Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes #5

(September 1988)

DC, 1988 Series

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Price: 1.25 USD; 1.75 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages: 36
Indicia Frequency: monthly
On-sale Date: 1988-06-02
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
Brand: DC [bullet]

Editing: Karen Berger (editor); Mark Waid (editor)

Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

in Who's Who Omnibus (DC, 2021 series) #2 (2022 [February 2023])

Legion of Super-Heroes / cover / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils: Greg LaRocque (signed)
Inks: Larry Mahlstedt (signed)
Colors: Bob LeRose

Genre: superhero

Indexer Notes

Cover colorist credit given in issue #6.

Wraparound cover.

Cover Thumbnail for Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1988 series) #5

Edit cover

Cover gallery

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script: Mark Waid
Pencils: Mark Waid (illustration)
Inks: Mark Waid (illustration)
Letters: typeset

Characters: Proty

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Brief history of Legion HQ. Proty cartoon drawn by Mark Waid.

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Chuck Austen; Keith Giffen (additional pencils, pp. 2 and 3, see note)
Inks: Jim Sanders III; Keith Giffen ((additional inks, pp. 2 and 3, see note)
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: Adam Kubert (additional lettering, pp. 2 and 3, see note); typeset

Genre: superhero

Indexer Notes

Title from table of contents on inside front cover. Pages 2 and 3 include Keith Giffen's cutaway map of Legion HQ, reprinted from Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes #320.

character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Kyle Baker
Inks: Kyle Baker
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Nate Butler
Inks: Jim Mooney
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Nate Butler
Inks: Jim Mooney
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Nate Butler
Inks: Jim Mooney
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Nate Butler
Inks: Jim Mooney
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Keith Giffen
Inks: Jim Sanders III
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Keith Giffen
Inks: Bob Smith
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 0.5 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Richard Howell
Inks: Richard Howell
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 0.5 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Richard Howell
Inks: Richard Howell
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Ty Templeton
Inks: Ty Templeton
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Art Thibert
Inks: Art Thibert
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Art Thibert
Inks: Art Thibert
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Art Thibert
Inks: Art Thibert
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Keith Giffen
Inks: Keith Wilson
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Keith Giffen
Inks: Keith Wilson
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Keith Giffen
Inks: Keith Wilson
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Mark Waid
Inks: Karl Kesel
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Mark Waid
Inks: Karl Kesel
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Joey Cavalieri
Inks: Karl Kesel
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Kyle Baker
Inks: Kyle Baker
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Rick Stasi
Inks: Joe Rubinstein
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Rick Stasi
Inks: Joe Rubinstein
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Rick Stasi
Inks: Joe Rubinstein
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Rick Stasi
Inks: Joe Rubinstein
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Rick Stasi
Inks: Joe Rubinstein
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Greg LaRocque
Inks: Vince Letterio
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Art Thibert
Inks: Art Thibert
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Rob Liefeld
Inks: Al Gordon
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Rob Liefeld
Inks: Al Gordon
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Rob Liefeld
Inks: Al Gordon
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Ron Frenz
Inks: Larry Mahlstedt
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 0.5 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Howard Bender
Inks: Arne Starr
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 0.5 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Howard Bender
Inks: Arne Starr
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Karl Kesel
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Colleen Doran
Inks: Colleen Doran
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 0.5 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Colleen Doran
Inks: Colleen Doran
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 0.5 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Colleen Doran
Inks: Colleen Doran
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 0.5 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Colleen Doran
Inks: Colleen Doran
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 0.5 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Colleen Doran
Inks: Colleen Doran
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Colleen Doran
Inks: Colleen Doran
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Colleen Doran
Inks: Colleen Doran
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Script: Barbara Kesel; Paul Levitz (research consultant)
Pencils: Colleen Doran
Inks: Colleen Doran
Colors: Carl Gafford
Letters: typeset

Genre: superhero

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script: Paul Levitz
Letters: typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Part 4 of 5. Continued next issue. Originally presented in Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1980 series) #308-310.

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Table of Contents

0. [no title indexed]
Legion of Super-Heroes
1. Future Reference
2. [Tour of Legion Headquarters]
Legion of Super-Heroes
3. Mordru
4. Nightwind
5. Omega
6. Oli 3 Queen
7. Organus
8. Omen
9. Phantom Girl
10. Pharoxx
11. Plant Lad
12. Polar Boy
13. Polecat
14. Power Boy
15. Professor Huxton
16. Professor Vindaar
17. Professor Vultan
18. Prophet
19. Proty I
20. Proty II
21. Psycho-Warrior
22. Pulsar Stargrave
23. Quake Kid
24. Queeg
25. Queen Azura
26. Questar
27. Quicksand
28. Quislet
29. Rene Jacques Brande
30. Rainbow Girl
31. Reflecto
32. Resource Raiders
33. Rond Vidar
34. Roxxas
35. Sadaharu
36. Saturn Girl
37. Science Police
38. Chief Cusimano
39. Officer Dvron
40. Officer Erin
41. Chief Zendak
42. Chief Wilson
43. Commander Hagbard
44. Officer Quav
45. Legion Constitution

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Jere Juutilainen
Mike Nielsen
Per Sandell
Ramon Schenk
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Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes #5 (September 1988)

Issue Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Legion of Super-Heroes / cover / 2 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Future Reference (Table of Contents: 1)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

[Tour of Legion Headquarters] (Table of Contents: 2)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Mordru (Table of Contents: 3)

character profile / 1 page (report information)

Nightwind (Table of Contents: 4)

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Omega (Table of Contents: 5)

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Oli 3 Queen (Table of Contents: 6)

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Organus (Table of Contents: 7)

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Omen (Table of Contents: 8)

character profile / 1 page (report information)

Phantom Girl (Table of Contents: 9)

character profile / 1 page (report information)

Pharoxx (Table of Contents: 10)

character profile / 0.5 page (report information)

Plant Lad (Table of Contents: 11)

character profile / 0.5 page (report information)

Polar Boy (Table of Contents: 12)

character profile / 1 page (report information)

Polecat (Table of Contents: 13)

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Power Boy (Table of Contents: 14)

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Professor Huxton (Table of Contents: 15)

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Professor Vindaar (Table of Contents: 16)

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Professor Vultan (Table of Contents: 17)

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Prophet (Table of Contents: 18)

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Proty I (Table of Contents: 19)

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Proty II (Table of Contents: 20)

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Psycho-Warrior (Table of Contents: 21)

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Pulsar Stargrave (Table of Contents: 22)

character profile / 1 page (report information)

Quake Kid (Table of Contents: 23)

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Queeg (Table of Contents: 24)

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Queen Azura (Table of Contents: 25)

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Questar (Table of Contents: 26)

character profile / 0.166 page (report information)

Quicksand (Table of Contents: 27)

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Quislet (Table of Contents: 28)

character profile / 1 page (report information)

Rene Jacques Brande (Table of Contents: 29)

character profile / 1 page (report information)

Rainbow Girl (Table of Contents: 30)

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Reflecto (Table of Contents: 31)

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Resource Raiders (Table of Contents: 32)

character profile / 0.33 page (report information)

Rond Vidar (Table of Contents: 33)

character profile / 1 page (report information)

Roxxas (Table of Contents: 34)

character profile / 0.5 page (report information)

Sadaharu (Table of Contents: 35)

character profile / 0.5 page (report information)

Saturn Girl (Table of Contents: 36)

character profile / 1 page (report information)

Science Police (Table of Contents: 37)

Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes #5

(September 1988)