The Legion of Super-Heroes #280 (1981) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

Identification plate

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Call Back Yesterday!	cover	1	pencils: George Pérez; inks: George Pérez; letters: Gaspar Saladino, Todd Klein	Gim Allon, Imra Ardeen, Val Armorr, Jan Arrah, Blok, Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Drake Burroughs, Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Reep Daggle, Dawnstar, Salu Digby
1	"O! Call Back Yesterday!"	comic story	25	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Jim Janes; inks: Bruce Patterson; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: Ben Oda	Gim Allon, Marte Allon, Imra Ardeen, Val Armorr, Jan Arrah, Batman, Blok, Bouncing Boy, Drake Burroughs, Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Reep Daggle, Dawnstar
3	A Special Double-Page Pin-Up of... The Legion of Super-Heroes	illustration	2	pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Bob Smith	Gim Allon, Imra Ardeen, Val Armorr, Jan Arrah, Blok, Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Drake Burroughs, Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Reep Daggle, Dawnstar, Salu Digby
4	-	letters page	1	script: Mike W. Barr

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	barcode 0709893067010

Collection	Year
Adventures of Superman: George Pérez #[nn] ISBN 978-1-77950-012-0	2020	On eBay ›
Legion of Super-Heroes: Before the Darkness #2 ISBN 9781779510778	2022	On eBay ›

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