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Issue: Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #237
Publication Date: March 1978
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Issues: #237 of 28 Issues (54 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/20/1977
Volume: 30
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893067003
Price: $0.60 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 9 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #151.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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No Price Too High!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Colossal Boy; Star Boy; Princess Projectra; Shrinking Violet]; R. J. Brande; Arma Getten
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperboy #6/1979 published January 1979
as Et dyrebart liv! [Illustration on Cover, Front]edited reprint
In Content Item: FlagSuper Heroes Album #13 published January 1979
as No Price Too High! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: C-678
Disclose Notes: Cover layout artist credit from photos of the original art, posted to "The Mike Grell Page" on Facebook on February 6, 2020.
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Sable Lady

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman; Robin; Sable Lady
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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No Price Too High

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Brainiac 5; Chameleon Boy; Colossal Boy; Dawnstar; Dream Girl; Light Lass; Mon-El; Phantom Girl; Shadow Lass; Shrinking Violet; Star Boy; Sun Boy; Timber Wolf; Ultra Boy]; R. J. Brande; Arma Getten (intro)
Synopsis: After a ceremony celebrating the retirement of newlyweds Lightning Lad and Saturn Girl, Arma Getten kidnaps R. J. Brande and sends the Legion to retrieve three items as a ransom.
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In Content Item: FlagSuper Heroes Album #13 published January 1979
as No Price Too High [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperboy #6/1979 published January 1979
as Et dyrebart liv! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Taschenbuch #14 published January 1979
as Armas Rache [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Job Number: J-5061
Disclose Notes: Pages 1-6 of a 34 page story.
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Chapter Two: The Heart of a Star

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Sun Boy; Mon-El; Dawnstar; Star Boy; Brainiac 5; Chameleon Boy; Colossal Boy; Dream Girl]; Khunds; Director Vxeraz; R. J. Brande; Arma Getten
Synopsis: The first team secures star core samples after dealing with Khunds.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperboy #6/1979 published January 1979
as Et dyrebart liv! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuper Heroes Album #13 published January 1979
as No Price Too High, Chapter 2: The Heart of a Star [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Taschenbuch #14 published January 1979
as "Das Gerät…vorzeitig abgeschaltet?" [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Pages 7-13 of a 34 page story.
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Chapter Three: The Stolen Trophy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Princess Projectra; Wildfire; Phantom Girl; Shrinking Violet; Shadow Lass; Chameleon Boy; Star Boy; Colossal Boy; Dream Girl]; R. J. Brande; Arma Getten
Synopsis: The second team retrieves the Quintile Crystal from Legion Headquarters.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperboy #6/1979 published January 1979
as Et dyrebart liv! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuper Heroes Album #13 published January 1979
as No Price Too High, Chapter 3: The Stolen Trophy [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Taschenbuch #14 published January 1979
as Teil 3: Das Quintilprisma [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Pages 14-19 of a 34 page story.
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Chapter Four: The Crown of the Graxls

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Timber Wolf; Cosmic Boy; Light Lass; Dream Girl; Star Boy; Colossal Boy; Brainiac 5]; Graxls [Daxxt]; R. J. Brande; Arma Getten
Synopsis: While the third team borrow the Crown of the Graxls, the hostage Legionnaires hatch a plan.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperboy #6/1979 published January 1979
as Et dyrebart liv! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuper Heroes Album #13 published January 1979
as No Price Too High, Chapter 4: The Crown of the Graxls [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Taschenbuch #14 published January 1979
as Teil 4: Die Krone der Graxis [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: Pages 20-28 of a 34 page story.
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Chapter Five: To Shake the Stars

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Mon-El; Star Boy; Dawnstar; Shadow Lass; Star Boy; Chameleon Boy; Brainiac 5]; R. J. Brande; Arma Getten; Graxls [Draxxt]
Synopsis: Clued in that Getten is more dangerous than suspected, the returning Legionnaires refuse to give in to the ransom demands, but Brande takes the decision out of their hands and defeats the villain.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperboy #6/1979 published January 1979
as Et dyrebart liv! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuper Heroes Album #13 published January 1979
as No Price Too High, Chapter 5: To Shake the Stars [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Taschenbuch #14 published January 1979
as Teil 5: Das Sternbeben [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Pages 29-34 of a 34 page story.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: L-835
Disclose Notes: Letters from Snapper Estes, Mike White, and Kevin Peters.
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The Time Paradox Syndrome

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Legion Outpost Extra
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: L-803A
Disclose Notes: Article about the Legion and time travel. Revised and rewritten version of an article that originally appeared in the Legion Outpost #4.

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