Comic Title: Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #244
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY
Cover Date: October 1978
On Sale Date: July 20, 1978 Copyright Date July 20, 1978
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1978

Newsstand Date July 18, 1978
Source: Comic Reader, #158

Newsstand Date July 18, 1978
Source: DC Coming Attractions, #20
For Release the week of July 18th

Newsstand Date July 17, 1978
Source: Daily Planet, Vol. 78 #28
Listed as on sale the week of July 17th

Shipping Date June 27, 1978
Source: DC Coming Attractions, #20
Shipping the week of June 27th

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.50
Page Count: 40
Editor: Allen Milgrom

Title: "The Dark Circle That Crushed Earth"
Pages: 25

Feature(s):
Legion of Super-Heroes (of Earth-1)

Writer: Paul Levitz
Penciller: Joe Staton
Inker: Joe Giella
Letterer: Ben Oda
Colorist: Cornelia Adams

Reprinted In:
Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #244 [Whitman Exclusive] (1978)
Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 HC (2018)

Feature Character(s)

• Legion of Super-Heroes (last appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #243; next appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #245)
• Brainiac 5 (last appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #243; next appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #245)
• Chameleon Boy (last appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #243; next appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #245)
• Colossal Boy (last appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #243; next appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #245)
• Cosmic Boy (last appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #243; next appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #245)
• Dawnstar (last appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #243; next appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #245)
• Dream Girl (last appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #243; next appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #245)
• Element Lad (last appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #243; next appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #245)
• Karate Kid (last appearance in All New Collectors' Edition C-55; next appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #245)
• Lightning Lass (last appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #243; next appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #245)
• Mon-El (last appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #243; next appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #245)
• Phantom Girl (last appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #243; next appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #245)
• Princess Projectra (last appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #243; next appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #245)
• Shadow Lass (last appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #242; next appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #245)
• Shrinking Violet (last appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #243; next appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #245)
• Star Boy (last appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #243; next appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #245)
• Sun Boy (last appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #243; next appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #245)
• Superboy (last appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #243; next appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #245)
• Timber Wolf (last appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #243; next appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #245)
• Ultra Boy (last appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #243; next appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #245)
• Wildfire (last appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #243; next appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #245)

Supporting Character(s)

• Bouncing Boy (last appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #243; next appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #245)
• Lightning Lad (last appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #243; next appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #245)
• Saturn Girl (last appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #243; next appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #245)
• Duo Damsel (last appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #243; next appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #245)
• Legion of Substitute Heroes (last appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #243; next appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #245)
• Polar Boy (last appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #243; next appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #245)
• Night Girl (last appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #243; next appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #245)
• Fire Lad (last appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #243; next appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #245)
• Stone Boy (last appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #243; next appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #245)
• Chlorophyll Kid (last appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #243; next appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #245)
• Color Kid (last appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #243; next appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #245)
• Shvaughn Erin (last appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #243; next appearance in Best of DC #24)

Villain(s)

• Mordru (last appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #243; next appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #245)
• Dark Circle (last appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #243; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #299)
• Khunds (last appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #242; next appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #245)