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Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes #1

DC · Series began 1981 · January 1981

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Dates

Cover date: January 1981
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #1 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.
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Newsstand edition50¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0709893065201
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UK pence edition0.15 GBP cover

British

Printed cover price 0.15 GBP.
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Creators

pencils: Jim Janes, Frank Chiaramonte, Curt Swaninks: Dick Giordano, Frank Chiaramonte, Vince Collettaletters: Gaspar Saladino, Ben Odascript: E. Nelson Bridwell, Paul Kupperberg, Jack C. Harriscolors: Gene D'Angelo

Stories

The Past ...Seen Darkly · 25 pages
Inside the Legion of Super-Heroes · 1 pages
Lists Legionnaires (through Blok) in order of induction, along with first appearance.

Publisher’s description

They come from across the galaxy, super-powered youths who have banded together to form the mightiest fighting force of all time! Now they must search their past for a clue to the future...a search that will unlock SECRETS OF THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES!

Reprinted in

Elson's Presents Super Heroes Comics (1981), Legion of Super-Heroes: Before the Darkness (2021)