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The Legion of Super-Heroes #272

DC · Series began 1980 · February 1981

first appearance of Crystal Kid, Lamprey, Nightwind and others

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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

Values

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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.
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Newsstand edition50¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0709893067002
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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, Steve Ditko, Frank Chiaramonte, Carmine Infantino, Curt Swaninks: Dick Giordano, Frank Chiaramonte, Bob Smith, Dennis Jensen, Vince Collettaletters: Gaspar Saladino, Todd Klein, Ben Odascript: Gerry Conway, Marv Wolfman, Jack C. Harriscolors: Bob LeRose, Gene D'Angelo

Stories

The Secret Origin of Blok! · 25 pages
Wildfire and Dawnstar are testing four applicants to see which will join the Legion. As former enemy Blok recounts his origin, the team is called to recapture the escaped Starburst Bandits. Blok is admitted to the team for stopping the villains single-handedly.
Who Are the Heroes? · 14 pages
New student Christopher King meets Vicki Grant at school who tells him that the house his parents bought is rumored to be haunted. They find two mysterious dials in the attic which enable them to turn into super-heroes.

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.

Characters

Clark KentSuperboyRokk KrinnGarth RanzzCosmic BoyLightning LadJo NahReep DaggleLar GandUltra BoyDirk MorgnaChameleon BoySun BoyAyla RanzzMon-ElGim AllonColossal BoyBrin LondoDawnstarDrake BurroughsTimber WolfWildfireTasmia MallorShadow LassLight LassBlokVicki GrantChris KingChris King's H-Dial aliasesVicki Grant's H-Dial aliases

Reprinted in

The Steve Ditko Omnibus (2011), Legion of Super-Heroes: Before the Darkness (2021)