Superboy
#208
(April 1975)
DC,
1949 Series
- Volume
- 27
- Price
- 0.50 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly (with the exception of May, July, Nov., Jan.)
- On-sale date
- 1975-01-09
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications, Inc.
- Brand
- DC [circle]
- Editing
- Murray Boltinoff; E. Nelson Bridwell (associate editor)
- Color
- Color
- Dimensions
- Standard Golden Age U.S.; Standard Silver Age U.S.; Standard Modern Age U.S.
- Paper Stock
- Newsprint
- Binding
- Saddle-Stitched; Squarebound (#129, 138, 147, 156, 165, 185, 202, 205, 208)
- Publishing Format
- Was Ongoing Series
Issue Notes
On-sale date from Comic Reader #114.
Vengeance of the Super-Villains
Legion of Super-Heroes; Superboy / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Mike Grell (main panel); Curt Swan (smaller panels)
- Inks
- Mike Grell (main panel); George Klein (smaller panels)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Mon-El; Bouncing Boy; Lightning Lad; Star Boy; Duo Damsel]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lana Lang; Krypto
- Reprints
-
in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #14/1975 (5. Juli 1975) -
in Superboy (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #12/1975 ([desember] 1975) [main illustration] -
in Superman Presents Superboy Comic (K. G. Murray, 1976 ? series) #99 ([Circa 1975-1976]) -
in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #11 (2001), #11 (2001) - in Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2007 series) #5 ([December] 2014)
-
in Stålpojken (Williams Förlags AB, 1969 series) #11/1975
-
Indexer Notes
The small Superboy panel is taken from the cover of Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #93; the small Legion panel is taken from the cover of Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #343.
Vengeance of the Super-Villains
Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 20 pages
- Script
- Cary Bates
- Pencils
- Mike Grell
- Inks
- Mike Grell
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Job Number
- B-2382
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Mon-El; Ultra Boy; Brainiac 5; Saturn Girl; Timber Wolf; Chameleon Boy; Sun Boy; Chemical King; Colossal Boy; Star Boy; Lightning Lad; Karate Kid; Princess Projectra; Shadow Lass]; Legion of Super-Villains [Sun Emperor; Lightning Lord; Spider Girl; Radiation Roy; Nemesis Kid; Chameleon Chief]; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Larx Kenrik
- Synopsis
- As the Legion prepares to award a peace negotiator with the coveted Universal Trophy, Superboy, Mon-El, and Ultra Boy are attacked by their parents. Before the ceremony, Chameleon Chief booby traps the statue. Superboy, Mon-El, and Ultra Boy are released from their traps, but the rest of the Legion is already onto the Villains' plans and have surprised the LSV in their own lair.
- Reprints
- in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #14/1975 (5. Juli 1975), #14/1975 (5. Juli 1975), #14/1975 (5. Juli 1975)
- in Superboy (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #12/1975 ([desember] 1975)
- in Superman Presents Superboy Comic (K. G. Murray, 1976 ? series) #99 ([Circa 1975-1976])
- in Superboy (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #1/1976 ([januar] 1976)
- in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #11 (2001), #11 (2001), #11 (2001)
- in Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2007 series) #5 ([December] 2014)
-
Indexer Notes
Lettering credit from reprint in Legion Archives.
The Legion of Substitute Heroes
Legion of Substitute Heroes / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- E. Nelson Bridwell
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- George Klein
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Substitute Heroes [Polar Boy; Night Girl; Fire Lad; Chlorophyll Kid; Stone Boy; Color Kid]
- Reprints
- in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #15/1975 (19. Juli 1975)
- in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #11 (2001)
-
Indexer Notes
Figures taken from the Legion story in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #351.
Writing credit from reprint in Legion Archives.
Lana Lang's Superboy Identity Detection Kit!
Superboy / comic story / 11.67 pages
- Script
- Jerry Siegel
- Pencils
- George Papp
- Inks
- George Papp
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- N-1259
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superboy [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lana Lang; Chameleon Boy (in real life and as figurine); Saturn Girl (figurine); Cosmic Boy (figurine); Lightning Lad (figurine); Brainiac 5 (figurine); Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Professor Lewis Lang; "Chips" Flanagan (cameo); Krypto (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Chameleon Boy helps Superboy hide his secret identity from Lana.
- Reprints
- from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #93 (December 1961)
-
[no title indexed]
Super-Talk / letters page / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- B-2387
The Evil Hand of the Luck Lords! [Part 1]
Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- George Klein
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- N-1258
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Sun Boy; Brainiac 5; Invisible Kid; Saturn Girl; Lighting Lad; Cosmic Boy; Chameleon Boy; Light Lass; Duo Damsel; Element Lad; Shrinking Violet]; Legion of Super-Pets [Proty II; Krypto; Comet; Streaky]; Star Boy; Bouncing Boy; Calamity King
- Synopsis
- The Legionnaires fear they are victims of bad luck.
- Reprints
- from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #343 (April 1966)
-
[The Evil Hand of the Luck Lords!] Part II: The Secret of the Luck Lords!
Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- George Klein
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Duo Damsel; Star Boy; Shrinking Violet; Element Lad; Invisible Kid; Matter-Eater Lad; Saturn Girl]; Legion of Super-Pets [Proty II; Comet; Krypto; Streaky; Beppo]; Star Boy
- Synopsis
- Saturn Girl travels to Thaun to consult with the Luck Lords about the Legion's bad luck, and the Legion follows her and discovers the truth.
- Reprints
- from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #343 (April 1966)
-
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Vengeance of the Super-Villains
Legion of Super-Heroes; Superboy -
1.
The Mummy
Batman; Hostess Twinkies -
2.
Vengeance of the Super-Villains
Legion of Super-Heroes -
3.
The Legion of Substitute Heroes
Legion of Substitute Heroes -
4.
Lana Lang's Superboy Identity Detection Kit!
Superboy -
5.
[no title indexed]
Super-Talk -
6.
The Evil Hand of the Luck Lords! [Part 1]
Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes -
7.
[The Evil Hand of the Luck Lords!] Part II: The Secret of the Luck Lords!
Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
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