Issue | #8 |
Published | 1998 |
Cover Price | 49.95 USD |
Pages | 240 |
Editing | Bob Kahan; Rick Taylor; Mort Weisinger (original editor of all reprinted material) |
Notes | ISBN 1-56389-430-0 |
Characters | Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy; Superboy; Colossal Boy; Ultra Boy; Timber Wolf; Supergirl; Karate Kid; Shadow Lass; Element Lad; Princess Projectra |
Genre | Superhero |
Pencils | Dan Jurgens |
Inks | Karl Kesel |
Colors | Tom McCraw |
Notes | ISBN 1-56389-430-0 |
Characters | Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl |
Pencils | Pete Costanza |
Inks | Pete Costanza |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Notes | frontispiece |
Reprinted | from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #147 |
Characters | Karate Kid; Superboy |
Pencils | Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils) |
Inks | George Klein |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Typeset |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #368 |
Characters | Superboy; Supergirl |
Script | Paul Levitz |
Pencils | John Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan |
Inks | George Klein |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Typeset |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #368 [illo only] |
Characters | Superboy; Ultra Boy; Saturn Girl; Princess Projectra; Phantom Girl; Shrinking Violet; Duo Damsel; Shadow Lass; Supergirl; Light Lass |
Genre | Superhero |
Pencils | Neal Adams |
Inks | Neal Adams |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Gaspar Saladino |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #368 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Shrinking Violet; Supergirl; Invisible Kid; Lightning Lad; Superboy; Karate Kid; Ultra Boy; Star Boy; Duo Damsel; Brainiac 5; Saturn Girl; Light Lass; Phantom Girl; Dream Girl; Shadow Lass; Princess Projectra]; Thora, Ambassador of Taltar; President Kandro Boltax |
Synopsis | After the arrival of the female ambassador from Taltar, the girl Legionnaires experience great increases in their powers. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Jim Shooter |
Pencils | Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils) |
Inks | George Klein |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Gaspar Saladino (pg. 1 only); Charlotte Jetter |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #368 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Invisible Kid; Brainiac 5; Phantom Girl; Princess Projectra; Saturn Girl; Dream Girl; Supergirl; Duo Damsel; Shadow Lass; Light Lass; Star Boy; Superboy; Shrinking Violet; Karate Kid; Lightning Lad; Ultra Boy; Superboy]; Ambassador Thora of Taltar |
Synopsis | Supergirl discovers that the girls' increase in power is part of Thora's plans to mind-control the girls and take over Earth. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Jim Shooter |
Pencils | Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils) |
Inks | George Klein |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Charlotte Jetter |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #368 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Phantom Girl; Cosmic Boy; Brainiac 5; Duo Damsel; Supergirl; Lightning Lad; Ultra Boy]; Legion of Super-Pets [Streaky; Krypto] |
Genre | Superhero |
Pencils | Curt Swan |
Inks | Neal Adams |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Gaspar Saladino |
Reprinted | from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #147 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Supergirl; Sun Boy; Superboy; Phantom Girl; Light Lass; Triplicate Girl; Ultra Boy; Chameleon Boy; Brainiac 5; Shrinking Violet; Element Lad; Colossal Boy; Mon-El]; R.J. Brande; Lightning Lord [as Mekt Ranzz] |
Synopsis | Three youths with fantastic powers save billionaire R.J. Brande, who bankrolls them in an organization meant to emulate Superboy and Supergirl, the Legion of Super-Heroes. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | E. Nelson Bridwell |
Pencils | Pete Costanza |
Inks | Pete Costanza |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Milton Snapinn |
Reprinted | from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #147 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Shadow Lass; Mon-El]; Mordru |
Genre | Superhero |
Pencils | Neal Adams |
Inks | Neal Adams |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Gaspar Saladino |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #369 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Shadow Lass; Mon-El; Superboy; Duo Damsel; Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy; Sun Boy]; Mordru; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lana Lang |
Synopsis | When Shadow Lass accidentally releases Mordru, four Legionnaires flee to Superboy's time to hide from him. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Jim Shooter |
Pencils | Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan |
Inks | Curt Swan (pg. 1 only); Jack Abel |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Gaspar Saladino (pg. 1 only); Charlotte Jetter |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #369 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Mon-El; Duo Damsel; Shadow Lass]; Lana Lang; Chief Parker; Jonathan Kent |
Synopsis | Mordru tries to find the Legionnaires, but they refuse to expose themselves. When a group of gangsters tries to take over Smallville, and the Legionnaires encourage the townspeople to defend themselves, the Legionnaires realize they need to return to the future to face Mordru. But as they prepare to time travel, Mordru finds them. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Jim Shooter |
Pencils | Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils) |
Inks | George Klein |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Charlotte Jetter |
Notes | Continues in next story. |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #369 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Shadow Lass; Duo Damsel; Superboy; Mon-El]; Mordru; Insect lass |
Genre | Superhero |
Pencils | Curt Swan |
Inks | George Roussos |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Gaspar Saladino |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #370 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Shadow Lass; Mon-El; Superboy; Duo Damsel]; Insect Queen [also as Lana Lang]; Pete Ross; Mordru; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Chief Parker |
Synopsis | The Legionnaires escape Mordru and wipe their memories of being Legionnaires. Mordru isolates Smallville and sends an army to flush them out, but it takes Pete Ross to restore Superboy's memory. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Jim Shooter |
Pencils | Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils) |
Inks | Jack Abel |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Joe Letterese (pg. 1 only); Ben Oda |
Notes | Continues from previous story. |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #370 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Duo Damsel; Superboy; Mon-El; Shadow Lass; Invisible Kid; Dream Girl; Ultra Boy; Princess Projectra]; Mordru; Insect Queen [also as Lana Lang]; Pete Ross; White Witch |
Synopsis | Mordru convicts the Legionnaires in a kangaroo court, but with the aid of the prosecutor, they escape, and Mordru is buried once again. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Jim Shooter |
Pencils | Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils) |
Inks | Jack Abel |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Ben Oda |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #370 |
Characters | Superboy; Sun Boy; Light Lass; Duo Damsel; Ultra Boy |
Genre | Superhero |
Pencils | Neal Adams |
Inks | Neal Adams |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Gaspar Saladino |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #371 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Ultra Boy; Superboy; Bouncing Boy; Saturn Girl; Shrinking Violet; Colossal Boy; Brainiac 5]; Wynn Allon; Marte Allon; Chemical King |
Synopsis | Colossal Boy is blackmailed into giving over information about the Legion Academy. When his duplicity is discovered, he is expelled from the Legion. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Jim Shooter |
Pencils | Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils) |
Inks | Jack Abel |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Ben Oda |
Notes | Continues in second story following. |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #371 |
Characters | Superboy; Othar; Legion of Super-Heroes [Ultra Boy; Duo Damsel; Sun Boy; Light Lass]; Liquidman; Stormboy; Tree-Man; Shadowman; Telepathy Man |
Synopsis | The heroes of several worlds, including Superboy, are brought to Thrann to compete to become its ruler. But when the heroes turn on each other, the men of Thrann see the error of their ways. |
Genre | Superhero |
Pencils | George Papp |
Inks | George Papp |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Notes | This is actually an only slightly re-worked version of "The Valhalla of Super-Companions" from Superboy (1949 series) #101, with two panels altered to include an appearance by the Legion along with a few textual references added. |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #371 |
Characters | Timber Wolf; Colossal Boy; Superboy; Chameleon Boy |
Genre | Superhero |
Pencils | Neal Adams |
Inks | Neal Adams |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Gaspar Saladino |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #372 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Colossal Boy; Saturn Girl; Ultra Boy; Shrinking Violet; Brainiac 5; Sun Boy; Bouncing Boy; Cosmic Boy]; Ronn Kar; Nemesis Kid; Radiation Roy; Spider Girl; Wynn Allon; Marte Allon; Chemical King; Timber Wolf; Tarik |
Synopsis | The Legion begins to investigate Colossal Boy's expulsion and have a team join the training school for villains based on the information Colossal Boy pilfered. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Jim Shooter |
Pencils | Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils) |
Inks | Jack Abel |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Milton Snapinn |
Notes | Story continues from second previous story. |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #372 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Colossal Boy; Chameleon Boy; Chemical King; Timber Wolf; Superboy; Duo Damsel; Star Boy; Ultra Boy; Shrinking Violet]; Nemesis Kid; Spider Girl; Radiation Roy; Ronn Kar; Lightning Lord; Tarik; Marte Allon, Wynn Allon |
Synopsis | The Legionnaire spies are exposed, but successfully break up the school and save Colossal Boy's parents. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Jim Shooter |
Pencils | Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils) |
Inks | Jack Abel |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Milton Snapinn |
Notes | Timber Wolf and Chemical King are made Legion members in this story. |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #372 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Karate Kid; Element Lad; Princess Projectra; Superboy]; The Tornado Twins [Don Allen; Dawn Allen] |
Genre | Superhero |
Pencils | Neal Adams |
Inks | Neal Adams |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Gaspar Saladino |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #373 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Karate Kid; Princess Projectra; Phantom Girl; Element Lad; Sun Boy; Brainiac 5; Phantom Girl]; The Tornado Twins [Don Allen; Dawn Allen] |
Synopsis | The Legion is outclassed by two new heroes, The Tornado Twins. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Jim Shooter |
Pencils | Jim Shooter (layouts); Win Mortimer (pencils) |
Inks | Win Mortimer |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Ben Oda |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #373 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Phantom Girl; Brainiac 5; Karate Kid; Superboy; Element Lad; Princess Projectra; Sun Boy; The Flash [Barry Allen] (statue)]; The Tornado Twins [Don Allen; Dawn Allen] |
Synopsis | The Tornado Twins' outshining of the Legion turns out to be a publicity stunt to celebrate Flash Day. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Jim Shooter |
Pencils | Jim Shooter (layouts); Win Mortimer (pencils) |
Inks | Win Mortimer |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Ben Oda |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #373 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Supergirl; Ultra Boy]; Rogarth; Black Mace; Mystelor; Shagrek; Quanto |
Genre | Superhero |
Pencils | Curt Swan |
Inks | Mike Esposito |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Gaspar Saladino |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #374 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Ultra Boy; Element Lad; Dream Girl; Supergirl; Matter-Eater Lad; Shrinking Violet; Colossal Boy; Lightning Lad; Shadow Lass; Cosmic Boy; Light Lass; Sun Boy; Star Boy; Princess Projectra; Saturn Girl; Bouncing Boy; Duo Damsel; Brainiac 5; Invisible Kid; Superboy; Phantom Girl; Karate Kid; Chameleon Boy; Dream Girl]; Rogarth; Black Mace; Mystelor; Shagrek; Quanto; Legion of Substitute-Heroes [Fire Lad; Polar Boy; Color Kid; Night Girl; Stone Boy]; Leland McCauley; Chief Zoltorus |
Synopsis | The Legion is drawn into a gang war between the Scorpius gang and the Taurus gang. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Jim Shooter |
Pencils | Jim Shooter (layouts); Win Mortimer (pencils) |
Inks | Win Mortimer |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Milton Snapinn |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #374 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Dream Girl; Ultra Boy; Supergirl; Matter-Eater Lad; Element Lad; Brainiac 5; Princess Projectra; Superboy; Timber Wolf; Star Boy; Karate Kid; Mon-El; Light Lass; Saturn Girl; Phantom Girl; Chameleon Boy; Colossal Boy; Sun Boy]; Black Mace; Mystelor; Rogarth; Shagrek; Quanto; Chief Zoltorus [also as R.J. Brande]; Legion of Substitute-Heroes [Polar Boy; Night Girl; Fire Lad; Stone Boy; Color Kid; Chlorophyll Kid] |
Synopsis | Dream Girl infiltrates the Taurus gang and unmasks their leader. Having been double-crossed by the Scorpius gang, the Legion is freed by the Subs, who capture the Scorpius leader. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Jim Shooter |
Pencils | Jim Shooter (layouts); Win Mortimer |
Inks | Win Mortimer |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Milton Snapinn |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #374 |
Characters | Ultra Boy; Sun Boy; Bouncing Boy; Saturn Girl; Superboy |
Genre | Superhero |
Pencils | Neal Adams |
Inks | Neal Adams |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Gaspar Saladino |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #375 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Mon-El; Ultra Boy; Element Lad; Karate Kid; Princess Projectra; Matter-Eater Lad; Brainiac 5; Phantom Girl; Star Boy; Princess Projectra; Chemical King; Duo Damsel; Shadow Lass; Timber Wolf; Bouncing Boy; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Chameleon Boy; Invisible Kid; Colossal Boy; Shrinking Violet; Supergirl; Lightning Lad]; Wanderers [Celebrand; Ornitho; Quantum Queen; Elvo; Immorto; Dartalg; Psyche] |
Synopsis | Soon after the Legion meets the band of heroes who call themselves The Wanderers, the mightiest Legionnaire is challenged in combat. The Legion organizes a contest to determine who that is through tracking down the temporarily-made evil Wanderers. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Jim Shooter |
Pencils | Jim Shooter (layouts); Win Mortimer (pencils) |
Inks | Win Mortimer |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Joe Letterese (pg. 1 only); ? |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #375 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Mon-El; Shadow Lass; Light Lass; Invisible Kid; Element Lad; Bouncing Boy; Chemical King; Chameleon Boy; Saturn Girl; Karate Kid; Ultra Boy; Sun Boy; Princess Projectra; Cosmic Boy; Timber Wolf; Brainiac 5; Supergirl; Star Boy; Phantom Girl; Duo Damsel]; The Wanderers [Dartalg; Ornitho; Quantum Queen; Immorto; Elvo; Psyche; Celebrand]; Proty II |
Synopsis | All of the Wanderers are subdued and Bouncing Boy is declared the winner, but when the champion is teleported away, the real Bouncing Boy appears. So who was the real winner? |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Jim Shooter |
Pencils | Jim Shooter (layouts); Win Mortimer (pencils) |
Inks | Win Mortimer |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Notes | Continues in next story. |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #375 |
Characters | Brainiac 5; Superboy; Chameleon Boy; Supergirl |
Genre | Superhero |
Pencils | Curt Swan; Carmine Infantino; Neal Adams [see note] |
Inks | Neal Adams |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Gaspar Saladino |
Notes | The cover was fully penciled by Curt Swan; Carmine Infantino altered and partially re-laid it out afterwards; the new figures of Supergirl and Brainiac 5 and corrections were tightened up and the entire cover inked by Neal Adams (per Neal Adams via email, March 2007). Cover pencils incorrectly credited to Neal Adams on item. |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #376 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Duo Damsel; Chameleon Boy; Brainiac 5; Bouncing Boy; Supergirl; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Ultra Boy; Element Lad; Shadow Lass; Chameleon Boy [also as Bouncing Boy]]; Celebrand; Psyche; Radagor; King Artros; Sir Kayle; Sir Borrs; Sir Elistar; Sir Galado; Sir Norwith; Baron Kodar; Princess Elwinda; Proty II |
Synopsis | The challenge to the Legion of Super-Heroes is explained to the winner of the contest, who it turns out was Chameleon Boy using the form of Bouncing Boy. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Jim Shooter |
Pencils | Jim Shooter (layouts); Win Mortimer (pencils) |
Inks | Win Mortimer |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Gaspar Saladino |
Notes | Continues from previous story. |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #376 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Chameleon Boy; Superboy; Brainiac 5; Star Boy; Duo Damsel]; Princess Elwinda; King Artros; Baron Kodar; Sir Kayle |
Synopsis | Chameleon Boy is not allowed to fight Baron Kodor since defeating him would allow him to marry Princess Elwinda. But when King Artros' forces fail to stop Kodor, Chameleon Boy defeats Kodor and wins the hand of the Princess. The Legion views the wedding ceremony, and misunderstanding, thinks Cham is in trouble and teleports him home, sealing the passage between the two dimensions. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Jim Shooter |
Pencils | Jim Shooter (layouts); Win Mortimer (pencils) |
Inks | Win Mortimer |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Gaspar Saladino |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #376 |
Script | Mark Waid; Rich Morrisey |
Letters | Typeset |
Notes | Short biographies of the primary writers and artists of the stories in this volume. |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Phantom Girl; Cosmic Boy; Brainiac 5; Duo Damsel; Supergirl; Lightning Lad; Ultra Boy; Shadow Lass; Mon-El; Light Lass; Karate Kid; Element Lad; Princess Projectra]; Legion of Super-Pets [Streaky; Krypto]; Mordru; The Tornado Twins [Don Allen; Dawn Allen] |
Genre | Superhero |
Pencils | Curt Swan (Superboy cover only); Neal Adams (remaining covers) |
Inks | Neal Adams |
Colors | Tom McCraw |
Letters | Gaspar Saladino |
Notes | Four small cover reproductions on back cover. |
Reprinted | from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #147; from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #369; from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #371; from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #373 |