(August 1963)

DC, 1938 Series
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Volume:
?
Price:
0.12 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
?
Indicia Publisher:
?
Brand:
Superman DC National Comics
Editing:
Mort Weisinger
Format:
Color; mostly Standard Golden Age, Silver Age, and Modern Age US size, Digest size (5" x 6.75") #491-503; mostly Saddle-Stitched, Squarebound #390, 416, 491-503

Issue Notes

Reader suggestions for new Legionnaires include Evolvo Lad. Readers point to the existence of Lightning Man in stories of the adult Legion as proof that Lightning Lad's death can't be permanent, editors admit that he'll be restored in the following issue at the cost of another member's life.

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

The Legion of Substitute Heroes Declares War on the Legion of Super-Heroes! (Table of Contents)

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Curt Swan
Inks:
George Klein
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Legion of Substitute-Heroes [Chlorophyll Kid; Fire Lad; Polar Boy; Night Girl; Stone Boy]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Shrinking Violet; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Bouncing Boy; Chameleon Boy; Triplicate Girl; Ultra Boy; Star Boy; Sun Boy; Brainiac 5; Colossal Boy; Element Lad; Invisible Kid; Lightning Lass]
Reprints:

Part I: The War Between the Substitute Heroes and the Legionnaires! (Table of Contents)

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils:
John Forte
Inks:
John Forte
Colors:
?
Letters:
Joe Letterese; Milton Snapinn
Editing:
Mort Weisinger

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Legion of Substitute-Heroes [Chlorophyll Kid; Fire Lad; Polar Boy; Night Girl; Stone Boy]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Shrinking Violet; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Bouncing Boy; Chameleon Boy; Triplicate Girl; Ultra Boy; Star Boy; Sun Boy; Brainiac 5; Colossal Boy; Element Lad; Invisible Kid; Lightning Lass] (most as projected images)
Synopsis:
The Legion of Substitute-Heroes tries to fill in for the Legion, but the Legion tells the Subs to disband.
Reprints:

Indexer Notes

Legion of Substitute Heroes stars


Part II: The Duel of the Legions! (Table of Contents)

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils:
John Forte
Inks:
John Forte
Colors:
?
Letters:
Joe Letterese; Milton Snapinn
Editing:
Mort Weisinger

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Legion of Substitute-Heroes [Chlorophyll Kid; Fire Lad; Polar Boy; Night Girl; Stone Boy]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Chameleon Boy; Bouncing Boy]
Synopsis:
The Substitutes realize the Legion has been replaced by aliens, chase the aliens away, and save the real Legion.
Reprints:

Smallville's War Against Superbaby! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jerry Siegel
Pencils:
Curt Swan
Inks:
George Klein
Colors:
?
Letters:
Milton Snapinn
Editing:
Mort Weisinger

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superbaby; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Zeke Stebbins

untitled (Table of Contents)

Casey the Cop / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff
Colors:
?
Letters:
Henry Boltinoff
Editing:
?

Content Information

Genre:
gag
Characters:
Casey the Cop
Synopsis:
Casey rescues a little boy and takes him for ice cream.

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Part I: The War Between the Substitute Heroes and the Legionnaires!
    Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
  2. 2. Part II: The Duel of the Legions!
    Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
  3. 3. Smallville's War Against Superbaby!
    Superboy
  4. 4. untitled
    Casey the Cop
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