Issue Details

Issue	#[nn]
Published	1989
Cover Price	14.95 USD; 24.95 CAD
Pages	196
Editing	Mark Waid

Cover Details - "The Great Darkness Saga"

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Light Lass; Superboy; Wildfire; Blok; Chameleon Boy]; Darkseid
Genre	superhero; science fiction
Pencils	Keith Giffen
Inks	Larry Mahlstedt
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset

Cover Details - "The Great Darkness Saga"

Characters	Sun Boy
Pencils	Keith Giffen
Letters	typeset

1 page credits

Letters	typeset
Notes	with indicia

1 page Legion of Super-Heroes foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Looking Back to Darkness"

Script	Paul Levitz
Letters	typeset

1 page Legion of Super-Heroes recap "Daily Planet Vid-News Headlines"

Genre	science fiction
Colors	Carl Gafford

7 page Legion of Super-Heroes story "Prologue to Darkness"

Characters	Mon-El; Shadow Lass
Genre	superhero; science fiction
Script	Paul Levitz
Pencils	Pat Broderick
Inks	Larry Mahlstedt
Colors	Carl Gafford
Letters	Adam Kubert
Editing	Mike W. Barr
Reprinted	from Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1980 series) #287

25 page Legion of Super-Heroes story "And the Servant Shall Be a Sign..."

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Phantom Girl; Cosmic Boy; Wildfire; Invisible Kid [Jacques Foccart]; Brainiac 5; Blok; Timber Wolf; Chameleon Boy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Light Lass; Element Lad; Ultra Boy; Dawnstar; Dream Girl; Shadow Lass; Mon-El]; Antonio Stefanacci (first appearance); Oli-3 Queen (first appearance); Dr. Gym'll; Darkseid; Servants of Darkness [Superman (Clone); Orion (clone); Kalibak (Clone); Guardian of the Universe (Clone); Lydea Mallor (Clone)]; President Marte Allon; Danielle Foccart [Computo]
Genre	superhero; science fiction
Script	Paul Levitz
Pencils	Keith Giffen
Inks	Larry Mahlstedt
Colors	Carl Gafford
Letters	John Costanza
Editing	Laurie Sutton
Reprinted	from Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1980 series) #290

18 page Legion of Super-Heroes story "...A Sign of Darkness Dawning"

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Mon-El; Dream Girl; Shadow Lass; Element Lad; Chameleon Boy; Ultra Boy; Phantom Girl; Timber Wolf; Sun Boy; Star Boy; Light Lass; Cosmic Boy; Dawnstar; Brainiac 5; Invisible Kid [Jacques Foccart]; Wildfire; Blok; Superboy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad (cameo)]; Darkseid; Servants of Darkness [Superman (Clone); Orion (clone); Kalibak (Clone); Guardian of the Universe (Clone); Lydea Mallor (Clone)]; Mordru; Time Trapper; White Witch
Genre	superhero; science fiction
Script	Paul Levitz
Pencils	Keith Giffen
Inks	Larry Mahlstedt
Colors	Carl Gafford
Letters	Annette Kawecki
Editing	Laurie Sutton
Reprinted	from Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1980 series) #291

7 page Legion of Super-Heroes story "Leaders and Lovers"

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy]; Servant of Darkness [Lydea Mallor (Clone)]
Genre	superhero; science fiction
Script	Paul Levitz
Pencils	Keith Giffen
Inks	Larry Mahlstedt
Colors	Carl Gafford
Letters	John Costanza
Notes	This is redrawn from the second story from Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1980 series) #291

23 page Legion of Super-Heroes story "Darkness Transcendant"

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Mon-El; Phantom Girl; Ultra Boy; Shadow Lass; Chameleon Boy; Blok; Dream Girl; Light Lass; Sun Boy; Invisible Kid [Jacques Foccart]; Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Brainiac 5; Element Lad; Star Boy; Wildfire; Dawnstar; Timber Wolf; Superboy (cameo); Karate Kid (cameo); Princess Projectra (cameo); Colossal Boy (cameo); Shrinking Violet (cameo)]; White Witch; Servants of Darkness [Superman (clone); Orion (clone); Kalibak (clone); Guardian of the Universe (clone)]; Darkseid; Bouncing Boy (cameo); Duo Damsel (cameo)
Genre	superhero; science fiction
Script	Paul Levitz
Pencils	Keith Giffen
Inks	Larry Mahlstedt
Colors	Carl Gafford
Letters	John Costanza
Editing	Laurie Sutton
Reprinted	from Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1980 series) #292

23 page Legion of Super-Heroes story "Within the Darkness..."

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Wildfire; Dawnstar; Ultra Boy; Sun Boy; Invisible Kid [Jacques Foccart]; Dream Girl; Light Lass; Mon-El; Blok; Shadow Lass; Phantom Girl; Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Karate Kid; Princess Projectra; Colossal Boy; Shrinking Violet; Element Lad; Star Boy; Timber Wolf; Brainiac 5]; White Witch; Servants of Darkness [Superman (clone); Orion (clone); Kalibak (clone); Guardian of the Universe (clone)]; Bouncing Boy; Duo Damsel; Chameleon Boy; R.J. Brande; Darkseid
Genre	superhero; science fiction
Script	Paul Levitz
Pencils	Keith Giffen
Inks	Larry Mahlstedt
Colors	Carl Gafford
Letters	John Costanza
Editing	Laurie Sutton
Reprinted	from Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1980 series) #293

41 page Legion of Super-Heroes story "Darkseid"

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Dawnstar; Wildfire; Star Boy; Shadow Lass; Timber Wolf; Brainiac 5; Element Lad; Phantom Girl; Dream Girl; Sun Boy; Invisible Kid [Jacques Foccart]; Blok; Light Lass; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Colossal Boy; Shrinking Violet; Ultra Boy; Lightning Lad; Princess Projectra; Karate Kid; White Witch]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El; Linda Lee Danvers]; Legion of Substitute Heroes [Polar Boy; Fire Lad; Chlorophyll Kid; Stone Boy; Color Kid; Night Girl]; Dev-Em; Heroes of Lallor [Evolvo Lad; Life Lass; Duplicate Boy; Gas Girl]; Wanderers [Celebrand; Ornitho; Dartalg; Elvo; Psyche; Quantum Queen; Immorto]; Lydea Mallor (clone); Orion (clone); Chameleon Boy; Validus; Bouncing Boy; Duo Damsel; Darkseid; Highfather
Genre	superhero; science fiction
Script	Paul Levitz; Keith Giffen (co-plot)
Pencils	Keith Giffen
Inks	Larry Mahlstedt
Colors	Carl Gafford
Letters	John Costanza
Reprinted	from Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1980 series) #294

36 page Legion of Super-Heroes story "The Curse"

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy; Colossal Boy; White Witch; Phantom Girl; Element Lad; Brainiac 5; Sun Boy; Dawnstar; Mon-El; Wildfire; Shadow Lass; Timber Wolf; Chameleon Boy; Blok; Invisible Kid [Jacques Foccart]; Dream Girl; Star Boy; Shrinking Violet]; Dr. Gym'll; Starfinger [Dr. Larsh; Dr. Lars Hanscomb]; Shvaughn Erin; Gigi Cusimano; Bouncing Boy; Shadow Kid; Graym Ranzz (intro)
Genre	superhero; science fiction
Script	Paul Levitz; Keith Giffen (co-plot)
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Romeo Tanghal
Colors	Carl Gafford
Letters	John Costanza
Editing	Karen Berger
Reprinted	from Legion of Super-Heroes Annual (DC, 1982 series) #3

2 page Legion of Super-Heroes story "Epilogue the Second"

Characters	Garridan Ranzz [Validus] (intro); Darkseid
Genre	superhero; science fiction
Script	Paul Levitz; Keith Giffen (co-plot)
Pencils	Keith Giffen
Inks	Larry Mahlstedt
Colors	Carl Gafford
Letters	John Costanza
Editing	Karen Berger
Reprinted	from Legion of Super-Heroes Annual (DC, 1982 series) #3

1 page Legion of Super-Heroes cover reprint (on interior page)

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Chameleon Boy; Shrinking Violet; Timber Wolf]; Kharlak
Genre	superhero; science fiction
Pencils	Keith Giffen
Inks	Romeo Tanghal
Colors	Carl Gafford
Reprinted	from Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1980 series) #287

1 page Legion of Super-Heroes cover reprint (on interior page)

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Phantom Girl; Cosmic Boy; Wildfire; Invisible Kid [Jacques Foccart]]
Genre	superhero; science fiction
Pencils	Keith Giffen
Inks	Frank Giacoia
Colors	Carl Gafford
Letters	Gaspar Saladino
Editing	Mike W. Barr
Reprinted	from Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1980 series) #290

1 page Legion of Super-Heroes cover reprint (on interior page)

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Wildfire; Dawnstar; Timber Wolf; Element Lad; Brainiac 5]; Mordru
Genre	superhero; science fiction
Pencils	Keith Giffen
Inks	Romeo Tanghal
Colors	Carl Gafford
Editing	Laurie Sutton
Reprinted	from Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1980 series) #291

1 page Legion of Super-Heroes cover reprint (on interior page)

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Dream Girl; Brainiac 5; Sun Boy]; Servants of Darkness [Superman (clone); Orion (clone); Kalibak (clone); Guardian of the Universe (clone)]
Genre	superhero; science fiction
Pencils	Keith Giffen
Inks	Keith Giffen
Colors	Carl Gafford
Letters	typeset
Editing	Laurie Sutton
Reprinted	from Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1980 series) #292

1 page Legion of Super-Heroes cover reprint (on interior page)

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Wildfire; Superboy; Ultra Boy; Star Boy; Brainiac 5; Phantom Girl]
Genre	superhero; science fiction
Pencils	Keith Giffen
Inks	Keith Giffen
Colors	Carl Gafford
Editing	Laurie Sutton
Reprinted	from Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1980 series) #293

1 page Legion of Super-Heroes cover reprint (on interior page)

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Phantom Girl; Wildfire; Shadow Lass; Sun Boy; Star Boy; Element Lad; Light Lass; Superboy]; Bouncing Boy; Darkseid
Genre	superhero; science fiction
Pencils	Keith Giffen
Inks	Larry Mahlstedt
Colors	Carl Gafford
Letters	Gaspar Saladino
Editing	Laurie Sutton
Reprinted	from Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1980 series) #294

1 page Legion of Super-Heroes cover reprint (on interior page)

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Mon-El; Shadow Lass; Element Lad; Wildfire; Chameleon Boy; Ultra Boy]; Shadow Kid
Genre	superhero; science fiction
Pencils	Keith Giffen
Inks	Larry Mahlstedt
Colors	Carl Gafford
Editing	Karen Berger
Reprinted	from Legion of Super-Heroes Annual (DC, 1982 series) #3

1 page promo (ad from the publisher)

Pencils	Ellen R. Hoff
Letters	typeset
Notes	back cover presentation with Legionnaires symbols

Legion of Super-Heroes illustration

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes; Legion of Super-Villains
Genre	superhero; science fiction
Pencils	Keith Giffen
Inks	Larry Mahlstedt
Colors	Carl Gafford
Notes	A giant poster