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Issue: The Legion of Super-Heroes #281

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Publication Date: November 1981

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Detail

Issues: #281 of 55 Issues (148 Printings)

Title:

Variant: Newsstand

Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Publisher: Flag

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Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.

On Sale Date: 08/20/1981

Volume: 33

Pages: 36

ISBN:

UPC/EAN: 0709893067011

Price: £0.20 GBP
$0.60 USD

Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
4 (1 story, 1 cover) from base issue

Editor(s): Mike W. Barr

Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #193.

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: color

Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.

Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior

Binding: saddle-stitched; squarebound (#300)

Publishing Format: was ongoing series

Format Notes:

Variants2

The Legion of Super-Heroes #281 [Direct Sales]

The Legion of Super-Heroes #281 [Newsstand]

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Cover, Front

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Content Items (4 total)

Trapped in the 20th Century!

Illustration on Cover, Front from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): George Pérez

Inker(s): Bruce Patterson

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Legion of Super-Heroes

Character(s): Superboy; Dawnstar; Lightning Lad; Phantom Girl; Blok; Karate Kid; Saturn Girl

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Pages: 1

Madness Is the Molecule Master

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Roy Thomas (plot); Paul Levitz (script)

Penciller(s): Steve Ditko (breakdowns); Bruce Patterson (finished art)

Inker(s): Bruce Patterson

Colorist(s): Gene D'Angelo

Letterer(s): Ben Oda

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Legion of Super-Heroes

Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy [also appears as Clark Kent and as Reflecto in flashback]; Blok; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Phantom Girl; Karate Kid; Dawnstar; Mon-El (cameo flashback); Wildfire (cameo flashback); Shadow Lass (cameo flashback); Star Boy (cameo flashback); Timber Wolf (cameo flashback); Bouncing Boy (cameo flashback); Colossal Boy (cameo flashback)]; Lana Lang; Molecule Master; Time Trapper; Major Crawford

Synopsis: Six Legionnaires are marooned in the past with Superboy who is trying to regain his memory. The Time Trapper sends the robot Molecule Master to fight them.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 27

Job Number: J-7429

Clean Sweep

Advertisement on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Curt Swan

Inker(s): Vince Colletta

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Red Tornado; Hostess Cup Cakes

Character(s): Red Tornado [John Smith]; Vacuum Vulture

Synopsis: Red Tornado uses Hostess Cup Cakes to attract the attention of the villainous Vacuum Vulture.

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Pages: 1

[untitled]

Letters Page on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Paul Levitz

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): The Legion Outpost

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Pages: 1

Job Number: L-876

Notes: Letters submitted by Andrew J. MacLaney; Alicia Wu; Jef Peckham; Neil Robinson; Barbara Randall; Ron Kienzle; Mark Lagasse; Michael Pusateri.