Comic Title: Legion of Super-Heroes #293
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY
Cover Date: November 1982
On Sale Date: August 19, 1982 Newsstand Date August 19, 1982
Source: Comic Reader, #203

Newsstand Date August 19, 1982
Source: Comics Journal, #75

Newsstand Date August 19, 1982
Source: Amazing Heroes, #13

Copyright Date July 27, 1982
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1982
DC publication dates beyond April 1981 listed by the LoC
represent shipping dates NOT newsstand sale dates

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.60
Page Count: 48
Editor: Laurie S. Sutton

Title: "Within the Darkness..."
Pages: 23

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

Writer: Paul Levitz
Penciller: Keith Giffen
Inker: Larry Mahlstedt
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Carl Gafford

Reprinted In:
Legion of Super-Heroes:The Great Darkness Saga TPB (1989)
Legion of Super-Heroes:The Great Darkness Saga the Deluxe Edition HC (2011)

Feature Character(s)

• Legion of Super-Heroes (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #292; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #294)
• Blok (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #292; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #294)
• Brainiac 5 (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #292; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #294)
• Chameleon Boy (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #292; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #294)
• Colossal Boy (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #292; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #294)
• Cosmic Boy (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #292; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #294)
• Dawnstar (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #292; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #294)
• Dream Girl (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #292; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #294)
• Element Lad (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #292; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #294)
• Invisible Kid (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #292; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #294)
• Lightning Lad (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #292; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #294)
• Lightning Lass (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #292; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #294)
• Mon-El (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #292; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #296)
• Phantom Girl (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #292; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #294)
• Saturn Girl (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #292; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #294)
• Shadow Lass (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #292; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #294)
• Star Boy (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #292; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #294)
• Sun Boy (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #292; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #294)
• Superboy (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #292; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #294)
• Timber Wolf (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #292; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #294)
• Ultra Boy (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #292; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #294)
• Wildfire (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #292; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #294)

Supporting Character(s)

• R. J. Brande (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #286; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #294)
• Yera (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #292; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #294)
• Bouncing Boy (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #292; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #294)
• Karate Kid (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #292; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #294)
• Princess Projectra (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #292; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #294)
• Duo Damsel (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #292; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #294)
• White Witch (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #292; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #294)

Villain(s)

• Darkseid (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #292; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #294)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Highfather (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #292; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #294)