Comic Title: Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #5
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 1987
On Sale Date: July 28, 1987 Newsstand Date July 28, 1987
Source: DC Releases, #41

Newsstand Date July 28, 1987
Source: Amazing Heroes, #121

Shipping Date July 7, 1987
Source: DC Releases, #41

Shipping Date July 7, 1987
Source: Amazing Heroes, #121

Shipping Date July 7, 1987
Source: Focus, #1, Page BC

Copyright Date July 7, 1987
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1987
DC publication dates beyond April 1981 listed by the LoC
represent shipping dates NOT newsstand sale dates

Shipping Date July 7, 1987
Source: Comic Shop News, #1
Misnumbered 4

Cover Price: $1.25
Page Count: 48
Editor: Karen Berger

Title: "Child of Darkness, Child of Light"
Pages: 44

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

Writer: Paul Levitz
Penciller: Curt Swan
Penciller: Keith Giffen
Inker: Larry Mahlstedt
Inker: Ernie Colon
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Carl Gafford

Reprinted From:
Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #2 (1986)

Feature Character(s)

• Legion of Super-Heroes (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #27; no further appearances)
• Blok (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #27; no further appearances)
• Element Lad (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #27; no further appearances)
• Invisible Kid (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #27; no further appearances)
• Magnetic Kid (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #27; no further appearances)
• Phantom Girl (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #27; no further appearances)
• Timber Wolf (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #27; no further appearances)
• Ultra Boy (last appearance in Booster Gold #9; no further appearances)
• Wildfire (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #27; no further appearances)

Supporting Character(s)

• Shvaughn Erin (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #27; no further appearances)
• Lightning Lad (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #27; no further appearances)
• Saturn Girl (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #27; no further appearances)

Villain(s)

• Darkseid (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #18; no further appearances)
• Validus (last appearance in Crisis on Infinite Earths #10; no further appearances)