Dates
- Cover date
- November 1982
- On sale
- July 20, 1982
- Pages
- 100
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #493 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition$1.25 cover
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition$1.25 cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0709893170911 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Canadian price edition1.50 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 1.50 CAD.
Barcode 0709893170911 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Creators
Stories
- When Destiny Calls! · 9 pages
Origin story retold.
- Lana Lang and the Legion of Super-Heroes! · 13 pages
Superboy and Lana meet Star Boy, a new Legion recruit.
- Is This My Foe?.. · 23 pages
Aquaman encounters his old foe Black Manta and wonders if the villain is behind Mera's abduction.
- A Nightmare Called Gorgonus · 5 pages
Gorgonus returns to battle Zatanna.
- Supergirl's Three Super Girl-Friends! · 12 pages
Supergirl and Brainiac 5 become the newest members of the Legion of Super-Heroes.
- Captain Marvel and the Twisted Powers · 9 pages
Captain Marvel's powers have vanished, but Billy seems to have them.
- And Now a Word from Our Library... · 1 pages
- The Ghost of Ace Chance! · 24 pages
The villainous ghost of Ace Chance occupies the body of Jim Corrigan - shutting the Spectre out.
- The Story Behind the Stories · 1 pages
Paul Levitz provides commentary on the two Legion stories reprinted in this issue.