(November 1967)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1967-09-28
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Mort Weisinger (credited) (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor, uncredited)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Meet Dr. Mantis Morlo -- the chemical conqueror and his fantastic Chemoids!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Cosmic Boy; Duo Damsel]; Dr. Mantis Morlo; Gorn
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The Chemoids Are Coming! (Table of Contents: 1)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Shooter
Pencils
Jim Shooter (layouts only); Pete Costanza
Inks
Pete Costanza
Colors
?
Letters
Shelly Leferman

Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Invisible Kid; Sun Boy; Phantom Girl; Cosmic Boy; Brainiac 5; Duo Damsel; Light Lass; Karate Kid; Superboy; Brainiac 5; Chameleon Boy; Karate Kid; Star Boy; Dream Girl; Saturn Girl; Ultra Boy; Mon-El; Princess Projectra; Bouncing Boy]; Dr. Mantis Morlo (intro, villain); Chemoids (villains); Gorn (villain); King Voxv of Orando
Synopsis
The Legionnaires try to shut down the experiments of Dr. Mantis Morlo, but he keeps some hidden from their view. Later, emergency calls from Daxam, Orando, and Naltor draw three teams of Legionnaires. The team that goes to Orando finds a culture at the level of Earth's Middle Ages and Dr. Morlo.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story continues in next issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Job Number
6559
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I got a great idea from Jimmy.
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Cap
Synopsis
Display tips.

Indexer Notes

Idea from Tom Poole, Oakland, Cal.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Meet the Legionnaires / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Text lists of the Members of the Legion, the Honorary Members, the Legion Reservists, and the Legion of Substitute Heroes, with their civilian names and home planets, and brief descriptions of their powers.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Rand Lee, Dan Patnode, Bill Jochims, Kenny Hatfield, Robert Gold, Jack Knight, Jack McKenzie, and Marc Delman.

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

Direct Currents / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Meet Dr. Mantis Morlo -- the chemical conqueror and his fantastic Chemoids!"]
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  2. 1. The Chemoids Are Coming!
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  3. 2. ["I got a great idea from Jimmy."]
    Cap's Hobby Hints
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Meet the Legionnaires
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    The Legion Outpost
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Direct Currents
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