Comic Title: Legion of Super-Heroes #271
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY
Cover Date: January 1981
On Sale Date: October 23, 1980 Newsstand Date October 23, 1980
Source: DC Coming Attractions, #47

Newsstand Date October 23, 1980
Source: Comics Journal, #59

Copyright Date October 23, 1980
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1980

Newsstand Date October 23, 1980
Source: Comic Reader, #184

Shipping Date September 30, 1980
Source: DC Coming Attractions, #47

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.50
Page Count: 32
Editor: Jack C. Harris

Title: "What Is the Dark Man?"
Pages: 25

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

Writer: Gerry Conway
Penciller: Jimmy Janes
Inker: John Calnan
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Eugene D'Angelo

Reprinted In:
Elson's Presents #5 (1981)
Legion of Super-Heroes:Before the Darkness Vol. 1 HC (2021)

Feature Character(s)

• Legion of Super-Heroes (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #270; next appearance in Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes #1)
• Colossal Boy (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #270; next appearance in Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes #1)
• Lightning Lad (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #270; next appearance in Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes #1)
• Lightning Lass (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #270; next appearance in Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes #1)
• Mon-El (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #270; next appearance in Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes #1)
• Princess Projectra (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #270; next appearance in Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes #1)
• Saturn Girl (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #270; next appearance in Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes #1)
• Shadow Lass (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #270; next appearance in Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes #1)
• Shrinking Violet (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #270; next appearance in Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes #1)
• Timber Wolf (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #270; next appearance in Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes #1)
• Wildfire (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #270; next appearance in Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes #1)

Supporting Character(s)

• Blok (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #270; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #272)

Villain(s)

• Fatal Five (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #270; next appearance in Crisis on Infinite Earths #5)
• Emerald Empress (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #270; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #302)
• Mano (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #270; next appearance in Crisis on Infinite Earths #9)
• Persuader (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #270; next appearance in Tales of the Legion #318)
• Tharok (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #270; next appearance in Crisis on Infinite Earths #5)
• Validus (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #270; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #294)