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Legion of Super-Heroes Archives | |
Title: | "The Legion of Super-Heroes" |
Volume: | 1 |
Number: | 8 |
Cover price: | $49.95 |
Cover date: | October, 1998 |
Publisher: | DC Comics |
Credits | |
Cover artists: | Dan Jurgens |
Cover inker: | Karl Kesel |
Cover colorist: | Tom McCraw |
Editors: | Bob Kahan; Rick Taylor |
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Next: | Volume 9 |
Volume Eight is the eighth volume of the Legion of Super-Heroes Archives collection of hardcover graphic novels published by DC Comics. This volume reprints the Legion of Super-Heroes stories from issues #368-376 of Adventure Comics and issue #147 from Superboy, Volume 1. This volume was released in 1998 and carries a cover price of $49.95 per copy (US).
Reprinting classic tales of cosmic adventure that originally appeared in the 1960s, the LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES VOL. 8 continues the 30 century escapades of tomorrow's greatest heroes. Presenting the sixth year of the super-powered teenaged group, this exciting edition includes the origin of the Legion, Ultra Boy's election as leader, the first appearance of the Flash's descendants, the Tornado Twins, the expulsion of Colossal Boy for treason, the addition of Timber Wolf and Chemical King to the team, the diabolical debut of the Legion of Super-Villains, Mordru the Merciless's devastating attack on Smallville, and the introduction of the Legion Academy.
Issues[]
- Adventure Comics 368
- Adventure Comics 369
- Adventure Comics 370
- Adventure Comics 371
- Adventure Comics 372
- Adventure Comics 373
- Adventure Comics 374
- Adventure Comics 375
- Adventure Comics 376
- Superboy 147
Appearances[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
Minor characters
Organizations
Races
Locations
Items
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
- The Legion of Super-Heroes were created by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino. They first appeared as a three-member team in the first story in Adventure Comics #247 in April, 1958 titled "The Legion of Super-Heroes". The group would go on to become the main feature of the series and would also spawn numerous Legion of Super-Heroes ongoing comic titles as well as a cartoon series.
- This volume includes a forward by DC Comics executive editor and publisher Paul Levitz.
- The volume features an original cover graphic by Dan Jurgens, Karl Kesel and Tom McCraw.
- This volume shipped to retailers on October 28th, 1998.
- UPC barcode: 761941201467 00811.
- Total page count: 248 pages.