(September 1963)
- 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 Weight Wizard and Blockade Boy.
The Super-Sacrifice of the Legionnaires!
Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Curt Swan
- Inks:
- George Klein; John Forte (heads)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ira Schnapp
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Mon-El; Sun Boy; Lightning Lass; Chameleon Boy; Saturn Girl; Superboy; Lightning Lad]
- Reprints:
- in The Amazing World of DC Comics (DC, 1974 series) #9 (November-December 1975)
- in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2 (1992)
- in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2 (1992)
- in Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([April] 2007)
- in Legion of Super-Heroes: 1,050 Years of the Future (DC, 2008 series) #[nn] ([June] 2008)
Indexer Notes
John Forte inks info by Bob Bailey, 2005-03-19 (Per Sandell ed.)
Part I: The Super-Sacrifice of the Legionnaires!
Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 7.67 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils:
- John Forte
- Inks:
- John Forte
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Milton Snapinn
- Editing:
- Mort Weisinger
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Mon-El; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Lightning Lass; Chameleon Boy]; Proty
- Synopsis:
- The Legionnaires search to find a way to revive Lightning Lad.
- Reprints:
- in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #403 (March 1971)
- in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G81 (March-April 1971)
- in All Star Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #93 ([June 1975])
- in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #500 (June 1983)
- in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2 (1992)
- in Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([April] 2007)
- in Legion of Super-Heroes: 1,050 Years of the Future (DC, 2008 series) #[nn] ([June] 2008)
Part II: The Bravest Legionnaire!
Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 6.67 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils:
- John Forte
- Inks:
- John Forte
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Milton Snapinn
- Editing:
- Mort Weisinger
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Mon-El; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Lightning Lass; Chameleon Boy; Lightning Lad]; Proty
- Synopsis:
- Proty sacrifices his life to revive Lightning Lad.
- Reprints:
- in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #403 (March 1971)
- in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G81 (March-April 1971)
- in All Star Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #93 ([June 1975])
- in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #500 (June 1983)
- in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2 (1992)
- in Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([April] 2007)
- in Legion of Super-Heroes: 1,050 Years of the Future (DC, 2008 series) #[nn] ([June] 2008)
Indexer Notes
Proty dies; Lightning Lad revived
Lana Lang, Hollywood Star
Superboy / comic story / 10 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- George Papp
- Inks:
- George Papp
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Joe Letterese
- Editing:
- Mort Weisinger
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superboy; Lana Lang; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent
- Synopsis:
- Lana makes a movie in which she's a jungle queen
- Reprints:
- in Superboy (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #9/1974 (September 1974)
["I'll rescue that paratrooper"]
Super-Turtle / filler / 0.6 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Editing:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor; funny animals; superhero
- Characters:
- Super-Turtle
- Synopsis:
- Super-Turtle rescues a paratrooper, puts out a forest fire, and rescues a woman whose heel is caught in a grate.
Editing
Table of Contents
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1.
Part I: The Super-Sacrifice of the Legionnaires!
Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes -
2.
Part II: The Bravest Legionnaire!
Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes -
3.
Lana Lang, Hollywood Star
Superboy -
4.
["I'll rescue that paratrooper"]
Super-Turtle
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- Bob Bailey
- Terry Jeffress
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- Dan Kocher
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