Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes #3 [Direct]

(March 1981)

Revelation! (Table of Contents: 1)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script

E. Nelson Bridwell (plot); Paul Kupperberg (writer)

Pencils

Jim Janes

Inks

Frank Chiaramonte

Colors

Gene D'Angelo

Letters

Ben Oda

Job Number

J-7039

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Ultra Boy; Chameleon Boy; Princess Projectra; Karate Kid [Val Armorr]; Brainiac 5; Mon-El; Wildfire (origin); Tyroc (flashback, origin); Shadow Lass; Element Lad; Dawnstar (flashback, origin); Ferro Lad (flashback, origin); Sun Boy; Superboy (flashback); Invisible Kid [Lyle Norg] (flashback, origin); Chemical King (flashback, origin); Cosmic Boy; Light Lass; Timber Wolf; Colossal Boy; Dream Girl; Star Boy [Thom Kallor]; Shrinking Violet (flashback); Lightning Lad (flashback)]; Marla Latham; Arlayn; R.J. Brande (origin); Commander Hagbard; The Legion of Substitute-Heroes [Polar Boy [flashback, origin); Night Girl (flashback, origin); Fire-Lad (flashback, origin); Chlorophyll Kid (flashback, origin); Color Kid (flashback, origin); Stoneboy (flashback, origin)]; Elastic Lad [Jimmy Olsen] (flashback, origin); Pete Ross (flashback); Insect Queen [Lana Lang] (flashback, origin); Universo (flashback); Rond Vidar (flashback, origin); Kid Psycho (flashback, origin)

Reprints

• in Die großen Superhelden (Egmont Ehapa, 1981 series) #3 - Die Legende von der Legion der Super-Helden (1981)
• in Superboy (Semic, 1977 series) #7/1981 (uke 47 1981)
• in Faucon Noir (Arédit-Artima, 1977 series) #25 (juin 1982) [N&B [B&W]]
• in Legion of Super-Heroes: Before the Darkness (DC, 2021 series) #1 (2020 [April 2021])

Indexer Notes

Story continues from the previous issue.

The Baron! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Hostess Cup Cakes; Wonder Woman / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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

Inside the Legion of Super-Heroes / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack C. Harris

Letters

typeset

Job Number

J-676

Genre

superhero

Characters

Computo; Lex Luthor; Mordru; Dr. Regulus; The Time Trapper; Universo; The League of Super-Assassins [Silver Slasher; Titania; Mist Master; Lazon; Neutrax; Blok]; The Dark Man; The Legion of Super-Heroes [Blok; Bouncing Boy; Brainiac 5; Chameleon Boy; Colossal Boy; Cosmic Boy; Dawnstar; Dream Girl; Duo Damsel; Element Lad; Karate Kid [Val Armorr]; Light Lass; Lightning Lad; Matter-Eater Lad; Mon-El; Phantom Girl; Princess Projectra; Saturn Girl; Shadow Lass; Shrinking Violet; Star Boy [Thom Kallor]; Sun Boy; Timber Wolf; Tyroc; Ultra Boy; Wildfire]

Synopsis

Lists major Legion villains and current Legion roster with real names, home planets, and powers.