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Cover: Gil Kane

The Best of DC #44

Jan 1984 · DC · 1.25 USD; 1.50 CAD
“The Legion's Suicide Squad! Part I”

In "The Legion's Suicide Squad! Part I," Dev-Em arrives at Legion headquarters under orders from the Inter-Stellar Counter-Intelligence Corps to capture the notorious Cosmic Spy Legion leader, Morlock the Merciless—only to have the mission handed over to Superboy. Written by Jerry Siegel and Otto Binder, with art by John Forte, George Papp, and inks by Sheldon Moldoff, George Papp, and Al Plastino, this 1984 issue features a dynamic cover by Gil Kane, capturing the high-stakes tension of a mission gone unexpectedly personal.

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writer Jerry Siegel · writer Otto Binder · artist John Forte · artist, inker George Papp · inker Sheldon Moldoff · inker Al Plastino · letterer Milton Snapinn · cover Gil Kane

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artist John Forte
artist, inker George Papp
cover pencils, inks Gil Kane

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Dev-Em arrives at Legion headquarters as a member of the Inter-Stellar Counter-Intelligence Corps on a mission to nab the elusive leader of the Cosmic Spy Legion, Morlock the Merciless, but loses the assignment to Superboy.

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