CATALOG RECORD
The Legion of Super-Heroes #272
first appearance of Crystal Kid, Lamprey, Nightwind and others
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Crystal Kid (Bobb Kohan of Earth) — applicant, introduction
- Lamprey (Tayla Skott of Earth) — applicant, introduction
- Nightwind (Berta Syke Haris of Earth) — applicant, introduction
- Gregory King (from Dial H for Hero, father of Chris King) — first appearance, Chris' father
- Roger Dunbar (from Dial H for Hero) — first appearance
- The Flying Buttress (from Dial H for Hero) — first appearance
- Bradford Mann (from Dial H for Hero) — first appearance
- Elizabeth King (from Dial H for Hero, mother of Chris King) — first appearance, Chris' mother
- Gary King (from Dial H for Hero, brother of Chris King) — first appearance, Chris' younger brother
Dates
- Cover date
- February 1981
- Pages
- 52
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Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #272 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition50¢ cover
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
This edition’s page - Newsstand edition50¢ cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0709893067002
This edition’s page
Publisher’s description
Wildfire and Dawnstar are testing four Legion Academy recruits to see which will join the Legion. As former enemy Blok recounts his origin, the team is called to recapture the escaped Starburst Raiders.
Reprinted in
The Steve Ditko Omnibus (2011), Legion of Super-Heroes: Before the Darkness (2021)