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Issue: Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #239
Publication Date: May 1978
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Issues: #239 of 28 Issues (54 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/21/1978
Volume: 30
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893067005
Price: $0.60 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 6 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Joe Orlando (managing editor); Al Milgrom (editor)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #153.
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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
Format Notes:  
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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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Assets2
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Statement of Ownership
 
 
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Murder Most Foul!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Mike Grell (signed)
Inker(s): Joe Rubinstein (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; Ultra Boy; Mon-El; Timber Wolf; Wildfire; Sun Boy; Colossal Boy; Shadow Lass]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #1/1979 published December 1978
as Ultraboy unter Mordverdacht [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagRymdens hjältar #1/1980 published January 1980
as Ensam mot sina egna kamrater! Vem är rymdhjälten? [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagSuperboy #1/1980 published January 1980
as Hvem er romhelten? [Illustration on Cover, Front]edited reprint
In Content Item: FlagSupermán #1249 published ?
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: C-685
Disclose Notes: Cover layout artist credit from photos of the original art, posted to "The Mike Grell Page" on Facebook on February 6, 2020.
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Murder Most Foul

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jim Starlin (plot); Paul Levitz (dialogue & plot assist)
Penciller(s): Jim Starlin (layouts)
Inker(s): Joe Rubinstein [as Josef Rubinstein] (finished art)
Colorist(s): Cory Adams
Letterer(s): Ben Oda
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Legion of Super-Heroes
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Ultra Boy; Colossal Boy; Sun Boy; Timber Wolf; Dawnstar; Mon-El; Star Boy; Phantom Girl; Shadow Lass; Wildfire (robot); Chameleon Boy; Cosmic Boy (cameo)]; Marla Latham; An Ryd
Synopsis: When Ultra Boy is framed for the murder of an old girlfriend, An Ryd, he must prove his innocence before the Legion can find him and bring him to jail.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman #1/1979 published December 1978
as Mord auf Rimbor [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagRymdens hjältar #1/1980 published January 1980
as Svarta planer! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperboy #1/1980 published January 1980
as Mistenkt for mord [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 34
Job Number: J-5085
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Dilemma

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): Vince Colletta
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Wonder Woman; Hostess Twinkies
Character(s): Wonder Woman
Synopsis: When a rockslide begins, Wonder Woman must simultaneously stop a train and save some children nearby by leading them out of the path of danger using Hostess Twinkies as a lure!
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Milgrom; Paul Levitz
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Legion Outpost
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.75
Job Number: L-911
Disclose Notes: Letters submitted by Judy Krause; Ed Via.
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: Statement of October 1, 1977
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 184,528
Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 125,254
Owner: DC Comics, Inc., wholly owned by Warner Communications, Inc., a publicly-held company, both at 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10019
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Analyzing Chameleon Boy's Power

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mike Flynn
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Legion Outpost Extra
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: L-911A

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