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| 2975 |
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Jan 18 |
Saturn Girl is elected leader. After receiving a prediction
that a Legionnaire will die battling Zaryan, she suspends the others
so that she will be the only possible casualty. Despite her best efforts,
Lightning Lad intervenes and dies destroying Zaryan's ship. First reference
to Triplicate Girl's homeworld, Carggg (spelled "Cargg" in this
story). NOTES: Zaryan
was later described as a Khundian warlord. The Khunds were not introduced
until Adventure #346 (7.66). |
Adventure #304 (1.63) |
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Jan 23 |
PRE- AND POST-CRISIS: Mon-El's lead
poisoning is permanently cured, allowing him to leave the Phantom Zone.
Masquerading as Marvel Lad, he is admitted to the Legion after
inventing anti-gravity element 152 and defeating a creature called
a sun-eater. He reveals his true identity and is accepted as a
full-time Legionnaire. First appearances of Legion applicants Antennae
Boy (Khfeurb Chee Bez of Grxyor) and Dynamo Kid. GLORITH
REALITY:Valor is permanently freed from the Bgztl Buffer Zone
to join the Legion full-time. He learns that he is seen as a nearly divine
figure throughout the galaxy. NOTES: The anti-gravity
element Mon-El invents in this story is later used as the basis of the
Legion's flight rings. The sun-eater in this story is clearly not the
same as the one in Adventure #352-#353 (1-2.67). The Glorith-reality
version of this story was told in Legion v.4 Annual #2. |
Adventure #305 (2.63), (Legion v.4 Annual #2, 1991) |
|
Feb 12 |
The inhabitants of the planet Trom are exterminated by the pirate Kivun
Roxxas. The sole survivor is 12 year-old Jan Arrah. NOTES: The destruction of Trom was first revealed in Adventure Comics
#307 (4.63); the date was established in Legion v.4 #31 (7.92). |
(Adventure #307, 4.63),
(Legion v.4 #31,
7.92) |
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PRE-CRISIS ONLY: The
Legion tries to travel back in time to help Supergirl against a trio of
escapees from the Phantom Zone, but they are blocked by a temporal barrier
erected by the three villains. |
Action #298 (3.63) |
|
Feb 17 |
Rejected Legion applicants Polar Boy (Brek Bannin of Tharr), Night
Girl (Lydda Jath of Kathoon), Chlorophyll Kid (Ral
Benem of Mardru), Fire Lad (Staq Mavlin of Shwar), and Stone
Boy (Dag Wentim of Zwen) form the Legion of Substitute Heroes.
They secretly help to save the Earth from an invasion by the Plant
Men. NOTES: This story was retold in Secret
Origins #37, which introduced rejected applicant Estimate Lad.
The text of the original story places the Legion in the 21st century
rather than the 30th. This is the first appearance of the Avenue
of the Super-Heroes in Metropolis. |
Adventure #306 (3.63),
(Secret Origins #37, 2.89) |
|
Mar 5 |
Jan Arrah joins the Legion as Mystery Lad and helps bring Roxxas to
justice. Afterwards, he renames himself Element Lad. Applicants "Camera
Eye" and "Green Boy" are rejected.NOTES: In
this appearance only, Jan's chest emblem is a question mark. This is
the last story to place the Legion in the 21st century rather than the
30th. Camera Eye was named in Great Darkness Saga trade paperback, which printed
a key to the 1984 Giffen
Legion poster. Green Boy was never explicitly named in the story. |
Adventure #307 (4.63) |
|
Mar 12 |
Lightning Lad appears to return from the dead. After helping the Legion
bring the criminals of Thieves' Planet to justice, "Lightning Lad"
is revealed to be Garth's twin sister, Ayla Ranzz (not named in this story),
masquerading as her brother. She joins the Legion as Lightning Lass.
Chameleon Boy acquires a shape-changing Protean "pet," Proty. |
Adventure #308 (5.63) |
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The Legion rejects applicants Rainbow Girl (Dori Aandraison of
Xolnar) and Jungle King. Jungle King travels to Monster World and
forms the Legion of Super-Monsters. He is eventually killed by
one of his own creatures. |
Adventure #309 (6.63) |
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Myke-4 Astor, born with destructive sonic powers and hideously disfigured
by Khundish experiments, joins a group of notorious pranksters running
rampant across the United Planets. NOTES:
Echo first appeared in the Adult Legion story in Adventure Comics
#355 (4.67). His first appearance in the regular Legion timeline was in
Legion v.4 #28 (4.92). His history was given in the 2995 Sourcebook. |
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PRE-CRISIS ONLY: All
the Legionnaires except Superboy are slain by the Mask Man, a
descendant of Superman's foe Mr. Mxyzptlk. Superboy tricks the imp into
going back to the 5th Dimension, restoring the Legion to life with no
memory of what happened. First appearance of Doll World, where
all the inhabitants are tiny, the Mount Rushmore of Space, and
the Legion flag. |
Adventure #310 (7.63) |
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The Legion of Substitute Heroes defeats a band of aliens masquerading
as the Legion. NOTES: Element Lad's emblem
changes to an E in this story. This is the first time Night Girl's love
for Cosmic Boy was revealed. |
Adventure #311 (8.63) |
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May 23 |
Chameleon Boy's pet Proty sacrifices his life to resurrect Lightning
Lad. Unbeknownst to the Legion, Garth's body is actually revived with
Proty's consciousness and essence. NOTES:
The truth about Garth's resurrection was not revealed until Legion v.4 #
Annual #3 (1992). This story is the first actual appearance of the planet
Daxam. |
Adventure #312 (9.63) |
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PRE-CRISIS: The Legion makes Jimmy Olsen an
honorary Legionnaire. Chameleon Boy acquires a new pet, Proty II,
to replace Proty. POST-CRISIS AND GLORITH REALITIES:
The Legion never meets Jimmy Olsen. |
Jimmy Olsen #72 (10.63) |
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PRE-CRISIS ONLY: The
female Legionnaires are stricken with a "Crimson Plague" by the masked
Satan Girl. Supergirl enlists the aid of the Super-Pets to battle
Satan Girl, who is revealed to be an evil Red Kryptonite duplicate of
Supergirl. First appearance of the Puppet Planetoid, a playground
for gigantic children in another dimension. |
Adventure #313 (10.63) |
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PRE- AND POST-CRISIS: The villainous
Alaktor steals a Legion Time Bubble, rescues Emperor Nero, John
Dillinger, and Adolf Hitler from the past, and transfers their minds
into the bodies of Mon-El, Ultra Boy, and Superboy. First appearance
of Legion reject Ron-Karr (of Neptune, spelled "Ronn Kar" in
this story) of Neptune and of the Lost World, an ancient planet
capable of traveling through space by means of an enormous rocket engine. GLORITH
REALITY:No Superboy at this time. |
Adventure #314 (11.63) |
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PRE-CRISIS ONLY: When
Jimmy Olsen is set to marry a woman from another dimension named Rona,
Ultra Boy visits the 20th century to bring him a wedding gift from the
Legion. Jimmy's marriage is called off after Rona is revealed to be a
notorious murderess. |
Jimmy Olsen #73 (12.63) |
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The Legion learns of the existence of the Substitute Heroes and holds
a contest to allow one of them to join the Legion. Night Girl battles
Sun Woman, a super-powered tyrant on the planet Vannar. Stone Boy
wins, but decides to stay with his comrades. |
Adventure #315 (12.63) |
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Ultra Boy convinces the Legion he is secretly Rann Varal, a notorious
criminal, and gets himself expelled from the Legion in order to capture
a group of space pirates. He is later reinstated after completing his
mission. NOTES: This story has the first signs
of the romance between Ultra Boy and Phantom Girl. |
Adventure #316 (1.64) |
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GLORITH REALITY ONLY: Ultra Boy deliberately
blunders a diplomatic mission to the Jaguar Court of Grykk to prevent
the Legion from attacking Mordru. In disguise, he visits Zerox and convinces
Mordru to attack Glorith, forcing the two eternal enemies into conflict
before either is ready. |
(Legion v.4 Annual #1, 1990) |
|
Oct 20 |
Dream Girl (Nura Nal of Naltor) joins the Legion. PRE- AND POST-CRISIS: The Legion discusses the
Time Trapper. GLORITH REALITY: The Legion
is unaware of the Trapper's existence at this time. NOTES: This story has the first signs of romance between Star Boy and
Dream Girl. |
Adventure #317 (2.64) |
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PRE-CRISIS ONLY: The
Legion and the Super-Pets travel to the 20th century to appear on a television
program honoring Superman. |
Action #309 (2.64) |
|
Oct 31 |
After she has a vision that a Legionnaire will die, Dream Girl tries
to protect the others by causing them to be expelled. After the danger
is past, she alters Lightning Lass's powers with Naltorian super-science,
allowing her to remain a Legionnaire and then resigns. Lightning Lass
changes her name to Light Lass. |
Adventure #317 (2.64) |
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While the Legion helps to evacuate the population of the planet Xenn
to a new world, Sun Boy, suffering from space fatigue, strands a group
of Legionnaires on a remote, deserted planet. PRE- AND POST-CRISIS: Superboy and Mon-El once again try to crack
the Time Trapper's Iron Curtain of Time. NOTES:
This was the first actual appearance of the Time Trapper. |
Adventure #318 (3.64) |
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The Titanian royal family loans the Hypno-Stone of Ouranos to California's
Museum of Mystic Arts. Shortly afterwards, it is stolen by Vidar (Universo). |
(Legion v.4 #49, E11.93) |
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PRE-CRISIS ONLY: The
Legion brings Jimmy Olsen to the 30th century to perform three super-feats
as Elastic Lad. Light Lass, Saturn Girl, and Triplicate Girl pretend to
be in love with him in an attempt to make Jimmy's girlfriend, Lucy Lane,
appreciate him more. |
Jimmy Olsen #76 (4.64) |
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The Substitute Heroes come to the rescue when the Legion is nearly wiped
out by a citadel on the planet Throon. The Subs are made reserve
members of the Legion. First appearance of the Planetary Chance Machine. |
Adventure #319 (4.64) |
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PRE-CRISIS: The Legion meets Kryptonian miscreant
Dev-Em, who is now living in the 30th century and working for the Interstellar
Counter-Intelligence Corps. They help him capture the crime lord Molock.
Dev-Em declines Legion membership. First appearance of rejected Legion
applicant Radiation Roy (Roy Travich of Earth). POST-CRISIS:
This is Dev-Em's first actual meeting with Superboy. Their earlier encounters
are false memories created by David Emery's strange Titanian psychic powers.
GLORITH
REALITY: The Legion meets Dev-Em, a 20th century
Daxamite sent to the future by Valor. NOTES: Dev-Em's post-Crisis origin appears only in
Who's Who in the LSH #1 (5.88). His Glorith-reality background
is mentioned in Adventures of Superman #478 (5.91) and told in
more detail in Who's Who #9 (5.91). The whereabouts of his parents,
who were shown to have traveled with him to the 30th century in pre-Crisis
continuity, were never revealed. Molock may be the same as Molock Hanscom,
who later becomes Starfinger III. |
Adventure #320 (5.64) |
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Dec 14 |
Bouncing Boy resigns after losing his powers. PRE- AND
POST-CRISIS: The Time Trapper poses as Science
Police Commissioner Wilson in an attempt to capture
the Concentrator. Thwarted, he retreats to the distant future,
hidden behind the Iron Curtain of Time. GLORITH
REALITY:The Legion is unaware of the Trapper's existence at
this time. NOTES: Secrets of the LSH #1
(3.81) showed the Legion capturing the Concentrator from Lucifer-Seven
in 2973, its first chronological appearance. |
Adventure #321 (6.64) |
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PRE-CRISIS: The Legion leaves the Super-Pets
to guard the clubhouse while they try to break through the Iron Curtain
of Time with weapons built with the help of the Legion of Substitute Heroes.
Proty II recounts how the Proteans of Antares gained their shape-shifting
abilities centuries ago, and undergoes a series of trials to prove his
worthiness to join the Legion of Super-Pets .POST-CRISIS
AND GLORITH REALITIES: The history of the Super-Pets, if any,
is unknown. NOTES: Light Lass's costume gets
a new cloud emblem in this story. |
Adventure #322 (7.64) |
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GLORITH REALITY ONLY: The Legion discovers
the existence of the Iron Curtain of Time and learn that it was created
by Glorith of Baaldur. |
(Legion v.4 Annual #1, 1990) |
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|
Jan 1 |
PRE-CRISIS: The Legionnaires, including Pete
Ross and Jimmy Olsen, participate in a bizarre contest devised by Proty
II, commemorating Superboy's history, to determine the new Legion leader.
Saturn Girl wins the contest and is reelected. Phantom Girl demonstrates
that she can enter and leave the Phantom Zone at will, traveling into
the Zone to communicated with Gazor, a Kryptonian inmate sent
to the Zone centuries earlier after being captured by Jor-El. First appearances
of Legion rejects Spider Girl (Sussa Paka of Earth) and Double-Header (Dyvud/Frenk
Retzun of Janus). GLORITH REALITY: Most of
Proty's weird challenge probably does not take place. The Legion has
not yet met Superboy or Pete Ross, and never meets Jimmy Olsen. |
Adventure #323 (8.64) |
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Dr. Marden King, the brother of Jungle King, tries to avenge his brother's death by pitting the Heroes of Lallor (Beast Boy,
Duplicate Boy, Evolvo Lad, Gas Girl, and Life
Lass) against the Legion. Shrinking Violet falls in love with
Duplicate Boy. NOTES: Jungle King died in Adventure Comics #309 (6.63). |
Adventure #324 (9.64) |
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PRE-CRISIS ONLY: A criminal named Kasmir steals a Legion time bubble and travels back to the 20th century, where he kidnaps Jimmy Olsen to show him how to correctly operate the bubble. Kasmir is eventually captured and returned to the 30th century by Superman. |
Jimmy Olsen #79 (9.64) |
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Kid Psycho (Gnill Opral of Hajor) applies for Legion membership, but is rejected
because the use of his powers shortens his life. |
(Superboy v.1 #125, 12.65) |
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With the capitol of Talok VIII under siege by the Yakka-Mahor hill people, the mayor sends Tasmia Mallor, the granddaughter of Talok's recently deceased protector, Sarven Mallor, to find the secret of her grandfather's "shadow magic." She meets her cousin, Grev, and together they encounter the spirits of their ancestors, who grant them both the hereditary shadow powers. Tasmia becomes Shadow Lass, the new protector of Talok VIII. NOTES: The date is approximate, based on the apparent ages of Tasmia and Grev in this story. |
(Secret Origins #8, 11.86) |
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PRE-CRISIS ONLY: At the request of Jimmy Olsen, Cosmic Boy, Invisible Kid, and Saturn Girl visit the 20th century and imbue Superman with their powers after Superman has temporarily lost his own. |
Superman v.1 #172 (10.64) |
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PRE-CRISIS ONLY: The young Lex Luthor visits the 30th century and tries to destroy the Legion. NOTES: This story is the first 30th century appearance of Atlantis. |
Adventure #325 (10.64) |
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PRE-CRISIS: Queen Azura of the
planet Femnaz hypnotizes the female Legionnaires, including
Supergirl, into attacking their male comrades. Supergirl invents a gas
that nullifies Durlans' powers (later called Cancellite). POST-CRISIS: No Supergirl. GLORITH
REALITY: Laurel Gand takes the place
of Supergirl. NOTES: Cancellite was named in Legion v.2 #305 (11.83). A modified form working on Proteans appears in Adventure Comics #334 (7.65). |
Adventure #326 (11.64) |
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Val Armorr earns the position of Keikan-cho, placing him in charge of protecting Tokyo's shogun. He is publicly honored for saving the shogun from an assassin, but harshly criticized by his former teacher, Kashu, for the death of several other guards during the incident. Val resigns from his position to seek another path. NOTES: The date is approximate, based on Val's apparent age in the story. |
(Secret Origins #47, 2.90) |
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The Legionnaires visit the planet Zuun (spelled "Zoon" in this story), where Light Lass falls in love with Brin Londo (Lone Wolf), a young man who gained super powers after his father exposed him to rare zuunium radiation. Brin erroneously believes that he is an android, Karth Arn, not a human being, but the Legion demonstrates that he is indeed human, given amnesia by the real Karth Arn. Brin later joins the Legion Academy and trains to be a Legionnaire. NOTES: Brin's Academy training is revealed in his next appearance in Adventure #371 (8.68). Light Lass's costume replaces the cloud with a new feather emblem in this issue. |
Adventure #327 (12.64) |
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The Legion admits Command Kid (Jeem Rehtu of Preztor), unaware that he is possessed by a demon. The demon is exorcised and Command Kid leaves the Legion to return to Preztor. |
Adventure #328 (1.65) |
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When the villain Vibrex (Dist Vetkoh of Jupiter), master of vibration, disables the Legion's flying belts, Brainiac 5 uses the anti-gravity Element 152 invented by Mon-El to create the Legion flight rings. NOTES: Mon-El invented Element 152 in Adventure Comics #305 (2.63). |
(Legion v.2 #267, 9.80) |
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PRE-CRISIS ONLY: The Legion, now equipped with flight rings, battles the 30th century Bizarro Superboy, who creates the Legion of Stupor-Bizarros on Htrae, the Bizarro World. NOTES: The Bizarro Superboy is not the same as the 20th century Bizarro Superboy, who first appeared in Superboy #68 (11.58). The Bizarro World first appeared in Action #263 (4.60). It was created in Superman's era, not Superboy's, and did not exist in the Pocket Universe. |
Adventure #329 (2.65) |
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Space pirate Vorm joins the Legion as Dynamo-Boy. He engineers the expulsion of all the other members and names himself leader. First appearance of Legion rejects Eye-ful Ethel (Ethel Lyn Niwtyn of Earth) and The Mess (Meyer Qayd of Earth). |
Adventure #330 (3.65) |
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The adult Cosmic King, Lightning Lord, and Saturn Queen join
Dynamo-Boy's Legion of "Super-Villains." The villains defeat
the Legion of Substitute Heroes, but are ultimately beaten by the real
Legionnaires, who strand Dynamo-Boy in the distant future and return the
adult villains to their own era. First appearance of Legion rejects Animal
Lad (Ennis Janhson of Earth), Golden Boy (Klint Stewirt of
Earth), Polecat (Dafe Meron of Earth), and Tusker (Horace
Lafeaugh of Earth). NOTES: The Legion of Super-Villains
claims to have traveled back in time from "a few years in the future."
Who's Who in the LSH #4 (8.88) says that this Saturn Queen is the
teenage Eve Aries of Titan, not the adult Saturn Queen previously seen
with the LSV, although the story itself indicates that she is from the
same future time-line as the adult Lightning Lord and Cosmic King. The
story says that the villains were returned to stand trial in their own
time, but according to Who's Who in the LSH, they were sent to
Takron-Galtos, only to mysteriously vanish en route. |
Adventure #331 (4.65) |
|
Sep 24 |
Mordru attacks Earth. The Legion defeats him by entombing him in an
airless vault. NOTES: These events were
shown in flashback in Adventure Comics #369 (6.68). They were never depicted in any actual story. |
(Adventure #369, 6.68) |
|
Nov 10 |
Lightning Lad loses his arm battling the Dxaundii, the
"Super-Moby Dick of Space," and becomes obsessed with destroying the
creature. |
Adventure #332 (5.65) |
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PRE-CRISIS ONLY: The Legion discovers a tablet inscribed in Kryptonese in a rock strata millions of years old. They travel back in time and become embroiled in a war between colonists from Krypton and the alien Vruun on ancient Earth. NOTES: This story is contradicted by many other pre- and post-Crisis accounts of the history of both Atlantis and Krypton, and may be entirely apocryphal. |
Adventure #333 (6.65) |
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PRE-CRISIS ONLY: Jimmy Olsen visits the 30th century for a ceremony honoring the Legion. |
Jimmy Olsen #85 (6.65) |
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PRE-CRISIS: The Legion is menaced by
a group of Proteans under the influence of the evil Dr. Norm Eldor
and meets the mysterious masked hero Unknown Boy, who they later
learn is Supergirl, suffering from Red Kryptonite-induced amnesia. POST-CRISIS: No
Supergirl in the Legion. The identity of Unknown Boy,
if s/he actually existed, is unclear. GLORITH REALITY: Unknown
Boy is revealed as Laurel Gand in disguise. NOTES: This
story contains the first reference to the "post-hypnotic suggestion" that
keeps Superboy from remembering details of his future life that he learns
during his time with the Legion. |
Adventure #334 (7.65) |
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The Legion meets Lars Hanscom and battles Starfinger, who
attempts to steal the wonder drug Rejuvium and to destroy the
"Seven Wonders of the 30th Century." First appearance of Cosmic Boy's younger brother, Pol Krinn. |
Adventure #335 (8.65) |
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The Legion defeats Starfinger and discover that he is secretly
Lightning Lad, brainwashed by Dr. Hanscom. First appearance of inertron and Metropolis's fusion powersphere. |
Adventure #336 (9.65) |
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Brainiac 5 is elected leader. Phantom Girl, Ultra Boy, Saturn Girl, and
Lightning Lad pretend to marry and leave the Legion. Alien spies from Murra
infiltrate the Legion as Black-Out Boy, Magnetic Kid, and
Size Lad. The three spies are exposed and expelled, and the
"married" members return to duty. NOTES:
Chlorophyll Kid and Night Girl also pose as applicants. The Magnetic Kid
in this story is not the same as Magnetic Kid II (Pol Krinn), who joins
the Legion years later. |
Adventure #337 (10.65) |
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PRE- AND POST-CRISIS: The Time
Trapper sends his servant, Glorith of Baaldur, to turn the
Legionnaires into children. When she fails, the Trapper devolves her into
protoplasm. The Legion destroys the Trapper's Iron Curtain of Time. The
Trapper is trapped in a time-stasis field. GLORITH REALITY: The Time Trapper is not present at this time, nor is Glorith his underling. Glorith is not devolved.
NOTES: This was the first appearance of the Time Trapper's citadel at the end of time. |
Adventure #338 (11.65) |
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PRE- AND POST-CRISIS: Superboy persuades the Legion to grant Kid Psycho, who was turned down a year before because his powers endangered his life, reserve membership in the Legion. Glorith timeline: The Legion has not yet met Superboy. Valor convinces the Legion to accept Kid Psycho. |
Superboy v.1 #125 (12.65) |
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The Legion fights Beast Boy of the Heroes of Lallor, who dies saving a
little girl's life. |
Adventure #339 (12.65) |
|
Apr 22 |
Brainiac 5 creates the artificial intelligence Computo. Computo runs out of control and attempts to take over the Earth, holding several Legionnaires hostage and demanding that the rest of the Legion leave the Earth forever. First reference to the United Planets. |
Adventure #340 (1.66) |
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One of Triplicate Girl's three bodies is slain by Computo. The Legionnaires send her ashes to Shanghalla, the cemetery satellite. Triplicate Girl renames herself Duo Damsel. While the Legionnaires hide out in the Batcave, Proty II attempts to distract Computo by posing as the Weirdo Legionnaire. The Legionnaires unsuccessfully try to fight Computo by creating a Bizarro-Computo. Bouncing Boy temporarily regains his powers and attempts to rescue Saturn Girl from Computo's clutches. Brainiac 5 finally destroys Computo with an anti-matter force. NOTES: In the Glorith timeline, Triplicate Girl called herself "Triad" at this time. Other heroes shown to be interred on Shanghalla are Leeta 87, Mog Vagor, Hate Face, Nimbok of Vaalor, and Beast Boy of Lallor, who died in Adventure Comics #339 (12.65). This is the first 30th century appearance of the Batcave. Its last chronological appearance was in Hex #11 (7.86), set in 2045. |
Adventure #341 (2.66) |
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Jun 31 |
PRE- AND POST-CRISIS: Star Boy is put
on trial for killing Kenz Nuhor of Naltor. Superboy defends him,
arguing that the non-invulnerable Legionnaires should be allowed to kill
in self-defense. Star Boy is expelled. He and Dream Girl join the
Substitute Heroes. First appearance of Legion rejects Calamity King (E.
Davis Ester of Touston) and Color Kid (Ulu Vakk of Lupra). GLORITH
REALITY: Superboy has not yet visited the 30th century. Star Boy
is defended by Valor. NOTES: Brainiac 5 mentions
that he was recently attacked by an android sent by the Coluan computer
tyrants overthrown by his ancestor. This is the first reference in a Legion
story to the fact that the original Brainiac was an android, not a living
being. |
Adventure #342 (3.66) |
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The Legionnaires are "jinxed" by a group of scientists on the planet Thaun who are posing as the Luck Lords. First appearance of Ventura, the "Gamblers' Planet." NOTES: Thaun may be the same as the planet Tharn, which became the new Sorcerer's World following the destruction of Zerox in 2989. The real Luck Lords are first seen in Legion v.3 #44-#45 (3-4.88). |
Adventure #343 (4.66) |
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The Dominion begins "Project Unkillables," creating a corps of
brainwashed assassins descended from history's most notorious killers. |
(Legion v.4 #22, 9.91) |
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The Legionnaires are captured by Nardo and imprisoned in the
Super-Stalag of Space along with other heroes, including
Blockade Boy (Phyl Staad of Amadus), Plant Lad (Noyt Echad of Simballi), Shadow Kid (Grev Mallor of Talok VIII), and Weight
Wizard. Plant Lad is killed for resisting Nardo's guards. NOTES: Shadow Kid was later revealed to be the cousin of Tasmia Mallor (Shadow Lass). |
Adventure #344 (5.66) |
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The Legion escapes from the Super-Stalag of Space, but Weight
Wizard is killed. Nardo nearly kills Matter-Eater Lad, but instead
alters his atomic structure, making him super-fat. Nardo is captured and
the Super-Stalag dismantled. |
Adventure #345 (6.66) |
| Jim Shooter begins as writer |
|
Dec 8 |
Karate Kid (Val Armorr of Earth), Princess Projectra of
Orando,
Ferro Lad (Andrew Nolan of Earth) and Nemesis Kid (Hart Druiter
of Myar,
the Alchemist's Planet) join
the Legion, which defends the Earth against an invasion by the Khunds and their warlord, Garlak. NOTES: This
story indicates that the United Planets has only recently discovered the
Khundian homeworld. Later accounts make it clear that, at least in the
post-Crisis and Glorith-reality timelines, Earth was aware of the existence
of the Khunds beginning in the 20th century. The Khund homeworld is said
to have been discovered by a telescope at the Palmer Observatory, presumably
named after Ray Palmer, the Atom, who first appeared in Showcase Comics #34
(10.61). |
Adventure #346 (7.66) |
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Nardo, former warden of the Super-Stalag of Space, delivers genetic
samples of the Legionnaires to the Dark Circle for use in "Project
Doppelganger." |
(Legion v.4 #22, 9.91) |
|
Dec 15 |
Nemesis Kid is revealed to be a spy for the Khunds. He is expelled from
the Legion, but manages to escape. The Khundian invasion force is defeated
and Garlak captured. |
Adventure #347 (8.66) |
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Invisible Kid is elected leader. The Legion battles Dr. Zaxton Regulus,
who they learn was responsible for the origin of Sun Boy. NOTES: This story was the first indication of Duo Damsel's crush on Superboy,
which in the Glorith timeline was a crush on Valor. |
Adventure #348 (9.66) |
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Vidar, now armed with the Hypno-Stone and calling himself Universo,
attempt to join the Legion in order to steal a Time Bubble. When he is
rejected, he hypnotizes Professor Huxton of the Time Institute
into luring the Legionnaires to a series of traps throughout time. The
Legion enlists the aid of young Rond Vidar and his invention, the
Time Cube, and manages to escape Universo's traps in time to stop
him from placing the United Planets Inner Council under his hypnotic control.
Rond Vidar reveals that he is Universo's son. NOTES: Rond Vidar is not named in this story; his name was not revealed
until Adventure #360 (9.67). Universo's name was not revealed to
be "Vidar" until Legion v.2 #295 (1.83). |
Adventure #349 (10.66) |
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PRE-CRISIS: Superboy and Supergirl are forced
to leave the Legion when the Earth is surrounded by a cloud of green
Kryptonite. They ask the Legion to accept two masked heroes, "Sir Prize" and "Miss
Terious," as their replacements. The Legion battles Prince Evillo
of Tartarus and his Devil's Dozen (Apollo, Tal Obrin
of Geeqou; the Hag; Sugyn; and the Wild Huntsman, Jake
Kafkranus of Tartarus), who kidnap Lightning Lad. First appearance
of the Legion's financier, R.J. Brande. POST-CRISIS:
Supergirl is not a Legionnaire. GLORITH REALITY:
The Legion has not yet met Superboy. Valor and Laurel Gand are forced
to temporarily leave the Legion. NOTES: R.J.
Brande was not actually named until Adventure Comics #350 (12.66). |
Adventure #350 (11.66) |
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GLORITH REALITY ONLY: The Time Trapper
chooses a point in time when the Legionnaires were "untouched by the
specter of death" and creates temporal duplicates of all active members.
He stores them beneath the Time Institute in Metropolis. NOTES: Luornu
is taken from slightly earlier, as Triplicate Girl. Lightning Lad is merged
with his "pre-death" self. The duplicates are later called the "SW6 Legion."
They were first mentioned in Legion
v.4 #20
(7.91), and their first actual appearance was in Legion v.4 #24
(12.91). |
(Legion v.4 #53, 1.94) |
|
Mar 31 |
PRE-CRISIS: The Hag, Xola Aq, is restored
to her true form: the White Witch, younger sister of Dream Girl.
With her help, the Legionnaires defeat Evillo and the Devil's Dozen. Evillo's
doctor, Zan Orbal, re-grows Lightning Lad's arm and restores Bouncing
Boy's powers. "Sir Prize" and "Miss Terious" are revealed as Star Boy
and Dream Girl. Color Kid, now a member of the Substitute Heroes, changes
the green Kryptonite cloud to blue, allowing Superboy and Supergirl to
return to the 30th century. Bouncing Boy, Dream Girl, Star Boy, Superboy,
and Supergirl rejoin the Legion. The White Witch predicts the fates of
four Legionnaires, including Ferro Lad, who she predicts will die, and
Cosmic Boy, whose fate is "too dreadful" to reveal. POST-CRISIS: Supergirl is not a Legionnaire. GLORITH
REALITY:The Legion has not yet met Superboy. Valor and Laurel
Gand rejoin the Legion. |
Adventure #351 (12.66) |
| |
Mysa Nal returns to Zerox, the Sorcerer's World, where she resumes her
study of the mystic arts. |
(Legion v.2 #316, 10.84) |
| |
Projectra, Ferro Lad, and Karate Kid defeat Black Mace. NOTES: This is the first chronological appearance of Black Mace, whose
first appearance in print was in Adventure Comics #374 (11.68). |
(Legion v.3 #31, 2.87) |
|
Apr 18 |
When the Earth is menaced by the Sun-Eater, the Legion is forced
to enlist the help of the Fatal Five: the Emerald Empress
(Sarya of Venegar, armed with the Emerald Eye of Ekron),
Mano of Angtu, the Persuader (wielder of the Atomic
Axe, Tharok, and Validus. NOTES: Tales
of the Legion Annual
#3 (1984) later revealed that Validus is time-displaced son of Saturn
Girl and Lightning Lad, with "mental lightning" powers. |
Adventure #352 (1.67) |
|
Apr 20 |
PRE- AND POST-CRISIS: The
Legion and the Fatal Five try and fail to stop the Sun-Eater. Tharok builds
an absorbatron bomb, which Superboy volunteers to carry to the creature's
core. Ferro Lad slugs Superboy and carries the bomb himself, destroying
the Sun-Eater at the cost of his own life. A memorial for Ferro Lad is
erected on Shanghalla. GLORITH REALITY:
Ferro Lad prevents Valor from sacrificing himself. |
Adventure #353 (2.67) |
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PRE-CRISIS ONLY: In
the aftermath of the Legion's battle with the Sun-Eater, Jimmy Olsen visits
the 30th century to announce his (ultimately abortive) engagement to Lucy
Lane. |
Jimmy Olsen #100 (3.67) |
| |
PRE- AND POST-CRISIS: Insect Queen
(Lana Lang) helps the Legionnaires defeat Oggar-Kon and becomes
an honorary member. GLORITH REALITY: No similar
events. |
Adventure #355 (4.67) |
| |
PRE-CRISIS: Superboy, Mon-El, Brainiac 5,
Element Lad, and Dream Girl are transformed into children. First mention
of Rokyn, the world on which the Kryptonian city of Kandor was
enlarged. GLORITH REALITY: The Legion has not
yet met Superboy. NOTES: Brainiac 5's homeworld
is called Yod in this story. Kandor was enlarged in the 20th century in
Superman #338 (8.79). In the Pocket Universe, Kandor was never
shrunk by Brainiac and did not survive the destruction of Krypton. |
Adventure #356 (5.67) |
| |
PRE- AND POST-CRISIS: Superboy is captured
by a Controller, who reveals that he was the creator of the Sun-Eater.
While the other Controllers fight evil, he has decided to rule
the universe. Superboy is apparently saved by the ghost of Ferro Lad,
and the renegade Controller dies after being startled by some unseen force.
GLORITH REALITY: The Controller captures Valor.
The Legion has not yet met Superboy. NOTES:
This is the first appearance of the Controllers. Their full origin was
told in Crisis on Infinite Earths #7 (10.85). It was never definitely
established if the Legion clubhouse really was haunted by Ferro Lad's
spirit. |
Adventure #357 (6.67) |
| |
On the jungle world of Simballi, the Legionnaires are stalked
by Otto Orion, the Hunter. Orion dies after failing to defeat
them. |
Adventure #358 (7.67) |
| |
Earth's new president, Kandru Boltax, who is also the head of
the United Planets' Inner Council, outlaws the Legion. Some of the Legionnaires
are imprisoned on Takron-Galtos after defying a president order
not to use their powers in public, while the others become fugitives after
even their parents and Legion financier R.J. Brande turn against them.
NOTES: President Boltax's name is spelled
Kandro in this story, but it is spelled Kandru in most subsequent appearances. |
Adventure #359 (8.67) |
| |
The newly formed Legion Espionage Squad discovers that Vice President
Boltax has hypnotized Earth's population by drugging the water. They add
an antidote to the water supply with the help of Rond Vidar and unmask
"Boltax" as Universo. The Legionnaires on Takron-Galtos escape and arrest
the warden, who is an accomplice of Universo. Rond Vidar is made an honorary
Legionnaire and the real Boltax is freed. NOTES:
The Legionnaires on Earth briefly take refuge in one of Lex Luthor's former
headquarters, Luthor's Lair. Luthor's Lair first appeared in Action Comics #277 (6.61); the version shown in this story was first seen
in Superman v.1 #167 (2.64). |
Adventure #360 (9.67) |
| |
The Guardians of the Universe make Rond Vidar the Green Lantern of Space
Sector 2814. Because Green Lanterns are still barred from U.P. space,
Rond keeps his new role a secret. NOTES: Rond's entry in Who's Who in the LSH
#5 (9.88) indicates that he was given his father's power ring after Universo's
attempt to outlaw the Legion, but shortly before Rond became an honorary
Legionnaire. |
(Legion v.3 #50, 9.88) |
| |
Tired of decades of conflict, the Dominators overthrow their leader
and begins peace talks with the United Planets. The Legion escorts a caravan
of Dominion ambassadors through the 10th dimension and defends them against
the "Unkillables," a group of assassins ultimately revealed to
be descendants of assassins Lee Harvey Oswald, Brutus and Cassius, John
Wilkes Booth, and other famous killers. |
Adventure #361 (10.67) |
| |
PRE-CRISIS ONLY: Jimmy
Olsen visits the Legion and tries his hand at being a 30th-century reporter. |
Jimmy Olsen 106(10.67) |
| |
The Legion battles Mantis Morlo and his army of Chemoids,
who threaten Daxam, Orando, and Naltor. A group of Legionnaires visit
Orando, where they meet Projectra's father, King Voxv. Karate
Kid reveals his affection for Projectra. NOTES: This is the first actual
appearance of the planet Orando. |
Adventure #362 (11.67) |
| |
The Legionnaires battle Mantis Morlo on Daxam and Naltor and prevent
him from destroying the Earth. NOTES: This
is the first actual appearance of the planet Naltor and of its current
High Seer, Beren Kah. |
Adventure #363 (11.67) |
| |
PRE-CRISIS: After being chastized
by the Legion, the Legion of Super-Pets win the acclaim of the people
of the planet Thanl. Comet the Super-Horse and Proty II join the Legion
as Biron the Bowman and Blockade Boy II. POST-CRISIS AND GLORITH REALITIES: The history of the Super-Pets, if any,
is unknown. |
Adventure #364 (1.68) |
|
Aug 31 |
GLORITH REALITY ONLY: The Dark Circle
plans to substitute its cloned Legion for the real Legionnaires during
their imminent invasion of Earth. Stability problems with the clones prevents
the plan from coming to fruition. |
(Legion v.4 #22, 9.91) |
| |
Shadow Lass (Tasmia Mallor) leads the Legion on a mission to her
homeworld, Talok VIII, which has been taken over by the Fatal Five. |
Adventure #365 (2.68) |
|
Sep 28 |
The Fatal Five flee Talok VIII for Earth, where they seize two of the
three keys to the U.P.'s Universal Weapons Control Panel. Shadow Lass
joins the Legion for their showdown with the Fatal Five, which all but
destroys the Legion clubhouse. NOTES: First
mention of the Lator Dreamers bat-ball team, of which Thom Kallor (Starboy)
eventually becomes the manager, as revealed in Legion v.4 #37 (E12.92). |
Adventure #366 (3.68) |
|
Oct 19 |
The United Planets builds the Legion an elaborate new headquarters in
Metropolis. The Legion receives gifts from across the galaxy, including
the Miracle Machine from the Controllers dimension, which they
use to defeat an invasion by the Dark Circle. First appearance
of Sensei (Toshiaki White Crane), Karate Kid's teacher, and of
Tokyo, described as "one of the few places in the 30th century to maintain
some of its distinctive local cultural flavor." NOTES: According to Superboy #195 (6.73), the
new Legion headquarters is located at 344 Clinton Street, the same address
where Clark Kent's apartment building stood in the 20th century. |
Adventure #367 (4.68) |
| |
The female Legionnaires fall under the control of Thora of the
matriarchal world Taltar, who increases their powers and turns
them against their male comrades. |
Adventure #368 (5.68) |
| |
Saturn Girl recounts the origin of the Legion. NOTES: This is the first telling of the Legion's origin.
The origins of Lightning Lad, Lightning Lass, and Lightning Lord
(Garth, Ayla, and Mekt Ranzz) are shown in flashback, the first appearance
of the young Lightning Lord. The adult Lightning Lord who first appeared
in Superman #147 (8.61) was apparently an older version of Mekt
from an alternate future timeline. |
Superboy v.1 #147 (5-6.68) |
| |
PRE- AND POST-CRISIS: Mordru
escapes from the airless vault beneath Legion headquarters. The Legionnaires
flee back to Superboy's era to escape him. GLORITH
REALITY: The Legionnaires
do not visit Smallville at this time. NOTES: The
Legion's first battle with Mordru, never shown in an actual story,
is shown in flashback. Mon-El mentions that Mordru made an earlier
attempt to conquer the galaxy "decades
ago." |
Adventure #369 (6.68) |
| |
PRE- AND POST-CRISIS: Mordru captures the
Legionnaires in 20th-century Smallville and puts them on trial. The White
Witch and Princess Projectra convince Mordru that he has destroyed the
Legionnaires and trick him into accidentally burying himself again. GLORITH
REALITY:The Legionnaires do not visit Smallville at this time. |
Adventure #370 (7.68) |
| |
Invisible Kid fights a member of the Taurus Gang with the help of young
Condo Arlik (Chemical King) and the ghost of Ferro Lad. NOTES: This is the first chronological appearance of the Taurus Gang,
which first appeared in Adventure Comics #374 (11.68). |
(Legion v.3 #59, 4.89) |
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Ultra Boy is elected leader. Colossal Boy is blackmailed by a gang of
criminals who have kidnapped his parents, Wynn and Marte Allon (not
actually named in this story). He is forced to spy on the Legion
Academy. First appearance of Academy student Chemical King (Condo
Arlik of Phlon) and return of Lone Wolf (now calling himself Timber
Wolf).
Bouncing Boy is shown as an instructor at the Academy. |
Adventure #371 (8.68) |
|
Jan 30 |
Chemical King and Timber Wolf join the Legion, which rescues Colossal
Boy's parents from Tarik the Mute and his new Legion of
Super-Villains (which includes Lightning Lord, Nemesis Kid, Radiation
Roy, Ron-Karr, and Spider Girl). NOTES:
This is the first appearance of the "teen" LSV, which is not the same as
the original "adult" Legion of Super-Villains, who were from an alternate
future timeline. |
Adventure #372 (9.68) |
| |
The Legionnaires meet Dawn Allen and Don Allen, the
Tornado Twins, the children of Barry Allen (Flash II), who have
inherited their father's super-speed powers. NOTES: This story indicated that Dawn and Don
were descendants of the Flash, but it was not established that they were
his children (or that their powers were permanent, not temporary) until
Legion v.4 #17 (4.91). |
Adventure #373 (10.68) |
| |
Some of the Legionnaires are captured by the Scorpius Gang,
which blackmails their comrades into attacking the rival Taurus
Gang (Rogarth (Clave Rogarth of Avalon), Black Mace (Mick Yardreigh of Earth), Mystelor (Zera Oliet of Titan),
Shagrek, and Quantro). Science Police Chief Zoltorus
is unmasked as the leader of the Scorpius gang, which is defeated with the help of the Legion of Substitute Heroes. First appearance of R.J.
Brande's business rival Leland McCauley III. |
Adventure #374 (11.68) |
| |
King Artros of Nadir forces the Legion to battle the
Wanderers (Celebrand, Dartalg, Elvo,
Immorto, Ornitho, Psyche, and Quantum Queen). First appearance of new Science Police commander Ianos. Shadow Lass demonstrates a romantic interest in Mon-El. NOTES: This is the first actual appearance of Quantum Queen. She previously appeared among the statues of dead Legionnaires in the Adult Legion story in Adventure Comics #354 (4.67). |
Adventure #375 (12.68) |
| |
On the other-dimensional world of Nadir, Chameleon Boy defeats
Kodar the Black Vassal and romances Princess Elwinda — whom
he almost marries before the Legion draws him back to Earth. |
Adventure #376 (1.69) |
| |
The Legion pretends to turn mercenary in order to defeat
Modulus. Second appearance of Leland McCauley III. |
Adventure #377 (2.69) |
| |
To celebrate Brainiac 5's birthday, the Legion toasts him with kono
juice, only to find it has been poisoned. With only 12 hours to live,
Karate Kid tries to go out fighting by taking on the Fatal Five
single-handedly. NOTES: The 2995
Sourcebook gives Brainy's birthday as January 23. If that is correct, these events either take place before the events of Adventure Comics #371-#372 (8-9.68) or this is the first chance the Legionnaires have had to celebrate. |
Adventure #378 (3.69) |
| |
The poisoned Legionnaires are buried in space by their comrades, who
help the Seerons repel an army of invaders. The poisoned
Legionnaires are restored by use of the Miracle Machine. The
culprit is revealed to be Alek Korlo, a small-time crook. First reference to Interlac, the "intergalactic universal language of the 30th century." |
Adventure #379 (4.69) |
| |
With the help of the Legion of Super-Pets, the Legion outwits the evil
Skyzznx and his partner Alrrk. NOTES: This was the last issue of the Legion's
run in Adventure Comics. |
Adventure #380 (5.69) |
| |
Light Lass helps Timber Wolf break his addiction to the lotus
fruit of Oomar. |
Action #378 (7.69) |
| |
Uli Algor, an accomplice of the villain Sunburst, infiltrates the Legion by posing as Shadow Lass. |
Action #379 (8.69) |
| |
One of Duo Damsel's bodies develops its own identity as Lelith,
falling in love with Nam'Lor of Ikros. Nam'Lor's hyper-aura
causes Lelith to become evil. He eventually leaves and she returns to
normal. NOTES: Notes in the 2995 Legion
Sourcebook established that this was neither the first nor the last time
Duo Damsel displayed multiple personalities; Brainiac 5 speculates that it
is a repressed tendency of many Cargggites. |
Action #380 (9.69) |
|
May |
The Instructor General of the Science Police Academy discovers that cadet Shvaughn Erin is using Profem to make herself female. He decides that she is not a security risk and orders the records of her background sealed. |
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Despondent after learning that his father has lost all his family's
money gambling, Tenzil Kem (Matter-Eater Lad) cheers himself up by taking
Salu Digby (Shrinking Violet) on a date in Metropolis. Duplicate Boy
accuses Tenzil of trying to steal his girl. |
Action #381 (10.69) |
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PRE- AND POST-CRISIS: Karate Kid is
elected leader. Superboy and Mon-El are kidnapped by Cosvarr, who
uses them to build his Protector androids. GLORITH REALITY: Valor is kidnapped by Cosvarr. Superboy has not yet visited the 30th century at this time. |
Action #382 (11.69) |
| |
The Sensei visits Karate Kid in Metropolis, where he persuades him that he is trying too hard to make the other Legionnaires live up to his own standards. |
(Secret Origins #47, 2.90) |
| |
Still depressed over his abortive romance with Princess Elwinda of Nadir, Chameleon Boy poses as a human named Dane Roberts to romance
Projectra's friend Janice Warren. |
Action #383 (1.70) |
| |
PRE- AND POST-CRISIS: Mon-El apparently
dies of lead poisoning. His cousin, Eltro Gand, sacrifices his
own life force to revive him. Unbeknownst to everyone, Mon-El was not
actually dead. Rather than reviving him, Eltro only succeeds in implanting
his own personality into Mon-El's mind. GLORITH REALITY: Same events with Valor rather than Mon-El. NOTES: The truth about Eltro Gand's sacrifice
was revealed in Legion v.4 #4 (2.90). |
Action #384 (1.70) |
| |
The Legion visits Star Boy's homeworld, Xanthu, and battle a Naltorian
gang led by Yark Althu, the brother of Kenz Nuhor, the man Star Boy
killed in self-defense. NOTES: Star Boy killed Kenz Nuhor in Adventure Comics #342 (3.66). |
Action #385 (2.70) |
| |
Uli Algor is released from jail, where she was sent for impersonating
Shadow Lass, and tries to destroy the Legion on the asteroid world
Talus. NOTES: Uli Algor first appeared in Action Comics #379 (8.69). In January 2995 the
revived Legion established its new headquarters on Talus, as shown in
Legion v.4 #14 (1.91). |
Action #386 (3.70) |
| |
PRE-CRISIS: The U.P. informs the
Legion that they face ruinous taxation if they have more than 25 members.
Superboy resigns to maintain the limit. Supergirl also considers
resigning, but the Legion of Super-Pets threatens to quit if she leaves.
POST-CRISIS: No Supergirl, and the
post-Crisis existence of the Super-Pets is unclear. Without Supergirl, the
Legion had only 25 members at this time: these events may not have taken
place at all. GLORITH REALITY: Probably no similar events. NOTES: This story
was the final appearance of the Legion of Super-Pets. |
Action #387 (4.70) |
| |
At the age of 13, Dawnstar goes to work as a freelance space navigator.
Eventually, R.J. Brande persuades her to attend the Legion Academy, for
which she will be paid a "handsome" salary. |
(Superboy & the Legion #240, 6.78) |
| |
The Legion battles the android Klim. |
Action #389 (6.70) |
| |
The Legion travels to the planet Lahum, where President
Peralla has instituted a dictatorship and is preparing to conquer
other worlds. The Legion Espionage Squad discovers that the anti-Peralla
revolutionaries, led by Diol Masrin, are secretly allied with the
Dark Circle. |
Action #390 (7.70) |
| |
On Lahum, the Legionnaires defeat both President Peralla and Diol
Masrin and restore democracy. |
Action #391 (8.70) |
