Dates
- Cover date
- September 1981
- On sale
- May 26, 1981
- Pages
- 36
Values
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Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #279 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.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition50¢ cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0709893067009
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Creators
pencils: George Pérez, Jim Janes, Curt Swaninks: George Pérez, Frank Chiaramonte, Vince Collettaletters: Gaspar Saladino, Ben Odascript: Roy Thomas, Bob Rozakiscolors: Gene D'Angelo
Stories
- Castle Grimbor Must Fall! · 25 pages
Grimbor's Cosmic Chains continue to constrict Earth's atmosphere but the Legion finally defeats him with the help of Reflecto, whose torn costume reveals a red "S" underneath after he collapses.
Publisher’s description
Grimbor's Cosmic Chains continue to constrict Earth's atmosphere, but the Legion finally defeats him with the help of Reflecto, whose torn costume reveals a red "S" underneath after he collapses.
Characters
Clark KentSuperboyImra ArdeenRokk KrinnSaturn GirlGarth RanzzCosmic BoyLightning LadJo NahLar GandTinya WazzoLuornu DurgoSalu DigbyAyla RanzzMon-ElThom KallorPhantom GirlGim AllonChuck TaineShrinking VioletColossal BoyBrin LondoStar BoyDrake BurroughsBouncing BoyTimber WolfVal ArmorrKarate KidWildfireTasmia Mallor
Reprinted in
Legion of Super-Heroes: Before the Darkness (2021)