- Script
- E. Nelson Bridwell (plot); Paul Kupperberg (script)
- Pencils
- Jim Janes
- Inks
- Frank Chiaramonte
- Colors
- Gene D'Angelo
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Job Number
- J-7004
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Legion of Super-Heroes [Brainiac 5 (origin); Wildfire; Mon-El (origin); Chameleon Boy; Colossal Boy (flashback); Saturn Girl; Shrinking Violet (flashback, origin); Sun Boy (flashback, origin); Supergirl (flashback); Bouncing Boy (flashback, origin); Cosmic Boy (flashback); Lightning Lad (flashback); Karate Kid [Val Armorr] (origin); Princess Projectra (origin); Superboy (flashback); Ultra Boy (origin); Matter-Eater Lad (flashback, origin); Lightning Lass (flashback, origin); Dream Girl (flashback, origin); Star Boy [Thom Kallor] (flashback); Element Lad (flashback, origin); Triplicate Girl (flashback); Invisible Kid [Lyle Norg] (flashback); White Witch (flashback, origin); Shadow Lass (flashback, origin); Timber Wolf (flashback, origin)]; Marla Latham; Arlayn; Brainiac (flashback); Vril Dox (flashback); Dr. Regulus (flashback); Zaryan the Conqueror (flashback); Jor-El (flashback); Proty (flashback); Computo (flashback); Evillo (flashback); Fatal Five [Mano; Tharok; Validus; Emerald Empress; The Persuader] (flashback); Dr. Mar Londo (flashback)
- Reprints
Story continues from previous issue; story continues in the next issue. Pages 22 and 23 of the story are a double-page spread of Legion Headquarters.