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Thanks for fixing the page, Reboot.  So much to learn. :o
 
Thanks for fixing the page, Reboot.  So much to learn. :o
I went ahead and corrected the author's name.  It's by Edmond Hamilton, not Jerry Siegel.
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I went ahead and corrected the author's name.  It's by Edmond Hamilton, not Jerry Siegel. {{unsigned|He Who Wanders}}
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:NP :).
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:Actually, if you've got the issues, could you check the [[Legion Publication History]] for that sort of time period? That's where I got it from, and clearly there's some glitches - if the writers' name for one issue was wrong, presumably there may be other mistakes. - [[User:Reboot|Reboot (SoM)]] <small>''[[User talk:Reboot|talk page]]''</small> 17:04, 4 August 2007 (PDT)
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::While there can certainly be errors anywhere throughout the site, this particular issue was mistakenly credited by DC for many years as being scripted by Jerry Siegel, including two reprints. As of Legion Archives #4, they changed the credit to Ed Hamilton - apparently they had new information. (See note in the Grand Comics Database entry). The info in our LPH came from Mark Waid's index, which was published before DC discovered the erroneous credit. Thanks for the catch!! -- [[User:Craigopher|Gopher]] 19:11, 4 August 2007 (PDT)
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:::I've been checking the credits as I've been doing the summaries.  My source for the Adv. 333 is the reprint in LSH v1 #2, which lists "Ed Hamilton" as the writer on the splash page.  Most of the early issues don't list the writer, however. For these, I use "The Legion Handbook" in Amazing World of DC Comics # 9.  (Please don't tell me that it's full of errors, too! :))[[User:He Who Wanders|He Who Wanders]]

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Thanks for fixing the page, Reboot. So much to learn. :o I went ahead and corrected the author's name. It's by Edmond Hamilton, not Jerry Siegel. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by He Who Wanders (talkcontribs) . Please sign on talk pages with - ~~~~

NP :).
Actually, if you've got the issues, could you check the Legion Publication History for that sort of time period? That's where I got it from, and clearly there's some glitches - if the writers' name for one issue was wrong, presumably there may be other mistakes. - Reboot (SoM) talk page 17:04, 4 August 2007 (PDT)
While there can certainly be errors anywhere throughout the site, this particular issue was mistakenly credited by DC for many years as being scripted by Jerry Siegel, including two reprints. As of Legion Archives #4, they changed the credit to Ed Hamilton - apparently they had new information. (See note in the Grand Comics Database entry). The info in our LPH came from Mark Waid's index, which was published before DC discovered the erroneous credit. Thanks for the catch!! -- Gopher 19:11, 4 August 2007 (PDT)
I've been checking the credits as I've been doing the summaries. My source for the Adv. 333 is the reprint in LSH v1 #2, which lists "Ed Hamilton" as the writer on the splash page. Most of the early issues don't list the writer, however. For these, I use "The Legion Handbook" in Amazing World of DC Comics # 9. (Please don't tell me that it's full of errors, too! :))He Who Wanders