Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #250 [British]

(April 1979)

This Is the Day the Universe Dies! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

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

Pencils

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

Inks

Dave Hunt (credited) (finished art)

Colors

Gene D'Angelo (credited)

Letters

Ben Oda (credited)

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.

Reprints

• in Superboy (Egmont Ehapa, 1980 series) #1/1980 (Januar 1980)
• in Superboy (Semic, 1977 series) #6/1980 (uke 38 1980)
• in Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes (Federal, 1983 series) #4 ([August 1983] ?)
• in Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2017 series) #2 ([September] 2018)

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: 2) (Expand) /

Hostess Twinkies; Wonder Woman / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[This Is the Day the Universe Dies!] Chapter Two: Madman in Our Midst! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Jim Starlin (story); Paul Levitz (words)

Pencils

Jim Starlin (layouts); Dave Hunt (finished art)

Inks

Dave Hunt (finished art)

Colors

Gene D'Angelo

Letters

Ben Oda

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.

Reprints

• in Superboy (Egmont Ehapa, 1980 series) #1/1980 (Januar 1980)
• in Superboy (Semic, 1977 series) #6/1980 (uke 38 1980)
• in Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2017 series) #2 ([September] 2018)

Indexer Notes

Pages 14-19 of a 19 page story. Story continues in the following issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Jack C. Harris

Letters

typeset

Synopsis

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

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