The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #1 [1st Printing]

(1991 [January 1992])

Legion of Super-Heroes Archives Volume One (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

teaser on dust jacket flaps (inside front and inside back)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Legion of Super-Heroes / credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Lightning Lad [as Lightning Boy]; Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy

Indexer Notes

Title and credits page with indicia information, illustrated with a detail from the cover of Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #247.

Foreword (Table of Contents: 3)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Gold

Pencils

John Forte (spot illustration 1); John Byrne (spot illustration 2)

Inks

John Forte (spot illustration 1); John Byrne (spot illustration 2)

Colors

Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor

Letters

typeset

Characters

Bouncing Boy (spot illustration 1); Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy; Triplicate Girl] (spot illustration 2)

Reprints

• in Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #1 ([October] 2017)

Indexer Notes

The first illustration is taken from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #301; the second illustration is taken from Interlac (the Legion APA).

The Origin and Powers of the Legion of Super-Heroes (Table of Contents: 4)

Legion of Super-Heroes / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein

Colors

Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Phantom Girl; Triplicate Girl; Brainiac 5; Lightning Lad; Bouncing Boy; Invisible Kid; Shrinking Violet; Cosmic Boy; Chameleon Boy; Saturn Girl; Colossal Boy; Sun Boy

Synopsis

Origins and powers of 12 of the Legionnaires.

Reprints

• from Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #4 ([Winter] 1961)

The Legion of Super-Heroes (Table of Contents: 5)

Superboy / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Al Plastino

Inks

Al Plastino

Colors

Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad [as Lightning Boy]; Saturn Girl]; Jonathan Kent (cameo)

Synopsis

Three teens from the future offer Superboy membership in their super-hero club. But when Superboy fails to complete three simple tasks, the Legionnaires pretend to reject him, until they reveal that the three tasks were merely intitiation pranks which proved he is a good sport.

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #247 (April 1958)

Indexer Notes

First appearance of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Lightning Lad is called Lightning Boy in this story only and all three Legionnaires appear in these costumes in this issue only. Several other unidentified Legionnaires appear in this story, including one who is colored to imply he is Brainiac 5.

Prisoner of the Super-Heroes (Table of Contents: 6)

Superboy / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

George Papp

Inks

George Papp

Colors

Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor

Letters

Joe Letterese

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl]; Krypto; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent

Synopsis

The Legion returns to 20th Century to discredit Superboy and exile him from Earth.

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #267 (December 1959)

Indexer Notes

Second appearance of the Legion of Super-Heroes

The Three Super-Heroes (Table of Contents: 7)

Supergirl / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor

Letters

Joe Letterese

Genre

superhero

Characters

Supergirl; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Chameleon Boy; Colossal Boy; Invisible Kid]; Superman

Synopsis

The Legion comes to the 20th century to meet Supergirl and invites her to come to the 30th Century to apply to join the Legion.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #267 (August 1960)

Indexer Notes

Third appearance of the Legion of Super-Heroes; first appearance of Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, and Invisible Kid.

The Army of Living Kryptonite Men! (Table of Contents: 8)

Superboy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

George Papp

Inks

George Papp

Colors

Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor

Letters

Joe Letterese

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy; Lex Luthor; Lana Lang; Jonathan Kent; Krypto; Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy (cameo); Saturn Girl (cameo)

Synopsis

Luthor lures Superboy into a kryptonite trap, but he is saved by a timely appearance of Lightning Lad.

Reprints

• from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #86 (January 1961)

Indexer Notes

Luthor speculates about the existence of a Legion of Super-Villains, and their future first appearance is plugged in the final caption of the story.

Lana Lang and the Legion of Super-Heroes (Table of Contents: 9)

Superboy / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

George Papp

Inks

George Papp

Colors

Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor

Letters

Joe Letterese

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy; Lana Lang; Star Boy; Legion of Super-Heroes [Chameleon Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy] (in flashback)

Synopsis

Lana uses Star Boy in an attempt to make Superboy jealous.

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #282 (March 1961)

Indexer Notes

First appearance of Star Boy, who has powers similar to Superboy's in this story only. Story is re-written version of story from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #195 (December 1953).

Supergirl's Three Super Girl-Friends (Table of Contents: 10)

Supergirl / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Supergirl; Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Phantom Girl; Triplicate Girl; Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Shrinking Violet; Bouncing Boy; Sun Boy; Brainiac 5]; Brainiac; Koko; Lori Lemaris; Jerro; Krypto

Synopsis

Supergirl again travels to the 30th century to tryout for the Legion, and this time is inducted alongside Brainiac 5.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #276 (May 1961)

Indexer Notes

First apprearances of Phantom Girl, Triplicate Girl, Shrinking Violet, Bouncing Boy, Sun Boy, and Brainiac 5.

Superboy's Big Brother! [Superboy's Big Brother! Part 1] (Table of Contents: 11)

Superboy / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Bernstein

Pencils

George Papp

Inks

George Papp

Colors

Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor

Letters

Joe Letterese

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy [Kal-El]; Mon-El [also as Bob Cobb]; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Krypto (cameo); Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback)

Synopsis

When a space ship crashes outside Smallville, Superboy finds an amnesiac super-powered youth who might be his older brother. He christens him Mon-El and sets him up with a secret identity, but he soon finds evidence that Mon-El is not in fact Kryptonian.

Reprints

• from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #89 (June 1961)

Indexer Notes

First appearance of Mon-El. Story is re-written version of "Superman's Big Brother" from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #80 (January-February 1953).

The Secret of Mon-El! [Superboy's Big Brother! Part 2] (Table of Contents: 12)

Superboy / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Bernstein

Pencils

George Papp

Inks

George Papp

Colors

Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor

Letters

Joe Letterese

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy; Mon-El [Bob Cobb; Lar Gand] (origin); Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Lana Lang; Miss Joyce; King Mycerinua; Rhodopis; Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback); Phantom Zone

Synopsis

Trying to prove Mon-El isn't actually Kryptonian, Superboy accidentally exposes him to lead, which both poisons him and returns his memory. He remembers that he is a space explorer from Daxam named Lar Gand, who visited Krypton, meeting Jor-El and Lara, before arriving on Earth. To save his life, Superboy sends Lar Gand into the Phantom Zone until he can cure him of his lead poisoning.

Reprints

• from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #89 (June 1961)

The Legion of Super-Villains (Table of Contents: 13)

Superman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors

Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor

Letters

Milt Snapinn

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Man; Cosmic Man; Saturn Woman]; Lex Luthor; Legion of Super-Villains [Cosmic King; Lightning Lord; Saturn Queen]

Synopsis

Luthor contacts and teams up with the Legion of Super-Villains from 30th Century.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #147 (August 1961)

Indexer Notes

First appearance of adult Legion of Super-Heroes and Legion of Super-Villains

The Secret of the Seventh Super-Hero! (Table of Contents: 14)

Superboy / comic story / 13.67 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Bernstein

Pencils

George Papp

Inks

George Papp

Colors

Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor

Letters

Joe Letterese

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy; Tom Tanner; Martha Kent; unnamed Sun Boy impostor; Legion of Super-Heroes [Brainiac 5; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad, Chameleon Boy; Cosmic Boy; Phantom Girl, Sun Boy]; Lana Lang; Krypto

Synopsis

An impostor Sun Boy has Superboy help him assemble a robot.

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #290 (November 1961)

Indexer Notes

Story is in part a re-written version of "The Two Clark Kents" from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #191 (August 1953). Writer credit from index of original issue. Credited as "Unknown" in Table of Contents.

The Legion of Super-Traitors! (Table of Contents: 15)

Superboy / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein

Colors

Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor

Letters

Milt Snapinn

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy; Lana Lang; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Krypto; Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl]; Jax-Ur; General Zod; Mon-El; Legion of Super-Pets [Krypto; Streaky; Super-Monkey; Super-Horse]

Synopsis

The Brain-Globes of Rambat attempt to use the Legion in their plan to take over Earth, but the Legion gather the Legion of Super-Pets who can't be mind-controlled.

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #293 (February 1962)

Indexer Notes

First appearance of the Legion of Super-Pets. Also first appearance of Supergirl's Super-Horse, before his first appearance in her series.

Supergirl's Greatest Challenge (Table of Contents: 16)

Supergirl / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor

Letters

Milt Snapinn

Genre

superhero

Characters

Supergirl; Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Bouncing Boy; Brainiac 5]; Whizzy

Synopsis

During a trip to the 30th century, the Legionnaires seemingly lose their powers and Supergirl must cover for them, but it is really a trap to send her into the Phantom Zone.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #287 (April 1962)

Superman's Super-Courtship! (Table of Contents: 17)

Supergirl / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor

Letters

Milt Snapinn

Genre

superhero

Characters

Supergirl; Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers; Superman; Helen of Troy; Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Man; Cosmic Man; Phantom Woman; Triplicate Woman?; Chameleon Man; Sun Man; Saturn Woman]; Luma Lynai

Synopsis

Supergirl tries to find the perfect mate for Superman.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #289 (June 1962)

The Boy with Ultra-Powers! (Table of Contents: 18)

Superboy / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein

Colors

Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor

Letters

Milt Snapinn

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy; Ultra Boy [Jo Nah, also as Gary Crane], Marla Latham [also as Ben Crane]; Pete Ross; Jonathan Kent; Krypto; Lana Lang

Synopsis

Ultra Boy must discover Superboy's secret identity as an initiation test for entrance into the Legion.

Reprints

• from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #98 (July 1962)

Indexer Notes

First appearances of Ultra Boy and Marla Latham.

The Face behind the Lead Mask (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

John Forte; Al Plastino (page 4 and some Superboy and Luthor faces only)

Inks

John Forte; Al Plastino (page 4 and some Superboy and Luthor faces only)

Colors

Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor

Letters

Milt Snapinn

Genre

superhero

Characters

Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Sun Boy; Superboy; Chameleon Boy (statue); Bouncing Boy (statue); Shrinking Violet (statue); Invisible Kid [Lyle Norg] (statue)]; Lex Luthor; Urthlo; Mon-El

Synopsis

At a regular meeting of the Legion of Super-Heroes, the Legionnaires lose control of their powers. Urthlo arrives and announces that he now controls the Legionnaires' powers and there is nothing they can do about it. But Saturn Girl comes up with a serum to temporarily cure Mon-El and immunize him against lead, and Superboy releases him from the Phantom Zone to knock out Urthlo, who turns out to be an automaton created by Lex Luthor sent into the future to destroy the Legion.

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #300 (September 1962)

Indexer Notes

Mon-El becomes a member of the Legion in this story.

The Secret Origin of Bouncing Boy (Table of Contents: 20)

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

John Forte

Inks

John Forte

Colors

Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor

Letters

Milt Snapinn

Genre

superhero

Characters

Legion of Super-Heroes [Bouncing Boy; Sun Boy; Cosmic Boy; Shrinking Violet; Lightning Lad; Chameleon Boy; Saturn Girl; Triplicate Girl; Colossal Boy; Phantom Girl; Ultra Boy]

Synopsis

Bouncing Boy tells a group of applicants how he got his powers and gained acceptance into the Legion.

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #301 (October 1962)

Sun-Boy's Lost Power! (Table of Contents: 21)

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

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

John Forte

Inks

John Forte

Colors

Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor

Letters

Milt Snapinn

Genre

superhero

Characters

Legion of Super-Heroes [Sun Boy; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Superboy; Ultra Boy; Bouncing Boy]; Pete Ross

Synopsis

Sun Boy loses his powers and has to find a way to recharge them.

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #302 (November 1962)

The Fantastic Spy! (Table of Contents: 22)

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

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

John Forte

Inks

John Forte

Colors

Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor

Letters

Joe Letterese

Genre

superhero

Characters

Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Lightning Lad; Brainiac 5; Matter-Eater Lad; Bouncing Boy; Chameleon Boy; Shrinking Violet; Superboy]; Dr. Landro

Synopsis

The newest Legionnaire, Matter-Eater Lad, is accused of being a spy.

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #303 (December 1962)

The Stolen Super-Powers! (Table of Contents: 23)

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

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

John Forte

Inks

John Forte

Colors

Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor

Letters

Joe Letterese

Genre

superhero

Characters

Legion of Super-Heroes [Shrinking Violet; Bouncing Boy; Sun Boy; Cosmic Boy; Chameleon Boy; Colossal Boy; Saturn Girl; Triplicate Girl; Brainiac 5; Invisible Kid; Matter-Eater Lad; Lightning Lad; Ultra Boy; Mon-El; Superboy; Supergirl]; Lori Lemaris; Zaryan the Conqueror

Synopsis

Saturn Girl tries to sacrifice herself after she finds out that a computer predicts the death of a legionnaire fighting Zaryan, but Lightning Lad dies instead.

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #304 (January 1963)

Indexer Notes

Saturn Girl is elected Legion leader.

The Secret of the Mystery Legionnaire (Table of Contents: 24)

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

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

John Forte

Inks

John Forte

Colors

Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor

Letters

Joe Letterese

Genre

superhero

Characters

Legion of Super-Heroes [Sun Boy; Shrinking Violet; Bouncing Boy; Cosmic Boy; Mon-El [as Marvel Lad, the Legionnaire Lemon]; Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Colossal Boy; Brainiac 5; Superboy (in flashback)]

Synopsis

In tryouts to replace the fallen Lightning Lad, Marvel Lad wows the Legionnaires, who reveals he is Mon-El, now cured by Brainiac 5.

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #305 (February 1963)

Cover Gallery (Table of Contents: 25)

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

The Legion of Super-Heroes! (Table of Contents: 26)

Superboy / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad [as Lightning Boy]; Saturn Girl]

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #247 (April 1958) [redrawn]

Prisoner of the Super-Heroes! (Table of Contents: 27)

Superboy / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad]

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #267 (December 1959)

The Secret of the Seventh Super-Hero! (Table of Contents: 28)

Superboy / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy; Legion of Super-Heroes [Sun Boy; Brainiac 5; Cosmic Boy; Phantom Girl; Chameleon Boy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad]

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #290 (November 1961)

The Legion of Super-Traitors! (Table of Contents: 29)

Superboy / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein

Colors

Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy; Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl]

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #293 (February 1962)

Superboy in "Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes!" (Table of Contents: 30)

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein

Colors

Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Sun Boy; Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad, Triplicate Girl; Mon-El]

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #300 (September 1962)

The End of Sun Boy! (Table of Contents: 31)

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein

Colors

Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Sun Boy; Ultra Boy; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl]

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #302 (November 1962)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 32)

Superboy / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Stan Kaye; George Klein

Colors

Tom McCraw

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Brainiac 5; Phantom Girl; Chameleon Boy; Triplicate Girl; Mon-El]

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #247 (April 1958), #267 (December 1959), #290 (November 1961), #300 (September 1962)

Indexer Notes

Four small cover reproductions.