouncing Boy; Colossal Boy; Chameleon Boy; Light Lass]; Lana Lang [also as Insect Queen]; Oggar-Kon","synopsis":"Lana Lang accompanies Superboy to a meeting of the Legion and applies for membership. Though she is rejected, she participates in a mission and is elected to the Legion Reserve.","notes":"","keywords":""},{"type":"comic story","title":"Curse of the Blood-Crystals!","feature":"Legion of Super-Heroes","sequence_number":3,"page_count":"31.000","script":"Cary Bates (credited)","pencils":"Dave Cockrum (credited)","inks":"Murphy Anderson (credited)","colors":"None","letters":"?","editing":"Murray Boltinoff (original editor)","job_number":"","genre":"superhero","first_line":"","characters":"Superboy; Legion of Super-Heroes [Chameleon Boy; Ultra Boy; Lightning Lad; Brainiac 5; Phantom Girl (cameo)]; Mordru","synopsis":"Chameleon Boy finds a crystal created by Mordru to inspire hate for Superboy in whomever looks at it, and heads for 20th century Smallville.","notes":"","keywords":""},{"type":"comic story","title":"The Legionnaires Who Never Were!","feature":"Legion of Super-Heroes","sequence_number":4,"page_count":"26.000","script":"Cary Bates","pencils":"Win Mortimer","inks":"Jack Abel","colors":"None","letters":"?","editing":"Mort Weisinger (original editor)","job_number":"","genre":"superhero","first_line":"","characters":"Legion of Super-Heroes [Karate Kid; Saturn Girl; Princess Projectra; Cosmic Boy; Matter-Eater Lad; Brainiac 5 [also as Prince Projectur]; Sun Boy [also as Saturn Lad]; Chameleon Boy [also as Pozr-Du]; Shrinking Violet (cameo); Mon-El; Element Lad]","synopsis":"Saturn Girl and Princess Projectra return from a mission to find a Legion that doesn't seem to know them, but it is all a test of Princess Projectra's ability to handle a crisis.","notes":"Mon-El is elected Legion leader and Element Lad deputy leader at the end of this story.","keywords":""}],"cover":"https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/33/w400/33991.jpg"}