Sunday, July 6, 2014

Legion of Super Heroes Complete Chronology Part 3 (25-36)

SEPTEMBER 1962 - FEBRUARY 1963

25 - Adventure Comics #300: September, 1962
Tales of the Legion starts in every issue of Adventure Comics, though not always a cover appearance at first.


26 - Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #63: September, 1962
The first of many Jimmy Olsen appearances. 


Our story opens with Jimmy trying to stop some evil Kandorians from escaping, but he shoots them with a transforming red Kryptonite gun. Doh!


The Legion of Super Villains manage to lure the escaped Kandorians into a Kryptonite cage and the use their transformed identities to cause havoc of their own.


27 - Adventure Comics #301: October, 1962
Tales of the legion continues with a Bouncing Boy origin.



28 - Superboy #100: October, 1962


The trophys show up again with their usual foreshadowing. This time thanks to Pete Ross.


Wow, I was just thinking about you a couple pages ago Ultra Boy!


29 - Superman #156: October, 1962
Superman is dying again!


This time The Legion come to the past to help Superman clear up tasks while Superman is quarantined with Virus X.


But wait, Saturn Girl catches a mental message from Mon-El still in the Phantom Zone explaining its not Virus X. There is a piece of Kryptonite stuck in Jimmy's camera! Oh Jimmy!


30 - Adventure Comics #302: November, 1962
Sunboy story with a cover appearance.


31 - Superman #157: November, 1962


Superman is in trouble with Kryptonite. Predictor machine said someone with the initials L.L. will save him. But that doesn't really narrow it down much!


Is it Lightning Lad?
 

Nope.


Turns out, L.L. stood for The Little League in this case :)


32 - Adventure Comics #303: December, 1962


Tales of the Legion Continues.


33 - Adventure Comics #304: January, 1963

And more Tales.


34 - Superman Annual #6: January, 1963
Reprints Adventure #247 and features the Legion in a Superman Family Spread.



35 - Action #297: February, 1963


Kryptonian villains get a little help and escape from the Phantom Zone, but not you Mon-El!


36 - Adventure Comics #305: February, 1963


Tales series continues with a Mystery Member.