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Issue: Superboy #202
Publication Date: May 1974
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Issues: #202 of 230 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [block]View Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/26/1974
Volume: 26
Pages: 100
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.60 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 16 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Squarebound issue. On-sale date from Comic Reader #103.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.; standard Silver Age U.S.; standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched; squarebound (#129, 138, 147, 156, 165, 185, 202, 205, 208)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
Disclose Reprinted In19
Disclose Reprinted From8
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Assets2
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Statement of Ownership
 
 
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Wrath of the Devil-Fish

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Element Lad; Light Lass; Mon-El; Star Boy; Saturn Girl; Dream Girl; Invisible Kid; Element Lad; Chameleon Boy; Cosmic Boy]; Kenz Nuhor
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperboy #11/1974 published November 1974
as Lovens Voktere møter Djevelfisken [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagAll Star Adventure Comic #94 published August 1975
as Wrath of the Devil-Fish [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagThe Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #10 published December 2000
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: B-2007
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[untitled]

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superboy; Supergirl; Brainiac 5
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Superband #7 published January 1976
as Superman 7. Superband [Credits on Interior Page(s)]
From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #376 published January 1969
was The Execution of Chameleon Boy! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: N-921
Disclose Notes: Illustration is modified version of the cover art from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #376.
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Lost: A Million Miles from Home!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Colossal Boy; Shrinking Violet
Synopsis: Colossal Boy and Shrinking Violet are stuck on a cruiser with no power, except when Colossal Boy isn't on it.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #19/1974 published September 1974
as Panne im Weltraum [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperboy #11/1974 published November 1974
as I drift gjennom rommet [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #8 [Direct Sales] published April 1981
as Lost: A Million Miles from Home! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #10 published December 2000
as Lost: A Million Miles from Home [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Job Number: B-1969
Disclose Notes: Lettering credit from reprint in Legion Archives.

First Mike Grell art on the series.
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The Legionnaire Who Killed! Part I

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Star Boy; Saturn Girl; Brainiac 5; Superboy; Shrinking Violet; Phantom Girl; Ultra Boy; Element Lad; Duo Damsel; Light Lass; Chameleon Boy; Invisible Kid; Colossal Boy (flashback); Cosmic Boy (flashback)]; Kenz Nuhor; Dream Girl; Calamity King; Color Kid
Synopsis: After Star Boy kills Kenz Nuhor in self-defense, he's put on trial for breaking the Legion code against killing.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #342 published March 1966
was Part I: The Legionnaire Who Killed! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
Job Number: N-907
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The Spectre!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult, superhero
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: house ad for Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #433, on sale February 28
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Part II: The Verdict of the Legion!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Star Boy; Element Lad; Superboy; Light Lass; Duo Damsel; Matter-Eater Lad (cameo); Sun Boy (cameo); Mon-El (cameo); Chameleon Boy; Ultra Boy; Saturn Girl; Brainiac 5; Phantom Girl; Invisible Kid (cameo); Shrinking Violet (cameo); Colossal Boy (cameo); Lightning Lad (cameo); Cosmic Boy (cameo); Supergirl (cameo)]; Legion of Substitute Heroes [Polar Boy; Night Girl; Fire Lad; Chlorophyll Kid; Stone Boy; Dream Girl]; Proty II; Jimmy Olsen (cameo)
Synopsis: Even with Superboy acting as his defense counsel, Star Boy is expelled from the Legion. Dream Girl convinces him to join the Substitute Heroes.
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From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #342 published March 1966
was Part I: The Legionnaire Who Killed! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
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Coming Soon...

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction, superhero
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: house ad for OMAC (DC, 1974 series) #1
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The Super-Stalag of Space! [Part I]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Chameleon Boy; Invisible Kid; Matter-Eater Lad; Light Lass; Cosmic Boy; Duo Damsel; Element Lad; Brainiac 5]; Nardo; Blockade Boy; Weight Wizard; Plant Lad; Shadow Kid
Synopsis: Answering a distress call from Brainiac 5, the Legionnaires are captured by the alien Nardo and taken to the Super-Stalag of Space, where other heroes are also imprisoned. A Durlan who has taken on the form of Superboy, is killed while trying to escape.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #344 published May 1966
was The Super-Stalag of Space! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: N-908
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Part II: The Test of Brainiac 5!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Brainiac 5; Cosmic Boy; Matter-Eater Lad; Invisible Kid; Element Lad; Chameleon Boy; Saturn Girl (cameo); Light Lass (cameo); Duo Damsel (cameo)]; Nardo; Plant Lad (death); Weight Wizard; Shadow Kid; Blockade Boy
Synopsis: After Plant Lad attempts to fight back and is killed by the guards, the Legionnaires plan an escape but Nardo has an informant among the heroes.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #344 published May 1966
was The Super-Stalag of Space! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: N-908
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Statement of October 1, 1973
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 238,992
Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 217,172
Owner: National Periodical Publications, Inc., wholly owned by Warner Communications, Inc., a publicly-held company, both at 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10019
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The Execution of Matter-Eater Lad! Part I

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Matter-Eater Lad; Invisible Kid; Brainiac 5; Cosmic Boy; Element Lad; Chameleon Boy; Light Lass; Duo Damsel; Saturn Girl]; Nardo; Blockade Boy (death); Weight Wizard (death); Shadow Kid
Synopsis: Nardo kills Blockade Boy before he can escape. The Legionnaires learn that Weight Wizard has betrayed them, but he escapes them and dies himself.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #345 published June 1966
was Part I: The Execution of Matter-Eater Lad! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: N-909
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Part II: Duo Damsel's Double-Play!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Invisible Kid; Cosmic Boy; Brainiac 5; Chameleon Boy; Light Lass; Saturn Girl; Duo Damsel; Element Lad; Matter-Eater Lad; Superboy; Mon-El; Ultra Boy]; Nardo; Chuck Taine [Bouncing Boy] (cameo)
Synopsis: Reinforcements arrive just in time to save Matter-Eater Lad from a firing squad, but the ricochet from the alien ray-guns turns him fat.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #345 published June 1966
was Part I: The Execution of Matter-Eater Lad! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Job Number: N-909
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The Lore of the Legion!

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Light Lass; Duo Damsel; Bouncing Boy; Phantom Girl; Chameleon Boy; Invisible Kid; Colossal Boy; Star Boy; Brainiac 5; Sun Boy; Shrinking Violet; Ultra Boy; Matter-Eater Lad
Synopsis: information about sixteen members of the Legion
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #20/1974 published September 1974
as Aus den Personalakten der Legion [Character Profile on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #19/1974 published September 1974
as Aus den Personalakten der Legion [Character Profile on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #19/1974 published September 1974
as Aus den Personalakten der Legion [Character Profile on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #14/1975 published July 1975
as Aus den Personalakten der Legion [Character Profile on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #10 published December 2000
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]composite
In Content Item: FlagThe Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #10 published December 2000
as The Lore of the Legion! [Character Profile on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Job Number: N-920
Disclose Notes: Writing and lettering credits from reprint in Legion Archives.

Continues in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #205 (December 1974).
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The Wrath of the Devil-Fish!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Timber Wolf; Matter-Eater Lad; Shadow Lass; Wildfire; Brainiac 5; Superboy; Mon-El; Light Lass; Element Lad]; Devil-Fish
Synopsis: A Legion team investigates an alarm at their sea-station, which is powered by a pollutant converter. Though they suspect foul play by a half-man/half-fish being, the Devil-Fish knows that aliens are plotting to use the sea-station to poison Earth's atmosphere.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #20/1974 published September 1974
as Der Kampf mit dem Fischteufel [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperboy #11/1974 published November 1974
as Fisken [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagAll Star Adventure Comic #94 published August 1975
as The Wrath of the Devil-Fish! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #10 published December 2000
as The Wrath of the Devil-Fish! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 14
Job Number: B-1950
Disclose Notes: Lettering credit from reprint in Legion Archives.

Erg-1 announces his new name, Wildfire, in this story.
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The Superboy of Bigville!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superboy [also appears as Clark Kent]; Lana Lang; Jim Marsh; Lionel Marsh; "Sparkle" Smith; Krypto
Synopsis: Jim Marsh, a classmate of Clark's, is blackmailed into masquerading as Superboy in a neighboring town to help some crooks collect phony charitable donations.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman Supacomic #192 published August 1975
as The Superboy Of Bigville! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
From Content Item: FlagSuperboy #91 published September 1961
was The Superboy of Bigville! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8.67
Job Number: N-910
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Job Number: B-2004

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