Comic Title: Legion of Super-Heroes #282
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY
Cover Date: December 1981
On Sale Date: September 24, 1981 Newsstand Date September 24, 1981
Source: Comic Reader, #194

Newsstand Date September 24, 1981
Source: DC Coming Attractions, #58

Newsstand Date September 24, 1981
Source: Amazing Heroes, #4

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

Shipping Date September 1, 1981
Source: DC Coming Attractions, #58

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.60
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mike W. Barr

Title: "If Answers There Be..."
Pages: 27

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

Plotter: Roy Thomas
Scripter: Paul Levitz
Penciller: Jimmy Janes
Inker: Bruce D. Patterson
Letterer: Ben Oda
Colorist: Eugene D'Angelo

Reprinted In:
Legion of Super-Heroes:Before the Darkness Vol. 2 HC (2022)

Feature Character(s)

• Legion of Super-Heroes (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #281; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #283)
• Blok (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #281; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #284)
• Brainiac 5 (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #280; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #283)
• Chameleon Boy (last appearance in Brave & the Bold #179; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #284)
• Colossal Boy (last appearance in Brave & the Bold #179; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #284)
• Cosmic Boy (last appearance in Brave & the Bold #179; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #284)
• Dawnstar (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #281; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #284)
• Karate Kid (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #281; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #284)
• Lightning Lad (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #281; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #283)
• Phantom Girl (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #281; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #284)
• Saturn Girl (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #281; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #283)
• Shadow Lass (last appearance in Brave & the Bold #179; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #284)
• Sun Boy (last appearance in Brave & the Bold #179; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #284)
• Superboy (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #281; next appearance in New Adventures of Superboy #19)
• Ultra Boy (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #275; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #284)
• Wildfire (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #280; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #283)

Guest Star(s)

• Lana Lang (as Insect Queen; last appearance in New Adventures of Superboy #18; next appearance in New Adventures of Superboy #21)

Villain(s)

• Time Trapper (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #281; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #291)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Police Chief Parker (last appearance in New Adventures of Superboy #17; next appearance in New Adventures of Superboy #21)