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Legion Publication History

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


Art by J. Winlsow Mortimer Adventure Comics #191 (published June 4, 1953, cover date August 1953)
  • "The Two Clark Kents!" A juvenile delinquent tries to take over the life of his look alike, Clark Kent. (Story later rewritten to become "The Secret of the Seventh Super-Hero!" in Adventure Comics #290)
Art by J. Winlsow Mortimer Adventure Comics #195 (published October 28, 1953, cover date December 1953)
  • "Lana Lang's Romance on Mars!" Lana Lang tries to make Superboy jealous by dating the new hero, Mars Boy. (Later rewritten to become "Lana Lang and the Legion of Super-Heroes!" in Adventure Comics #282)
Adventure247.jpg Adventure Comics #247 (published February 27, 1958, cover date April 1958)
Pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye Adventure Comics #250 (published May 29, 1959, cover date July 1958)
  • "The Imposter From the Year 2958!" Superboy must figure out which citizen of Smallville has been kidnapped and impersonated by a criminal from the 30th century. (No Legion content, but story is set in Legion’s timeframe after its debut.)
Adventure267.jpg Adventure Comics #267 (published October 29, 1959, cover date December 1959)
  • "Prisoner of the Super-Heroes!" Superboy is imprisioned by the Legion, who believe he has turned evil. (New costumes, Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad & Saturn Girl)
Adventure Comics #270 (published January 28, 1960, cover date March 1960)
  • "Smallville Mailsack" - A fan points out that many people in Superman's life have the initials L.L., including Lightning Lad. Another letter writer praises "Prisoner of the Super-Heroes", asking if Superman will meet these heroes when they grow up, to which the Editor replies that he'll pass the idea along to the writers.
Adventure Comics #272 (published March 31, 1960, cover date May 1960)
  • "Smallville Mailsack" - Another letter comes in asking if Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl and Lightning Lad will be depicted as adults. The editor mentions that a story is already being developed, but that it will appear in Action Comics, as it will star Superman rather than Superboy.
Adventure282.jpg Adventure Comics #282 (published January 31, 1961, cover date March 1961)
  • "Lana Lang and the Legion of Super-Heroes!" Lana tries to make Superboy jealous by feigning interest in a new hero. (1st app. & origin Star Boy, who is revealed to be a Legion member. Cameo app. Chameleon Boy, Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad & Saturn Girl)
Adventure Comics #286 (published May 31, 1961, cover date July 1961)
  • "Smallville Mailsack" - Readers ask questions about "Lana Lang and the Legion of Super-Heroes" from Adventure Comics #282 and the editor encourages fans to read an upcoming story called "The Legion of Super-Villains" in Superman #147.
Pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye Adventure Comics #287 (published June 29, 1961, cover date August 1961)
  • "War of the Superboys!" A Kryptonian juvenile delinquent arrives to make trouble for Superboy on Earth. (1st app. Dev-Em)
Pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye Adventure Comics #288 (published July 27, 1961, cover date September 1961)
  • "The Knave from Krypton!" A Kryptonian juvenile delinquent wrecks havoc disguised as Superboy before getting flung into the far future. (2nd App. Dev-Em)
Pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye Adventure Comics #289 (published August 31, 1961, cover date October 1961)
Adventure290.jpg Adventure Comics #290 (published September 28, 1961, cover date November 1961)
  • "The Secret of the Seventh Super-Hero!" A juvenile delinquint lookalike for Clark Kent tries to take over his life. (Sun Boy revealed to be a Legion member)
Adventure293.jpg Adventure Comics #293 (published December 28, 1961, cover date February 1962)
Adventure Comics #296 (published March 29, 1962, cover date April 1962)
  • "Smallville Mailsack" - A fan writes in to praise the introduction of the Legion of Super-Pets and ask for more stories featuring them.
Adventure Comics #298 (published May 29, 1962, cover date July 1962)
  • "Smallville Mailsack" - Several readers write in to support the proposed "Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes" feature, and a couple state they would rather keep "Tales of the Bizarro World".
Adventure Comics #299 (published June 28, 1962, cover date August 1962)
  • "Smallville Mailsack" - The announcement is made that "Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes" will officially replace "Tales of the Bizarro World" as a new regular feature beginning in Adventure Comics #300.
Adventure300.jpg Adventure Comics #300 (published July 26, 1962, cover date September 1962)
  • "The Face Behind the Lead Mask!" The Legion fights a robot created by Lex Luthor. (Begins first ongoing Legion series. Mon-El joins Legion)
Adventure301.jpg Adventure Comics #301 (published August 28, 1962, cover date October 1962)
  • "The Secret Origin of Bouncing Boy!" To encourage a group of Legion applicants, Bouncing Boy relates how he joined the team. (Origin Bouncing Boy.)
Adventure302.jpg Adventure Comics #302 (published September 27, 1962, cover date November 1962)
  • "Sun Boy's Lost Power!" Sun Boy is drummed out of the Legion when his super-powers fade.
Adventure303.jpg Adventure Comics #303 (published October 30, 1962, cover date December 1962)
  • "The Fantastic Spy!" The Legion fails several assignments thanks to a traitor in their midst. (1st app. Matter-Eater Lad, joins Legion)
Adventure304.jpg Adventure Comics #304 (published November 29, 1962, cover date January 1963)
  • "The Stolen Super-Powers!" Knowing a Legionnaire will die, Saturn Girl conspires to expel all members so she can face an invading force on her own. (Death of Lightning Lad.)
  • “Smallville Mailsack” Letters page. (Buddy LaVigne of Northbrook, IL, defines "Bits of Legionnaire Business" and invents Polar Boy)
Adventure305.jpg Adventure Comics #305 (published December 27, 1962, cover date February 1963)
  • "The Secret of the Mystery Legionnaire!" A mysterious hero tries out for Legion membership. (Mon-El leaves Phantom Zone, joins Legion full time. 1st app. Antennae Boy)
  • "Clark Kent, He-Man!" The Kent family moves to a new town where Superboy wears a mask and Clark Kent no longer has to pretend to be weak and timid. (App. Chameleon Boy.)
Adventure306.jpg Adventure Comics #306 (published January 31, 1963, cover date March 1963)
  • "The Legion of Substitute-Heroes!" A group of rejected applicants forms a secret back-up team to the Legion. (1st app. & origin Legion of Substitute Heroes. 1st app. & origins Chlorophyll Kid, Fire-Lad, Night Girl, Polar Boy and Stone Boy)
Adventure Comics #307 (published February 28, 1963, cover date April 1963)
  • "The Secret Power of the Mystery Super-Hero!" The Legion battles space pirates while trying to guess the super-power of their newest member. (1st app. & origin Element Lad, joins Legion. 1st app. Roxxas)
  • “Smallville Mailsack” Letters column. (Bits of Legionnaire Business begins as a regular feature)
Adventure Comics #308 (published March 28, 1963, cover date May 1963)
  • "The Return of Lightning Lad!" Lightning Lad comes back from the dead, but some members doubt his miraculous return. (1st app. & origin Lightning Lass, joins Legion)
Adventure Comics #309 (published April 25, 1963, cover date June 1963)
  • "The Legion of Super-Monsters!" A rejected Legion applicant gathers monsters in a plot to have revenge. (1st app. Jungle King, Rainbow Girl)
  • "The Fake Superboy from Krypton!" Superboy schemes to make an ex-convict think he was halucenating when he saw the Teen of Steel leaving the Kent farm. (App. Brainiac 5)
  • “Bits of Legionnaire Business” (1st mention of Color Kid, Beast Boy & Life Lass)
Adventure Comics #310 (published May 29, 1963, cover date July 1963)
  • "The Doom of the Super-Heroes!" One by one, Legion members are murdered by a mysterious masked villain. (1st app. Mr. Mxyzptlk in 30th century)
  • “Bits of Legionnaire Business” (1st mention of Duplicate Boy and Spider-Girl, referred to as Spider Lass)
Adventure Comics #311 (published June 27, 1963, cover date August 1963)
  • "The War Between the Substitute Heroes and the Legionnaires!" The Substitute Legion saves the day by defeating aliens masquraded as the real Legion.
  • “Smallville Mailsack” Letter Column (Readers point to appearances of Lightning Man as proof that Lightning Lad cannot be dead.
  • “Bits of Legionnaire Business” (2nd mention of Color Kid & 1st mention Evolvo Lad)
Adventure312.jpg Adventure Comics #312 (published July 25, 1963, cover date September 1963)
  • "The Super-Sacrifice of the Legionnaires!" The Legion searches for a way to return a fallen member to life. (Death of Proty. Lightning Lad rejoins Legion)
  • “Bits of Legionnaire Business” (1st mention of Blockade Boy & Weight Wizard)
Adventure Comics #313 (published August 29, 1963, cover date October 1963)
  • "The Condemned Legionnaires!" The Legion girls succumb to a crimson virus, while the boys try and stop a new female menace. (1st app. Satan Girl. 3rd app. Substitute Legion)
Adventure Comics #314 (published September 26, 1963, cover date November 1963)
  • "The Super-Villains of All Ages!" A rejected Legion applicant steals a Time Bubble and recruits great villains from the past, placing their minds in the bodies of the Legion’s mightiest members. (App. Hitler, Nero, John Dillenger. 1st app Ronn Kar & Alaktor. 1st mention radiation weakness for Ultra Boy)
  • “Bits of Legionnaire Business” (1st mention of Gas Girl)
Adventure Comics #315 (published October 29, 1963, cover date December 1963)
  • "The Legionnaires Super-Contest!" The Substitute Heroes compete for Legion memership. (Legion 1st becomes aware of the Subs existence. Stone Boy declines Legion membership)
  • "The Titanic Boy of Steel!" Superboy becomes a giant after exposure to red kryptonite and needs help to protect his secret identity. (App. Colossal Boy. Last new Superboy solo story in Adventure Comics until issue #450)
Adventure Comics #316 (published November 27, 1963, cover date January 1964)
  • "The Renegade Super-Hero!" Ultra Boy is thought to be a traitor to the Legion. (Beginning of Phantom Girl/Ultra Boy romance)
  • "The Origins and Powers of the Legion of Super-Heroes" (Partial reprint of same feature from Superman Annual #4, 1961 with some changes and two new pages.)
Adventure Comics #317 (published December 26, 1963, cover date February 1964)
  • "The Menace of Dream Girl!" A new Legion applicant schemes to have several members removed from active duty in an attempt to prevent their deaths. (1st app. Dream Girl, who joins & resigns from Legion. Lightning Lass becomes Light Lass. 1st mention Time Trapper)
Pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein, lettering by Ira Schnapp Adventure Comics #318 (published January 30, 1964, cover date March 1964)
  • "The Mutiny of the Legionnaires!" Sun Boy succumbs to space fatigue and turns on the Legion. (2nd app. Time Trapper)
  • “Smallville Mailsack” Letters column. (only mention of a “Super-Bird” member of the Legion of Super-Pets)
Adventure Comics #319 (published February 27, 1964, cover date April 1964)
  • "The Legion's Suicide Squad!" The Substitute succeeds, where two Legion teams failed, on a mission to destroy alien weapons. (1st app. Planetary Chance Machine)
Adventure Comics #320 (published March 26, 1964, cover date May 1964)
  • "The Revenge of the Knave from Krypton!" Superboy takes the place of Dev-Em in an attempt to capture Morlock the Merciless. (3rd app. Dev-Em. 1st partial reprint of “The War of the Superboys!” from Adventure Comics #287 and “The Knave From Krypton!” from Adventure Comics #288)
  • “The Legion Outpost” Letters column. (Feature changes name to reflect Legion takeover of title)
Adventure Comics #321 (published April 30, 1964, cover date June 1964)
  • "The Code of the Legion!" Lightning Lad pretends to fail a psychological test in order to expose SP Chief Wilson. (1st full app. Time Trapper. Bouncing Boy loses powers)
Adventure Comics #322 (published May 28, 1964, cover date July 1964)
  • "The Super Tests of the Super-Pets!" The Super-Pets put Proty II through his paces in a series of initiation tests. (Proty II joins Super-Pets)
Adventure323.jpg Adventure Comics #323 (published June 25, 1964, cover date August 1964)
  • "The Eight Impossible Missions!" The Legion members compete to solve Proty’s puzzle and become Legion leader. (1st app. Spider-Girl & Double-Header. Saturn Girl re-elected leader)
  • “Origin of the Legion of Substitute Heroes” (Text feature gives origin & homeworlds of the Subs.)
Adventure Comics #324 (published July 30, 1964, cover date September 1964)
  • "The Legion of Super-Outlaws!" The brother of a former Legion adversary tricks the super-heroes into fighting their counterparts from another world. (1st app. & origin the Heroes of Lallor, Beast Boy, Duplicate Boy, Evolvo Lad, Gas Girl and Life Lass)
Adventure Comics #325 (published August 27, 1964, cover date October 1964)
  • "Lex Luthor Meets the Legion of Super-Heroes!" Lex Luthor travels into the future, adopts a disguise, and pretends to be good for a time before turning on the Legion.
  • “The Legion Constitution” (text feature prints “selected passages” from teams rules and regulations.)
Adventure Comics #326 (published September 24, 1964, cover date November 1964)
  • "The Revolt of the Girl Legionnaires!" Under the mental control of an alien Queen, the girl Legionnaires attempt to destroy their male teammates. (1st app. Queen Azura of Femnaz)
  • “The Legion Constitution” (Text feature prints “selected passages” from teams rules and regulations.)
Adventure Comics #327 (published October 29, 1964, cover date December 1964)
  • "The Lone Wolf Legionnaire!" The son of a scientist mistakenly believes himself to be an inhuman android, while the true android has taken his place. (1st app. & origin Lone Wolf, later renamed Timber Wolf)
Adventure Comics #328 (published November 25, 1964, cover date January 1965)
  • "The Lad Who Wrecked the Legion!" A new member convinces the Legionnaires to let him place them in suspended animation so he can augment their powers. (1st app. Command Kid)
Adventure Comics #329 (published December 31, 1964, cover date February 1965)
  • "The Bizzaro Legion!" When Bizarro is turned down for Legion membership, he uses his imperfect duplicator ray to create a Legion of his own. (1st app. Legion Flight Ring)
  • “Know Your Legionnaires” (Text feature gives origins, powers, homeworlds and real names of all members.)
Adventure Comics #330 (published January 28, 1965, cover date March 1965)
  • "The Secret of the Mystery Legionnaire!" A space pirate fakes his way into the Legion and then gets all other members expelled. (1st app. Dynamo Boy, Eyeful Ethel & the Mess)
Adventure Comics #331 (published February 25, 1965, cover date April 1965)
  • "The Triumph of the Legion of Super-Villains!" As the only member left, Dynamo Boy holds tryouts for new Legion members. (1st app. Golden Boy, Polecat, Tusker, & Animal Lad. App. LSV)
Adventure Comics #332 (published March 25, 1965, cover date May 1965)
  • "The Super Moby Dick of Space!" Lightning Lad becomes obsessed with seeking revenge against a space creature. (Lightning Lad losses arm)
Adventure Comics #333 (published April 29, 1965, cover date June 1965)
  • "The War Between Krypton and Earth!" The Legionnaires take sides in a battle between Kryptonians and Vrunnians on ancient Earth. (Star Boy sinks Atlantis)
Adventure Comics #334 (published May 27, 1965, cover date July 1965)
  • "The Unknown Legionnaire!" The Legion recounts how it helped protect the secrets of the Protean planet with the help of Unknown Boy was.
Adventure Comics #335 (published June 24, 1965, cover date August 1965)
  • "Starfinger!" A new villain battles the Legion for an element that can restore youth. (1st app. Starfinger)
  • "Meet the Legionnaires: Brainiac 5" (Text feature gives detailed origin of Brainiac 5. 1st mention Dox line, Vril (Brainiac 2), Pran (Brainiac 3) & Pran (Brainiac 4). 1st mention long Coluan lifespans)
Adventure Comics #336 (published July 29, 1965, cover date September 1965)
  • "The True Identity of Starfinger!" The Legion fights to stop a villain from destroying the "Seven Wonders of the 30th Century." (1st Legion use of Inertron)
Adventure Comics #337 (published August 26, 1965, cover date October 1965)
  • "The Weddings that Wrecked the Legion!" Legion members fake getting married, and expelled, to draw out alian invaders posing as applicants. (1st mention married members must resign)
  • "Bits of Legionnaire Business" (1st mention Blackout Boy, Magnetic Boy & Size Lad, all making 1st app in this issue. 3rd mention Color Kid, 2nd mention Blockade Boy)
Adventure Comics #338 (published September 30, 1965, cover date November 1965)
  • "The Menace of the Sinister Super-Babies!" The Time Trapper turns the Legionnaires into babies. (1st app. Glorith)
Adventure Comics #339 (published October 28, 1965, cover date December 1965)
  • "Hunters of the Super-Beasts!" The Legion tries to put down an animal revolt led by a former ally. (Death Beast Boy)
Adventure Comics #340 (published November 25, 1965, cover date January 1966)
  • "Computo the Conqueror!" A super-computer created by Brainiac 5 runs amok in an attempt to take over the world. (1st app. Computo. Death Triplicate Girl)
  • "Bits of Legionnaire Business" (1st mention of Plant Lad)
Adventure Comics #341 (published December 30, 1965, cover date February 1966)
  • "Colossal Boy's One-Man War!" The Legion uses an ancient weapon to battle Computo. (1st app. Shanghalla, Duo Damsel & the Weirdo Legionnaire. Legion discovers the Bat Cave)
  • "Bits of Legionnaire Business" (1st mention Crystal Kid)
Adventure Comics #342 (published January 27, 1966, cover date March 1966)
  • "The Legionnaire Who Killed!" The Legion tries a member for breaking its code against killing. (1st app Calamity King & Color Kid. Star Boy expelled)
  • "Bits of Legionnaire Business" (1st mention Porcupine Pete)
Adventure Comics #343 (published February 24, 1966, cover date April 1966)
  • "The Evil Hand of the Luck Lords!" Legion members believe they have been jinxed. (1st app. Luck Lords)
Adventure Comics #344 (published March 29, 1966, cover date May 1966)
  • "The Super-Stalag of Space!" The Legion attempts to rescue Brainiac 5 from an interstellar prison for super-heroes. (1st app. Blockade Boy, Shadow Kid, Weight Wizard & Nardo. 1st app & death Plant Lad)
Adventure Comics #345 (published April 28, 1966, cover date June 1966)
  • "The Execution of Matter-Eater Lad!" The Legion rescues its teammates from the Stalag of Space. (Death Bloackade Boy & Weight Wizard. Matter-Eater Lad resigns)
Adventure Comics #346 (published May 26, 1966, cover date July 1966)
  • "One of Us Is A Traitor!" Four new members join the Legion just in time to help fight off an alien invasion. (1st app. Ferro Lad, Karate Kid, Nemesis Kid and Princess Projectra, who all join. 1st app. Khunds)
  • "The Legion Outpost" Letters column. (Confirms Color Kid has joined Subs)
  • "Meet the Legionnaires" Text feature. (Origins and powers of Legion members)
Adventure Comics #347 (published June 28, 1966, cover date August 1966)
  • "The Traitor's Triumph!" The Legion fights off an alien invasion and discovers one of its new members infiltrated the team as a Khund agent. (Nemesis Kid expelled)
Adventure Comics #348 (published July 28, 1966, cover date September 1966)
  • "Target 21 Legionnaires!" A mad scientists seeks revenge against the Legionnaire who cost him his job. (1st app. Dr. Regulus. Origin Sun Boy. Invisible Kid elected Legion leader)
Adventure Comics #349 (published August 30, 1966, cover date October 1966)
  • "The Rogue Legionnaire!" The Legion uses an experimental time machine to track down the villain who stole its time bubbles. (1st app. Universo & Rond Vidar)
Adventure Comics #350 (published September 29, 1966, cover date November 1966)
  • "The Outcast Super-Heroes!" When a cloud of green kryptonite envelopes the Earth, Superboy and Supergirl choose their replacements in the Legion. (1st app. Miss Terius, Sir Prize, Evillo & the Devil's Dozen, the Hag, the Wild Huntsman, Sugyn, & Apollo. 1st app. R.J. Brande)
  • "Meet theLegionniares, The Origin of Chameleon Boy" Text feature. (Origin Chameleon Boy, 1st mention UP fear of Durlans)
Adventure Comics #351 (published October 27, 1966, cover date December 1966)
  • "The Forgotten Legion!" The Legoin races to secure magical artifacts for a spell to help them defeat Evillo. (Bouncing Boy, Dream Girl, Matter-Eater Lad & Star Boy rejoin Legion. Lightning Lad regains arm. App. Color Kid)
Adventure352.jpg Adventure Comics #352 (published November 29, 1966, cover date January 1967)
  • "The Fatal Five" The Legion enlists the aid of the galaxy’s greatest villains to fight of a creature bent on destroying the sun. (1st app. Sun-Eater & The Fatal Five: Emerald Empress, Mano, Persuader, Tharok & Validus)
Adventure Comics #353 (published December 27, 1966, cover date February 1967)
  • "The Doomed Legionnaire!" Plot. (Death Ferro Lad)
Adventure354.jpg Adventure Comics #354 (published January 31, 1967, cover date March 1967)
  • "The Adult Legion!" Plot. (App. Adult Legion. 1st app. in cameo Chemical King, Quantum Queen, Reflecto & Shadow Lass)
Adventure Comics #355 (published February 28, 1967, cover date April 1967)
  • "The War of the Legions!" The Legion battles their villainous counterparts with the help of decendants of two of Superman's greatest nemesis. (30th century Mr. Mxyzptlk and Lex Luthor join Adult Legion)
  • "The Six-Legged Legionnaire!" Plot. (Lana Lang joins the Legion as Insect Queen)
Adventure356.jpg Adventure Comics #356 (published March 30, 1967, cover date May 1967)
  • "The Five Legion Orphans!" Plot. (1st app. Pol Krinn)
  • (1st reprint of "Lana Lang and the Legion of Super-Heroes!" from Adventure Comics #282, March, 1961)
Adventure Comics #357 (published April 27, 1967, cover date June 1967)
  • "The Ghost of Ferro Lad!" Plot. (1st app. Controllers)
Adventure Comics #358 (published May 31, 1967, cover date July 1967)
  • "The Hunter!" Plot. (1st app. Orion the Hunter)
Adventure Comics #359 (published June 29, 1967, cover date August 1967)
  • "The Outlawed Legionnaires!" Plot.
Adventure Comics #360 (published July 27, 1967, cover date September 1967)
  • "The Legion Chain Gang!" Plot. (Rond Vidar joins Legion)
Adventure Comics #361 (published August 29, 1967, cover date October 1967)
  • "The Unkillables!" Plot. (1st app. Dominators)
Adventure Comics #362 (published September 28, 1967, cover date November 1967)
  • "The Chemoids are Coming!" Plot. (1st app. Mantis Marlo)
Adventure Comics #363 (published October 31, 1967, cover date December 1967)
  • "Black Day for the Legion!" Plot.
Adventure Comics #364 (published November 30, 1967, cover date January 1968)
  • "The Revolt of the Super-Pets!" Plot.
Adventure Comics #365 (published December 26, 1967, cover date February 1968)
  • "Escape of the Fatal Five!" Plot. (1st app. Shadow Lass)
  • "The Origins and Powers of the Legion of Super-Heroes"
Adventure Comics #366 (published January 30, 1968, cover date March 1968)
  • "The Fight for the Champioship of the Universe!" Plot. (Shadow Lass joins)
Adventure Comics #367 (published February 29, 1968, cover date April 1968)
  • "No Escape from the Circle of Death!" Plot. (1st app. Dark Circle, 1st app. the Miracle Machine, new HQ)
Adventure Comics #368 (published March 28, 1968, cover date May 1968)
  • "The Mutiny of the Super-Heroines!" Plot.
Adventure Comics #369 (published April 30, 1968, cover date June 1968)
  • "Mordru the Merciless!" Four Legionnaires take refuge in the past to escape from a merciless magician. (1st app. Mordru)
Adventure Comics #370 (published May 28, 1968, cover date July 1968)
  • "The Devil's Jury!" Plot. (1st app. White Witch)
Adventure Comics #371 (published June 27, 1968, cover date August 1968)
  • "The Colossal Failure!" Collossal Boy is blackmailed into betraying the Legion when villains hold his parents hostage. (1st app. Marte & Wynn Allon, Chemical King and the Legion Academy)
  • "When Superboy Walked Out on the Legion!" (Reprints Superboy #101 with Legion logo added and two panels changed to include Legion members)
Adventure Comics #372 (published July 30, 1968, cover date September 1968)
  • "School for Super-Villains!" With the help of two Legion Academy student, the Legion infiltrates and defeats the LSV. (Chemical King & Timber Wolf join Legion, 1st app. Tarik the Mute & the teenage LSV)
Adventure Comics #373 (published August 29, 1968, cover date October 1968)
  • "The Tornado Twins!" Plot. (1st app. & origin the Tornado Twins)
Adventure Comics #374 (published September 26, 1968, cover date November 1968)
  • "Mission: Diabolical!" Plot. (1st app. Black Mace)
Adventure Comics #375 (published October 31, 1968, cover date December 1968)
  • "The King of the Legion!" Plot. (1st app. the Wanderers: Celebrand, Dartalg, Elvo, Immorto. 1st full app. Quantum Queen)
Adventure Comics #376 (published November 28, 1968, cover date January 1969)
  • "The Execution of Chameleon Boy!" plot.
Adventure Comics #377 (published December 31, 1968, cover date February 1969)
  • "Heroes for Hire!" Plot. (1st app. Leland McCauley)
Adventure Comics #378 (published January 28, 1969, cover date March 1969)
  • "12 Hours to Live!" Plot.
Adventure Comics #379 (published February 27, 1969, cover date April 1969)
  • "Burial in Space!" Plot.
Adventure Comics #380 (published March 27, 1969, cover date May 1969)
  • "The Legion's Space Odyssey!" Plot. (End Legion’s first series)
Adventure390.jpg Adventure Comics #390 (published January 13, 1970, cover date March/April 1970)
  • 1st reprint of "The Secret Identity of Super-Horse!" from Action Comics #301, June, 1963
  • 1st reprint of "Supergirl’s Wedding Day!" from Action Comics #307, Dec. 1963
  • Other AR stories
Adventure Comics #393 (published March 26, 1970, cover date May 1970)
Adventure Comics #398 (published August 27, 1970, cover date October 1970)
Adventure403.jpg Adventure Comics #403 (published January 12, 1971, cover date March/April 1971)
  • 1st reprint of “The Stolen Super Powers!” from Adventure Comics #304, Jan. 1963
  • 1st reprint of "The Secret of the Mystery Legionnaire!" from Adventure Comics #305, Feb. 1963
  • 1st reprint of “The Return of Lightning Lad!” from Adventure Comics #308, May, 1963
  • 1st reprint of "The Super-Sacrifice of the Legionnaires!" from Adventure Comics #312, Sept. 1963
  • "Legion Fashion Show" (fan designed Legion costumes)
Adventure Comics #409 (published June 29, 1971, cover date August 1971)
  • 1st reprint of “The Condemned Legionnaires!” from Adventure Comics #313, Oct. 1963
Adventure Comics #410 (published July 29, 1971, cover date September 1971)
  • 1st reprint of "The Revolt of the Girl Legionnaires!" from Adventure Comics #326, Nov. 1964
Adventure Comics #411 (published August 31, 1971, cover date October 1971)
  • 1st reprint of "The Weddings that Wrecked the Legion!" from Adventure Comics #337, Oct. 1965
Adventure Comics #453 (published June 27, 1977, cover date September/October 1971)
  • "You Too Can Be A Super-Hero!" (mentions events of #327)
Adventure491.jpg Adventure Comics #491 (published June 3, 1982, cover date September 1982)
  • 3rd reprint “The Legion of Super-Heroes!” from Adventure Comics #247, April 1958
  • 2nd reprint of “Prisoner of the Super-Heroes!" from Adventure Comics #267, December, 1959
Adventure492.jpg Adventure Comics #492 (published July 1, 1982, cover date October 1982)
  • 2nd reprint of “The Three Super-Heroes!” from Action Comics #267, August, 1960
  • 2nd reprint of “The Army of Living Kryptonite Men!” from Superboy #86, January, 1961
Adventure493.jpg Adventure Comics #493 (published August 5, 1982, cover date November 1982)
  • 2nd reprint of “Lana Lang and the Legion of Super-Heroes!” from Adventure Comics #282, March, 1961
  • 2nd reprint of “Supergirl’s Three Super-Girlfriends!” from Action Comics #276, May, 1961
Adventure494.jpg Adventure Comics #494 (published September 2, 1982, cover date December 1982)
  • 2nd reprint of “Superboy’s Big Brother!” from Superboy #89, June, 1961
  • 3rd reprint of “The Legion of Super-Villains!” from Superman #147, September, 1961
Adventure495.jpg Adventure Comics #495 (published October 7, 1982, cover date January 1983)
  • 2nd reprint of “The Secret of the Seventh Super-Hero!” from Adventure Comics #290, November, 1961
  • 2nd reprint of “The Legion of Super-Traitors!” from Adventure Comics #293, February, 1962
Adventure496.jpg Adventure Comics #496 (published November 4, 1982, cover date February 1983)
  • 2nd reprint of “Supergirl’s Greatest Challenge!” from Action Comics #287, April, 1962
  • 1st reprint of “Superman’s Super-Courtship!” from Action Comics #289, June, 1962
Adventure497.jpg Adventure Comics #497 (published December 9, 1982, cover date March 1983)
  • 2nd reprint of “The Boy With Ultra Powers!” from Superboy #98, July, 1962
  • 2nd reprint of “The Face Behind the Lead Mask!” from Adventure Comics #300, September, 1962
Adventure498.jpg Adventure Comics #498 (published January 6, 1983, cover date April 1983)
  • 2nd reprint of “The Secret Origin of Bouncing Boy!” from Adventure Comics #301, October, 1962
  • 2nd reprint of “Sun Boy’s Lost Power!” from Adventure Comics #302, November, 1962
Adventure499.jpg Adventure Comics #499 (published February 3, 1983, cover date May 1983)
  • 1st reprint of “The Fantastic Spy!” from Adventure Comics #303, Dec. 1962
  • 2nd reprint of “The Stolen Super Powers!” from Adventure Comics #304, Jan. 1963
Adventure500.jpg Adventure Comics #500 (published March 3, 1983, cover date June 1983)
  • 2nd reprint of "The Secret of the Mystery Legionnaire!" from Adventure Comics #305, Feb. 1963
  • 2nd reprint of “The Legion of Substitute-Heroes!” from Adventure Comics #306, Mar. 1963
  • 1st reprint of “The Secret Power of the Mystery Super-Hero!” from Adventure Comics #307, Apr. 1963
  • 2nd reprint of “The Return of Lightning Lad!” from Adventure Comics #308, May, 1963
  • 1st reprint of “The Legion of Super-Monsters!” from Adventure Comics #309, June, 1963
  • 1st reprint of “The Doom of the Super-Heroes!” from Adventure Comics #310, July, 1963
  • 1st reprint of "The War Between the Substitute Heroes and the Legionnaires!" from Adventure Comics #311, Aug. 1963
  • 2nd reprint of "The Super-Sacrifice of the Legionnaires!" from Adventure Comics #312, Sept. 1963
  • 2nd reprint of “The Condemned Legionnaires!” from Adventure Comics #313, Oct. 1963
  • 2nd reprint of "The World of Doomed Olsens!" from Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen #72, Oct. 1963
Adventure501.jpg Adventure Comics #501 (published April 7, 1983, cover date July 1983)
  • 1st reprint of "The Super-Villains of All Ages!" from Adventure Comics #314, Nov. 1963
  • 1st reprint of “The Legionnaires’ Super-Contest!” from Adventure Comics #315, Dec. 1963
Adventure502.jpg Adventure Comics #502 (published May 5, 1983, cover date August 1983)
  • 1st reprint of "The Renegade Super-Hero!" from Adventure Comics #316, Jan. 1964
  • 1st reprint of "The Menace of Dream Girl!" from Adventure Comics #317, Feb. 1964
Adventure503.jpg Adventure Comics #503 (published June 2, 1983, cover date September 1983)
  • 1st reprint of "The Mutiny of the Legionnaires!" from Adventure Comics #318, Mar. 1964
  • 1st reprint of "Elastic Lad Jimmy and his Legion Romances!" from Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen #76, Apr. 1964
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