April, 1958 - November, 1961
I have been trying to collect every Legion of Superheroes and related appearance in comics history. Well, up to Crisis anyway. Turns out that identifying the appearances isn't as simple as flipping through Overstreet or Googling it. So I am going to attempt to chronicle the chronology. One thing that is missing from every list I have seen is proof. Many may cite a Legion or Legion character appearance incorrectly. This list will be image heavy with pictures of covers and a picture from the inside showing the appearance mentioned. If the appearance is prominent on the cover, well then, we'll let that suffice. Every attempt will be made to do so in Issue cover date order. Enjoy.
1 - Adventure Comics #247: April, 1958
1st Appearance of Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, and Cosmic Boy.
2 - Adventure Comics #267: December, 1959
2nd Appearance
3 - Action Comics #267: August, 1960
Supergirl meets The Legion in the second story
4 - Superboy #86: January, 1961
Lightning Lad very conveniently helps Superboy out of a jam after witnessing it from the future.
I love how the L.L. initials are blatantly mentioned early on in the story. I think that may be a set up.
Yep, one L.L comes to rescue Superboy from another. Thanks Lightning Lad!
5 - Adventure Comics #282: March, 1961 1st Starboy
6 - Action Comics #276: May, 1961
Supergirl Joins The Legion and the roster begins to grow. 1st appearances of Braniac 5, Phantom Girl, Triplicate Girl, Bouncing Boy, Triplicate Girl, Shrinking Violet, and Triplicate Girl. :)
7 - Superboy #89: June, 1961
1st Mon-El, though not in the Legion yet, a significant first appearance.
8 - Superman #147: August, 1961
1st appearance of The Adult Legion, because this is SuperMAN, not SuperBOY. Makes perfect sense.
9 - Adventure Comics #289: October, 1961
A Legionnaire Statuettes cameo.
Pa is going to do some cleaning while Ma is out of town. Whats Clark doing that giant blade?
Let me casually mention these new characters for our readers, and get the plot going by messing around with this unknown secretly powered space jewel.
10 - Adventure Comics #290: November, 1961
1st Sun Boy
11 - Superman #149: November, 1961
This is an imaginary appearance. What if Superman Died? .
Well the Legion would be at his funeral of course
12 - Action Comics #283: December, 1961
This one is iffy. We have a time bubble and Chameleon Men from the 30th century, but is that Chameleon Man from the Legion of Super Villains?
I'm going to say yes since one of them mentions talking to Cosmic King and Lightning Lord.
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