Legion Publication History/Series/Superman

This page is written from the Real World point of view

During the Legion's early years, they sprang up sporadically across the entire Superman Family of titles that were edited by Mort Weisinger. While they eventually went on to have extended runs in Adventure Comics, Action Comics and Superboy v1, they also made a significant number of appearances in other titles within the magazine "family". Generally these were cameos or extremely subordinate to the star of the particular comic.

This page gathers the information pertaining to all issues of Superman v1 from the regular pages of the Legion Publication History.

	Superman v1 #66 (published July 7, 1950; cover date September/October, 1950) "The Last Days of Superman" Plot unknown. Later rewritten to become "The Last Days of Superman!" in Superman v1 #156, October, 1962
	Superman v1 #80 (published November 5, 1952, cover date February 1953) "Superman's Big Brother!" Superman mistakes an amnesiac space traveler for his long-lost older brother. (Later rewritten to become "Superboy's Big Brother!" in Superboy v1 #89, June, 1961. 1st app. Halk Kar.)
	Superman #147 (published June 13, 1961, cover date August 1961) "The Legion of Super-Villains!" The Legion of Super-Villains recruits Lex Luthor in an attempt to humiliate the Legion by destroying Superman. (1st app. LSV, the Adult Legion, Cosmic Man, Lightning Man & Saturn Woman. 1st app. & origin Cosmic King, Lightning Lord & Saturn Queen. Origin Lightning Lad)
	Superman #149 (published September 14, 1961, cover date November 1961) "The Death of Superman!" Luthor pretends to reform before successfully killing Superman [Imaginary story/Elseworlds]. (Legion cameo at Superman's funeral)
	Superman v1 Annual #4 (published November 9, 1961, cover date 1962) "The Origins and Powers of the Legion of Super-Heroes!" (2-page profile of the Legion, 1st mention of many civilian identities, homeworlds and origins.)
	Superman #152 (published February 6, 1962, cover date April 1962) "The Robot Master!" Superman is plagued by robot versions of his closest friends. (App. Legion)
	Superman #155 (published June 21, 1962, cover date August 1962) "The Downfall of Superman!" Superman switches placed with a famous wrestler in an attempt to capture gangsters. (App. Cosmic Man & Lightning Man.)
	Superman #156 (published August 2, 1962, cover date October 1962) "The Last Days of Superman!" Superman succumbs to Virus X and enlists the aid of various heroes to help him perform charitable deeds before he dies. (App. Legion)
	Superman #157 (published September 20, 1962, cover date November 1962) "The Super-Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!" Plot unknown. (Cameo Mon-El) "Superman's Day of Doom!" Superman learns he will be saved by someone with the initials L.L. (Cameo Lightning Lad & Cosmic Boy)
	Superman v1 Annual #6 (published November 15, 1962, cover date Winter 1962-63) 1st Reprint “The Legion of Super-Heroes!” from Adventure Comics #247, April 1958, with final page cut, “Lightning Boy” relettered to “Lightning Lad” and some characters recolored. “The Superman Family” Back-cover poster. (Cameo, Cosmic Boy, Chameleon Boy, Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl & Sun Boy.)
	Superman #161 (published March 21, 1963, cover date May 1963) "The Last Days of Ma and Pa Kent!" Plot unknown. (Superboy mentions Mon-El)
	Superman #162 (published May 2, 1963, cover date July 1963) "The Amazing Story of Superman-Red and Superman-Blue!" Superman is split into two heroes, each of whom perform great feats before settling down with Lois Lane and Lana Lang. (Legion cameo)
	Superman #165 (published September 19, 1963, cover date November 1963) "Beauty and the Super-Beast!" Superman comes up with an elaborate ruse to convince the Superman Revenge Squad that their counter-energy ray doesn’t work. (App. Saturn Woman & Proty II.)
	Superman #166 (published November 7, 1963, cover date January 1964) "The Fantastic Story of Superman's Sons!""" Superman’s son travels to Krypton before its destruction. (App. Legion Time Bubble)
	Superman v1 Annual #8 (published November 21, 1963, cover date Winter 1963-64) 1st reprint of “Prisoner of the Super-Heroes!" from Adventure Comics #267, December, 1959
	Superman #167 (published December 19, 1963, cover date February 1964) "The Team of Luthor and Brainiac!" Plot. (Brainiac revealed to be android, caption refers to revised ancestry of Brainiac 5)
	Superman #172 (published August 6, 1964, cover date October 1964) "The New Superman!" Plot. (Cameo Cosmic Boy, Invisible Kid & Saturn Girl)
	Superman #173 (published September 17, 1964, cover date November 1964) "The Triumph of Luthor and Brainiac!" Superman and Batman impersonate Luthor and Brainiac. (Cameo Legion statues of Bouncing Boy, Chameleon Boy, Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl & Sun Boy)
	Superman #176 (published February 4, 1965, cover date April 1965) "The Revenge of the Super-Pets!" Plot unknown. (App. Super-Pets)
	Superman v1 #181 (published September 16, 1965, cover date November 1965) "The Superman of 2965!" Plot unknown. (1st app. Klar Ken T5477. Story set in 30th century)
	Superman #193 (published November 10, 1966, cover date January/February 1967) 1st reprint of "The Death of Superman!" from Superman v1 #149, November, 1961
	Superman #212 (published October 15, 1968, cover date December 1968) 1st reprint of "The Babe of Steel!" from Action Comics #284, January, 1962
	Superman v1 #213 (published November 7, 1968, cover date January 1969) "The Most Dangerous Door in the World!" Plot. (App. adult Brainiac 5)
	Superman v1 #222 (published October 7, 1969, cover date December/January 1969/1970) 1st reprint of "Superman’s Big Brother!" retitled here as "Superman’s Lost Brother!" from Superman v1 #80, February, 1953 1st reprint of "The Fantastic Story of Superman's Sons!" from Superman v1 #166, Jan. 1964
	Superman v1 #227 (published April 14, 1970, cover date June/July 1970) 1st reprint of "The Super-Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisioner!" from Superman #157, Nov. 1962
	Superman v1 #245 (published October 7, 1971, cover date December/January 1971) 1st reprint of “The Team of Luthor and Brainiac!” from Superman #167, Feb. 1964
	Superman v1 #272 (published November 15, 1973, cover date February 1974) 1st reprint of “Beauty and the Super-Beast!” from Superman #165, Nov. 1963
	Superman v1 #295 (published October 16, 1975, cover date January 1976) "Costume, Costume -- Who's Got the Costume?"
	Superman v1 #380 (published *, 1982, cover date February 1983) "A Mind-Switch In Time!" (mention Legion)
	Superman v1 #381 (publication date *, 1983, cover date March 1983) "Whose Super-Life Is It Anyway?" (mention Legion)
	Superman v1 #382 (publication date January 6, 1983, cover date April 1983) Where Trouble Goes -- Euphor Follows Notes: Legion mentioned
	Superman v1 #664 (published July 11, 2007, cover date August 2007) Countermeasures W: Kurt Busiek; P&I: Carlos Pacheco, Jesus Merino; C: Alex Sinclair; L: Comicraft; E: Matt Idelson, Nachie Castro (assistant) Starman appearance