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Issue: The Legion of Super-Heroes #273

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Publication Date: March 1981

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Issues: #273 of 55 Issues (148 Printings)

Title:

Variant: Direct Sales

Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Publisher: Flag

Brand: DC [bullet]

Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.

On Sale Date: (not set)

Volume: 33

Pages: 36

ISBN:

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $0.50 USD

Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Content Items: 4 (1 story, 1 cover)

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: glossy cover; newsprint interior

Binding: saddle-stitched; squarebound (#300)

Publishing Format: was ongoing series

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2 The Legion of Super-Heroes #273 [Direct Sales]

The Legion of Super-Heroes #273 [Newsstand]

The Legion of Super-Heroes #273 [UK Cover Price]

Reprinted In2

1 Content Item
- A Murderer-- Among Us? [Story on Interior Page(s)]2

reprinted 2 times as Content Items in other Issues.

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Content Items (4 total)

The Man Who Framed Brainiac 5?

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Rich Buckler (signed)

Inker(s): Steve Mitchell (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Legion of Super-Heroes

Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Brainiac 5; Wildfire; Ultra Boy; Lightning Lad; Shadow Lass; Saturn Girl]; Marte Ida Allon; Science Police

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Job Number: C-522

A Murderer-- Among Us?

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Gerry Conway

Penciller(s): Jimmy Janes

Inker(s): Frank Chiaramonte

Colorist(s): Bob LeRose

Letterer(s): Ben Oda

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Legion of Super-Heroes

Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Brainiac 5; Ultra Boy; Phantom Girl; Star Boy; Chameleon Boy; Mon-El; Wildfire; Colossal Boy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Shadow Lass; Timber Wolf; Light Lass; Sun Boy; Karate Kid; Bouncing Boy; Shrinking Violet; Dawnstar (cameo flashback)]; Marte Ida Allon; Pulsar Stargrave; An Ryd (cameo flashback)

Synopsis: When President Allon threatens to force the Legion to disband because Brainiac 5 was guilty of the murder of An Ryd, four Legionnaires travel to Rimbor to discover the true murderer.

Reprinting

In Content Item: Flag

Superboy #11/1981 published November 1981
as Ist der Mörder unter uns ? [Story on Interior Page(s)]

In Content Item: Flag

Superboy #12/1981 published December 1981
as Ist der Mörder unter uns? [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 25

Job Number: J-6955

Notes: resolution of the storyline begun in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1977 series) #239 (May 1978)

Superman Saves the Weather Satellites!

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): Superman; Hostess Twinkies

Character(s): Superman; Tara Cobal; Fortran

Synopsis: Superman stops two computer crooks from crashing weather satellites.

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

[untitled]

Letters Page on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Jack C. Harris

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): The Legion Outpost

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Job Number: L-684

Notes: Letters submitted by Kent A. Phenis; Eric Lowenstein; John Wells. Also includes listing of other DC comics edited by Harris on sale this month.