Comic Title: Legion of Super-Heroes #278
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY
Cover Date: August 1981
On Sale Date: May 21, 1981 Newsstand Date May 21, 1981
Source: Comic Reader, #191

Newsstand Date May 21, 1981
Source: DC Coming Attractions, #54

Newsstand Date May 21, 1981
Source: Daily Planet, Vol. 81 #6

Copyright Date April 28, 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 April 28, 1981
Source: DC Coming Attractions, #54

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.50
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mike W. Barr

Title: "Tragedy at the Top of the World"
Pages: 25

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

Plotter: Gerry Conway
Scripter: Roy Thomas
Penciller: Jimmy Janes
Inker: Bruce D. Patterson
Letterer: Todd Klein
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 #277; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #279)
• Blok (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #277; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #279)
• Colossal Boy (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #277; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #279)
• Cosmic Boy (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #277; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #279)
• Element Lad (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #277; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #279)
• Karate Kid (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #277; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #279)
• Lightning Lad (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #277; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #279)
• Lightning Lass (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #277; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #279)
• Mon-El (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #277; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #279)
• Phantom Girl (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #277; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #279)
• Princess Projectra (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #277; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #279)
• Saturn Girl (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #277; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #279)
• Shadow Lass (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #277; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #279)
• Shrinking Violet (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #275; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #279)
• Star Boy (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #277; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #279)
• Superboy (as Reflecto; last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #277; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #279)
• Timber Wolf (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #277; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #279)
• Wildfire (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #277; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #279)

Supporting Character(s)

• Bouncing Boy (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #277; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #279)
• Duo Damsel (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #277; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #279)

Villain(s)

• Grimbor (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #277; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #279)