ADVENTURE Stories: pre-Shooter

With Adventure #300, "Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes" became a regular backup feature. Within a year, the Legion had pushed solo Superboy stories out of Adventure Comics entirely (although the Boy of Steel still had his own magazine, Superboy.)

From the beginning, it was clear that the Legion series was something different. These first regular stories set the tone for all Legion stories, introducing elements that defined a Legion story. A heavy science-fiction influence was obvious (writer Edmond Hamilton, who created many of these stories, was a well-known and successful sf writer). Continuity, while not the double-faced diety/demon it would become in later decades, was present from the beginning, with story elements continuing across many issues (Mon-El's Phantom Zone imprisonment, Lightning Lad's death, the Time Trapper's Iron Curtain of Time, etc.)

The stories were painted on a broad canvas of many planets, races, and societies, and the super-hero cast-of-thousands became the hallmark of the Legion (To help readers keep track of all the costumed heroes, Edmond Hamilton toyed with various "floating-head" graphic scorecards, and finally settled on the popular "Legion Roll Call," which later creative teams ignored to their own peril.) Characters died , became rogues, and even married (although it turned out to be a hoax). Too, many of these stories involve secrets or mysteries, which the reader may be able to solve before the Legion does...a story element that continues to this day.

From the very beginning, women (at the time, "girls") were well-represented on the Legion and among its readers. Long before any modern nation had done so, the Legion elected a woman (Saturn Girl) as their leader. Gender issues, from the battle of the sexes to marriage, were often addressed in the Legion's pages.

Although many of the stories are dated and seem quaint or even silly to a modern audience, there were still some gems, including "The Legion of Substitute Heroes" in #306, "The Secret Power of the Mystery Super-Hero" (#307), "The Super-Sacrifice of the Legionnaires" (#312), "The Code of the Legion" (#312), "The Lone Wolf Legionnaire" (#327), "The Super Moby-Dick of Space" (#332), The Starfinger saga (#335/336), "The Sacrifice of Kid Psycho" (Superboy #125), The Computo saga (#340/341), "The Evil Hand of the Luck Lords (#343), and The Super-Stalag of Space saga (#344/345)

My personal evaluation of each story is given below: is superb and is awful.

Stories that are reprinted in graphic novels are indicated by appropriate cover images.

Info Issue Date Title Roll Call

ADVENTURE 300 1962/09

The Face Behind the Lead Mask


Bouncing Boy, Cosmic Boy, Chameleon Boy, Invisible Kid (Lyle), Lightning Lad, Mon-El (joined), Sun Boy, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Superboy, Urthlo
1962-5
LSV JIMMY OLSEN 63 1962/09

League of Fantastic Supermen


Chameleon Chief, Cosmic King, Lightning Lord, Sun Emperor
1962-5b

ADVENTURE 301 1962/10

The Secret Origin of Bouncing Boy


Bouncing Boy (origin)(joined), Cosmic Boy, Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Sun Boy, Triplicate Girl, Ultra Boy, Lester Spiffany(applicant), Storm Boy (applicant)
1962-6
Cameo SUPERBOY 100 1962/10

Day Pete Ross Became a Robot


Cosmic Boy, Chameleon Boy, Lightning Lad, Pete Ross, Saturn Girl, Superboy, Ultra Boy
1962-6a
Cameo SUPERMAN 156 1962/10

The Last Days of Superman


Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Cosmic Boy, Invisible Kid (Lyle), Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Sun Boy, Supergirl, Superman, Triplicate Girl
1962-6b

ADVENTURE 302 1962/11

Sun Boy's Lost Power


Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl, Sun Boy, Superboy, Ultra Boy
1962-7
LSH-related ACTION 294 1962/11

The Krptonite Killer


Saturn Queen (bust only)
1962-7a
Cameo SUPERMAN 157 1962/11

Superman's Day of Doom


Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad, Superman
1962-7b

ADVENTURE 303 1962/12

The Fantastic Spy


Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad, Matter-Eater Lad (origin)(joined), Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Sun Boy, Superboy, Triplicate Girl, S.P. Chief Zoltorus (?)
1962-8
Cameo SUPERMAN ANNUAL 6 1962-63/Winter Color Portrait of the Superman "Family"
Chameleon Boy, Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, Sun Boy, Supergirl, Beppo, Comet, Krypto, Streaky
1962-8a

ADVENTURE 304 1963/01

The Stolen Super-Powers


Bouncing Boy, Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Invisible Kid (Lyle), Lightning Lad (died), Saturn Girl (becomes Leader), Shrinking Violet, Sun Boy, Superboy, Supergirl, Triplicate Girl, Ultra Boy
1963-1
Cameo ACTION 297 1963/02

The Forbidden Weapons of Krypton


Mon-El, Supergirl, Superman
1963-1a

ADVENTURE 305 1963/02

The Secret of the Mystery Legionnaire


Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Invisible Kid (Lyle), Lightning Lad, Mon-El, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Sun Boy, Antenna Boy (applicant), Dynamo Kid (applicant)
1963-2
Cameo ACTION 298 1963/03

Super-Powers of Lex Luthor


Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, Supergirl, Superman
1963-2a

Subs

ADVENTURE 306 1963/03

The Legion of Substitute Heroes


Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Chlorophyll Kid (origin), Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Fire Lad (origin), Night Girl (origin), Polar Boy (origin), Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Stone Boy (origin), Sun Boy
1963-3

ADVENTURE 307 1963/04

Secret Power of the Mystery Super-Hero


Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Element Lad (origin)(joined), Invisible Kid (Lyle), Saturn Girl, Sun Boy, Green Boy (applicant), Camera Eye (applicant), Roxxas
1963-4

ADVENTURE 308 1963/05

The Return of Lightning Lad


Bouncing Boy, Chameleon Boy, Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad (origin), Lightning Lass (origin)(joined), Mon-El, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Sun Boy, Superboy, Supergirl, Triplicate Girl, Proty(origin)

 

1963-5

ADVENTURE 309 1963/06

The Legion of Super-Monsters


Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Cosmic Boy, Invisible Kid (Lyle), Matter-Eater Lad, Mon-El, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Sun Boy, Superboy, Triplicate Girl, Ultra Boy, Rainbow Girl (applicant), Jungle King (applicant, villain, died)
1963-6
Cameo ADVENTURE 309 1963/06

The Fake Superboy from Krypton


Brainiac 5, Superboy
1963-6a

Mxyzptlk V

ADVENTURE 310 1963/07

Doom of the Super-Heroes


Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Element Lad, Invisible Kid (Lyle), Lightning Lass, Mon-El, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Star Boy, Sun Boy, Superboy, Triplicate Girl, Ultra Boy, S.P. Chief Zoltorus (?), Mxyzptlk V
1963-7
Cameo JIMMY OLSEN 70 1963/07

Secret of Silver Kryptonite


Element Lad, Supergirl, Superman
1963-7a

Cameo; Imaginary Story

SUPERMAN 162 1963/07

Superman-Red and Superman-Blue


Bouncing Boy, Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl, Sun Boy, Supergirl, Superman
1963-7b

Subs

ADVENTURE 311 1963/08

War Between the Subs and the Legion


Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Chlorophyll Kid, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Element Lad, Fire Lad, Invisible Kid (Lyle), Lightning Lass, Night Girl, Polar Boy, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Star Boy, Stone Boy, Sun Boy, Superboy, Triplicate Girl, Ultra Boy
1963-8

ADVENTURE 312 1963/09

Super-Sacrifice of the Legionnaires


Chameleon Boy, Lightning Lad (revived), Lightning Lass, Mon-El, Saturn Girl, Sun Boy, Superboy, Proty(died)
1963-9

LSP

ADVENTURE 313 1963/10

The Condemned Legionnaires


Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad, Lightning Lass, Mon-El, Night Girl, Polar Boy, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Sun Boy, Superboy, Supergirl, Triplicate Girl, LSP: Beppo, Comet, Krypto, Streaky, Satan Girl
1963-10

JIMMY OLSEN 72 1963/10

The World of Doomed Olsens


Bouncing Boy, Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Elastic Lad (joined), Fire Lad, Mon-El, Night Girl, Polar Boy, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Star Boy, Sun Boy, Superman, Triplicate Girl, Proty II (origin),
1963-11
Cameo ACTION 306 1963/11

The Maid of Doom


Brainiac 5, Mon-El, Supergirl, Superman
1963-11a

ADVENTURE 314 1963/11

The Super-Villains of All Ages


Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Invisible Kid (Lyle), Lightning Lad, Mon-El, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Sun Boy, Superboy, Ultra Boy, Alaktor(applicant, villain), Ron-Karr (applicant)
1963-12

Adult Legion

Cameo

SUPERMAN 165 1963/11

Beauty and the Super-Beast


Saturn Woman, Superman, Proty II
1963-12a
Cameo ACTION 307 1963/12

Supergirl's Wedding Day


Saturn Girl, Supergirl, Superman
1963-12b

Subs

ADVENTURE 315 1963/12

The Legionnaires' Super-Contest


Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Chlorophyll Kid, Fire Lad, Lightning Lad, Night Girl, Polar Boy, Saturn Girl, Stone Boy, Sun Boy, Superboy
1963-13
Cameo ADVENTURE 315 1963/12

The Titanic Boy of Steel


Colossal Boy, Superboy
1963-13a
Cameo JIMMY OLSEN 73 1963/12

Jimmy's Inter-Dimensional Romance


Superman, Ultra Boy
1963-13b

ADVENTURE 316 1964/01

The Renegade Super-Hero


Bouncing Boy, Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Element Lad, Invisible Kid (Lyle), Lightning Lad, Lightning Lass, Mon-El, Phantom Girl, Shrinking Violet, Sun Boy, Superboy, Ultra Boy, Proty II, S.P. Cief Zoltorus (?)
1964-1
Cameo ACTION 309 1964/02

The Superman Super-Spectacular


Bouncing Boy, Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Element Lad, Invisible Kid (Lyle), Lightning Lass, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Sun Boy, Supergirl, Superman
1964-1a

ADVENTURE 317 1964/02

The Menace of Dream Girl



Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Dream Girl (origin)(joined)(resigned), Lightning Lad, Lightning/Light Lass, Matter-Eater Lad, Mon-El, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Star Boy (origin), Sun Boy, Superboy, Triplicate Girl, Ultra Boy, Rann Antar(applicant), Time Trapper (mentioned)
Infants: Bouncing Baby, Lightning Tot, Lil' Violet, Ultra Child
1964-2

Krypton Girl

Cameo; Imaginary Story

LOIS LANE 47 1964/02

Super-Life of Lois Lane


Cosmic Boy, Krypton Girl, Night Girl, Polar Boy, Saturn Girl, Sun Boy
1964-2a
LSH-related SUPERMAN 167 1964/02

Team of Luthor and Brainiac


Brainiac 5 (mentioned), Vril Dox
1964-2b

ADVENTURE 318 1964/03

Mutiny of the Legionnaires


Cosmic Boy, Light Lass, Lightning Lad, Matter-Eater Lad, Mon-El, Star Boy, Sun Boy, Superboy, Triplicate Girl, Time Trapper
1964-3

Subs

ADVENTURE 319 1964/04

The Legion's Suicide Squad


Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Chlorophyll Kid, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Element Lad, Fire Lad, Invisible Kid (Lyle), Light Lass, Lightning Lad, Matter-Eater Lad, Mon-El, Night Girl, Phantom Girl, Polar Boy, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Star Boy, Stone Boy, Sun Boy, Superboy, Triplicate Girl, Ultra Boy, S.P. Chief Zoltorus (?)
1964-4

JIMMY OLSEN 76 1964/04

Elastic Lad Jimmy & His Legion Romances


Elastic Lad, Light Lass, Saturn Girl, Sun Boy, Superman (cover only), Triplicate Girl, Ultra Boy
1964-5

ADVENTURE 320 1964/05

Revenge of the Knave from Krypton


Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Element Lad, Lightning Lad, Mon-El, Saturn Girl, Sun Boy, Superboy, Dev-Em, Proty II, Radiation Roy (applicant)
1964-6

ADVENTURE 321 1964/06

The Code of the Legion


Bouncing Boy (lost powers), Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Element Lad, Invisible Kid (Lyle), Lightning Lad, Matter-Eater Lad, Mon-El, Phantom Girl, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Star Boy, Sun Boy, Superboy, Triplicate Girl, Ultra Boy, S.P. Commissioner Wilson, Time Trapper
1964-7

LSH-related

JIMMY OLSEN 77 1964/06

Colossus of Metropolis


Colossal Boy (costume only), Star Boy (costume only), Sun Boy (costume only), Superman
1964-7a
Cameo;
LSH-related
WORLD'S FINEST 142 1964/06

The Composite Superman



Brainiac 5, Mon-El, Sun Boy, Saturn Girl, Superman; statuettes: Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Element Lad, Invisible Kid (Lyle), Elastic Lad, Light Lass, Lightning Lad, Matter-Eater Lad, Mon-El, Phantom Girl, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Star Boy, Sun Boy, Supergirl, Triplicate Girl, Ultra Boy
1964-7b

LSP

ADVENTURE 322 1964/07

Super Tests of the Super-Pets


Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Chlorophyll Kid, Fire Lad, Light Lass, Lightning Lad, Mon-El, Night Girl, Phantom Girl, Polar Boy, Saturn Girl, Sun Boy, Superboy, Ultra Boy, Beppo, Comet, Krypto, Proty II (origin), Streaky, Time Trapper (mentioned)
1964-8
Cameo LOIS LANE 50 1964/07

Lois Lane's Luckiest Day


Light Lass, Lightning Lad (image only), Matter-Eater Lad (image only), Phantom Girl, Shrinking Violet, Star Boy (image only), Triplicate Girl
1964-8a

ADVENTURE 323 1964/08

The Eight Impossible Missions


Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Elastic Lad, Element Lad, Invisible Kid (Lyle), Light Lass, Lightning Lad, Matter-Eater Lad, Pete Ross, Phantom Girl, Saturn Girl (becomes Leader [2nd term]), Shrinking Violet, Sun Boy, Superboy, Triplicate Girl, Ultra Boy, Proty II, Double-Header(applicant), Spider Girl (applicant)
1964-9

Heroes of Lallor

ADVENTURE 324 1964/09

The Legion of Super-Outlaws


Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Invisible Kid (Lyle), Lightning Lad, Mon-El, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Star Boy, Sun Boy, Superboy, Ultra Boy, Beast Boy (origin), Duplicate Boy (origin), Evolvo Lad (origin), Gas Girl (origin), Life Lass (origin)
1964-10
LSH-related JIMMY OLSEN 79 1964/09 The Red-Headed Beatle of 1,000 B.C.
Jimmy Olsen, Superman, Kasmir
Kasmir, a 30th century criminal, steals a Legion time bubble and transports Jimmy back to 1,000 BCE where he meets the boyishly-cute Samson, the "Superboy" of that time.
1964-10a

ADVENTURE 325 1964/10

Lex Luthor Meets the LSH


Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Element Lad, Invisible Kid (Lyle), Light Lass, Lightning Lad, Matter-Eater Lad, Mon-El, Phantom Girl, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Star Boy, Sun Boy, Superboy, Supergirl, Triplicate Girl, Ultra Boy, Proty II, Lex Luthor
1964-11
Cameo SUPERMAN 172 1964/10 The New Superman
Cosmic Boy, Invisible Kid (Lyle), Jimmy Olsen, Saturn Girl, Superman
1964-11a

ADVENTURE 326 1964/11

Revolt of the Girl Legionnaires


Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Element Lad, Invisible Kid (Lyle), Light Lass, Lightning Lad, Matter-Eater Lad, Mon-El, Phantom Girl, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Sun Boy, Superboy, Supergirl, Star Boy, Triplicate Girl, Ultra Boy, Proty II, Queen Azura
1964-12
LSH-related SUPERMAN 173 1964/11 The Triumph of Luthor and Brainiac
Images & satiric statues only: Bouncing Boy, Chameleon Boy, Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl, Sun Boy
1964-12a
Cameo ACTION 319 1964/12

The Super-Cheat


Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Supergirl
1964-12b

ADVENTURE 327 1964/12

The Lone Wolf Legionnaire


Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Light Lass, Lightning Lad, Lone Wolf/Timber Wolf (origin), Mon-El, Saturn Girl, Sun Boy, Superboy, Ultra Boy, Mar Londo (died)
1964-13

Legion of Super-Traitors

SUPERBOY 117 1964/12

Superboy and the Five Legion Traitors


Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Element Lad, Invisible Kid (Lyle), Superboy, Ultra Boy
1964-14

ADVENTURE 328 1965/01

The Lad Who Wrecked the Legion


Bouncing Boy, Cosmic Boy, Element Lad, Invisible Kid (Lyle), Lightning Lad, Mon-El, Phantom Girl, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Star Boy, Sun Boy, Superboy, Triplicate Girl, Ultra Boy, Command Kid(origin)(joined), S.P. Commissioner Wilson
1965-1

ADVENTURE 329 1965/02

The Bizarro Legion


Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Cosmic Boy, Element Lad, Invisible Kid (Lyle), Light Lass, Lightning Lad, Mon-El, Saturn Girl, Superboy, Triplicate Girl, Ultra Boy, Bizarro Brainic 5, Bizarro Chameleon Boy, Bizarro Cosmic Boy, Bizarro Invisible Kid, Bizarro Lightning Lad, Bizarro Mon-El, Bizarro Saturn Girl, Bizarro Superboy, Bizarro Ultra Boy
1965-2

LSV

ADVENTURE 330 1965/03

Secret of the Mystery Legionnaire


Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Element Lad, Invisible Kid (Lyle), Light Lass, Lightning Lad, Matter-Eater Lad, Mon-El, Phantom Girl, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Star Boy, Sun Boy, Superboy, Triplicate Girl, Ultra Boy, Dynamo Boy (applicant) (joined), Eyeful Ethel (applicant), The Mess (applicant)
1965-3

LSV

Subs

ADVENTURE 331 1965/04

Triumph of the Legion of Super-Villains


Chlorophyll Kid, Cosmic Boy, Element Lad, Fire Lad, Invisible Kid (Lyle), Mon-El, Night Girl, Polar Boy, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Stone Boy, Star Boy, Superboy, Dynamo Boy, Animal Lad (applicant), Golden Boy (applicant), The Polecat (applicant), The Tusker (applicant), Cosmic King, Lightning Lord, Saturn Queen
1965-4
Cameo LOIS LANE 56 1965/04

Lois Lane, Super-Telepath


Saturn Girl, Superman
1965-4a

LSP

SUPERMAN 176 1965/04

Revenge of the LSP


Superman, Beppo, Comet, Krypto, Streaky
1965-4b

ADVENTURE 332 1965/05

The Super Moby Dick of Space


Brainiac 5, Colossal Boy, Lightning Lad (robot arm), Saturn Girl, Sun Boy, Superboy, Ultra Boy
1965-5

ADVENTURE 333 1965/06

War Between Krypton and Earth


Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Element Lad, Light Lass, Lightning Lad, Mon-El, Phantom Girl, Saturn Girl, Star Boy, Superboy, Triplicate Girl
1965-6
Cameo JIMMY OLSEN 85 1965/06

Adventure of Chameleon-Head Olsen


Chameleon Boy, Cosmic Boy, Jimmy Olsen, Saturn Girl, Star Boy, Sun Boy
1965-6a

ADVENTURE 334 1965/07

The Unknown Legionnaire


Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Cosmic Boy, Light Lass, Mon-El, Phantom Girl, Saturn Girl, Sun Boy, Superboy, Supergirl, Proty II, Unknown Boy
1965-7

ADVENTURE 335 1965/08

Starfinger


Brainiac 5, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Element Lad, Invisible Kid (Lyle), Light Lass, Lightning Lad, Matter-Eater Lad, Mon-El, Phantom Girl, Saturn Girl, Star Boy, Sun Boy, Superboy, Ultra Boy, Ewa Krinn, Hu Krinn, Pol Krinn, Starfinger (Lars Hanscom)
1965-8

ADVENTURE 336 1965/09

The True Identity of Starfinger


Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Element Lad, Invisible Kid (Lyle), Light Lass, Lightning Lad, Matter-Eater Lad, Mon-El, Phantom Girl, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Star Boy, Sun Boy, Superboy, Triplicate Girl, Ultra Boy, Starfinger (Lars Hanscom)
1965-9

LSV

JIMMY OLSEN 87 1965/09

Arena of Doom


Jimmy Olsen, Superman, Cosmic King, Lightning Lord, Saturn Queen
1965-9a

ADVENTURE 337 1965/10

Weddings that Wrecked the Legion


Brainiac 5 (becomes Leader), Chameleon Boy, Chlorophyll Kid, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Element Lad, Light Lass, Lightning Lad, Mon-El, Night Girl, Phantom Girl, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Sun Boy, Superboy, Triplicate Girl, Ultra Boy, Proty II, Blackout Boy (Murran) (joined), Magnetic Kid (Murran), Size Lad (Murran) (joined)
1965-10
Cameo JIMMY OLSEN 88 1965/10

Jimmy Olsen Heavyweight Champ


Jimmy Olsen, Star Boy
1965-10a

SUPERBOY 124 1965/10

The Insect Queen of Smallville


Insect Queen (origin), Superboy
1965-11

ADVENTURE 338 1965/11

Menace of the Sinister Space Babies



Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Element Lad, Invisible Kid (Lyle), Light Lass, Matter-Eater Lad, Saturn Girl, Star Boy, Superboy, Ultra Boy, Mitz Kem, Rall Kem, Glorith, Time Trapper
Infants: Chameleon Babe, Element Infant, Invisible Infant, Lil' Light Lass, Matter-Eater Infant, Saturn Baby, Star Baby, Ultra Child
1965-12

Heroes of Lallor

ADVENTURE 339 1965/12

Hunters of the Super-Beasts


Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Invisible Kid (Lyle), Lightning Lad, Mon-El, Phantom Girl, Saturn Girl, Star Boy, Sun Boy, Superboy, Beast Boy (died), Duplicate Boy, Evolvo Lad, Gas Girl, Life Lass, S.P. Chief Zoltorus (?)
1965-13
Cameo ACTION 331 1965/12

Operation Satan


Supergirl; Images only: Chameleon Boy, Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Sun Boy
1965-13a

SUPERBOY 125 1965/12

Sacrifice of Kid Psycho


Chameleon Boy, Cosmic Boy, Kid Psycho (origin)(joined), Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, Sun Boy, Superboy
1965-14

ADVENTURE 340 1966/01

Computo the Conqueror


Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Element Lad, Light Lass, Lightning Lad, Mon-El, Phantom Girl, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Star Boy, Sun Boy, Superboy, Triplicate Girl (died), Ultra Boy, Proty II, Computo
1966-1
LSV ACTION 332 1966/01

The Super-vengeance of Lex Luthor


Cosmic King, Saturn Queen
1966-1a

ADVENTURE 341 1966/02

The Weirdo Legionnaire


Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Duo Damsel, Light Lass, Matter-Eater Lad, Mon-El, Phantom Girl, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Star Boy, Sun Boy, Superboy, Ultra Boy, Proty II, Beast Boy (tomb), Computo
1966-2

ADVENTURE 342 1966/03

The Legionnaire Who Killed


Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Chlorophyll Kid, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Dream Girl, Duo Damsel, Elastic Lad, Element Lad, Fire Lad, Invisible Kid (Lyle), Light Lass, Lightning Lad, Matter-Eater Lad, Mon-El, Night Girl, Phantom Girl, Polar Boy, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Star Boy (expelled), Stone Boy, Sun Boy, Superboy, Supergirl, Ultra Boy, Proty II, Calamity King (applicant), Color Kid (applicant)
1966-3
LSH-related SUPERBOY 127 1966/03

Strange Insect Lives of Lana Lang


Insect Queen, Superboy
1966-3a

LSP

ADVENTURE 343 1966/04

Evil Hand of the Luck Lords


Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Cosmic Boy, Duo Damsel, Element Lad, Invisible Kid (Lyle), Light Lass, Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Star Boy, Sun Boy, Superboy, Beppo, Comet, Krypto, Proty II, Streaky, Calamity King, Luck Lords
1966-4
LSH-related SUPERBOY 128 1966/04 The Twilight World of No Return
Superboy, Dev-Em
1966-4a

ADVENTURE 344 1966/05

The Super Stalag of Space


Brainiac5, Chameleon Boy, Cosmic Boy, Duo Damsel, Element Lad, Invisible Kid (Lyle), Light Lass, Matter-Eater Lad, Saturn Girl, Sun Boy, Blockade Boy, Unnamed Durlan (died), Plant Lad (died), Shadow Kid, Weight Wizard, Nardo
1966-5

ADVENTURE 345 1966/06

Execution of Matter-Eater Lad


Bouncing Boy, Brainiac5, Chameleon Boy, Cosmic Boy, Duo Damsel, Element Lad, Invisible Kid (Lyle), Light Lass, Matter-Eater Lad (fattened), Mon-El, Saturn Girl, Sun Boy, Superboy, Ultra Boy, Blockade Boy (died), Unnamed Durlan (deceased), Weight Wizard (died), Nardo
1966-6

Updated: 15 April 2011

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Who's a Major Character? Ultimately, it's a judgement call. I try to include all continuing characters: Legionnaires, friends, family members, professional associates, villains, and assorted others. For one-shot characters, I try to include those whose names are given, or who otherwise play a major role in a story.

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In What Order Do You List Characters? First, Legionnaires in alphabetical order. (This includes Subs, Honorary Legionnaires, Legion Reserve, and some special cases like Duplicate Boy). Seconds, friendly (or neutral) characters in alphabetical order. Third, bad guys in alphabetical order. Finally, statuettes go on their own line to preserve the aesthetics. Occasionally I will list all the members of a groups together, like the Fatal Five or the Heroes of Lallor.

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