Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age #1

([October] 2018)

[Title Page] (Table of Contents: 1)

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Title Page with title logo, no illustration.

[Creator Credits] (Table of Contents: 2)

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Writer and artist credits

[2nd Title Page] (Table of Contents: 3)

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Pencils

Evan Shaner (credited as Evan "Doc" Shaner)

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Evan Shaner (credited as Evan "Doc" Shaner)

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Characters

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

Indexer Notes

Title page with reprint of the cover which appears after the credits and before the indicia page.

[Indicia and Publisher information] (Table of Contents: 4)

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Indicia listing publisher credits

[Table of Contents] (Table of Contents: 5)

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[Adventure Comics #247] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

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Curt Swan (credited)

Inks

Stan Kaye (credited)

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Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Reprints

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

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

Superboy / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder (credited)

Pencils

Al Plastino (credited)

Inks

Al Plastino (credited)

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy [Clark Kent]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad [as Lightning Boy]; Saturn Girl] (intro); 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 initiation 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. Several other unidentified Legionnaires appear in the story. The Legionnaires are not yet in their regular costumes.

[Adventure Comics #267] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Pencils

Curt Swan (credited)

Inks

Stan Kaye (credited)

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Superboy

Reprints

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

Keywords

kryptonite

Prisoner of the Super-Heroes (Table of Contents: 9)

Superboy / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (credited)

Pencils

George Papp (credited)

Inks

George Papp (credited)

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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)

Keywords

Sigellian

Indexer Notes

2nd appearance of Legion, Saturn Girl has brown hair.

Introduces Sigellian (a new element that's harmful to humans like Kryptonite is to Superboy).

The Three Super-Heroes! (Table of Contents: 10)

Supergirl / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (credited)

Pencils

Jim Mooney (credited)

Inks

Jim Mooney (credited)

Colors

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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)

Keywords

red kryptonite; time travel

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: 11)

Superboy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (credited)

Pencils

George Papp (credited)

Inks

George Papp (credited)

Colors

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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.

[Adventure Comics #282] (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Pencils

Curt Swan (credited)

Inks

Stan Kaye (credited)

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy; Star Boy; Lana Lang; Zynthia

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

Lana Lang and the Legion of Super-Heroes! (Table of Contents: 13)

Superboy / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder (credited)

Pencils

George Papp (credited)

Inks

George Papp (credited)

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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

Star Boy's powers similar (not identical) to Superboy's; story is partially rewritten from Adventure #195 (December 1953).

Supergirl's Three Super Girl-Friends! (Table of Contents: 14)

Supergirl / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (credited)

Pencils

Jim Mooney (credited)

Inks

Jim Mooney (credited)

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Supergirl [Linda Lee]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Phantom Girl (intro); Triplicate Girl (intro, later Duo Damsel); Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Shrinking Violet (intro); Bouncing Boy (intro); Sun Boy (intro); Brainiac 5 (intro)]; Brainiac (flashback); Superman (flashback); Lori Lemaris; Jerro; Krypto

Synopsis

Supergirl and Brainiac 5 join the Legion.

Reprints

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

Keywords

Green Kryptonite; Kandor (flashback); time travel

[Superboy #89] (Table of Contents: 15)

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

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Pencils

Curt Swan (credited)

Inks

Stan Kaye (credited)

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy; Mon-El

Reprints

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

Superboy's Big Brother! Part I (Table of Contents: 16)

Superboy / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Bernstein (credited)

Pencils

George Papp (credited)

Inks

George Papp (credited)

Colors

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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

Reworked from "Superman's Big Brother" in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #80 (January-February 1953).
1st appearance of Mon-El.

[Superboy's Big Brother! Part II] The Secret of Mon-El! (Table of Contents: 17)

Superboy / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Bernstein (credited)

Pencils

George Papp (credited)

Inks

George Papp (credited)

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Letters

Joe Letterese

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Synopsis

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

Reprints

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

Keywords

Daxam; Phantom Zone

[Superman #147] (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Pencils

Curt Swan (credited)

Inks

Stan Kaye (credited)

Colors

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Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Legion of Super-Villains [Cosmic King; Lightning Lord; Saturn Queen]; Superman

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Cover is an homage to the cover of Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #247.

The Legion of Super-Villains! (Table of Contents: 19)

Superman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (credited)

Pencils

Curt Swan (credited)

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff (credited)

Colors

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Letters

Milt Snapinn

Genre

superhero

Characters

Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Man; Cosmic Man; Saturn Woman] (first Adult Legion appearance); Legion of Super-Villains [Cosmic King (intro, origin); Lightning Lord [Mekt Ranzz] (intro, origin); Saturn Queen (intro, origin)] (intro, origin, villains); Lex Luthor (villain); Superman; Lois Lane (illusion)

Synopsis

Luthor contacts and teams up with Legion of Super-Villains from 30th Century. An adult Legion of Super-Heroes comes to 20th Century to help Superman.

Reprints

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

Keywords

green kryptonite

Indexer Notes

First adult Legion; first Legion of Super-Villains

[Adventure Comics #290] (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Pencils

Curt Swan (credited)

Inks

Stan Kaye (credited)

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Letters

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy; Legion of Super-Heroes [Sun Boy; Brainiac 5 (image only); Phantom Girl (image only); Chameleon Boy (image only); Saturn Girl (image only); Lightning Lad (image only)]

Reprints

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

The Secret of the Seventh Super-Hero! (Table of Contents: 21)

Superboy / comic story / 13.67 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Bernstein (credited)

Pencils

George Papp (credited)

Inks

George Papp (credited)

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Letters

Joe Letterese

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy [Clark Kent]; Tom Tanner (Clark Kent look-alike); Lana Lang; Sun Boy (impostor); Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Phantom Girl; Brainiac 5; Chameleon Boy]; Chief Parker; Superboy robots; Ma Kent; Lana Lang

Synopsis

A fake Sun Boy comes to Smallville asking Superboy's help in assembling a super-weapon. Meanwhile Tom Tanner, an escapee from reform school, takes over Clark Kent's identity.

Reprints

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

Keywords

kryptonite

Indexer Notes

first appearance of Sun Boy; original story is partially rewritten from "The Two Clark Kents" in Adventure Comics #191 (August 1953)

[Adventure Comics #293] (Table of Contents: 22)

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

Pencils

Curt Swan (credited)

Inks

George Klein (credited)

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Reprints

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

Keywords

green kryptonite

The Legion of Super-Traitors! (Table of Contents: 23)

Superboy / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (credited)

Pencils

Curt Swan (credited)

Inks

George Klein (credited)

Colors

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Letters

Milt Snapinn

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy [Clark Kent]; Lana Lang, Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl]; Jax-Ur (in the Phantom Zone); General Zod (in the Phantom Zone); Mon-El (in the Phantom Zone); two unnamed Phantom Zone prisoners; Legion of Super-Pets (first appearance) [Krypto; Streaky; Beppo the Super-Monkey; Comet the Super-Horse (first appearance)]; Brain Globes of Rambat

Synopsis

Super-Pets defeat Brain-Globes of Rambat

Reprints

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

Keywords

Phantom Zone

Indexer Notes

1st Legion of Super-Pets; 3rd appearance Mon-El.

Supergirl's Greatest Challenge! (Table of Contents: 24)

Supergirl / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (credited)

Pencils

Jim Mooney (credited)

Inks

Jim Mooney (credited)

Colors

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Letters

Milt Snapinn

Genre

superhero

Characters

Supergirl [Linda Danvers]; Lois Lane; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy [Rokk Krinn]; Lightning Lad [Garth Ranzz]; Saturn Girl [Imra Ardeen]; Sun Boy [Dirk Morgna]; Bouncing Boy [Chuck Taine]]; Whizzy (descendant of Streaky); Positive Man; Chameleon Men; Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers; Streaky

Synopsis

Supergirl helps out the Legionnaires, then defeats the Chameleon Men imposters.

Reprints

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

Keywords

Phantom Zone

Indexer Notes

The real Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, and Triplicate Girl do not appear in this story, only their Chameleon Men impostors.

Supergirl's statement that she and Whizzy are the only two phantoms in the Phantom Zone is incorrect. In fact, both Mon-El and the Mighty Gazor are still there.

[Action Comics #289] (Table of Contents: 25)

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

Pencils

Curt Swan (credited)

Inks

George Klein (credited)

Colors

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Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Supergirl; Luma Lynai of Staryl

Reprints

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

Superman's Super-Courtship! (Table of Contents: 26)

Supergirl / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (credited)

Pencils

Jim Mooney (credited)

Inks

Jim Mooney (credited)

Colors

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Letters

Milt Snapinn

Genre

superhero

Characters

Supergirl [Linda Danvers]; Superman; Luma Lynai; Helen of Troy; Rhondous; adult Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Man; Phantom Woman; Chameleon Man; Triplicate Woman; Sun Man; Saturn Woman; Brainiac 5; Lightning Man]; Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers

Synopsis

Supergirl tries to play matchmaker for her cousin Superman with Helen of Troy, Saturn Woman, and Luma Lynai of Staryl, but realizes she needs to leave Superman's love life up to fate.

Reprints

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

Keywords

time travel; Troy

[Superboy #98] (Table of Contents: 27)

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

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Pencils

Curt Swan (credited)

Inks

George Klein (credited)

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Ultra Boy; Superboy [Clark Kent]; Lana Lang

Reprints

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

The Boy with Ultra-Powers! (Table of Contents: 28)

Superboy / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (credited)

Pencils

Curt Swan (credited)

Inks

George Klein (credited)

Colors

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Letters

Milt Snapinn

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ultra-Boy [Jo Nah; Gary Crane] (intro; orgin); Superboy [Clark Kent]; Martha Kent; Marla [Ben Crane]; Pete Ross; Jonathan Kent; Superboy robots; Krypto; Lana Lang; E. W. Lemley

Synopsis

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

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

First appearance of Ultra Boy

[Adventure Comics #300] (Table of Contents: 29)

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

Pencils

Curt Swan (credited)

Inks

George Klein (credited)

Colors

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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 Face Behind the Lead Mask! (Table of Contents: 30)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 11.66 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (credited)

Pencils

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

Inks

John Forte (credited); Al Plastino (credited)

Colors

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Letters

Milt Snapinn

Feature Logo

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

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

Beginning of first regular Legion series. Mon-El becomes a member of the Legion in this story.

The Secret Origin of Bouncing Boy! (Table of Contents: 31)

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

Script

Jerry Siegel (credited)

Pencils

John Forte (credited)

Inks

John Forte (credited)

Colors

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Letters

Milt Snapinn

Feature Logo

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

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)

[Adventure Comics #302] (Table of Contents: 32)

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

Pencils

Curt Swan (credited)

Inks

George Klein (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy; Sun Boy; Ultra Boy; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl

Reprints

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

Sun-Boy's Lost Power! (Table of Contents: 33)

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

Script

Jerry Siegel (credited)

Pencils

John Forte (credited)

Inks

John Forte (credited)

Colors

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Letters

Milt Snapinn

Feature Logo

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

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)

Indexer Notes

"Super-Monsters" appearance

The Fantastic Spy! (Table of Contents: 34)

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

Script

Jerry Siegel (credited)

Pencils

John Forte (credited)

Inks

John Forte (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese

Feature Logo

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

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)

Indexer Notes

intro & origin Matter-Eater Lad, joins the Legion.

The Stolen Super-Powers! (Table of Contents: 35)

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

Script

Jerry Siegel (credited)

Pencils

John Forte (credited)

Inks

John Forte (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese

Feature Logo

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

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

Death of Lightning Lad. Lori Lemaris appearance. Saturn Girl elected Legion leader.

The Secret of the Mystery Legionnaire! (Table of Contents: 36)

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

Script

Jerry Siegel (credited)

Pencils

John Forte (credited)

Inks

John Forte (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese

Feature Logo

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

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)

Indexer Notes

"Super-Monsters" app; Mon-El leaves Phantom Zone permanently; a newspaper headline announces the re-election of John F. Kennedy

The Legion of Substitute Heroes! (Table of Contents: 37)

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

Script

Edmond Hamilton (credited)

Pencils

John Forte (credited)

Inks

John Forte (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese

Feature Logo

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Genre

superhero

Characters

Legion of Super-Heroes [Sun Boy; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Chameleon Boy; Bouncing Boy; Colossal Boy; Brainiac 5; Shrinking Violet]; Legion of Substitute Heroes [Polar Boy; Night Girl; Stone Boy; Fire Lad; Chlorophyll Kid]

Synopsis

A group of rejected applicants band together as the Legion of Substitute Heroes and thwart the Plant Men's scheme to take over the Earth.

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #306 (March 1963)

Indexer Notes

Intro & origin Legion of Substitute Heroes (Polar Boy, Night Girl, Stone Boy, Fire-Lad, Chlorophyll Kid).

[Adventure Comics #307] (Table of Contents: 38)

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

Pencils

Curt Swan (credited)

Inks

George Klein (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Characters

Element Lad [as Mystery Lad]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Sun Boy; Bouncing Boy; Saturn Girl]; Superboy; Bizarro

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #307 (April 1963)

The Secret Power of the Mystery Super-Hero! (Table of Contents: 39)

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

Script

Edmond Hamilton (credited)

Pencils

John Forte (credited)

Inks

John Forte (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese

Feature Logo

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Genre

superhero

Characters

Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Bouncing Boy; Sun Boy; Brainiac 5; Invisible Kid; Colossal Boy]; Element Lad [as Mystery Lad]; Roxxas

Synopsis

The Legion takes in new member Mystery Lad on Saturn Girl's word and he helps them put an end to space pirate Roxxas.

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #307 (April 1963)

Indexer Notes

Intro, origin Element Lad, who joins

The Return of Lightning Lad! (Table of Contents: 40)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 10.67 pages (report information)

Script

Edmond Hamilton (credited)

Pencils

John Forte (credited)

Inks

John Forte (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese

Feature Logo

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Genre

superhero

Characters

Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lass [as Lightning Lad]; Bouncing Boy; Chameleon Boy; Sun Boy; Mon-El; Lightning Lad (in flashback and lying in state); Shrinking Violet; Supergirl; Brainiac 5]; Proty

Synopsis

Lightning Lad's sister impersonates her dead brother and joins the Legion.

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #308 (May 1963)

Indexer Notes

Intro Proty, Lightning Lass; Lightning Beasts of Korball app; Lightning Lad's body app.

The Legion of Super-Monsters! Part I (Table of Contents: 41)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 8.66 pages (report information)

Script

Edmond Hamilton (credited)

Pencils

John Forte (credited)

Inks

John Forte (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Milt Snapinn

Feature Logo

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Genre

superhero

Characters

Legion of Super-Heroes [Brainiac 5 [Querl Dox]; Bouncing Boy [Chuck Taine]; Saturn Girl [Imra Ardeen]; Sun Boy [Dirk Morgna]; Chameleon Boy [Reep Daggle]; Mon-El [Lar Gand]; Colossal Boy [Gim Allon]; Ultra Boy [Jo Nah]; Matter-Eater Lad [Tenzil Kem] (cameo); Shrinking Violet [Salu Digby] (cameo); Superboy [Kal-El; Clark Kent] (cameo); Triplicate Girl [Lournu Durgo] (cameo); Invisible Kid [Lyle Norg] (cameo); Cosmic Boy [Rokk Krinn] (cameo)]; Rainbow Girl; Jungle King [Monster Master]; Legion of Super-Monsters [Earthquake Beast; Eye-Monster; Mirror Monster; Drill Beast; Omnibeast]

Synopsis

Failed Legion applicant Jungle King tries to get revenge with his super-beasts.

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #309 (June 1963)

Keywords

comet-jewels; Monster World; Sky City; Space Bank

Part II The Legion's Super-Showdown! (Table of Contents: 42)

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

Script

Edmond Hamilton (credited)

Pencils

John Forte (credited)

Inks

John Forte (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Milt Snapinn

Feature Logo

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Genre

superhero

Characters

Legion of Super-Heroes [Brainiac 5 [Querl Dox]; Bouncing Boy [Chuck Taine]; Saturn Girl [Imra Ardeen]; Sun Boy [Dirk Morgna]; Chameleon Boy [Reep Daggle]]; Jungle King [Monster Master] (death); Legion of Super-Monsters [Earthquake Beast; Eye-Monster; Mirror Monster; Drill Beast; Omnibeast]; gas creature

Synopsis

The Legion defeats the Jungle King and his super-beasts.

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #309 (June 1963)

Keywords

Inshar; Monster World

The Doom of the Super-Heroes! (Table of Contents: 43)

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

Script

Edmond Hamilton (credited)

Pencils

John Forte (credited)

Inks

John Forte (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Milt Snapinn

Feature Logo

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Genre

superhero

Characters

Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Bouncing Boy; Chameleon Boy; Triplicate Girl (cameo); Brainiac 5; Star Boy (cameo); Superboy; Ultra Boy; Colossal Boy (cameo); Element Lad (cameo); Invisible Kid; Lightning Lass; Sun Boy; Shrinking Violet]; Mxyzptlk V [as Mask Man]

Synopsis

The Legion confronts a masked raider looting Metropolis, who turns out to be deadly, killing several of the Legionnaires.

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #310 (July 1963)

Indexer Notes

Ultra-Boy, Shrinking Violet, Chameleon Boy die. Triplicate Girl, Element Lad, and Phantom Girl die off screen

Part II: Last Stand of the Legion! (Table of Contents: 44)

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

Script

Edmond Hamilton (credited)

Pencils

John Forte (credited)

Inks

John Forte (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Milt Snapinn

Feature Logo

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Genre

superhero

Characters

Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Colossal Boy; Invisible Kid; Saturn Girl; Bouncing Boy; Sun Boy; Mon-El; Cosmic Boy; Colossal Boy; Brainiac 5; Lightning Lass]; Mxyzptlk V [as Mask Man]

Synopsis

Superboy figures out Mask Man's identity and returns him to the 5th Dimension, restoring to life all the Legionnaires.

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #310 (July 1963)

Indexer Notes

Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Invisible Kid, Brainiac 5, Saturn Girl, Lightning Lass, Mon-El die. All are restored.

From the 31st Century! (Table of Contents: 45)

Legion of Super-Heroes / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Forte; Curt Swan

Inks

John Forte; George Klein

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy; Bouncing Boy; Saturn Girl; Chameleon Boy; Matter-Eater Lad; Sun Boy]

Indexer Notes

Back cover with text describing the contents of this collection featuring small head-shots of the characters. Headshots are from Adventure Comics #293 (Superboy), #300 (Cosmic Boy), #301 (Bouncing Boy), #302 (Sun Boy), #303 (Matter-Eater Lad), #304 (Saturn Girl), and #308 (Lightning Lad and Chameleon Boy).