<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 52. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 326 </> "The Revolt of the Girl Legionnaires! Part I"
Saturn Girl calls all of the female Legionnaires to the clubhouse to plot to destroy the male members. Soon, Light Lass gets rid of Element Lad and Triplicate Girl takes care of Invisible Kid, Brainiac 5, & Cosmic Boy. Reprinted in ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) #410, September 1971; in BEST OF DC DIGEST (Vol.1) #57, February 1985 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Three, 1993.
"The Triumph of the Super-Heroines! Part II"
Saturn Girl makes quick work of Superboy, Supergirl eliminates Chameleon Boy, & Phantom Girl disposes of Star Boy. But then Queen Azura of Fennaz undoes her evil command after Mon-El and Ultra Boy help her and show her the error of her ways. Freed of her control, the girl Legionnaires rescue the boys they imperiled. Reprinted in ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) #410, September 1971; in BEST OF DC DIGEST (Vol.1) #57, February 1985 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Three, 1993.
"The Legion Outpost"
LEGION CONSTITUTION (Part II)
"Absolute loyalty is required of all members. In the presence of the Legion Flag, Legionnaires must salute. The Legion's duly-elected leader is supreme commander of the Legion, answerable only to the Commissioner of the Science Police. Members must obey all orders from the leader. Failure to do so shall be grounds for court-martial and possible expulsion from the Legion. "The secrets of the Legion - weapons, alarm devices on the clubhouse, etc. - must be kept in strictest confidence. Revealing such secrets to any unauthorized person is grounds for expulsion from the Legion. "Failure of any member to live up to the requirements of Legion membership - such as loss of super-powers, cowardice while performing a mission, etc. - shall also be grounds for expulsion, as shall making false-charges against a fellow Legionnaire. Worthy members losing their powers may, however, be retained in the Legion Reserve. "The Legion Reserve, consisting of worthy former members, rejected members, honorary members and the Legion of Substitute Heroes, shall be prepared to go into action in the event of an emergency when the active members are away on missions or otherwise unable to respond. "Any Legionnaire expelled from the Legion, but not retained as a Reservist, must submit to being hypnotically brainwashed to remove all memory of Legion secrets."
Supergirl asks Shrinking Violet to aid her into exposing Donna Storm as a fraud.
Cover date: December 1964 Released: September 1964
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 54. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 327</> "The Lone Wolf Legionnaire! Part I"
First appearance of Lone Wolf (Brin Londo of Zoon – later Legionnaire Timber Wolf). After the so-called “False-Pretenses Lad” is imprisoned, the Legion is sent out to investigate a robbery and some escaped beasts on Zoon. There, they encounter Lone Wolf (Karth Arn) whom they suspect of the robbery. Reprinted in SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #178, October 1971; in BEST OF DC DIGEST (Vol. 1) #33, February 1983; in BEST OF DC DIGEST (Vol.1) #57, February 1985 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Three, 1993.
"The Youth who Wasn’t Human! Part II"
The Legion learns the truth about Lone Wolf, that he’s really Brin Londo son of Dr. Mar Londo of Zoon and that Karth Arn (an android) had switched their identities. Reprinted in SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #178, October 1971; in BEST OF DC DIGEST (Vol. 1) #33, February 1983; in BEST OF DC DIGEST (Vol.1) #57, February 1985 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Three, 1993.
Cover date: December 1964 Released: September 1964
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 55. SUPERBOY (Vol.1) 117 </> "Superboy and the 5 Legion Traitors!"
Superboy is thrown into an alternate reality where Smallville is spelled Smallvile. In this reality, Ultra Boy, Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Elelment Lad, & Invisible Kid are villains rather than heroes. Eventually, Superboy helps this realities' Superboy capture them and protect his secret identity before taking them back into their future and into the custody of the Science Police. Superboy then goes back into time and into his own Smallville reality. Reprinted in BEST OF DC COMICS (Vol. 1) #6, July-August 1980 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Three, 1993.
Cover date: December 1964 Released: September 1964
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 55.1 ACTION COMICS (Vol. 1) 320 </> "The Three Super-Enemies!"
Superman makes references to his Legion adventures.
Cover date: January 1965 Released: October 1964
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 56. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 328 </> "The Lad Who Wrecked the Legion! Part I"
First and only appearance of Command Kid of Preztor. Cameos of some past villains in the Rogues Room (Molock, Zaryan, and Jungle King). A Celestial chamber shows Legionnaires and their home planet. And, Bouncing Boy temporarily regains his powers. Command Kid impresses the Legionnaires with his hypnotic hallucinations and joins. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (Vol. 1) #1, February 1973; in BEST OF DC DIGEST (Vol.1) #57, February 1985; & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Three, 1993.
"The Secret of the Legion Rookie! Part II"
Command Kid outshines the other Legionnaires and convinces them to take his suspended animation pills so that he can augment their powers. But, Saturn Girl and Element Lad realize that Command Kid is possessed by a demon and is trying to transfer demons into their friends so they stop him using his one weakness, gold. No longer super-powered or possessed, Command Kid quits and returns home. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (Vol. 1) #1, February 1973; in BEST OF DC DIGEST (Vol.1) #57, February 1985; & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Three, 1993.
Cover date: January 1965 Released: October 1964
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 57. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 329</> "The Bizarro-Legion! Part I"
Saturn Girl makes reference to the Time Trapper and Brainiac 5 unviels his latest invention, the Legion Flight Rings (first appearance). Bizarro-Superboy arrives to join but the Legion votes against him. So, Bizarro decides to use his imperfect duplicator ray to create his own Legion of Stupor-Bizarros (Bizarro-Brainiac 5, Bizarro-Lightning Lad, Bizarro-Saturn Girl, Bizarro-Chameleon Boy, and Bizarro-Invisible Kid). Reprinted in BEST OF DC DIGEST (Vol.1) #57, February 1985 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Four, 1994.
"The Mad, Mad, Mad Bizzaro-Legion! Part II"
The Legionnaires surrender to the Bizarro-Legionnaires in order to save Superboy. But, Superboy outsmarts Bizarro-Superboy and has him disband his team. Reprinted in BEST OF DC DIGEST (Vol.1) #57, February 1985 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Four, 1994.
"The Legion Outpost"
KNOW YOUR LEGIONNAIRES
For newer readers, who missed our earlier Legion stories, we present this brief rundown of the Legionnaires, their origins and powers.
BOUNCING BOY (Chuck Taine), while an errand boy for a scientist, drank a bottle of super-plastic fluid, mistaking it for soda-pop. This gave him super-bouncing power. Later, a laboratory accident deprived him of this ability. He is now a member of the Legion reserve.
BRAINIAC 5 (Querl Dox) is a direct descendent of Vril Dox, who was adopted by the original Brainiac, Superman's foe, and renamed Brainiac II. Brainiac 5 has a super-powerful computer-brain - though it is a human brain and not an electronic computer like the original Brainiac's.
CHAMELEON BOY (Reep Daggle) came from the planet Durla, where everyone can assume any shape he chooses. He is the leader of the Legion's Espionage Squad, since he can spy on criminals while disguised as a crook, an animal, or even a tree.
COLOSSAL BOY (Gim Allon) was an ordinary lad until contact with a strange meteor gave him the power to grow to gigantic size.
COSMIC BOY (Rokk Krinn) came with his parents from the planet Braal, where the people evolved magnetic powers to battle the metal monsters of that world. With Lightning Lad and Saturn Girl, Cosmic Boy was one of the Legion's original members.
ELEMENT LAD (Jan Arrah) was the only inhabitant of the planet Trom to escape being wiped out in a battle with space-criminals. Trom's radioactive environment caused the people to evolve the power to change the atomic structure of elements by mental radiations.
INVISIBLE KID (Lyle Norg) is a young scientific genius who invented a serum that gives him the ability to become invisible at will. He is a member of the Espionage Squad, since spying is easy for him.
LIGHT LASS (Ayla Ranzz) is Lightning Lad's sister and once had the same lightning powers, which she got at the same time. She was then called Lightning Lass. But an electrical blast from a generator changed her power to the ability to make things super-light, so she became Light Lass.
LIGHTNING LAD (Garth Ranzz), with his sister and brother, was struck by electrical charges from lightning-monsters of the planet Korbal, endowing all three with lightning powers. Lightning Lad and his sister (now Light Lass) used their powers for good; but their brother, Lightning Lord, became a criminal.
MATTER-EATER LAD (Tenzil Kem) came from the planet Bismoll, where, over a period of eons, microbes made all food poisonous. To survive, the people evolved the ability to eat anything. With his super-strong teeth and super-digestion, Matter-Eater Lad can eat his way through stone, iron, wood, or any other material, with no ill effects.
MON-EL (Lar Gand) was born on the planet Daxam, under a red sun. As a youth, he made a flight to Krypton, where Jor-El, Superboy's father, warned him of that world's coming doom and gave him a space map. An accident caused him to drift in space for years, in suspended animation, until he landed on Earth. Here he gained superpowers from the yellow sun, but he had amnesia. Superboy, finding Jor-El's map on him, thought the youth was his big brother and named him Mon-El, for the day he found him (Monday) and his family name on Krypton (El). Later, contact with lead, which is deadly to him, restored Mon-El's memory; but it would have killed him if Superboy had not saved him by projecting him into the Phantom Zone. There he remained for 1,000 years, until Brainiac 5 invented a serum which, taken at 24-hour intervals, makes him immune to lead and gives him super-powers even under a red sun.
PHANTOM GIRL (Tinya Wazzo) came from the 4th-dimensional world of Bgztl, which occupies the same space as Earth. She can dematerialize at will and pass through solid objects.
SATURN GIRL (Imra Ardeen) is serving her second term as the Legion's leader. She comes from Saturn, where all people have strange mental powers. She can read minds, send telepathic messages, and command all sorts of creatures mentally.
SHRINKING VIOLET (Salu Digby) comes from the planet Imsk, where everyone can shrink to tiny size.
STAR BOY (Thom Kallor) was the son of an astronomer who lived in an orbiting space-observatory, which picked up starlight for research. When Thom was born there, the starlight gave him the power to draw mass from the stars and use it to make anything super-heavy.
SUN BOY (Dirk Morgna) was accidentally locked in an atomic reactor chamber. The atomic bombardment transformed him into a blazing beacon of heat and light.
SUPERBOY (Clark Kent, born Kal-El) came from the red-sun planet, Krypton, as an infant. When that world exploded, his father, Jor-El, sent him to Earth in a rocket. Under our yellow sun, he gained his various super-powers. The Legionnaires went over 1,000 years into the past to enlist him as a member.
SUPERGIRL (Linda Lee Danvers, born Kara Zor-El), Superboy's cousin, came to Earth when he had grown up to be Superman. She was born in Argo City, a community of Krypton which was thrown off in one piece and preserved under a plastic dome when that world exploded. She was sent to Earth in a rocket when a type of Kryptonite wiped out Argo City. She has the same powers as Superboy.
TRIPLICATE GIRL (Luornu Durgo) comes from the planet Cargg, where a triple sun imbued all inhabitants with the power to split into three bodies.
ULTRA BOY (Jo Nah), of the planet Rimbor, was charged with ultra-energy when his space-speedster was swallowed by an energy-beast. A passing galactic cruiser saved him by slicing the monster open. He has ultra-strength, invulnerability, ultra-speed and ultra-vision, but can only use one power at a time. His penetra-vision can even see through lead and his flash vision can melt that metal.
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 57.1 ACTION COMICS (Vol. 1) 322</> "The Coward of Steel!"
In an effort to cure himself of cowardice as Clark Kent, Superman uses the red kryptonite that gave Supergirl the courage to battle Evilo in the far future (character looks similar to Legion's Evillo from 80. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 350, November 1966 ).
"The Planet of Outcasts! Part I"
In a scene reminiscent of Supergirl’s second meeting with the Legion, Supergirl encounters a trio of “super-powered” girls from Feminax, a planet populated only by females – Plant Girl, who has the power to cause plants to grow and expand instantly; Time Girl, who has the power to move time forward or back (Inspired by Time Girl created by Rex Osborne from 33. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) #312, September 1963 ?); & Music Maid, who has the power of attracting animals with the sound of her melodies (Inspired by Song Girl created by Roberta Davidson from 42. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) #319, April 1964 ?). However, these girls (members of the Sisterhood of Evil) do not have super-powers and are evil. They trick Supergirl into reviving Lucrezia Borgia, Lady MacBeth, & Mata Hari. Continued in next issue.
Cover date: March 1965 Released: December 1964
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 58. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 330</> "The Secret of the Mystery Legionnaire! Part I"
First appearance of Dynamo-Boy (Vorm of Darzyl [really Pirate Planetoid]). A pirate, Vorm, defeats his only rival Pargg to use his super-belt to join and betray the Legion as Dynamo-Boy. He is chosen to join instead of fellow applicants, Eye-Ful Ethel & The Mess. Vorm begins to destroy the Legion by helping to expel Colossal Boy & Mon-El. Reprinted in BEST OF DC DIGEST (Vol.1) #64, September 1985 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Four, 1994.
"The Victory of the Evil Legionnaire! Part II"
Dynamo-Boy succeeds in expelling the remaining Legionnaires. Reprinted in BEST OF DC DIGEST (Vol.1) #64, September 1985 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Four, 1994. Continued in the next issue.
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 58.2 ACTION COMICS (Vol. 1) 323</> "The Kryptonian Killer! Part II"
Locrezia Borgia, Mata Hari, & Lady MacBeth mentally infuse their evil into Supergirl, who is then forced to create a poison to kill Comet, the Super-Horse (the other Super-Pets appear and flee); Py-Ron, Kryptonian criminal from the Phantom Zone; Superman, and herself. But, being immune to krytonite, the poison doesn’t affect Comet and he’s able survive and use his x-ray vision to neutralize the poison. Py-Ron (who decides to done a costume similar to Superman’s and call himself Evil-Man) destroys all life on Feminax. Superman is then forced to return Py-Ron back into the Zone.
Cover date: April 1965 Released: January 1965
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 59. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 331</> "The Triumph of the Legion of Super-Villains Part I!"
Dynamo Boy holds a tryout. He rejects Golden Boy, Polecat, Animal Lad, & Tusker, before accepting Cosmic King, Lightning Lord, & Saturn Queen of the Legion of Super-Villains (origins retold). The Substitute Legion unsuccessfully tries to capture the LSV. Reprinted in BEST OF DC DIGEST (Vol.1) #64, September 1985 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Four, 1994.
"The Revolt of the Super-Villains! Part II!"
The Legion of Super-Villains double-crosses Dynamo-Boy and abandons him in the future. The Legionnaires return to defeat the LSV. Reprinted in BEST OF DC DIGEST (Vol.1) #64, September 1985 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Four, 1994.
Cover date: April 1965 Released: January 1965
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 59.1 SUPERBOY (Vol.1) 120 </> "The Fate of the Future Superman!"
Superboy witnesses the fate of his descendant of the 35th century.
Saturn Girl cameo. Reprinted in SUPERMAN FAMILY (Vol. 1) #168, December 1974-January 1975.
Cover date: April 1965 Released: January 1965
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 60. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 332</> "The Super Moby Dick of Space! Part I"
Lightning Lad’s right arm is poisoned in a duel with the Super-Moby Dick of Space and has to be replaced with a robot arm. Lightning Lad becomes temporary Legion Leader and vows vengeance. Reprinted: in 100-PAGE SUPER SPECTACULAR (Vol. 1) #DC-21, October 1973; in BEST OF DC DIGEST (Vol.1) #64, September 1985; & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Four, 1994.
"The Cosmic Quest of Lightning Lad! Part II"
Lightning Lad uses a tip from the creator of the Super-Moby Dick to subdue the beast and shrink him down to his rightful size. Reprinted: in 100-PAGE SUPER SPECTACULAR (Vol. 1) #DC-21, October 1973; in BEST OF DC DIGEST (Vol.1) #64, September 1985; & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Four, 1994.
"The Legion Outpost"
Future Legion writer gets his letter printed –
Dear Editor: I enjoyed the feature, "Know Your Legionnaires." Lately you've been presenting these little "extras" in your magazines, explaining or highlighting parts of the Superman legend. This is a brilliant idea and I hope you continue it. -Cary Bates, Dayton, Ohio.
(Rest assured that we'll be bringing you these "extras" whenever we have space available. You'll find some in the SUPERBOY 80 PAGE GIANT, now on sale, as well as in the next SUPERMAN GIANT. -Ed.)
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 61. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 333</> "The War Between Krypton and Earth! Part I"
The Legionnaires travel back in time to uncover the mystery of a tablet commemorating a War between Earth and Krypton millions of years earlier. Split into two groups, Superboy, Saturn Girl, Lightning Lad, Colossal Boy, & Element Lad aid Zat-El and other Kryptonian scientists build a space-arc to travel to Earth to avoid science-persecution. While Brainiac 5, Star Boy, Light Lass, Phantom Girl, & Chameleon Boy encounter Leta Lal and other Vruunian settlers of Atlantis in Earth’s distant past. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (Vol. 1) #2, March 1973; in BEST OF DC DIGEST (Vol.1) #64, September 1985; & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Four, 1994.
"The Civil War of the Legion! Part II"
Taking the sides of the people that they first encountered, the Legionnaires fight each other over who gets to occupy the Earth. But, hostilities end when the Atlanteans are forced to live under water due to the xenon in Earth’s air. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (Vol. 1) #2, March 1973; in BEST OF DC DIGEST (Vol.1) #64, September 1985; & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Four, 1994.
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 61.2 SUPERMAN'S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN (Vol. 1) 85 </> "The Adventures of Chameleon-Head Olsen!"
Chameleon Boy and LSH cameo.
Cover date: June 1965 Released: March 1965
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 62. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 334</> "The Unknown Legionnaire! Part I"
Superboy recounts the time the Legion tracked down escaped criminal Dr. Norm Eldor to a planet in the Antares system and encountered Unknown Boy. Reprinted in BEST OF DC DIGEST (Vol.1) #64, September 1985; & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Four, 1994.
"The Secret of Unknown Boy! Part II"
The Legion stops Dr. Norm Eldor from discovering the secrets of the Llorn hidden inside the Protean Planet. Also, the Legionnaires learn that Unknown Boy is really Supergirl who had lost her memory from being exposed to red kryptonite. Reprinted in BEST OF DC DIGEST (Vol.1) #64, September 1985; & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Four, 1994.
First appearance of Starfinger. The Legionnaires barely thwart Starfinger’s attempts to acquire Rejuvium, a precious ore discovered by Thomas Keene that makes living things young again. Reprinted in BEST OF DC DIGEST (Vol.1) #67, December 1985; & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Four, 1994.
"Starfinger against the Legion! Part II"
Starfinger destroys two of the “Seven Wonders of the 30th century,” Sun City & the Startosphere Laboratory to convince the United Planets to hand over the rejuvium. Reprinted in BEST OF DC DIGEST (Vol.1) #67, December 1985; & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Four, 1994. Story continues next issue.
MEET THE LEGIONNAIRES
BRAINIAC 5
(First of a Series)
Many years ago, on a distant planet, scientists created huge electronic computers with tenth-level-effector minds, as compared to the sixth-level-effector brains of humans. The machines then revolted against their creators and conquered that world. Deciding that their superior minds entitled them to rule the universe, they created a computer in human form, whose duty would be to spy on human-kind throughout the cosmos, in preparation for conquest. This incredible automaton was Brainiac, Superman's arch-foe. In order to add a final touch to Brainiac's disguise, the computers forced a boy of their world, Vril Dox, to masquerade as Brainiac's son. They renamed the lad "Brainiac II," and imprinted his new name indelibly on the palm of his right hand. But Vril was clever. Having learned many of Brainiac's scientific secrets, he ran away; then, while his villainous foster-father went off on his espionage mission, which was to occupy many years, Vril used his knowledge to build a brain-stimulator which raised his mind to the twelfth-level effector. Now he was smarter than the tyrannous computers and led his people in a revolt against the machines. Honored by the people he had freed, Vril Dox, alias Brainiac II, lived a long, happy life. Long, indeed - for the green-skinned inhabitants of that world have a life-span far greater than that of an Earthman. When he grew up, Vril married and became a father. He found that his brain-stimulator had affected his genes, so that his children inherited his twelfth-level-effector brain. His son Pran Dox, was nicknamed Brainiac 3. He in turn was the father of Kajz Dox (Brainiac 4), whose son, Querl Dox, became Brainiac 5 of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Thus it is that Brainiac 5 has a twelfth-level-effector mind, like the original Brainiac. With a mind twice as powerful as ordinary humans, Brainiac 5 can solve the most difficult problems in seconds.
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 64. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 336 </> "The True Identity of Starfinger! Part I"
Starfinger continues his destruction of “Seven Wonders of the 30th century,” with the Global Tunnel and the Giant Hall of Fame. Reprinted in BEST OF DC DIGEST (Vol.1) #67, December 1985; & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Four, 1994.
"The Secret of Starfinger! Part II"
The Legion uses Interon (first appearance, a substance that can withstand anything) shields to stop Starfinger from destroying the Reversed Waterfalls and the Great Wind Control Center, where they are able to capture him. Although Lightning Lad is revealed as Starfinger, Dr. Hanscom is revealed as the true Starfinger and is captured before destroying the seventh wonder – the Fusion-Powersphere. Reprinted in BEST OF DC DIGEST (Vol.1) #67, December 1985; & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Four, 1994.
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 64.1 SUPERMAN'S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN (Vol. 1) 87 </> "The Arena of Doom!"
Legion of Super-villains/Cosmic Anti-Superman Gang (Saturn Woman, Cosmic King, Brainiac, Lightning Lord, & Lex Luthor) seemingly force Jimmy Olsen to kill Superman, but in fact all are saved by Kandorians.
Cover date: September 1965 Released: June 1965
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 65. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 337 </> "The Weddings that Wrecked the Legion! Part I"
Lightning Lad & Saturn Girl and Ultra Boy & Phantom Girl fall in love and decide to marry despite the fact that they have to quit because it goes against the Legion Constitution while an invasion is threatening the Earth. Reprinted in ADVENTUREC OMICS (Vol. 1) #411, October 1971; in BEST OF DC DIGEST (Vol.1) #67, December 1985; & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Four, 1994.
"The Legionnaire Dropouts! Part II"
The Legion holds tryouts to replace the lost Legionnaires. Night Girl & Chlorophyll Kid are rejected again, but Size Lad (with the power to make objects bigger or smaller - disguised Invasion-Spy leader, Aarl), Blackout Boy (with the power to neutralize light in an area), and Magnetic Kid (with the power of attracting or repelling living things) are all accepted. But the Murran Spies are the ones who are double-crossed and the invasion is defeated. The “marriages” are also exposed as shames and the members re-instated. Reprinted in ADVENTUREC OMICS (Vol. 1) #411, October 1971; in BEST OF DC DIGEST (Vol.1) #67, December 1985; & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Four, 1994.
"The Legion Outpost"
Dear Editor: After reading about the Legion of Super-Heroes, I decided to apply for membership. I'm Quantum Lad (so called because of the theory that light is made of small particles called "quanta".) I come from Lucis, a world of concentrated light. I can emit a laser beam from my right index finger. I can change myself into light and hence fly at the speed of light and pass through transparent objects. And in my light form I can dazzle foes. -Quantum Lad (alias David Broomhead,) Horsforth, Leeds, Yorkshire, England. (Okay, chum, but you'll have to get in line. There are a lot of applicants ahead of you. See the page in this issue entitled "Bits of Legionnaire Business." -Ed.)
BITS OF "LEGIONNAIRE BUSINESS"
The three new super-characters who appear in this issue's feature story were thought up by three of our readers, who submitted the ideas to the "Bits of Legionnaire Business" department we used to run in this magazine. The creators of these characters were: James Vincent, Fairfax, Va. -BLACKOUT BOY; Tony Edwards, Yuma, Ariz. -STAR LAD; Bill Martin, Milwaukee, Wis. -MAGNETIC BOY. In the past, we have occasionally used other heroes suggested by our readers. For instance, the very first "bit of business" submitted was POLAR BOY, who became leader of the Legion of Substitute Heroes. We intend to use still others in the future. Here are some of the better "bits of Legionnaire business" sent in by readers of the past: Lucinda Briggs, Port Alsworth, Alaska: "TELEPORT GIRL . . . she possesses the unique ability to teleport herself anywhere, through time, space and matter." . . . David Dickhereber, Wentzville, Mo.: "RADAR LAD, a boy who can detect any object and pinpoint its location on the map." . . . Janet Hein, West N.Y., N.J.: "CREATIVE GIRL . . . she has the power of creating anything she wishes." . . . Bill Hodges, Huntsville, Ala.: "VIBRATORY BOY . . . his power consists of emitting vibratory pulsations with which he can shatter any object." . . . Ronald Domsky, Philadelphia, Pa.: "MOLECULE BOY . . . he can re-arrange the molecules of any object to form something else; for instance, he could change a crook's ray gun into a harmless pencil." Bob Marcus, East Meadow, L.I.: "BRITTLE BOY, who can break himself into hundreds of pieces and then re-unite." . . . Mike Witherspoon, Weatherford, Tex.: "KEY KID, a lad who has the power of opening any lock with his fingers." . . . Matthew Maynard, Seattle, Wash.: "NATURE BOY . . he can cause tidal waves, stop waterfalls, make volcanoes erupt." . . . Jeff Greenberg, Los Angeles, Calif.: "COLOR KID . . . he can change himself or any object to any color of the spectrum." . . . Barbara Reed, Yuma City, Calif.: "ATOMIC KID . . . he has the power of atomic radiation and the explosive force of an atomic bomb." . . . Roger Ho, New York, N.Y.: "VOCAL WHIZ . . . he can perfectly imitate anyone's voice." . . . Randy Steele, Tunkhan Rock, Pa.: "CYCLONE KING . . . he can create twisters, monsoons, typhoons, etc." . . . Peter Sipchen, Richardson, Tex.: "SLOW-MOTION KID . . . he has the power to slow down any moving object or person." J. Adam King, Yellow Springs, Ohio: "DEGREE DAMSEL . . . she has the power to alter the temperature of anything." . . . Jeff Baker, Ft. Worth, Tex. "MEDIC MASTER . . . he can cure any disease or illness." . . . Dennis Persica, New Orleans, La.: "BIRD GIRL . . . she has the power of doing anything that any bird can do." . . . Rex Osborne, Essex, England: "TIME GIRL . . . she possesses the power to alter time and evolution." . . . Tom Kegley, St. Paul, Minn.: "BLOCKADE BOY . . . he can change himself into an invulnerable steel wall of any size or shape." . . . Greg Flood, Needham, Mass.: "EARTHQUAKE LAD . . . has the power to create earthquakes." . . . R. Goo, San Bernadino, Calif.: "OMNIBOY . . . he can travel on and under land, beneath the sea, and in air or space." Mike Jones, Orlando, Fla.: "BAT BOY . . . like his namesake, the bat, he has the power of hearing supersonic frequencies." . . . Eddie Jones, Rogersville, Tenn.: "DIMENSION DAMSEL . . . she has the power to visit the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th dimensions." . . . Roberta Davidson, New Shrewsbury, N.J.: "SONG GIRL . . . she can charm any person into obeying her orders by singing to them."
Cover date: October 1965 Released: July 1965
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 65.1 SUPERBOY (Vol.1) 124 </> "The Insect Queen of Smallville!"
First appearance of Lana Lang as Insect Queen. Lana Lang is given a ring that allows her to transform into insects after she aids an alien. Reprinted in SUPERMAN FAMILY (Vol. 1) #167, October-November 1974; in BEST OF DC DIGEST (Vol.1) #67, December 1985; & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Four, 1994.
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 65.3 ACTION COMICS (Vol. 1) 330 </> "Supergirl's Duel with Dr. Supernatural! Part I"
Supergirl is forced to travel to another universe’s Purple Planet to stop Drang the Destroyer (Dr. Supernatural). There she encounters several heroes from her universe trapped there by Dr. Supernatural – Lux of Gur (who can turn any object into a source of light), Multiple-Man (who can create replicas of himself), Mask-Man (who can mold his face into any shape), Surya (who can turn herself into any pre-historic beast from her world), & Strella (who can turn her hands into torches of living flame). Story continues next issue.
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 66. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 338 </> "The Menace of the Sinister Super-Babies! Part I"
First appearance of Glorith of Baaldur. Glorith is instructed by the Time Trapper to inflict the Evolution Doom from his hourglass upon the Legion. But, because of the Fountain of 1,000 Chemicals, the Legionnaires (Saturn Girl, Element Lad, Chameleon Boy, Light Lass, Matter-Eater Lad, Ultra Boy, and Invisible Kid) are reduced to babies rather than protoplasmic blobs, while Brainiac 5 and Superboy watch helplessly behind the Iron Curtain of Time. Reprinted in BEST OF DC DIGEST (Vol.1) #67, December 1985; & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Four, 1994.
"The Time Trapper’s Invincible Infant-Ry! Part II"
The Time Trapper decides to use the baby Legionnaires for crime and punishes Glorith by devolving her into protoplasm. But, when Elelment Lad transform’s the Trapper’s space craft into candy for Legionnaires to eat, Brainiac 5 and Superboy arrive to trick the Trapper into restoring their comrades. Reprinted in BEST OF DC DIGEST (Vol.1) #67, December 1985; & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Four, 1994.
Cover date: November 1965 Released: August 1965
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 67. SUPERBOY (Vol.1) 125 </> "The Sacrifice of Kid Psycho!"
First appearance and origin of Kid Psycho. Kid Psycho travels back into time in order to convince Superboy to help him attain membership in the Legion of Super-Heroes. But, both learn that the reason for his refusal is that Kid Psycho’s powers shorten his life every time he uses them. Kid Psycho is inducted into the Legion Reserve as the Legion’s Secret Weapon No. 1. Reprinted in BEST OF DC DIGEST (Vol.1) #67, December 1985 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Four, 1994.
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 67.1 SUPERMAN (Vol.1) 181</> "The Superman of 2965!"
First appearance and origin of Superman of 2965 (Klar Ken T5477 - descendant of original Superman). First appearances of an Alternate Universe 30th century. Reprinted in SUPERMAN (Vol. 1) #244, November 1971. Story continued in “Muto-- Monarch of Menace!” 74.2 ACTION COMICS (Vol. 1) #338, June 1966.
Supergirl works with the other heroes to destroy Dr. Supernatural and return to their home planets. Surya carries medallions with pictures of the Legion inside her belt which they use to make a time-device to retrieve help.
Cover date: December 1965 Released: September 1965
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 68. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 339</> "Hunters of the Super-Beasts! Part I"
The Legionnaires are instructed by the Science Police to help the people of Vorn deal with their world’s animals increased intelligence. The Legion soon discovers that Beast Boy of the Heroes of Lallor has decided to lead the animals in a war against humans. Reprinted in BEST OF DC DIGEST (Vol.1) #67, December 1985; & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Four, 1994.
"The Menace of Beast Boy Part II"
After the Legion tracks him down, Beast Boy makes several attempts to flee and eventually sacrifices himself to save a child. Reprinted in BEST OF DC DIGEST (Vol.1) #67, December 1985; & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Four, 1994.
Cover date: December 1965 Released: September 1965
First appearance of Computo. Death of Triplicate Girl. Brainiac 5’s latest creation, Computo quickly develops a mind of its own and begins building a coputer army to kidnap scientists (including Brainiac 5) to assimilate their knowledge into its own. It then rebuilds itself to destroy the legion and take over the universe. Those Legionnaires not captured and assimilated flee from the onslaught that takes Triplicate Girl’s life. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (Vol. 1) #3, April-May 1973 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Five, 1994. Continues in the next issue.
BITS OF LEGIONNAIRE BUSINESS
Our recent request for more ideas for Legionnaires had brought an overwhelming response. So great has it been, in fact, that we're devoting this space to your suggestions. Many, unfortunately, were not usable - some because they were similar to others already submitted; others because they were variations to the real Legionnaires, or possessed powers close to those of the Legion of Substitute Heroes, or other DC characters. But here are the best suggestions submitted to date:
Eric Hodges, San Francisco, Calif. - "Projecto Lad, who can project or retrieve anything from any dimension." . . . Rand Lee, Roxbury, Conn. - "Rainbow Girl - she has the power to split into four separate forms, each a different color and with a different power (Red - super-heat; blue-super-cold; yellow - super brightness; green - Kryptonite rays.)" . . . Lee Zimmerman, Lawrence, Kan. - "Sleep Lad, who has the power to make anything go to sleep." . . . Julie and Jack McLaughlin, Scarborough, Ont., Canada - Energy Lad. He can become pure energy and go anywhere in that form."
Unsigned - "Molecule Moe - has the power of controlling every molecule in his body. He can speed them up and separate them until he's a liquid or even a gas. Or he can do the opposite, slowing down his molecules and moving them so close together that nothing can pass through him." . . . Peter Cooper, Detroit, Mich. - "Vampire Boy, who has the powers of the legendary vampire. He can become invisible, and turn into a bat, a wolf, a mist, or even specks of dust in the moonlight."
Johnny Fulce, Dallas, Tex. - "Crystal Youth can turn to pure crystal." . . . Mike Young, Yakima, Wash. - "Plant Lad. His power is to change himself into any plant - for instance, long vines, a strong tree, or a cactus." . . . Brian Olmstead, Rochelle, Ill. - "Joking King. He can make people laugh so hard they're helpless." . . . Steven Petryszyn, Rochester, N.Y. - "Power Boy. He can drain the power - even a super-power - from any object or person and restore it or place it in another person."
Paul Burns, Wilmington, Del. - "Distortion Boy - can project waves that distort vision and make him appear to be 30 feet away." . . . Brian Atherton, Stratford, Ont., Canada - "Alter Kid. He has the power to alter the shape, size, or controls of any machine." . . . Richard W. Gowen, Lynn, Mass. - "Imitation Kid . . . he has the power to vocally imitate any sound in the world." . . . Tom McCall, Jonesboro, Ark. - "Emotion Lass. She can change anger to calmness, sorrow to happiness, etc."
Melissa Wiebers, Lanark, Ill. - "Length Lad can lengthen or shorten anything in less than a second - even parts of people's bodies." . . . Paul Stevenson, Kansas City, Kan. - "Quantity Kid. He can make one object into more than one, or make several into one. For example, he can turn Superboy into 3 or 4 Superboys; or he can make Sun Boy, Element Lad and Chameleon Boy into one person with all three powers." . . . Ken Grabarek, Chicago, Ill. - "Age Boy. He has the power to make himself or anyone else young, old, or middle-aged."
Patrick Peduto, Jersey City, N.J. - "Mist Lad - he can change himself into mist and make weapons out of mist." . . . Dennis Coughlin, Palo Alto, Calif. - "Shadow Kid: has ability to turn himself into a shadow, in which form he has cold ray vision." . . . Gilbert Aubin - "Crazy Kid: he can upset a person's sense of balance, causing them to appear 'crazy.'" . . . Richard Bratt, La Puente, Calif. - "Hitch-Hike Hector, a youth who possesses the power to leave his physical body and enter another person's without their knowing it."
Cover date: January 1966 Released: October 1965
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 70. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 341 </> "The Weirdo Legionnaire [aka Colossal Boy’s One-Man War!]! Part I"
After having a funeral for Triplicate Girl and sending her remains to Shanghalla (first appearance, “the cemetery satellite where rest the mortal remains of scores of super-heroes from all over the cosmos,” shown are Mog Yagor, Hate Face, Leeta 87, Nimbok of Vaalor, (first appearance of all) and Beast Boy). But, right afterward, two bodies of Triplicate Girl turn up alive and she decides to call herself Duo Damsel (first appearance) thereafter. The Legion uses the Weirdo Legionnaire (Proty II) to distract Computo enough to rescue Sun Boy and Star Boy before retreating to the Bat Cave. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (Vol. 1) #4, July-August 1973 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Five, 1994.
"The Strategy of Brainiac 5! Part II"
Brainiac 5 fails to stop Computo by making a Bizarro-Computo. Bouncing Boy temporarily regains his powers. Brainiac 5 finally uses an anti-matter force-thing from the Bat Cave to destroy his creation. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (Vol. 1) #4, July-August 1973 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Five, 1994.
"The Legion Outpost"
BITS OF LEGIONNAIRE BUSINESS
Bubba Caton, Tampa, Fla. - "Water Boy, from the water world of Zeron. His people evolved the power of controlling water and shooting from their fingertips jets of water so intense they can knock out a person." . . . Billy Hayden, Oak Harbor, Wash. - "Suction Lad. He has the power to turn anything to smoke and inhale it, then eject it as smoke and cause it to materialize in any form he chooses." . . . Phil Morrison, Van Nuys, Calif. - "Atmosphere Girl. She can change the atmosphere of any world." Tommy Miers, Lone Star, Tex. - "Chemical Kid - Can produce any chemical or mixture of chemicals via rays from his eyes." . . . Brain Olmstead, Rochelle, Ill. - "Give-Up Girl can give off vibrations that make crooks surrender." . . . Dennis Coughlin, Jr., Palo Alto, Calif. - "Beam Boy; he can change into a beam of light to travel anywhere." Ronald Gillis, Dorchester, Mass. - "Detector Dick has the power of detecting the plans of any evil-doer on Earth." . . . Melissa Wiebers, Lanark, Ill. - "Backwards Boy can reverse the motion of anything and make it run backwards." . . . Patrick Chupp, Muskegon, Mich. - "Crystal Kid. He can change himself or anything else into unbreakable crystal."
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 72. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 342 </> "The Legionnaire Who Killed! Part I"
First appearance of “Spaceopoly.” The Legion rejects applicants Calamity King and Color Kid (first appearance of both). Star Boy kills Kenz Nuhor in self-defense, but the Legion tries him to see if he broke the Legion Code against killing. Reprinted: in SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #202, June 1974 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Five, 1994.
"The Verdict of the Legion! Part II"
Star Boy is expelled from the Legion after being tried for murder. Star Boy joins the Legion of Substitute Heroes along with Dream Girl. Reprinted: in SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #202, June 1974 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Five, 1994.
"The Legion Outpost"
BITS OF LEGIONNAIRE BUSINESS
In this issue we introduce another hero suggested by a reader in "Bits of Legionnaire Business." Color Kid was submitted by Jeff Greenberg, Los Angeles, Calif. Now for some new super-doers thought up by fans: David Krels, Milwaukee, Wis. - "Porcupine Pete. He can shoot quills from his body which are tipped with a stunning liquid. He's a great hero, but for some reason, nobody ever pats him on the back." . . . Greg Sanchez, South Gate, Calif. - "Glass Girl has the power to turn anything, including living beings, into glass for one hour." . . . Betty Borbely, Spencer, W. Va. - "Colorless Kate has control over anything that is black and white. She's a whiz with zebras and skunks." . . . Sal Iacopelli, Boonton, N. J. - "Negative Nell can explode objects or make them immaterial by projecting bolts of negative energy." Greg Kent, Goleta, Calif. - "Rocket Roy. He can turn into any size rocket and carry other Legionnaires through space." . . . Phillip Cano III, Yuma, Ariz. - Disappearing Dan. He can make anything disappear temporarily."
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 72.1 SUPERBOY (Vol.1) 127 </> "The Strange Insect Lives of Lana Lang! Part I"
Second appearance of Lana Lang as Insect Queen. First appearance of Bee-Boy. Lana takes her bio-ring on an expedition to Africa. She is accompanied by her father Prof. Lang and Jungle Guide Kim. She discovers that she can repeat insect forms but only after 24 hours. When an arrow pierces Kim’s lungs, Dr. Pelham saves his life and transforms him into Bee-Boy by giving him his bee serum.
"The Strange Insect Lives of Lana Lang! Part II"
Superboy and Insect Queen help Bee-Boy cope with his transformation.
Cover date: March 1966 Released: December 1966
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 73. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 343</> "The Evil Hand of the Luck Lords! Part I"
The Legionnaires recount all of their recent bad luck experiences and realize that they are jinxed. Reprinted in SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #208, April 1975 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Five, 1994.
"The Secret of the Luck Lords! Part II"
First appearance of the Luck Lords. In order rid themselves of bad luck, the Legionnaires travel to Thaun and discover that the Luck Lords are behind their recent troubles. Reprinted in SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #208, April 1975 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Five, 1994.
"The Legion Outpost"
Dear Editor: I am known as Crisco Kid. I am able to put lard in the works of any machinery and thus gum up the works for crooks. I am also known as Lard Lad. I would like to win membership in the Legion of Super-Heroes. What are my chances? -Bill Cummings, Springfield, Ill.
(Not very good. The Legion doesn't accept slippery characters. For other suggested Legionnaires, see below. -Ed.)
BITS OF LEGIONNAIRE BUSINESS
Arleen A. Abramowitz, Brooklyn, N.Y. - "Itch Witch, who can make her enemies itch terribly till they surrender to her." . . . Dan Solla, Freeport, Pa. - "Eve of Destruction. She can predict any disaster or hardship, but she can't predict anything good." . . . Michael Capobianco, Woodbridge, Va. - "Repeller Ray. He radiates a gravitational aura that enables him to control anything within one foot of his body. Thus, he could stop bullets or flying shrapnel before they hit him." Philip Cobb, Charleston, Ill. - "Duplication Deb. She can materialize an exact duplicate of anything; however, the duplicate only lasts for one hour." . . . Mike Pigg, Pasadena, Tex. - "Petri-Pal can petrify anything." . . . Michael E. Colby, Hewlett Bay Park, L.I., N.Y. - "Venus Vamp. She can make others handsome or ugly and can make people love anything." . . . Veronica Brown, Philadelphia, Pa. - "Amnesia Al, who can make anyone lose his memory." David Blank, Brooklyn, N.Y. - "Octi-Lad has six arms, which, with his legs, make eight limbs." . . . Melissa Cook, Bronx, N.Y. - Feature Femme can change other people's features." . . . Carol Ann Wendover, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. - "Wolf Girl can change into a wolf and see in the dark."
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 73.1 SUPERBOY (Vol.1) 128 </> "The Twilight World of No Return! Part I & The Teamup of the Terrible Two! Part II"
A Kryptonian Morlak creature that Dev-Em (fourth “appearance”) had changed into an evil version of Krypto at an animal-mutation experimental lab gives Superboy nightmares. In the nightmares, Krypton survives and Kal-El grows up as a friend of Dev-Em’s. Using the Heart-Gem that he had stolen, Dev-Em makes Kal evil-hearted and together they commit crimes and mayhem on Krypton. Law-abiding Kryptonite Kid pursues the two. After the Kryptonite Kid permanently removes their super-powers with gold kryptonite, Dev-Em uses his Heart-Gem to make KK evil too. The new team of Dev-Em and Kryptonite Kid restore Kal-El to good-heartedness and then trap him and Krypto into the Phantom Zone before they use the Heart-Gem on Jor-El and convince him to destroy Krypton as they excape in his rocket. The destruction of Krypton is enough to awaken Superboy and have him realize the truth behind his nightmares.
Cover date: April 1966 Released: January 1966
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 74. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 344</> "The Super-Stalag of Space! Part I"
The Legionnaires attempt to rescue Brainiac 5 from Nardo’s (first appearance) Stalag of Space, but end up captured themselves. They meet fellow prisoners – Plant Lad, Shadow Kid, Blockade Boy, & Weight Wizard (first appearance of all). They witness the death of a Durlan “frozen” as Superboy. Reprinted in SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #202, June 1974 & LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Five, 1994.
"The Test of Brainiac 5! Part II"
Before they can uncover who the traitor is among them, Plant Lad is killed and Matter-Eater Lad & Blockade Boy escape. Reprinted in SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #202, June 1974 & LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Five, 1994. Continued in the next issue.
"The Legion Outpost"
BITS OF LEGIONNAIRE BUSINESS
Shirley Smith, Hazel Park, Mich. -"Tina Truth has the power to make any person blurt out the complete truth about who he is, where he is from, and what he's doing." . . . Daniel McShea - "Annihilation Lad: with a mere glance of his eyes he can destroy anything." . . . Keith Dale Kries, Honolulu, Hawaii - "Snake Kid can change any object into a living snake." . . . Dan Solla, Freeport, Pa. - "Calorie Kid: he can make anybody so fat and heavy he or she can't move." Richard Smoley, Waterbury, Conn. - "Tropic Kid: he has the power to create monsoons, terrific heat, etc." . . . Kevin Martin, Houston, Tex. - "Speed Lad can speed up or slow down any moving object." . . . Phillip Cano III - "Metal Mike: he can change himself into any metal." . . . G. Abbott, Massachusetts - "Incredible Boy: by pointing to an object or person, he can make it go in the opposite direction."
Story continued from “The Superman of 2965!” 67.1 SUPERMAN (Vol. 1) #181, November 1965. Reprinted in SUPERMAN (Vol. 1) # 247, January 1972.
Cover date: November 1965 Released: August 1965
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 75. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 345</> "The Execution of Matter-Eater Lad! Part I"
Blockade Boy sacrifices himself to save Matter-Eater Lad as their escape attempt id discovered. When Weight Wizard is exposed as the traitor, he flees and is consumed by a poisonous lily. Reprinted in SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #202, June 1974 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Five, 1994.
"Duo Damsel’s Double-Play! Part II"
It takes the combined effort by Saturn Girl, Light Lass and Duo Damsel to free most of the heroes. Mon-El, Ultra Boy and Superboy arrive just in time to stop Matter-Eater Lad’s execution. But, Matter-Eater Lad is turned fat due to a ricochet of Nardo’s ray. Reprinted in SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #202, June 1974 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Five, 1994.
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 75.1 WORLD'S FINEST COMICS (Vol. 1) 158 </> "The Invulnerable Super-Enemy! Part I & Brainiac and the Bottled Brigands Part II"
Superman, Batman, Robin, & Jimmy Olsen explore the three bottled cities created by Brainiac A (first appearance & origin), an android created before the true Brainiac who escaped the Computer Tyrants before they made him evil. In one bottle, the inhabitants duplicated the powers of the Legion by observing them in their time-scope.
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 76. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 346</> "One of Us is a Traitor! Part I"
First Jim Shooter story. First appearance of Princess Projectra of Orando, Nemesis Kid of Myar, Ferro Lad of Earth, & Karate Kid, all of whom apply and join the Legion in this story. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Five, 1994.
"Invasion from the Edge of Space! Part II"
First appearance of the Khunds. Lead by Garlak, the Khunds attack and destroy the Alaska Tower and the Legionnaires suspect is really a traitor and saboteur. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Five, 1994. Continued in the next issue.
"The Legion Outpost"
Color Kid is revealed to have joined the Legion of Substitute Heroes -
Dear Editor: In 1963, I sent you a "Bit of Legionnaire Business," suggesting "Color Kid," who can change himself or any object to any color of the spectrum. It was not only used in your column, but was used again later in a page of the BEST bits of business. I was happy that you'd printed it the first time, but now I was really overjoyed! Then, in your March issue, Color Kid showed up again, this time in the story, as an applicant for Legion membership. Even though he wasn't accepted, I was ecstatic! Never had I imagined that my creation would appear in print. It was a very big honor. Thank you! By the way, Color Kid was recommended to the Legion of Substitute Heroes. Did they accept him? -Jeff Greenberg, Los Angeles, Calif.
(Yes - Color Kid is now one of the Substitute Heroes. And while we're thinking of it, we'd like to correct an inadvertent oversight. Two of the heroes in our recent "Stalag of Space" story were also submitted by readers: Weight Wizard by Maggie Fraser of Pleasantville, N.Y., and Blockade Boy by Tom Kegley, St. Paul, Minn. -Ed.)
MEET THE LEGIONNAIRES
For the benefit of our newer readers, who aren't familiar with the members of the Legion of Super-Heroes, here is a complete list of all of them, with their powers: BRAINIAC 5 - Has a 12th level-effector brain, making him a human "computer." CHAMELEON BOY - Has the power to assume any form he chooses. COLOSSAL BOY - Can grow to gigantic size. COSMIC BOY - Has magnetic powers. DUO DAMSEL - Can split into two identical forms. ELEMENT LAD - Can change any element into any other element, even when the element is part of a compound. FERRO LAD - Can turn his body to solid iron. INVISIBLE KID - Can vanish at will. KARATE KID - Has super-developed ability at scientific fighting methods like Judo and Karate. LIGHT LASS - Can make any object super-lightweight. LIGHTNING LAD - Shoots lightning bolts from his fingertips. MATTER-EATER LAD - Can eat anything in any amount without harm. MON-EL - Has the same powers as Superboy, but not the same weaknesses. He must take a serum from time to time or lead will be deadly to him. NEMESIS KID - Automatically gains the powers necessary to defeat any one opponent. PHANTOM GIRL - Can become immaterial and walk through walls. PRINCESS PROJECTRA - Projects realistic illusions. SATURN GIRL - Has telepathic powers. SHRINKING VIOLET - Can shrink to incredibly small size. SUN BOY - A human beacon of heat and light. SUPERBOY - Super-strength, speed, invulnerability, flying power, super-senses, etc. SUPERGIRL - Same powers as Superboy. ULTRA BOY - Has ultra-strength, ultra-speed, ultra-vision and invulnerability, but can only use one power at a time.
Honorary Members
JIMMY OLSEN (ELASTIC LAD) - Takes a serum which enables him to stretch any part of his body. PETE ROSS - Superboy's best friend; has no super-powers.
Legion Reservists
BOUNCING BOY (CHUCK TAINE) - Now a reservist since he lost his power to inflate and bounce like a ball. KID PSYCHO - Can create impenetrable mental force-shields, but shortens his life by one year each time he does so.
The Legion of Substitute Heroes
CHLOROPHYLL KID - Can make plants grow super-fast. COLOR KID - Emits rays which can change the color of anything. DREAM GIRL - Has limited ability to see a few weeks into the future. FIRE LAD - Can breathe flames. NIGHT GIRL - Has super-strength, but only at night or in deep shadow. POLAR BOY - Can create super-cold. STAR BOY - Can draw mass from the stars and use it to increase the weight of any object. STONE BOY - Can turn his body to solid stone.
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 76.2 SUPERMAN'S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN (Vol. 1) 94</> "Insect-Olsen versus the Bug Bandits!"
Jimmy uses Lana's Insect Ring to capture a criminal called the Bug, but it takes the timely intervention of Supergirl to get the job done.
Cover date: July 1966 Released: April 1966
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 77. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 347 </> "The Traitor's Triumph! Part I"
As the Legionnaire’s efforts against the Khunds continue to be undermined, they decide that Karate Kid is behind everything and find him with their destroyed weapons. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Five, 1994.
"The Legion and the Warlords! Part II"
Nemesis Kid is exposed as the Legion’s traitor and after the war is won, he uses his power to teleport when confronted by more than one opponent. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Five, 1994.
First appearance of Doctor Regulus. Invisible Kid is voted leader with Superboy his deputy. While at a charity event, Sun Boy loses his memory and flees his friends. The Legionnaires try to stop Dr. Regulus as he steal their headquarters and the Trevis building. Reprinted in DC SPECIAL BLUE RIBBON DIGEST (Vol. 1) #22, June 1982 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Five, 1994.
"Birds in a Golden Cage Part II"
One by one the Legionnaires are captured by Dr. Regulus until Sun Boy recovers his memory and remembers his origin that helps him to overcome the villain. Reprinted in DC SPECIAL BLUE RIBBON DIGEST (Vol. 1) #22, June 1982 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Five, 1994.
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 79. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 349 </> "The Rogue Legionnaire! Part I"
First appearance of Universo & his son, Rond Vidar. After visiting the annual Metroplois Students’ Science Fair and witnessing Rond Vidar’s Time Cube, the Legionnaires are hypnotized by Universo who pretends to apply for membership to cover up his breaking in and stealing of a time bubble. The Legionnaires use Rond’s Time Cube to go back into time and stop Universo. Chameleon Boy finds trouble in Cuzco, the capital of the Incas. And Shrinking Violet almost dies in Gizeh, Egypt. Reprinted in DC SPECIAL BLUE RIBBON DIGEST (Vol. 1) #1, March-April 1980 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Five, 1994.
"Ambushed Across the Ages! Part II"
Colossal Boy finds trouble in Medieval England. Saturn Girl meets Napoleon in Paris, France of 1812. Lastly, Brainiac 5 seemingly perishes in Shang-Tu, China. But, Universo learns that his son, Rond, saved all of them so that they could then capture Universo in the 30th century. Reprinted in DC SPECIAL BLUE RIBBON DIGEST (Vol. 1) #1, March-April 1980 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Five, 1994.
Cover date: October 1966 Released: July 1966
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 79.1 SUPERMAN'S GIRLFRIEND, LOIS LANE (Vol. 1) 69 </> "Beware of the Bug Belle!"
Lois uses Lana's Insect Ring. Reprinted in SUPERMAN FAMILY (Vol. 1) #173, October-November 1975.
Cover date: October 1966 Released: July 1966
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 80. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 350</> "The Outcast Super-Heroes! Part I"
Superboy and Supergirl choose Sir Prize and Miss Terius as their replacements when a cloud of green kryptonite forces their retirement from the Legion and the 30th century. Reprinted in SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #205, December 1974 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Six, 1996.
"The Devil’s Dozen! Part II"
First appearance of Evillo, the Hag, the Wild Huntsman, Sugyn, and Apollo as the Devil Dozen & R.J. Brande. The Legionnaires succeed in stopping Apollo and his men from robbing the Interplanetary Bank, but Lightning Lad is kidnapped. Reprinted in SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #205, December 1974 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Six, 1996. Story continued in next issue.
BITS OF LEGIONNAIRE BUSINESS
Well, the suggestions for new Legionnaires continue to pour in from you fans. So here we are, back with a new batch of these "Bits of Legionnaire Business." This page represents only a fraction of the thousands of ideas that have deluged us. Of these, we've selected the ones we liked best - some intriguing "straight" heroes, others wild and kookie. We'll just pass along the top choices to our writers for possible use in future stories. One word of caution - try to get really original ideas. Many otherwise good heroes were rejected because they were similar to some we'd used before. Send your brainstorms to: BITS OF LEGIONNAIRE BUSINESS, National Periodical Publications, 575 Lexington Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022, preferably on a postal card. And now for this issue's collection:
Niles Brown, Jefferson, Tex. - "Sound Boy uses sound waves to create a prison around enemies." . . . Andy Barnett, Phoenix, Ariz. - "Astro Lad has disintegration vision. He can disintegrate anything and then restore it to its original form." . . . Richard Kahn, Fair Lawn, N.J. - "Ripper Robert can rip himself in half to avoid bullets, then reunite." . . . Rand Lee, Roxbury, Conn. - "Vicious circle can materialize hoops of sizzling energy that weaken a person by sapping his strength." Robert L. Chambers, Caro, Mich. - "Monster Boy can assume any wierd form he chooses." . . . David Low, Florissant, Mo. - "The Traveler has the power to transport himself and others anywhere he wills, including other time-eras and dimensions." . . . Rudolph Valentino, Cedar Brook, N.J, - "Inertia Kid can increase the resistance that a body has to moving, and thus render it motionless.". . . Kim Boyce, Chicago, Ill. - "Pajama Pat can put anyone to sleep for any length of time." Billy Brennan, Collingdale, Pa. - "Fingertip Fred can make his fingers as long as he wants. Also, they can drill through stone or metal." . . . Mark DeWolfe, San Antonio, Tex. - "Cat Kid has the strength of a tiger, the courage of a lion, the speed of a cheetah, the ability to see in the dark - and when he falls, he always lands on his feet." . . . Paul Miller, Oakdale, Conn. - "Dynamite Dan can make anything explode." . . . Dan Solla, Freeport, Pa. - "Liquid Lad has the power to turn any solid, unliving thing into any form of liquid." Michael Willert, Woodlyn, Pa. - "Ape Boy can turn into any kind of primate, from the smallest monkey to a King Kong-sized gorrilla." . . . E. Clements, San Diego, Calif. - "Remarkable Russ has the power of turning anything invisible to everyone's eyes but his." . . . William Francis Powell, Laurel, Miss. - "Steam Kid can change himself or anyone else into steam." . . . Glen Quasny, West Covina, Calif. - "The Human Sponge can soak up whole oceans into his body, or emit water from the pores of his skin." R. McNeill, Kingston, Jamaica - "Attracto-Lad has the power to attract or repel any form of energy or matter. He has one weakness, though - he can't attract girls." . . . Paul Vranish, Crosby, Minn. - "Water Lad can change into any form of water: rain, snow, fog, sleet, steam or smog." . . . Byron Holt - "Cyclotron Kid can split into atoms, changing matter to energy." . . . Patricia Stevens, Paris, France - "Tree Girl can change into a human tree." (Thanks to Pat for the chic costume sketches she included - but what else would you expect from Paris, the World Fashion Capital? -Ed.) Keith Okita, Aiea, Hawaii - "Mechanical Maid can turn into any mechanical apparatus by altering the atomic structure of her body." . . . Leon Smith, Greensboro, N.C. - "Diamond Duke is invulnerable, able to cut steel with his fingernails, has diamond strength, and can change carbon into diamond." . . . Bruce Carter, Montgomery, Ala. - "Time Lad can stop time for everyone but himself - once every 48 hours." . . . Mike Hill, Orillia, Ont., Canada - "Kayo Kid can render anyone or any creature unconscious for any desired length of time with no harmful after-effects." Alan Mandelbaum and Russell Weis, Oceanside, N.Y. - "Thin Girl can make herself as thin as a piece of thread." . . . Rick Rampone, Elkhart, Ind. - "Lie-Detector Lad has the power of making anybody within 25 feet of him tell the truth." . . . Stephen Phillips, New York, N.Y. - "Dee-zeez can give foes any illness, but is herself immune to all diseases." . . . Brian T. Strom, Northfield, Minn. - "Whirl Wizard's power is to shoot out whirling rays from his eyes. They cause enemies to whirl uncontrollably till they get dizzy." Hugh Simons, Chicago, Ill. - "Miss Break-Mass can break inanimate objects into atoms. She can also beak her body into parts, each one of which has an individual power." . . . Paul Remley, Ann Arbor, Mich. - "Gas Lad can breath in any gas and breath it out in another form. For instance, he could inhale helium and exhale oxygen." . . . Jay Sabatucci, Arlington, Tex. - "Reflexo Lad; when he's hit, his arms automatically shoot out and sock his opponent by reflex action." . . . John Kimsey, Indianapolis, Ind. - "Suspense Spence can suspend anything in space or time."
MEET THE LEGIONNAIRES... The Origin of Chameleon Boy
On the distant planet Durla, the dominant race evolved a remarkable means of survival. They developed the power to change themselves into any forms they desired. Although humanoid in general appearance, the Durlans have special characteristics of their own. Their skin is golden, their heads are bald, their ears are large and pointed, and they have antennae on their foreheads. These antennae are used to examine and analyze any object or person the Durlan encounters, in order that he or she may assume that shape if it becomes necessary. This analysis is done through invisible emanations from the antennae, which return as distinctive sound waves and are picked up by the Durlan's large ears. The Durlans seldom mingle with humans of other planets, because ordinary people are often suspicious of these aliens with their shape-changing abilities. One boy, Reep Daggle, determined to enter human society on Earth and gain the respect of the men and women here, not only for himself, but for his while race. Therefore, with his parents' permission, he came to this planet and applied for membership in the Legion of Super-Heroes. When asked what name he would use as a super-lawman, Reep was stumped; he has never thought of such a thing. But Colossal Boy, who was also applying for membership at that time, noted that Reep's disguise ability resembled that of an Earth lizard, the chameleon, which changes in color to blend into various backgrounds. And so it was that Reep Daggle took the name of Chameleon Boy and was inducted into the Legion. His ability to assume instantly any shape has led to Chameleon Boy's being chosen as the leader of the Legion's Espionage Squad. He has frequently spied upon criminals while disguised as a member of their gang - or even as a piece of furniture!
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 80.1 WORLD'S FINEST COMICS (Vol. 1) 162 </> "Pawns of the Jousting Master!"
Superman exclaims, “Shades of Colossal Boy!” after Sir Kay grows into a giant.
Cover date: November 1966 Released: August 1966
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 81. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 351 </> "The Forgotten Legion! Part I"
As the Legionnaires protect R.J. Brande from the Hag, Lightning Lad attempts to take out Evillo. Reprinted in SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #205, December 1974 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Six, 1996.
"The Faces Behind the Masks! Part II"
First appearance of the White Witch (appeared as the Hag last issue). A group of Legionnaires are sent into the past to obtain a lock of Master Mxyzptlk’s hair in Zrfff. Sugyn captures a non-powered Bouncing Boy and is condemned to the Realms of Darkness. The Subs get an imprint of Comet the Super-Horse’s enchanted shoe despite being attacked by the Super-Pets because Supergirl has forgotten them. The spell that Miss Terious creates with these artifacts restores the Hag back into her sister, the White Witch. Miss Terious and Star Boy reveal that they are Dream Girl and Star Boy. A doctor imprisoned by Evillo restores Lightning Lad’s arm, Bouncing Boy’s powers, and makes Matter-Eater Lad skinny again. Back to full strength, the Legion makes quick work of Evillo and his remaining Devil’s Dozen. And finally, Color Kid changes the green kryptonite in the atmosphere to blue kryptonite allowing Superboy and upergirl to return. Reprinted in SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #205, December 1974 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Six, 1996.
Cover date: December 1966 Released: September 1966
#2 Jimmy Olsen Cub Reporter appears with Graceful Dancer and Grubby Beatnik. #3 Superman appears with Fat Lady and Pistol Packin’ Marshall. #11 Krypto appears with Clucking Chicken and Dancing Elephant. #13 High-Flying Supergirl appears with Roman Emperor and Sloppy Hobo. #16 Saturn Girl the Legionnaire appears with U.S. Grant & Pork Chops the Pig. #23 Adventurous Supergirl appears with Silent Comedian and Russian Politician. #26 Superman appears with Jet Plane and Spotted Pup. #44 Superman Holding Deadly Kryptonite appears with Baseball Hero Autographing Ball and Boy Eating Ice Cream Cone.
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 82. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 352</> "The Fatal Five! Part I (aka To Save a Galaxy!)"
First appearance of the Fatal Five (Persuader, Tharok of Zadron, Sarya – the Emerald Empress of Vengar, Validus, &, Mano of Angtu) and the Sun-Eater. With the threat of the Sun-Eater looming, the only five Legionnaires (Cosmic Boy, Superboy, Sun Boy, Princess Projectra, & Ferro Lad) not off on missions decide to gather the Fatal Five to help. Reprinted in DC SPECIAL BLUE RIBBON DIGEST (Vol. 1) #1, March-April 1980 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Six, 1996.
"An S.O.S. to Evil! Part II"
Each of the Legionnaires split up and gathers the villains. Reprinted in DC SPECIAL BLUE RIBBON DIGEST (Vol. 1) #1, March-April 1980 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Six, 1996. Story continues in next issue.
"The Legion Outpost"
KNOW YOUR LEGIONNAIRES
THE ORIGIN OF COSMIC BOY
On the planet Braal, there are whole species of animals of living metal. Some of these are monstrous creatures which are very dangerous. The humans of that world would long ago have falled victim to these brutes if they had not evolved a method of combatting them - magnetic powers which enable them to attract or repel certain metals, such as iron and nickel. It was on this planet that Rokk Krinn, son of Hu and Ewa Krinn, was born. When he was in his teens, a financial depression struck the entire world of Braal. Times were hard and jobs were difficult to come by. Since the people of Braal consider a person grown at the age of 14, Rokk decided to do something to help his family. He figured his magnetic powers would be useful in some industry on the planet Earth - so that's where he headed. It was just at this time that two other alien young people with super-powers chose to visit our world - Garth Ranzz and Imra Ardeen. Garth and Rokk met soon after they reached Earth and they roomed together. One day, they happened to be at the same place as Imra - and the three of them used their powers to save the life of the richest man in the universe. So impressed was he that he suggested they form a crime-fighting organization, which he would finance. This was perfect for Rokk, since their benefactor, Mr. Brandes, included ample money to support them and their families. The full story of the Legion's origin will be told in a future issue. Suffice it to add that Rock, Garth and Imra became, respectively, Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad and Saturn Girl, and they have since used their magnetic, electrical and ESP powers to battle evil throughout the universe. Rokk brought his parents and his kid brother, Pol, to Earth, where the new Legion of Super-Heroes was headquartered. They live in a cottage in one of the suburbs of Metropolis. Oh, yes - Cosmic Boy became the first leader of the Legion. He has since been succeeded by Saturn Girl, Brainiac 5 and Invisible Kid.
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 82.1 SUPERMAN'S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN (Vol. 1) 99</> "The One-Man Legion!"
Jimmy Olsen receives (along with a Legion flight ring) Lightning Lad, Element Lad, and Sun Boy costumes made by Brainiac 5, that give the wearer the powers of the heroes whose outfits their copied from, for his birthday. Jimmy subsequently has many adventures wearing the costumes and using the powers in conjunction with his Elastic Lad powers.
Cover date: January 1967 Released: October 1966
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 83. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 353</> "The Doomed Legionnaire! Part I"
The villains fight and scheme among themselves and with the Legionnaires before Sun Boy takes the first shot at stopping the Sun-Eater from destroying Earth’s Sun. Reprinted in DC SPECIAL BLUE RIBBON DIGEST (Vol. 1) #1, March-April 1980 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Six, 1996.
"Slain by the Sun-Eater! Part II"
Death of Ferro Lad. Each of the villains and heroes takes their turn to stop the Sun-Eater, but its Ferro Lad’s sacrifice that ultimately saves the day and destroys the Sun-Eater. Princess Projectra convinces Validus to resist the other villains and the Fatal Five vanishes. When the rest of the Legion returns, they set up a memorial for Ferro Lad at Shanghalla. Reprinted in DC SPECIAL BLUE RIBBON DIGEST (Vol. 1) #1, March-April 1980 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Six, 1996.
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 84. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 354 </> "The Adult Legion! Part I"
First appearance of Chemical King, Quantum Queen, Reflecto, & Shadow Woman (all statues of fallen Legionnaires). The adult Legion summons Superman to the future to help discover who is responsible for destroying many of their defenses and equipment. Brainiac 5 helps Superman get caught up in the changes that have happened since he last saw the Legion. Timber Wolf and Polar Man revealed to have joined. Reprinted in DC SUPER-STARS (Vol. 1) #3, May 1976 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Six, 1996.
"One Against the Legion! Part II"
Jan Jor is listed among the members with criminal records or those who have been associating with criminal since leaving the Legion. Power Boy is among the statures of fallen Legionnaires. The Legion captures and discovers the identity of their saboteur, Douglas Nolan – Ferro Lad’s twin brother (first appearance). The Legion of Super-Villains plot their final battle with the Legion. Reprinted in DC SUPER-STARS (Vol. 1) #3, May 1976 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Six, 1996. Continued in the next issue.
MEET THE LEGIONNAIRES
LIGHTNING LAD AND LIGHT LASS
Lightning Lad and Light Lass, the twin Legionnaires, were born on the far-off planet Amarta, to a family named Ranzz. The future Lightning Lad was christened Garth; his sister was called Ayla. Neither they nor their older brother, Mekt, has super-powers at birth. But one day, when the three were returning from a party on another world, their space-flier ran out of power near Korbal, a wild planet with no human inhabitants. Garth recalled that one of the chief life-forms on Korbal was the lightning-monsters, and the trio devised a scheme to get them to recharge the flier's energy cells. After landing, they rigged up an antenna on the ship; then they tried to get the monsters to discharge their bolts at it. But instead, they surrounded the three and bombarded them with lightning, which created an electrical field and endowed all three with the power to generate even greater lightning than the beasts. They first used this new ability to recharge the energy cells. Soon after, Mekt disappeared. No one could say where he had gone or why. Garth set out to find his brother, and his search led him to Earth, where he ran into a dead end. However, one day, as he and a new friend, Rokk Krinn, who had come to Earth looking for work, were walking along a street in the future Metropolis, they heard a blonde girl exclaim that two men were about to assassinate a prominent tycoon. Quickly, Garth blasted one assassin's gun with a lightning bolt, while Rokk used his magnetic powers to disarm the other. The girl, Imra Ardeen of Saturn, had read the killers' minds! So impressed was the intended victim, R. J. Brandes, richest man in the universe, that he suggested the three form a crime-fighting combo, and that he would underwrite all their expenses. Thus the Legion of Super-Heroes was born. Garth became Lightning Lad, Rokk took the name Cosmic Boy, and Imra called herself Saturn Girl. No doubt Imra was a major factor in getting Garth to join the group. She won his heart the first time he looked at her. Lightning Lad was the first Legionnaire to die in action, killed by a freeze ray while battling a villain called Zaryan. When Ayla heard of her brother's death, she disguised herself as him and pretended to have revived, so she could carry on his work in the Legion. Sun Boy discovered her impersonation when he noticed her neck was not tanned, proving her long hair had recently been cut. But she was inducted into the Legion as Lightning Lass. Later, Mon-El discovered a real way to revive Lightning Lad. It was to save the electrical twins and five other Legionnaires that Dream Girl first joined the Legion. Her ability to see the future had warned her that they would be killed in an explosion, so she determined to prevent this by getting them out of the Legion. She rigged a huge dynamo so it would destroy Lightning Lass' power - which naturally got her expelled. However, it was later learned that Dream Girl had used her scientific skills to give Ayla a different ability - the power to make objects super-lightweight. So she was taken back into the Legion as Light Lass. As a result, she changed the emblem on her costume. She now took a lightweight symbol representing her new power - a feather. And what of the missing Mekt? He has turned criminal, using his power for robbery. As Lightning Lord, he will become a member of the Legion of Super-Villains when he grows up, and he will be his own brother's arch-enemy!
Like her cousin, Superman, the Maid of Steel has made many trips through the time-barrier into the far past and the distant future. Here are a few of those journeys which are favorites with us and with our long-time readers.
Soon after her arrival on Earth, Supergirl first crashed the time-barrier, at Superman's instructions. She emerged a hundred years in the future where she met another DC hero, Tommy Tomorrow, whose adventures formerly ran in ACTION COMICS and WORLD'S FINEST. This tale was told in "Supergirl Visits the 21st Century." Not long after this she crossed for the first time into the past, to prehistoric days, in "The Cave-Girl of STeel."
"Supergirl's Three Time-Trips" took her to three periods of American history, to research a school paper. She looked in on Annie Oakley, Betsy Ross and Pocahontas - and when each encountered some trouble, Supergirl took her place and straightened things out. She gave an exhibition of fancy shooting as Annie, sewed the first American flag for Betsy, and stepped in to help Pocahontas save Captain John Smith. It wasn't easy either, for in each place, she encountered Green Kryptonite which had been hurled through the time-barrier by a test H-bomb blast in the 1950's.
Later, when Lesla-Lar, a villainess of the bottle-city of Kandor, secretly deprived Supergirl of her powers, Superman discovered that they could be restored if she left the present and journeyed into other time-eras. This led to two adventures. First, Superman took her to the year 1692, where, recovering her powers, she used them to help those in need. The superstitious people of the time thought she was practicing magic and called her the "Golden Witch." Her next exploit, "The Supergirl of Tomorrow," look place thousands of years in the future. Since she still had no super-abilities in the present, she had to make this trip in a time machine built by Superman.
Of course the time-period Supergirl visits most frequently is the 30th century, where she is a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes. For more on this subject, see "Supergirl's Legion Adventures" elsewhere in this issue.
"MORE ABOUT SUPERGIRL'S SUPER-FRIENDS"
If you're new to the Supergirl Legend, you might like to learn more facts concerning her super-friends whom you've met in the pages of this magazine, as well as others we didn't have room for. We'll begin with the young men who've vied for her affection - and they have been many. Indeed, even Mr. Mxyzptlk, the zany Fifth Dimensional imp, once tried to get her to marry him.
As Linda Lee, our heroine met Dick Malverne, (who gets super-powers in the story in this issue, "Supergirl's Super-Boy Friends") when she was living at Midvale Orphanage. Dick Wilson, as he was then called, was also an orphan. One day, purely by chance, he snapped a picture of Supergirl as she flew off on a mission. Now he had proof that a Supergirl existed, and he began to suspect that she was Linda. However, she skillfully avoided the traps he set to expose her identity, and Superman added the finishing touch with a clever stunt. He exhibited a new "Supergirl" robot at the orphanage, and Dick was convinced this was what he had photographed. Later, after both had been adopted, the two young people met again, and Dick fell head-over-heels for Linda. Since that time, he's been too busy dating her to suspect she's Supergirl.
The Maid of Steel had her initial encounter with Jerro the Merboy during her first visit to the undersea world of Atlantis. She immediate1y thought about how much she liked him. Imagine her embarrassment when she realized that he - and all the other Atlantides - could read her mind! Of course, Jerro is wild about Supergirl - so he hardly notices Lenora Lemaris, Lori the Mermaid's young sister, who is in love with him.
Another of Supergirl's admirers is a handsome rodeo rider, "Bronco Bill" Starr. She doesn't know it, but Bill is really Comet the Super-Horse. As a reward for helping Prince Endor of the sorcerers' planet Zerox, Comet was given the power to become a man whenever he's within sight of a comet. However, in his human form, he has no super-powers.
Brainiac 5, of the Legion of Super-Heroes, has also fallen for the Maid of Might. To learn of her exploits with the super-youths of the 30th century, see "Supergirl's Legion Adventures," elsewhere in this issue.
One of Linda's closest friends is Lena Thorul, who has E.S.P. powers. When she was a tot, she came in contaCt with a cylinder containing a weird space-brain which her scientist brother had found. An energey charge went through here, destroying the brain and giving her extra-sensory perception. At that time, her name was Lena Luthor, and her brother was Lex Luthor, who later became Superman's arch-foe. When he turned to crime, his family, ashamed of his deeds, moved to another town and changed their name to Thorul. Soon after, both parents were killed in an auto accident, leaving Lena an orphan. To this day she doesn't know that her brother is a criminal; she thinks he was killed while mountain climbing when she was still a small child. When she grew up, Lena went to live in Midvale, where she met Linda.She has since changed her name again to - Lena Colby - when she married an F.B.I. agent, Jeff Colby.
"SUPERGIRL'S LEGION ADVENTURES"
None of Supergirl's super-friends is more powerful or far-famed than her fellow members of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Soon after R. J. Brandes, the 3oth century's richest man, made an endowment to establish this force of peace-keeping youths, the search for new members began. The three charter members, Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl and Lightning Lad, were inspired by the deeds of Supergirl and Superboy, So they decided to go back in time and recruit the super-cousins for the Legion.
Supergirl's first tryout came in the story entitled "The Three Super-Heroes". Among the other candidates at that time were Colossal Boy, Chameleon Boy, and Invisible Kid. The Maid of Steel would have easily won membership if it hadn't been for her encounter with Red Kryptonite, which caused a weird change in her. She became a grown woman over the age limit for Legionniires.
"Supergirl's Three Super-Girl Friends" told of the Girl Gladiator's second attempt to join the Super-Heroes. By this time, Triplicate Girl (now Duo Damsel) and Phantom Girl were in the Legion: they, together with Saturn Girl, were the title characters. Supergirl and Brainiac 5 won Legion membership - and the Maid of Might won the heart of the super brained boy. Among the unsuccessful candidates were Shrinking Violet, Bouncing Boy and Sun Boy - but all three made the grade later. "Supergirl's Greatest Challenge" took her into the future to battle the Positive Man, a being who had been a human scientist until he had accidentally blown up his home planet and himself with a doomsday bomb. This had converted him into an energy thing who went about destroying inhabited worlds - until Supergirl found a Negative Creature created by the same blast and brought the two together in a co11ision which cancelled out both. In this same adventure, Supergirl also exposed some villains who were masquerading as Legionnaires, and met Whizzy, a telepathic Supercat descended from her pet. Streaky.
Then came the case of "The Condemned Legionnaires." A strange plague struck all the girl Legionnaires except the invulnerable Supergirl. The villainess behind it was Satan Girl, and beating her was a real job for the Girl of Steel - because she was Satan Girl. Once again. Red Kryptonite had affected her, this time splitting her into two Supergirls, one of them wanted to keep her separate life intact, so she devised a means of siphoning off the Red K effect into the girl Legionnaires. But, in the end, she was defeated and was reunited with Supergirl.
Many more adventures with the Super-Heroes have followed, during some of which she has teamed up with her cousin, Superboy. But Supergirl has taken special precautions so that he'll forget everything about her and his future life as Superman. She did this by hypnotizing him and giving him a post-hypnotic suggestion to forget these things whenever he returns to his own time.
Cover date: April 1967 Released: January 1967
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 85. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 355 </> "The War of the Legions!"
First appearance Beauty Blaze and Echo. The LSV abducts Brainiac 5 and the Legionnaires defeat their image doubles. That leaves them too weak to deal with the real LSV. But, the 30th century Mr. Mxyzptlk and Lex Luthor arrive to save the day and join Adult Legion. Reprinted in DC SUPER-STARS (Vol. 1) #3, May 1976 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Six, 1996.
"The Six-Legged Legionnaire!"
Lana Lang becomes honorary member as Insect Queen after she helps them defeat Oggar-Kon. Reprinted in SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #181, January 1972; SUPERBOY AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES [Tempo, 1978]; & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Six, 1996.
Cover date: April 1967 Released: January 1967
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 86. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 356 </> "The Five Legion Orphans!"
The Legionnaires (Brainiac 5, Element Lad, Dream Girl, Mon-El, and Superboy) revert to children on the planet Zinth after they retrieve the stolen Power Crystal. All of them are adopted and taken to Baskh and after Brainiac 5 devises a cure, they learn that the people of Baskh were responsible for their predicament. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Six, 1996.
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 86.1 WORLD'S FINEST COMICS (Vol. 1) 166 </> "The Danger of the Deadly Duo!"
The Superman (Klar Ken T5477) of an Alternate version of the 30th century (third appearance, last seen in 74.2 ACTION COMICS (Vol.1) 338, November 1965) teams up with Batman XX (Bron Wayn E7705) to stop the team of Muto and the Joker XX.
Cover date: May 1967 Released: February 1967
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 87. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 357 </> "The Ghost of Ferro Lad! Part I"
First appearance of Pol Krinn and the Controllers. The Legionnaires are seemingly haunted by Ferro Lad’s ghost. Reprinted in BEST OF DC DIGEST (Vol. 1) #24, May 1982 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Six, 1996.
"The Phantom’s Revenge! Part II"
The Legionnaires hold a séance to contact Ferro Lad. But, Superboy learns the truth(?), when he is abducted by a renegade Controller. Miraculously, the Legionnaires arrive in time to save Superboy. Reprinted in BEST OF DC DIGEST (Vol. 1) #24, May 1982 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Six, 1996.
A man with a lyre arrives at the Inferior Five’s headquarters and offers to write them a fight song. He demonstrates the one he wrote for the Legion.
“Legion Fight Song” (to the tune of “Stars and Stripes Forever”) The Legion of Super-Heroes Is the club that will beat ev’ry bad guy! We’ll fly through the reaches of space, And each time we will score an ace! We’ll police ev’ry world that exists, And we’ll never wind up making zeroes! ...We’ll clash with the foe in the lists ...Until we’ve won, The Le-gi-on of Super-Heroes!
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 88. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 358</> "The Hunter! Part I"
First appearance of Orion the Hunter. The Hunter becomes bored with hunting beasts and decides to hunt Legionnaires instead. He succeeds in capturing a group of Legionnaires in Metroplois. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Six, 1996.
"The Fugitives! Part II"
Freed to be hunted one by one in the jungles of Simballi, only Invisible Kid successfully touches the Totem Pole on the sacrificial mountain thereby winning the hunt. The Hunter dies because he had placed a bomb in his belt that would go off if any of the Legionnaires touched the Totem. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Six, 1996.
"THE LEGION OUTPOST"
Other adult Legionnaires revealed –
Dear Editor: I just loved ADVENTURE No. 354. But there are a few things that bother me. The Legion and Substitutes, 28 strong, dwindled down to seven! New Legionnaires must have joined, besides Timber Wolf. But the only ones you mentioned were already dead. And what about all the others in the two Legions whom you didn't mention? Another thing, how come there are only adults in the Legion then? Won't they still let teenagers in?
-Helmut Welke, Chicago, Ill.
(First, the heroes in the story were not the only members of the Adult Legion. Chameleon Man, Sun Man and Color King were among those who were absent on mission. Also, there is a teen auxiliary in the Adult L.S.H., which we'll introduce in a future story. -Ed.)
The Legionnaires return to Earth after a mission on Tartos to discover that the United Planets under the direction of the new Earth President Kandro Boltax has declared the Legion unconstitutional. After half the team are arrested and some hurt, the rest go underground. Reprinted in SUPERBOY AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (Vol. 1) #238, April 1978 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Seven, 1997. Continued in the next issue.
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 89.1 WORLD'S FINEST COMICS (Vol. 1) 168</> "The Return of the Composite Superman! Part I"
Second appearance of the Composite Superman. Reprinted in SUPER-TEAM FAMILY (Vol. 1) #6, August-September 1976.
"The Half and Half Heroes Part II"
Adult LSH cameo - Legion statuettes. Reprinted in SUPER-TEAM FAMILY (Vol. 1) #6, August-September 1976.
Cover date: August 1967 Released: May 1967
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 90. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 360</> "The Legion Chain Gang! Part I"
The underground Legionnaires free those Legionnaires imprisoned on Earth. Reprinted in SUPERBOY AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (Vol. 1) #238, April 1978 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Seven, 1997.
"The Legion Chain Gang! Part I"
Rond Vidar is made Honorary Legionnaire. The Legion’s Espionage Squad frees their colleagues, and with the help of Rond Vidar the Legion exposes Universo's hold on the Earth. Reprinted in SUPERBOY AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (Vol. 1) #238, April 1978 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Seven, 1997.
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 90.2 SUPERMAN'S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN (Vol. 1) 105 </> "The World of 1,000 Olsens!"
Tempus, a mad clockmaker, tries to destroy the Earth by creating a thousand Olsen androids (including Elastic Lad) and use them to build a mechanism to propel the asteroid that they rest upon into the Earth. Once Jimmy discovers the plot, he and Superman put a stop to it.
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 91. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 361</> "The Unkillables! Part I"
First appearance of the Dominators. The Legion is called in for protection during a United Planets/Dominion peace conference and they must journey to Earth through the Tenth Dimension. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Seven, 1997.
"Time’s Most Notorius Killers! Part II"
The Unkillables are thwarted from disrupting the killing the ambassadors by the Legionnaires. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Seven, 1997.
Cover date: October 1967 Released: July 1967
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 91.1 SUPERMAN'S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN 106 </> "The Lone Wolf Legionnaire Reporter!"
Even though they bring Jimmy into the future while he’s wearing his Elastic Lad costume, the Legion needs his skill as a reporter to find a story for the Legion Bulletin. But, he ends up being the story. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Seven, 1997.
Cover date: October 1967 Released: July 1967
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 92. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 362</> "The Chemoids are Coming!"
First appearance of Mantis Marlo and his Chemoids. Mantis Morlo and his Chemoids create deadly gases on Earth and Orando. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Seven, 1997. Story continued in next issue.
MEET THE LEGIONNAIRES
For the benefit of our newer readers, who aren't familiar with all the Legion members, here is a complete list of them, with their real names, planets or origin and powers:
BOUNCING BOY (Chuck Taine) - Planet Earth - Ability to inflate and bounce like a rubber ball. BRAINIAC 5 (Querl Dox) - Planet Colu - 12th-level mind, twice as powerful As those of ordinary humans, makes him a flesh-and-blood "computer." CHAMELEON BOY (Reep Daggle) - Planet Durla - Power to assume any form he chooses. COLOSSAL BOY (Gim Allon) - Planet Earth - Can grow to gigantic size. COSMIC BOY (Rokk Krinn) - Planet Braal - Magnetic powers. DREAM GIRL (Nura Nal) - Planet Naltor - Limited ability to see into the future. DUO DAMSEL (Luornu Durgo) - Planet Cargg - Power to split into two identical forms. ELEMENT LAD (Jan Arrah) - Planet Trom - Can change any element into any other element, even when it is part of a compound. INVISIBLE KID (Lyle Norg) - Planet Earth - Can vanish at will. KARATE KID (Val Armorr) - Planet Earth - Super-developed ability in judo, karate, and other fighting methods. LIGHT LASS (Ayla Ranzz) - Planet Winath - Can make any object super-lightweight. LIGHTNING LAD (Garth Ranzz, Ayla's brother) - Planet Winath - Shoots lightning bolts from his fingertips. MATTER-EATER LAD (Tenzil Kem) - Planet Bismoll - Can eat anything in any amount without harm. MON-EL (Lar Gand) - Planet Daxam - Same powers as Superboy, but different weakness. He must take a serum from time to time or lead will be deadly to him. This serum gives him powers under a red sun, unlike other Daxamians. PHANTOM GIRL (Tinya Wazzo) - Planet Bgztl - Can become immaterial and walk through walls. PRINCESS PROJECTRA (Her real name) - Planet Orando - Projects realistic illusions. SATURN GIRL (Imra Ardeen) - Planet Saturn - Telepathic powers. SHRINKING VIOLET (Salu Digby) - Planet Imsk - Can shrink to incredibly tiny size. STAR BOY (Thom Kallor) - Planet Xanthu - Draws mass from the stars and uses it to make objects super-heavy. SUN BOY (Dirk Morgna) - Planet Earth - A human beacon of heat and light. SUPERBOY (Clark Kent, born Kal-El) - Planet Krypton - Super-strength, speed, invulnerability, flight, super-breath, super-senses, etc. SUPERGIRL (Linda Lee Danvers, born Kara Zor-El) - Planet Krypton - Same powers as her cousin, Superboy. Ultra Boy (Jo Nah) - Planet Rimbor - Ultra-strength, ultra-speed, ultra-vision (penetra vision, which can see through lead, flash vision, etc.) and invulnerability; but he can only use one power at a time.
HONORARY MEMBERS
ELASTIC LAD (Jimmy Olsen) - Planet Earth - Can stretch his body like a rubber band. PETE ROSS - Planet Earth - Superboy's best friend; has no super-powers.
LEGION RESERVISTS
INSECT QUEEN (Lana Lang) - Planet Earth - Uses a bio-ring to change into any insect form. KID PSYCHO (Gnill Opral) - Planet Hajor - Can create impenetrable mental force-fields, but shortens his life by one year each time he does so.
LEGION OF SUBSTITUTE HEROES
CHLOROPHYLL KID (Ral Benem) - Planet Mardru - Induces super-fast growth in plants. COLOR KID (Ulu Vakk) - Planet Lupra - Emits rays which can change the color of anything. FIRE LAD (Staq Mavlen) - Planet Shwar - Flame-breath. NIGHT GIRL (Lydda Jath) - Planet Kathoon - Super-strength, but only at night or in deep shadow. POLAR BOY (Brek Bannin) - Planet Tharr - Creates super-cold. STONE BOY (Dag Wentim) - Planet Zwen - Can turn his body to solid stone.
Cover date: November 1967 Released: August 1967
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 93. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 363 </> "Black Day for the Legion! Part I"
Mantis Morlo escapes the Legionnaires on both Orando and Daxam. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Seven, 1997.
"Target…Earth! Part II"
The Legion saves Naltor, Orando, Daxam, and Earth from Mantis Morlo when Chameleon Boy replaces his assistant Chemoid, Gorn. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Seven, 1997.
Cover date: December 1967 Released: September 1967
The Kents adopt newly orphaned Bruce Wayne who is secretly Batboy. Eventually, he discovers that his brother Clark is Superboy and the two of them team up and fight crime together for years. When Bruce turns 21, he inherits his family’s fortune and the Kents move into his mansion in Gotham City. Clark becomes a reporter for the Gotham Gazette. But, when Lex Luthor kills his adoptive parents, Batman can’t handle the death of two sets of parents and decides to give up fighting crime and disappear somewhere. Superman doesn’t want his talents to go to waste and takes him to the 30th century where Batman joins the Adult Legion.
Cover date: December 1967 Released: September 1967
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 94. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 364 </> "The Revolt of the Super-Pets! Part I"
The Super-Pets are left to guard the clubhouse after they destroy all of the crime machines that were attacking Earth and don’t save any to track down who sent them. After recounting each of their origins, they decide to wage a walk off and encounter Rikkor Rost who takes them back to Thanl. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Seven, 1997.
"Fang, Claw, and Hoof Part II"
When the Legion arrives to take them home, the Super-Pets fight back. They become convinced that the Legionnaires are plotting against them. So, Comet as Biron the Bowman and Proty as Blockade Boy II apply and join the Legion to spy on them. Instead, they learn the truth about the Thanlians and help the Legion stop them. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Seven, 1997.
"THE LEGION OUTPOST"
A reader suggests that Legion Leaders be elected by the fans –
Dear Editor: In the Legion Constitution, it says a new leader must be elected every year. In ADVENTURE No. 323, Saturn Girl was elected. 14 months later, in No. 332 [sic], Brainiac 5 was put in command. Again, just 11 months after this, Invisible Kid took over the position of honor. The time is coming when a new leader should be elected. This time, before saying who the new top man (or girl) will be, why not hold an election in which the readers can vote, too? This wouldn't be like the popularity contest you held a couple of years back, for it would be based on ability, not mere popularity. Superboy and Supergirl should be excluded, because they live in the 20th century and couldn't devote their full time to the post. The former leaders (including Cosmic Boy, the first leader) should be left out of the running, too. -Tredgar Waller, Rosemount, Minn. (How about it, fans? Who would you like to see holding the Legion's reins? Phantom Girl? Ultra Boy? Lightning Lad? Duo Damsel? You tell us and we'll announce the results in this department. Make sure all votes are postmarked before Dec. 26 - the date the next issue of ADVENTURE hits the stands. -Ed.)
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 95. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 365 </> "Escape of the Fatal Five! Part I"
Second appearance of Shadow Lass. When her homeworld becomes warlike and seals itself off from the rest of the United Planets, Shadow Lass joins the Legionnaires in finding out why. Reprinted in DC SPECIAL BLUE RIBBON DIGEST (Vol. 1) #8, April 1981 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Seven, 1997.
"Mocked by the Master! Part II"
The Legionnaires are almost killed by traps inside the citadel and the energy that they use to free themselves also frees the Fatal Five (second appearance). Reprinted in DC SPECIAL BLUE RIBBON DIGEST (Vol. 1) #8, April 1981 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Seven, 1997. Story continues in the next issue.
"The Origins and Powers of the Legion of Super-Heroes.”
In the city of Metropolis in the 30th Century, there exists one of the most amazing clubs of all time! It's members are teen-aged youths, each possessing one special super-power! The club members have vowed to use their fantastic powers to battle crime. Years ago, when SUPERMAN was SUPERBOY, he joined the club when its members contacted him during a visit into the past. . . this rocket-shaped building is the SUPER-HERO clubhouse!
ORIGINS and POWERS of the LEGION of SUPER-HEROES (Explanation of Pictures 1-35)
(1) PHANTOM GIRL (Tinya Wazzo) came from the planet BGZTL, which occupies the same space as Earth, but in another dimension. She can dematerialize at will and pass through solid objects. (2) DUO DAMSEL (Luornu Durgo) was known as TRIPLICATE GIRL until one of her three bodies was jkilled by the villainous thinking machine, COMPUTO. She comes from the planet CARGG, whose triple sun gives all natives the power to split into three bodies. DUO DAMSEL can still become TWO girls. A double date with her is REALLY double! (3) BRAINIAC 5 (Querl Dox), of the planet COLU, is a descendant of VRIL DOX, the adopted son of the original BRAINIAC, SUPERMAN'S foe. Vril found a way to raise his brain to the 12th level, making it the equal of BRAINIAC'S computer mind; and a genetic change enabled him to pass this super-mind on to his descendants, including BRAINIAC 5. (4) LIGHTNING LAD (Garth Ranzz) gained the power to generate lightning bolts when he was attacked by lightning monsters on the planet KORBAL, and their blasts electrified his body. He is from a different world, WINATH. (5) BOUNCING BOY (Chuck Taine), of EARTH, gained the power of super-bouncing when he drank a super-plastic fluid, which he mistook for soda-pop. Scene shows him bouncing away from angry crooks with important papers. (6) INVISIBLE KID (Lyle Norg), also of EARTH, is a young genius who invented a serum which enables him to become invisible. He uses his power to spy on outlaws. (7) SHRINKING VIOLET, (Salu Digby) comes from the planet IMSK, where everyone can shrink to tiny size. (8) COSMIC BOY (Rokk Krinn) came from the planet BRAAL, where the people evolved magnetic powers to battle the metal monsters of that world. Scene shows him preventing a rocket-car collision by magnetically repelling the two metal craft. (9) CHAMELEON BOY (Reep Daggle) came from the planet DURLA, where everyone can assume any shape he chooses. (10) SATURN GIRL (Imra Ardeen) comes from SATURN, where everyone has E.S.P. powers. Scne shows her mentally commanding a monster to retreat. (11) COLOSSAL BOY (Gim Allon), of EARTH, gained the power of super-growth from a strange meteor. (12) SUN BOY (Dirk Morgna) was locked in an atomic reactor chamber by the villainous DR. REGULUS. But instead of killing him, the atomic bombardment made him a human beacon of heat and light. Scene depicts him melting a deadly missile before it can explode. (13) SUPERBOY (Clark Kent, born Kal-El) came from the giant planet KRYPTON, under a red sun. He derived his powers, such as invulnerability, super-strength, super-speed, flying, and super-senses, from EARTH'S lesser gravity and yellow sun. (14) LIGHT LASS (Ayla Ranzz) is LIOGHTNING LAD'S sister, and got the same power in the samw way at the same time. At first she was called LIGHTNING LASS, but DREAM GIRL used her scientific knowledge to change Ayla's power. Now she can make objects super-lightweight. (15) STAR BOY (Thom Kallor) was born in an orbiting observatory in space, where his astronomer-parents from the planet XANTHU, lived, picking up starlight for research. This starlight gave Thom the power to draw mass from the stars and induce it into any object, making it super-heavy. (16) MON-EL (Lar Gand) comes from DAXAM, a Krypton-like planet, and has the same powers as SUPERBOY. When he first came to Earth, he had amnesia, and SUPERBOY, thinking he was from KRYPTON, gave him his own family named [sic], EL, plus MON, because they met on Monday. Later, contact with lead, which is deadly to him, as Kryptonite is to SUPERBOY, restored his memory and endangered his life. SUPERBOY could only save him by putting him into the PHANTOM ZONE, where he remained 1,000 years, until BRAINIAC 5 invented a serum which, taken at regular intervals, makes MON immune to lead and gives him powers under a red sun. (17) ULTRA BOY (Jo Nah), of the planet Rimbor, was charged with ultra-energy when his space-speedster was swallowed by a huge energy-beast. A passing galactic cruiser saved him by slicing the creature open. Jo has ultra-strength, ultra-speed, invulnerability, and ultra-vision - including penetra vision, which can even see through lead. But he can only use one power at a time. (18) MATTER-EATER LAD (Tenzil Kem) came from the planet BISMOLL, where, over a period of eons, microbes poisoned all the food. To survive, the people evolved the ability to eat anything - glass, metal, and even poison - without any ill effects. (19) SUPERGIRL (Linda Lee Danvers, born Kara Zor-El) was born in ARGO CITY, on a chunk of KRYPTON hurled off when that world exploded. The city survived under a plastic dome, but the inhabitants, except for SUPERGIRL, who was rocketed to Earth, and her parents, who escaped to the Survival Zone, were later wiped out by Kryptonite poisoning. (20) PROTY II, the protoplasmic pet of CHAMELEON BOY, comes from a planet of ANTARES, where all life was endangered by climatic changes. A super-scientific race changed the creatures that lived there to proteans, able to alter their shapes to adapt to any conditions.[sic]PROTY II belongs to the LEGION OF SUPER-PETS. (21) ELEMENT LAD (Jan Arrah) was the only inhabitant of the planet TROM who was not wiped out in a battle with space-criminals. In TROM'S radioactive environment, the people evolved the power to change the atomic structure of elements by mental radiations. For instance, Jan can change iron into gold. (22) JIMMY OLSEN, because of his services to SUPERMAN, was made an honorary member, although he is over the age limit. He gets his super-stretching ELASTIC LAD power from a serum given him by PROF. POTTER. (23) Other SUPER-PETS: KRYPTO, SUPERBOY'S pet, and BEPPO, the SUPER-MONKEY both came from KRYPTON - KRYPTO in an experimental space capsule, and BEPPO as a stowaway in SUPERBABY'S rocket. STREAKY, SUPERGIRL'S Earth-born cat, got his powers from a piece of X-KRYPTONITE, created in a scientific experiment. COMET, the SUPER-HORSE, SUPERGIRL'S other pet, was BIRON, a centaur, in ancient Greece. CIRCE, the sorceress tried to change him into a man, but an evil sorcerer switched her magic potions, and BIRON became a horse. CIRCE then gave him the super-powers of the gods. COMET becomes human when he is in sight of a real comet. (24) KARATE KID (Val Armorr) lived in Japan as a child. Here he learned karate and other forms of fighting from an Oriental expert who had devised a new form of super-karate. This involved training from infancy, making the pupil into a regular super-being, able to smash solid steel with his bare hand, and Val was the only one to master the new art. (25) DREAM GIRL (Nura Nal) comes from NALTOR, a planet where everyone has the power to see into the future - to a limited extent. She has finally developed this power to the degree that she can sometimes see as much as a year into the future. (26) PRINCESS PROJECTRA, of the Royal Family of the planet ORANDO, was endowed by a witch with the power of creating realistic illusions, soon after her birth. (27) FERRO LAD (Andrew Nolan) was an EARTH boy - but a mutant, with a non-human face, which he kept masked, and the ability to change his body to nearly invulnerable iron. He gave his life to destroy the SUN-EATER, which threatened to destroy the galaxy. (28) LANA LANG could not join the LEGION as a regular member because her INSECT QUEEN power comes from a device - a bio-genetic ring given her by an alien from space whom she helped out of a tight spot. But she was made a member of the LEGION RESERVE. When she wears the ring, LANA can take on the attributes of any insect she wishes, and fly like a bee, jump like a grasshopper, etc. (29) KID PSYCHO (Gnill Opral) was born on the planet HAJOR. His parents were astronauts whose contact with radiation in space affected their genes. So their son was born a mutant, with an oversized brain and the power of mind over matter. He developed the ability to project impenetrable force-fields from his eyes. After his world was destroyed in a collision with a wandering planet, he came to Earth and applied for LEGION membership. But doctors discovered that every time he used his power, he shortened his life by about a year. However, he became a RESERVIST - and the LEGION'S SECRET WEAPON. (30) POLAR BOY (Brek Bannin) came from the planet THARR, where the people developed the power of projecting intense cold to combat the heat storms caused when THARR nears its sun in its irregular orbit. POLAR BOY is the founder and leader of the LEGION OF SUBSTITUTE HEROES, made up of LEGION rejects who formed their own group. The other five SUBSTITUTES are listed below. (31) FIRE LAD (Staq Mavlen), of the planet SHWAR, was endowed with flame breath when he inhaled weird vapors from a crashing meteor. (32) NIGHT GIRL (Lydda Jath) was born on the dark planet, KATHOON. Her father created a vitalizing ray which gave her super-strength - but only in deep shadow or at night. Direct sunlight robs her of her power. (33) STONE BOY (Dag Wentim) comes from the planet ZWEN, which rotates so slowly that the nights are half a year long. The people developed the power to turn to stone so they could spend this time in suspended animation. STONE BOY can remain awake when he is in his stone form, but he cannot move. (34) CHLOROPHYLL KID (Ral Benem), of the planet MARDRU, fell into a tank of powerful plant-growing solution as an infant. As a result, he gained the power to make plants grow super-fast - and super-big. (35) COLOR KID (Ulu Vakk), of the planet LUPRA, was assisting a scientist in an experiment when a ray of multi-colored light from another dimension struck the lad. It gave him the ability to change the color of anything at will.
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 96. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 366</> "The Fight for the Championship of the Universe! Part I"
While the Legionnaires fend off Talokians, the Fatal Five take over Metropolis. Reprinted in DC SUPER-STARS (Vol. 1) #3, May 1976; in DC SPECIAL BLUE RIBBON DIGEST (Vol. 1) #8, April 1981 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Seven, 1997.
"Showdown for Shadow Lass! Part II"
Shadow Lass joins the Legion. The Legion fights the Fatal Five to control keys to the Universal Weapons Control Panel. Although the U.P. forces arrive to save the day, the Legion clubhouse is ruined in the fight. Reprinted in DC SUPER-STARS (Vol. 1) #3, May 1976; in DC SPECIAL BLUE RIBBON DIGEST (Vol. 1) #8, April 1981 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Seven, 1997.
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 97. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 367</> "No Escape from the Circle of Death! Part I"
First appearance of the Dark Circle. The Legionnaires begin working on their new headquarters. Reprinted in DC SPECIAL BLUE RIBBON DIGEST (Vol. 1) #8, April 1981 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Seven, 1997.
"Victims of the Sinister Circle! Part II"
As the Legionnaires fall before the Dark Circles’ armies, Brainiac 5 uses the Miracle Machine (first appearance, a gift from the Controllers) to send the troops off of the Earth and to instantly build a bigger and better Legion headquarters. Reprinted in DC SPECIAL BLUE RIBBON DIGEST (Vol. 1) #8, April 1981 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Seven, 1997.
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 98. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 368</> "The Mutiny of the Super-Heroines! Part I"
Thora the Ambassador from Taltar creates statuettes of the female Legionnaires that she sprays with radiation from her bracelet to enhance the female Legionnaires powers. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Eight, 1998.
"Ladies First! Part II"
The female Legionnaires (now powered up) are mentally taken over by Thora and the males try to stop the plot. But, it’s Supergirl who breaks free from Thora’s control and destroys her bracelet. Thora commits suicide. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Eight, 1998.
"THE LEGION OUTPOST"
Ultra Boy is announced as the first Legion leader voted by fans –
(And now - the big announcement! The Legionnaire you readers have elected as the next Leader is . . . ULTRA BOY! He racked up 1,262 votes. Coming in a close second was Mon-El, with 1,160 votes - so he'll be the new Deputy Leader. Every Legionnaire got several votes (except Shadow Lass, who hadn't joined yet). Even former Leaders got some - and Timber Wolf, who hasn't joined yet, officially, racked up a few. Here's the way the other Super-Heroes did in the final tally: Element Lad - 893; Karate Kid - 879; Lightning Lad - 615; Phantom Girl - 525; Chameleon Boy - 420; Sun Boy - 388; Superboy - 316; Matter-Eater Lad - 300; Supergirl - 267; Duo Damsel - 144; Princess Projectra - 139; Colossal Boy - 111; Brainiac 5 - 96; Star Boy - 84; Bouncing Boy - 73; Dream Girl - 68; Light Lass, Cosmic Boy and Saturn Girl - 32 each; Timber Wolf - 23; Shrinking Violet and Invisible Kid - who are obviously the hardest to see - 15 each. That's it! Watch for Ultra Boy and Mon-El to take over their new duties in an early issue of ADVENTURE. And now, on to other matters. -Ed.)
Cover date: May 1968 Released: February 1968
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 99. SUPERBOY (Vol.1) 147</> "The Origin of the Legion!"
First telling of the origin of the Legion of Super-Heroes. R.J. Brande is saved by Rokk Krinn (Cosmic Boy), Imra Ardeen (Saturn Girl), & Garth Ranzz (Lightning Lad). Reprinted in SECRET ORIGINS (Vol. 2) #6, January-February 1974; in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Eight, 1998; & in SUPERBOY (Vol.1) #147 replica edition, 2002.
The Legion made its initial appearance in a Superboy story in ADVENTURE No. 247. Naturally, the story was called "The Legion of Super-Heroes." In it, Saturn Girl, Cosmic Boy and Lightning Lad went back in time to Smallville, where they recruited Superboy for a Legion tryout. He was rejected - but this turned out to be part of his test. When he demonstrated he could take his disappointment, he was accepted. No Legionnaire has had more hard luck than Lightning Lad. In ADVENTURE No. 304, he was actually killed in action (though some claim he was only in a death-like trance). Finally, a way was found to revive him - but it required the sacrifice of another life to bring L. Lad back from the dead. It was Chameleon Boy's pet, Proty, who gave his life to bring L Lad back from the dead. Chameleon Boy replaced his pet with another protoplasmic creature from the same world, and dubbed the animal Proty II. Proty II later joined the Legion of Super-pets [sic]. More trouble came Lightning Lad's way when he battled the Moby Dick of Space - a behemoth creature which altered his bolts and hurled them back at the boy, destroying his right arm. For some time, L Lad carried on with a robot arm, but tried to find a doctor who could grow him a new arm. One, Dr. Hanscom, proved to be a 100% certified rat. He placed L Lad in his power and forced him to commit crimes as the villainous Starfinger. Finally, Lightning Lad had the good fortune to fall into the hands of the Fiendish Evillo. Working for this arch-criminal was a doctor who hated his vicious master - and had found a way to restore lost limbs. Two other unfortunate Legionnaires were aided by the same medic. Bouncing Boy, who had lost his power in a lab experiment, had it restored. And Matter-Eater Lad, who had been turned fat by a weird ray during a previous case, regained his trim figure. Lightning Lad was the first of three Legionnaires to die in action. The second was Triplicate Girl - but only one of her three bodies was killed, so she survives as Duo Damsel. Ferro Lad sacrificed himself to save the galaxy from the dreaded Sun-Eater. He carried a bomb into the core of the thing and set it off, thus destroying the menace - and himself. Three persons have been offered Legion membership - and turned it down! The first was Stone Boy, of the Legion of Substitute Heroes. This club of Legion rejects, organized by Polar Boy, had operated secretly for some time, filling in when the regular Legion was away from Earth. When the Super-Heroes learned about the Subs, they held a contest to give one of them a chance to join the Legion. Stone boy [sic], who can turn to stone, won, but declined the honor, because he wanted to stick by his fellow Subs. Dev-Em was the next to reject membership in the Legion. Born on Superboy's home world, Krypton, he had escaped its destruction in a special bomb-shelter, which he converted into a space-ship. At first, he was a villain, but later, after travelling into the future, he reformed and became a lawman. He turned down Legion membership to take a job as an agent in the Inter-Stellar Counter-Intelligence Corps. Finally we come to Lone Wolf. Brin Londo, a scientist's son from the planet Zoon, had been brainwashed into thinking he was an android, so he refused Legion membership because he believed he wasn't human. Later, the Legionnaires helped him recover his identity, and he has a standing offer to join the Legion. He'll do so, under the name Timber Wolf, very soon - and give the Legion the benefit of his super-strength and acrobatic skill. There are other super-groups in the 30th century. One is made up of the super-heroes of the planet Lallor, who are all mutants. Once they had a run-in with the Legion, through the conniving of a villain who hoped to get the new heroes to destroy the Legionnaires. Later, one of the heroes of Lallor, Beast Boy, who could change into any animal, gave his life to save a child from a monster. The surviving Lallorian super-doers are Duplicate Boy, who can duplicate any other hero's power; Gas Girl, who can change into any form of gas; Evolvo Lad, who can devolve into a lower form of life, or evolve into a super-brained boy of the future; and Life Lass, who can give temporary life to inanimate objects. Some Legionnaires have either resigned or have been expelled. Of these, three have been re-admitted: Star Boy, who was expelled for breaking the code against killing; Dream Girl, who resigned after joining the Legion under false pretenses; and Bouncing Boy, who lost his power for a time. Other former Legionnaires include Command Kid, who had the power to create illusions, but only because his body had been taken over by a demoniac entity of his world - which was driven out by the other Super-Heroes; Dynamo Boy, a crook who fooled the Legion into thinking he had real super-powers; and Nemesis Kid, who could adapt himself to fight any one foe - but turned out to be a traitor. One thing about the Legion - it always keeps changing. For instance, in No. 367, the Super-Heroes got a new clubhouse. Among the things to watch for in the near future are the return of Lone Wolf and another look at the Adult Legion - with Ferro Lad's twin brother as a member! And that's only the beginning!
Cover date: May 1968 Released: February 1968
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 100. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 369 </> "Mordru the Merciless! Part I"
First appearance of Mordru. Four Legionnaires (Superboy, Mon-El, Duo Damsel, & Shadow Lass) narrowly escape to 20th century Smallville from Mordru. They adopt secret identities in order to hide from Mordru – Mon-El resumes his former identity of Bob Cobb, Duo Damsel becomes Marie Elkins and stays with the Parkers posing as their cousin, and Shadow Lass becomes Betsy Norcross and stays with the Langs as an exchange student. Reprinted in LIMITED COLLECTORS’ EDITION (Vol. 1) #C-49, October-November 1976 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Eight, 1998.
"Mordru and the Mob! Part II"
Maintaining their new identities the Legionnaires stop a group of gangsters who try to take over the town. Afterward, they decide to confront Modru, but he surprises them instead. Reprinted in LIMITED COLLECTORS’ EDITION (Vol. 1) #C-49, October-November 1976 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Eight, 1998. Continued in the next issue.
When Flame creatures take over the Kents bodies to get Superboy to help them turn the Earth into a Flame World, Superboy pretends to despise them and runs away from home as Chcuk Kibbee to Casino City. But, the Flame creatures are destroyed when they attempt to take over his new foster parents, Ron and Belle Zero (really Polar Boy’s parents – Mintar, his father is named).
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 101. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 370</> "The Devil's Jury! Part I"
The Legionnaires must flee from Mordru again only this time they hypnotize themselves into forgetting who they really are. Pete Ross and Lana Lang (as Insect Queen) team up to restore their lost memories and help the Legion stop Mordru. Lana learns that Clark is Superboy. Reprinted in LIMITED COLLECTORS’ EDITION (Vol. 1) #C-49, October-November 1976 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Eight, 1998.
"The Condemned Crusaders! Part II"
The Legion attempts to stop Mordru but are captured and tried in his court. With the help of Wraithor (a wizard and former colleague to Mordru), they escape and Mordru buries himself accidentally. Lana’s memory of Clark’s ID is erased and the team discovers that Dream Girl, Princess Projectra and the White Witch fooled Mordru into thinking he had destroyed their new HQ. Reprinted in LIMITED COLLECTORS’ EDITION (Vol. 1) #C-49, October-November 1976 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Eight, 1998.
"THE LEGION OUTPOST"
Ferro Lad’s brother is an adult Legionnaire? -
Dear Editor: In the April issue of ADVENTURE COMICS you provided a way to bring back Ferro Lad. The miracle machine can provide anything the Legionnaires wish for. So, using this, they could restore Ferro Lad to life. I know that in the Adult Legion story, you said he would stay dead, but the Legionnaires can change the future, can't they?
-Larry Godsey, Cincinnati, Ohio
(No, they can't alter destiny. In fact, there are some limitations even for a miracle machine. However, we promise to put Ferro Lad's brother in the next Adult Legion story, as a fully accredited member. -Ed.)
First appearance of Marte & Wynn Allon. Colossal Boy is expelled when he is forced to betray the Legion by learning their training techniques after his parents are turned to glass. Reprinted in BEST OF DC DIGEST (Vol. 1) #24, May 1982 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Eight, 1998. Story continued in next issue.
"When Superboy Walked Out on the Legion!"
Reprints "The Valhalla of Super-Companions!" (Legion logo and two panels added to include the Legion. Some color changes as well) 23.1 SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) 101, December 1962 . Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Eight, 1998.
Cover date: August 1968 Released: May 1968
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 103. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 372</> "School for Super-Villains! Part I"
Second appearance of Chemical King & Lone Wolf becomes Timber Wolf, both join as of this issue. Origin of the Legion of Super-Villains. First appearance of Tarik the Mute. Colossal Boy begins training the LSV. After Shrinking Violet discovers the location of the villains, Superboy (as Marco Malok), Chameleon Boy, Chemical King, and Timber Wolf go undercover as Legion rejects. Reprinted in BEST OF DC DIGEST (Vol. 1) #24, May 1982 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Eight, 1998.
"Robbing and ‘Recking and Rotten Tricks! Part II"
Colossal Boy exposes the disguised Legionnaires. But after Superboy (actually Chameleon Boy) is seemingly killed, Colossal Boy helps the Legionnaires capture the LSV. His parents are restored to normal. Reprinted in BEST OF DC DIGEST (Vol. 1) #24, May 1982 & in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Eight, 1998.
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 104. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 373</> "The Tornado Twins! Part I"
First appearance & origin Tornado Twins (Don & Dawn Allen). The Tornado Twins use their super-speed powers to upstage the Legion. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Eight, 1998.
"The Fun-Loving Allens – Super-Heroes Part II"
The Twins antics turn out to be a publicity stunt for Flash Day and their powers are temporary. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Eight, 1998.
First appearance of Black Mace and the Taurus Gang. To save their captured comrades, the Legionnaires must go undercover for Scorpious against the Taurus Gang. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Eight, 1998.
"Mission: Infiltrate Taurus! Part II"
Although Ultra Boy is supposed to pose as Black Mace and spy on the Taurus Gang, it is Dream Girl as Mystelor who infiltrates their enemies. It’s the Legion of Substitute Heroes who ultimately save the Legionnaires from Scorpious. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Eight, 1998.
Cover date: November 1968 Released: August 1968
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 106. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 375</> "The King of the Legion! Part I"
First appearance of the Wanderers (second appearance of Quantum Queen). After the first meeting of the Legion and the Wanderers, the Wanderers become ruthless due to the Nefar Nebula. An unknown force challenges the mightiest Legionnaire, so the Legionnaires decide to make capturing their friends a contest to see which one of them is the mightiest. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Eight, 1998.
"Hero against Hero! Part II"
The Legionnaires individually battle the Wanderers until Bouncing Boy seemingly wins by capturing Celebrand. But, as soon as he vanishes, the Legion learns that it was really Chameleon Boy who won. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Eight, 1998.
Cover date: December 1968 Released: September 1968
Cover date: December 1968 Released: September 1968
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 107. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 376 </> "The Execution of Chameleon Boy! Part I"
Chameleon Boy disguised as Bouncing Boy finds himself in the other-dimensional Nadir where he is to fight the Black Vassal, Kodar to marry Princess Elwinda. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Eight, 1998.
"Cupid Clips Cham! Part II"
Chameleon Boy defeats Kodar. But just as he’s about to wed Princess Elwinda, the Legion returns him to Earth. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Eight, 1998.
Cover date: December 1968 Released: September 1968
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 108. SUPERMAN (Vol.1) 213</> "The Most Dangerous Door in the World!"
Appearance of adult Brainiac 5 who pretends to be Superman & Clark Kent. He mentions Sun Man, White Witch (first revealed to have joined), & Element Man.
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 108.1 SUPERMAN'S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN (Vol. 1) 117</> "The Planet of the Capes!"
Legionnaires' capes are among those that Jimmy Olsen encounters in his adventure in an alternate universe.
Cover date: January 1969 Released: October 1968
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 109. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 377</> "Heroes for Hire! Part I"
First appearance of Leland McCauley III. Shortly after capturing Alk Ranff for for trying to steal forbidden mind drugs and learning about Modulus of the planet Modo, the Legionnaires begin charging for their services. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Nine, 1999.
"The Money Mad Members Part II"
The Legionnaires exotic monies produce world-wide paralysis rays that capture all of the criminals on Modo. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Nine, 1999.
Cover date: February 1969 Released: November 1968
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 110. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 378</> "12 Hours to Live! Part I"
Several Legionnaires (Brainiac 5, Superboy, Karate Kid, Duo Damsel, & Princess Projectra) are poisoned and learn that they only have twelve hours to live. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Nine, 1999.
"Shadow of Death! Part II"
Karate Kid defeats the entire Fatal Five single-handedly and Princess Projectra talks with Myron Marks, before the heroes succumb to the poison. The mysterious person responsible gloats over the fallen Legionnaires. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Nine, 1999. Story continues next issue.
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 111. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 379</> "Burial in Space! Part I"
The other Legionnaires arrive home to discover that dead Legionnaires and their killer are frozen in time by the Seerons, who ask for their help in exchange for saving their comrades. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Nine, 1999.
"Showdown on Seeris! Part II"
The Legionnaires continue to battle mindless hordes on Seeris as Invisible Kid and Shrinking Violet (unaware of what is happening) bury their fallen friends. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Nine, 1999.
"Help Comes…Too Late? Part III"
The Legionnaires convince the Seerons to fight and the invaders are repelled only to discover that the dead Legionnaires were revived by the Miracle Machine and that the killer was a small-time crook known as Alek Korlo. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Nine, 1999.
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 112. ADVENTURE COMICS (Vol. 1) 380</> "The Legion's Space Odyssey! Part I"
Final appearance of the Legion in this title (replaced by Supergirl). Legion series moves to Action Comics. The Legionnaires are transported to a barren world in deep space and witness Superboy being devoured by a monster. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Nine, 1999.
"The Building of the Ship! Part II"
The stranded Legionnaires build a makeshift spaceship and escape the planet only to be forced to land on a water world because of a meteor storm. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Nine, 1999.
"No Welcome for the Wanderers! Part III"
After they repair their ship, Ultra Boy breaks the Dimensional Barrier to get them back to Earth. Back on Earth, they learn that Superboy and the Super-Pets staged the whole adventure to save them from Dream Girl’s prediction of their deaths. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Nine, 1999.
Legion series in Action Comics begins. Light Lass helps Timber Wolf deal with his Lotus Fruit addiction. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Nine, 1999.
Cover date: July 1969 Released: April 1969
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 114. ACTION COMICS (Vol. 1) 379 </> "One of Us is an Impostor!"
The Legion’s computer announces that one of them is an imposter just before they have to stop a villain called Sunburst. Mon-El is the one to figure out that the imposter is posing as Shadow Lass. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Nine, 1999.
First appearance of Nam’Lor. One of Duo Damsel’s bodies is overcome by evil due to her proximity to the hero Nam’Lor. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Nine, 1999.
Matter-Eater Lad and Shrinking Violet spend a night on the town, which makes Duplicate Boy jealous. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Nine, 1999.
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 117. ACTION COMICS (Vol.1 ) 382</> "Kill a Friend to Save a World!"
Several Legionnaires infiltrate Cosvarr’s manufacturing plant to free Superboy and Mon-El. But, when Cosvarr’s girlfriend Zorla, catches him making the moves on Carina Walter (Light Lass in disguise), she lets the Legionnaires go and then blows herself and her boyfriend up. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Nine, 1999.
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 117.1 SUPERMAN'S GIRLFRIEND, LOIS LANE (Vol. 1) 97</> "The Three Super-Sirens! Part I & The Lure of the Three Loreleis! Part II"
20th century Durlans pose as Lori Lemaris, Lyla Lerrol, & Luma Lynai.
When Chameleon Boy falls for Projectra’s friend Janice Warren, he tries to impress her as Dane Roberts, only to have her fall for Chameleon Boy too. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Nine, 1999.
Cover date: December 1969 Released: September 1969
119. ACTION COMICS (Vol. 1) 384 "Lament For A Legionnaire!"
Dream Girl foresees Mon-El’s death. But, when his brother’s descendant Eltro Gand tries to save his life, he ends up killing him. To make things right, he uses the Exchanger that allowed Proty to revive Lightning Lad and sacrifices his own life to save Mon-El’s. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Nine, 1999.
120. ACTION COMICS (Vol. 1) 385 "The Immortal Superman!"
Even though President Nixon asks Superman not to travel through time for 24 hours, Superman receives a call for help from the future and travels into the far future using a defective Legion time-bubble. But, the defective time-bubble aged him as he traveled through time. And the Time Trapper unknowingly prevents him from returning to his own time.
"The Fallen Starboy!"
Kenz Nuhor’s brother, Yark attempts to avenge his brother’s death by killing Star Boy, but is stopped by the Legionnaires. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Nine, 1999.
121. ACTION COMICS (Vol. 1) 386 "The Home for Old Super-Heroes!"
Superman arrives on Earth far into the future and discovers that because of Directive A-7, he must retire with the other old super-heroes (including Electroman, the last Green Lantern, & Atom King) to Diodn. But, when Earth is threatened he and the other old heroes save the day. Superman continues farther into the future.
"Zap Goes the Legion!"
Uli Algor, who infiltrated the Legion pretending to be Shadow Lass (114. ACTION COMICS (Vol. 1) 379, August 1969), fakes her rehabilitation and is set free. She attempts to get revenge on the Legionnaires. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Nine, 1999.
122. ACTION COMICS (Vol. 1) 387 "Even a Superman Dies!"
Still unknowingly hounded by the Time Trapper, Superman goes so far into the future that he relives his life and winds up at the time that he had originally left.
"One Hero Too Many!"
Superboy resigns. Wayland Bannan of the Bureau of Revenue and Taxation forces the Legionnaires to remove a member in order for them to maintain their tax-free status. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Nine, 1999.
Cosmic Boy, Chemical King, and Shrinking Violet stop Klim, an android used by criminals to commit crimes. But, as his head escapes, its distorted vision sees a composite Legionnaire instead of the two before him. He attempts to gain revenge on this non-existent Legionnaire. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Nine, 1999.
Cover date: June 1970 Released: March 1970
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 124. ACTION COMICS (Vol. 1) 390</> "The Tyrant and the Traitor!"
The Legion’s Espionage Squad goes undercover to infiltrate both a group of rebels on the planet Lahum who are dealing with the Dark Circle and the planet’s tyrant, Peralla. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Nine, 1999. Continued in the next issue.
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 125. ACTION COMICS (Vol. 1) 391</> "The Ordeal of Element Lad!"
The Legionnaires help establish the revolution, but then ensure that the corrupt leader of the rebels is brought to justice as well. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Nine, 1999.
Cover date: August 1970 Released: May 1970
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox"> 126. ACTION COMICS (Vol. 1) 392</> "The Legionnaires Who Never Were!"
Last Legion feature in ACTION COMICS. As a series, they appear next as backup in SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #172, March 1971. Mon-El becomes Legion Leader and Element Lad his deputy. First new costume for Saturn Girl (bikini designed by K. Haven Metzger, Columbia City, IN). To test Princess Projectra’s mental well-being, Brainiac 5 poses as a male version of her, Prince Projectur and Sun Boy poses as a male version of Saturn Girl, Saturn Lad. Reprinted in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVES Volume Nine, 1999.
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