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Issue: Superboy #217
Publication Date: June 1976
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Issues: #217 of 230 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: The Line of DC Super-StarsView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/18/1976
Volume: 28
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893067006
Price: $0.30 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 8 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comics Reader #128.
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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:  
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Original Artwork
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Title Page
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Assets2
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Statement of Ownership
 
 
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Charge of the Doomed Legionnaires

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superboy; Colossal Boy; Shadow Lass; Timber Wolf; Brainiac 5; Mon-El; Field Marshal Lorca
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman #20/1976 published September 1976
as kein Titel [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagSuperboy #1/1977 published January 1977
as Romheltenes nederlag! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: B-2794
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The Cornered Clown

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Joker
First Line: We know the Joker is holed up in that building!
Synopsis: The Joker tries to escape from the police using Hostess Fruit Pies.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Charge of the Doomed Legionnaires

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Brainiac 5; Shadow Lass; Timber Wolf; Colossal Boy]; Field Marshal Lorca
Synopsis: The Khund Field Marshall Lorca attacks a Legion cruiser, forcing it to crash on the barren planet Vanvlack IV. Brainiac 5 attempts to manage the battle from afar but the Legion team wins on their own, before Superboy arrives to help.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman #20/1976 published September 1976
as Sie haben keine Chance [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperboy #1/1977 published January 1977
as Nederlag for Rommets Helter! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Job Number: B-2700
Disclose Notes: Planet Vanvlack IV is named for long-time Legion fan Mercy Van Vlack.
When Lorca's ship explodes, letters appear in the flames, reading "HOLY COW! DIG THE FIREWORKS!"
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2 Giant Specials!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: house ad for Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-44 [Batman] and #C-45 [More Secret Origins of Super-Villains]; includes mail order form
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Justice for All Includes Children. 4

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, superhero
Character(s): Superman
Synopsis: Superman reminds a group of kids that juvenile court does more than sentence people for crimes committed.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: published in cooperation with the National Center for Juvenile Justice
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Future Shock for Superboy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Wildfire; Colossal Boy (cameo); Mon-El (cameo); Light Lass (cameo)]; Laurel Kent (introduction)
Synopsis: Superboy meets Legion Academy student Laurel Kent, who is also his thirtieth-century descendant.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman #22/1976 published October 1976
as Das Mädchen in der Zukunft [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperboy #2/1977 published February 1977
as Fremtids-sjokket [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Job Number: B-2713
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Letters submitted by Arthur Fox and Tim Rice.
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Statement of October 1, 1975
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 222,000
Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 173,232
Owner: DC Comics, 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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