The Legion of Super-Heroes, #271 Direct
Published: January 1981
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The Dark Man!
1 page
superhero
Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Lad
- Light Lass
- Wildfire
- Saturn Girl]
- Dark Man
- Tharok
- Blok
Credits
- Pencils: Alexis Nesme
- Inks: Steve Mitchell
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
What Is the Dark Man?
Story 1
25 pages
science fiction; superhero
Storyline
The Legionnaires discover that the Dark Man is a clone of Tharok, and they form a temporary alliance with the Fatal Five to defeat him.
Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Timber Wolf
- Light Lass
- Lightning Lad
- Saturn Girl
- Colossal Boy
- Princess Projectra
- Wildfire
- Mon-El
- Shadow Lass
- Shrinking Violet]
- Dark Man
- Fatal Five [Emerald Empress
- Mano
- The Persuader
- Validus
- Tharok]
- Blok
- Marte Allon
Credits
- Script: Gerry Conway
- Pencils: Alexis Nesme
- Inks: John Calnan
- Colors: Gene D'Angelo
- Letters: John Costanza
Story Notes
Colossal Boy's mother, Marte Ida Allon, is elected President of Earth.
The Flash Meets the Bureauc-Rat
Story 2
1 page
superhero
Storyline
The Flash stops the Bureauc-Rat and his Red-Tape Gun with a Hostess Fruit Pie.
Characters
- The Flash [Barry Allen]
- Bureauc-Rat
Credits
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: Vince Colletta
Story 3
1 page
Credits
- Script: Jack C. Harris
Story Notes
Letters submitted by David Scott and Alicia Wu.