Adventure Comics 328
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The Lad Who Wrecked the Legion
Alerted to a bank robbery, the Legionnaires find that another youth has arrived and stopped the criminals by creating a frightening illusion of the getaway car turning into a monster. The youth introduces himself as Command Kid and, though he’s evasive about his origin, the Legion invites him to join anyway. They soon regret this decision as Command Kid behaves arrogantly and upstages his teammates every chance he gets. Feeling demoralized, the Legionnaires express a desire to have greater powers such as Command Kid’s. He gives them each a pill that places them in suspended animation and tells them that when they wake up, they will be just like him .
Part 2: The Secret of the Legion Rookie
However, Saturn Girl and Element Lad, though away on a distant mission, have been monitoring activities at Legion Headquarters and do some checking on their own. They discover that Command Kid is possessed by a demon and secretly plans to turn the Legionnaires into hosts for other demons. Saturn Girl and Element Lad arrive in time to stop him: Element Lad transforms Command Kid’s console into gold, the demon’s weakness. The demon leaves, and the now powerless Command Kid resigns from the Legion.
Roll Call
Legionnaires
- Superboy
- Mon-El
- Ultra Boy
- Saturn Girl
- Element Lad
- Phantom Girl
- Lightning Lad
- Shrinking Violet
- Star Boy
- Sun Boy
- Triplicate Girl
- Cosmic Boy
- Invisible Kid
- Chameleon Boy (image on planetary model only)
- Bouncing Boy (Reservist)
Villains
- Command Kid and an unnamed demon
- Three bank robbers
- Three aliens (possibly members of the International Crime Syndicate)
- Three "villains" who seize the atomic plant
Supporting Character
- Commissioner Wilson of the Science Police
Other Character
- A "leading scientist" of Preztor
Notes
First appearances
This issue marks the first appearance of the following characters and recurring key Legion story elements:
- Command Kid
Places of Interest
- Preztor (planet) and its Taboo Island
- Galaxyland (Metropolis amusement park)
Technology
- The Ancestor Visualizer
- The Rogue Room (with statues of past Legion enemies, including Molock, Jungle King, and Zaryan)
- The Celestial Chamber (with models of the Legionnaires' homeworlds)
Reprints
This Legion story has been reprinted in the following:
The Legion of Super-Heroes v1 #1 (February, 1963)
The Best of DC Digest #57 (February, 1983)
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