Superman v1 152
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Contents
The Robot Master!
(9 pages/44 panels)
Plot Synopsis
Clark Kent enters the offices of the Daily Planet to find Lois Lane writing a story exposing him as Superman and Perry White declaring they will print it immediately. Using his x-ray vision, Superman discovers both of his closest friends, plus his pal, Jimmy Olsen three, are robots.
Their 'Master' has made a Clark Kent robot also, which enters the room. Then, suddenly, all of the robots collapse. Superman calls Supergirl, and they take the robots to the Fortress of Solitude. There, the robots revive, and tour the fortress like tourists. They each bost about the person they look like, then start fighting. All are destroyed except the Clark robot.
That night while the Kryptonians rest, the Clark robot gets containers from the ruins of the other robots. It then opens the Fortress door to let the robot master in. It is the Legion of Super-Heroes. They came back in time on the anniversary of Supergirl's arrival on Earth to present miniature busts of themselves, and of Superman and Supergirl, to their heroes.
Roll Call
In order of appearance:
Legionnaires
- Supergirl (25 panels - inc. 1 ea. as Linda Danvers, in flashback)
- Saturn Girl (7 panels - inc. 1 in flashback)
- Cosmic Boy (9 panels - inc. 1 in flashback)
- Lightning Lad (5 panels - inc. 1 in flashback, 0 words)
- Brainiac 5 (6 panels - inc. 1 in flashback)
- Chameleon Boy (5 panels - inc. 1 in flashback, 0 words)
- Sun Boy (5 panels - inc. 1 in flashback, 0 words)
Supporting Characters
- Superman (40 panels - inc. 9 as Clark Kent, 1 in flashback)
Other Characters
- Mr. Danvers (1 panel)
- Mrs. Danvers (1 panel)
- An unnamed alien held in the Fortress of Solitude (1 panel)
Planets and Settings
- 20th century Earth, including
- The Daily Planet
- The Fortress of Solitude
Technology, Gadgets and Other Neat Stuff
- Clark Kent Robot (23 panels - inc. 1 in flashback)
- Jimmy Olsen Robot (26 panels - inc. in in flashback)
- Lois Lane Robot (30 panels - inc. in in flashback)
- Perry White Robot (22 panels - inc. in in flashback)
- Jor-El statue (1 panel)
- Lara statue (1 panel)
- Giant Key to the Fortress of Solitude (1 panel)
- Legion Time Bubble (2 panels, - inc. 1 in flashback)
- A "picto-caster" (1 panel)
- Legion statuettes (1 panel)
Notes of Interest
Twisted Timelines
This story is said to take place on the "latest anniversary" of Supergirl's arrival on Earth. Considering the number of adventures both she and the Legion would have, and how their respective timelines would end up compressed, this story must have taken place fairly early in the careers of each, perhaps on Supergirl second or third anniversary, but within the first year of the Legion's.
Worth 1,000 Words
Contains a flashback to the cover image from Supergirl's 1st appearance in Action Comics #252.
Other stories in this issue
There are two additional stories that do not feature the Legion. "Superbaby Captures the Pumpkin Gang" & "The TV Trap for Superman"
Reprints
To date, this Legion story has not been reprinted.
