Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes Annual 5

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #5 Preboot » Post-Crisis Cover artwork by Curt Swan and Al Vey Story title Child of Darkness, Child of Light Previous story Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes #352: Going Home (last reprint) Next story Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes #353: The Lost Hero (next reprint) Publication date July 28, 1987 Cover date 1987 Creators Writer(s) Paul Levitz Penciller(s) Keith Giffen, Curt Swan Inker(s) Ernie Colon, Larry Mahlstedt Letterer(s) John Costanza Colourist(s) Carl Gafford Editor(s) Karen Berger Cover artist(s) Curt Swan, Al Vey

Background

After issue #325, Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes began reprinting issues of Legion of Super-Heroes v3 (the Baxter series). DC was experimenting with a format similar to the publication of hardcover and softcover books, with paperbacks being released a year after the hardcovers. Tales and the Baxter series were published simultaneously for a year, after which Tales reprinted the Baxter issues. The v3 series was only available through mail order or in comics specialty shops, while Tales was available on newstands as well. The direct only market was fairly new at the time, and the idea was that the reprints would be available a year later for a lower price to customers who didn't frequent comic shops. The concept was discontinued after Tales #354.

Reprinted Material

• First reprint of Child of Darkness, Child of Light from Legion of Super-Heroes v3 Annual #2

Original Cover

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  Cover art by Steve Lightle

See also

• Reviews and Discussion

• Legion Publication History - Other issues published in 1986-1989
• Legion Publication History - Other issues of Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
• Post-Crisis Chronology
• Quick index of links to other Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes issues

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