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Issue: The Best of DC #67
Publication Date: December 1985
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Issues: #67 of 71 Issues (177 Printings)
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Variant: Direct
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC Blue Ribbon DigestView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/13/1985
Volume: none
Pages: 100
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $2.00 CAD
$1.50 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 16 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Nicola Cuti
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from DC Releases #19.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: digest (5" x 6.75")
Paper Stock: glossy cardstock cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing
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Starfinger

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Karl Kesel
Inker(s): Karl Kesel
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Legion of Super-Heroes
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Cosmic Boy; Ultra Boy; Brainiac 5; Phantom Girl]; Starfinger
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Best of DC -- The Legion of Super-Heroes

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Nicola Cuti ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Starfinger!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Edmond Hamilton
Penciller(s): John Forte
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Colorist(s): Helen Vesik
Letterer(s): Milt Snapinn
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Legion of Super-Heroes
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Light Lass; Sun Boy; Ultra Boy; Matter-Eater Lad; Colossal Boy; Phantom Girl; Lightning Lad [also as Starfinger]; Cosmic Boy; Star Boy; Saturn Girl; Brainiac 5; Mon-El; Element Lad; Invisible Kid; Light Lass]; Dr. Hanscom
Synopsis: The Legionnaires must guard the valuable mineral rejuvium from Starfinger, who threatens to destroy the Seven Wonders of the 30th Century. While confronting him, Saturn Girl gets a glimpse of his thoughts and realizes that he is a Legionnaire.
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From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #335 published August 1965
was Part I: Starfinger! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 14.67
Disclose Notes: 1st appearance of Magnetic Lad (as Pol Krinn, Cosmic Boy's brother) original splash from second chapter eliminated
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Nicola Cuti
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Digest Forum
First Line: Seeing all the old LEGION stories again...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2.33
Disclose Notes: Feature starts as bottom third of page 17 of the digest, continues as bottom third of page 24, 33, 41, 48, 56 and concludes as bottom third of page 71. Letters of comment from readers Rob Griffin and Errol W. Knowles.
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Part I: The True Identity of Starfinger!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Edmond Hamilton
Penciller(s): John Forte
Inker(s): George Klein
Colorist(s): Shelley Eiber
Letterer(s): Milt Snapinn
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Legion of Super-Heroes
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Lad [also as Starfinger]; Superboy; Brainiac 5; Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy; Shrinking Violet; Triplicate Girl; Chameleon Boy; Star Boy; Mon-El; Phantom Girl; Light Lass; Matter-Eater Lad; Colossal Boy]; Dr. Hanscom
Synopsis: The Legionnaires try to trap Starfinger.
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From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #336 published September 1965
was Part I: The True Identity of Starfinger! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6.67
Disclose Notes: Story continues from previous story.
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Part II: The Secret of Starfinger!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Edmond Hamilton
Penciller(s): John Forte
Inker(s): George Klein
Colorist(s): Shelley Eiber
Letterer(s): Milt Snapinn
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Legion of Super-Heroes
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Lad [also as Starfinger]; Superboy; Matter-Eater Lad; Ultra Boy; Saturn Girl; Light Lass; Cosmic Boy; Brainiac 5; Chameleon Boy; Triplicate Girl; Star Boy; Phantom Girl; Mon-El]; Dr. Hanscom
Synopsis: The Legionnaires trap Starfinger and discover he is Lightning Lad and that he was hypnotized by Dr. Lanscom.
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From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #336 published September 1965
was Part I: The True Identity of Starfinger! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8.67
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The Insect Queen of Smallville

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder
Penciller(s): George Papp
Inker(s): George Papp
Colorist(s): Shelley Eiber
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Superboy [Clark Kent]; Lana Lang [also as Insect Queen]; Mrs. Lang
Synopsis: Lana helps an alien who rewards her with a ring that gives her the powers of insects.
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From Content Item: FlagSuperboy #124 published October 1965
was The Insect Queen of Smallville [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7.67
Disclose Notes: Origin of Lana Lang's Insect Queen identity.
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Part I: The Weddings That Wrecked the Legion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Edmond Hamilton
Penciller(s): John Forte
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Colorist(s): Karin Orlando
Letterer(s): Vivian Berg
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Legion of Super-Heroes
Character(s): Sun Boy; Light Lass; Cosmic Boy; Superboy; Brainiac 5; Chameleon Boy; Ultra Boy; Phantom Girl; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Mon-El; Shrinking Violet; Triplicate Girl; Colossal Boy
Synopsis: Two pairs of Legionnaires marry, leaving membership spots open for some secret agents who plan to join in disguise.
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From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #337 published October 1965
was Part I: The Weddings That Wrecked the Legion [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6.67
Disclose Notes: Brainiac 5 elected Legion leader.
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Part II: The Legionnaire Dropouts!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Edmond Hamilton
Penciller(s): John Forte
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Colorist(s): Karin Orlando
Letterer(s): Milt Snapinn
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Legion of Super-Heroes
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Brainiac 5; Element Lad; Mon-El; Cosmic Boy; Chameleon Boy; Saturn Girl; Phantom Girl; Lightning Lad; Ultra Boy]; Night Girl; Size Lad; Chlorophyll Kid; Blackout Boy; Magnetic Kid; Proty II
Synopsis: The secret agents join the group and turn on the Legionnaires, but it was all a ruse to flush them out.
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From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #337 published October 1965
was Part I: The Weddings That Wrecked the Legion [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
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The Menace of the Sinister Super-Babies

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel
Penciller(s): John Forte
Inker(s): John Forte
Colorist(s): George Roberts
Letterer(s): Vivian Berg
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Legion of Super-Heroes
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Star Boy; Ultra Boy; Chameleon Boy; Matter-Eater Lad; Saturn Girl; Element Lad; Light Lass; Invisible Kid; Brainiac 5]; Time Trapper; Glorith
Synopsis: The Time Trapper sends Glorith to turn the Legionnaires into children. But the child Legionnaires cause such havoc, that when Brainiac 5 and Superboy cross the Time Trapper's barrier, he agrees to reverse the process if they will go away and leave him alone.
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From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #338 published November 1965
was Part I: The Menace of the Sinister Super-Babies! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 14.67
Disclose Notes: Original splash page from the second chapter eliminated.
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The Sacrifice of Kid Psycho

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder
Penciller(s): George Papp
Inker(s): George Papp
Colorist(s): Jeanine Casey
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Superboy [Clark Kent]; Kid Psycho; Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy; Chameleon Boy; Lightning Lad; Sun Boy]
Synopsis: Kid Psycho comes from the Legion's time and impresses Superboy, who returns with him to the 30th century for reconsideration of Kid Psycho's petition for membership. But when Superboy learns the reason Kid Psycho was rejected, he suggests that he be made the Legion's secret weapon.
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From Content Item: FlagSuperboy #125 published December 1965
was The Sacrifice of Kid Psycho! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.66
Disclose Notes: origin and first appearance of Kid Psycho
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Starfire Is Gettiing Married

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): New Teen Titans
Character(s): Starfire; Nightwing
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Promo for New Teen Titans comic.
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Hunters of the Super-Beasts

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Edmond Hamilton
Penciller(s): John Forte
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Colorist(s): George Roberts
Letterer(s): Vivian Berg
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Legion of Super-Heroes
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Phantom Girl; Lightning Lad; Superboy; Brainiac 5; Sun Boy; Mon-El; Invisible Kid; Chameleon Boy; Saturn Girl; Colossal Boy; Star Boy; Phantom Girl]; Heroes of Lallor [Beast Boy; Evolvo Lad; Gas Girl; Life Lass; Duplicate Boy]
Synopsis: The Legionnaires need Beast Boy for a case, but he has turned his back on humanity. When they try to track down Beast Boy, he runs and ends up giving his life to save a young girl who is nice to him.
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From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #339 published December 1965
was Part I: Hunters of the Super-Beasts [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 18.66
Disclose Notes: Original splash page from second chapter eliminated.
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know...

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Who's Who
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Promo for DC's "Who's Who" series. The bottom third of page 88 of the digest.
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The Story Behind the Stories

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Levitz (credited)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Job Number: L-2067
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Annotation of the issues Legion stories.
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The Legion Faces -- Traitors! Beasts! Marriage!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Nicola Cuti ?
Penciller(s): Karl Kesel
Inker(s): Karl Kesel
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Legion of Super-Heroes
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Saturn Girl; Ultra Boy; Brainiac 5; Colossal Boy; Chameleon Boy]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Illustrates scene from interior story.

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