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Issue Details

Issue #6
Published 1996
Cover Price 49.95 USD
Pages 224
Editing Bob Kahan; Mort Weisinger (original editor of all reprinted material)
Notes ISBN 1-56389-277-4

Cover Details

Characters Shrinking Violet; Bouncing Boy; Brainiac 5; Lightning Lad; Chameleon Boy; Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy; Superboy; Duo Damsel; Dream Girl
Genre Superhero
Pencils Stuart Immonen
Inks Stuart Immonen
Colors Tom McCraw

1 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Legion of Super-Heroes Archives: Volume 6"

Characters Princess Projectra; Sun Boy; Superboy; Cosmic Boy
Pencils Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils)
Inks George Klein
Colors Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw
Letters Typeset
Notes frontispiece
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #353

2 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Table of Contents"

Characters Sun Boy; Superboy; Princess Projectra; Cosmic Boy
Pencils Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils)
Inks Geroge Klein
Colors Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw
Letters Typeset
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #357

3 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Foreword"

Characters Superboy
Script Roger Stern
Pencils Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils)
Inks George Klein
Colors Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw
Letters Typeset
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #357

1 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes cover reprint (on interior page) "The Outcast Super-Heroes!"

Characters Supergirl; Superboy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy; Light Lass; Phantom Girl; Ultra Boy; Shrinking Violet; Colossal Boy
Genre Superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Colors Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw
Letters Ira Schnapp
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #350

11 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes story "[Part I]: The Outcast Super-Heroes!"

Characters Superboy; Supergirl; Invisible Kid; Saturn Girl; Chameleon Boy; Shrinking Violet; Colossal Boy; Brainiac 5; Sun Boy; Mon-El (statuette); Ultra Boy; Lightning Lad; Element Lad; Matter-Eater Lad; Cosmic Boy; Light Lass (statuette); Phantom Girl; Duo Damsel; Karate Kid; Sir Prize; Miss Terious
Synopsis The Legionnaires are unable to remove a kryptonite cloud around the Earth, so Superboy and Supergirl are forced to leave the group. Before they have their memories of the Legion removed and return to their own times, they ask that the Legion admit Sir Prize and Miss Terius in their places.
Genre Superhero
Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Colors Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw
Letters Milton Snapinn
Notes Anniversary story with many references to previous Legion stories.
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #350

11 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes story "Part II: The Devil's Dozen!"

Characters Legion of Super-Heroes [Sir Prize; Miss Terious; Saturn Girl; Invisible Kid; Chameleon Boy; Colossal Boy; Lightning Lad; Ferro Lad; Brainiac 5; Mon-El; Matter-Eater Lad; Ultra Boy]; Devil's Dozen [Prince Evillo; Hag; Wild Huntsman; Sugyn; Apollo]; R.J. Brande
Synopsis The Legion encounters a new gang of thieves who kidnap Lightning Lad and suspicion of complicity falls on the two new Legionnaires.
Genre Superhero
Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Colors Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw
Letters Milton Snapinn
Notes Continues in next story.
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #350

1 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes cover reprint (on interior page) "The Forgotten Legion!"

Characters Mon-El; Colossal Boy; Saturn Girl; Princess Projectra; Element Lad; Superboy
Genre Superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Colors Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw
Letters Ira Schnapp
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #351

12 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes story "Part I: The Forgotten Legion!"

Characters Legion of Super-Heroes [Supergirl; Invisible Kid; Cosmic Boy; Ferro Lad; Matter-Eater Lad; Miss Terious; Mon-El; Ultra Boy; Phantom Girl; Shrinking Violet; Lightning Lad; Brainiac 5; Karate Kid; Element Lad; Princess Projectra; Saturn Girl; Colossal Boy]; Legion of Substitute-Heroes [Stone Boy; Night Girl; Polar Boy; Fire Lad; Color Kid; Chlorophyll Kid]; Legion of Super-Pets [Krypto; Beppo; Streaky; Comet]; Devil's Dozen [Prince Evillo; Hag]
Synopsis While the Legion encounters the Hag on the Brande estate, Lightning Lad tries to resist the corrupting influence of Evillo.
Genre Superhero
Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Colors Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw
Letters Milton Snapinn
Notes Continues from previous story.
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #351

12 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes story "Part II: The Faces behind the Masks!"

Characters Legion of Super-Heroes [Colossal Boy; Saturn Girl; Princess Projectra; Mon-El; Element Lad; Bouncing Boy; Superboy [Clark Kent]; Supergirl; Dream Girl [also as Miss Terious]; Star Boy [also as Sir Prize]; Cosmic Boy; Invisible Kid; Ferro Lad; Matter-Eater Lad; Phantom Girl; Lightning Lad; Shrinking Violet; Ultra Boy]; Master Mxyzptlk; Devil's Dozen [Sugyn; Prince Evillo; Apollo; Wild Huntsman]; Legion of Substitue-Heroes [Stone Boy; Polar Boy; Chlorophyll Kid; Night Girl; Fire Lad; Color Kid]; Legion of Super-Pets [Krypto; Streaky; Beppo; Comet]; White Witch [also as Hag]
Synopsis Under Miss Terious' direction, the Legion and the Subs gather the materials needed for a spell to counter the Hag's black magic. They then mount an attack on Prince Evillo's home, and find several surprises.
Genre Superhero
Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Colors Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw
Letters Milton Snapinn
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #351

1 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes cover reprint (on interior page)

Characters Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Ferro Lad; Sun Boy; Cosmic Boy; Princess Projectra]; Fatal Five [Mano; Emerald Empress; Persuader; Validus; Tharok]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Colors Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #352

11 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes story "The Fatal Five! Part I: To Save a Galaxy!"

Characters Legion of Super-Heroes [Ferro Lad; Superboy; Princess Projectra; Cosmic Boy; Sun Boy]; Fatal Five [Tharok; Emerald Empress; Validus; Persuader; Mano]
Synopsis As a last resort, the Legion decides to enlist the villainous Fatal Five to defend Earth from the Sun-Eater.
Genre Superhero
Script Jim Shooter
Pencils Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils)
Inks George Klein
Colors Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw
Letters Milton Snapinn
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #352

10 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes story "Part II: An S.O.S. to Evil!"

Characters Legion of Super-Heroes [Ferro Lad; Princess Projectra; Superboy; Sun Boy; Cosmic Boy]; Fatal Five [Tharok; Emerald Empress; Validus; Persuader; Mano]
Synopsis The Legionnaires set out to collect each of the Fatal Five.
Genre Superhero
Script Jim Shooter
Pencils Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils)
Inks George Klein
Colors Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw
Letters Milton Snapinn
Notes Continues in next story.
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #352

1 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes cover reprint (on interior page) "The Doomed Legionnaire!"

Characters Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Superboy; Sun Boy; Princess Projectra; Ferro Lad]; Fatal Five [Mano; Validus; Tharok; Emerald Empress; Persuader]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Colors Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw
Letters Ira Schnapp
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #353

11 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes story "[Part I]: The Doomed Legionnaire!"

Characters Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Cosmic Boy; Princess Projectra; Sun Boy; Ferro Lad]; Fatal Five [Tharok; Mano; Emerald Empress; Persuader; Validus]
Synopsis The heroes and villains prepare to confront the Sun-Eater, while Tharok plans for the aftermath.
Genre Superhero
Script Jim Shooter
Pencils Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils)
Inks George Klein
Colors Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw
Letters Milton Snapinn
Notes Continues from previous story.
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #353

11 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes story "Part II: Slain by the Sun-Eater"

Characters Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Cosmic Boy; Princess Projectra; Ferro Lad; Sun Boy; Brainiac 5; Invisible Kid; Colossal Boy; Chameleon Boy; Saturn Girl]; Fatal Five [Persuader; Validus; Tharok; Emerald Empress; Mano]
Synopsis Ferro Lad knocks out Superboy and sacrifices his life delivering the bomb which destroys the Sun-Eater.
Genre Superhero
Script Jim Shooter
Pencils Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils)
Inks George Klein
Colors Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw
Letters Milton Snapinn
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #353

1 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes cover reprint (on interior page) "The Adult Legionnaires!"

Characters Ferro Lad; Chemical King; Quantum Queen; Superman; Reflecto; Shadow Woman
Genre Superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Colors Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw
Letters Ira Schnapp
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #354

12 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes story "[Part I]: The Adult Legion!"

Characters Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Woman; Brainiac 5; Timber Wolf; Lightning Man; Cosmic Man; Element Man; Polar Man]; Superman; Light Lady; Night Woman; Chemical King (statue); Ferro Lad (statue); Reflecto (statue); Shadow Woman (statue); Shrinking Violet; Duplicate Man; Ultra Man; Phantom Woman; Ronn Nah; Arna Nah; Mon-El; Brin Londo; Bran Londo; Loni Londo; Tenzil Kem; Gim Allon; Thom Kallor; Nura Kallor; Chuck Taine; Luornu Taine; Douglas Nolan (in shadow)
Synopsis Superman is summoned to help the adult Legion investigate acts of sabotage.
Genre Superhero
Script Jim Shooter
Pencils Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils)
Inks George Klein
Colors Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw
Letters Milton Snapinn
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #354

10 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes story "Part II: One against the Legion"

Characters Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Woman; Brainiac 5; Timber Wolf; Lightning Man; Cosmic Man; Element Man; Polar Man]; Superman; Douglas Nolan; Power Boy (statue); Ferro Lad (statue) [also as Andrew Nolan]; Legion of Super-Villains [Saturn Queen; Lightning Lord; Cosmic King]
Synopsis The Legion discovers the saboteur is Ferro Lad's twin brother, but he has been under the mind control of the Legion of Super-Villains.
Genre Superhero
Script Jim Shooter
Pencils Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils)
Inks George Klein
Colors Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw
Letters Milton Snapinn
Notes Continues in next story.
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #354

1 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes cover reprint (on interior page) "The War of the Legions!"

Characters Superman; Legion of Super-Villains [Cosmic King; Lightning Man; Saturn Queen]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Colors Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw
Letters Ira Schnapp
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #355

12 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes story "The War of the Legions!"

Characters Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Man; Polar Man; Saturn Woman; Cosmic Man; Element Man; Brainiac 5; Lex Luthor; Mr. Mxyzptlk]; Legion of Super-Villains [Cosmic King; Saturn Queen; Lightning Lord; Echo; Beauty Blaze]; Superman
Synopsis The Legion is lured into separate traps by the Legion of Super-Villains, but are saved by the current day Lex Luthor and Mr. Mxyzptlk.
Genre Superhero
Script Jim Shooter
Pencils Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils)
Inks George Klein
Colors Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw
Letters Milton Snapinn
Notes Continues from previous story. This is the brother of Mxyzptlk who fought the Legion in Adventure Comics (1938 series) #310. Footnote in the story mistakenly refers to that story as being in #130.
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #355

12 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes story "The Six-Legged Legionnaire!"

Characters Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy [also as Clark Kent]; Invisible Kid; Dream Girl; Shrinking Violet; Bouncing Boy; Colossal Boy; Chameleon Boy; Light Lass]; Lana Lang [also as Insect Queen]
Synopsis Lana Lang accompanies Superboy to a meeting of the Legion and applies for membership. Though she is rejected, she participates in a mission and is elected to the Legion Reserve.
Genre Superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Colors Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw
Letters Milton Snapinn
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #355

1 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes cover reprint (on interior page) "The Five Legion Orphans!"

Characters Superboy [Superbaby]; Element Lad [Element Infant]; Dream Tot [Dream Girl]; Mon-El [Little Mon-El]; Brainiac 5 [Baby Brainiac]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Colors Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw
Letters Ira Schnapp
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #356

13 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes story "The Five Legion Orphans!"

Characters Legion of Super-Heroes [Dream Girl [Dream Tot]; Mon-El [Little Mon-El]; Brainiac 5 [Baby Brainiac]; Superboy [Superbaby]; Element Lad [Element Infant]; Star Boy; Lightning Lad; Light Lass; Cosmic Boy; Sun Boy; Invisible Kid; Duo Damsel; Matter-Eater Lad]
Synopsis The five Legion orphans are de-aged by people from a planet which has lost all of its children.
Genre Superhero
Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Colors Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw
Letters Milton Snapinn
Notes Writer credit from foreword.
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #356

1 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes cover reprint (on interior page) "The Ghost of Ferro Lad!"

Characters Ferro Lad; Superboy; Princess Projectra; Sun Boy; Cosmic Boy
Genre Superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Colors Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw
Letters Joe Letterese
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #357

12 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes story "[Part I]: The Ghost of Ferro Lad!"

Characters Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Sun Boy; Princess Projectra; Saturn Girl; Brainiac 5]; Ferro Lad (ghost); Pol Krinn
Synopsis The Legionnaires who witnessed Ferro Lad's sacrifice against the Sun-Eater fear they are being haunted by him.
Genre Superhero
Script Jim Shooter
Pencils Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils)
Inks George Klein
Colors Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw
Letters Milton Snapinn
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #357

10 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes story "Part II: The Phantom's Revenge!"

Characters Legion of Super-Heroes [Brainiac 5; Princess Projectra; Cosmic Boy; Sun Boy; Superboy; Mon-El; Duo Damsel; Ultra Boy; Phantom Girl; Lightning Lad; Light Lass; Saturn Girl]; Controller
Synopsis The Legionnaires disband on the orders of the "ghost" of Ferro Lad. However, a Controller reveals himself to Superboy as the power behind the Sun-Eater that killed Ferro Lad, and that he now plans to use the Legion as his weapon. But a mysterious force summons the Legion through Superboy's flight ring and frightens the Controller to death.
Genre Superhero
Script Jim Shooter
Pencils Jim Shooter (layouts); Curt Swan (pencils)
Inks George Klein
Colors Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw
Letters Milton Snapinn
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #357

1 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes cover reprint (on interior page) "The Hunter!"

Characters Otto Orion; Superboy
Genre Superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Colors Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw
Letters Ira Schnapp
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #358

11 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes story "[Part I]: The Hunter!"

Characters Legion of Super-Heroes [Chameleon Boy; Karate Kid; Shrinking Violet; Superboy; Invisible Kid; Ultra Boy]; Otto Orion
Synopsis The Legionnaires are taken by Otto Orion to his planetoid in order to be hunted.
Genre Superhero
Script Jim Shooter
Pencils Jim Shooter (layouts); George Papp (pencils)
Inks George Papp
Colors Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw
Letters Milton Snapinn
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #358

11 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes story "Part II: The Fugitives"

Characters Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Ultra Boy; Shrinking Violet; Chameleon Boy; Invisible Kid; Karate Kid]; Otto Orion
Synopsis Otto Orion hunts the Legionnaires as they rush to reach a totem pole.
Genre Superhero
Script Jim Shooter
Pencils Jim Shooter (layouts); George Papp (pencils)
Inks George Papp
Colors Rick Taylor; Tom McCraw
Letters Milton Snapinn
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #358

1 page text article "Biographies"

Script Mark Waid
Letters Typeset
Notes Short biographies of the primary writers and artists of the stories in this volume.

1 page cover reprint (on interior page)

Characters Legion of Super-Heroes [Supergirl; Superboy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy; Light Lass; Phantom Girl; Ultra Boy; Colossal Boy; Shrinking Violet; Ferro Lad; Princess Projectra; Sun Boy]; Fatal Five [Mano; Emerald Empress; Persuader; Validus; Tharok]; Superman; Chemical King; Quantum Queen; Reflecto; Shadow Woman
Genre Superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Colors Tom McCraw
Letters Ira Schnapp; Typeset
Notes Four small cover reproductions on back cover.
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (1938 series) #350; from Adventure Comics (1938 series) #352; from Adventure Comics (1938 series) #354; from Adventure Comics (1938 series) #357