List of first appearances/Preboot
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Contents
- 1 Legionnaires
- 2 Villains and Adversaries
- 3 Supporting Characters
- 4 Rejected Applicants
- 5 Other Characters
- 6 Alien Wildlife
- 7 Adult Legion
- 8 Groups
- 9 Relationships
- 10 Technology, Equipment and Facilities
- 11 Gadgets and Other Neat Stuff
- 12 Traditions, Rules, Policies and Bylaws
- 13 Other Story Elements
Legionnaires
Villains and Adversaries
- Brain Globes of Rambat - Adventure Comics #293, Feb 1962
- Cosmic King - Superman v1 #147, Aug 1961 (and origin)
- Lex Luthor - Superboy v1 #86, Jan 1961 (First interaction with the Legion)
- First appearance - Action Comics v1 #23, Apr 1940
- Lightning Lord - Superman v1 #147, Aug 1961 (and origin)
- Saturn Queen - Superman v1 #147, Aug 1961 (and origin)
- Urthlo - Adventure Comics #300, Sep 1962
Supporting Characters
- Beppo the Supermonkey - Adventure Comics #293, Feb 1962 (first interaction with the Legion)
- Comet the Superhorse - Adventure Comics #293, Feb 1962 (first interaction with the Legion)
- Krypto the Superdog - Adventure Comics #267, Dec 1959 (first interaction with the Legion)
- Adventure Comics #210, Mar 1955 (first appearance)
- Marla Latham - Superboy v1 #98, Jul 1962
- Pete Ross - Superboy v1 #98, Jul 1962 (first interaction with the Legion)
- First appearance - Superboy v1 #86, Jan 1961 (no Legion interaction)
- Streaky the Supercat - Adventure Comics #293, Feb 1962 (first interaction with the Legion)
- Whizzy the Supercat - Action Comics v1 #287, Apr 1962
- Zynthia - Adventure Comics #282, Mar 1961
Rejected Applicants
- Lester Spiffany - Adventure Comics #301, Oct 1962
- Storm Boy - Adventure Comics #301, Oct 1962
Other Characters
- Donald Mace - Superboy v1 #98, Jul 1962
- E.W. Lemley - Superboy v1 #98, Jul 1962
- Lon Duryal - Action Comics v1 #287, Apr 1962
- Tom Tanner - Adventure Comics #290, Nov 1961
- Unnamed criminal impersonating Sun Boy - Adventure Comics #290, Nov 1961
Alien Wildlife
- Energy-Beast - Superboy v1 #98, Jul 1962
- Parakat - Adventure Comics #282, Mar 1961
- Infinite Monster - Action Comics v1 #285, Feb 1962
- Metal monsters - Superman v1 Annual #4, 1962 (mentioned)
- Negative Creature - Action Comics v1 #287, Apr 1962
- Positive Man - Action Comics v1 #287, Apr 1962
Adult Legion
- Chameleon Man - Action Comics v1 #289, Jun 1962
- Cosmic Man - Superman v1 #147, Aug 1961
- Lightning Man - Superman v1 #147, Aug 1961
- Phantom Woman - Action Comics v1 #289, Jun 1962
- Saturn Woman - Superman v1 #147, Aug 1961
- Sun Man - Action Comics v1 #289, Jun 1962
- Triplicate Woman - Action Comics v1 #289, Jun 1962
Groups
- Adult Legion - Superman v1 #147, Aug 1961
- Legion of Super-Heroes - Adventure Comics #247, Apr 1958
- Origin - Superboy v1 #147, May/Jun 1968
- Legion of Super-Outlaws - Action Comics v1 #283, Dec 1961
- Legion of Super-Pets - Adventure Comics #293, Dec 1962 (Founded)
- Legion of Super-Villains - Superboy v1 #86, Jan 1961 (First mentioned)
- First appearance - Superman v1 #147, Aug 1961
- Science Police - Action Comics v1 #287, Apr 1962 (as Interplanetary Police)
- Galactic Patrol - Superboy v1 #98, Jul 1962 (different group?)
- World-Wide Police - Adventure Comics #300, Sep 1962
Relationships
- Brainiac 5/Supergirl - Action Comics v1 #276, May 1961
- Lightning Lad/Saturn Girl - Action Comics v1 #289, Jun 1962 (Adult Legion)
Technology, Equipment and Facilities
- 3-D television - Action Comics v1 #287, Apr 1962
- Chemically manufactured android men - Action Comics v1 #287, Apr 1962
- Atomic gun - Adventure Comics #282, Mar 1961
- Clubhouse force-shield - Adventure Comics #301, Oct 1962
- Cosmic-Scope - Superboy v1 #98, Jul 1962
- Cyclops the Robot - Adventure Comics #290, Nov 1961
- Dupli-writing stylus - Adventure Comics #301, Oct 1962
- Flight belt - Superman v1 #147, Aug 1961 (Lex Luthor receives Anti-gravity belt from LSV)
- First used by Legionnaires - Adventure Comics #300, Sep 1962 (also called anti-gravity belt, flying belt)
- Force-shield helmet - Superman v1 #147, Aug 1961 (Lex Luthor receives from LSV)
- Futurescope - Also called the Futurescope-Recorder, Adventure Comics #267, Dec 1959
- Intra-dimensional lens - Adventure Comics #293, Feb 1962
- Jet pack - Adventure Comics #247, Apr 1958
- Legion clubhouse - Adventure Comics #247, Apr 1958
- Meeting table with member nameplates - Adventure Comics #247, Apr 1958
- Mind-picture chair - Action Comics v1 #287, Apr 1962
- Phantom-Zone projector - Sb 89, Act 287, Adv 293, Adv 300
- Robot cameraman - Adventure Comics #300, Sep 1962
- Selector machine - Adventure Comics #301, Oct 1962
- Sensitized scripto-plate - Adventure Comics #301, Oct 1962
- Serum XY-4 - Adventure Comics #300, Sep 1962
- Super-powers nullifying device - Adventure Comics #300, Sep 1962
- Television Trouble-Finder - Adventure Comics #247, Apr 1958
- Clark Kent's signal lamp, notifying Clark to meet the LSH - Adventure Comics #293, Feb 1962
- Time bubble - Adventure Comics #247, Apr 1958 (also referred to as a time-cabinet, time-globe or time-sphere)
- Time-ray projector - Adventure Comics #300, Sep 1962
- Time-viewer - Action Comics v1 #267, Aug 1960 (also called a Timescope)
- Trans-Earth tunnel - Adventure Comics #267, Dec 1959
- Vault to house forbidden weapons - Adventure Comics #290, Nov 1961
- Related to the Museum of Forbidden Weapons?? - Action Comics v1 #287, Apr 1962
- Weather-control device - Adventure Comics #301, Oct 1962
Gadgets and Other Neat Stuff
- Bubble-tubes - Action Comics v1 #287, Apr 1962
- Hall of Heroes - Adventure Comics #300, Sep 1962
- Legionnaire statuettes - Superboy v1 #86, Jan 1961. Other signal devices include:
- Supergirl's Legionnaire bookends and model of the Legion Clubhouse - Action Comics v1 #287, Apr 1962
Traditions, Rules, Policies and Bylaws
- Legion "Code of Good Behavior" - Superman v1 Annual #4, 1962 (Brief details)
- "Long Live the Legion of Super-Heroes", "Long Live the Legion" or "LLL" - Adventure Comics #300, Sep 1962
- Only one member admitted each year - Action Comics v1 #267, Aug 1960
- Changed to allow one girl and one boy each year - Action Comics v1 #276, May 1961
- Requirement that all members be 18 years old or younger - Action Comics v1 #267, Aug 1960
- Secret Legion handshake - Adventure Comics #290, Nov 1961
Other Story Elements
- Christmas tree with miniature planets representing Legionnaire home worlds - Action Comics v1 #289, Jun 1962
- Daxamite susceptibility to lead poisoning - Superboy v1 #89, Jun 1961
