Comic Title: Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes #340
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: October 1986
On Sale Date: July 24, 1986 Newsstand Date July 24, 1986
Source: DC Releases, #29
Dates lists as shipping July 24th/August 21st are erroneous
The listed shipping date should be the release date

Newsstand Date July 24, 1986
Source: House Ad, Hawkman #3, Page IBC

Newsstand Date July 24, 1986
Source: Amazing Heroes, #97

Shipping Date July 1, 1986
Source: Comics Journal, #109

Copyright Date July 1, 1986
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1986
DC publication dates beyond April 1981 listed by the LoC
represent shipping dates NOT newsstand sale dates

Shipping Date July 1, 1986
Source: Amazing Heroes, #97

Cover Price: $0.75
Page Count: 32
Editor: Karen Berger

Title: "Hostage on a Hostile Star"
Pages: 23

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

Writer: Paul Levitz
Penciller: Gregory B. LaRocque
Inker: Larry Mahlstedt
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Carl Gafford

Reprinted From:
Legion of Super-Heroes #15 (1985)

Feature Character(s)

• Legion of Super-Heroes (last appearance in Crisis on Infinite Earths #5; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #1)
• Brainiac 5 (last appearance in Crisis on Infinite Earths #5; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #1)
• Colossal Boy (last appearance in Crisis on Infinite Earths #5; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #1)
• Dawnstar (last appearance in Crisis on Infinite Earths #5; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #16)
• Dream Girl (last appearance in Crisis on Infinite Earths #5; no further appearances)
• Element Lad (last appearance in Crisis on Infinite Earths #5; no further appearances)
• Magnetic Kid (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #14; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #1)
• Mon-El (last appearance in Crisis on Infinite Earths #5; next appearance in Crisis on Infinite Earths #7)
• Polar Boy (last appearance in Crisis on Infinite Earths #5; no further appearances)
• Princess Projectra/Sensor Girl (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #14; no further appearances)
• Quislet (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #14; no further appearances)
• Shadow Lass (last appearance in Crisis on Infinite Earths #5; no further appearances)
• Shrinking Violet (last appearance in Crisis on Infinite Earths #5; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #1)
• Star Boy (last appearance in Crisis on Infinite Earths #5; no further appearances)
• Sun Boy (last appearance in Crisis on Infinite Earths #5; no further appearances)
• Tellus (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #14; no further appearances)
• Timber Wolf (last appearance in Crisis on Infinite Earths #5; no further appearances)
• Wildfire (last appearance in Crisis on Infinite Earths #5; no further appearances)

Supporting Character(s)

• Computo (last appearance in Tales of the Legion #322; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #20)
• Night Girl (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #8; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #23)
• Cosmic Boy (last appearance in Crisis on Infinite Earths #5; next appearance in Crisis on Infinite Earths #10)

Villain(s)

• Doctor Regulus (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #286; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #18)