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Issue Details

Issue #262
Published April 1980
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.40 USD
Pages 36
Editing Jack C. Harris

Cover Details - "The Planet That Captured the Legion"

Characters Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Karate Kid; Dream Girl; Shrinking Violet; Colossal Boy]; The Engineer
Genre superhero
Pencils James Sherman (signed)
Inks James Sherman (signed)

17 page Legion of Super-Heroes story "The Planet That Captured the Legion"

Characters Legion of Super-Heroes [Chameleon Boy; Colossal Boy; Cosmic Boy; Dream Girl; Shrinking Violet; Karate Kid; Light Lass; Ultra Boy; Sun Boy; Shadow Lass; Wildfire; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Mon-El (cameo); Timber Wolf (cameo); Princess Projectra (cameo); Brainiac 5 (cameo); Star Boy (cameo); Phantom Girl (cameo)]; R.J. Brande; The Engineer (intro)
Genre superhero
Script Gerry Conway
Pencils James Sherman [as Jim Sherman]
Inks James Sherman [as Jim Sherman]
Colors Gene D'Angelo
Letters Ben Oda

1 page Green Arrow; Hostess advertisement "An Arrow in Time"

Characters Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]
Synopsis Green Arrow rescues a disabled tram and keeps the frightened child passengers happy with Hostess Fruit Pies.
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Vince Colletta
Notes Advertisement for Hostess Fruit Pies. Copyright © 1979 Continental Baking Company.

Half page The Legion Outpost letters page

Script Jack C. Harris
Letters typeset
Notes Letters submitted by Scott Gibson; Sara Greenblatt

Half page statement of ownership

Letters typeset
Notes Statement of October 1, 1979 Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months: 322,106 Actual number of copies sold for issue nearest filing date: 343,727 Owner: DC Comics, Inc., wholly owned by Warner Communications, Inc., a publicly held company, both at 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10019

1 page The DC Feature Page text article

Script Bob Rozakis
Pencils Steve Ditko (illustrations)
Inks Steve Ditko (illustrations)
Letters typeset
Notes Page includes Answer Man column by Rozakis and DC Profiles #58 (Steve Ditko)