Legion Publication History/Reference

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1972
	Legion Outpost #1 (cover date June 1972) Election Coverage LFC Cab Corner Legion Fact File #1 Myplace The Protracted Conflict Sagittarius Journal Legion Fan Club Pen-Pals Election Ballot
	Legion Outpost #2 (cover date November 1972) Club News LFC Cab Corner Update Those Awful New Uniforms The Protracted Conflict How To Get OUTPOST #3 Myplace On the Lifespan of the Inhabitants of Colu Triplicate Girl Fact File #2 Should the Legionnaires Age? The Legion -- 1965 Lore of the Legion Pen-Pal List, Update Where to Send It LFC LoC Fact File #3 The Ytterbium Trail Letter from the Editor The Safety of the Shelter L'Affaire de Nervosite Fanzine Review A Tale of the Legion Academy The Greatest Comic Fan of 'Em All Coming Attractions
1973
	Legion Outpost #3 (cover date January-February 1973) Articles and illustrations contributed by Legion fans
	Legion Outpost #4 (cover date Summer 1973) Articles and illustrations contributed by Legion fans
	Legion Outpost #5 (cover date Fall 1973) Articles and illustrations contributed by Legion fans
1974
	Legion Outpost #6 (cover date Winter 1974) Articles and illustrations contributed by Legion fans
	Legion Outpost #7 (cover date Spring 1974) Articles and illustrations contributed by Legion fans
	Legion Outpost #8 (cover date Summer 1974) Articles and illustrations contributed by Legion fans
1975
	Legion Outpost #9 (cover date Fall 1975) Articles and illustrations contributed by Legion fans
1981
	Legion Outpost #10 (cover date Spring 1981) Articles and illustrations contributed by Legion fans
1982
	Comics Feature #15 (cover date January, 1982) Comics Feature Interviews Paul Levitz Interviewers: Richard Howell, Carol Kalish; Transcription: Kurt Busiek; E: Richard Howell, Paul Levitz The Once and Future Lord of the Legion W: Bob Soron Super-Team Spirit: Legion of Super-Heroes W: Murray R. Ward
	Starlog Presents Comics Scene #4 (cover date July, 1982) The Pendulum of Legion Fandom W: Mike Flynn
1984
	Comics Interview #16 (cover date October 1984) Interviews with Paul Levitz and Dan Jurgens
1985
	Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #3 (publication date February 21, 1985, cover date May 1985) Entries for Blok, Bouncing Boy, and Brainiac 5
	Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #4 (publication date March 21, 1985, cover date June 1985) Entries for Chameleon Boy, Chemical King, and Chlorophyll Kid
	Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #5 (publication date April 18, 1985, cover date July 1985) Entries for Color Kid, Colossal Boy, Composite Superman, Computo, Controllers, Cosmic Boy, and Cosmic King
	Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #6 (publication date May 23, 1985, cover date August 1985) Entries for Dark Circle, Darkseid, and Dawnstar
	Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #7 (publication date June 20, 1985, cover date September 1985) Entries for Doctor Regulus, Dream Girl, Duo Damsel, Duplicate Boy, Elastic Lad, Element Lad, and Emerald Empress
	Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #8 (publication date July 18, 1985, cover date October 1985) Entries for Fatal Five, Ferro Lad, and Fire Lad
	Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #9 (publication date August 15, 1985, cover date November 1985) Entries for Gemworld and Grimbor
	Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #10 (publication date September 19, 1985, cover date December 1985) Entries for Heroes of Lallor
	Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #11 (publication date October 17, 1985, cover date January 1986) Entries for Infinite Man, Insect Queen, Invisible Kid (Lyle) and Invisible Kid (Jacques)
	Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #12 (publication date November 21, 1985, cover date February 1986) Entries for Karate Kid and Khunds
	Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #13 (publication date December 12, 1986, cover date March 1986) Entries for Lady Quark, Legion Academy, Legion of Substitute Heroes, Legion of Super-Heroes, Legion of Super-Heroes Headquarters, Legion of Super-Pets, Legion of Super-Villains, Lightning Lad, Lightning Lass and Lightning Lord
	The Official Crisis on Infinite Earths Index #1 (publication date ???, 1986, cover date March 1986) Indexes the credits, characters and events of the Crisis series W: Lou Mougin, Mark Waid; Typography: Tony Frutti; Reviewers: Chuck Huber, Andrew McLaney, Andy Mangles, Mike Tiefenbacher; E: Murray R. Ward, Laura Webb (assistant); Consultant: George Olshevsky
1986
	Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #14 (publication date January 17, 1986, cover date April 1986) Entry for Magnetic Kid
	Amazing Heroes #88 (cover date February 1, 1986) The future of medical care and treatment as presented in the stories of the Legion of Super-Heroes
	Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #15 (publication date February 20, 1986, cover date May 1986) Entry for Matter-Eater Lad
	Amazing Heroes #91 (cover date March 1986) Crisis on Infinite Earths reviewed. Kid Psycho obituary, Crisis timeline
	Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #16 (publication date March 20, 1986, cover date June 1986) Entries for Mon-El, Mordru, Nemesis Kid, Night Girl
	Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #17 (publication date April 17, 1986, cover date July 1986) Entry for Persuader
	Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #18 (publication date May 15, 1986, cover date August 1986) Entries for Phantom Girl, Proty I, Proty II and Pulsar Stargrave
	Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #19 (publication date June 19, 1986, cover date September 1986) Entry for Quislet/Preboot#Post-Crisis
	Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #20 (publication date July 17, 1986, cover date October 1986) Entries for Saturn Girl, Saturn Queen, Sensor Girl and Shadow Lass
	Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #21 (publication date August 14, 1986, cover date November 1986) Entries for Shrinking Violet, Star Boy and Starfinger
	The Legion of Super-Heroes Index #1 (cover date December 1986) W: Mark Waid, Andrew MacLaney; E: Murray R. Ward, Laura Ward (assistant); Typography and production: Amber Graphics, Inc.; Reviewers: Ron Bialkowski, Robert Klein, Lou Mougin, Mike Tiefenbacher, John Wells; Consultant: George Olshevsky Character histories/descriptions for Cosmic Boy through to Ultra Boy Indexes Adventure Comics #247 through to Superman v1 #155
	Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #22 (publication date September 18, 1986, cover date December 1986) Entries for Stone Boy, Sun Boy, Sun-Eater, Supergirl
	The Legion of Super-Heroes Index #2 (cover date January 1987) W: Mark Waid, Andrew MacLaney; E: Murray R. Ward, Laura Ward (assistant); Typography and production: Amber Graphics, Inc.; Reviewers: Ron Bialkowski, Robert Klein, Lou Mougin, Mike Tiefenbacher, John Wells; Consultant: George Olshevsky Character histories/descriptions for Mon-El through to Dream Girl Indexes Adventure Comics #300 through to Adventure Comics #323
	Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #23 (publication date October 16, 1986, cover date January 1987) Entries for Tellus, Tharok, Timber Wolf and Time Trapper
	The Legion of Super-Heroes Index #3 (cover date February 1987) W: Mark Waid, Andrew MacLaney; E: Murray R. Ward, Laura Ward (assistant); Typography and production: Amber Graphics, Inc.; Reviewers: Ron Bialkowski, Robert Klein, Lou Mougin, Mike Tiefenbacher, John Wells; Consultant: George Olshevsky Character histories/descriptions for Princess Projectra (listed as Sensor Girl) through Karate Kid Indexes Adventure Comics #324 through to Adventure Comics #347
	Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #24 (publication date November 20, 1986, cover date February 1987) Entries for Tyr, Tyroc, Ultra Boy and Universo
	The Legion of Super-Heroes Index #4 (cover date March 1987) W: Mark Waid, Andrew MacLaney; E: Murray R. Ward, Laura Ward (assistant); Typography and production: Amber Graphics, Inc.; Reviewers: Ron Bialkowski, Robert Klein, Lou Mougin, Mike Tiefenbacher, John Wells; Consultant: George Olshevsky Character histories/descriptions for Shadow Lass through to Timber Wolf Indexes Adventure Comics #348 through to Adventure Comics #369
	Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #25 (publication date December 18, 1986, cover date March 1987) Entries for Validus, Wanderers, White Witch and Wildfire
1987
	The Legion of Super-Heroes Index #5 (cover date May 1987) W: Mark Waid, Andrew MacLaney; E: Murray R. Ward, Laura Ward (assistant); Typography and production: Amber Graphics, Inc.; Reviewers: Ron Bialkowski, Robert Klein, Lou Mougin, Mike Tiefenbacher, John Wells; Consultant: George Olshevsky Character histories/descriptions for Wildfire through the second Invisible Kid Indexes Adventure Comics #370 through to Action Comics v1 #390
	Who's Who Update '87 #1 (published May 5, 1987, cover date August 1987)
	Who's Who Update '87 #2 (published June 2, 1987, cover date September 1987)
	Who's Who Update '87 #3 (published July 2, 1987, cover date October 1987)
	Who's Who Update '87 #4 (published August 4, 1987, cover date November 1987)
	Who's Who Update '87 #5 (published September 1, 1987, cover date December 1987)
	Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes #1 (publication date December 22, 1987, cover date April 1988) Individual entries for Absorbancy Boy - Dr Gym'll Interlac alphabet Legionnaires' mission monitor board symbols
1988
	Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes #2 (publication date February 23, 1988, cover date June 1988) Overview of Legion history from Adventure Comics #348 to events in contemporary issues Individual entries for Doctor Mayavale - High Seer Legion Constitution articles 1.0 - 3.6
	Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes #3 (publication date March 29, 1988, cover date July 1988) Planets of the 30th Century Individual entries for the Heroes of Lallor - Legion of Super-Rejects Legion Constitution articles 3.7 - 4.6
	Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes #4 (publication date April 26, 1988, cover date August 1988) Homeworlds of the Legion Individual entries for the Legion of Super-Villains - Mon-El Legion Constitution articles 5.0 - 6.8
	Who's Who Update '88 #2 (published May 24, 1988, cover date September 1988)
	Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes #5 (publication date May 31, 1988, cover date September 1988) Tour of Legion Headquarters Individual entries for Mordru - Science Police/Preboot#Post-Crisis Officer Quav Legion Constitution articles 7.0 - 7.11
	Who's Who Update '88 #3 (published June 21, 1988, cover date October 1988)
	Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes #6 (publication date June 28, 1988, cover date October 1988) The Wonders of Metropolis Individual entries for Sden - Timber Wolf Legion Constitution articles 8.0 - 8.6
	Who's Who Update '88 #4 (published July 19, 1988, cover date November 1988)
	Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes #7 (publication date July 26, 1988, cover date November 1988) The Nik Feelds Show Individual entries for the Time Trapper - Zoraz Index Errata
1989
	Amazing Heroes #172 (cover date October 1989) Preview of The Legion of Super-Heroes v4 Keith Giffen interview The Legion's Ten Silliest Moments God in the 30th Century The Tornado Twins Paradox
1990
	Who's Who in the DC Universe #1 (published June 26, 1990, cover date August 1990)
	Who's Who in the DC Universe #2 (published July 31, 1990, cover date September 1990)
	Who's Who in the DC Universe #3 (published August 28, 1990, cover date October 1990)
	Who's Who in the DC Universe #4 (published September 25, 1990, cover date November 1990)
	Who's Who in the DC Universe #5 (published October 30, 1990, cover date December 1990)
	Who's Who in the DC Universe #6 (published November 28, 1990, cover date January 1991)
1991
	Who's Who in the DC Universe #7 (published January 2, 1991, cover date February 1991)
	Who's Who in the DC Universe #8 (published February 26, 1991, cover date April 1991)
	Who's Who in the DC Universe #9 (published March 26, 1991, cover date May 1991)
	Who's Who in the DC Universe #10 (published April 23, 1991, cover date June 1991)
	Who's Who in the DC Universe #11 (published May 28, 1991, cover date July 1991)
	Who's Who in the DC Universe #12 (published July 30, 1991, cover date September 1991)
	Who's Who in the DC Universe #13 (published August 27, 1991, cover date October 1991)
	Who's Who in the DC Universe #14 (published October 8, 1991, cover date November 1991)
1992
	Who's Who in the DC Universe #16 (published January 7, 1992, cover date February 1992)
	Who's Who in the DC Universe Update 93 #1 (published November 3, 1992, cover date December 1992)
	Who's Who in the DC Universe Update 93 #2 (published December 8, 1992, cover date January 1993)
1994
	Hero Illustrated #16 The Legion of Super-Heroes Hero Files "Roll Call:Legion of Super-Heroes" by Brian Wenberg "The Soap Opera Digest Version of Legion History" by Brian Wenberg "The Future: It Sure Ain't What It Used To Be" by John Benton "Long Live the Legion" by John Benton and Brian Wenberg Price Guide: Legion of Super-Heroes
1996
Wizard: The Guide To Comics #59 (published ???, cover date July 1996) The Future Is History: Catching Up With the 30th Century Future World of DC's Legion of Super-Heroes W: Matthew Brady; P: Jeff Moy Notes: Art sampled from Legionnaires #37 cover and interior, Legionnaires #30 cover, Legionnaires #33 interior and Legionnaires Annual #2 interior. Legion Roll Call (sidebar) W: Matthew Brady Back to the Future (sidebar) W: John B. Lacey, "MB" Errata: Claims the Mon-El/Superboy/Valor shift occurred in 1986, conflating the Post-Crisis and Glorithverse retcons.
1998
	Legion of Super-Heroes Secret Files #1 (published November 26, 1997 (one week late); cover date January 1998) (frontispiece) (Also used as LSHv4 #80 cover) P: Alan Davis; I: Mark Farmer; C: Patrick Martin Legionnaires Three: The Secret File on the Legion of Super-Heroes (22 pages) W: Tom Peyer (co-plot/script), Tom McCraw (co-plot); P: Jeff Moy; I: W.C. Carani; C: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon (separations); L: Pat Brosseau Notes: Contents page gives title as "Secret Origin"; set around the events of Legion of Super-Heroes #0 Interview: Shvaughn Erin (text feature with illustrations) W: Tom Peyer; P&I: W.C. Carani; C: Tom McCraw Guided Tour: Legion Outpost (3 pages) W: Tom McCraw; P: Jeff Moy; I: Phil Moy; C: Tom McCraw Lost Pages: "What did the Legion do for money while they were stranded in the 20th century?" (4 pages) W: Tom Peyer; P: Todd Nauck; I: Lary Stucker; L: Albert DeGuzman; C: Tom McCraw Notes: Set between LSHv4 #86 and #87 Timeline: LSH (text feature, with small reprinted illustrations) W: Tom McCraw Profile Pages (All written and coloured by Tom McCraw, P/I as shown) Cosmic Boy - Lee Moder/Ron Boyd Live Wire - Chris Sprouse/Karl Story Saturn Girl - Jeff Moy/W.C. Carani Triad - Leonard Kirk/Bob Almond Apparition - Paul Pelletier/Drew Geraci Invisible Kid - Dan Jurgens/Norm Rapmund XS - Humberto Ramos/Wayne Faucher Chameleon - Ron Boyd Brainiac 5 - Lee Moder/Ron Boyd Violet - Phil Moy/Ray Kryssing Name change: LeViathan → Violet (per profile) Spark - Jeff Moy/W.C. Carani Kinetix - Barry Kitson Star Boy - Jason Armstrong/Ron Boyd M'Onel - Mike Collins/Drew Geraci Element Lad - Colleen Doran Gates - Jason Armstrong/Ron Boyd Ultra Boy - Cully Hamner Umbra - Phil Jimenez The Roll Call pinup (endpiece) P&I: Phil Jimenez; C: Tom McCraw Depicts all postboot characters to that point (or nearly so).
1999
	Legion of Super-Heroes Secret Files #2 (published April 7, 1999; cover date June 1999) Unknown Point of Origin W: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (DnA); P: Chuck Wojtkiwicz; I: Dexter Vines; C: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon (separations); L: Clem Robins First appearances: Blight (cameo) The Legion Constitution (2 pages, text-only) Adapted from Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes (1988) Interview: United Planets President R.J. Brande (2 pages, text feature with illustrations) W: Tom Peyer; P: Derec Aucoin; I: Dan Davis; C: Tom McCraw A Partial Listing of the United Planets & Affiliated Planets W: Matt Brady & Tom McCraw Profile Pages (All written by Matt Brady and Tom McCraw except where noted, P/I as shown, all coloured by Tom McCraw) Karate Kid - Scott Kolins/Keith Champagne Kid Quantum (Jazmin Cullen) - Jeff Moy/W.C. Carani Pernisius - Greg Luzniak/Mark Pennington Fallen Heroes (2 pages) - Phil Jimenez Sensor - Kilian Plunkett Elements of Disaster - Jeff Moy/Phil Moy Thunder - Matt Haley/Tom Simmons Ferro - Cully Hamner Brainiac 5.1 - Sean Phillips Blight - W: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning; P: Olivier Coipel; I: Andy Lanning Monstress - Dusty Abnell/Norman Lee
2003
	The Legion Companion (TwoMorrows Publishing, published October, 2003) W/E: Glen Cadigan
	The Legion Secret Files 3003 (published November 19, 2003; cover date January 2004) The Earth Spins presents... (40 pages) W: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (DnA); P: Leonard Kirk; I: Robin Riggs; C: Ronda Pattison of Sno Cone; P,I&C: Tony Harris and Tom Feister; L: Nick J. Napolitano; E: Ivan Cohen and Stephen Wacker
2004
	The Best of the Legion Outpost (TwoMorrows Publishing, published June, 2004) E: Glen Cadigan.
2006
	Back Issue #14 (cover date January, 2006) Dave Cockrum and Mike Grell are interviewed together in Back Issue's "Pro2Pro" on their respective stints on the LSH.
	Animation Magazine #163 (cover date August, 2006)
	Animation Magazine #165 (cover date October, 2006) A Legion of Their Own W: Ramin Zahed Notes: Article about the première of the series with quotes from Sander Schwartz and James Tucker Fall 2006 TV Preview Provides concept synopsis, production company, première date and names of creators for 27 animated TV shows premièring in the Fall of 2006, including Legion of Super Heroes
2007
	Back Issue #22 (cover date June, 2007)
2008
	Comic-Con Magazine #2 (cover date Spring, 2008)
Wizard: The Magazine of Comics, Entertainment and Pop Culture #200 (Platinum Edition) (Cover date June, 2008)
	Sequart Journal #3: Teenagers from the Future: Essays on the Legion of Super-Heroes (First edition published July, 2008)
	Comic Buyer's Guide #1646 (cover date Oct 2008) Interview with Geoff Johns and George Pérez on Legion of Three Worlds W: ??? Legion Roll Call, part 1 W: Andrew Smith ("Captain Comics")
	Comic Buyer's Guide #1647 (cover date Nov 2008) Legion Roll Call, part 2 W: Andrew Smith
2012
	Special Powers and Abilities (Coffee House Press, published October, 2012) W: Raymond McDaniel Notes: Poetry inspired by The Legion of Super-Heroes
	Back Issue #61 (cover date Dec 2012) FLASHBACK: Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes W: Jim Ford Notes: Article about the creation of All-New Collectors’ Edition #C-55