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Issue: Superboy #208
Publication Date: April 1975
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Issues: #208 of 230 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/09/1975
Volume: 27
Pages: 68
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 8 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #114.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.; then standard Silver Age U.S.; then standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched; squarebound (#129, 138, 147, 156, 165, 185, 202, 205, 208)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Disclose Reprinted From3
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Vengeance of the Super-Villains

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Mon-El; Bouncing Boy; Lightning Lad; Star Boy; Duo Damsel]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lana Lang; Krypto
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Presents Superboy Comic #99 published January 1975
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagSuperboy #12/1975 published December 1975
as Super-skurkene [Illustration on Cover, Front]main illustration
In Content Item: FlagThe Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #11 published October 2001
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #11 published October 2001
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose 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.
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The Mummy

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Vengeance of the Super-Villains

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): 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.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Presents Superboy Comic #99 published January 1975
as Vengeance of the Super-Villains [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #14/1975 published July 1975
as Die Rache der Superschurken [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #14/1975 published July 1975
as Die Rache der Superschurken - Teil 2: Die Nacht vor der Entscheidung [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #14/1975 published July 1975
as Die Rache der Superschurken - Teil 3: Bis zum bitteren Ende [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperboy #12/1975 published December 1975
as Super-skurkene [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperboy #1/1976 published January 1976
as Super-skurkene [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #11 published October 2001
as [Part 1]: Vengeance of the Super-Villains [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #11 published October 2001
as Part 2: The Night before Doomsday [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #11 published October 2001
as Part 3: Villainaires vs. the Legionnaires [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 20
Job Number: B-2382
Disclose Notes: Lettering credit from reprint in Legion Archives.
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The Legion of Substitute Heroes

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Legion of Substitute Heroes
Character(s): Legion of Substitute Heroes [Polar Boy; Night Girl; Fire Lad; Chlorophyll Kid; Stone Boy; Color Kid]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #15/1975 published July 1975
as Das Hilfskorps der Legion der Superhelden [Character Profile on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #11 published October 2001
as The Legion of Substitute Heroes [Character Profile on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Figures taken from the Legion story in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #351.

Writing credit from reprint in Legion Archives.
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Lana Lang's Superboy Identity Detection Kit!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): 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.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperboy #93 published December 1961
was Lana Lang's Superboy Identity Detection Kit! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11.67
Job Number: N-1259
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Job Number: B-2387
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The Evil Hand of the Luck Lords! [Part 1]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Sun Boy; Brainiac 5; Invisible Kid; Saturn Girl; Lightning 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.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #343 published April 1966
was The Evil Hand of the Luck Lords! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: N-1258
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[The Evil Hand of the Luck Lords!] Part II: The Secret of the Luck Lords!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): 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.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #343 published April 1966
was The Evil Hand of the Luck Lords! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8

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