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The Legion of Super-Heroes#288
Cover: Keith Giffen & Romeo Tanghal

The Legion of Super-Heroes #288

Jun 1982 · DC · 0.60 USD; 0.20 GBP
“The Legionnaire's Made for Burning”

In "The Legionnaire's Made for Burning," the Legion of Super-Heroes splits in two as a team races to Orando to support Projectra in reclaiming her throne from a traitorous cousin and grandmother, while five others struggle to survive on a desolate planetoid after the Khundia mission goes awry. Written by Paul Levitz and brought to life with dynamic art by Keith Giffen, this 1982 DC classic blends political intrigue with survival tension, all rendered in vivid colors by Carl Gafford and sharp inks by Bruce Patterson, with Romeo Tanghal’s striking cover capturing the stakes in bold detail.

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writer Paul Levitz · artist Keith Giffen · inker, letterer Bruce Patterson · colorist Carl Gafford · cover Keith Giffen, Romeo Tanghal

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Full credits

inker, letterer Bruce Patterson
colorist Carl Gafford
cover pencils Keith Giffen
cover inks Romeo Tanghal

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A team of Legionnaires travel to Orando to help Projectra regain the throne from her treacherous cousin and grandmother. Meanwhile, five other team members are stranded on an uninhabited planetoid following the mission on Khundia, with little hope for rescue.

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