List of LSH leaders/Preboot

Pre-Crisis

(term 1)

Cosmic Boy

• Became Leader :
  • Reason:
• Lost Leadership: to Saturn Girl
  • Reason: Well-meaning plot from Saturn Girl.

(term 2)

Saturn Girl

• Became Leader : Adventure Comics #304 (January 1963).
  • Reason: To ensure the safety of her teammates.
• Lost Leadership: Reelected to a second term.
  • Reason: N/A

(term 3)

Saturn Girl

• Became Leader : Adventure Comics #323 (August 1964).
  • Reason: Reelection.
• Lost Leadership: to Brainiac 5
  • Reason: Regular end of term

(term 4)

Brainiac 5

• Became Leader : Adventure Comics #337 (October 1965)
  • Reason: Elected to the role.
• Lost Leadership: to Invisible Kid
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(term 5)

Invisible Kid (Lyle Norg)

• Became Leader : Adventure Comics #348 (published July 28, 1966, cover date September 1966); Superboy was his deputy
  • Reason: Elected to the role
• Lost Leadership: to Ultra Boy
  • Reason: Regular end of term

(term 6)

Ultra Boy

• Became Leader : Adventure Comics #371 (August 1968)
  • Reason: Elected to the role
• Lost Leadership:
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(term 7)

Karate Kid

• Became Leader : Adventure Comics #382 (November 1969)
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• Lost Leadership:
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(term 8)

Mon-El

• Became Leader : Adventure Comics #392 (September 1970; Element Lad was his deputy)
  • Reason:
• Lost Leadership:
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(term 9)

Ultra Boy

• Became Leader : Superboy #184 (April 1972)
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• Lost Leadership:
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(term 10)

Mon-El

• Became Leader : Superboy #190 (September 1972; ran against Saturn Girl; result unrevealed until #193; Brainiac 5 was his deputy)
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• Lost Leadership:
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(term 11)

Wildfire

• Became Leader : Superboy and the Legion of Superheroes #225 (March 1977).
  • Reason: Elected to the role.
• Lost Leadership:
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(term 12)

Lightning Lad

• Became Leader : Superboy and the Legion of Superheroes #247 (January 1979)
  • Reason: Elected to the role.
• Lost Leadership: Legion of Superheroes #287, May 1982.
  • Reason: Resignation due to excessive stress.

(term 13)

Dream Girl

• Became Leader : Legion of Superheroes #291, September 1982; ran against Element Lad, who refused to be her deputy, and Ultra Boy, who also refused deputy leader status in #303.
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• Lost Leadership:
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(term 14)

Element Lad

• Became Leader : Legion of Superheroes #306, December 1983 (as revealed in #310, April 1984; previously he had served three terms as deputy and stepped up when Lightning Lad rennounced leadership in #287; Dream Girl was his deputy).
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• Lost Leadership:
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(term 15)

Element Lad

• Became Leader : Legion of Superheroes Vol. 3 #12, July 1985.
  • Reason:
• Lost Leadership:
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Post-Crisis

(term 16)

Polar Boy

• Became Leader : Legion of Superheroes Vol. 3 #36, July 1987
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• Lost Leadership:
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(term 17)

Sensor Girl

• Became Leader : Legion of Superheroes Vol. 3 #59, April 1989; Timber Wolf was her deputy.
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• Lost Leadership: Legion of Superheroes Vol. 4 #15, February 1991; Timber Wolf stepped up in her place.
  • Reason: Decision to resign from the Legion.

(term 18)

Timber Wolf

• Became Leader : Legion of Superheroes Vol. 3 #59, April 1989 (elected as deputy); Legion of Superheroes Vol. 4 #15, February 1991 (promoted to acting leader after Sensor Girl's leave of absence).
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• Lost Leadership:
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(term 19)

Sun Boy

• Became Leader : Legion of Superheroes Vol. 4 #28, April 1992.
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• Lost Leadership: Legion of Superheroes Vol. 4 #28, April 1992, in favor of Polar Boy.
  • Reason: Resigned from Legion.

(term 20)

Polar Boy

• Became Leader : Legion of Superheroes Vol. 4 #28, April 1992
  • Reason: Sun Boy's resignation
• Lost Leadership:
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(term 21)

Cosmic Boy

• Became Leader : Legionnaires #1 (April 1993)
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• Lost Leadership:
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(term 22)

Shrinking Violet

• Became Leader : Legion of Superheroes Vol. 4 #54, February 1994
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• Lost Leadership:
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