Legion Publication History/1958-1964

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The following list of all known Legion of Super-Heroes collectibles from the Pre-Crisis era serves as a quick reference guide. It may also be used as an additional quick-jump index to entries in the Legion Wiki.

1950

SUPERMAN v1 #66 (September/October)

"The Last Days of Superman" Plot unknown. (Later rewritten to become "The Last Days of Superman!" in Superman #156, October, 1962)

1953

SUPERMAN v1 #80 (February)

"Superman's Big Brother!" Superman mistakes an amnesiac space traveler for his long-lost older brother. (Later rewritten to become "Superboy's Big Brother!" in Superboy v1 #89, June, 1961. 1st app. Halk Kar.)

ADVENTURE COMICS #191 (August)

"The Two Clark Kent's!" A juvenile delinquent tries to take over the life of his look alike, Clark Kent. (Story later rewritten to become "The Secret of the Seventh Super-Hero!" in Adventure Comics #290)

ADVENTURE COMICS #195 (December)

"Lana Lang's Romance on Mars!&#" Lana Lang tries to make Superboy jealous by dating the new hero, Mars Boy. (Later rewritten to become "Lana Lang and the Legion of Super-Heroes!" in Adventure Comics #282)

1958

Adventure247.jpg ADVENTURE COMICS #247 (April)

"The Legion of Super-Heroes!" Superboy is invited to travel to the 30th century and join a teenage super-hero club where a series of initiation stunts tests his powers, and his sportsmanship. (1st app. the Legion of Super-Heroes, Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, Legion Clubhouse, and the Legion Time Bubble. Superboy joins Legion)

ADVENTURE COMICS #250

“The Imposter From the Year 2958!” Superboy must figure out which citizen of Smallville has been kidnapped and impersonated by a criminal from the 30th century. (No Legion content, but story is set in Legion’s timeframe after its debut.)

SUPERMAN’S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #31 (September)

"The E-l-a-s-t-i-c Lad!" Plot unknown. (1st app. of Jimmy Olsen in his Elastic Lad identity)

1959

SUPERMAN’S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #37 (June)

"The Elastic Lad of Metropolis!" Plot unkown. (App. Elastic Lad)

WONDER WOMAN #101 (October)

"Fun House of Time!" Plot unkown. (Villain later revealed to have been the Time Trapper)

Adventure267.jpg ADVENTURE COMICS #267 (December)

"Prisoner of the Super-Heroes!" Superboy is imprisioned by the Legion, who believe he has turned evil. (News costumes, Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad & Saturn Girl)

1960

SUPERMAN'S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #46 (July)

"Elastic Lad's Greatest Feats!" Plot Unknown. (App. Elastic Lad)

Action267.jpg ACTION COMICS #267 (August)

"The Three Super-Heroes!" Supergirl is invited to try out for the Legion, only to be rejected when red kryptonite ages her into a Super Woman. (1st app. Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy and Invisible Kid. 1st mention of 18-year-old age limit)

1961

Superboy-v1-086.jpg SUPERBOY #86 (January)
  • "The Army of Living Kryptonite Men!" Lex Luthor uses kryptonite men made of irradiated meteors to battle Superboy. (App. Lightning Lad, cameo Cosmic Boy & Saturn Girl. 1st reference to a Legion of Super-Villains)
*SUPERMAN'S GIRLFRIEND, LOIS LANE #23 (February)
  • "The 10 Feats of Elastic Lass!" Unknown Plot. (Lois uses Jimmy Olsen's Elastic Lad serum)
Adventure282.jpg ADVENTURE COMICS #282 (March)
  • "Lana Lang and the Legion of Super-Heroes!" Lana tries to make Superboy jealous by feigning interest in a new hero. (1st app. & origin Star Boy, who is revealed to be a Legion member. Cameo app. Chameleon Boy, Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad & Saturn Girl)
Action276.jpg ACTION COMICS #276 (May)
  • "Supergirl's Three Super-Girlfriends!" Supergirl is again invited to try out for Legion membership, earning her way in by unearthing valuable antiquities while Brainiac 5 is inducted for "noble courage" in risking his life to save hers. (1st app. Phantom Girl & Triplicate Girl, both revealed to be Legion members. 1st app. Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Shrinking Violet & Sun Boy as Legion applicants. Origin Brainiac 5)
ACTION COMICS #277 (June)
  • "The Battle of the Super-Pets!" Plot unknown. (1st meeting of Krypto, Streaky & Beppo)
Superboy-v1-089.jpg SUPERBOY v1 #89 (June)
  • "Superboy's Big Brother!" Superboy mistakes an amnesiac space traveler for his long-lost older brother, than inadvertantly poisons him while trying to uncover his "real identity." (1st app. & origin Mon-El, 2nd app. Phantom Zone)
SUPERMAN'S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #54 (July)
  • "Elastic Lad's Wrestling Match!" Unknown plot. (App. Elastic Lad)
ADVENTURE COMICS #287 (August)
  • "War of the Superboys!" A Kryptonian juvenile delinquent arrives to make trouble for Superboy on Earth. (1st app. Dev-Em)
ADVENTURE COMICS #288 (September)
  • "The Knave from Krypton!" A Kryptonian juvenile delinquent wrecks havoc disguised as Superboy before getting flung into the far future. (2nd App. Dev-Em)
Superman-v1-147.jpg SUPERMAN #147 (September)
  • "The Legion of Super-Villains!" The Legion of Super-Villains recruits Lex Luthor in an attempt to humiliate the Legion by destroying Superman. (1st app. LSV, the Adult Legion, Cosmic Man, Lightning Man & Saturn Woman. 1st app. & origin Cosmic King, Lightning Lord & Saturn Queen. Origin Lightning Lad)
ADVENTURE COMICS #289 (October)
SUPERMAN'S GIRLFRIEND, LOIS LANE #28
  • "The Lois Lane of the Future!" Superman meets Lois 4xR in a future world where everybody has super-powers. (Set in 30th century)
ACTION COMICS #282 (November)
  • "The Supergirl of Tomorrow!" In an effort to restore her lost super-powers, Superman sends Supergirl into the far future. (Cameo Brainiac 5 & Legion Time Bubble)
Adventure290.jpg ADVENTURE COMICS #290 (November)
  • "The Secret of the Seventh Super-Hero!" A juvenile delinquint lookalike for Clark Kent tries to take over his life. (Sun Boy revealed to be a Legion member)
SUPERMAN v1 #149 (November)
  • "The Death of Superman!" Plot unknown. (Legion cameo at Superman's funeral)
ACTION COMICS #283 (December)
  • "The Red Kryptonite Menace!" Chameleon Men from the 30th century, members of the Legion of Super-Outliaws, try and locate kryptonite in an effort to destroy Superman. (Mention Cosmic King & Lightning Lord)
  • "The Six Red 'K' Perils of Supergirl!" Supergirl battles against red kryptonite and Mr. Mxytzplk. (Superman mentions Legion)
SUPERBOY v1 #93 (December)
  • "Lana Lang's Superboy Identity Detection Kit!""" Lana tries to uncover Superboy's secret identity. (App. Chameleon Boy)
SUPERMAN'S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #57 (December)
SUPERMAN ANNUAL v1 #4 (No month given)
  • "The Origins and Powers of the Legion of Super-Heroes!" (2-page profile of the Legion, 1st mention of many civilian identities, homeworlds and origins.)

1962

ACTION COMICS #284 (January)
  • "The Babe of Steel!" Superman learns of a portal that will allow Kryptonian criminals to escape the Phantom Zone. (App. Mon-El)
ACTION COMICS #285 (February)
  • "The World's Greatest Heroine!" Superman reveals Supergirl's existence to the world and the Legion for helps her defeat the Infinite Monster. (Brainiac 5 & Legion mentioned)
Adventure293.jpg ADVENTURE COMICS #293 (February)
SUPERMAN'S GIRLFRIEND, LOIS LANE #31 (February)
  • (Has ad for Adventure Comics #293 mentioning the Super-Pets.)
ACTION COMICS #286 (March)
  • "The Jury of Super-Enemies!" Plot unknown. (2nd app. LSV with Luthor, Brainiac & Electro as members, cameo in a dream sequence)
Action287.jpg ACTION COMICS# 287 (April)
  • "Supegirl's Greatest Challenge!" Supergirl battles chameleon men impersonating the Legion. (Legion app. 1st app. Whizzy)
Superman-v1-152.jpg SUPERMAN #152 (April)
  • "The Robot Master!" Superman is plagued by robot versions of his closest friends. (App. Legion)
ACTION COMICS #288 (May)
  • "The Man Who Made Supergirl Cry!" Plot unknown. (App. Mon-El.)
SUPERMAN'S GIRLFRIEND, LOIS LANE #33 (May)
  • "The Phantom Lois Lane!" Plot unknown (Cameo Mon-El)
Action289.jpg ACTION COMICS #289 (June)
  • "Superman's Super-Courtship!" Supergirl searches many worlds and times to find a suitable wife for Superman. (2nd app. Adult Legion, 1st mention marriage of Lightning Lad & Saturn Girl.)
ACTION COMICS #290 (July)
  • "Supergirl's Super Boyfriends!" Red kryptonite exposure causes Supergirl to bestow super-powers with a kiss. (App. Phantom Girl, Legion statutette)
Superboy-v1-098.jpg SUPERBOY #98 (July)
  • "The Boy with Ultra Powers!" Ultra Boy travels to the 20th century in an attempt to uncover Superboy's secret identity as part of his Legion initiation. (1st app. & origin Ultra Boy. 1st app. Marla Latham. Pete Ross joins Legion)
SUPERMAN'S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #62 (July)
  • "Superman's Phantom Pal!" Plot unknown. (App. Elastic Lad, cameo Mon-El)
ADVENTURE COMICS #299 (August)
  • (Letters column mentions new Legion series starting next issue.)
Superman-v1-155.jpg SUPERMAN #155 (August)
  • "The Downfall of Superman!" Superman switches placed with a famous wrestler in an attempt to capture gangsters. (App. Cosmic Man & Lightning Man.)
SUPERMAN'S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #63 (August)
Adventure300.jpg ADVENTURE COMICS #300 (September)
  • "The Face Behind the Lead Mask!" The Legion fights a robot created by Lex Luthor. (Begins first ongoing Legion series. Mon-El joins Legion)
SUPERMAN’S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #64 (September)
  • "Jimmy Olsen, Hollywood Star!" Plot unknown. (Superman mentions Legion)
Adventure301.jpg ADVENTURE COMICS #301 (October)
  • "The Secret Origin of Bouncing Boy!" To encourage a group of Legion applicants, Bouncing Boy relates how he joined the team. (Origin Bouncing Boy.)
SUPERBOY #100 (October)
  • "The Day Pete Ross Became a Robot!" Plot unknown. (App. Legion)
SUPERMAN #156 (October)
  • "The Last Days of Superman!" Superman succumbs to Virus X and enlists the aid of various heroes to help him perform charitable deeds before he dies. (App. Legion)
ACTION COMICS #294 (November)
  • "The Kryptonite Killer!" Plot unknown. (Cameo Saturn Queen)
Adventure302.jpg ADVENTURE COMICS #302 (November)
  • "Sun Boy's Lost Power!" Sun Boy is drummed out of the Legion when his super-powers fade.
SUPERMAN #157 (November)
  • "The Super-Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!" Plot unknown. (Cameo Mon-El)
  • "Superman's Day of Doom!" Superman learns he will be saved by someone with the initials L.L. (Cameo Lightning Lad & Cosmic Boy)
SUPERMAN’S GIRLFRIEND, LOIS LANE #37 (November)
  • (Has ad for Adventure Comics #302 with title changed to "The End of Sun-Boy!")
ACTION COMICS #295 (December)
  • "Superman Goes Wild!" Plot unknown. (Cameo Mon-El)
  • (an ad promotes “The Fantastic Spy!” in [[Adventure Comics 303|Adventure Comics #303)
Adventure303.jpg ADVENTURE COMICS #303 (December)
  • "The Fantastic Spy!" The Legion fails several assignments thanks to a traitor in their midst. (1st app. Matter-Eater Lad, joins Legion)
SUPERBOY #101 (December)
  • “The Valhalla of the Super-Companions!” An alien forces heroes from several worlds to live on his, only to send them packing when they outstay their welcome. (Story later reused with new title and art changes as “When Superboy Walked Out on the Legion!” in Adventure Comics #371, August, 1968)
80px SUPERMAN ANNUAL #6 (month?)
  • (1st Reprint “The Legion of Super-Heroes!” from Adventure Comics #247, April 1958, with final page cut, “Lightning Boy” relettered to “Lightning Lad” and some characters recolored.)
  • “The Superman Family” Back-cover poster. (Cameo, Cosmic Boy, Chameleon Boy, Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl & Sun Boy.)

1963

Adventure304.jpg ADVENTURE COMICS #304 (January)
  • "The Stolen Super-Powers!" Knowing a Legionnaire will die, Saturn Girl conspires to expel all members so she can face an invading force on her own. (Death of Lightning Lad.)
  • “Smallville Mailsack” Letters page. (Buddy LaVigne of Northbrook, IL, defines "Bits of Legionnaire Business" and invents Polar Boy)
ACTION COMICS #297 (February)
  • "The Forbidden Weapons of Krypton!" Kryptonian criminals escape from the Phantom Zone. (Cameo Mon-El)
  • (Legion mentioned in house ad for Adventure Comics #305)
ADVENTURE COMICS #305 (February)
  • "The Secret of the Mystery Legionnaire!" A mysterious hero tries out for Legion membership. (Mon-El leaves Phantom Zone, joins Legion full time. 1st app. Antennae Boy)
  • "Clark Kent, He-Man!" The Kent family moves to a new town where Superboy wears a mask and Clark Kent no longer has to pretend to be weak and timid. (App. Chameleon Boy.)
ACTION COMICS #298 (March)
  • "The Super-Powers of Lex Luthor!" Supergirl battles a group of Phantom Zone criminals. (Cameo Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad & Saturn Girl)
  • (House ad for Adventure Comics #306 mentions all Substitute Heroes by name)
ADVENTURE COMICS #306 (March)
  • "The Legion of Substitute-Heroes!" A group of rejected applicants forms a secret back-up team to the Legion. (1st app. & origin Legion of Substitute Heroes. 1st app. & origins Chlorophyll Kid, Fire-Lad, Night Girl, Polar Boy and Stone Boy)
ACTION COMICS #299 (April)
  • "The Story of Superman's Experimental Robots!" Superman thinks of people he knows with the initials L.L. (Cameo Lightning Lad)
  • (has an ad for Adventure Comics #307 with Element Lad pictured as “Mystery Lad.”)
ADVENTURE COMICS #307 (April)
  • "The Secret Power of the Mystery Super-Hero!" The Legion battles space pirates while trying to guess the super-power of their newest member. (1st app. & origin Element Lad, joins Legion. 1st app. Roxxas)
  • “Smallville Mailsack” Letters column. (Bits of Legionnaire Business begins as a regular feature)
SUPERMAN’S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #68 (April)
  • Unknown Title (Cameo Elastic Lad and, on a bracelet, Chameleon Boy, Saturn Girl & Sun Boy)
  • (Has an ad for Adventure Comics #307 with Element Lad pictured as “Mystery Lad”)
ADVENTURE COMICS #308 (May)
  • "The Return of Lightning Lad!" Lightning Lad comes back from the dead, but some members doubt his miraculous return. (1st app. & origin Lightning Lass, joins Legion)
SUPERMAN #161 (May)
  • "The Last Days of Ma and Pa Kent!" Plot unknown. (Superboy mentions Mon-El)
ACTION COMICS #301 (June)
  • "The Secret Identity of Super-Horse!" Comet the Super-Horse gains the ability to turn into a normal man when in the presence of a comet. (1st app. planet Zerox.)
ADVENTURE COMICS #309 (June)
  • "The Legion of Super-Monsters!" A rejected Legion applicant gathers monsters in a plot to have revenge. (1st app. Jungle King, Rainbow Girl)
  • "The Fake Superboy from Krypton!" Superboy schemes to make an ex-convict think he was halucenating when he saw the Teen of Steel leaving the Kent farm. (App. Brainiac 5)
  • “Bits of Legionnaire Business” (1st mention of Color Kid, Beast Boy & Life Lass)
ADVENTURE COMICS #310 (July)
  • "The Doom of the Super-Heroes!" One by one, Legion members are murdered by a mysterious masked villain. (1st app. Mr. Mxyzptlk in 30th century)
  • “Bits of Legionnaire Business” (1st mention of Duplicate Boy and Spider-Girl, referred to as Spider Lass)
SUPERMAN v1 #162 (July)
  • "The Amazing Story of Superman-Red and Superman-Blue!" Superman is split into two heroes, each of whom perform great feats before settling down with Lois Lane and Lana Lang. (Legion cameo)
SUPERMAN’S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #70 (July)
  • "The Secret of Silver Kryptonite!" plot. (3rd app. Element Lad.)
SUPERMAN’S GIRLFRIEND, LOIS LANE ANNUAL #1 (Summer)
  • (1st reprint of “The 10 Feats of Elastic Lass!” from Superman’s Girlfriend, Lois Lane #23, February, 1961)
ADVENTURE COMICS #311 (August)
  • "The War Between the Substitute Heroes and the Legionnaires!" The Substitute Legion saves the day by defeating aliens masquraded as the real Legion.
  • “Smallville Mailsack” Letter Column (Readers point to appearances of Lightning Man as proof that Lightning Lad cannot be dead.
  • “Bits of Legionnaire Business” (2nd mention of Color Kid & 1st mention Evolvo Lad)
ADVENTURE COMICS #312 (September)
  • "The Super-Sacrifice of the Legionnaires!" The Legion searches for a way to return a fallen member to life. (Death of Proty. Lightning Lad rejoins Legion)
  • “Bits of Legionnaire Business” (1st mention of Blockade Boy & Weight Wizard)
ADVENTURE COMICS #313 (October)
  • "The Condemned Legionnaires!" The Legion girls succumb to a crimson virus, while the boys try and stop a new female menace. (1st app. Satan Girl. 3rd app. Substitute Legion)
SUPERMAN'S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #72 (October)
  • "The World of Doomed Olsens!" Jimmy is captured by the Collector and taken to a planet where he is confronted by some of his past weird transformations. Or, is he?. (Jimmy Olsen joins Legion as Elastic Lad. 1st app. Proty II)
ACTION COMICS #306 (November)
  • "The Maid of Doom!" A being poses as Superman to trick Supergirl. (Cameo Brainiac 5 & Mon-El)
  • (House ad for Adventure Comics #314 mentions Superboy, Mon-El & Ultra Boy)
ADVENTURE COMICS #314 (November)
  • "The Super-Villains of All Ages!" A rejected Legion applicant steals a Time Bubble and recruits great villains from the past, placing their minds in the bodies of the Legion’s mightiest members. (App. Hitler, Nero, John Dillenger. 1st app Ronn Kar & Alaktor. 1st mention radiation weakness for Ultra Boy)
  • “Bits of Legionnaire Business” (1st mention of Gas Girl)
SUPERMAN #165 (November)
  • "Beauty and the Super-Beast!" Superman comes up with an elaborate ruse to convince the Superman Revenge Squad that their counter-energy ray doesn’t work. (App. Saturn Woman & Proty II.)
ACTION COMICS #307 (December)
  • "Supergirl's Wedding Day!" A Kryptonian criminal escapes from the Phantom Zone and attempts to humiliate the El family by marrying Supergirl. (App. Saturn Girl.)
  • (House ad for Adventure Comics #315 with all Substitute Heroes pictured)
ADVENTURE COMICS #315 (December)
  • "The Legionnaires Super-Contest!" The Substitute Heroes compete for Legion memership. (Legion 1st becomes aware of the Subs existence. Stone Boy declines Legion membership)
  • "The Titanic Boy of Steel!" Superboy becomes a giant after exposure to red kryptonite and needs help to protect his secret identity. (App. Colossal Boy. Last new Superboy solo story in Adventure Comics until issue #450)
SUPERMAN’S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #73 (December)
  • "Jimmy’s Inter-Dimensional Romance!" Plot. (Cameo Ultra Boy)
  • (House ad for Adventure Comics #314 mentions Superboy, Mon-El & Ultra Boy)
SUPERMAN ANNUAL v1 #8 (month?)
  • (1st reprint of “Prisoner of the Super-Heroes!" from [[Adventure Comics 267|Adventure Comics #267, December, 1959)

1964

ADVENTURE COMICS #316 (jannuary)
  • "The Renegade Super-Hero!" Ultra Boy is thought to be a traitor to the Legion. (Beginning of Phantom Girl/Ultra Boy romance)
  • "The Origins and Powers of the Legion of Super-Heroes" (Partial reprint of same feature from Superman Annual #4, 1961 with some changes and two new pages.)
SUPERMAN #166 (January)
  • "The Fantastic Story of Superman's Sons!""" Superman’s son travels to Krypton before its destruction. (App. Legion Time Bubble)
SUPERMAN’S GIRLFRIEND, LOIS LANE #46 (January)
  • (Has a 1/3 page ad for Adventure Comics #316, Ultra Boy is pictured.)
ACTION COMICS #309 (February)
  • "The Superman Super-Spectacular!" President Kennedy helps Superman protect his secret identity. (App. Legion of Super-Pets)
ADVENTURE COMICS #317 (February)
  • "The Menace of Dream Girl!" A new Legion applicant schemes to have several members removed from active duty in an attempt to prevent their deaths. (1st app. Dream Girl, who joins & resigns from Legion. Lightning Lass becomes Light Lass. 1st mention Time Trapper)
SUPERMAN #167 (February)
  • "The Team of Luthor and Brainiac!" Plot. (Brainiac revealed to be android, caption refers to revised ancestry of Brainiac 5)
SUPERMAN’S GIRLFRIEND, LOIS LANE #47 (February)
  • "The Super-Life of Lois Lane!" An “imaginary tale,” in which it is Lois Lane, not Kal-El, who travels from Krypton to Earth to become a super-hero. (Cameo Night Girl, Saturn Girl & Sun Boy)
  • (Two-year subscription offer pictures Mon-El, Saturn Girl, Superboy & Ultra Boy)
ADVENTURE COMICS #318 (March)
  • "The Mutiny of the Legionnaires!" Sun Boy succumbs to space fatigue and turns on the Legion. (2nd app. Time Trapper)
  • “Smallville Mailsack” Letters column. (only mention of a “Super-Bird” member of the Legion of Super-Pets)
SUPERBOY #111 (March)
  • "Krypto's Three Amazing Transformations!" Plot unknown. (Superboy mentions Ranzz twins)
ADVENTURE COMICS #319 (April)
  • "The Legion's Suicide Squad!" The Substitute succeeds, where two Legion teams failed, on a mission to destroy alien weapons. (1st app. Planetary Chance Machine)
SUPERMAN'S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #76 (April)
  • "Elastic Lad Jimmy and his Legion Romances!" The Legion girls feign interest in Jimmy to help him impress his would-be girlfriend, Lucy Lane. (App. Light Lass, Saturn Girl & Triplicate Girl)
ADVENTURE COMICS #320 (May)
  • "The Revenge of the Knave from Krypton!" Superboy takes the place of Dev-Em in an attempt to capture Morlock the Merciless. (3rd app. Dev-Em. 1st partial reprint of “The War of the Superboys!” from Adventure Comics #287 and “The Knave From Krypton!” from Adventure Comics #288)
  • “The Legion Outpost” Letters column. (Feature changes name to reflect Legion takeover of title)
ADVENTURE COMICS #321 (June)
  • "The Code of the Legion!" Lightning Lad pretends to fail a psychological test in order to expose SP Chief Wilson. (1st full app. Time Trapper. Bouncing Boy loses powers)
SUPEMAN’S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #77 (June)
  • "The Colossus of Metropolis!" Jimmy grows to giant size to battle Titano, the Super-Ape. (Jimmy wears costumes of Colossal Boy, Sun Boy & Star Boy)
WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #142 (June)
  • "The Composite Superman!" A janitor at the Superman Museum goes on a rampage after gaining the powers of all Legion members. (App. Legion statuettes)
ADVENTURE COMICS #322 (July)
  • "The Super Tests of the Super-Pets!" The Super-Pets put Proty II through his paces in a series of initiation tests. (Proty II joins Super-Pets)
SUPERBOY #114 (July)
  • "Krypto's Catastrophes!" Plot unknown. (Superboy mentions Legion)
SUPERMAN'S GIRLFRIEND, LOIS LANE #50 (July)
  • "Lois Lane's Luckiest Day!” Three girl’s join Lois Lane’s fan club and help to make it her lucky day. (App. Phantom Girl, Shrinking Violet & Triplicate Girl)
Adventure323.jpg ADVENTURE COMICS #323 (August)
  • "The Eight Impossible Missions!" The Legion members compete to solve Proty’s puzzle and become Legion leader. (1st app. Spider-Girl & Double-Header. Saturn Girl re-elected leader)
  • “Origin of the Legion of Substitute Heroes” (Text feature gives origin & homeworlds of the Subs.)
ADVENTURE COMICS #324 (September)
  • "The Legion of Super-Outlaws!" The brother of a former Legion adversary tricks the super-heroes into fighting their counterparts from another world. (1st app. & origin the Heroes of Lallor, Beast Boy, Duplicate Boy, Evolvo Lad, Gas Girl and Life Lass)
80-PAGE GIANT #2 (September)
  • (1st reprint of “The E-L-A-S-T-I-C Lad!” from Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen #31, September, 1958)
SUPERMAN’S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #79 (September)
  • "The Red-Headed Beatle of 1,000 B.C.!" A 30th century criminal escapes into the past, taking Jimmy with him. (App. Legion Time Bubble)
ADVENTURE COMICS #325 (October)
  • "Lex Luthor Meets the Legion of Super-Heroes!" Lex Luthor travels into the future, adopts a disguise, and pretends to be good for a time before turning on the Legion.
  • “The Legion Constitution” (text feature prints “selected passages” from teams rules and regulations.)
SUPERMAN #172 (October)
  • "The New Superman!" Plot. (Cameo Cosmic Boy, Invisible Kid & Saturn Girl)
ADVENTURE COMICS #326 (November)
  • "The Revolt of the Girl Legionnaires!" Under the mental control of an alien Queen, the girl Legionnaires attempt to destroy their male teammates. (1st app. Queen Azura of Femnaz)
  • “The Legion Constitution” (Text feature prints “selected passages” from teams rules and regulations.)
SUPERMAN #173 (November)
  • "The Triumph of Luthor and Brainiac!" Superman and Batman impersonate Luthor and Brainiac. (Cameo Legion statues of Bouncing Boy, Chameleon Boy, Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl & Sun Boy)
ACTION COMICS #319 (December)
  • "The Super-Cheat!" Supergirl tries to expose a cheater. (App. Shrinking Violet)
ADVENTURE COMICS #327 (December)
  • "The Lone Wolf Legionnaire!" The son of a scientist mistakenly believes himself to be an inhuman android, while the true android has taken his place. (1st app. & origin Lone Wolf, later renamed Timber Wolf)
SUPERBOY v1 #117(December)
  • "Superboy and the 5 Legion Traitors!" Superboy is visited by evil Legion members from an alternate future world. (App. Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Element Lad, Invisible Kid & Ultra Boy)

1965

ACTION COMICS #320 (January)
  • "The Three Super-Enemies!" Plot unknown. (Superman refers to events of [[Superboy v1 117|Superboy v1 #117)
ADVENTURE COMICS #328 (January)
  • "The Lad Who Wrecked the Legion!" A new member convinces the Legionnaires to let him place them in suspended animation so he can augment their powers. (1st app. Command Kid)
ADVENTURE COMICS #329 (February)
  • "The Bizzaro Legion!" When Bizarro is turned down for Legion membership, he uses his imperfect duplicator ray to create a Legion of his own. (1st app. Legion Flight Ring)
  • “Know Your Legionnaires” (Text feature gives origins, powers, homeworlds and real names of all members.)
ACTION COMICS #322 (March)
  • "The Coward of Steel." Superman tries to use red kryptonite to cure himself of cowardice as Clark Kent. (Supergirl mentions Evilo from “the far future”)
  • “The Planet of Outcasts!” Members of the Sisterhood of Evil trick Supergirl into reviving some of the most notorious villainesses of all time. (Sisterhood members pose as Plant Girl, Time Girl & Music Maid, characters all inspired by the “Bits of Legionnaire Business” feature in Adventure Comics)
ADVENTURE COMICS #330 (March)
  • "The Secret of the Mystery Legionnaire!" A space pirate fakes his way into the Legion and then gets all other members expelled. (1st app. Dynamo Boy, Eyeful Ethel & the Mess)
SUPERMAN’S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #83 (March)
  • “The Great Miss Universe Contest!” Plot. (Jimmy uses Brainiac 5’s force-field belt)
ACTION COMICS #323 (April)
  • "The Kryptonian Killer!" Supergirl attempts to poison members of the Superman Family while under the mental control of great villainesses from history. (App. Super Pets)
ADVENTURE COMICS #331 (April)
  • "The Triumph of the Legion of Super-Villains!" As the only member left, Dynamo Boy holds tryouts for new Legion members. (1st app. Golden Boy, Polecat, Tusker, & Animal Lad. App. LSV)
SUPERMAN #176 (April)
  • "The Revenge of the Super-Pets!" Plot unknown. (App. Super-Pets)
SUPERMAN’S GIRLFRIEND, LOIS LANE #56 (April)
  • "Lois Lane, Super-Telepath!" Plot unknown. (Cameo Saturn Girl)
ADVENTURE COMICS #332 (May)
  • "The Super Moby Dick of Space!" Lightning Lad becomes obsessed with seeking revenge against a space creature. (Lightning Lad losses arm)
ADVENTURE COMICS #333 (June)
  • "The War Between Krypton and Earth!" The Legionnaires take sides in a battle between Kryptonians and Vrunnians on ancient Earth. (Star Boy sinks Atlantis)
SUPERMAN’S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #85 (June)
  • "The Adventures of Chameleon-Head Olsen!" Plot. (Cameo Chameleon Boy & LSH)
80-PAGE GIANT #11 (June)
  • (1st reprint of “The Army of Living Kryptonite Men!” from Superboy v1 #86, January, 1961; 1st reprint of the poster from Superman Annual #4, 1963)
ADVENTURE COMICS #334 (July)
  • "The Unknown Legionnaire!" The Legion recounts how it helped protect the secrets of the Protean planet with the help of Unknown Boy was.
SUPERMAN’S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #86 (July)
  • "The Team of Olsen and Brainiac!" Plot unknown. (Superman mentions Mon-El)
ADVENTURE COMICS #335 (August)
  • "Starfinger!" A new villain battles the Legion for an element that can restore youth. (1st app. Starfinger)
  • “Meet the Legionnaires: Brainiac 5” (Text feature gives detailed origin of Brainiac 5. 1st mention Dox line, Vril (Brainiac 2), Pran (Brainiac 3) & Pran (Brainiac 4). 1st mention long Coluan lifespans)
ADVENTURE COMICS #336 (September)
  • "The True Identity of Starfinger!" The Legion fights to stop a villain from destroying the “Seven Wonders of the 30th Century.” (1st Legion use of Intertron)
SUPERMAN'S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #87 (September)
  • "The Arena of Doom!" The LSV tries to force Jimmy to kill Superman. (App. LSV with Luthor & Brainiac as members)
ADVENTURE COMICS #337 (October)
    • "The Weddings that Wrecked the Legion!" Legion members fake getting married, and expelled, to draw out alian invaders posing as applicants. (1st mention married members must resign)
  • “Bits of Legionnaire Business” (1st mention Blackout Boy, Magnetic Boy & Size Lad, all making 1st app in this issue. 3rd mention Color Kid, 2nd mention Blockade Boy)
SUPERBOY #124 (October)
  • "The Insect Queen of Smallville!" Lana Lang rescues a trapped alien and is rewarded with a ring that allows her to transform into various insects and arachnids. (1st app. Lana Lang in her Insect Queen identity)
SUPERMAN’S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #88 (October)
  • "Jimmy Olsen, World's 'Heavyweight' Champ!" Plot unknown. (Cameo Star Boy)
ACTION COMICS #330
  • “Supergirl’s Duel With Dr. Supernatural!” Supergirl is forced to travel to an alien world where she meets captives heroinnes. (1st part of a story that will have Legion content)
ADVENTURE COMICS #338 (November)
  • "The Menace of the Sinister Super-Babies!" The Time Trapper turns the Legionnaires into babies. (1st app. Glorith)
SUPERBOY v1 #125 (November)
  • "The Sacrifice of Kid Psycho!" A young hero who shortens his lifespan everytime he uses his super-power tries to enlist Superboy's help in joining the Legion. (1st app. Kid Psycho)
SUPERMAN v1 #181 (November)
  • “The Superman of 2965!” Plot unknown. (1st app. Klar Ken T5477. Story set in 30th century)
ACTION COMICS #331 (December)
  • "Operation Satan!" Supergirl works with heroes from other worlds to defeat Dr. Supernatural. (heroine from another world has Legion medallions)
ADVENTURE COMICS #339 (December)
  • "Hunters of the Super-Beasts!" The Legion tries to put down an animal revolt led by a former ally. (Death Beast Boy)

1966

ADVENTURE COMICS #340 (January)
  • "Computo the Conqueror!" A super-computer created by Brainiac 5 runs amok in an attempt to take over the world. (1st app. Computo. Death Triplicate Girl)
  • “Bits of Legionnaire Business” (1st mention of Plant Lad)
ADVENTURE COMICS #341 (February)
  • "Colossal Boy's One-Man War!" The Legion uses an ancient weapon to battle Computo. (1st app. Shanghalla, Duo Damsel & the Weirdo Legionnaire. Legion discovers the Bat Cave)
  • “Bits of Legionnaire Business” (1st mention Crystal Kid)
ACTION COMICS #334 (March)
  • (1st reprint of “The Three Super-Heroes!” from Action Comics #267, August, 1960)
ADVENTURE COMICS #342 (March)
  • "The Legionnaire Who Killed!" The Legion tries a member for breaking its code against killing. (1st app Calamity King & Color Kid. Star Boy expelled)
  • “Bits of Legionnaire Business” (1st mention Porcupine Pete)
SUPERBOY #127 (March)
  • "The Strange Insect Lives of Lana Lang!" Lana Lang travels to Africa where she teams up with Bee-Boy. (2nd app. Insect Queen)
ADVENTURE COMICS #343 (April)
  • "The Evil Hand of the Luck Lords!" Legion members believe they have been jinxed. (1st app. Luck Lords)
SUPERBOY #128 (April)
  • "The Twilight World of No Return!" Superboy has a nightmare about what his life on Krypton might have been like if it had not been destroyed. (App. Dev-Em)
ADVENTURE COMICS #344 (May)
  • "The Super-Stalag of Space!" The Legion attempts to rescue Brainiac 5 from an interstellar prison for super-heroes. (1st app. Blockade Boy, Shadow Kid, Weight Wizard & Nardo. 1st app & death Plant Lad)
SUPERBOY #129 (May)
  • (1st reprint of “Superboy’s Big Brother!” from Superboy #89, June, 1961)
  • “How Mon-El Left the Phantom Zone” (text story recaps Mon-El’s history)
ADVENTURE COMICS #345 (June)
  • "The Execution of Matter-Eater Lad!" The Legion rescues its teammates from the Stalag of Space. (Death Bloackade Boy & Weight Wizard. Matter-Eater Lad resigns)
WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #158 (June)
  • "The Invulnerable Super-Enemy!" Superman, Batman, Robin and Jimmy Olsen explore three of Brainiac’s bottled cities. (Villains duplicates Legionnaires’ powers)
ADVENTURE COMICS #346 (July)
  • "One of Us Is A Traitor!" Four new members join the Legion just in time to help fight off an alien invasion. (1st app. Ferro Lad, Karate Kid, Nemesis Kid and Princess Projectra, who all join. 1st app. Khunds)
  • “The Legion Outpost” Letters column. (Confirms Color Kid has joined Subs)
  • “Meet the Legionnaires” Text feature. (Origins and powers of Legion members)
SUPERBOY v1 #131 (July)
SUPERMAN’S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #94 (July)
  • "Insect-Olsen versus the Bug Bandits!" Plot. (Jimmy uses Lana's Insect Ring)
ADVENTURE COMICS #347 (August)
  • "The Traitor's Triumph!" The Legion fights off an alien invasion and discovers one of its new members infiltrated the team as a Khund agent. (Nemesis Kid expelled)
ADVENTURE COMICS #348 (September)
  • "Target 21 Legionnaires!" A mad scientists seeks revenge against the Legionnaire who cost him his job. (1st app. Dr. Regulus. Origin Sun Boy. Invisible Kid elected Legion leader)
SUPERBOY v1 #132 (September)
  • "Krypto's Cat-Crook Caper!" Plot unknown. (App. SCPA)
ADVENTURE COMICS #349 (October)
  • "The Rogue Legionnaire!" The Legion uses an experimental time machine to track down the villain who stole its time bubbles. (1st app. Universo & Rond Vidar)
SUPERMAN’S GIRLFRIEND, LOIS LANE #69 (October)
  • "Beware of the Bug Belle!" Plot unknown. (Lois uses Lana's insect ring)
ACTION COMICS #338 (November)
  • “Muto – Monarch of Menace!” Plot Unknown (App. Klar Ken, 30th century descendant of Superman)
ADVENTURE COMICS #350 (November)
  • "The Outcast Super-Heroes!" When a cloud of green kryptonite envelopes the Earth, Superboy and Supergirl choose their replacements in the Legion. (1st app. Miss Terius, Sir Prize, Evillo & the Devil's Dozen, the Hag, the Wild Huntsman, Sugyn, & Apollo. 1st app. R.J. Brande)
  • “Meet theLegionniares, The Origin of Chameleon Boy” Text feature. (Origin Chameleon Boy, 1st mention UP fear of Durlans)
WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #162 (November)
  • “Pawns of the Jousting Master!” Plot unknown. (Superman mentions Colossal Boy)
ADVENTURE COMICS #351 (December)
  • "The Forgotten Legion!" The Legoin races to secure magical artifacts for a spell to help them defeat Evillo. (Bouncing Boy, Dream Girl, Matter-Eater Lad & Star Boy rejoin Legion. Lightning Lad regains arm. App. Color Kid)

1967

ADVENTURE COMICS #352 (January)
  • "The Fatal Five" The Legion enlists the aid of the galaxy’s greatest villains to fight of a creature bent on destroying the sun. (1st app. Sun-Eater & The Fatal Five: Emerald Empress, Mano, Persuader, Tharok & Validus)
SUPERMAN’SPAL, JIMMY OLSEN #99 (January)
  • "The One-Man Legion!" Plot. (Jimmy wears Legion costumes)
ADVENTURE COMICS #353 (February)
  • "The Doomed Legionnaire!" Plot. (Death Ferro Lad)
SUPERMAN #193 (February)
  • (1st reprint of “The Death of Superman!” from Superman 149, November, 1961)
ADVENTURE COMICS #354 (March)
  • "The Adult Legion!" Plot. (App. Adult Legion. 1st app. in cameo Chemical King, Quantum Queen, Reflecto & Shadow Lass)
SUPERBOY #136 (March)
  • "Decoy of the Doom Statues!" Plot unknown. (App. [[SCPA)
SUPERMAN’S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #99 (March)
  • "Jimmy Olsen's Weirdo Wedding!" Plot. (Cameo LSH in flashback)
ACTION COMICS #347 (April)
  • (1st reprint of “Supergirl’s Super Boyfriends!” from Action Comics #290, July, 1962)
ADVENTURE COMICS #355 (April)
  • "The War of the Legions!" The Legion battles their villainous counterparts with the help of decendants of two of Superman's greatest nemesis. (30th century Mr. Mxyzptlk and Lex Luthor join Adult Legion)
  • "The Six-Legged Legionnaire!" Plot. (Lana Lang joins the Legion as Insect Queen)
Adventure356.jpg ADVENTURE COMICS #356 (May)
  • "The Five Legion Orphans!" Plot. (1st app. Pol Krinn)
  • (1st reprint of “Lana Lang and the Legion of Super-Heroes!” from Adventure Comics #282, March, 1961)
ADVENTURE COMICS #357 (June)
  • "The Ghost of Ferro Lad!" Plot. (1st app. Controllers)
INFERIOR FIVE #2 (June)
  • "House Hunting Heroes!" Plot. (Cameo Invisible Kid, 1st app. Legion theme song)
SUPERBOY #138 (June)
  • (2nd reprint of “War of the Superboy’s” from Adventure Comics #287, August, 1961; 2nd reprint of “The Knave From Krypton!” from Adventure Comics #288, September, 1961)
ADVENTURE COMICS #358 (July)
  • "The Hunter!" Plot. (1st app. Orion the Hunter)
ADVENTURE COMICS #359 (August)
  • "The Outlawed Legionnaires!" Plot.
WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #168 (August)
  • "The Return of the Composite Superman!" Plot unknown. (Cameo LSH, Legion statuettes)
ADVENTURE COMICS #360 (September)
  • "The Legion Chain Gang!" Plot. (Rond Vidar joins Legion)
SUPERMAN’S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #104 (September)
  • (1st reprint of “The Elastic Lad of Metropolis!” from Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen #37, June, 1959)
SUPERMAN’S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #105 (October)
ADVENTURE COMICS #361 (October)
  • "The Unkillables!" Plot. (1st app. Dominators)
SUPERMAN’S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #106 (October)
  • "The Lone Wolf Legionnaire Reporter!" Plot. (App. LSH)
ADVENTURE COMICS #362 (November)
  • "The Chemoids are Coming!" Plot. (1st app. Mantis Marlo)
ADVENTURE COMICS #363 (December)
  • "Black Day for the Legion!" Plot.
WORLD’S’ FINEST COMICS #172 (December)
  • "Superman and Batman...Brothers!" Plot. (Batman joins Adult Legion)

1968

ADVENTURE COMICS #364 (January)
  • "The Revolt of the Super-Pets!" Plot.
ADVENTURE COMICS #365 (February)
  • "Escape of the Fatal Five!" Plot. (1st app. Shadow Lass)
  • "The Origins and Powers of the Legion of Super-Heroes”
ADVENTURE COMICS #366 (March)
  • "The Fight for the Champioship of the Universe!" Plot. (Shadow Lass joins)
ACTION COMICS #360 (March)
  • (1st reprint of “The Six Red ‘K’ Perils of Supergirl!” from Action Comics #283, December, 1961; 1st reprint of “The World’s Greatest Heroine!” from Action Comics #285, February, 1962; plus two other AR stories)
ADVENTURE COMICS #367 (April)
  • "No Escape from the Circle of Death!" Plot. (1st app. Dark Circle, 1st app. the Miracle Machine, new HQ)
ADVENTURE COMICS #368 (May)
  • "The Mutiny of the Super-Heroines!" Plot.
Superboy-v1-147.jpg SUPERBOY v1 #147 (May)
  • "The Origin of the Legion!" Three teens from different worlds cooperate to foil an assassination attempt on a wealthy industrialist, who is then inspired to bankroll their continued efforts for good. (Origin LSH)
  • (1st reprint of “Supergirl’s Three Super-Girlfriends!” from Action Comics #276, May, 1961; 1st reprint of “The Legion of Super-Villains!” from Superman #147, September, 1961; 1st reprint of “The Secret of the Seventh Super-Hero!” from Adventure Comics #290, November, 1961; 1st reprint of “The Legion of Super-Traitors!” from Adventure Comics #293, February, 1962; 1st reprint of “The Boy With Ultra Powers!” from Superboy #98, July, 1962)
ADVENTURE COMICS #369 (June)
  • "Mordru the Merciless!" Four Legionnaires take refuge in the past to escape from a merciless magician. (1st app. Mordru)
SUPERBOY #148 (June)
  • "Superboy's Greatest Gamble!" Plot. (App. Polar Boy's parents)
SUPERMAN’S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #111 (June)
  • (1st reprint of “Elastic Lad’s Wrestling Match!” from Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen #54, July, 1961)
ACTION COMICS #365 (July)
  • "Superman's Funeral!" Plot unknown. (Cameo LSH in flashback)
ADVENTURE COMICS #370 (July)
  • "The Devil's Jury!" Plot. (1st app. White Witch)
SUPERMAN’S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #112 (July)
  • "The Murderous Magnaman!" Plot unknown. (Jimmy mentions Mon-El)
ADVENTURE COMICS #371 (August)
  • "The Colossal Failure!" Collossal Boy is blackmailed into betraying the Legion when villains hold his parents hostage. (1st app. Marte & Wynn Allon, Chemical King and the Legion Academy)
  • "When Superboy Walked Out on the Legion!" (Reprints Superboy #101 with Legion logo added and two panels changed to include Legion members)
ADVENTURE COMICS #372 (September)
  • "School for Super-Villains!" With the help of two Legion Academy student, the Legion infiltrates and defeats the LSV. (Chemical King & Timber Wolf join Legion, 1st app. Tarik the Mute & the teenage LSV)
ADVENTURE COMICS #373 (October)
  • "The Tornado Twins!" Plot. (1st app. & origin the Tornado Twins)
ADVENTURE COMICS #374 (November)
  • "Mission: Diabolical!" Plot. (1st app. Black Mace)
ADVENTURE COMICS #375 (December)
  • "The King of the Legion!" Plot. (1st app. the Wanderers: Celebrand, Dartalg, Elvo, Immorto. 1st full app. Quantum Queen)
  • Superman v1 212|SUPERMAN #212]] (December)
  • (1st reprint of “The Babe of Steel!” from Action Comics #284, January, 1962) December

1969

ADVENTURE COMICS #376 (January)
  • "The Execution of Chameleon Boy!" plot.
SUPERMAN v1 #213 (January)
  • "The Most Dangerous Door in the World!" Plot. (App. adult Brainiac 5)
SUPERMAN’S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #105 (January)
  • "The Planet of the Capes!" Plot. (Cameo LSH)
ADVENTURE COMICS #377 (February)
  • "Heroes for Hire!" Plot. (1st app. Leland McCauley)
ADVENTURE COMICS #378 (March)
  • "12 Hours to Live!" Plot.
ACTION COMICS #373 (April)
  • (1st reprint of “Supergirl’s Greatest Challenge!” from Action Comics #287, April, 1962) April
ADVENTURE COMICS #379 (April)
  • "Burial in Space!" Plot.
ADVENTURE COMICS #380 (May)
  • "The Legion's Space Odyssey!" Plot. (End Legion’s first series)
Action377.jpg ACTION COMICS #377 (June)
  • (1st reprint of “The Face Behind the Lead Mask!” from Adventure Comics #300, September, 1962)
ACTION COMICS #378 (July)
  • "The Forbidden Fruit!" Light Lass must help Timber Wolf overcome his addiction to a narcotic fruit. (Begins 2nd ongoing Legion series)
ACTION COMICS #379 (August)
  • "One of Us is an Impostor!" Plot.
ACTION COMICS #380 (September)
  • "Half a Legionnaire?" Plot. (1st use of separate personalities for Duo Damsel)
ACTION COMICS #381 (October)
  • "The Hapless Hero!" Plot. (App. Duplicate Boy)
ACTION COMICS #382 (November)
  • "Kill a Friend to Save a World!" Plot.
SUPERMAN’S GIRLFRIEND, LOIS LANE #97 (November)
  • "The Three Super-Sirens!" Plot unknown. (App. Durlans)
ACTION COMICS #383 (December)
  • "Chameleon Boy's Secret Identity!" Plot.
SUPERBOY v1 #161 (December)
  • "The Superboy Legend: More of Superboy's Secret Hideaways" (Cameo Legion statuettes)
SUPERMAN v1 #222 (December)
  • (1st reprint of “Superman’s Big Brother!” retitled here as “Superman’s Lost Brother!” from Superman #80, February, 1953; 1st reprint of "The Fantastic Story of Superman's Sons!" from Superman #166, Jan. 1964)

1970

ACTION COMICS #384 (January)
  • "Lament For A Legionnaire!" Plot.
ACTION COMICS #385 (February)
  • "The Immortal Superman!" Plot. (App. Time Trapper)
  • "The Fallen Starboy!" Plot.
ACTION COMICS #386 (March)
  • "The Home for Old Super-Heroes!" (App. Time Trapper)
  • "Zap Goes the Legion!"
ADVENTURE COMICS #390 (March)
  • (1st reprint of "The Secret Identity of Super-Horse!" from Action Comics #301, June, 1963; 1st reprint of “Supergirl’s Wedding Day!” from Action Comics #307, Dec. 1963; plus other AR stories)
ACTION COMICS #387 (April)
  • "Even a Superman Dies!" (App. Time Trapper)
  • "One Hero Too Many!" (Superboy resigns from Legion)
ACTION COMICS #388 (May)
  • "Puzzle of the Wild World!" (Bizarre duplicate Earth includes duplicate Legion)
  • (1st reprint of “Sun Boy’s Lost Power!” from Adventure Comics #302, November, 1962)
ADVENTURE COMICS #393 (May)
SUPERMAN v1 #227 (May)
  • (1st reprint of “The Super-Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisioner!” from Superman #157, Nov. 1962)
ACTION COMICS #389 (June)
  • "The Mystery Legionnaire!"
SUPERBOY v1 #165 (June)
  • (1st reprint of “The Last Days of Ma and Pa Kent!” retitled “The Death of Ma and Pa Kent!” from Superman #161, May, 1963)
ACTION COMICS #390 (July)
  • "The Tyrant and the Traitor!"
ACTION COMICS #391 (August)
  • "The Ordeal of Element Lad!"
ACTION COMICS #392 (September)
  • "The Legionnaires Who Never Were!" (New costume Saturn Girl. End of Legion's 2nd series)
ADVENTURE COMICS #398 (October)
  • (Reprints ....)