WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Darkling (Dora Keane, Marvel Family villain) — villain, first appearance, origin
Dates
- Cover date
- April 1982
- On sale
- January 5, 1982
- Pages
- 52
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #278 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 0709893073004
This edition’s page
Creators
pencils: George Pérez, Rich Buckler, Trevor Von Eeden, Dan Spiegle, Don Newtoninks: Romeo Tanghal, Pablo Marcos, Larry Mahlstedt, Dan Spiegle, Frank Chiaramonteletters: Gaspar Saladino, John Costanza, Phil Felix, Adam Kubert, Ben Odascript: Bob Rozakis, Mike W. Barr, Paul Kupperberg, E. Nelson Bridwellcolors: Gene D'Angelo, Tom Ziuko, Adrienne Royediting: Len Wein, Mike W. Barr
Stories
- Assault on Thanagar! · 14 pages
- The Archer and the Assassin · 9 pages
- Dog Day Afternoon · 8 pages
- The Power of Darkness! · 9 pages
Characters
Bruce WayneBatmanClark KentSupermanOliver QueenGreen ArrowBilly BatsonCaptain MarvelDinah LanceKatar HolHawkmanFreddy FreemanZatannaMary BatsonMary MarvelShayera ThalHawkwomanShazamChristopher "Kit" FreemanKid EternityHyathisJeff SloaneSatanDarklingDora Keane
Reprinted in
Zatanna (1980), Shazam!: The World's Mightiest Mortal (2019)