Comic Title: Legion of Super-Heroes #4
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: November 1984
On Sale Date: August 16, 1984 Newsstand Date August 16, 1984
Source: DC Releases, #6

Newsstand Date August 16, 1984
Source: Comic Reader, #219

Shipping Date July 24, 1984
Source: Comic Reader, #219

Shipping Date July 24, 1984
Source: DC Releases, #6

Copyright Date July 24, 1984
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1984
DC publication dates beyond April 1981 listed by the LoC
represent shipping dates NOT newsstand sale dates

Shipping Date July 24, 1984
Source: Amazing Heroes, #52

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $1.25
Page Count: 32
Editor: Karen Berger

Title: "Lest Villainy Triumph"
Pages: 23

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

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

Reprinted In:
Tales of the Legion #329 (1985)
Legion of Super-Heroes:An Eye for an Eye TPB (2008)

Feature Character(s)

• Legion of Super-Heroes (last appearance in Tales of the Legion #316; next appearance in Tales of the Legion #317)
• Brainiac 5 (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #3; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #5)
• Chameleon Boy (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #3; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #5)
• Colossal Boy (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #3; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #5)
• Cosmic Boy (last appearance in Tales of the Legion #316; next appearance in Tales of the Legion #317)
• Dawnstar (last appearance in Tales of the Legion #316; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #5)
• Dream Girl (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #3; next appearance in Tales of the Legion #317)
• Element Lad (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #3; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #5)
• Mon-El (last appearance in Tales of the Legion #316; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #5)
• Phantom Girl (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #3; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #5)
• Shadow Lass (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #3; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #5)
• Shrinking Violet (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #3; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #5)
• Star Boy (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #3; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #5)
• Sun Boy (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #3; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #5)
• Ultra Boy (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #3; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #5)
• White Witch (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #3; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #5)

Supporting Character(s)

• Karate Kid (dies in this story; last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #3; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #5)
• Lightning Lass (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #3; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #5)
• Princess Projectra (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #3; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #5)
• Bouncing Boy (last appearance in Tales of the Legion #316; next appearance in Tales of the Legion #317)
• Duo Damsel (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #311; next appearance in Tales of the Legion #317)
• Laurel Kent (last appearance in Tales of the Legion #316; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #8)
• Magnetic Kid (last appearance in Tales of the Legion #316; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #8)
• Legion of Substitute Heroes (last appearance in Tales of the Legion #316; next appearance in Legion of Substitute Heroes Special #1)
• Polar Boy (last appearance in Tales of the Legion #316; next appearance in Legion of Substitute Heroes Special #1)
• Night Girl (last appearance in Tales of the Legion #316; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #14)
• Fire Lad (last appearance in DC Comics Presents #59; next appearance in Legion of Substitute Heroes Special #1)

Villain(s)

• Legion of Super-Villains (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #3; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #5)
• Lightning Lord (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #3; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #5)
• Nemesis Kid (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #3; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #5)
• Tyr (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #3; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #5)
• Sun Emperor (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #3; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #5)
• Ronn Kar (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #3; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #5)
• Spider Girl (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #2; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #5)
• Radiation Roy (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #3; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #5)
• Chameleon Chief (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #3; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #5)
• Cosmic King (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #3; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #5)