Dates
- Cover date
- September 1982
- On sale
- May 11, 1982
- Pages
- 100
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #491 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0709893170909
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Creators
Stories
- The Confederation of Hell · 9 pages
The Marvel Family with Kid Eternity battle Ibac, Sabbac, and Darkling. Just as they defeat those villains, Master Man summons four gods of evil.
- The Legion of Super-Heroes · 12 pages
Three teens from the future offer Superboy membership in their super-hero club. But when Superboy fails to complete three simple tasks, the Legionnaires pretend to reject him, until they reveal that the three tasks were merely initiation pranks which proved he is a good sport.
- Sorcerers of the Sea · 23 pages
Mera vanishes abruptly and Aquaman begins a quest to find her.
- The Canary and the Cat! Part One · 8 pages
Lonely because Green Arrow is off on another case, Dinah decides to seek out employment as a judo instructor...in the guise of Black Canary. She gets the job, unaware that the woman hiring her is in league with the students in her class for some unknown caper.
- The Man Who Couldn't Sleep! · 10 pages
Tormented by insomnia, Felix Black turns to a life of crime.
- Prisoner of the Super-Heroes! · 11 pages
The Legion returns to 20th Century to discredit Superboy and exile him from Earth.
- War That Shook the Universe! · 23 pages
The Spectre confronts the evil Azmodus, who has taken over the body of Paul Nevers.
- The Story Behind the Stories · 1 pages
Characters
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