The Best of DC #57

(February 1985)

Best of DC -- The Legion of Super-Heroes (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Table of contents.

Part I: The Legion of Super-Outlaws! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils:

John Forte

Inks:

John Forte

Colors:

Jeanine Casey

Letters:

Vivian Berg

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Heroes of Lallor [Beast Boy; Gas Girl; Evolvo Lad; Duplicate Boy; Life Lass]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Shrinking Violet; Star Boy; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Chameleon Boy; Invisible Kid]; Marden King

Synopsis:

Marden King tricks the Heroes of Lallor into fighting the Legion, in revenge for the Legion's earlier defeat of his brother Jungle King.

Reprints:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #324 (September 1964)

Indexer Notes

Origin and first appearances of Beast Boy, Gas Girl, Evolvo Lad, Life Lass, and Duplicate Boy.

The Origin and Powers of the Legion of Super-Heroes (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Listing of Legionaires, their identities, and their powers.

Indexer Notes

Article begins on bottom third of page 11 of the digest, continues on bottom third of pages 19, 26, 34, 42, and concludes on the bottom third of page 49. This is different than the other sequence of the same name in this issue.

Part II: The Battle of the Super-Teams! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils:

John Forte

Inks:

John Forte

Colors:

Jeanine Casey

Letters:

Vivian Berg

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes [Colossal Boy; Ultra Boy; Mon-El; Shrinking Violet; Superboy; Star Boy; Invisible Kid; Element Lad; Cosmic Boy; Chameleon Boy; Sun Boy; Lightning Lad]; Heroes of Lallor [Duplicate Boy; Gas Girl; Life Lass; Beast Boy; Evolvo Lad]; Marden King

Synopsis:

The Heroes of Lallor realize they have been tricked and turn on Marden King.

Reprints:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #324 (September 1964)

Part I: Lex Luthor Meets the Legion of Super-Heroes! (Table of Contents)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

John Forte

Inks:

John Forte

Colors:

Shelley Eiber

Letters:

Vivian Berg

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes [Sun Boy; Star Boy; Cosmic Boy; Brainiac 5; Matter-Eater Lad; Triplicate Girl; Lightning Lad; Phantom Girl; Shrinkng Violet; Light Lass; Invisible Kid; Mon-El; Superboy (in flashback)]; Lex Luthor

Synopsis:

Lex Luthor convinces the Legion he has come to the future from a time before he turned evil.

Reprints:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #325 (October 1964)

Part II: The Super-Vengeance of Lex Luthor! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

John Forte

Inks:

John Forte

Colors:

Shelley Eiber

Letters:

Vivian Berg

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes [Matter-Eater Lad; Triplicate Girl; Phantom Girl; Brainiac 5; Light Lass; Colossal Boy; Sun Boy; Star Boy; Element Lad; Mon-El; Shrinking Violet; Lighting Lad; Invisible Kid; Cosmic Boy; Superboy; Supergirl; Saturn Girl; Ultra Boy; Chameleon Boy; Element Lad]; Lex Luthor; Proty II

Synopsis:

Luthor seemingly dissolves the Legionnaires, but they have the last laugh on him.

Reprints:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #325 (October 1964)

Part I: The Revolt of the Girl Legionnaires! (Table of Contents)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 7.66 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

John Forte

Inks:

John Forte

Colors:

George Roberts

Letters:

Milt Snapinn

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes [Light Lass; Triplicate Girl; Shrinking Violet; Supergirl; Phantom Girl; Saturn Girl; Ultra Boy; Mon-El; Lightning Lad; Colossal Boy; Matter-Eater Lad; Element Lad; Invisible Kid; Brainiac 5; Cosmic Boy; Superboy]; Proty II

Synopsis:

The girl Legionnaires turn on the boys.

Reprints:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #326 (November 1964)

Indexer Notes

Light Lass' costume emblem becomes a cloud.

Part II: The Triumph of the Super-Heroines (Table of Contents)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 6.66 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

John Forte

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

George Roberts

Letters:

Milt Snapinn

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Light Lass; Triplicate Girl; Supergirl; Shrinking Violet; Superboy; Chameleon Boy; Star Boy; Phantom Girl; Ultra Boy; Mon-El; Cosmic Boy; Brainiac 5; Element Lad]; Queen Azura

Synopsis:

The source of the plot is revealed and the boys are restored.

Reprints:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #326 (November 1964)

Part I: The Lone Wolf Legionnaire! (Table of Contents)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils:

John Forte

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

Karin Orlando

Letters:

Milt Snapinn

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes [Sun Boy; Light Lass; Chameleon Boy; Cosmic Boy; Matter-Eater Lad; Saturn Girl; Superboy; Mon-El; Ultra Boy; Lightning Lad; Brainiac 5]; Lone Wolf

Synopsis:

While investigating robberies on Zoon, the Legionnaires extend an invitation of membership to Lone Wolf, but he refuses.

Reprints:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #327 (December 1964)

Indexer Notes

Origin and 1st appearance Lone Wolf.

Part II: The Youth Who Wasn't Human (Table of Contents)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils:

John Forte

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

Karin Orlando

Letters:

Milt Snapinn

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes [Light Lass; Cosmic Boy; Mon-El; Chameleon Boy; Sun Boy; Brainiac 5; Ultra Boy; Lightning Lad]; Lone Wolf

Synopsis:

Lone Wolf reveals that he refused membership because he is an android, but the Legion discovers he is not what he thinks.

Reprints:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #327 (December 1964)

Indexer Notes

Light Lass' costume emblem becomes feather

[Part I]: The Lad Who Wrecked the Legion! (Table of Contents)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

Jim Mooney

Inks:

Jim Mooney

Colors:

Shelley Eiber

Letters:

David Huffine

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes [Triplicate Girl; Sun Boy; Superboy; Cosmic Boy; Triplicate Girl; Invisible Kid; Star Boy; Shrinking Violet; Mon-El; Ultra Boy; Lightning Lad; Phantom Girl]; Command Kid; Bouncing Boy

Synopsis:

Command Kid joins the Legion, but his arrogance puts off some of the Legionnaires. Star Boy, however, asks Command Kid to help him become as powerful as he is.

Reprints:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #328 (January 1965)

Part II: The Secret of the Legion Rookie?! (Table of Contents)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

Jim Mooney

Inks:

Jim Mooney

Colors:

Shelley Eiber

Letters:

David Huffine

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes [Sun Boy; Lightning Lad; Shrinking Violet; Cosmic Boy; Invisible Kid; Star Boy; Triplicate Girl; Superboy; Phantom Girl; Ultra Boy; Saturn Girl; Element Lad]; Command Kid

Synopsis:

More Legionnaires submit to Command Kid's treatment, but Saturn Girl and Element Lad return with the solution to the mystery of Command Kid just in time.

Reprints:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #328 (January 1965)

[Part I]: The Bizarro-Legion! (Table of Contents)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

Jim Mooney

Inks:

Jim Mooney

Colors:

Helen Vesik

Letters:

David Huffine

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Saturn Girl; Triplicate Girl; Invisible Kid; Lightning Lad; Chameleon Boy; Brainiac 5; Ultra Boy; Mon-El]; Time Trapper; Legion of Stupor-Bizarros [Bizarro-Superboy; Bizarro-Lightning Lad; Bizarro-Invisible Kid; Bizarro-Chameleon Boy; Bizarro-Brainiac 5; Bizarro-Saturn Girl]

Synopsis:

The Legion rejects Bizarro-Superboy's request for membership, so he sets off to create his own Legion.

Reprints:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #329 (February 1965)

Indexer Notes

The Legionnaires switch from flight belts to rings in this story.

Part II: The Mad, Mad, Mad Bizarro-Legion (Table of Contents)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

Jim Mooney

Inks:

Jim Mooney

Colors:

Helen Vesik

Letters:

David Huffine

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes [Light Lass; Triplicate Girl; Ultra Boy; Mon-El; Saturn Girl; Element Lad; Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy; Invisible Kid]; Legion of Stupor-Bizarros [Bizarro-Ultra Boy; Bizarro-Mon-El; Bizarro-Superboy; Bizarro-Saturn Girl; Bizarro-Cosmic Boy; Bizarro-Invisible Kid]

Synopsis:

Superboy, with Element Lad's aid, tricks Bizarro-Superboy into disbanding the Bizarro-Legion.

Reprints:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #329 (February 1965)

The Origin and Powers of the Legion of Super-Heroes (Table of Contents)

Legion of Super-Heroes / filler / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mort Weisinger

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

Shelley Eiber

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Synopsis:

Origins and powers of the Legionnaires

Reprints:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #316 (January 1964)
which is reprinted
• from Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #4 (1961) [pages 1 and 2 with alterations]

The Story Behind the Stories (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul Levitz (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

L-1789

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Discussion of the stories in the issue.

Be Sure to Miss! (Table of Contents)

Legion of Stupor-Bizarros / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Nicola Cuti

Pencils:

Pat Broderick [as kciredorb] (signed)

Inks:

Pat Broderick [as kciredorb] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Legion of Stupor-Bizarros [Bizarro-Superboy; Bizarro-Saturn Girl; Bizarro-Lightning Lad; Bizarro-Invisible Kid; Bizarro-Cosmic Boy]

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Broderick signed his name in mirror-image.