Comic Title: Legion of Super-Heroes #286
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY
Cover Date: April 1982
On Sale Date: January 21, 1982 Newsstand Date January 21, 1982
Source: Comic Reader, #198

Newsstand Date January 21, 1982
Source: DC Coming Attractions, #62

Newsstand Date January 21, 1982
Source: Comics Journal, #69

Newsstand Date January 21, 1982
Source: Amazing Heroes, #8

Shipping Date December 29, 1981
Source: DC Coming Attractions, #62

Copyright Date December 29, 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

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.60
Page Count: 36
Editor: Mike W. Barr

Title: "Old Friends, New Relatives and Other Corpses"
Pages: 18

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

Writer: Paul Levitz
Penciller: Patrick R. Broderick
Inker: Bruce D. Patterson
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Eugene D'Angelo

Reprinted In:
Best of DC #35 (1983)
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 #285; next appearance in Best of DC #24)
• Blok (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #284; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #287)
• Chameleon Boy (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #284; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #287)
• Colossal Boy (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #285; next appearance in Best of DC #24)
• Dawnstar (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #284; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #288)
• Lightning Lad (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #284; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #287)
• Lightning Lass (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #285; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #287)
• Phantom Girl (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #284; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #288)
• Saturn Girl (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #284; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #287)
• Shrinking Violet (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #285; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #305)
• Star Boy (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #285; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #287)
• Sun Boy (last appearance in DC Comics Presents #43; next appearance in Best of DC #24)
• Superboy (last appearance in New Adventures of Superboy #28; next appearance in New Adventures of Superboy #29)
• Timber Wolf (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #285; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #287)
• Ultra Boy (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #284; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #288)

Supporting Character(s)

• R. J. Brande (last appearance in Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes #3; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #293)

Villain(s)

• Doctor Regulus (last appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #232; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #15)