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Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes #316
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TALES OF THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #316
October 1984 [75¢]

Cover Credits: Terry Shoemaker (pencils; signed); Larry Mahlstedt (inks; signed)

First Story: "Meanwhile..." (15 Pages)

Credits: Paul Levitz and Keith Giffen (plot); Paul Levitz (script); Keith Giffen (layout pencils); Terry Shoemaker (pencils); Karl Kesel (inks); Adam Kubert (letters); Carl Gafford (colors); Karen Berger (edits)

Feature Characters: Cosmic Boy, Mon-El, Dawnstar (all three in between Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #3 and #4), Wildfire (last seen in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #3) and Invisible Kid II; Bouncing Boy (last in Legion of Super-Heroes Annual Vol. 2 #3; next in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #4); Brainiac 5, Colossal Boy, Dream Girl, Shadow Lass, Star Boy, Sun Boy, White Witch (latter seven behind the scenes, in between Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #3 and #4) Blok, Timber Wolf (both last in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #3; both behind the scenes; both next, behind the scenes in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #4)

Supporting Characters: Doctor Gym'll (last in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #3; next in issue #321); Garth Ranzz, Imra Arden-Ranzz, Graym Ranzz (all three last in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #3); Night Girl (last seen in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #3), Polar Boy, Comet Queen, Laurel Kent, Magnetic Kid, Stone Boy (all six Legion of Substitute Heroes members next in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #4)

Villains: An alien smuggler and his gang (first and only appearance of all to date); The Dream Demon (appears disguised as Lyle Norg throughout this story)

Second Story: "The Path Not Taken" (8 Pages)

Credits: Paul Levitz (plot); Mindy Newell (script); George Tuska (pencils); Karl Kesel (inks); Adam Kubert (letters); Carl Gafford (colors); Karen Berger (edits)

Feature Characters: White Witch (origin concludes in this story), Blok (both next in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #2)

Villain: Mordru (mainly behind the scenes; appears only in White Witch's origin in this story; chronologically next appearance in #)

Guest Appearances: Brainiac 5 (in between page 39 and 41 of Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #294), Dream Girl, Element Lad, and Invisible Kid II (all three last seen in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #294 and ...; all four appear on page 8 of White Witch's origin flashback and in a cameo in this story)

Other Characters: The teachers of Sorcerers' World (one appears on page 2 of this story chronologically in between the flashback in the previous issue and the teachers' first appearance in ???; all appear on page 6 through panel 3 page 7 chronologically in between ... and ..., and on page 7 panel 5 throgh page 8 in between Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #294 and ...; all appear only inWhite Witch's origin in this story)

Comment: The story continues from the second story in the previous issue.

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