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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published January 1981
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.50 USD
Pages 36
Editing Jack C. Harris

Cover Details - "The Past... Seen Darkly"

Characters The Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Chameleon Boy]; Arlayn
Genre superhero
Pencils Jim Janes (signed)
Inks Dick Giordano (signed)
Letters Gaspar Saladino

25 page Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes story "The Past...Seen Darkly"

Characters The Legion of Super-Heroes [Tyroc; Superboy; Supergirl; Brainiac 5; Light Lass (origin as Lightning Lass); Karate Kid [Val Armorr]; Chameleon Boy (origin); Dream Girl; Bouncing Boy; Lightning Lad (origin); Saturn Girl (origin); Shadow Lass; Mon-El; Cosmic Boy (origin); Wildfire; Shrinking Violet; Colossal Boy (origin); Sun Boy; Element Lad; Dawnstar; Timber Wolf; White Witch; Triplicate Girl (origin); Phantom Girl (origin); Invisible Kid [Lyle Norg] (cameo, flashback); Star Boy [Thom Kallor] (origin, flashback)] (origin); R.J. Brande; Hu Krin (cameo, flashback); Ewa Krin (cameo, flashback); Lightning Lord [as Mekt Ranzz] (cameo, flashback, origin); Lucifer Seven (flashback); Marla Latham; Arlayn
Genre superhero
Script E. Nelson Bridwell (plot); Paul Kupperberg (script)
Pencils Jim Janes (breakdowns); Frank Chiaramonte (finished art)
Inks Frank Chiaramonte
Colors Gene D'Angelo
Letters Ben Oda
Notes Story continues in next issue.

1 page Inside the Legion of Super-Heroes text article

Characters The Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Triplicate Girl; Phantom Girl; Chameleon Boy; Colossal Boy; Invisible Kid [Lyle Norg]; Supergirl; Brainiac 5; Sueprboy; Ultra Boy; Star Boy [Thom Kallor]; Shrinking Violet; Sun Boy; Bouncing Boy; Mon-El; Matter-Eater Lad; Element Lad; Light Lass; Dream Girl; Princess Projectra; Ferro Lad; Karate Kid [Val Armorr]; Wildfire; Dawnstar; Blok]
Synopsis Lists Legionnaires (through Blok) in order of induction, along with first appearance.
Genre superhero
Script Jack C. Harris
Letters typeset