Superboy #198 (1973) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Fatal Five Who Twisted Time	cover	1	pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy	Legion of Super-Heroes [Brainiac 5; Element Lad; Princess Projectra; Karate Kid; Mon-El]; Superboy; Fatal Five [Tharok; Validus; Persuader; Mano; Emerald Empress]
1	The Fatal Five Who Twisted Time!	comic story	20	script: Cary Bates; pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Dave Cockrum; letters: Ben Oda	Superboy; Fatal Five [Emerald Empress; Persuader; Tharok; Validus; Mano]; Lana Lang; Legion of Super-Heroes [Brainiac 5; Element Lad; Princess Projectra; Karate Kid; Chameleon Boy [also as Mano]; Mon-El; Colossal Boy]
2	Metropolis, Illinois	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	script: Paul Levitz; pencils: Curt Swan, Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson
3	-	letters page	1	letters: typeset

Collection	Year
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #8	1981	On eBay ›
The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #10 ISBN 1-56389-628-1	2000	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes #5 ISBN 978-1-4012-4297-8	2015	On eBay ›
The Comic Reader #98	1973	On eBay ›
DC Finest: Legion of Super-Heroes: Zap Goes the Legion #[nn] ISBN 978-1-77952-849-0	2025	On eBay ›

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