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Issue: Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #256
Publication Date: October 1979
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Issues: #256 of 28 Issues (54 Printings)
Title:
Is Variant Variant: UK Cover Price
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
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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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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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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
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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
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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
Disclose Notes: Located between page 8 and 9 of story sequence.
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[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
Disclose Notes: Letters from Andrew J. MacLaney, Gary A. Leach and Chuck Lee.
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[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
Disclose Notes: DC questions
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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
Disclose Notes: Script credit from Michael Catron.

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