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Story title	Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes, Chapter 1: Alien World
Previous story	Justice Society of America v3 #7: Indestructible
Next story	Action Comics #859: Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes, Chapter 2: Illegal Aliens
Publication date	October 31, 2007
Cover date	Late December 2007

Creators

Writer(s)	Geoff Johns
Penciller(s)	Gary Frank
Inker(s)	Jon Sibal
Letterer(s)	Rob Leigh
Colourist(s)	Dave McCaig
Editor(s)	Matt Idelson, Nachie Castro
Cover artist(s)	Primary and Variant: Gary Frank

Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes, Chapter 1: Alien World

(30 pages/ 144 panels)

Synopsis

Key Quotes and Catchphrases

Roll Call

Legionnaires

Brainiac 5 (5 panels, on Time Diver viewscreen)
Colossal Boy (11 panels)
Cosmic Boy (15 panels)
Dawnstar (9 panels)
Lightning Lad (14 panels)
Saturn Girl (16 panels)
Superman (cover, 93 panels, 49 as Clark Kent)
Wildfire (8 panels)

Cameos

Bouncing Boy (1 panel)
Chameleon Boy (1 panel)
Dream Girl (2 panels)
Element Lad (1 panel)
Ferro Lad (1 panel)
Invisible Kid (1 panel)
Karate Kid (2 panels)
Light Lass (1 panel)
Matter-Eater Lad (1 panel)
Mon-El (1 panel)
Phantom Girl (1 panel)
Princess Projectra/Sensor Girl (2 panels)
Shadow Lass (1 panel)
Shrinking Violet (1 panel)
Star Boy/Starman (2 panels)
Sun Boy (1 panel)
Timber Wolf (2 panels)
Triplicate Girl (1 panel)
Ultra Boy (1 panel)

Supporting Characters

Jimmy Olsen (5 panels)
Perry White (11 panels)

Other Characters

Alien child (10 panels)
Alien father (7 panels)
Alien mother (8 panels)
Alien soldiers (1 panel)
Juun (7 panels)
Mara (5 panels)
Science Police officers (7 panels)
Unnamed citizens of Metropolis (4 panels)
Unnamed Daily Planet employees (7 panels)
Unnamed Smallvile High students (2 panels)

Planets and Settings

Earth (131 panels)
- 20th/21st Century (84 panels)
  - Daily Planet building (21 panels)
  - Smallville (20th century) (40 panels)
  - Metrpololis Central Park (24 panels)
- 30th/31st Century (45 panels)
  - Legion Headquarters (30th/31st century) (31 panels)
  - Smallville (31st century) (11 panels)
The timestream (2 panels)
Unnamed planet in civil war (31st Century) (10 panels)

Technology, Gadgets and Other Neat Stuff

Time Diver disguised as Brainiac robot
Legion Flight Ring
Legion Time Buble

Alien Wildlife

Notes

Errors and Oddities

Easter Eggs

First appearances

Reboot Reference Kit

Other

Solicitation

ACTION COMICS #858

On sale OCTOBER 31
40 pg, FC, $3.50 US
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art by GARY FRANK & JONATHAN SIBAL
Cover by FRANK

Welcome superstar Gary Frank as he kicks off his run as the new monthly artist on ACTION COMICS with the extra-length first chapter of "Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes"! Spinning from "The Lightning Saga," the original Legion of Super-Heroes returns! When he was a boy, Clark Kent was isolated and alone until he met this teen team from the 31st Century. Today, it's been years since Superman saw his childhood friends. Why haven't they returned to visit him? What's become of the symbol of Superman in the future? And just why is the future so dangerous for Superman? They warned him away, but now he's determined to help his friends - even if it means his life!

Reprints

Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes, Chapter 1: Alien World has been reprinted in the following:

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 ==Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes, Chapter 1: Alien World==
-(30 pages/ 143 panels)
+(30 pages/ 144 panels)
 ===Synopsis===
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 ===Legionnaires===
-*[[Bouncing Boy/Lightning Saga|Bouncing Boy]] (? panels)
+*[[Brainiac 5/Lightning Saga|Brainiac 5]] (5 panels, on Time Diver viewscreen)
-*[[Brainiac 5/Lightning Saga|Brainiac 5]] (? panels)
+*[[Colossal Boy/Lightning Saga|Colossal Boy]] (11 panels)
-*[[Chameleon Boy/Lightning Saga|Chameleon Boy]] (? panels)
+*[[Cosmic Boy/Lightning Saga|Cosmic Boy]] (15 panels)
-*[[Colossal Boy/Lightning Saga|Colossal Boy]] (? panels)
+*[[Dawnstar/Lightning Saga|Dawnstar]] (9 panels)
-*[[Cosmic Boy/Lightning Saga|Cosmic Boy]] (? panels)
+*[[Lightning Lad/Lightning Saga|Lightning Lad]] (14 panels)
-*[[Dawnstar/Lightning Saga|Dawnstar]] (? panels)
+*[[Saturn Girl/Lightning Saga|Saturn Girl]] (16 panels)
-*[[Dream Girl/Lightning Saga|Dream Girl]] (? panels)
+*[[Superboy/Kal-El//Lightning Saga|Superman]] (cover, 93 panels, 49 as Clark Kent)
-*[[Element Lad/Lightning Saga|Element Lad]] (? panels)
+*[[Wildfire/Lightning Saga|Wildfire]] (8 panels)
-*[[Ferro Lad/Lightning Saga|Ferro Lad]] (? panels)
-*[[Invisible Kid/Lyle Norg/Lightning Saga|Invisible Kid]] (? panels)
-*[[Karate Kid/Val Armorr/Lightning Saga|Karate Kid]] (? panels)
-*[[Lightning Lad/Lightning Saga|Lightning Lad]] (? panels)
-*[[Lightning Lass/Lightning Saga|Light Lass]] (? panels)
-*[[Matter-Eater Lad/Lightning Saga|Matter-Eater Lad]] (? panels)
-*[[Mon-El/Lightning Saga|Mon-El]] (? panels)
-*[[Phantom Girl/Lightning Saga|Phantom Girl]] (? panels)
-*[[Saturn Girl/Lightning Saga|Saturn Girl]] (? panels)
-*[[Sensor Girl/Lightning Saga|Princess Projectra]] (? panels)
-*[[Shadow Lass/Lightning Saga|Shadow Lass]] (? panels)
-*[[Shrinking Violet/Lightning Saga|Shrinking Violet]] (? panels)
-*[[Star Boy/Lightning Saga|Star Boy]] (? panels)
-*[[Sun Boy/Lightning Saga|Sun Boy]] (? panels)
-*[[Superboy/Kal-El//Lightning Saga|Superman]] (cover, ? panels)
-*[[Timber Wolf/Lightning Saga|Timber Wolf]] (? panels)
-*[[Duplicate Girl/Lightning Saga|Triplicate Girl]] (? panels)
-*[[Ultra Boy/Lightning Saga|Ultra Boy]] (? panels)
-*[[Wildfire/Lightning Saga|Wildfire]] (? panels)
-===Villains===
+===Cameos===
-*[[Brainiac/Lightning Saga|Brainiac]] (? panels)
+*[[Bouncing Boy/Lightning Saga|Bouncing Boy]] (1 panel)
+*[[Chameleon Boy/Lightning Saga|Chameleon Boy]] (1 panel)
+*[[Dream Girl/Lightning Saga|Dream Girl]] (2 panels)
+*[[Element Lad/Lightning Saga|Element Lad]] (1 panel)
+*[[Ferro Lad/Lightning Saga|Ferro Lad]] (1 panel)
+*[[Invisible Kid/Lyle Norg/Lightning Saga|Invisible Kid]] (1 panel)
+*[[Karate Kid/Val Armorr/Lightning Saga|Karate Kid]] (2 panels)
+*[[Lightning Lass/Lightning Saga|Light Lass]] (1 panel)
+*[[Matter-Eater Lad/Lightning Saga|Matter-Eater Lad]] (1 panel)
+*[[Mon-El/Lightning Saga|Mon-El]] (1 panel)
+*[[Phantom Girl/Lightning Saga|Phantom Girl]] (1 panel)
+*[[Sensor Girl/Lightning Saga|Princess Projectra/Sensor Girl]] (2 panels)
+*[[Shadow Lass/Lightning Saga|Shadow Lass]] (1 panel)
+*[[Shrinking Violet/Lightning Saga|Shrinking Violet]] (1 panel)
+*[[Star Boy/Lightning Saga|Star Boy/Starman]] (2 panels)
+*[[Sun Boy/Lightning Saga|Sun Boy]] (1 panel)
+*[[Timber Wolf/Lightning Saga|Timber Wolf]] (2 panels)
+*[[Duplicate Girl/Lightning Saga|Triplicate Girl]] (1 panel)
+*[[Ultra Boy/Lightning Saga|Ultra Boy]] (1 panel)
 ===Supporting Characters===
-*[[Jimmy Olsen/Lightning Saga|Jimmy Olsen]] (? panels)
+*[[Jimmy Olsen/Lightning Saga|Jimmy Olsen]] (5 panels)
-*[[Perry White/Lightning Saga|Perry White]] (? panels)
+*[[Perry White/Lightning Saga|Perry White]] (11 panels)
 ===Other Characters===
-*Unnamed Smallvile High students (? panels)
+*Alien child (10 panels)
-*Science police officers (? panels)
+*Alien father (7 panels)
+*Alien mother (8 panels)
+*Alien soldiers (1 panel)
+*Juun (7 panels)
+*Mara (5 panels)
+*Science Police officers (7 panels)
+*Unnamed citizens of Metropolis (4 panels)
+*Unnamed Daily Planet employees (7 panels)
+*Unnamed Smallvile High students (2 panels)
 ===Planets and Settings===
-*[[Earth/Lightning Saga|Earth]] (? panels)
+*[[Earth/Lightning Saga|Earth]] (131 panels)
-**21st Century (? panels)
+**20th/21st Century (84 panels)
-***Daily Planet building (21st century) (? panels)
+***Daily Planet building (21 panels)
-***Smallville (21st century) (? panels)
+***Smallville (20th century) (40 panels)
-**31st Century (? panels)
+***Metrpololis Central Park (24 panels)
-***Legion Headquarters (31st century) (? panels)
+**30th/31st Century (45 panels)
-***Smallville (31st century) (? panels)
+***Legion Headquarters (30th/31st century) (31 panels)
-*Unnamed planet (31st Century)  (? panels)
+***Smallville (31st century) (11 panels)
+*The timestream (2 panels)
+*Unnamed planet in civil war (31st Century)  (10 panels)
 ===Technology, Gadgets and Other Neat Stuff===
+*Time Diver disguised as Brainiac robot
 *Legion Flight Ring
 *Legion Time Buble