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Issue Details

Issue	#253
Published	July 1979
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.40 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Jack Harris

Cover Details - "The League of Super-Assassins!"

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Colossal Boy; Timber Wolf; Phantom Girl; Light Lass; Ultra Boy]; League of Super-Assassins [Blok; Neutrax; Mist Master; Titania; Silver Slasher; Lazon]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Dick Giordano (signed)
Inks	Dick Giordano (signed)

17 page Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes story "Night of the Super-Assassins!"

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [ Superboy; Light Lass; Ultra Boy; Timber Wolf; Phantom Girl; Colossal Boy; Lightning Lad (cameo)]; League of Super-Assassins (intro) [Blok; Lazon; Mist Master; Neutrax; Silver Slasher; Titania]; President Kandru
Genre	superhero
Script	Gerry Conway
Pencils	Joe Staton
Inks	Frank Chiaramonte
Colors	Gene D'Angelo
Letters	Ben Oda

1 page Batman; Hostess advertisement "Someone is Kidnapping the Great Chefs of Gotham City"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner Jim Gordan; Mr. Foxx; unamed chefs
Synopsis	Mr. Foxx has kidnapped the great chefs of Gotham City to enjoy their masterpieces, but on his next ransom collection Batman substitutes Hostess Cup Cakes, and follows Mr. Foxx home to capture him.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Vince Colletta
Notes	Hostess Cup Cakes ad.

Half page Hembeck cartoon "The other day I spotted Captain Cold and decided to go after him."

Characters	Flash [Barry Allen]
Genre	humor
Script	Fred Hembeck
Pencils	Fred Hembeck
Inks	Fred Hembeck
Notes	Part of the Daily Planet page.

Half page Answer Man text article "Ask the Answer Man!"

Genre	humor
Script	Bob Rozakis
Letters	typeset
Notes	DC questions, part of Daily Planet page