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Issue: Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #256

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Publication Date: October 1979

Issue #256
- Superboy
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Issues: #256 of 28 Issues (54 Printings)

Title:

Variant: UK Cover Price

Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Publisher: Flag

Brand:

Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.

On Sale Date: (not set)

Volume: 31

Pages: 36

ISBN:

UPC/EAN: 0709893067010

Price: £0.15 GBP

Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
6 (1 story, 1 cover) from base issue

Editor(s): Joe Orlando (managing editor); Jack C. Harris (editor)

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: Color

Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U.S.

Paper Stock: Newsprint

Binding: Saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series

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Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #256 [DC Logo]

Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #256 [UK Cover Price]

Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #256 [Whitman]

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Content Items (6 total)

This Is Your Life -- and Death -- Brainiac 5!

Illustration on Cover, Front from base issue

Credits

Penciller(s): Dick Giordano (signed)

Inker(s): Dick Giordano (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes

Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy [Kal-El]; Brainiac 5 [Querl Dox]; Saturn Girl [Imra Ardeen]; Chameleon Boy [Reep Daggle]]; Science Police

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Pages: 1

Job Number: C-160

This is Your Life -- And Death, Brainiac 5!

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Gerry Conway

Penciller(s): Joe Staton

Inker(s): David Hunt

Colorist(s): Gene D'Angelo

Letterer(s): Ben Oda

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes

Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy [Kal-El]; Brainiac 5 [Querl Dox]; Saturn Girl [Imra Ardeen]; Lightning Lad [Garth Ranzz]; Cosmic Boy [Rokk Krinn]; Chameleon Boy [Reep Daggle]; Matter-Eater Lad [Tenzil Kem] (cameo); Mon-El [Lar Gand]; Shadow Lass [Tasmia Mallor]; Shrinking Violet [Salu Digby]; Gollosal Boy [Gim Allon]; Wildfire [Drake Burroughs]; Ultra Boy [Jo Nah]; Phantom Girl [Tinya Wazzo]; Timber Wolf [Brin Londo]; Light Lass [Ayla Ranzz]]; R. J. Brande; Science Police

Synopsis: The Legion take over Cosmic World in an attempt to cure Brainiac 5.

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Pages: 17

Job Number: J-6098

Wonder Woman Saves the Astronauts

Advertisement on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Curt Swan

Inker(s): Vince Colletta

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Editor(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Wonder Woman; Hostess Fruit Pies

Character(s): Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; 2 astronauts

Synopsis: A space shuttle cannot be reached by radio signal, so Wonder Woman leaves them a trail of Hostess Fruit Pies to guide them back to earth.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Located between page 8 and 9 of story sequence.

[untitled]

Letters Page on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Jack C. Harris [as JCH]

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): The Legion Outpost

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Pages: 1

Job Number: L-335

Notes: Letters from Andrew J. MacLaney, Gary A. Leach and Chuck Lee.

[untitled]

Text Article on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Bob Rozakis

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Answer Man

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Pages: 0.6

Job Number: F-105

Notes: DC questions

Number 47 Carol Fein

Text Article on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Paul Kupperberg

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: biography

Feature(s): DC Profiles

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Pages: 0.4

Notes: Script credit from Michael Catron.