Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes 344

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes #344 Preboot » Post-Crisis Reprint Cover artwork by Kevin Nowlan Story title Baptism Previous story Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes #343: The Betrayer From Beyond (last reprint) Next story Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes #345: To Control A World (next reprint) Publication date November 27, 1986 Cover date February 1987 Creators Writer Paul Levitz Penciller(s) Greg LaRocque, Chuck Patton Inker(s) Larry Mahlstedt, Mike DeCarlo Letterer(s) Augustin Mas, John Costanza Colourist Carl Gafford Editor Karen Berger Cover artist(s) Kevin Nowlan

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 newsstands 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 No Good Deed Goes Unpunished from Legion of Super-Heroes v3 #19
• First reprint of the first four pages of Freedom of Choice from Legion of Super-Heroes v3 #19

Original cover

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  Cover art by Greg LaRocque and Larry Mahlstedt

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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