The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #7

(1997)

Legion of Super-Heroes Archives: Volume 7 (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:

Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils)

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Karate Kid; Superboy; Shadow Lass; Brainiac 5; Cosmic Boy

Reprinted:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #366

Indexer Notes

Frontispiece.

Table of Contents (Table of Contents)

Legion of Super-Heroes / table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils)

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superboy

Reprinted:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #367

Foreword (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Tom Peyer

Pencils:

Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw

Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Brainiac 5; Sun Boy; Karate Kid

Reprinted:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #367 [illo only]

The End of the Legion! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Superboy; Colossal Boy; Cosmic Boy; Invisible Kid; Element Lad

Reprinted:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #359

The Outlawed Legionnaires! (Table of Contents)

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jim Shooter

Pencils:

Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils)

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw

Letters:

Milton Snapinn

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes [Invisible Kid; Chameleon Boy; Brainiac 5; Phantom Girl; Superboy; Bouncing Boy; Ultra Boy; Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Karate Kid; Sun Boy; Element Lad; Colossal Boy; Duo Damsel; Dream Girl; Star Boy; Matter-Eater Lad; Light Lass; Mon-El; Bouncing Boy; Princess Projectra; Supergirl; Shrinking Violet]; Kandro Boltax; R.J. Brande

Synopsis:

When the new United Planets President outlaws the Legion, some are sent to the Takron-Galtos prison planet, some are imprisoned on Earth, and the rest go underground.

Reprinted:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #359

Indexer Notes

Continues in next story.

The Legion Chain Gang! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Superboy; Mon-El; Ultra Boy

Reprinted:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #360

[Part I]: The Legion Chain Gang! (Table of Contents)

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jim Shooter

Pencils:

Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils)

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Matter-Eater Lad; Mon-El; Ultra Boy; Karate Kid; Shrinking Violet; Star Boy; Invisible Kid; Chameleon Boy; Duo Damsel; Brainiac 5; Star Boy; Saturn Girl; Element Lad; Phantom Girl; Colossal Boy; Dream Girl; Lightning Lad; Bouncing Boy; Cosmic Boy]; R.J. Brande; Kandro Boltax; Rond Vidar

Synopsis:

The Legionnaires who went underground break out the Legionnaires imprisoned on Earth.

Reprinted:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #360

Indexer Notes

Continues from previous story.

Part II: The Legion Spies (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jim Shooter

Pencils:

Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils)

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw

Letters:

Milton Snapinn

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes [Duo Damsel; Shrinking Violet; Lightning Lad; Karate Kid; Chameleon Boy; Brainiac 5; Phantom Girl; Bouncing Boy; Invisible Kid; Cosmic Boy; Star Boy; Mon-El; Element Lad; Matter-Eater Lad; Ultra Boy; Superboy; Colossal Boy; Sun Boy; Dream Girl; Saturn Girl; Princess Projectra]; Universo [also as Kandro Boltax]; Rond Vidar

Synopsis:

The Legionnaires on Earth uncover the President's scheme and expose him as the mind-controlling Universo.

Reprinted:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #360

The Unkillables! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw

Letters:

Joe Letterese

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Phantom Girl; Superboy; Colossal Boy

Reprinted:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #361

[Part I]: The Unkillables! (Table of Contents)

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jim Shooter

Pencils:

Jim Shooter (layouts); Jim Mooney (pencils)

Inks:

Jim Mooney

Colors:

Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw

Letters:

Shelly Leferman

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes [Karate Kid; Duo Damsel; Superboy; Brainiac 5; Colossal Boy; Bouncing Boy; Star Boy; Phantom Girl; Shrinking Violet; Ultra Boy]; Kandro Boltax

Synopsis:

The Legionnaires are asked to escort an embassy of Dominators to Earth.

Reprinted:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #361

Part II: Time's Most Notorious Killers! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jim Shooter

Pencils:

Jim Shooter (layouts); Jim Mooney

Inks:

Jim Mooney

Colors:

Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw

Letters:

Shelly Leferman

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes [Star Boy; Superboy; Colossal Boy; Bouncing Boy; Ultra Boy; Duo Damsel; Phantom Girl; Karate Kid; Brainiac 5; Shrinking Violet]

Synopsis:

The Legionnaires protect the Dominators from attacks by the Unkillables, who turn out to be assassins, genetically-modified with the DNA of notorious killers from history by the deposed former leader of the Dominators.

Reprinted:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #361

The Lone Wolf Legionnaire Reporter! (Table of Contents)

Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jim Shooter

Pencils:

Pete Costanza

Inks:

Pete Costanza

Colors:

Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Jimmy Olsen [also as Elastic Lad]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Duo Damsel; Brainiac 5; Mon-El; Element Lad]

Synopsis:

Jimmy Olsen is brought to the 30th century to help Duo Damsel put out the Legion Bulletin, but ends up becoming news, rather than writing it.

Reprinted:

• from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #106

Indexer Notes

Writing credit from index of original on GCD. Credited as "Unknown" on item.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Cosmic Boy; Duo Damsel]; Dr. Mantis Morlo; Gorn

Reprinted:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #362

The Chemoids Are Coming! (Table of Contents)

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jim Shooter

Pencils:

Jim Shooter (layouts); Pete Costanza (pencils)

Inks:

Pete Costanza

Colors:

Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw

Letters:

Shelly Leferman

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes [Invisible Kid; Sun Boy; Phantom Girl; Cosmic Boy; Brainiac 5; Duo Damsel; Light Lass; Karate Kid; Superboy; Brainiac 5; Chameleon Boy; Karate Kid; Star Boy; Dream Girl; Saturn Girl; Ultra Boy; Mon-El; Princess Projectra; Bouncing Boy]; Dr. Mantis Morlo; Gorn; King Voxv of Orando

Synopsis:

The Legionnaires try to shut down the experiments of Dr. Mantis Morlo, but he keeps some hidden from their view. Later, emergency calls from Daxam, Orando, and Naltor draw three teams of Legionnaires. The team that goes to Orando finds a culture at the level of Earth's Middle Ages and Dr. Morlo.

Reprinted:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #362

Indexer Notes

Continues in next story.

Black Day for the Legion! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw

Letters:

Joe Letterese

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Duo Damsel; Brainiac 5; Cosmic Boy]; Dr. Mantis Morlo

Reprinted:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #363

[Part I]: Black Day for the Legion! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jim Shooter

Pencils:

Jim Shooter (layouts); Pete Costanza (pencils)

Inks:

Pete Costanza

Colors:

Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw

Letters:

Shelly Leferman

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes [Karate Kid; Bouncing Boy; Superboy; Ultra Boy; Phantom Girl; Brainiac 5; Sun Boy; Invisible Kid; Chameleon Boy; Duo Damsel; Cosmic Boy; Princess Projectra; Light Lass; Element Lad; Saturn Girl; Mon-El; Lightning Lad; Colossal Boy]; Dr. Mantis Morlo

Synopsis:

Morlo escapes the Legion team on Orando, while at the same time a second Morlo encounters and escapes the team on Daxam.

Reprinted:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #363

Indexer Notes

Continues from previous story.

Part II: Target... Earth! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jim Shooter

Pencils:

Jim Shooter (layouts); Pete Costanza (pencils)

Inks:

Pete Costanza

Colors:

Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw

Letters:

Shelly Leferman

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Princess Projectra; Mon-El; Star Boy; Dream Girl; Invisible Kid; Ultra Boy; Matter-Eater Lad; Chameleon Boy; Phantom Girl; Brainiac 5]; Dr. Mantis Morlo

Synopsis:

The Legionnaires on Naltor encounter a third Morlo, but all three were decoys meant to distract the Legion from Morlo's real plot to blow up Earth.

Reprinted:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #363

The Revolt of the Super-Pets! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw

Letters:

Gaspar Saladino

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy]; Legion of Super-Pets [Comet; Krypto; Beppo; Streaky]

Reprinted:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #364

[Part I]: The Revolt of the Super-Pets (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jim Shooter

Pencils:

Jim Shooter (layouts); Pete Costanza (pencils)

Inks:

Pete Costanza

Colors:

Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw

Letters:

Milton Snapinn

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Star Boy; Chameleon Boy; Invisible Kid; Brainiac 5; Phantom Girl; Colossal Boy; Shrinking Violet; Supergirl; Light Lass]; Legion of Super-Pets [Proty II; Comet; Streaky; Beppo; Krypto]; Rikkor Rost

Synopsis:

After being chewed out by Brainiac 5, the pets head for Thanl with Rikkor Rost, who tells them that there they are highly honored.

Reprinted:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #364

Part II: Fang, Claw and Hoof (Table of Contents)

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jim Shooter

Pencils:

Jim Shooter (layouts); Pete Costanza (pencils)

Inks:

Pete Costanza

Colors:

Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw

Letters:

Milton Snapinn

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Supergirl; Chameleon Boy; Invisible Kid; Chameleon Boy; Brainiac 5; Sun Boy; Star Boy; Phantom Girl; Ultra Boy; Colossal Boy; Shrinking Violet]; Legion of Super-Pets [Streaky; Krypto; Comet [also as Biron the Bowman]; Beppo; Proty II[also as Bloackade Boy]]

Synopsis:

The Legionnaires follow the pets to Thanl to convince them to come home with them, but the pets send them packing. Then in order to make sure the Legion doesn't plot against them, the pets send Proty II and Comet, in his human form, to spy on the Legion. But they instead uncover a plot of the Thanlians and put a stop to it.

Reprinted:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #364

Escape of the Fatal Five! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:

Neal Adams

Inks:

Neal Adams

Colors:

Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Shadow Lass; Cosmic Boy; Karate Kid; Superboy; Brainiac 5

Reprinted:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #365

[Part I]: Escape of the Fatal Five! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jim Shooter

Pencils:

Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils)

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw

Letters:

Milton Snapinn (p. 1 only); Morris Waldinger?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes [Karate Kid; Brainiac 5; Superboy; Cosmic Boy]; Shadow Lass

Synopsis:

The Legion is sent to Talok VIII to investigate its sudden belligerence, with its native heroine Shadow Lass, and fall into separate traps designed for each one of them.

Reprinted:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #365

Part II: Mocked by the Master! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jim Shooter

Pencils:

Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils)

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw

Letters:

Morris Waldinger (?)

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Brainiac 5; Karate Kid; Cosmic Boy]; Shadow Lass; Fatal Five [Tharok; Emerald Empress; Persuader; Validus; Mano]

Synopsis:

The Legionnaires escape their traps, but their energy in doing so powers the Fatal Five's escape from the dimension into which they were flung after their last encounter with the Legion.

Reprinted:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #365

Indexer Notes

Continues in next story.

Battle for the Championship of the Universe! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:

Neal Adams

Inks:

Neal Adams

Colors:

Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Cosmic Boy; Karate Kid; Brainiac 5]; Fatal Five [Validus; Persuader; Tharok; Emerald Empress; Mano]

Reprinted:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #366

[Part I]: The Fight for the Championship of the Universe! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jim Shooter

Pencils:

Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils)

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw

Letters:

Morris Waldinger (p. 1 only); Gaspar Saladino

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Karate Kid; Superboy; Brainiac 5]; Shadow Lass; Fatal Five [Validus; Emerald Empress; Tharok; Persuader; Mano]

Synopsis:

The Legion discovers that the Fatal Five were behind the belligerence of Talok VIII, while the Fatal Five head to Earth and its Universal Weapons Control Panel. But the Fatal Five discover they need a third key held at Legion Headquarters to operate the weapon. By the time they get there it is being defended by the returned Legionnaires.

Reprinted:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #366

Indexer Notes

Continues from previous story.

Part II: Showdown for Shadow Lass! (Table of Contents)

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 12.5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jim Shooter

Pencils:

Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils)

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw

Letters:

Gaspar Saladino

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Brainiac 5; Karate Kid; Cosmic Boy; Shadow Lass]; Fatal Five [Validus; Tharok; Emerald Empress; Persuader; Mano]

Synopsis:

The Legionnaires fight the Fatal Five long enough for the U.P. Forces to come to their rescue and force the Five to flee.

Reprinted:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #366

Indexer Notes

Shadow Lass is made a member of the Legion in this story.

No Escape from the Circle of Death! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:

Neal Adams

Inks:

Neal Adams

Colors:

Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw

Letters:

Gaspar Saladino

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Phantom Girl; Superboy; Karate Kid

Reprinted:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #367

[Part I]: No Escape from the Circle of Death! (Table of Contents)

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 9.5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jim Shooter

Pencils:

Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils)

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw

Letters:

Ray Holloway (?)

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Lad; Duo Damsel; Cosmic Boy; Superboy; Phantom Girl; Invisible Kid; Sun Boy; Karate Kid; Ferro Lad (statue); Star Boy]; Fatal Five [Validus; Emerald Empress; Tharok; Persuader; Mano] (all in cameo); The Dark Circle

Synopsis:

While the new Legion Headquarters is being built, Karate Kid heads to Japan, while The Dark Circle watches from afar.

Reprinted:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #367

[Part II]: Victims of the Sinister Circle (Table of Contents)

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jim Shooter

Pencils:

Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils)

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw

Letters:

Ray Holloway (?)

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes [Karate Kid; Brainiac 5; Cosmic Boy; Superboy; Lightning Lad; Duo Damsel; Phantom Girl]; Sensei; The Dark Circle

Synopsis:

The Dark Circle invades Japan, and everything seems hopeless until Brainiac 5 uses the Miracle Machine, a gift from a Controller, to repel the invasion.

Reprinted:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #367

Biographies (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mark Waid; Rich Morrissey

Letters:

Typeset

Indexer Notes

Short biographies of the primary writers and artists of the stories in this volume.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:

Curt Swan; Neal Adams (#366 only)

Inks:

George Klein; Neal Adams (#366 only)

Colors:

Tom McCraw

Letters:

Ira Schnapp (#360 & 366); Joe Letterese (#363 only); Gaspar Saladino (#364 only)

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Mon-El; Ultra Boy; Duo Damsel; Brainiac 5; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Karate Kid]; Dr. Mantis Morlo; Legion of Super-Pets [Comet; Krypto; Beppo; Streaky]; Fatal Five [Validus; Persuader; Tharok; Emerald Empress; Mano]

Reprinted:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #360
• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #363
• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #364
• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #366

Indexer Notes

Four small cover reproductions on back cover.