(March 1967)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1967-01-31
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Mort Weisinger (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Adult Legionnaires! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes: Chemical King (statue, introduction); Ferro Lad (statue); Quantum Queen (statue, introduction); Reflecto (statue, introduction); Shadow Woman (statue, introduction)
Superman
Reprints

The Adult Legion! (Table of Contents: 1)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Shooter
Pencils
Jim Shooter (layouts only); Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes: Brainiac 5; Chemical King (statue, introduction); Cosmic Man; Element Man; Ferro Lad (statue); Lightning Man; Polar Man; Reflecto (statue, introduction); Saturn Woman; Shadow Woman (statue, introduction); Timber Wolf
Gim Allon (powerless; now Security Chief of the Intergalactic Guard); Dream Woman (retired); Duo Damsel (retired); Duplicate Man; Ferro Man (antagonist) (in the shadows, introduction); Light Lady (retired); Matter-Eater Man (retired; now President of Bismoll); Mon-El (retired; now a space explorer); Night Woman (retired from Substitute Heroes); Phantom Woman (retired); Shrinking Violet (retired); Star Man (retired; now an astronomer); Chuck Taine (powerless; now works for the police); Ultra Man (Reservist; Quadrant Director of the Science Police); Superman; Ronn Nah (possess ultra powers); Arna Nah (possesses phantom powers); Brin Londo; Bran Londo; Loni Londo; unnamed son of Chuck and Luornu Taine (possesses triplicate powers)
Synopsis
Superman is summoned to help the adult Legion investigate acts of sabotage.
Reprints
Keywords
Adult Legion

Lightning Lad and Light Lass (Table of Contents: 2)

Meet the Legionnaires / text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Lightning Lad; Light Lass

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Shorty / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
All Watches and Clocks Repaired
Genre
humor
Characters
Shorty
Synopsis
A customer wants Shorty to repair his hourglass.
Reprints

Part II: One against the Legion (Table of Contents: 4)

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Shooter
Pencils
Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils)
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes: Brainiac 5; Cosmic Man; Element Man; Ferro Lad (statue; also as Andrew Nolan in flashback); Lightning Man; Polar Man; Power Boy (statue, introduction); Saturn Woman; Shadow Woman (statue); Timber Wolf
Legion of Super-Villains: Cosmic King; Lightning Lord; Saturn Queen
Ferro Man (antagonist) (also as Douglas Nolan in flashback); Superman
Synopsis
The Legion discovers the saboteur is Ferro Lad's twin brother, but he has been under the mind control of the Legion of Super-Villains.
Reprints
Keywords
Adult Legion

Indexer Notes

Story continues in the next issue.

Countdown on Excellence (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy
Characters
Jerry; Jerry's father
Synopsis
Jerry gets a lecture from his father on the importance of doing every job right.

Indexer Notes

Credits from a list by Lionel English.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

The Legion Outpost / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
6499
First Line of Dialogue or Text
My mom gave me a box full of old costume jewelry.
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Idea from Rick Harris, Ottawa, Canada.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Direct Currents / in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Adult Legionnaires!
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  2. 1. The Adult Legion!
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  3. 2. Lightning Lad and Light Lass
    Meet the Legionnaires
  4. 3. ["All Watches and Clocks Repaired"]
    Shorty
  5. 4. Part II: One against the Legion
    Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
  6. 5. Countdown on Excellence
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    The Legion Outpost
  8. 7. ["My mom gave me a box full of old costume jewelry."]
    Cap's Hobby Hints
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Direct Currents
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  • John Censullo
  • Matthew Head
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Allen Ross
  • Jason Sacks
  • Jim Van Dore