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Revision as of 07:52, 8 February 2007

This page is written from
the Real World point of view		 RWnotL.png
Legion Publication History

1958-1964 • 1965-1970 • 1971-1978 • 1979-1982 • 1983-1986 • 1986-1989 • 1989-1994 • 1994-1996
1997-1998 • 1998-1999 • 1999-2001 • 2001-2004 • 2004-2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013
2014-2018 • 2019-2022
Adult Legion • Homage and Parody • L.E.G.I.O.N. • Precursors • Reference • Reprints
Spinoffs • Series Index • Chronological Index • Individual series pages • Colour key

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

1971

January

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)

February

Superboy v1 #173 (published February 18, 1971, cover date April 1971)
  • "Trust Me Or Kill Me!"

March

Super DC Giant #S24 (published March 4, 1971, cover date May/June 1971)

May

Superboy v1 #176 (published May 20, 1971, cover date July 1971)
  • "Invisible Invader!"

June

Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #140 (published June 3, 1971, cover date August/September 1971)
  • 1st reprint of "The World of Doomed Olsens!" from Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen #72, Oct. 1963
Adventure Comics #409 (published June 29, 1971, cover date August 1971)

July

Superboy v1 #177 (published July 6, 1971, cover date September 1971)
DC 100-Page Super Spectacular #6 (published July 15, 1971, cover date 1971)
  • Lists 1st appearance of every Legion character
Adventure Comics #410 (published July 29, 1971, cover date September 1971)

August

Superboy v1 #178 (published August 26, 1971, cover date October 1971)
Adventure Comics #411 (published August 31, 1971, cover date October 1971)

October

Superman v1 #245 (published October 7, 1971, cover date December/January 1971)
  • 1st reprint of “The Team of Luthor and Brainiac!” from Superman #167, Feb. 1964
Superboy v1 #180 (published October 28, 1971, cover date December 1971)

November

Batman #238 (published November 4, 1971, cover date January 1972)
Superboy v1 #181 (published November 25, 1971, cover date January 1972)

1972

January

Superboy-v1-183.jpg Superboy v1 #183 (published January 25, 1972, cover date March 1972)
  • "War of the Wraith Mates!"

February

Superboy v1 #184 (published February 24, 1972, cover date April 1972)
  • "One Legionnaire Must Go!"

March

Superboy v1 #185 (published March 2, 1972, cover date May 1972)

May

Superboy v1 #188 (published May 25, 1972, cover date July 1972)
  • "Curse of the Blood Crystals!"

July

Superboy v1 #190 (published July 27, 1972, cover date September 1972)
  • "Murder the Leader!"

August

Superboy v1 #191 (published August 24, 1972, cover date October 1972)
  • "Attack of the Sun Scavenger"

December

Art by Nick Cardy The Legion of Super-Heroes v1 #1 (published December 14, 1972, cover date February 1973)
  • 1st reprint of "The Lad Who Wrecked the Legion!" from Adventure Comics #328, Jan. 1965
  • "Legion membership list (part 1)"
Superboy v1 #193 (published December 26, 1972, cover date February 1973)
  • "War Between the Nights and the Days!"

1973

January

Cover art by Nick Cardy The Legion of Super-Heroes v1 #2 (published January 18, 1973, cover date March 1973)
  • 1st reprint of "The War Between Krypton and Earth!" from Adventure Comics #333, June, 1965
  • "Legion membership list (part 2)"

February

Cover art by Curt Swan and George Klein The Legion of Super-Heroes v1 #3 (published February 13, 1973, cover date April/May 1973)

March

Superboy-v1-195.jpg Superboy v1 #195 (published March 20, 1973, cover date June 1973)
  • "The One-Shot Hero!" (1st app. Wildfire)

April

100-Page Super Spectacular #DC-18 (published April 12, 1973, cover date July 1973)
  • 1st reprint of "The Amazing Story of Superman-Red and Superman-Blue!" from Superman #162, July, 1963
Cover art by Curt Swan and Sheldon Moldoff The Legion of Super-Heroes v1 #4 (published April 12, 1973, cover date July/August 1973)
The Amazing World Of Superman, Metropolis Edition
  • (reprints #55, #220) (B&W tabloid available only in Metropolis, Ill. and through the mail) 1973

June

Art by Nick Cardy 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)

July

100-Page Super Spectacular #DC-21 (published July 10, 1973, cover date October 1973)
Art by Nick Cardy Superboy v1 #198 (published July 19, 1973, cover date October 1973)
  • "The Fatal Five Who Twisted Time!"

August

Pencils by Dave Cockrum, inks by Nick Cardy Superboy v1 #199 (published August 21, 1973, cover date November 1973)
  • "The Gun That Mastered Men" (1st app. Tyr)
  • "The Impossible Target!"

October

SecretOrigins-v1-6.jpg Secret Origins v1 #6 (published October 9, 1973, cover date January/February 1974)
Cover art by Nick Cardy Superboy v1 #200 (published October 18, 1973, cover date January/February 1974)
  • "The Legionnaire Bride of Starfinger" (wedding Bouncing Boy & Duo Damsel)

November

Superman v1 #272 (published November 15, 1973, cover date February 1974)
  • 1st reprint of “Beauty and the Super-Beast!” from Superman #165, Nov. 1963

December

Cover art by Nick Cardy Superboy v1 #201 (published December 20, 1973, cover date March/April 1974)
  • "The Betrayer from Beyond"
  • "The Silent Death"

1974

February

World's Finest Comics #223 (published February 19, 1974, cover date May/June 1974)
  • 1st reprint of "The Composite Superman!" from World’s Finest Comics #142, June, 1964
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, March 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!"

March

The Superman Family #165 (published March 26, 1974, cover date June/July 1974)
  • 1st reprint of “Krypto’s Three Amazing Transformations!” from Superboy #111, Mar. 1964

April

Superboy-v1-203.jpg Superboy v1 #203 (published April 18, 1974, cover date July/August 1974)
  • "Massacre By Remote Control" (Death Invisible Kid)

June

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)

July

The Superman Family #167 (published July 25, 1974, cover date October/November 1974)
  • 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

August

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"

September

The Superman Family #168 (published September 24, 1974, cover date December/January 1974)
  • 1st reprint of "Lois Lane, Super-Telepath!" from Superman’s Girlfriend, Lois Lane #56, Apr. 1965

October

Superboy v1 #206 (published October 24, 1974, cover date January/February 1974)
  • "The Legionnaires Who Haunted Superboy"
  • "Welcome Home, Daughter ... Now Die!"

November

Limited Collectors' Edition #C-34 (published November 7, 1974, cover date February/March 1975)
  • "Super-Hero Calendar" (two-page 1975 calendar pin-up which depicts the charter members of the Legion alongside Superboy)
The Superman Family #169 (published November 26, 1974, cover date February/March 1975)
  • 1st reprint of “The League of Fantastic Supermen!” from Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen #63, August, 1962

December

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

January

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 v1 #93, December, 1961
  • 1st reprint of "The Evil Hand of the Luck Lords!" from Adventure Comics #343, Apr. 1966
Wonder Woman #217 (published January 9, 1975, cover date April/May 1975)
  • 1st reprint of “Fun House of Time!” from Wonder Woman #101, October, 1958

March

Superboy-v1-209.jpg Superboy v1 #209 (published March 11, 1975, cover date June 1975)
  • "Who Can Save the Princess?"
  • "Hero for a Day"

May

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)

June

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"

July

The Superman Family #173 (published July 8, 1975, cover date October/November 1975)
  • 1st reprint of "Beware of the Bug Belle!" from Superman’s Girlfriend, Lois Lane #69, Oct. 1966
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"

August

The Amazing World Of DC Comics #9 (cover date November/December 1975)
  • "The Legion Handbook" (DC Comics' fan magazine)

September

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!"

October

Superman v1 #295 (published October 16, 1975, cover date January 1976)
  • "Costume, Costume -- Who's Got the Costume?"
Superboy-v1-214.jpg Superboy v1 #214 (published October 21, 1975, cover date January 1976)
  • "No Price Too High"
  • "Stay Small Or Die"

November

The Superman Family #175 (published November 6, 1975, cover date February/March 1976)
  • "Super-Family Puzzle Page" (Legion mentioned in crossword puzzle)

December

KarateKid01.jpg Karate Kid #1 (published December 4, 1975, cover date March/April 1976)
  • "My World Begins In Yesterday"
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

January

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)

February

KarateKid02.jpg Karate Kid #2 (published February 12, 1976, cover date May/June 1976)
  • "The International Dooms of Major Disaster"
DCSuperStars03.jpg DC Super Stars #3 (published February 17, 1976, cover date May 1976)

March

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)

April

KarateKid03.jpg Karate Kid #3 (published April 15, 1976, cover date July/August 1976)
  • "The Ravager"
Superboy-v1-218.jpg Superboy v1 #218 (published April 20, 1976, cover date July 1976)
  • "The Super-Villain the World Never Knew" (Tyroc joins)
AmazingWorldOfDCComics12.jpg The Amazing World Of DC Comics #12 (published July 1976, cover date August 1976)
  • (August 1976 on cover) "The Legion Outpost"

May

The Superman Family #178 (published May 3, 1976, cover date August/September 1976)
  • 1st reprint of “Superman’s Phantom Pal!” from Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen #62, July, 1962
Super-Team Family #6 (published May 24, 1976, cover date August/September 1976)
  • 1st reprint of "The Return of the Composite Superman"

June

KarateKid04.jpg Karate Kid #4 (published June 7, 1976, cover date September/October 1976)
  • "The Rage of Yesterdays Lost!"
Superboy-v1-219.jpg Superboy v1 #219 (published June 21, 1976, cover date September 1976)
  • "The Plunder Ploy of the Fatal Five"
Limited Collectors' Edition #C-49 (published June 28, 1976, cover date October/November 1976)

July

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"

August

The Amazing World Of DC Comics #13 (cover date November 1976)
  • "The Legion Outpost"
KarateKid05.jpg Karate Kid #5 (published August 2, 1976, cover date November/December 1976)
  • "The Tomorrow Thief" November
Superboy-v1-221.jpg Superboy v1 #221 (published August 23, 1976, cover date November 1976)
  • "The Trillion-Dollar Trophies"

September

Superboy-v1-222.jpg Superboy v1 #222 (published September 13, 1976, cover date December 1976)
  • "This Legionnaire Is Condemned!"
  • "Death of a Legend"

October

KarateKid06.jpg Karate Kid #6 (published October 4, 1976, cover date January/February 1977)
  • "Showdown With Commander Blud!"
Superboy-v1-223.jpg Superboy v1 #223 (published October 18, 1976, cover date January 1976)
  • "We Can't Escape the Trap In Time!"

November

Superboy-v1-224.jpg Superboy v1 #224 (published November 15, 1976, cover date February 1977)
  • "When Stargrave Strikes!"

December

KarateKid07.jpg Karate Kid #7 (published December 6, 1976, cover date March/April 1977)
  • "The Gyro-Master Strikes Twice!"
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"
The Amazing World Of DC Comics #14 (cover date March 1977)
  • "The Legion Outpost"

1977

January

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 (published January 31, 1977, cover date May/June 1977)
  • "Pandemonium ... Panic ... Pulsar!"

February

Superboy-v1-227.jpg Superboy v1 #227 (published February 14, 1977, cover date May 1977)
  • "War At World's End!"

March

DC Special #28 (published March 7, 1977, cover date June/July 1977)
  • "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)

April

Karate Kid #9 (published April 4, 1977, cover date July/August 1977)
  • "The Black Belt Contract"
Superboy-v1-229.jpg Superboy v1 #229 (published April 18, 1977, cover date July 1977)
  • "Hunt for a Hero-Killer"

May

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"

June

Karate Kid #10 (published June 6, 1977, cover date September/October 1977)
  • "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 1977)
  • "You Too Can Be A Super-Hero!" (mentions events of #327)

July

Justice League of America v1 #147 (published July 4, 1977, cover date October 1977)
  • "Crisis In the 30th Century!" (JLA/JSA/LSH team-up)
Limited Collectors' Edition #C-52 (published July 7, 1977, cover date 1977)
  • 1st reprint of "The Last Days of Superman"
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)

August

Karate Kid #11 (published August 1, 1977, cover date November/December 1977)
  • "Disasters of Yesteryear"
Justice League of America v1 #148 (published August 1, 1977, cover date November 1977)
  • "Crisis In Triplicate!" (JLA/JSA/LSH team-up)
DC Super-Stars #17 (published August 22, 1977, cover date November/December 1977)
  • "The Secret of the Quintile Crystal"
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"

September

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)
TempoSuperboyLSH.jpg Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes Tempo Books paperback, 1977
The Amazing World Of DC Comics #16 (December)
  • "The Legion Outpost"

October

Karate Kid #12 (published October 3, 1977, cover date January/February 1978)
  • "The "Time of Your Death!"
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"
The Superman Family #187 (published October 17, 1977, cover date January/February 1978)
  • "The Dealers of Death" (Elastic Lad)
  • "A Phoenix of Steel!" (Elastic Lad)

November

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!"
Karate Kid #13 (published November 28, 1977, cover date March/April 1978)
  • "Tomorrow's Battle ... Yesterday!"

November

All-New Collectors' Edition #C-55 (published December 12, 1977, cover date 1978)
  • "The Millennium Massacre" (marraige Saturn Girl/ Lightning Lad)
  • "The Origins and Powers of the Legionnaires"
  • "Secrets of the Legion"

December

SuperboyLSH237.jpg Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes #237 (published December 19, 1977, cover date March 1978)
  • "No Price Too High"

1978

January

SuperboyLSH238.jpg Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes #238 (published January 23, 1978, cover date April 1978)

February

Karate Kid #14 (published February 6, 1978, cover date May/June 1978)
  • "Diamondeth Is Forever!" (Robin x-over)
The Superman Family #189 (published February 13, 1978, cover date May/June 1978)
  • "Memories of Menace!" (20th century Mon-El app. in Phantom Zone)
SuperboyLSH239.jpg Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes #239 (published February 20, 1978, cover date May 1978)
  • "Murder Most Foul"

March

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"

April

Karate Kid #15 (published April 3, 1978, cover date July/August 1978)
  • "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"

May

Kamandi, the Last Boy on Earth #58 (published May 1, 1978, cover date August/September 1978)
  • "Enter: the Legionnaire" (Karate Kid x-over, cont. from #353)
Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes #242 (published May 15, 1978, cover date August 1978)
  • "Startarget: Earth"
  • "Girls' Night Out"

June

DC Comics Presents #2 (published June 12, 1978, cover date September/October 1978)
  • "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)

July

Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes #244 (published July 17, 1978, cover date April 1978)
  • "The Dark Circle That Crushed Earth"

August

Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes #245 (published August 21, 1978, cover date November 1978)
  • "Mordru Master of Earth!"

September

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, 1978
  • Reprint of "The Legion of Super-Villains" from Superman v1 #147

October

Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes #247 (published October 23, 1978, cover date January 1979)
  • "Savage Sanctuary!"
  • "Celebration!" (Lightning Lad elected leader)

November

Super Friends #17 (published November 26, 1978, cover date February 1979)
  • "Trapped In Two Times!" (app. Time Trapper)
Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes #248 (published November 26, 1978, cover date February 1979)
  • "Beneath the Streets Lurks ... Death!"

December

Super Friends #18 (published December 25, 1978, cover date March 1979)
  • "Manhunt In Time!" (app. Time Trapper)
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)
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