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259January 1980
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The Legion of Super-Heroes #259

DC · January 1980 · on sale 1979-10-23

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Identification plate

Series
The Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1980 series)
Issue
#259
Publication date
January 1980
Key date
1980-01-00
On-sale date
1979-10-23
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.40
Pages
36
Barcode
0709893067001
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Psycho Warcover1pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: Todd Klein, Gaspar SaladinoLegion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Princess Projectra; Timber Wolf; Chameleon Boy; Mon-El; Brainiac 5; Shadow Lass; Colossal Boy; Dawnstar; Wildfire; Phantom Girl]
1Psycho Warcomic story17script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Dave Hunt; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: Milt SnapinnLegion of Super-Heroes [Wildfire; Shadow Lass; Chameleon Boy; Karate Kid; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Sun Boy; Shrinking Violet; Superboy (leaves)]; R. J. Brande; The Psycho-Warrior [Rejis Thomak] (villain); Superman Museum; Martha Kent (dream); Jonathan Kent (dream)
3Double Dynamite!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Steve Ditko, Dave Cockrum; inks: Dick Giordano
4One Mighty Magazine Is Now Two!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Dick Giordano, Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Dick Giordano, Kurt Schaffenberger
5Green Lantern Goes Solo!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Gil Kane; letters: Gaspar Saladino
6-letters page1script: JCH
7Volume 79 Issue 43 - Week of October 21, 1979in-house column0.8letters: typeset
8-comic story0.2script: Fred Hembeck; pencils: Fred Hembeck; inks: Fred Hembeck; letters: Fred Hembeck

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

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Britishprice 0.15 GBP

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Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #2
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Superboy: A Celebration of 75 Years #[nn]
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