The Legion of Super-Heroes #289 [Newsstand]
(July 1982)

DC, 1980 Series
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Volume
34
Price
0.60 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1982-04-22
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893067007
Editing
Dick Giordano (managing editor); Laurie Sutton (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #200.
This issue is a variant of The Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1980 series) #289 [Direct].

A Cold and Lonely Corner of Hell (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Keith Giffen (signed)
Inks
Keith Giffen (signed)
Colors
Anthony Tollin (sourced)
Letters
?
Job Number
C-914
Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Chameleon Boy; Colossal Boy; Saturn Girl; Shrinking Violet; Timber Wolf]
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A Cold and Lonely Corner of Hell! (Table of Contents: 1)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz
Pencils
Keith Giffen
Inks
Bruce Patterson
Colors
Carl Gafford
Letters
John Costanza
Job Number
J-8151
Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Chameleon Boy; Colossal Boy; Saturn Girl; Shrinking Violet; Timber Wolf; Sun Boy; Blok; Lightning Lad; Ultra Boy; Shadow Lass; Mon-El; Dream Girl; Dawnstar; Light Lass; Star Boy; Phantom Girl]; Darkseid (cameo); Servants of Darkness (intro) [Superman (Clone); Orion (clone); Kalibak (Clone); Guardian of the Universe (Clone); Lydea Mallor (Clone)]
Synopsis
Time is running out for the marooned Legionnaires while the rest of the team scours the universe trying to find them.
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A Warning to the Dark Forces of Evil! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Teen Titans / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Once upon an Insanity (Table of Contents: 3)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Larry Mahlstedt
Colors
Carl Gafford
Letters
Todd Klein
Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Brainiac 5; Element Lad]; Matter-Eater Lad; Dr. R'xalim
Synopsis
Brainiac 5 and Element Lad travel to the medical facility where the insane Matter-Eater Lad is confined and are attacked by a rogue doctor out for revenge.
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DC Proudly Announces the Return of an Annual Tradition! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

Script
Paul Levitz
Letters
typeset
Job Number
L-1027

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Domenic Romano, Andrew J. MacLaney, and Neil Ahlquist.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. A Cold and Lonely Corner of Hell
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  2. 1. A Cold and Lonely Corner of Hell!
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  3. 2. A Warning to the Dark Forces of Evil!
    Teen Titans
  4. 3. Once upon an Insanity
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  5. 4. DC Proudly Announces the Return of an Annual Tradition!
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    The Legion Outpost
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  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Steven Samuels
  • Jim Van Dore
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