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Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes 240

SUPERBOY AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #240

Cover Date: June 1978
Cover Price: $.60

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Mike Grell (signed)
Inks: Joe Rubinstein (signed)


Story: "The Man Who Manacled the Legion" (22 Pages)

Credits:

PlotPaul Levitz
StoryJack C. Harris
PencilsJim Starlin
InksAl Milgrom, Terry Austin
LetteringShelly Leferman
ColorsCory Adams
EditingAl Milgrom

Feature Character(s):

Superboy (next in DC Comics Presents #2)
Legion of Super-Heroes (team next in DC Comics Presents #2)
Colossal Boy (Gim Allon; next in issue #242)
Cosmic Boy (Rokk Krinn; next in DC Comics Presents #2)
Phantom Girl (Tinya Wazzo)
Sun Boy (Dirk Morgna)

Supporting Character(s):

Zall Morgan (Earth Emergency Services team leader; first appearance)
EES workers

Villain(s):

Grimbor (last in Superboy Vol. 1 #221; next in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #277)

Other Character(s):

President Kandru of Earth

Cameo Appearance(s):

Charma (Charma Drisden; in flashback; death revealed)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814
Earth
Metropolis
Legion Headquarters II

Story Reprinted in:

Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 1 (June 2017)

Solicitation:

Grimbor wants revenge on the Legion after the death of Charma in prison.


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Second Story: "Dawnstar Rising" (12 Pages)

Credits:

PlotPaul Levitz
StoryPaul Kupperberg
PencilsJames Sherman
InksBob McLeod
LetteringShelly Leferman
ColorsAdrienne Roy
EditingAl Milgrom

Feature Character(s):

Legion of Super-Heroes
Wildfire (Drake Burroughs; in between Superboy Vol. 1 #228 and #229)

Supporting Character(s):

Legion Academy
Dawnstar (in between Superboy Vol. 1 #226 and #229; also in flashback to earliest chronological appearance)
Laurel Kent (last in Superboy Vol. 1 #217/2; next in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #304)
Power Boy (Jedediah Rikane; first appearance; next in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #304)
Shadow Kid (Grev Mallor; last in Adventure Comics #345; next in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #304)
R.J. Brande (in flashback)
Mist-Rider (first appearance; Dawnstar's father; in flashback; next in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #305)
Moonwalker (first appearance; Dawnstar's mother; in flashback; next in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #305)

Villain(s):

an escaped Arcturian ape
an escaped Graanian Deathbeast

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814
Earth
Metropolis
Legion Headquarters II
Unidentified Space Sector
Starhaven (in flashback)
Brande's Asteroid (in flashback)

Story Reprinted in:

Best of DC #33 (February 1983)
Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 1 (June 2017)

Solicitation:

While still a student at the Legion Academy, Dawnstar recounts her origin and learns teamwork when she tries to round up two escaped creatures by herself.


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