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Story title	Tragedy: The Death of Lightning Lad
Previous story	Adventure Comics #304: The Stolen Super-Powers!
Next story	Adventure Comics #305: The Secret of the Mystery Legionnaire!
Publication date	November 3, 2010
Cover date	January 2011

Creators

Writer(s)	Paul Levitz
Penciller(s)	Kevin Sharpe
Inker(s)	Marlo Alquiza
Letterer(s)	Steve Wands
Colourist(s)	Blond
Editor(s)	Brian Cunningham, Sean Ryan
Cover artist(s)	Scott Clark, Dave Beaty

Tragedy: The Death of Lightning Lad

(20 pages/69 panels)

Synopsis

Key Quotes and Catchphrases

Roll Call

Legionnaires

Bouncing Boy (? panels)
Brainiac 5 (cover, ? panels)
Chameleon Boy (? panels)
Colossal Boy (? panels)
Cosmic Boy (cover, ? panels)
Invisible Kid (Lyle Norg) (? panels)
Lightning Lad (? panels)
Matter-Eater Lad (? panels)
Mon-El (? panels)
Phantom Girl (? panels)
Saturn Girl (cover, ? panels)
Shrinking Violet (? panels)
Star Boy (? panels)
Sun Boy (cover, ? panels)
Superboy (cover, ? panels)
Supergirl (? panels)
Triplicate Girl (? panels)
Ultra Boy (cover, ? panels)

Cameos

Villains

Supporting Characters

Kendall Zendak

Other Characters

Planets and Settings

Technology, Gadgets and Other Neat Stuff

Alien Wildlife

Notes

Errors and Oddities

Easter Eggs

First appearances

Reboot Reference Kit

Other

Solicitation

ADVENTURE COMICS #520

On sale November 13
32 pg, FC, $3.99 US
Written by PAUL LEVITZ
Co-Feature written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by KEVIN SHARPE & MARLO ALQUIZA
Co-Feature art by MAHMUD ASRAR and JOHN DELL
Cover by SCOTT CLARK & DAVID BEATY

In the final issue of the first arc of "Superboy and the Legion: The Early Years," for the first time – a Legionnaire dies! Learn how the consequences surrounding this brutal moment still affect the Legion today!

Also, in The Atom second feature, Ray Palmer must protect his stash of white dwarf matter from the Colony!

Images

Cover artwork

Solicitation artwork by Scott Clark and Dave Beaty
Cover, art by Scott Clark and Dave Beaty

Reprints

Tragedy: The Death of Lightning Lad has been reprinted in the following:

SuperboyLSHEarlyYears.jpg

Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes: The Early Years Hardcover
SuperboyLSHEarlyYears.jpg

Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes: The Early Years Trade paperback

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 ==Tragedy: The Death of Lightning Lad==
+(20 pages/69 panels)
 ===Synopsis===
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 ===Key Quotes and Catchphrases===
+===Roll Call===
+====Legionnaires====
+*[[Bouncing Boy/Preboot#Retroboot|Bouncing Boy]] (? panels)
+*[[Brainiac 5/Preboot#Retroboot|Brainiac 5]] (cover, ? panels)
+*[[Chameleon Boy/Preboot#Retroboot|Chameleon Boy]] (? panels)
+*[[Colossal Boy/Preboot#Retroboot|Colossal Boy]] (? panels)
+*[[Cosmic Boy/Preboot#Retroboot|Cosmic Boy]] (cover, ? panels)
+*[[Invisible Kid/Lyle Norg/Preboot#Retroboot|Invisible Kid (Lyle Norg)]] (? panels)
+*[[Lightning Lad/Preboot#Retroboot|Lightning Lad]] (? panels)
+*[[Matter-Eater Lad/Preboot#Retroboot|Matter-Eater Lad]] (? panels)
+*[[Mon-El/Preboot#Retroboot|Mon-El]] (? panels)
+*[[Phantom Girl/Preboot#Retroboot|Phantom Girl]] (? panels)
+*[[Saturn Girl/Preboot#Retroboot|Saturn Girl]] (cover, ? panels)
+*[[Shrinking Violet/Preboot#Retroboot|Shrinking Violet]] (? panels)
+*[[Star Boy/Preboot#Retroboot|Star Boy]] (? panels)
+*[[Sun Boy/Preboot#Retroboot|Sun Boy]] (cover, ? panels)
+*[[Superboy/Kal-El/Preboot#Retroboot|Superboy]] (cover, ? panels)
+*[[Supergirl/Preboot#Retroboot|Supergirl]] (? panels)
+*[[Triplicate Girl/Preboot#Retroboot|Triplicate Girl]] (? panels)
+*[[Ultra Boy/Preboot#Retroboot|Ultra Boy]] (cover, ? panels)
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-===Legionnaires===
-*[[Brainiac 5/Lightning Saga|Brainiac 5]] (cover, ? panels)
-*[[Cosmic Boy/Lightning Saga|Cosmic Boy]] (cover, ? panels)
-*[[Lightning Lad/Lightning Saga|Lightning Lad]] (? panels)
-*[[Sun Boy/Lightning Saga|Sun Boy]] (cover, ? panels)
-*[[Saturn Girl/Lightning Saga|Saturn Girl]] (cover, ? panels)
-*[[Superboy/Kal-El/Lightning Saga|Superboy]] (cover, ? panels)
-*[[Ultra Boy/Lightning Saga|Ultra Boy]] (cover, ? panels)
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-*[[Dream Girl/Lightning Saga|Dream Girl]] (? panels)
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-*[[Gates/Lightning Saga|Gates]] (? panels)
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-*[[Tyroc/Lightning Saga|Tyroc]] (? panels)
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-====Cameos====
-===Villains===
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-===Supporting Characters===
+====Supporting Characters====
+*Kendall Zendak
-===Other Characters===
+====Other Characters====
-===Planets and Settings===
+====Planets and Settings====
-<!--*[[Daxam/Lightning Saga|Daxam]] (? panels)
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 **Legion Headquarters (? panels)
 ***Mission monitor room (? panels)
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 ***Earth-Man's quarters (? panels)
 **Painted Desert refugee camp (? panels)
-*[[Naltor/Lightning Saga|Naltor]] (? panels)
+*[[Naltor/Preboot#Retroboot|Naltor]] (? panels)
-*[[Tharr/Lightning Saga|Tharr]] (? panels)
+*[[Tharr/Preboot#Retroboot|Tharr]] (? panels)
 *The Timestream (? panels)
-*[[Titan/Lightning Saga|Titan]] (? panels)
+*[[Titan/Preboot#Retroboot|Titan]] (? panels)
 **Graym and Garridan Ranzz's school (? panels)
 **Orbit around it's former location (? panels)
-*[[Winath/Lightning Saga|Winath]] (? panels)-->
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-===Technology, Gadgets and Other Neat Stuff===
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-===Alien Wildlife===
+====Alien Wildlife====
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 ==Other stories in this issue==
 There is an additional story that does not feature the Legion. The Atom continues in "Nucleus, Part 5."
+==Images==
+===Cover artwork===
+<gallery>
+File:Adventure520Solicit.jpg|Solicitation artwork by Scott Clark and Dave Beaty
+File:Adventure520.jpg|Cover, art by Scott Clark and Dave Beaty
+</gallery>
 ==Reprints==
-'''Tragedy: The Death of Lightning Lad''' has not yet been reprinted.
+'''Tragedy: The Death of Lightning Lad''' has been reprinted in the following:
+<gallery>
+File:SuperboyLSHEarlyYears.jpg|[[Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes: The Early Years|''Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes: The Early Years'' Hardcover]]
+File:SuperboyLSHEarlyYears.jpg|[[Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes: The Early Years|''Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes: The Early Years'' Trade paperback]]
+</gallery>
 ==See also==
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-*[[Legion Publication History/2010-|Legion Publication History - Other issues published in 2010]]
+*[[Legion Publication History/2010|Legion Publication History - Other issues published in 2010]]
 *[[Legion Publication History/Series/Adventure Comics|Legion Publication History - Other issues of ''Adventure Comics'']]
-*[[Chronology/Lightning Saga|Lightning Saga Chronology]]
+*[[Chronology/Retroboot|Retroboot Chronology]]
 *[[Legion Publication History/Index/Series#Adventure Comics|Quick index of links to other ''Adventure Comics'' issues]]
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