Issue | #6 |
Published | 1996 |
Cover Price | 49.95 USD |
Pages | 224 |
Editing | Bob Kahan; Mort Weisinger (original editor of all reprinted material) |
Notes | ISBN 1-56389-277-4 |
Characters | Shrinking Violet; Bouncing Boy; Brainiac 5; Lightning Lad; Chameleon Boy; Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy; Superboy; Duo Damsel; Dream Girl |
Genre | Superhero |
Pencils | Stuart Immonen |
Inks | Stuart Immonen |
Colors | Tom McCraw |
Characters | Princess Projectra; Sun Boy; Superboy; Cosmic Boy |
Pencils | Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils) |
Inks | George Klein |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Typeset |
Notes | frontispiece |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #353 |
Characters | Sun Boy; Superboy; Princess Projectra; Cosmic Boy |
Pencils | Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils) |
Inks | Geroge Klein |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Typeset |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #357 |
Characters | Superboy |
Script | Roger Stern |
Pencils | Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils) |
Inks | George Klein |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Typeset |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #357 |
Characters | Supergirl; Superboy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy; Light Lass; Phantom Girl; Ultra Boy; Shrinking Violet; Colossal Boy |
Genre | Superhero |
Pencils | Curt Swan |
Inks | George Klein |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Ira Schnapp |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #350 |
Characters | Superboy; Supergirl; Invisible Kid; Saturn Girl; Chameleon Boy; Shrinking Violet; Colossal Boy; Brainiac 5; Sun Boy; Mon-El (statuette); Ultra Boy; Lightning Lad; Element Lad; Matter-Eater Lad; Cosmic Boy; Light Lass (statuette); Phantom Girl; Duo Damsel; Karate Kid; Sir Prize; Miss Terious |
Synopsis | The Legionnaires are unable to remove a kryptonite cloud around the Earth, so Superboy and Supergirl are forced to leave the group. Before they have their memories of the Legion removed and return to their own times, they ask that the Legion admit Sir Prize and Miss Terius in their places. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | E. Nelson Bridwell |
Pencils | Curt Swan |
Inks | George Klein |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Milton Snapinn |
Notes | Anniversary story with many references to previous Legion stories. |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #350 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Sir Prize; Miss Terious; Saturn Girl; Invisible Kid; Chameleon Boy; Colossal Boy; Lightning Lad; Ferro Lad; Brainiac 5; Mon-El; Matter-Eater Lad; Ultra Boy]; Devil's Dozen [Prince Evillo; Hag; Wild Huntsman; Sugyn; Apollo]; R.J. Brande |
Synopsis | The Legion encounters a new gang of thieves who kidnap Lightning Lad and suspicion of complicity falls on the two new Legionnaires. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | E. Nelson Bridwell |
Pencils | Curt Swan |
Inks | George Klein |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Milton Snapinn |
Notes | Continues in next story. |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #350 |
Characters | Mon-El; Colossal Boy; Saturn Girl; Princess Projectra; Element Lad; Superboy |
Genre | Superhero |
Pencils | Curt Swan |
Inks | George Klein |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Ira Schnapp |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #351 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Supergirl; Invisible Kid; Cosmic Boy; Ferro Lad; Matter-Eater Lad; Miss Terious; Mon-El; Ultra Boy; Phantom Girl; Shrinking Violet; Lightning Lad; Brainiac 5; Karate Kid; Element Lad; Princess Projectra; Saturn Girl; Colossal Boy]; Legion of Substitute-Heroes [Stone Boy; Night Girl; Polar Boy; Fire Lad; Color Kid; Chlorophyll Kid]; Legion of Super-Pets [Krypto; Beppo; Streaky; Comet]; Devil's Dozen [Prince Evillo; Hag] |
Synopsis | While the Legion encounters the Hag on the Brande estate, Lightning Lad tries to resist the corrupting influence of Evillo. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | E. Nelson Bridwell |
Pencils | Curt Swan |
Inks | George Klein |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Milton Snapinn |
Notes | Continues from previous story. |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #351 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Colossal Boy; Saturn Girl; Princess Projectra; Mon-El; Element Lad; Bouncing Boy; Superboy [Clark Kent]; Supergirl; Dream Girl [also as Miss Terious]; Star Boy [also as Sir Prize]; Cosmic Boy; Invisible Kid; Ferro Lad; Matter-Eater Lad; Phantom Girl; Lightning Lad; Shrinking Violet; Ultra Boy]; Master Mxyzptlk; Devil's Dozen [Sugyn; Prince Evillo; Apollo; Wild Huntsman]; Legion of Substitue-Heroes [Stone Boy; Polar Boy; Chlorophyll Kid; Night Girl; Fire Lad; Color Kid]; Legion of Super-Pets [Krypto; Streaky; Beppo; Comet]; White Witch [also as Hag] |
Synopsis | Under Miss Terious' direction, the Legion and the Subs gather the materials needed for a spell to counter the Hag's black magic. They then mount an attack on Prince Evillo's home, and find several surprises. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | E. Nelson Bridwell |
Pencils | Curt Swan |
Inks | George Klein |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Milton Snapinn |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #351 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Ferro Lad; Sun Boy; Cosmic Boy; Princess Projectra]; Fatal Five [Mano; Emerald Empress; Persuader; Validus; Tharok] |
Genre | Superhero |
Pencils | Curt Swan |
Inks | George Klein |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Gaspar Saladino |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #352 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Ferro Lad; Superboy; Princess Projectra; Cosmic Boy; Sun Boy]; Fatal Five [Tharok; Emerald Empress; Validus; Persuader; Mano] |
Synopsis | As a last resort, the Legion decides to enlist the villainous Fatal Five to defend Earth from the Sun-Eater. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Jim Shooter |
Pencils | Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils) |
Inks | George Klein |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Milton Snapinn |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #352 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Ferro Lad; Princess Projectra; Superboy; Sun Boy; Cosmic Boy]; Fatal Five [Tharok; Emerald Empress; Validus; Persuader; Mano] |
Synopsis | The Legionnaires set out to collect each of the Fatal Five. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Jim Shooter |
Pencils | Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils) |
Inks | George Klein |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Milton Snapinn |
Notes | Continues in next story. |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #352 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Superboy; Sun Boy; Princess Projectra; Ferro Lad]; Fatal Five [Mano; Validus; Tharok; Emerald Empress; Persuader] |
Genre | Superhero |
Pencils | Curt Swan |
Inks | George Klein |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Ira Schnapp |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #353 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Cosmic Boy; Princess Projectra; Sun Boy; Ferro Lad]; Fatal Five [Tharok; Mano; Emerald Empress; Persuader; Validus] |
Synopsis | The heroes and villains prepare to confront the Sun-Eater, while Tharok plans for the aftermath. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Jim Shooter |
Pencils | Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils) |
Inks | George Klein |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Milton Snapinn |
Notes | Continues from previous story. |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #353 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Cosmic Boy; Princess Projectra; Ferro Lad; Sun Boy; Brainiac 5; Invisible Kid; Colossal Boy; Chameleon Boy; Saturn Girl]; Fatal Five [Persuader; Validus; Tharok; Emerald Empress; Mano] |
Synopsis | Ferro Lad knocks out Superboy and sacrifices his life delivering the bomb which destroys the Sun-Eater. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Jim Shooter |
Pencils | Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils) |
Inks | George Klein |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Milton Snapinn |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #353 |
Characters | Ferro Lad; Chemical King; Quantum Queen; Superman; Reflecto; Shadow Woman |
Genre | Superhero |
Pencils | Curt Swan |
Inks | George Klein |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Ira Schnapp |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #354 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Woman; Brainiac 5; Timber Wolf; Lightning Man; Cosmic Man; Element Man; Polar Man]; Superman; Light Lady; Night Woman; Chemical King (statue); Ferro Lad (statue); Reflecto (statue); Shadow Woman (statue); Shrinking Violet; Duplicate Man; Ultra Man; Phantom Woman; Ronn Nah; Arna Nah; Mon-El; Brin Londo; Bran Londo; Loni Londo; Tenzil Kem; Gim Allon; Thom Kallor; Nura Kallor; Chuck Taine; Luornu Taine; Douglas Nolan (in shadow) |
Synopsis | Superman is summoned to help the adult Legion investigate acts of sabotage. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Jim Shooter |
Pencils | Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils) |
Inks | George Klein |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Milton Snapinn |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #354 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Woman; Brainiac 5; Timber Wolf; Lightning Man; Cosmic Man; Element Man; Polar Man]; Superman; Douglas Nolan; Power Boy (statue); Ferro Lad (statue) [also as Andrew Nolan]; Legion of Super-Villains [Saturn Queen; Lightning Lord; Cosmic King] |
Synopsis | The Legion discovers the saboteur is Ferro Lad's twin brother, but he has been under the mind control of the Legion of Super-Villains. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Jim Shooter |
Pencils | Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils) |
Inks | George Klein |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Milton Snapinn |
Notes | Continues in next story. |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #354 |
Characters | Superman; Legion of Super-Villains [Cosmic King; Lightning Man; Saturn Queen] |
Genre | Superhero |
Pencils | Curt Swan |
Inks | George Klein |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Ira Schnapp |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #355 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Man; Polar Man; Saturn Woman; Cosmic Man; Element Man; Brainiac 5; Lex Luthor; Mr. Mxyzptlk]; Legion of Super-Villains [Cosmic King; Saturn Queen; Lightning Lord; Echo; Beauty Blaze]; Superman |
Synopsis | The Legion is lured into separate traps by the Legion of Super-Villains, but are saved by the current day Lex Luthor and Mr. Mxyzptlk. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Jim Shooter |
Pencils | Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils) |
Inks | George Klein |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Milton Snapinn |
Notes | Continues from previous story. This is the brother of Mxyzptlk who fought the Legion in Adventure Comics (1938 series) #310. Footnote in the story mistakenly refers to that story as being in #130. |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #355 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy [also as Clark Kent]; Invisible Kid; Dream Girl; Shrinking Violet; Bouncing Boy; Colossal Boy; Chameleon Boy; Light Lass]; Lana Lang [also as Insect Queen] |
Synopsis | Lana Lang accompanies Superboy to a meeting of the Legion and applies for membership. Though she is rejected, she participates in a mission and is elected to the Legion Reserve. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Otto Binder |
Pencils | Curt Swan |
Inks | George Klein |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Milton Snapinn |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #355 |
Characters | Superboy [Superbaby]; Element Lad [Element Infant]; Dream Tot [Dream Girl]; Mon-El [Little Mon-El]; Brainiac 5 [Baby Brainiac] |
Genre | Superhero |
Pencils | Curt Swan |
Inks | George Klein |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Ira Schnapp |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #356 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Dream Girl [Dream Tot]; Mon-El [Little Mon-El]; Brainiac 5 [Baby Brainiac]; Superboy [Superbaby]; Element Lad [Element Infant]; Star Boy; Lightning Lad; Light Lass; Cosmic Boy; Sun Boy; Invisible Kid; Duo Damsel; Matter-Eater Lad] |
Synopsis | The five Legion orphans are de-aged by people from a planet which has lost all of its children. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | E. Nelson Bridwell |
Pencils | Curt Swan |
Inks | George Klein |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Milton Snapinn |
Notes | Writer credit from foreword. |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #356 |
Characters | Ferro Lad; Superboy; Princess Projectra; Sun Boy; Cosmic Boy |
Genre | Superhero |
Pencils | Curt Swan |
Inks | George Klein |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Joe Letterese |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #357 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Sun Boy; Princess Projectra; Saturn Girl; Brainiac 5]; Ferro Lad (ghost); Pol Krinn |
Synopsis | The Legionnaires who witnessed Ferro Lad's sacrifice against the Sun-Eater fear they are being haunted by him. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Jim Shooter |
Pencils | Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils) |
Inks | George Klein |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Milton Snapinn |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #357 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Brainiac 5; Princess Projectra; Cosmic Boy; Sun Boy; Superboy; Mon-El; Duo Damsel; Ultra Boy; Phantom Girl; Lightning Lad; Light Lass; Saturn Girl]; Controller |
Synopsis | The Legionnaires disband on the orders of the "ghost" of Ferro Lad. However, a Controller reveals himself to Superboy as the power behind the Sun-Eater that killed Ferro Lad, and that he now plans to use the Legion as his weapon. But a mysterious force summons the Legion through Superboy's flight ring and frightens the Controller to death. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Jim Shooter |
Pencils | Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils) |
Inks | George Klein |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Milton Snapinn |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #357 |
Characters | Otto Orion; Superboy |
Genre | Superhero |
Pencils | Curt Swan |
Inks | George Klein |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Ira Schnapp |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #358 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Chameleon Boy; Karate Kid; Shrinking Violet; Superboy; Invisible Kid; Ultra Boy]; Otto Orion |
Synopsis | The Legionnaires are taken by Otto Orion to his planetoid in order to be hunted. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Jim Shooter |
Pencils | Jim Shooter (layouts); George Papp (pencils) |
Inks | George Papp |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Milton Snapinn |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #358 |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Ultra Boy; Shrinking Violet; Chameleon Boy; Invisible Kid; Karate Kid]; Otto Orion |
Synopsis | Otto Orion hunts the Legionnaires as they rush to reach a totem pole. |
Genre | Superhero |
Script | Jim Shooter |
Pencils | Jim Shooter (layouts); George Papp (pencils) |
Inks | George Papp |
Colors | Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw |
Letters | Milton Snapinn |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #358 |
Script | Mark Waid |
Letters | Typeset |
Notes | Short biographies of the primary writers and artists of the stories in this volume. |
Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Supergirl; Superboy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy; Light Lass; Phantom Girl; Ultra Boy; Colossal Boy; Shrinking Violet; Ferro Lad; Princess Projectra; Sun Boy]; Fatal Five [Mano; Emerald Empress; Persuader; Validus; Tharok]; Superman; Chemical King; Quantum Queen; Reflecto; Shadow Woman |
Genre | Superhero |
Pencils | Curt Swan |
Inks | George Klein |
Colors | Tom McCraw |
Letters | Ira Schnapp; Typeset |
Notes | Four small cover reproductions on back cover. |
Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (1938 series) #350; from Adventure Comics (1938 series) #352; from Adventure Comics (1938 series) #354; from Adventure Comics (1938 series) #357 |