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| Legion
Year Seven |
| Mon-El is elected leader; Element Lad
is deputy. Saturn Girl gets a new costume. The Legion's new computer
forces Projectra to go on a gruelling, bogus mission. NOTES: The
Legion leader is sworn in by the Legion's "adult advisor." Based
on his costume, this is clearly Marla Latham, although he is not
named. Final issue of the Action Comics run. The editor
credits Saturn Girl's new costume design to K.
Haven Metzger of Columbia City, Ind. |
Action #392 (9.70) |
| Roxxas escapes from Takron-Galtos and takes refuge
on Trom. |
(Superboy v.1 #211, 10.75) |
| Lightning Lad clashes with Lightning Lord, whose
hair turns white in the battle. NOTES: The
origins of the Ranzz siblings and the Legion are retold in this
story. |
Superboy v.1 #172 (3.71) |
| NOTES: This 80-Page
Giant was all reprints except for a 3-page showcase of fan-designed
Legion costumes. Only the Duo Damsel costume, submitted by
Nick Pascale of Brooklyn, N.Y., was used permanently. |
Adventure #403 (4.71) |
| Cary Bates begins as writer (through #222) |
| Mordru creates a magical duplicate of Cosmic
Boy to destroy the Legion; Superboy stops it before it can strike. NOTES: Cosmic
Boy is described as a master of the Braalian martial art Ku-Jui. |
Superboy v.1 #173 (4.71) |
| Invisible Kid and Chemical King defeat a thief
who has duplicated Invisible Kid's invisibility formula. In the
process, Invisible Kid explains how he devised the formula that
gave him his power. NOTES: This story
featured the establishment of a commercial time travel service,
which never appeared again. |
Superboy v.1 #176 (7.71) |
| Four Legionnaires are possessed by Krogl and Marlxa,
a pair of wraith creatures who must periodically revitalize themselves
by inhabiting physical bodies. Shadow Lass is nearly killed when
the two wraiths use the Legionnaires' bodies to squabble with
each other. NOTES: In this issue only,
Karate Kid, Projectra, and Shadow Lass wear the fan-designed
costumes introduced in Adventure #403 (9.71). |
Superboy v.1 #183 (3.72) |
| Luc and Perla Ranzz, the parents of Ayla, Garth,
and Mekt Ranzz, are killed when their starship collides with
a meteor. NOTES: The names of Ayla and
Garth's parents were not revealed until Who's Who #9 (5.91). |
(Superboy v.1 #207, 2-4.75) |
| Dave
Cockrum begins as penciller (through #202) |
| Ultra Boy is elected leader. Saturn Girl, Ultra
Boy, and Matter-Eater Lad take vacations to their homeworlds.
Matter-Eater Lad's brother Renkil Kem tries to take Tenzil's
place in the Legion by convincing the others that Tenzil is plotting
against them. 1st app. of magnozite, the only matter that
Bismollians cannot eat. NOTES: Tenzil's
family has apparently moved back to Bismoll by this time. In
their previous appearance (Action #381), they
were living on Earth. |
Superboy v.1 #184 (4.72) |
| After Superboy defeats Mordru in the 20th century,
Chameleon Boy falls under the influence of Mordru's blood-crystals,
which cause him to develop an irrational, murderous hatred of
the Boy of Steel. |
Superboy v.1 #188 (7.72) |
| Timber Wolf is apparently killed on Asteroid
X52. He is rescued by Tyr, who brainwashes him. |
(Superboy v.1 #197, 9.73) |
| Legion Year Eight |
| Mon-El is reelected to a second term as leader; Brainiac
5 is deputy leader. During the Legion's leadership election,
Mon-El and Saturn Girl are kidnapped and nearly killed by Tharok
and Validus. NOTES: The
results of the election are not actually revealed until Superboy #193
(2.73). Shadow Lass is depicted as Caucasian in this story. |
Superboy v.1 #190 (9.72) |
| Sun Boy celebrates his birthday and clashes
with Dr. Regulus. NOTES: Sun Boy is
said to be 11 sola-years, equal to 17-18 Earth years. |
Superboy v.1 #191 (10.72) |
| The Legion prevents a nuclear war on Pasnic,
bringing about a truce between the two opposing powers, King
Jonn and King Lillt. Chameleon Boy, Duo Damsel,
Karate Kid, and Shrinking Violet get new costumes. NOTES: Duo
Damsel's new costume debuted in Adventure #403. |
Superboy v.1 #193 (2.73) |
| Metropolis University student Drake Burroughs is transformed into a cloud of anti-energy. Professor Vultan creates
a containment suit that enables him to mimic the powers of
various Legionnaires. |
(Legion v.2 #283, 1.82) |
| Calling himself ERG-1, Drake Burroughs
tries out for Legion membership, but is rejected. He saves
the Legion on Manna-5 by releasing his anti-energy;
they believe him dead. Colossal Boy and Phantom Girl get new
costumes. NOTES: Wildfire
was created by Dave Cockrum and called "Starfire."
He was propsed along with a group of potential Legionnaires
who would form an off-shoot called the
Outsiders, which also included Reflecto. When Cockrum
moved to Marvel, his propsed Legionnaires were used in the
new X-Men. Among the Outsiders were Nightcrawler and two female
characters who, combined, resemble Storm. |
Superboy v.1 #195 (6.73) |
| Timber Wolf, sporting a new costume and
more feral appearance, returns to the Legion. He attempts to
kill the President of Earth; the Legion discovers that he has
been brainwashed by Tyr. NOTES: Timber
Wolf's feral appearance was later attributed to the degenerative
effects of the zuunium radiation that gave him his powers.
Starting with this issue, the cover title (but not the indicia)
becomes Superboy
and the Legion of Super-Heroes. Tyr was the only character
used from a group
of Legion villains created by Dave Cockrum. The group resembles
Marvel's Imperial
Guard, whom Cockrum later created for X-Men #107
(1977). The Imperial Guard's members are dead ringers for Legionnaires. |
Superboy v.1 #197 (9.73) |
| The Legion stops the Fatal Five from changing
history by killing Superboy in the 20th century. Element Lad
and Princess Projectra get new costumes. |
Superboy v.1 #198 (10.73) |
| Tyr's gun hand takes mental control of Mon-El.
Dream Girl and Star Boy get new costumes. Bouncing Boy defeats Hunter II (Adam
Orion, son of the original Hunter). |
Superboy v.1 #199 (11.73) |
| After learning that he is losing his powers
again, Bouncing Boy proposes to Duo Damsel. They are married
in Nix Olympia on Mars. Afterward, the Legion saves
the bride from Starfinger. Bouncing Boy and Duo Damsel become
Legion reservists. Light Lass, Lightning Lad, and Shadow Lass
get new costumes. NOTES: The Martian
Manhunter makes a cameo at the wedding, his
first 30th century appearance. J'onn first appeared in Detective
#225 (1955). |
Superboy v.1 #200 (2-3.74) |
| Infectious Lass, Porcupine Pete,
and Molecule Master apply for Legion membership. ERG-1
reappears to defeat Molecule Master, who is revealed as an
android out to steal the Miracle Machine. Karate Kid nearly
dies after saving Dream Girl from two assailants. |
Superboy v.1 #201 (3-4.74) |
| Colossal Boy and Shrinking Violet are lost
in an asteroid field. Drake Burroughs, now calling himself Wildfire,
joins the Legion, which encounters the Devil-Fish, an
intelligent, amphibious ocean creature that subsists on pollution. NOTES: Last
issue drawn by Dave Cockrum. |
Superboy v.1 #202 (5-6.74) |
| Mike
Grell begins as penciller |
| The Legion helps to evacuate the doomed planet
Korlon, also called Dryad. The Dark Man later convinces several
of the survivors, including Blok, that the Legion is
actually responsible for their world's destruction. They form
the League of Super-Assassins. NOTES: The
story says that these events took place six years before, but
the Legionnaires are depicted wearing more modern costumes. |
(Legion v.2 #272, 2.81) |
| Invisible Kid is killed
by Validus. His spirit is apparently reunited with the ghost
of a girl named Myla, with whom he had fallen in love. |
Superboy v.1
#203 (7-8.74) |
| The Legion discovers clues to the existence of a mysterious
Legionnaire called Anti-Lad, who apparently joined
at the same time as Superboy. Brainiac 5 becomes obsessed with Supergirl,
building a robot duplicate of her in his sleep. Supergirl tells
him that she is leaving the Legion. |
Superboy v.1 #204 (9-10.74) |
| The Legion creates clone duplicates of Ferro
Lad and Invisible Kid. They are virtually indistinguishable
from the originals, but can only survive for 48 hours. All
of the Legionnaires are shown to have contributed tissue samples
to the cell banks. Meanwhile, Projectra and Karate Kid visit
Orando. |
Superboy v.1 #206 (1-2.75) |
| The Legion apprehends Universo with the help
of rookie Science Police officer Roon Dvron. Lightning
Lad and Lightning Lord commemorate the one-year anniversary
of their parents' deaths. NOTES: Universo's
real name is said to be Argus Oranx III, which was later described
as an alias. Mekt and Garth Ranzz are erroneously depicted
as twins. |
Superboy v.1 #207 (2-4.75) |
| The Legion battles a new Legion of Super-Villains—Lightning
Lord, Chameleon Chief (Jall Tanusz), Sun
Emperor (Nigel Douglous of Earth), Nemesis Kid, Spider
Girl, and Radiation Roy. NOTES: This
is the 1st app. of the teenage Chameleon Chief and Sun Emperor.
Adult (non-canonical) versions of these villains appeared in Jimmy
Olsen #63 (9.62). |
Superboy v.1 #208 (4.75) |
| Jim
Shooter begins second tenure as writer |
| Duo Damsel, Karate Kid, Saturn Girl, and Timber
Wolf save Projectra from the Pain Plague. Flynt Brojj wins
the "Legionnaire for a Day" contest. NOTES: "Flynt
Brojj" was based on real-life Legion fans Mike Flynn and
Harry Broertjes, creators of the fanzine Legion Outpost. |
Superboy v.1 #209 (6.75) |
| Private Mike Essad, a soldier from World
War VI, attempts to destroy Metropolis.
Karate Kid meets Sadaharu, a comrade of his late father,
the villainous Black Dragon, and learns that his mentor,
the Sensei, killed the Black Dragon when Val was an infant.
1st app. of Val's late mother, Valentina Armorr. NOTES: This
is the first detailed origin of Karate Kid. His father was
Japanese and his mother Caucasian, but he was only occasionally drawn to look at all Japanese. |
Superboy v.1 #210 (8.75) |
| Element Lad confronts Roxxas on Trom. Chemical
King narrowly prevents Jan from killing the villain. The Legionnaires
cede their former clubhouse to the Substitute Heroes. |
Superboy v.1 #211 (9.75) |
| Legionnaires square off against the Legion of Super-Rejects: Calorie
Queen (Taryn Loy of Bismoll), Chameleon Kid (Toog
Lintens of Durla), Esper Lass (Meta Ulnoor of Titan), Magno
Lad (Kort Grezz of Braal), Micro Lad (Lalo Muldroon
of Imsk), and Phantom Lad (Solon Darga of Bgtzl).
Matter-Eater Lad is drafted to run for the Bismollian Senate.
Cosmic Boy breaks up with Night Girl, but they are reunited
after she saves him from "Crafty" Colson and his
gang. Night Girl gets a new costume. |
Superboy v.1 #212 (10.75) |
| Cocky master thief Benn Pares attempts
to steal the Miracle Machine. Timber Wolf singlehandedly defeats
Black Mace. |
Superboy v.1 #213 (12.75) |
| The Legion meets Leland McCauley IV,
spoiled son of Leland McCauley III.
Shrinking Violet and Brainiac 5 visit Klorra, a world
of giants. |
Superboy v.1 #214 (1.76) |
| Phantom Girl returns to Bgztl to visit her
brother, Gmya Wazzo, and witnesses a murder committed
by hitman Ron-Vizl. Tinya is stalked by one of the hitman's
vicious accomplices, but Gmya takes over Sun Boy's body to
protect her from the assassin. Later, the Legionnaires battle
the Emerald Empress, who has recruited a new criminal army
on the planetoid Kar Zagas. Cosmic Boy, restricted by a Braalian
holiday that prohibits him from using his powers, single-handedly
rescues his comrades from a trap, but is mortally wounded.
The Empress, however, impressed by his sense of honor, uses
the Emerald Eye to save his life before making good her escape. |
Superboy v.1 #215 (3.76) |
| Pursuing fallen satellite probe C-117, reported
to contain the loot from a legendary unsolved robbery, the
Legion visits the dimension-shifting island-city of Marzal and
meet its champion, Tyroc (Troy Stewart). The Legionnaires
help Tyroc defeat the vicious Beta Gang, after which
Tyroc agrees to join the Legion. Meanwhile, Bouncing Boy, despite
the loss of his powers, manages to defeat a gang of crooks
that attacks him and Duo Damsel. |
Superboy v.1 #216 (4.76) |
| Brainiac 5 matches wits with Khundian Field
Marshall Lorca. 1st app. of Legion Academy student Laurel
Kent (a Manhunter android; allegedly the descendant of
Superman and Lois Lane). NOTES: First
reference to the 30th century Thanagar.
Laurel's Manhunter origins are revealed in Legion v.3 #42-43
(1988). The letter column
establishes that the events of the Karate Kid series
(which started in March-April 1976) take place in the Legion's
near future. |
Superboy v.1 #217 (5.76) |
| Tyroc officially joins the Legion after stopping
an attack by Legion reject Absorbency Boy (Kirt Niedrigh
of Earth). 1st app. of Legion reject Quake Kid (Shanen
Dreyus of Earth) and second appearance of Infectious Lass. |
Superboy v.1 #218 (6.76) |
| Shrinking Violet's vacation with Duplicate
Boy on Imsk is rudely interrupted by the Fatal Five. Duplicate
Boy is nearly slain by Validus, leaving him comatose. Colossal
Boy expresses a romantic interest in Shrinking Violet, and
is visibly disappointed when she reunites with Duplicate
Boy. The Legionnaires ultimately defeat the Fatal Five and
capture Emerald Empress, Mano, and the Persuader. Light Lass
becomes the first person to see Mano's unmasked face. NOTES: This
issue includes a cross-section diagram of the Legion cruiser. |
Superboy v.1 #219 (7.76) |
| The Legion liberates the inhabitants of the
planet Murgador from the tyranny of the planet Thargg.
Dream Girl foresees the assassination of the president of Demros-II. |
Superboy v.1 #220 (10.76) |
| The Legion battles Markx Grimbor, a.k.a. Grimbor
the Chainsman, the master of chains and restraints, and
his partner and lover Charma, whose pheromones entrance
men but cause uncontrollable hatred in women. |
Superboy v.1 #221 (11.76) |
| Tyroc pretends to go on a rampage in Metropolis
to help the Legion capture extortionist Fenton Pike.
The Legionnaires discover the secret of the famous hero Questar,
champion of Zentor. |
Superboy v.1 #222 (12.76) |
| Paul
Levitz begins first tenure as writer |
| Chameleon Boy, Karate Kid, Saturn Girl, Sun
Boy, and Mon-El battle the Time Trapper. Their battle is observed
by Pulsar Stargrave and his minions Holdur and Quicksand (Anjelika
Dugensa of Earth). NOTE: Stargrave was
created by Brainiac 3 in the 21st century (R.E.B.E.L.S. v.2 #17, 2010). |
Superboy v.1 #223 (1.77) |
| The Legion comes face-to-face with Pulsar Stargrave
and his minions. Stargrave tells Brainiac 5 that he is Querl's
long-lost father, and enlists Brainy's help against Mordru. |
Superboy v.1 #224 (2.77) |
| Karate Kid begins a sojourn in the 20th century
to "find himself" and prove to King Voxv of Orando
that he is worthy of Projectra's hand. |
Karate Kid #1 (3-4.76) |
| Legion Year Nine |
| Wildfire is elected leader, but Superboy attempts to bully
his way to leadership — even though his part-time status
makes him ineligible — because the Legion computer has
predicted that the leader will be shot in their battle with
the Resource Raiders. Meanwhile, Projectra, Sun Boy,
and Timber Wolf thwart an assassin and meet U.P. Ambassador
Relnic. |
Superboy v.1 #225 (3.77) |
| Dawnstar, a Legion Academy student, joins the Legion.
Pulsar Stargrave forces Brainiac 5 to steal Mordru's Star
Stone from Mordru's palace on Zerox. NOTES: The
Star Stone tells Brainy that Stargrave is the original Brainiac
android. |
Superboy v.1 #226 (4.77) |
| The Legion battles and defeats Pulsar Stargrave on Colu. |
Superboy v.1 #227 (5.77) |
| Fenton Pike attempts to avenge himself on the Legion by
destroying Metropolis's fusion power-sphere. |
DC Special #28 (6-7.77) |
| Chemical King sacrifices his life to
stop Deregon, governor of Australia and an agent of
the Dark Circle, from starting World War VII. NOTES: Chemical
King's death was foreshadowed by the Adult Legion story in Adventure
Comics #354 (1967). |
Superboy v.1 #228 (6.77) |
| Wildfire and a group of Legionnaires invade the Dark Circle
homeworld in search of Deregon. Meanwhile, Cosmic Boy, Lightning
Lad, and Saturn Girl discover that Deregon is still hiding
on Earth, but the Dark Circle agent is accidentally killed
while trying to flee. |
Superboy v.1 #229 (7.77) |
| On the planet Remor, the unscrupulous sorcerer Sden,
a native of the galaxy of Trevenon, tricks the Legion into finding
the Crystal of Catastrophe for him. The Legionnaires realize
Sden's ruse and Superboy takes the crystal back to the 20th century
for safekeeping. NOTES: The Crystal
of Catastrophe next appears—in the 20th century—in Adventure #453
(1977). |
Superboy v.1 #230 (8.77) |
| Karate Kid returns to the 30th century with Projectra and
frees King Voxv of Orando from Sadaharu. |
Karate Kid #10 (9-10.77) |
| The Fatal Five kidnap Karate Kid and Projectra in an effort
to stop the Legionnaires from evacuating the planet Mordan,
which is about to be destroyed when its star goes nova. NOTES: With
this issue, Superboy is officially retitled Superboy
and the Legion of Super-Heroes. That title appeared on
the covers beginning with issue #197, but was not formally
reflected in the indicia until this issue. |
Superboy & the Legion #231 (9.77) |
| The planet Imsk threatens to secede from the United Planets
over a dispute involving hunting rights. When the solar system
is ravaged by a mysterious shrinking plague during the annual Klordny
week celebrations, the U.P. accuses Imsk of involvement,
causing tension between Shrinking Violet and her fellow Legionnaires.
While searching for the cause of the plague, the Legionnaires
protect R.J. Brande from an assassin called Immune (Dr.
Murleen Dreeu of Xorma) and eventually discover that the shrinking
plague and Immune's attack are both the work of Dr. Regulus. |
Superboy & the Legion #232 (10.77) |
| The Legionnaires stop the female Sklarian Raiders from
stealing a new hyper-time drive. Rond Vidar and Brainiac 5
then use the drive in an experiment that accidentally transforms
their friend Professor Jaxon Rugarth into the psychotic,
nearly all-powerful Infinite Man. Afterwards, Saturn
Girl comes to the aid of Projectra, who has become trapped
in an illusory mental world of her own making as a result of
her grief over Karate Kid's return to the 20th century. |
Superboy & the Legion #233 (11.77) |
| The Legion participates in the hunting of Imskian space
dragons and learns the origin of the shrinking powers of the
Imskian population. An accidental explosion somehow merges
Colossal Boy, Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, and Shrinking Violet
into the monstrous Composite Legionnaire, which goes
on a rampage on Earth. The U.P. hires the mercenary Bounty (Jaeger
Tallspirit of Minerstown) to stop the monster, but Bounty is
arrested by the Legion after trying to destroy the Composite
Legionnaire with an outlawed nuclear weapon. Wildfire finally
succeeds in separating the Legionnaires, but is left comatose. NOTES: This
story mentions that nuclear weapons were outlawed on Earth
centuries ago. Who's Who in the LSH #1
(4.88), reveals Bounty's real name and background;
he was later pardoned and continued to work for the U.P. |
Superboy & the Legion #234 (12.77) |
| The Legion uses the energy of the Titanian psycho-beast to
revive Wildfire. U.P. council member Marko Chang charges
the Legionnaires with the murder of his son,
Redvik; but Brainiac 5 reveals that Redvik is still alive.
When the Legionnaires drive off a party of Sklarian raiders
assaulting Earth's Life
Institute, Superboy learns that the Legion has been brainwashing
him. The purpose is to keep him from learning
that the Institute provides the Legionnaires with a serum for
extended life. It allows humans to live for centuries, with "a
youth that lasts decades." NOTES: This
story was intended to explain the Legionnaires' youthfulness,
but the serum was ignored in later stories. |
Superboy & the Legion #235 (1.78) |
| Several Legionnaires try to take some much-needed leave.
Cosmic Boy and Night Girl's holiday on Braal is interrupted
by the Worldsmith, a powerful alien who remodels planets
at the order of his unknown clients; his renovation includes
statues reminiscent of those on Earth's Easter Island, leading
the Legionnaires to speculate that the Worldsmith once visited
Earth. In deep space, Mon-El prevents a Khundian armada from
seizing a powerful new energy source, while on Titan, Saturn
Girl accepts Lightning Lad's proposal of marriage. |
Superboy & the Legion #236 (2.78) |
| On the eve of Lightning Lad and Saturn Girl's wedding, history
is altered by the Time Trapper. After the wedding, some of
the Legionnaires travel back in time to the 20th century and
then confront the Trapper at the end of time. The Trapper is
revealed as a Controller, armed with a duplicate of the Miracle
Machine. He is defeated and history is restored to normal. NOTES: Legionnaires
3 #1 (2.86) revealed that the Controller was only a pawn
of the real Time Trapper. This issue is commonly referred
to as "the Legion tabloid," an oversized
comic, part of a series. |
Limited Collector's Edition #C-55 (1978) |
| In a ceremony on R.J. Brande's private asteroid estate,
Lightning Lad and Saturn Girl resign, as mandated by the Legion
constitution. Brande is held hostage by Arma Getten,
who tries to force the Legionnaires to help him destroy the
entire solar system. Getten is apparently slain by one of his
own weapons. The Legionnaires later help Brande build a new
star for the planet Graxl. |
Superboy & the Legion #237 (3.78) |
| Light Lass, Shadow Lass, Dream Girl, and Projectra enjoy a
night out in Metropolis and break up a gang of crooks. NOTES:
The editor states in the letters of Superboy & LSH #247 that
this story was originally slated for issue #237. It takes place some time
before the Earthwar. |
(Superboy & the Legion #242, 8.78) |
| On Rimbor, Ultra Boy's former girlfriend An Ryd is
murdered by Pulsar Stargrave. Brainiac 5, driven mad by Stargrave,
secretly frames Ultra Boy for the crime. NOTES: Chameleon
Boy realizes in this story who framed Ultra Boy, but he doesn't
reveal the truth until #250. Pulsar Stargrave's involvement
was revealed in Legion v.2 #273. |
Superboy & the Legion #239 (5.78) |
| Charma, sent to an all-women prison for her earlier crimes,
is murdered by her fellow inmates. Grimbor imprisons Kandru,
the President of Earth, to lure the Legion to him so he can
have revenge. Dawnstar trains at the Legion Academy along with Jed
Rikane, Laurel Kent, and Grev
Mallor (Shadow Lad, also known as Shadow Kid), and talks about
her childhood. Wildfire expresses romantic interest in Dawnstar,
but is rebuffed. NOTES: Grev Mallor
is erroneously described as Shadow Lass's younger brother,
rather than her cousin. |
Superboy & the Legion #240 (6.78) |
| EARTHWAR |
| Dawnstar, Mon-El, Ultra Boy, and
Wildfire protect a peace conference between the United Planets
and the Dominion on Weber's World, where Science Police
security chief Ontiir is behaving suspiciously. Light
Lass and Timber Wolf fight Lightning Lord. The Khunds launch
an assault on Earth. The Legion meets S.P. officer Shvaughn
Erin. |
Superboy & the Legion #241 (7.78) |
| The Legionnaires take the fight to Khundia, where they find
Warlord Garlak being mentally controlled by a beam from Weber's
World. |
Superboy & the Legion #242 (8.78) |
| On Earth, the Legion reservists and the Substitute Heroes
fight a desperate holding action against the Khund invaders. |
Superboy & the Legion #243 (9.78) |
| Karate Kid returns to the 30th century. The Legion discovers
the true mastermind of the Earthwar: Mordru, who has been posing
both as one of the masters of the Dark Circle and as Ambassador
Relnic. |
Superboy & the Legion #244 (10.78) |
| Mordru is defeated, ending the Earthwar. The Khunds and
Dark Circle are expelled, and the U.P. signs a treaty with
the Dominion. The Legion constitution is amended to allow married
Legionnaires. Lightning Lad and Saturn Girl return to active
membership. |
Superboy & the Legion #245 (11.78) |
| The Legion meets Karate Kid at the Medivac-Lab on
Mercury, where he is preparing to return his friend Iris Jacobs
to the 20th century after restoring her to human after her
stint as Diamondeth. The Legionnaires investigate a series of
mysterious attacks and discover that Medivac-Lab is threatening
a previously unknown native Mercurian lifeform. On the frontier
world of Corvan IV, Colossal Boy and
Element Lad are captured by the Fatal Five, now Corvan IV's
ambassadors. |
Superboy & the Legion #246 (12.78) |
| Legion Year Ten |
| On Earth, on the anniversary of Superboy joining the Legion,
Lightning Lad is elected the new Legion leader, with Element
Lad as deputy. Superboy rescues
Colossal Boy and Element Lad from the Fatal Five. The inhabitants
of Corvan IV decide not to try to join the United Planets; at
their request, the Fatal Five departs in peace. NOTES: By
a weird coincidence, this issue marked the 247th appearance
of the Legion, which debuted in Adventure #247 (4.58).
Although Lightning Lad's term as leader was the longest in
terms of number of issues, in Legion time it lasted only a
year. |
Superboy & the Legion #247
(1.79) |
| Gerry
Conway begins as writer |
| The Legion investigates a mysterious monster
lurking in the sewers beneath Metropolis, leading Shadow Lass
to be badly injured. Meanwhile, R.J. Brande finds himself inexplicably
bankrupt. NOTES: The text of this
story erroneously states the Legion lives in the
31st century, not the 30th. |
Superboy & the Legion #248
(2.79) |
| The Legion discovers that the sewer monster
menacing Metropolis is a creation of Mantis Morlo, the Chemical
Conqueror, who is defeated by Brainiac 5. Later, Chameleon
Boy flirts with Ambassador Aplynn Jeryl of Arctoraan and
thwarts renegade Science Police technician Giy Delor in
his attempt to blackmail Jeryl with the theft of a priceless
Arcotoraan jewel. |
Superboy & the Legion #249
(3.79) |
| Chameleon Boy discovers proof of what he has
suspect since the murder of An Ryd weeks earlier: Brainiac
5 has gone mad. Brainy uses the Miracle Machine to create the
virtually unstoppable Omega, who attacks the Earth as
the first step in Brainiac 5's plan to destroy the universe. NOTES: The
story in issues #250-251, originally slated for an unpublished
64-page Legion of Super-Heroes Spectacular, was co-written
by Jim Starlin and Paul Levitz, with art breakdowns by Starlin.
When the Spectacular line was cancelled and the story
reformatted for two issues of the regular series, Starlin asked
that his name be removed from the credits and replaced with
the pseudonym "Steve Apollo." |
Superboy & the Legion #250
(4.79) |
| Matter-Eater Lad destroys Omega by eating the
Miracle Machine. He is driven insane by its energies. Legion
headquarters is destroyed by the battle. |
Superboy & the Legion #251
(5.79) |
| Matter-Eater Lad and Brainiac 5 are both committed
to a United Planets medi-center on the Isle of St. Croix. The
Legion battles the Starburst Bandits. |
Superboy & the Legion #252
(6.79) |
| The United Planets refuses the Legion's request
for operating funds to repair the damage suffered during the
Earthwar and the battle with Omega. Several Legionnaires are
attacked by the League of Super-Assassins: Blok, Lazon (Chey-Nu), Mist
Master (Ye Sti-Tuan), Neutrax (Wi Kan Muur), Silver
Slasher (Ki-Lan), and Titania. NOTES: This
story suggests that Blok originally was human and that he is
Silver Slasher's cousin, which was ignored after this. |
Superboy & the Legion #253
(7.79) |
| Brainiac 5 is temporarily released to lead
the Substitute Heroes against the League of Super-Assassins.
Later, the Legion learns that the youths, all from the planet Korlon,
were convinced by a mysterious figure called the Dark Man that
the Legion was responsible for the destruction of their homeworld
several years earlier. The Legionnaires appeal to R.J. Brande
for funds, only to discover that he is now bankrupt. NOTES: First
reference to the Dark Man, whose actual 1st app. is in #269. |
Superboy & the Legion #254
(8.79) |
| Brainiac 5 is cured of his insanity after telepathically
reexperiencing traumatic events of his childhood with the help
of Saturn Girl and Lightning Lad. The Legionnaires are arrested
for their apparently pointless comandeering of the Cosmic
World amusement park. NOTES: It
is unclear to what extent the events of Brainiac 5's childhood
depicted in this story are real or
fantasies. |
Superboy & the Legion #256
(10.79) |
| The Legionnaires are freed after Brainiac 5
demonstrates that they seized control of the Cosmic World amusement
park to stop an ecological disaster caused by faulty management
by the park owners. The Legion Espionage Squad discovers that
the President of Earth is responsible for R.J. Brande's bankruptcy.
Meanwhile, Bouncing Boy and Duo Damsel become colonists on
the frontier world of Wondil IX. |
Superboy & the Legion #257
(11.79) |
| The President of Earth admits that he took
R.J. Brande's fortune to help repair the damage and suffering
caused by the Earthwar. Brande decides to allow the Earth to
keep the money. The Legionnaires are attacked by the Psycho-Warrior. |
Superboy & the Legion #258
(12.79) |
| The Legion learns the origins of the Psycho-Warrior
(Rejis Thomak of Bunyon's World). Afterwards, Superboy resigns
from the Legion. Saturn Girl gives him a post-hypnotic
suggestion not to return to the 30th century. NOTES: With
this issue, Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes was
retitled Legion of Super-Heroes (volume 2). Superboy's
departure may coincide with his graduation from college. |
Legion v.2 #259 (1.80) |
| The Legion goes undercover in the Bacard Barley
Space Circus and prevents a war between the U.P. and the Cygnus
Confederation masterminded by ringmaster Aton Gissark. |
Legion v.2 #260-261 (2-3.80) |
| The Legion tries to find the Christmas Star. NOTES: The
official title of this issue was DC Special Series #21. |
Super-Star Holiday Special (Spring
80) |
| The Legionnaires help R.J. Brande build a new
star. Unfortunately, Brande's customers are wiped out by the
android inhabitants of an artificial world constructed by a
long-dead genius called the Engineer. The Legionnaires
ultimately destroy the artificial world so that it will not
threaten other star systems. |
Legion v.2 #262 (4.80) |
| Dagon the Avenger kidnaps the parents
of Chameleon Boy (aunt Ji Daggle), Colossal Boy (Ida
and Wynn Allon), Shrinking Violet (Arn Digby), Sun
Boy (Derek Morgna), and Ultra Boy (Crav and Mytra
Nah),
and Shadow Lass (Tarnia Tolarn). NOTES:
Mrs. Allon's name was later amended to Marte Ida
Allon. The Allons first appeared in Adventure #371 (1968). |
Legion v.2 #263 (5.80) |
| The Legionnaires free their parents from Dagon,
who they learn is Yondor, one of the technicians who helped
design the security system of their new headquarters. Meanwhile,
Dawnstar, Shadow Lass, and Tyroc are trapped on Marzal when
it vanishes from Earth's dimension. NOTE: DC's
editorial column features a Legion cartoon
by Fred Hembeck. |
Legion v.2 #264 (6.80) |
| Tyroc learns that his use of his powers is
causing Marzal to prematurely fade out of Earth's dimension.
He returns Dawnstar and Shadow Lass to Earth, but he himself
remains on Marzal, forcing his resignation from the Legion. |
Legion v.2 #265 (7.80) |
| On Wondil IX, Bouncing Boy and Duo Damsel accidentally
release the 2,500 year-old djinn Kantuu. |
Legion v.2 #266 (8.80) |
| The Legion defeats Kantuu and returns him to
his bottle. |
Legion v.2 #267 (9.80) |
| R.J. Brande and the Legionnaires accompanying
him are captured by the bizarre, time-traveling Dr. Mayavale of
the planet Avatanda, who believes that the Legionnaires wronged
him in several of their past lives. NOTES: This
was the only Legion story written by J.M. DeMatteis. |
Legion v.2 #268 (10.80) |
| The Legion learns that Colossal Boy's mother,
Marte Allon (a professor at Metropolis University),
is a candidate for the presidency of the Earth. Earth is invaded
by the Fatal Five, whose leader, Tharok, is now allied with
the Dark Man (first actual appearance). NOTES: This
story first revealed the way the president of Earth is elected
in the Legion's era: three candidates are selected by the World
Computer Bank and given only a single day to campaign. |
Legion v.2 #269 (11.80) |
| Timber Wolf and Light Lass arrange to release
Blok, a member of the Dark Man's League of Super-Assassins,
from the Everest Planetary Prison to help them battle
the Fatal Five. Meanwhile, the other Legionnaires learn that
the Dark Man is a fully human (non-cyborg) clone of Tharok. |
Legion v.2 #270 (12.80) |
| Light Lass reviews the origin of Tharok and
the Dark Man, a clone created from a sample of Tharok's brain
tissue who was mutated by radiation to become a powerful psychic
vampire. The Legionnaires strike a truce with the Fatal Five
to work together against the Dark Man, who is apparently annihilated
along with Tharok when the two doppelgangers collide. Marte
Allon is elected President of Earth. |
Legion v.2 #271 (1.81) |
| Blok applies for Legion membership along with
three Earth Natives: Crystal
Kid (Bobb Kohan), Lamprey (Tayla
Skott), and Nightwind (Berta
Harris). Blok tells the Legionnaires how his home planet was
colonized by the U.P. and describes its destruction, which
the Dark Man convinced him was perpetrated by the Legion. Blok
is admitted after helping to defeat the Starburst
Bandits. NOTES: This
story gives the name of Blok's planet as Dryad, not Korlon,
as described in #253.
Crystal Kid, Lamprey, and Nightwind were characters created
by Legion fans and first appeared in Amazing
World of DC Comics #12 & 14. |
Legion v.2 #272 (2.81) |
| When R.J. Brande is stricken with Yorggian
Fever, the Legion learns that he is really a Durlan (although
he can no longer change shape)—and that he is Chameleon Boy's
father. |
Secrets of the Legion #1-3 (1-3.81) |
| Brainiac 5 quits the Legion after Marte Allon
accuses him of murdering An Ryd (whose death he had pinned
on Ultra Boy). Brainy, Chameleon Boy and Ultra Boy travel to
Rimbor, where they discover that An was killed by Pulsar Stargrave.
Brainiac 5 apparently destroys Stargrave, but not before he
seemingly kills Ultra Boy. Brainy rejoins the Legion. NOTES: Stargrave
claims to be the original Brainiac android, which cannot be
strictly true. This story is the earliest appearance of
the Interlac alphabet. |
Legion v.2 #273 (3.81) |
| While the Legion holds a memorial service for
him, Ultra Boy, stricken with amnesia, becomes part of the
pirate crew of Captain Alisia Frake. |
Legion v.2 #274 (4.81) |
| The Legion confronts Captain Frake's pirates.
Saturn Girl realizes that Ultra Boy is still alive, but before
she can reach him, he is blasted by Captain Frake and vanishes,
his fate unknown. Captain Frake is killed in the destruction
of her ship. |
Legion v.2 #275 (5.81) |
| The Legion visits the planet Avalon in
search of three missing U.P. space explorers and discovers
that the throne of Avalon's king, Leon, has been usurped by
his former vizier, Romdur, who the Legionnaires discover is
Mordru the Merciless. They manage to defeat him by burying
him under the rubble of his own castle. |
Legion v.2 #276 (6.81) |
| Roy Thomas begins as writer |
| The Legion meets a new hero called Reflecto.
Grimbor surrounds the Earth with giant energy-chains. NOTES: Brainiac
5 mentions that Yod is another name for his homeworld, Colu;
both names were used in previous stories. |
Legion v.2 #277 (7.81) |
| The Legion battles Grimbor. |
Legion v.2 #278 (8.81) |
| The Legion defeats Grimbor and discovers that Reflecto is
Superboy in disguise, apparently suffering from amnesia. |
Legion v.2 #279 (9.81) |
| Superboy regains consciousness, believing that he is Ultra
Boy! The Legion travels back to Superboy's era to discover the
truth, where they are taunted by the Time Trapper. |
Legion v.2 #280 (10.81) |
| In the 20th century, the Legionnaires battle (and destroy)
the Molecule Master and visit 20th century Bgztl. |
Legion v.2 #281 (11.81) |
| The time-traveling Legionnaires find Ultra Boy and learn how
his mind was switched with Superboy's. Molecule Master is revealed
as a pawn of the Time Trapper. Superboy resumes reserve Legion
membership. NOTES: This convoluted story
was intended to justify the Reflecto statue seen in the Adult
Legion story in Adventure #354 (1967). |
Legion v.2 #282 (12.81) |
| The Legion captures the Time Trapper and imprisons him in
an inertron globe on Takron-Galtos. NOTES: These
events took place concurrently with Legion v.2 #283
(1.82). |
(Legion v.2 #291, 9.82) |
| Legion Academy students Crystal Kid, Lamprey, and Nightwind
are rejected again by the Legion. Wildfire tells them his origin. |
Legion v.2 #283 (1.82) |
