Superboy #205

(November-December 1974)

Contents (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Neal Adams

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

N-1133

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hurry up, Superboy!

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #378 (March 1969)

Indexer Notes

Uses the cover image from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #378.

The Legion of Super-Executioners (Table of Contents: 2)

Legion of Super-Heroes; Superboy / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Cary Bates

Pencils

Mike Grell

Inks

Mike Grell

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Job Number

B-2187

Genre

superhero

Characters

Legion of Super-Heroes [Mon-El; Shadow Lass; Karate Kid; Brainiac 5; Wildfire; Ultra Boy; Superboy; Shrinking Violet]; Lana Lang [also as Insect Queen]; The Master

Synopsis

Superboy and Lana Lang arrive in the 30th century to find Ultra Boy locked up and berserk. After Superboy sets off to retrieve the cure for Ultra Boy's condition, the Legionnaires turn on Lana Lang and prepare to execute her and a rational Ultra Boy. Superboy secretly saves Ultra Boy and Lana Lang from their firing squad, then the three of them destroy the helmet of the alien controlling the other Legionnaires.

Reprints

• in Superboy en het Legioen der Super-Helden (Classics/Williams, 1975 series) #1 (1975), #1 (1975)
• in Superboy (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #7/1975 ([juli] 1975), #9/1975 ([september] 1975)
• in Superman Taschenbuch (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #2 (1976)
• in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #11 ([October] 2001), #11 ([October] 2001), #11 ([October] 2001)
• in Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2007 series) #5 (2014 [February 2015])

Indexer Notes

Lettering credit from reprint in Legion Archives.

Meet "Iron Mike" Grell (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mike Grell

Pencils

Mike Grell

Inks

Mike Grell

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

B-2252

Genre

biography

Characters

Superboy; Saturn Girl; Aquaman

Reprints

• in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #11 ([October] 2001)

The One-Man Team! (Table of Contents: 4)

Superboy / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Bernstein

Pencils

George Papp

Inks

George Papp

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

N-1129

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lana Lang; Chief Parker; Professor Lang; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent

Synopsis

Superboy demonstrates why he cannot compete in high school sports while stopping a band of robbers.

Reprints

• from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #88 (April 1961)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Super-Talk / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Murray Boltinoff

Pencils

? (logo illustration)

Inks

? (logo illustration)

Colors

? (logo illustration)

Letters

typeset

Job Number

B-2255

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Like they say in show biz...

Characters

Mon-El; Superboy; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl

Indexer Notes

Excerpts of letters from: Steve Epstein, Ron Blum, Dan Jurgens, Bruce Woehl, Michael Forrester, Elvis White, Charles David Haskell, David Kell, Jack Terbush, Anthony Brooks, Clint Thomas, Rich Morrissey, Scott Taylor, Mike White, Jeff Synder, Dart Vernon, Hortense Fenner, Randy Emeniser, Michael Ingrassia, Reddie Brandly, Carlton Hendricks, Michael Raship, Brian Prescott and Jeannie Frehmel. Roma Pohorecky, Steven Vaughn, Lionel Culpepper, John Gaines and Mary Ann Consolo also mentioned as letter writers.

The Outcast Super-Heroes! (Table of Contents: 6)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script

E. Nelson Bridwell

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein

Colors

?

Letters

Milt Snapinn

Job Number

N-1127

Feature Logo

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Genre

superhero

Characters

Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El; Linda Danvers]; Invisible Kid [Lyle Norg]; Saturn Girl [Imra Ardeen]; Chameleon Boy [Reep Daggle]; Shrinking Violet [Salu Digby]; Colossal Boy [Gim Allon]; Brainiac 5 [Querl Dox]; Sun Boy [Dirk Morgana]; Mon-El [Lar Gand]; Ultra Boy [Jo Nah]; Element Lad [Jan Arrah]; Matter-Eater Lad [Tenzil Kem]; Cosmic Boy [Rokk Krinn]; Light Lass [Ayla Ranzz]; Phantom Girl [Tinya Wazzo]; Duo Damsel [Luornu Durgo]; Karate Kid [Val Armorr]]; Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback); Sir Prize; Miss Terious

Synopsis

Superboy and Supergirl resign due to a Kryptonite cloud, and are replaced by Sir Prize and Miss Terious.

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #350 (November 1966)

Keywords

Computo (model); green kryptonite

Part II: The Devil's Dozen! (Table of Contents: 7)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

E. Nelson Bridwell

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein

Colors

?

Letters

Milt Snapinn

Job Number

N-1127

Feature Logo

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Genre

superhero

Characters

Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El; Linda Danvers]; Invisible Kid [Lyle Norg]; Saturn Girl [Imra Ardeen]; Chameleon Boy [Reep Daggle]; Shrinking Violet [Salu Digby]; Colossal Boy [Gim Allon]; Brainiac 5 [Querl Dox]; Sun Boy [Dirk Morgana]; Mon-El [Lar Gand]; Ultra Boy [Jo Nah]; Element Lad [Jan Arrah]; Matter-Eater Lad [Tenzil Kem]; Cosmic Boy [Rokk Krinn]; Light Lass [Ayla Ranzz]; Phantom Girl [Tinya Wazzo]; Duo Damsel [Luornu Durgo]; Karate Kid [Val Armorr]; Ferro Lad [Andrew Nolan]; Sir Prize [Star Boy]; Miss Terious [Dream Girl]]; RJ Brande; Devil's Dozen [Prince Evillo; The Hag [White Witch] (intro); The Wild Huntsman; Sugyn; Apollo [Tal Obrin]]

Synopsis

The Devil's Dozen commit robberies and kidnap Lightning Lad.

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #350 (November 1966)

Indexer Notes

The villains are called the Devil's Dozen however only five are shown. First appearance of the Hag who is later revealed to be the White Witch.

Lore of the Legion! (Table of Contents: 8)

Legion of Super-Heroes / character profile / 3 pages (report information)

Script

E. Nelson Bridwell

Pencils

Dave Cockrum (pages 1 and 2); Curt Swan (page 3)

Inks

Dave Cockrum (pages 1 and 2); George Klein (page 3); George Roussos (Insect Queen figure)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Legion of Super-Heroes [Mon-El; Element Lad; Dream Girl; Karate Kid; Princess Projectra; Shadow Lass; Timber Wolf; Chemical King; Wildfire; Ferro Lad]; Elastic Lad; Kid Psycho; Insect Queen; Pete Ross; Rond Vidar

Reprints

• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #7/1975 (29. März 1975)
which is reprinted
• in Superman Superband (Egmont Ehapa, 1973 series) #7 (1976), #7 (1976)
• in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #11 ([October] 2001), #11 ([October] 2001)

Indexer Notes

Profiles of ten of the Legionnaires and five of their associates. Writing credit from reprint in Legion Archives.

Some of the figures are taken from stories in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #94 (January 1962) [Pete Ross], Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #125 (December 1965) [Kid Psycho], Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #352 (January 1967) [Ferro Lad], Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #360 (September 1967) [Rond Vidar], Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #105 (September 1967) [Jimmy Olsen], and Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #370 (July 1968) [Insect Queen].

The Forgotten Legion! Part I (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

E. Nelson Bridwell

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein

Colors

?

Letters

Milt Snapinn

Job Number

N-1128

Feature Logo

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Genre

superhero

Characters

Legion of Substitute-Heroes [Stone Boy [Dag Wentim]; Night Girl [Lydda Jath]; Polar Boy [Brek Bannin]; Fire Lad [Staq Mavlen]; Color Kid [Ulu Vakk]; Chlorophyll Kid [Ral Benem]]; Legion of Super-Pets [Krypto; Beppo; Streaky; Comet]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Supergirl [Kara Zor-El; Linda Danvers]; Invisible Kid [Lyle Norg]; Saturn Girl [Imra Ardeen]; Shrinking Violet [Sau Digby]; Brainiac 5 [Querl Dox]; Mon-El [Lar Gand]; Ultra Boy [Jo Nah]; Element Lad [Jan Arrah]; Matter-Eater Lad [Tenzil Kem]; Cosmic Boy [Rokk Krinn]; Phantom Girl [Tinya Wazzo];Ferro Lad [Andrew Nolan]; Karate Kid [Val Armorr]; Sir Prize [Star Boy]; Miss Terious [Dream Girl]]; Devil's Dozen [Prince Evillo; Hag [White Witch]; Sugyn; Wild Huntsman]

Synopsis

The Legion encounters the Hag on the Brande estate. Lightning Lad tries to resist the corrupting influence of Evillo. The Legion call the the Subs into action.

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #351 (December 1966)

Part II: The Faces Behind the Masks! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

E. Nelson Bridwell

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein

Colors

?

Letters

Milt Snapinn

Job Number

N-1128

Feature Logo

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Genre

superhero

Characters

Legion of Super-Heroes [Bouncing Boy [Chuck Taine]; Mon-El [Lar Gand]; Superboy [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; Colossal Boy [Gim Allon]; Saturn Girl [Imra Ardeen]; Princess Projectra [Projectra Wind'zzor]; Element Lad [Jan Arrah]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El; Linda Danvers]; Ferro Lad [Andrew Nolan]; Star Boy [Sir Prize]; Dream Girl [Miss Terious]; Matter-Eater Lad [Tenzil Kem]; Invisible Kid [Lyle Norg]; Cosmic Boy [Rokk Krinn]]; Master Mxyzptlk; Devil's Dozen [Prince Evillo; The Hag [White Witch]; The Wild Huntsman; Sugyn; Apollo [Tal Obrin]]; Legion of Substitute-Heroes [Stone Boy [Dag Wentim]; Night Girl [Lydda Jath]; Polar Boy [Brek Bannin]; Fire Lad [Staq Mavlen]; Color Kid [Ulu Vakk]; Chlorophyll Kid [Ral Benem]]; Legion of Super-Pets [Krypto; Beppo; Streaky; Comet]

Synopsis

The Legion gather the materials to counter the Hag's spells and reveal her as the White Witch. Sir Prize and Miss Terious reveal themselves as Star Boy and Dream Girl. They then attack Evillo's headquarters.

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #351 (December 1966)

Keywords

Blue Kryptonite

Indexer Notes

First appearance of the Witch With as herself.