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Issue: The Best of DC #64
Publication Date: September 1985
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Issues: #64 of 71 Issues (177 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Direct
Rating:
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC Blue Ribbon DigestView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/14/1985
Volume: none
Pages: 100
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $2.00 CAD
$1.50 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 15 (12 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from DC Releases #16.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: 5" x 6.75"
Paper Stock: Glossy cardstock cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing
Format Notes:  
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Superboy and the Legion Battle the Moby Dick of Space!

Illustration  on  Cover, Wraparound
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superboy; Legion of Super-Heroes [Brainiac 5; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad]; Moby Dick of Space
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Wrap-around cover.
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Best of DC -- The Legion of Super-Heroes

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Table of contents and indicia information.
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Superboy and the Five Legion Traitors

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superboy; Legion of Super-Heroes [Chameleon Boy; Ultra Boy; Invisible Kid; Brainiac 5; Element Lad]; Police Chief Parker; Lana Lang
Synopsis: Superboy accidentally arrives in a parallel world where the Legion are villains.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperboy #117 published December 1964
was Superboy and the 5 Legion Traitors! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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[Part I]: The Secret of the Mystery Legionnaire!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Triplicate Girl; Cosmic Boy; Invisible Kid; Mon-El; Chameleon Boy; Star Boy; Colossal Boy; Sun Boy; Shrinking Violet]; Dynamo Boy [Vorm]; Pargg; Eye-ful Ethel; The Mess
Synopsis: Space pirate Vorm joins the Legion as Dynamo Boy and begins to eliminate the Legionnaires.
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From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #330 published March 1965
was The Secret of the Mystery Legionnaire! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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Part II: The Victory of the Evil Legionnaire!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Shrinking Violet; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Chameleon Boy; Triplicate Girl; Ultra Boy; Star Boy; Sun Boy; Brainiac 5; Colossal Boy; Element Lad; Invisible Kid; Lightning Lad; Light Lass]; Dynamo Boy
Synopsis: Dynamo Boy expels the remaining Legionnaires and makes plans for a new member drive.
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From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #330 published March 1965
was The Secret of the Mystery Legionnaire! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Continues in next story.
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[Part I]: The Triumph of the Legion of Super-Villains!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Dynamo Boy; Golden Boy; The Polecat; Animal Lad; The Tusker; Legion of Super-Villains [Lightning Lord; Saturn Queen; Cosmic King]; Legion of Substitute-Heroes [Stone Boy; Chlorophyll Kid; Night Girl; Fire Lad; Polar Boy]
Synopsis: Dynamo Boy accepts as members the Legion of Super-Villains, over the Subs' objections.
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From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #331 published April 1965
was The Triumph of the Legion of Super-Villains! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: Story continues from previous story.
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Part II: The Revolt of the Super-Villains!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Dynamo Boy; Legion of Super-Villains [Lightning Lord; Cosmic King; Saturn Queen]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Mon-El; Element Lad; Shrinking Violet; Triplicate Girl; Invisible Kid; Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy]
Synopsis: The LSV turns on Dynamo Boy and sends him into the future. The ex-Legionnaires, keeping track of events from far off, challenge the LSV to a final confrontation.
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From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #331 published April 1965
was The Triumph of the Legion of Super-Villains! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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Part I: The Super-Moby Dick of Space!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Brainiac 5; Sun Boy; Ultra Boy]; Dr. Lanphier
Synopsis: Lightning Lad loses an arm to the Super-Moby Dick of Space. When Ultra Boy fails to subdue the space creature, Lightning Lad leads a team against it.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #332 published May 1965
was Part I: The Super-Moby Dick of Space! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: This reprinting credits John Forte as the only artist. However, Mort Weisinger's records credit George Klein, as does the ICG Legion of Super-Heroes index. Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age Omnibus Volume 2 also credits George Klein.
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Part II: The Cosmic Quest of Lightning Lad!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Brainiac 5; Superboy; Colossal Boy; Ultra Boy; Sun Boy]; Dr. Lanphier
Synopsis: Lightning Lad shrinks the space creature to its original size with the help of the scientist who accidentally enlarged it.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #332 published May 1965
was Part I: The Super-Moby Dick of Space! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: This reprinting credits John Forte as the only artist. However, Mort Weisinger's records credit George Klein, as does the ICG Legion of Super-Heroes index. Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age Omnibus Volume 2 also credits George Klein.
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Part I: The War between Krypton and Earth!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Chameleon Boy; Phantom Girl; Brainiac 5; Light Lass; Star Boy; Saturn Girl; Colossal Boy; Superboy; Element Lad; Lightning Lad; Triplicate Girl]; Zat-El; Leta Lal
Synopsis: The Legionnaires travel to the past to find out the story behind an ancient artifact which refers to a war between Earth and Krypton. The half that goes to Earth's past finds space travellers colonizing ancient Atlantis; the other half accompanies a group of Kryptonians who leave anti-scientific Krypton for Earth.
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From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #333 published June 1965
was Part I: The War Between Krypton and Earth! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 9
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Part II: The Civil War of the Legion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Colossal Boy; Saturn Girl; Superboy; Brainiac 5; Light Lass; Star Boy; Chameleon Boy; Lightning Lad; Element Lad; Mon-El]; Zat-El; Leta Lal; Jhor Lal
Synopsis: While the Atlanteans and Kryptonians fight, Brainiac 5 discovers why Earth's air irritates the Atlanteans and helps them adapt to life under the sea. Later, back in the future, Superboy finds more artifacts that explain what happened to the Kryptonians.
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From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #333 published June 1965
was Part I: The War Between Krypton and Earth! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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Part I: The Unknown Legionnaire

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Brainiac 5; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Supergirl [also as Unknown Boy]; Cosmic Boy; Chameleon Boy; Phantom Girl]; Norm Eldor
Synopsis: Superboy recalls a case when the Legionnaires were helped by a hero called Unknown Boy.
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From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #334 published July 1965
was Part I: The Unknown Legionnaire [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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Part II: The Secret of Unknown Boy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Phantom Girl; Cosmic Boy; Sun Boy; Saturn Girl; Brainiac 5; Supergirl [also as Unknown Boy]; Mon-El]; Norm Eldor
Synopsis: After Unknown Boy helps the Legion finish a case, Superboy figures out that under the costume is Supergirl. Supergirl then recalls going through a red kryptonite cloud and losing her memory, but knowing she had to protect her secret identity, and so creating the Unknown Boy costume.
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From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #334 published July 1965
was Part I: The Unknown Legionnaire [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 9
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Legion Headquarters

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Pages: 4
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[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Story Behind the Stories
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Discussion of the stories in the issue.

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