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|[[Adventure Comics 403|'''''Adventure Comics'' #403''']] (published [[January 12]], 1971, cover date March/April 1971)
 
|[[Adventure Comics 403|'''''Adventure Comics'' #403''']] (published [[January 12]], 1971, cover date March/April 1971)
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*(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) April
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*1st reprint of “The Stolen Super Powers!” from Adventure Comics #304, Jan. 1963
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*1st reprint of "The Secret of the Mystery Legionnaire!"  from Adventure Comics #305, Feb. 1963
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*1st reprint of “The Return of Lightning Lad!” from Adventure Comics #308, May, 1963
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*1st reprint of "The Super-Sacrifice of the Legionnaires!" from Adventure Comics #312, Sept. 1963
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*"Legion Fashion Show" (fan designed Legion costumes)
 
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|[[Adventure Comics 409|'''''Adventure Comics'' #409''']]
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|[[Adventure Comics 409|'''''Adventure Comics'' #409''']] (published [[June 29]], 1971, cover date August 1971)
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*(1st reprint of “The Condemned Legionnaires!” from Adventure Comics #313, Oct. 1963)  August
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*1st reprint of “The Condemned Legionnaires!” from Adventure Comics #313, Oct. 1963
 
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|[[Adventure Comics 410|'''''Adventure Comics'' #410''']]
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|[[Adventure Comics 410|'''''Adventure Comics'' #410''']] (published [[July 29]], 1971, cover date September 1971)
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*(1st reprint of "The Revolt of the Girl Legionnaires!" from Adventure Comics #326, Nov. 1964)  September
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*1st reprint of "The Revolt of the Girl Legionnaires!" from Adventure Comics #326, Nov. 1964
 
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|[[Adventure Comics 411|'''''Adventure Comics'' #411''']]
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|[[Adventure Comics 411|'''''Adventure Comics'' #411''']] (published [[August 31]], 1971, cover date October 1971)
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*(1st reprint of "The Weddings that Wrecked the Legion!" from Adventure Comics #337, Oct. 1965)  October
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*1st reprint of "The Weddings that Wrecked the Legion!" from Adventure Comics #337, Oct. 1965
 
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|[[DC 100-Page Super Spectacular 6|'''''DC 100-Page Super Spectacular'' #6''']]
 
|[[DC 100-Page Super Spectacular 6|'''''DC 100-Page Super Spectacular'' #6''']]
 
*(lists 1st appearance of every Legion character)  1971
 
*(lists 1st appearance of every Legion character)  1971
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|[[Superboy v1 181|'''''Superboy'' v1 #181''']] (published [[November 25]], 1971, cover date January 1972)
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*(reprint #169b)
 
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|[[Batman 238|'''''Batman'' #238''']]
 
|[[Batman 238|'''''Batman'' #238''']]
 
*(1st reprint of "The Legion of Super-Outlaws!" from Adventure Comics #324, Sept. 1964)  January
 
*(1st reprint of "The Legion of Super-Outlaws!" from Adventure Comics #324, Sept. 1964)  January
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|[[Superboy v1 181|'''''Superboy'' v1 #181''']] (published [[November 25]], 1971, cover date January 1972)
 
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*(reprint #169b)
 
 
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|[[Superboy v1 191|'''''Superboy'' v1 #191''']] (published [[August 24]], 1972, cover date October 1972)
 
|[[Superboy v1 191|'''''Superboy'' v1 #191''']] (published [[August 24]], 1972, cover date October 1972)
 
*"Attack of the Sun Scavenger"  October
 
*"Attack of the Sun Scavenger"  October
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==1973==
 
 
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|[[Superboy v1 193|'''''Superboy'' v1 #193''']] (published [[December 26]], 1972, cover date February 1973)
 
|[[Superboy v1 193|'''''Superboy'' v1 #193''']] (published [[December 26]], 1972, cover date February 1973)
 
*"War Between the Nights and the Days!"  February  
 
*"War Between the Nights and the Days!"  February  
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==1973==
 
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*"The Gun That Mastered Men" (1st app. Tyr)  
 
*"The Gun That Mastered Men" (1st app. Tyr)  
 
*"The Impossible Target!"
 
*"The Impossible Target!"
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==1974==
 
 
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|[[Image:Superboy-v1-200.jpg|80px]]
 
|[[Image:Superboy-v1-200.jpg|80px]]
 
|[[Superboy v1 200|'''''Superboy'' v1 #200''']] (published [[October 18]], 1973, cover date January/February 1974)
 
|[[Superboy v1 200|'''''Superboy'' v1 #200''']] (published [[October 18]], 1973, cover date January/February 1974)
 
*"The Legionnaire Bride of Starfinger" (wedding Bouncing Boy & Duo Damsel)
 
*"The Legionnaire Bride of Starfinger" (wedding Bouncing Boy & Duo Damsel)
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|[[Superboy v1 201|'''''Superboy'' v1 #201''']] (published [[December 20]], 1973, cover date March/April 1974)
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*"The Betrayer from Beyond"
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*"The Silent Death"  March
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==1974==
 
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|[[Superman v1 272|'''''Superman'' v1 #272''']]
 
|[[Superman v1 272|'''''Superman'' v1 #272''']]
 
*(1st reprint of “Beauty and the Super-Beast!” from Superman #165, Nov. 1963)  February
 
*(1st reprint of “Beauty and the Super-Beast!” from Superman #165, Nov. 1963)  February
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|[[Superboy v1 201|'''''Superboy'' v1 #201''']] (published [[December 20]], 1973, cover date March/April 1974)
 
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*"The Betrayer from Beyond"
 
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*"The Silent Death"  March
 
 
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|[[Superman Family 168|'''''The Superman Family'' #168''']]
 
|[[Superman Family 168|'''''The Superman Family'' #168''']]
 
*(1st reprint of "Lois Lane, Super-Telepath!" from Superman’s Girlfriend, Lois Lane #56, Apr. 1965)  December
 
*(1st reprint of "Lois Lane, Super-Telepath!" from Superman’s Girlfriend, Lois Lane #56, Apr. 1965)  December
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==1975==
 
 
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*"The Legionnaires Who Haunted Superboy"  
 
*"The Legionnaires Who Haunted Superboy"  
 
*"Welcome Home, Daughter ... Now Die!"
 
*"Welcome Home, Daughter ... Now Die!"
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|[[Image:Superboy-v1-207.jpg|80px]]
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|[[Superboy v1 207|'''''Superboy'' v1 #207''']] (published [[December 24]], 1974, cover date March 1975)
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*"The Rookie Who Betrayed the Legion"
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*"Lightning Lad's Day of Dread"
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==1975==
 
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|[[Limited Collectors' Edition C-34|'''''Limited Collectors' Edition'' #C-34''']]
 
|[[Limited Collectors' Edition C-34|'''''Limited Collectors' Edition'' #C-34''']]
 
*"Super-Hero Calendar" (two-page 1975 calendar pin-up which depicts the charter members of the Legion alongside Superboy)  February
 
*"Super-Hero Calendar" (two-page 1975 calendar pin-up which depicts the charter members of the Legion alongside Superboy)  February
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|[[Image:Superboy-v1-207.jpg|80px]]
 
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|[[Superboy v1 207|'''''Superboy'' v1 #207''']] (published [[December 24]], 1974, cover date March 1975)
 
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*"The Rookie Who Betrayed the Legion"
 
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*"Lightning Lad's Day of Dread"
 
 
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|[[Image:Superboy-v1-208.jpg|80px]]
 
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*"The Jaws of Fear"  
 
*"The Jaws of Fear"  
 
*"Trapped To Live -- Free To Die!"  December
 
*"Trapped To Live -- Free To Die!"  December
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|[[Image:Superboy-v1-214.jpg|80px]]
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|[[Superboy v1 214|'''''Superboy'' v1 #214''']] (published [[October 21]], 1975, cover date January 1976)
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*"No Price Too High"
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*"Stay Small Or Die"
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|[[Image:Superboy-v1-215.jpg|80px]]
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|[[Superboy v1 215|'''''Superboy'' v1 #215''']] (published [[December 18]], 1975, cover date March 1976)
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*"The Final Eclipse of Sun Boy"
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*"The Hero Who Wouldn't Fight"
 
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|[[Superman v1 295|'''''Superman'' v1 #295''']]
 
|[[Superman v1 295|'''''Superman'' v1 #295''']]
 
*"Costume, Costume -- Who's Got the Costume?"  January
 
*"Costume, Costume -- Who's Got the Costume?"  January
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|[[Image:Superboy-v1-214.jpg|80px]]
 
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|[[Superboy v1 214|'''''Superboy'' v1 #214''']] (published [[October 21]], 1975, cover date January 1976)
 
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*"No Price Too High"
 
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*"Stay Small Or Die"
 
 
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|[[Karate Kid 1|'''''Karate Kid'' #1''']]
 
|[[Karate Kid 1|'''''Karate Kid'' #1''']]
 
*"My World Begins In Yesterday"  March
 
*"My World Begins In Yesterday"  March
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|[[Image:Superboy-v1-215.jpg|80px]]
 
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|[[Superboy v1 215|'''''Superboy'' v1 #215''']] (published [[December 18]], 1975, cover date March 1976)
 
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*"The Final Eclipse of Sun Boy"
 
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*"The Hero Who Wouldn't Fight"
 
 
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|[[Image:Superboy-v1-216.jpg|80px]]
 
|[[Image:Superboy-v1-216.jpg|80px]]
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*"This Legionnaire Is Condemned!"  
 
*"This Legionnaire Is Condemned!"  
 
*"Death of a Legend"
 
*"Death of a Legend"
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|[[Superboy v1 223|'''''Superboy'' v1 #223''']] (published [[October 18]], 1976, cover date January 1976)
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*"We Can't Escape the Trap In Time!"
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|[[Image:Superboy-v1-224.jpg|80px]]
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|[[Superboy v1 224|'''''Superboy'' v1 #224''']] (published [[November 15]], 1976, cover date February 1977)
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*"When Stargrave Strikes!"
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|[[Image:Superboy-v1-225.jpg|80px]]
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|[[Superboy v1 225|'''''Superboy'' v1 #225''']] (published [[December 20]], 1976, cover date March 1977)
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*"And Who Shall Lead Them?" (Wildfire elected leader)
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*"A Matter of Priorities"
 
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|[[Karate Kid 6|'''''Karate Kid'' #6''']] (January)
 
|[[Karate Kid 6|'''''Karate Kid'' #6''']] (January)
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*"Showdown With Commander Blud!"
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*"Showdown With Commander Blud!"  
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|[[Superboy v1 223|'''''Superboy'' v1 #223''']] (published [[October 18]], 1976, cover date January 1976)
 
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*"We Can't Escape the Trap In Time!"
 
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|[[Image:Superboy-v1-224.jpg|80px]]
 
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|[[Superboy v1 224|'''''Superboy'' v1 #224''']] (published [[November 15]], 1976, cover date February 1977)
 
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*"When Stargrave Strikes!"  
 
 
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|[[Image:KarateKid07.jpg|80px]]
 
|[[Karate Kid 7|'''''Karate Kid'' #7''']] (March)
 
|[[Karate Kid 7|'''''Karate Kid'' #7''']] (March)
 
*"The Gyro-Master Strikes Twice!"  
 
*"The Gyro-Master Strikes Twice!"  
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|[[Image:Superboy-v1-225.jpg|80px]]
 
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|[[Superboy v1 225|'''''Superboy'' v1 #225''']] (published [[December 20]], 1976, cover date March 1977)
 
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*"And Who Shall Lead Them?" (Wildfire elected leader)
 
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*"A Matter of Priorities"
 
 
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|[[Adventure Comics 453|'''''Adventure Comics'' #453''']] (September)
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|[[Adventure Comics 453|'''''Adventure Comics'' #453''']] (published [[June 27]], 1977, cover date September/October 1971)
 
*"You Too Can Be A Super-Hero!" (mentions events of #327)
 
*"You Too Can Be A Super-Hero!" (mentions events of #327)
 
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|[[Amazing World of DC Comics 16|'''''The Amazing World Of DC Comics'' #16''']] (December)  
 
|[[Amazing World of DC Comics 16|'''''The Amazing World Of DC Comics'' #16''']] (December)  
 
*"The Legion Outpost"
 
*"The Legion Outpost"
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|[[Image:SuperboyLSH235.jpg|80px]]
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|[[Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes 235|'''''Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes'' #235''']] (published [[October 17]], 1977, cover date January 1978)
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*"The Legion's Super-Secret"
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*"Trial of the Legion Five"
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|[[Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes 236|'''''Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes'' #236''']] (published [[November 21]], 1977, cover date February 1978)
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*"A World Born Anew!"
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*"Mon-El's One-Man War!"
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*"Words Never Spoken!"
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|[[Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes 237|'''''Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes'' #237''']] (published [[December 19]], 1977, cover date March 1978)
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*"No Price Too High"
 
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|[[Karate Kid 12|'''''Karate Kid'' #12''']] January  
 
|[[Karate Kid 12|'''''Karate Kid'' #12''']] January  
 
*"The "Time of Your Death!"  
 
*"The "Time of Your Death!"  
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|[[Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes 235|'''''Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes'' #235''']] (published [[October 17]], 1977, cover date January 1978)
 
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*"The Legion's Super-Secret"
 
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*"Trial of the Legion Five"
 
 
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*"The Dealers of Death" (Elastic Lad)  
 
*"The Dealers of Death" (Elastic Lad)  
 
*"A Phoenix of Steel!" (Elastic Lad)
 
*"A Phoenix of Steel!" (Elastic Lad)
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|[[Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes 236|'''''Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes'' #236''']] (published [[November 21]], 1977, cover date February 1978)
 
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*"A World Born Anew!"
 
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*"Mon-El's One-Man War!"
 
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*"Words Never Spoken!"
 
 
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|[[Karate Kid 13|'''''Karate Kid'' #13''']] March  
 
|[[Karate Kid 13|'''''Karate Kid'' #13''']] March  
 
*"Tomorrow's Battle ... Yesterday!"  
 
*"Tomorrow's Battle ... Yesterday!"  
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|[[Image:SuperboyLSH237.jpg|80px]]
 
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|[[Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes 237|'''''Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes'' #237''']] (published [[December 19]], 1977, cover date March 1978)
 
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*"No Price Too High"
 
 
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|SUPERMAN  
 
|SUPERMAN  
 
*(Tempo Books paperback; 2nd reprint of "The Legion of Super-Villains!" from Superman #147, September, 1961) 1978
 
*(Tempo Books paperback; 2nd reprint of "The Legion of Super-Villains!" from Superman #147, September, 1961) 1978
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==1979==
 
 
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|[[Super Friends 17|'''''Super Friends'' #17''']] February
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|[[Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes 249|'''''Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes'' #249''']] (published [[December 25]], 1978, cover date March 1979)
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*"Trapped In Two Times!" (app. Time Trapper)  
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*"Capital Crimes of the Chemical Conqueror"
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*"The Arctoraan Jewel Case" (Chameleon Boy solo story)
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==1979==
 
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|[[Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes 249|'''''Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes'' #249''']] (published [[December 25]], 1978, cover date March 1979)
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|[[Super Friends 17|'''''Super Friends'' #17''']] February
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*"Capital Crimes of the Chemical Conqueror"
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*"Trapped In Two Times!" (app. Time Trapper)
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*"The Arctoraan Jewel Case" (Chameleon Boy solo story)  
 
 
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Revision as of 05:08, 30 September 2006

Legion Publication History

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Contents this page: 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979

1971

Superboy-v1-172.jpg Superboy v1 #172 (published January 7, 1971, cover date March 1971)
  • "Brotherly Hate!"
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)
Superboy v1 #173 (published February 18, 1971, cover date April 1971)
  • "Trust Me Or Kill Me!"
Super DC Giant #S24
  • (1st reprint of “The Forbidden Weapons of Krypton!” from Action Comics #297, Feb. 1963; 1st reprint of “The Super Powers of Lex Luthor!” from Action Comics #298, Mar. 1963) May
Superboy v1 #176 (published May 20, 1971, cover date July 1971)
  • "Invisible Invader!"
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #140
  • (1st reprint of "The World of Doomed Olsens!" from Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen #72, Oct. 1963) July
Adventure Comics #409 (published June 29, 1971, cover date August 1971)
  • 1st reprint of “The Condemned Legionnaires!” from Adventure Comics #313, Oct. 1963
Superboy v1 #177 (published July 6, 1971, cover date September 1971)
  • (1st reprint of "The Revenge of the Knave from Krypton!" from Adventure Comics #320, May, 1964)
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
Superboy v1 #178 (published August 26, 1971, cover date October 1971)
  • (1st reprint of "The Lone Wolf Legionnaire!" from Adventure Comics #327, Dec. 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
Superman v1 #245
  • (1st reprint of “The Team of Luthor and Brainiac!” from Superman #167, Feb. 1964) December
Superboy v1 #180 (published October 28, 1971, cover date December 1971)
  • (1st reprint of “The Secret Origin of Bouncing Boy!” from Adventure Comics #301, October, 1962) December
DC 100-Page Super Spectacular #6
  • (lists 1st appearance of every Legion character) 1971
Superboy v1 #181 (published November 25, 1971, cover date January 1972)
  • (reprint #169b)

1972

Batman #238
  • (1st reprint of "The Legion of Super-Outlaws!" from Adventure Comics #324, Sept. 1964) January
Superboy v1 #183 (published January 25, 1972, cover date March 1972)
  • "War of the Wraith Mates!"
Superboy v1 #184 (published February 24, 1972, cover date April 1972)
  • "One Legionnaire Must Go!"
Superboy v1 #185 (published March 2, 1972, cover date May 1972)
  • (1st reprint of “Clark Kent’s Super Father!” from Adventure Comics #289, October, 1961; 1st reprint of "The Eight Impossible Missions!" from Adventure Comics #323, Aug. 1964)
Superboy v1 #188 (published May 25, 1972, cover date July 1972)
  • "Curse of the Blood Crystals!"
Superboy v1 #190 (published July 27, 1972, cover date September 1972)
  • "Murder the Leader!" September
Superboy v1 #191 (published August 24, 1972, cover date October 1972)
  • "Attack of the Sun Scavenger" October
Superboy v1 #193 (published December 26, 1972, cover date February 1973)
  • "War Between the Nights and the Days!" February

1973

The Legion of Super-Heroes v1 #1
  • (1st reprint of "The Lad Who Wrecked the Legion!" from Adventure Comics #328, Jan. 1965)
  • "Legion membership list (part 1)" February
The Legion of Super-Heroes v1 #2
  • (1st reprint of "The War Between Krypton and Earth!" from Adventure Comics #333, June, 1965)
  • "Legion membership list (part 2)" March
The Legion of Super-Heroes v1 #3
  • (1st reprint of "Computo the Conqueror!" from Adventure Comics #340, Jan, 1966) April
Superboy v1 #195 (published March 20, 1973, cover date June 1973)
  • "The One-Shot Hero!" (1st app. Wildfire) June
100-Page Super Spectacular #DC-18
  • (1st reprint of "The Amazing Story of Superman-Red and Superman-Blue!" from Superman #162, July, 1963) July
The Legion of Super-Heroes v1 #4
  • (1st reprint of "Colossal Boy's One-Man War!" from Adventure Comics #341, Feb. 1966) July
The Amazing World Of Superman, Metropolis Edition
  • (reprints #55, #220) (B&W tabloid available only in Metropolis, Ill. and through the mail) 1973
Superboy v1 #197 (published June 19, 1973, cover date September 1973)
  • "Timber Wolf --Dead Hero, Live Executioner!" (cover title changed to Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes, begins 3rd regular Legion series)
Superboy v1 #198 (published July 19, 1973, cover date October 1973)
  • "The Fatal Five Who Twisted Time!"
100-Page Super Spectacular #DC-21
  • (1st reprint of "The Super Moby Dick of Space!" from Adventure Comics #332, May, 1965) October
Superboy v1 #199 (published August 21, 1973, cover date November 1973)
  • "The Gun That Mastered Men" (1st app. Tyr)
  • "The Impossible Target!"
Superboy-v1-200.jpg Superboy v1 #200 (published October 18, 1973, cover date January/February 1974)
  • "The Legionnaire Bride of Starfinger" (wedding Bouncing Boy & Duo Damsel)
Superboy v1 #201 (published December 20, 1973, cover date March/April 1974)
  • "The Betrayer from Beyond"
  • "The Silent Death" March

1974

80px Secret Origins v2 #6
  • (reprint #191) January
Superman v1 #272
  • (1st reprint of “Beauty and the Super-Beast!” from Superman #165, Nov. 1963) February
World's Finest Comics #223
  • (1st reprint of “The Composite Superman!” from World’s Finest Comics #142, June, 1964) March
Superboy-v1-202.jpg Superboy v1 #202 (published February 21, 1974, cover date May/June 1974)
  • "Lost: A Million Miles From Home!"
  • "The Wrath of the Devil-Fish!" (Wildfire joins)
  • (1st reprint of "The Legionnaire Who Killed!" from Adventure Comics #342, Mar. 1966; 1st reprint of "The Super-Stalag of Space!" from Adventure Comics #344, May, 1966; 1st reprint of "The Execution of Matter-Eater Lad!" from Adventure Comics #345, June, 1966)
  • "The Lore of the Legion!"
The Superman Family #165
  • (1st reprint of “Krypto’s Three Amazing Transformations!” from Superboy #111, Mar. 1964) June
Superboy-v1-203.jpg Superboy v1 #203 (published April 18, 1974, cover date July/August 1974)
  • "Massacre By Remote Control" (Death Invisible Kid)
Superboy-v1-204.jpg Superboy v1 #204 (published June 25, 1974, cover date September/October 1974)
  • "The Legionnaire Nobody Remembered"
  • "Brainiac 5's Secret Weakness!" (Supergirl resigns) September
The Superman Family #167
  • (1st reprint of “The Day Pete Ross Became a Robot!” from Superboy #100, October, 1962; 1st reprint of "The Insect Queen of Smallville!" from Superboy #124, Oct. 1965) October
Superboy-v1-205.jpg Superboy v1 #205 (published August 22, 1974, cover date November/December 1974)
  • "The Legion of Super-Executioners"
  • (1st reprint of "The Outcast Super-Heroes!" from Adventure Comics #350, Nov. 1966; 1st reprint of "The Forgotten Legion!" from Adventure Comics #351, Dec. 1966)
  • "Lore of the Legion"
The Superman Family #168
  • (1st reprint of "Lois Lane, Super-Telepath!" from Superman’s Girlfriend, Lois Lane #56, Apr. 1965) December
Superboy v1 #206 (published October 24, 1974, cover date January/February 1974)
  • "The Legionnaires Who Haunted Superboy"
  • "Welcome Home, Daughter ... Now Die!"
Superboy-v1-207.jpg Superboy v1 #207 (published December 24, 1974, cover date March 1975)
  • "The Rookie Who Betrayed the Legion"
  • "Lightning Lad's Day of Dread"

1975

The Superman Family #169
  • (1st reprint of “The League of Fantastic Supermen!” from Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen #63, August, 1962) February
Limited Collectors' Edition #C-34
  • "Super-Hero Calendar" (two-page 1975 calendar pin-up which depicts the charter members of the Legion alongside Superboy) February
Superboy-v1-208.jpg Superboy v1 #208 (published January 9, 1975, cover date April 1975)
  • "Vengeance of the Super-Villains"
  • "The Legion of Substitute Heroes" April
  • (1st reprint of “Lana Lang’s Superboy Identity Detection Kit!” from Superboy #93, December, 1961; 1st reprint of "The Evil Hand of the Luck Lords!" from Adventure Comics #343, Apr. 1966; , #25)
Wonder Woman #217
  • (1st reprint of “Fun House of Time!” from Wonder Woman #101, October, 1958) April
Superboy-v1-209.jpg Superboy v1 #209 (published March 11, 1975, cover date June 1975)
  • "Who Can Save the Princess?"
  • "Hero for a Day" June
Superboy-v1-210.jpg Superboy v1 #210 (published May 8, 1975, cover date August 1975)
  • "Soljer's Private War"
  • "Lair of the Black Dragon" (origin Karate Kid) August
Superboy-v1-211.jpg Superboy v1 #211 (published June 12, 1975, cover date September 1975)
  • "The Ultimate Revenge" (2nd app. Roxxas)
  • "The Legion's Lost Home" September
Superboy-v1-212.jpg Superboy v1 #212 (published July 15, 1975, cover date October 1975)
  • "Last Fight for a Legionnaire" (Matter-Eater Lad resigns)
  • "A Death Stroke At Dawn" October
The Superman Family #173
  • (1st reprint of "Beware of the Bug Belle!" from Superman’s Girlfriend, Lois Lane #69, Oct. 1966) October
The Amazing World Of DC Comics #9
  • "The Legion Handbook" (DC Comics' fan magazine) November
Superboy-v1-213.jpg Superboy v1 #213 (published September 16, 1975, cover date December 1975)
  • "The Jaws of Fear"
  • "Trapped To Live -- Free To Die!" December
Superboy-v1-214.jpg Superboy v1 #214 (published October 21, 1975, cover date January 1976)
  • "No Price Too High"
  • "Stay Small Or Die"
Superboy-v1-215.jpg Superboy v1 #215 (published December 18, 1975, cover date March 1976)
  • "The Final Eclipse of Sun Boy"
  • "The Hero Who Wouldn't Fight"

1976

Superman v1 #295
  • "Costume, Costume -- Who's Got the Costume?" January
The Superman Family #175
  • "Super-Family Puzzle Page" (Legion mentioned in crossword puzzle) February
KarateKid01.jpg Karate Kid #1
  • "My World Begins In Yesterday" March
Superboy-v1-216.jpg Superboy v1 #216 (published January 22, 1976, cover date April 1976)
  • "The Hero Who Hated the Legion" (1st app. Tyroc)
  • "1 + 1 = 3" (Bouncing Boy/ Dou Damsel solo story)
KarateKid02.jpg Karate Kid #2
  • "The International Dooms of Major Disaster" May
DC Super Stars #3
  • (reprints #165, #169) May
Superboy-v1-217.jpg Superboy v1 #217 (published March 18, 1976, cover date June 1976)
  • "The Charge of the Doomed Legionnaires"
  • "Future Shock for Superboy" (1st app. Laurel Kent)
KarateKid03.jpg Karate Kid #3
  • "The Ravager" July
Superboy-v1-218.jpg Superboy v1 #218 (published April 20, 1976, cover date July 1976)
  • "The Super-Villain the World Never Knew" (Tyroc joins) July
AmazingWorldOfDCComics12.jpg The Amazing World Of DC Comics #12
  • (August 1976 on cover) "The Legion Outpost" July
The Superman Family #178
  • (1st reprint of “Superman’s Phantom Pal!” from Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen #62, July, 1962) August
Super-Team Family #6
  • (reprint #176) August
KarateKid04.jpg Karate Kid #4
  • "The Rage of Yesterdays Lost!" September
Superboy-v1-219.jpg Superboy v1 #219 (published June 21, 1976, cover date September 1976)
  • "The Plunder Ploy of the Fatal Five" September
Superboy-v1-220.jpg Superboy v1 #220 (published July 19, 1976, cover date October 1976)
  • "The Super Soldiers of the Slave-Maker"
  • "Dream Girl's Living Nightmare" October
Limited Collectors' Edition #C-49
  • (reprints #192, #196) October
The Amazing World Of DC Comics #13 (November 1976 on cover)
  • "The Legion Outpost" October
KarateKid05.jpg Karate Kid #5
  • "The Tomorrow Thief" November
Superboy-v1-221.jpg Superboy v1 #221 (published August 23, 1976, cover date November 1976)
  • "The Trillion-Dollar Trophies"
Superboy-v1-222.jpg Superboy v1 #222 (published September 13, 1976, cover date December 1976)
  • "This Legionnaire Is Condemned!"
  • "Death of a Legend"
Superboy-v1-223.jpg Superboy v1 #223 (published October 18, 1976, cover date January 1976)
  • "We Can't Escape the Trap In Time!"
Superboy-v1-224.jpg Superboy v1 #224 (published November 15, 1976, cover date February 1977)
  • "When Stargrave Strikes!"
Superboy-v1-225.jpg Superboy v1 #225 (published December 20, 1976, cover date March 1977)
  • "And Who Shall Lead Them?" (Wildfire elected leader)
  • "A Matter of Priorities"

1977

Limited Collectors' Edition #C-52 (1977)
  • (reprint #48)
KarateKid06.jpg Karate Kid #6 (January)
  • "Showdown With Commander Blud!"
KarateKid07.jpg Karate Kid #7 (March)
  • "The Gyro-Master Strikes Twice!"
The Amazing World Of DC Comics #14 (1977) (March 1977 on cover)
  • "The Legion Outpost"
Superboy-v1-226.jpg Superboy v1 #226 (published January 17, 1977, cover date April 1977)
  • "The Dazzling Debut of Dawnstar!" (1st app. Dawnstar, joins)
  • "Five Against One"
KarateKid08.jpg Karate Kid #8 (May)
  • "Pandemonium ... Panic ... Pulsar!"
Superboy-v1-227.jpg Superboy v1 #227 (published February 14, 1977, cover date May 1977)
  • "War At World's End!"
DC Special #28 (June)
  • "The City That Stopped -- Dead!"
Superboy-v1-228.jpg Superboy v1 #228 (published March 21, 1977, cover date June 1977)
  • "That A World Might Live ... A Legionnaire Must Die!" (Death Chemical King)
Karate Kid #9 (July)
  • "The Black Belt Contract"
Superboy-v1-229.jpg Superboy v1 #229 (published April 18, 1977, cover date July 1977)
  • "Hunt for a Hero-Killer"
Superboy-v1-230.jpg Superboy v1 #230 (published May 16, 1977, cover date August 1977)
  • "The Creature Who Conned the Legion"
  • "The Day Bouncing Boy Bounced Back" (Bouncing Boy regains powers)
The Amazing World Of DC Comics #15 (August)
  • "The Legion Outpost"
Karate Kid #10 (September)
  • "Death-Duel on Orando"
SuperboyLSH231.jpg Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes #231 (published June 20, 1977, cover date September 1977)
  • "A Day in the Death of a World" (series title formally changed)
Adventure Comics #453 (published June 27, 1977, cover date September/October 1971)
  • "You Too Can Be A Super-Hero!" (mentions events of #327)
Justice League of America #147 (October)
  • "Crisis In the 30th Century!" (JLA/JSA/LSH team-up)
SuperboyLSH232.jpg Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes #232 (published July 18, 1977, cover date October 1977)
  • "The Disease That Wouldn't Die!" (1st mention Klordny festival)
X-Men v1 #107 Marvel Comics (October)
  • (First appearance of the Imperial Guard)
Karate Kid #11 (November)
  • "Disasters of Yesteryear"
DC Super-Stars #17 (November)
  • "The Secret of the Quintile Crystal"
Justice League of America #148 (November)
  • "Crisis In Triplicate!" (JLA/JSA/LSH team-up)
SuperboyLSH233.jpg Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes #233 (published August 22, 1977, cover date November 1977)
  • "The Infinite Man Who Conquered the Legion!" (1st app. Infinite Man)
  • "The Final Illusion"
SuperboyLSH234.jpg Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes #234 (published September 19, 1977, cover date December 1977)
  • "Wanted -- Dead or Alive: The Composite Legionnaire" (1st app, Composite Legionnaire)
Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes Tempo Books paperback, 1977
  • Reprint of "Superboy's Darkest Secret"
  • Reprint of "The Six Legged Legionnaire"
  • Reprint of "Curse of the Blood Crystals"
  • Reprint of "The Legionnaires Who Never Were"
  1. 169b, #252, #232
The Amazing World Of DC Comics #16 (December)
  • "The Legion Outpost"
SuperboyLSH235.jpg Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes #235 (published October 17, 1977, cover date January 1978)
  • "The Legion's Super-Secret"
  • "Trial of the Legion Five"
SuperboyLSH236.jpg Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes #236 (published November 21, 1977, cover date February 1978)
  • "A World Born Anew!"
  • "Mon-El's One-Man War!"
  • "Words Never Spoken!"
SuperboyLSH237.jpg Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes #237 (published December 19, 1977, cover date March 1978)
  • "No Price Too High"

1978

Karate Kid #12 January
  • "The "Time of Your Death!"
The Superman Family #187 January
  • "The Dealers of Death" (Elastic Lad)
  • "A Phoenix of Steel!" (Elastic Lad)
All-New Collectors' Edition #C-55 1978
  • "The Millennium Massacre" (marraige Saturn Girl/ Lightning Lad)
  • "The Origins and Powers of the Legionnaires"
  • "Secrets of the Legion"
Karate Kid #13 March
  • "Tomorrow's Battle ... Yesterday!"
Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes #238 (published January 23, 1978, cover date April 1978)
  • (reprints #175, #177)
Karate Kid #14 May
  • "Diamondeth Is Forever!" (Robin x-over)
SuperboyLSH239.jpg Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes #239 (published February 20, 1978, cover date May 1978)
  • "Murder Most Foul"
The Superman Family #189 May
  • "Memories of Menace!" (20th century Mon-El app. in Phantom Zone)
SuperboyLSH240.jpg Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes #240 (published March 20, 1978, cover date June 1978)
  • "The Man Who Manacled the Legion"
  • "Dawnstar Rising"
Karate Kid #15 July
  • "Bring Back My Future To Me!"
Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes #241 (published April 17, 1978, cover date July 1978)
  • "Prologue To Earthwar"
  • "My Brother's Keeper"
Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes #242 (published May 15, 1978, cover date August 1978)
  • "Startarget: Earth"
  • "Girls' Night Out"
Kamandi, the Last Boy on Earth #58 August
  • "Enter: the Legionnaire" (Karate Kid x-over, cont. from #353)
DC Comics Presents #2 September
  • "Race to the End of Time!" (brief Legion cameo)
SuperboyLSH243.jpg Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes #243 (published June 19, 1978, cover date September 1978)
  • "Earth's Last Stand"
Cancelled Comic Cavalcade #2 Fall 1978
  • "Into the Vortex" (app. Legion HQ)
  • cover to DEMAND CLASSICS #2 which would have reprinted #171(Collection of unpublished artwork)
Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes #244 (published July 17, 1978, cover date April 1978)
  • "The Dark Circle That Crushed Earth"
Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes #245 (published August 21, 1978, cover date November 1978)
  • "Mordru Master of Earth!"
SuperboyLSH246.jpg Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes #246 (published September 18, 1978, cover date December 1978)
  • "Will the Last One To Leave Mercury Please Close the Planet?"
  • "A World for the Winning!"
SUPERMAN
  • (Tempo Books paperback; 2nd reprint of "The Legion of Super-Villains!" from Superman #147, September, 1961) 1978
Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes #247 (published October 23, 1978, cover date January 1979)
  • "Savage Sanctuary!"
  • "Celebration!" (Lightning Lad elected leader)
Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes #248 (published November 26, 1978, cover date February 1979)
  • "Beneath the Streets Lurks ... Death!"
Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes #249 (published December 25, 1978, cover date March 1979)
  • "Capital Crimes of the Chemical Conqueror"
  • "The Arctoraan Jewel Case" (Chameleon Boy solo story)

1979

Super Friends #17 February
  • "Trapped In Two Times!" (app. Time Trapper)
Super Friends #18 March
  • "Manhunt In Time!" (app. Time Trapper)
Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes #250 (published January 22, 1979, cover date April 1979)
  • "This Is the Day the Universe Dies!"
Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes #251 (published February 19, 1979, cover date May 1979)
  • "The Man Who Destroyed the Universe!"
Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes #252 (published March 19, 1979, cover date June 1979)
  • "Postscript To Holocaust"
Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes #253 (published April 23, 1979, cover date July 1979)
  • "Night of the Super-Assassins!" (1st app. Blok)
Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes #254 (published May 21, 1979, cover date August 1979)
  • "A Madman Shall Lead Them"
DC Comics Presents #13 September
  • "To Live In Peace -- Nevermore!"
Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes #255 (published June 18, 1979, cover date September 1979)
  • "The Super-Spectacles Swipe!"
World Of Krypton v1 #3 September
  • "The Last Days of Krypton" (The 20th century Mon-El appears in flashback)
The Best Of DC Digest #1
  • (2nd reprint of “The Death of Superman!” from Superman 149, November, 1961) September
DC Comics Presents #14 October
  • "Judge, Jury ... And No Justice!" (makes reference to #372)
DC SPECIAL SERIES #19 Fall
  • Secret Origins of Super-Heroes (reprint of #234)
Action Comics #500 October
  • "The Life Story of Superman" (Legion statuettes)
Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes #256 (published July 16, 1979, cover date october 1979)
  • "This Is Your Life -- And Death, Brainiac 5!"
Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes #257 (published August 20, 1979, cover date November 1979)
  • "Who Stole the Legion?"
  • "Once A Legionnaire ... !"
Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes #258 (published September 24, 1979, cover date December 1979)
  • "The Mind-Attack of the Psycho-Warrior!"
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