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Superboy #226 (1977) · The Collector

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Superboy (1949)
#226

DC Comics#226

Superboy

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Superboy #226

The Dazzling Debut of Dawnstar! / Five Against One

Publisher: DC Comics
Cover date: April 1977
On sale: Jan 20, 1977
Cover price: $0.30
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Key issue

1st appearance of Dawnstar

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Grand Comics Database issue 30919

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Dawnstar is brought in to track down the boss of the brainwashed raiders that have been stealing resources from the galaxy.

Credits

Writer: Paul Levitz
Pencillers: James Sherman, Michael Netzer
Inker: Jack Abel
Colorist: Elizabeth Safian
Letterer: Bill Morse
Cover: Mike Grell
Managing editor: Joe Orlando
Story editor: Denny O'Neil

Characters

Dawnstar· 1st appearance
Chameleon Boy· Cameo
Colossal Boy· Cameo
Cosmic Boy· Cameo
Element Lad
Karate Kid· Cameo
Legion of Super-Heroes
Lightning Lad· Cameo
Mon-El· Cameo
Princess Projectra]· Cameo
Pulsar Stargrave
Saturn Girl· Cameo
Shadow Lass]· Cameo
Shrinking Violet· Cameo
Star Boy
Sun Boy
Superboy
Timber Wolf· Cameo
Wildfire

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