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|story_title=The Legion of Super-Heroes | |story_title=The Legion of Super-Heroes | ||
|previous=Flashback in [[Adventure Comics 290]]:The Secret of the Seventh Super-Hero | |previous=Flashback in [[Adventure Comics 290]]:The Secret of the Seventh Super-Hero | ||
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==The Legion of Super-Heroes== | ==The Legion of Super-Heroes== | ||
| − | + | One day in Smallville, Superboy encounters three super-youths from the 30th century, Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl, and Lightning Boy, who invite him to join their super-hero club. Taking him to their time, each of the three in turn takes him on in a test of super-skill. However, during each test, Superboy is sidetracked by other, more important missions. Consequently, he fails all three tests and is rejected for membership. When he takes his defeat like a good sport, the Legionnaires confess that they had engineered each diversion deliberately and lured the Boy of Steel from victory to see whether or not he could take defeat with a smile. In the end, the heroes from the future cheer him for passing his initiation and admit him into the Legion. | |
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| + | ==Legion Continuity and unnamed members== | ||
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| + | ==Story Inconsistencies== | ||
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| + | ==Other stories in this issue== | ||
| + | There are two additional stories that do not feature the Legion. The Green Arrow and Speedy must overcome bad luck in "The Thirteen Superstition Arrows." Then "Aquaman's Super Sea-Squad" must race against time to help disable a nuclear projectile. | ||
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Contents
The Legion of Super-Heroes
One day in Smallville, Superboy encounters three super-youths from the 30th century, Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl, and Lightning Boy, who invite him to join their super-hero club. Taking him to their time, each of the three in turn takes him on in a test of super-skill. However, during each test, Superboy is sidetracked by other, more important missions. Consequently, he fails all three tests and is rejected for membership. When he takes his defeat like a good sport, the Legionnaires confess that they had engineered each diversion deliberately and lured the Boy of Steel from victory to see whether or not he could take defeat with a smile. In the end, the heroes from the future cheer him for passing his initiation and admit him into the Legion.
Legion Continuity and unnamed members
Story Inconsistencies
Other stories in this issue
There are two additional stories that do not feature the Legion. The Green Arrow and Speedy must overcome bad luck in "The Thirteen Superstition Arrows." Then "Aquaman's Super Sea-Squad" must race against time to help disable a nuclear projectile.
