Issue Details

Issue	#2
Published	1992
Cover Price	39.95 USD
Pages	224
Editing	Bob Kahan
Notes	ISBN 1-56389-057-7

Cover Details

Characters	Colossal Boy; Invisible Kid; Lightning Lass; Phantom Girl; Star Boy; Shrinking Violet; Bouncing Boy; Brainiac 5; Element Lad; Ultra Boy; Lightning Lad; Triplicate Girl; Chameleon Boy; Sun Boy; Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Karl Kesel
Colors	Rick Taylor
Notes	ISBN 1-56389-057-7

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Legion of Super-Heroes Archives: Volume 2"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Teaser on inside front dust jacket flap.

1 page Legion of Super-Heroes foreword, introduction, preface, afterword

Characters	Legion of Substitute-Heroes [Chlorophyll Kid; Fire Lad; Polar Boy; Night Girl; Stone Boy]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Shrinking Violet; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Bouncing Boy; Chameleon Boy; Triplicate Girl; Ultra Boy; Star Boy; Sun Boy; Brainiac 5; Colossal Boy; Element Lad; Invisible Kid; Lightning Lass]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	George Klein
Colors	Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Reprinted	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #311 (August 1963) [from cover, used as a spot illo]

2 page story "Table of Contents"

Characters	Mon-El (spot illo)
Pencils	John Forte (spot illo)
Inks	John Forte (spot illo)
Colors	Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters	typeset
Reprinted	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #310 (July 1963)

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

Characters	Superboy (spot illo)
Script	Paul Levitz
Pencils	John Forte (spot illo)
Inks	John Forte (spot illo)
Colors	Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters	typeset
Reprinted	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #315 (December 1963) (spot illo)

14 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes story "The Legion of Substitute Heroes"

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Sun Boy; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Chameleon Boy; Bouncing Boy; Colossal Boy; Brainiac 5; Shrinking Violet]; Legion of Substitute Heroes [Polar Boy; Night Girl; Stone Boy; Fire Lad; Chlorophyll Kid]
Synopsis	A group of rejected applicants band together as the Legion of Substitute Heroes and thwart the Plant Men's scheme to take over the Earth.
Genre	superhero
Script	Edmond Hamilton
Pencils	John Forte
Inks	John Forte
Colors	Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters	Joe Letterese
Notes	First appearance of the Legion of Substitute Heroes.
Reprinted	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #306 (March 1963)

1 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes cover reprint (on interior page) "The Secret Power of the Mystery Super-Hero!"

Characters	Element Lad [as Mystery Lad]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Sun Boy; Bouncing Boy; Saturn Girl]; Superboy; Bizarro
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	George Klein
Colors	Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters	Ira Schnapp
Reprinted	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #307 (April 1963)

13 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes story "The Secret Power of the Mystery Super-Hero!"

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Bouncing Boy; Sun Boy; Brainiac 5; Invisible Kid; Colossal Boy]; Element Lad [as Mystery Lad]; Roxxas
Synopsis	The Legion takes in new member Mystery Lad on Saturn Girl's word and he helps them put an end to space pirate Roxxas.
Genre	superhero
Script	Edmond Hamilton
Pencils	John Forte
Inks	John Forte
Colors	Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters	Joe Letterese
Notes	First appearance of Element Lad.
Reprinted	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #307 (April 1963)

10 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes story "The Return of Lightning Lad!"

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lass [as Lightning Lad]; Bouncing Boy; Chameleon Boy; Sun Boy; Mon-El; Lightning Lad (in flashback and lying in state); Shrinking Violet; Supergirl; Brainiac 5]; Proty
Synopsis	Lightning Lad's sister impersonates her dead brother and joins the Legion.
Genre	superhero
Script	Edmond Hamilton
Pencils	John Forte
Inks	John Forte
Colors	Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters	Joe Letterese
Notes	First appearance of Lightning Lass and Proty.
Reprinted	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #308 (May 1963)

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

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Brainiac 5; Bouncing Boy; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Chameleon Boy; Mon-El; Colossal Boy; Ultra Boy; Matter-Eater Lad (cameo); Shrinking Violet (cameo); Superboy (cameo); Triplicate Girl (cameo); Invisible Kid (cameo); Cosmic Boy (cameo)]; Jungle King
Synopsis	Failed Legion applicant Jungle King tries to get revenge with his super-beasts.
Genre	superhero
Script	Edmond Hamilton
Pencils	John Forte
Inks	John Forte
Colors	Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters	Milton Snapinn
Reprinted	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #309 (June 1963)

7 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes story "Part II: The Legion's Super-Showdown!"

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Brainiac 5; Bouncing Boy; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Chameleon Boy]; Jungle King
Synopsis	The Legion defeats the Jungle King and his super-beasts.
Genre	superhero
Script	Edmond Hamilton
Pencils	John Forte
Inks	John Forte
Colors	Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters	Milton Snapinn
Reprinted	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #309 (June 1963)

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

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Bouncing Boy; Chameleon Boy; Triplicate Girl (cameo); Brainiac 5; Star Boy (cameo); Superboy; Ultra Boy; Colossal Boy (cameo); Element Lad (cameo); Invisible Kid; Lightning Lass; Sun Boy; Shrinking Violet]; Mxyzptlk V [as Mask Man]
Synopsis	The Legion confronts a masked raider looting Metropolis, who turns out to be deadly, killing several of the Legionnaires.
Genre	superhero
Script	Edmond Hamilton
Pencils	John Forte
Inks	John Forte
Colors	Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters	Milton Snapinn
Reprinted	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #310 (July 1963)

7 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes story "Part II: Last Stand of the Legion!"

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Colossal Boy; Invisible Kid; Saturn Girl; Bouncing Boy; Sun Boy; Mon-El; Cosmic Boy; Colossal Boy; Brainiac 5; Lightning Lass]; Mxyzptlk V [as Mask Man]
Synopsis	Superboy figures out Mask Man's identity and returns him to the 5th Dimension, restoring to life all the Legionnaires.
Genre	superhero
Script	Edmond Hamilton
Pencils	John Forte
Inks	John Forte
Colors	Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters	Milton Snapinn
Reprinted	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #310 (July 1963)

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

Characters	Legion of Substitute-Heroes [Chlorophyll Kid; Fire Lad; Polar Boy; Night Girl; Stone Boy]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Shrinking Violet; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Bouncing Boy; Chameleon Boy; Triplicate Girl; Ultra Boy; Star Boy; Sun Boy; Brainiac 5; Colossal Boy; Element Lad; Invisible Kid; Lightning Lass]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	George Klein
Colors	Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters	Ira Schnapp
Reprinted	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #311 (August 1963)

7 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes story "[Part I]: The War between the Substitute Heroes and the Legionnaires!"

Characters	Legion of Substitute-Heroes [Chlorophyll Kid; Fire Lad; Polar Boy; Night Girl; Stone Boy]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Shrinking Violet; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Bouncing Boy; Chameleon Boy; Triplicate Girl; Ultra Boy; Star Boy; Sun Boy; Brainiac 5; Colossal Boy; Element Lad; Invisible Kid; Lightning Lass] (most as projected images)
Synopsis	The Legion of Substitute-Heroes tries to fill in for the Legion, but the Legion tells the Subs to disband.
Genre	superhero
Script	Edmond Hamilton
Pencils	John Forte
Inks	John Forte
Colors	Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters	Joe Letterese; Milton Snapinn
Reprinted	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #311 (August 1963)

8 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes story "Part II: The Duel of the Legions!"

Characters	Legion of Substitute-Heroes [Chlorophyll Kid; Fire Lad; Polar Boy; Night Girl; Stone Boy]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Chameleon Boy; Bouncing Boy]
Synopsis	The Substitutes realize the Legion has been replaced by aliens, chase the aliens away, and save the real Legion.
Genre	superhero
Script	Edmond Hamilton
Pencils	John Forte
Inks	John Forte
Colors	Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters	Joe Letterese; Milton Snapinn
Reprinted	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #311 (August 1963)

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

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Mon-El; Sun Boy; Lightning Lass; Chameleon Boy; Saturn Girl; Superboy; Lightning Lad]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	George Klein
Colors	Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters	Ira Schnapp
Reprinted	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #312 (September 1963)

7 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes story "Part I: The Super-Sacrifice of the Legionnaires!"

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Mon-El; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Lightning Lass; Chameleon Boy]; Proty
Synopsis	The Legionnaires search to find a way to revive Lightning Lad.
Genre	superhero
Script	Edmond Hamilton
Pencils	John Forte
Inks	John Forte
Colors	Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters	Milton Snapinn
Reprinted	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #312 (September 1963)

6 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes story "Part II: The Bravest Legionnaire!"

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Mon-El; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Lightning Lass; Chameleon Boy; Lightning Lad]; Proty
Synopsis	Proty sacrifices his life to revive Lightning Lad.
Genre	superhero
Script	Edmond Hamilton
Pencils	John Forte
Inks	John Forte
Colors	Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters	Milton Snapinn
Reprinted	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #312 (September 1963)

8 page Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen story "The World of Doomed Olsens!"

Characters	Jimmy Olsen; Superman; Legion of Super-Heroes [Mon-El [also as The Collector]; Colossal Boy [also as The Giant Turtle Man]; Bouncing Boy [also as Fat Boy Jimmy]; Cosmic Boy [also as The Human Porcupine]; Chameleon Boy [also as Elastic Lad]; Shrinking Violet (cameo); Sun Boy (cameo); Lightning Lad (cameo); Saturn Girl (cameo); Triplicate Girl (cameo)]; Proty II [also as Wolf Boy Jimmy]; Legion of Substitute-Heroes [Fire Lad; Polar Boy; Night Girl; Stone Boy] (all in cameos)
Synopsis	Jimmy is taken by The Collector to the world Gion-El, which is seemingly inhabited by duplicates of him in the forms into which he has been transformed in the past. But when Jimmy realizes he is being hoaxed, the Legionnaires reveal that he has passed his initiation test and they bring him to the 30th century to officially be made an honorary member of the Legion of Super-Heroes.
Genre	superhero
Script	Jerry Siegel
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	George Klein
Colors	Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Reprinted	from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #72 (October 1963)

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

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Lass; Triplicate Girl; Saturn Girl; Shrinking Violet; Sun Boy; Chameleon Boy; Lightning Lad; Superboy]; Night Girl
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	George Klein
Colors	Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters	Ira Schnapp
Reprinted	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #313 (October 1963)

7 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes story "Part I: The Condemned Legionnaires!"

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Lass; Triplicate Girl; Saturn Girl; Shrinking Violet; Phantom Girl; Supergirl; Sun Boy; Mon-El; Superboy; Cosmic Boy; Chameleon Boy; Colossal Boy; Brainiac 5; Lightning Lad; Bouncing Boy]; Night Girl; Polar Boy
Synopsis	After the female Legionnaires are struck by a mysterious Crimson Virus, Satan Girl wants to take their place. But when she attacks the girls, Supergirl tries to solve the mystery of who she is.
Genre	superhero
Script	Edmond Hamilton
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	George Klein
Colors	Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters	Milton Snapinn
Notes	Inking credit from index of original issue; credited to George Klein and John Forte in item.
Reprinted	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #313 (October 1963)

7 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes story "Part II: The Secret of Satan Girl!"

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Supergirl; Cosmic Boy; Sun Boy; Sun Boy; Triplicate Girl; Saturn Girl; Chameleon Boy; Colossal Boy; Phantom Girl; Bouncing Boy; Lightning Lad; Lightning Lass; Shrinking Violet]; Night Girl; Satan Girl; Legion of Super-Pets [Comet; Streaky; Beppo; Krypto]
Synopsis	Satan Girl is defeated by the Super-Pets and revealed to be an evil Red Kryptonite duplicate of Supergirl.
Genre	superhero
Script	Edmond Hamilton
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Sheldon Moldoff
Colors	Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters	Milton Snapinn
Notes	Inking credit from index of original issue; credited to George Klein and John Forte in item.
Reprinted	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #313 (October 1963)

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

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Mon-El; Saturn Girl]; Alaktor
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	George Klein
Colors	Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters	Ira Schnapp
Reprinted	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #314 (November 1963)

7 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes story "Part I: The Super-Villains of All Ages!"

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Bouncing Boy; Brainiac 5; Sun Boy; Mon-El; Superboy; Ultra Boy]; Alaktor; Ronn Kar; Nero; John Dillinger; Adolf Hitler
Synopsis	Rejected Legion applicant Alaktor steals a Time Bubble and recruits the help of Nero, Dillinger, and Hitler.
Genre	superhero
Script	Edmond Hamilton
Pencils	John Forte
Inks	John Forte
Colors	Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters	Milton Snapinn
Notes	First appearance of Ronn Kar.
Reprinted	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #314 (November 1963)

8 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes story "Part 2: The Civil War of the Legion!"

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Bouncing Boy; Sun Boy; Superboy; Ultra-Boy; Mon-El; Invisible Kid; Chameleon Boy; Shrinking Violet]; Nero; John Dillinger; Adolf Hitler; Alaktor
Synopsis	Alaktor switches Hitler's, Nero's, and Dillinger's minds with Superboy's, Mon-El's, and Ultra-Boy's. Saturn Girl tricks them into defeating each other, and the Legion forces Alaktor to undo the process.
Genre	superhero
Script	Edmond Hamilton
Pencils	John Forte
Inks	John Forte
Colors	Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters	Milton Snapinn
Reprinted	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #314 (November 1963)

7 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes story "Part I: The Legionnaire's Super-Contest"

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Saturn Girl; Bouncing Boy; Sun Boy; Brainiac 5; Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy; Chameleon Boy]; Legion of Substitute-Heroes [Night Girl; Stone Boy; Fire Lad; Chlorophyll Kid; Polar Boy]
Synopsis	The Legion of Super-Heroes finds out about the Subs, and hold a contest to induct the winner into the Legion of Super-Heroes.
Genre	superhero
Script	Edmond Hamilton
Pencils	John Forte
Inks	John Forte
Colors	Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters	Joe Letterese (splash only); ?
Notes	Bouncing Boy misidentified as Bouncing Girl in the Roll Call
Reprinted	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #315 (December 1963)

7 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes story "Part II: The Winner of the Super-Tests!"

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Saturn Girl, Bouncing Boy; Lightning Lad; Sun Boy; Brainiac 5; Chameleon Boy]; Legion of Substitute-Heroes [Night Girl; Stone Boy; Fire Lad; Chlorophyll Kid; Polar Boy]
Synopsis	Stone Boy wins the contest, but decides to stay with the Subs.
Genre	superhero
Script	Edmond Hamilton
Pencils	John Forte
Inks	John Forte
Colors	Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters	Joe Letterese
Reprinted	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #315 (December 1963)

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

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Ultra Boy; Lightning Lad; Shrinking Violet; Chameleon Boy; Colossal Boy; Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lass; Sun Boy; Bouncing Boy]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	George Klein
Colors	Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters	Ira Schnapp
Notes	Lettering credit from index of original issue; credited to Gaspar Saladino in item.
Reprinted	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #316 (January 1964)

9 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes story "Part I: The Renegade Super-Hero!"

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Ultra Boy; Phantom Girl; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Brainiac 5; Mon-El; Lightning Lad; Chameleon Boy; Bouncing Boy; Cosmic Boy, Shrinking Violet; Element Lad; Colossal Boy; Invisible Kid; Lightning Lass]
Synopsis	When Ultra Boy appears to be an escaped convict, he is expelled from the Legion and has to flee the planet.
Genre	superhero
Script	Edmond Hamilton
Pencils	John Forte
Inks	John Forte
Colors	Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters	Milton Snapinn
Reprinted	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #316 (January 1964)

10 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes story "Part II: The End of a Super-Traitor!"

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Ultra Boy; Phantom Girl; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Brainiac 5; Mon-El; Chameleon Boy; Cosmic Boy; Element Lad; Shrinking Violet; Invisible Kid; Bouncing Boy]
Synopsis	Ultra Boy reveals that his faked criminal past was a ploy to infiltrate and lure a pirate band into custody.
Genre	superhero
Script	Edmond Hamilton
Pencils	John Forte
Inks	John Forte
Colors	Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters	Milton Snapinn
Reprinted	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #316 (January 1964)

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

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Lightning Lad; Bouncing Boy; Shrinking Violet; Ultra Boy]; Dream Girl
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	George Klein
Colors	Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters	Ira Schnapp
Reprinted	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #317 (February 1964)

9 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes story "Part I: The Menace of Dream Girl!"

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Lightning Lass; Brainiac 5; Star Boy; Matter-Eater Lad; Superboy; Mon-El; Sun Boy; Triplicate Girl; Bouncing Boy]; Dream Girl
Synopsis	Dream Girl joins the Legion and insists Lightning Lass be expelled when she loses her powers and demands Triplicate Girl be court-martialled for accusing her of causing Lightning Lass to lose her power.
Genre	superhero
Script	Edmond Hamilton
Pencils	John Forte (signed)
Inks	John Forte (signed)
Colors	Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters	Milton Snapinn
Notes	First appearance of Dream Girl. Also first mention of the Time Trapper.
Reprinted	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #317 (February 1964)

9 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes story "Part II: The Doom of the Legion!"

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Brainiac 5; Star Boy; Matter-Eater Lad; Triplicate Girl; Sun Boy; Lightning Lad; Ultra Boy; Bouncing Boy; Shrinking Violet; Superboy; Chameleon Boy; Light Lass]; Dream Girl
Synopsis	Even more Legionnaires are expelled before Dream Girl reveals to Star Boy that it was all a plot to prevent their deaths. Star Boy explains what she really foresaw and Dream Girl leaves the team to perfect her power.
Genre	superhero
Script	Edmond Hamilton
Pencils	John Forte
Inks	John Forte
Colors	Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Letters	Milton Snapinn
Notes	Lightning Lass takes on the new codename of Light Lass.
Reprinted	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #317 (February 1964)

7 page The Legion of Super-Heroes character profile "The Origins and Powers of the Legion of Super-Heroes!"

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Phantom Girl; Triplicate Girl; Brainiac 5; Lightning Lad; Bouncing Boy; Invisible Kid; Shrinking Violet; Cosmic Boy; Chameleon Boy; Saturn Girl; Colossal Boy; Sun Boy; Superboy; Lightning Lass; Star Boy; Mon-El; Ultra Boy; Matter-Eater Lad; Supergirl; Element Lad]; Proty II; Elastic Lad [Jimmy Olsen]; Legion of Super-Pets [Krypto; Super-Monkey [Beppo]; Super-Horse [Comet]; Streaky]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	George Klein
Colors	Tom McCraw; Rick Taylor
Notes	First two pages were reprinted from Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #4 (Winter 1962) in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #316 (January 1964) with some alterations, as reproduced here. Pages 5-7 reproduce the text from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #316 (January 1964), which was originally printed as one page, reformatted with additional illoes taken from the previous pages.
Reprinted	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #316 (January 1964)

2 page text article "Biographies"

Synopsis	Short biographies of John Forte, Edmond Hamilton, George Klein, Jerry Siegel, and Curt Swan.
Script	Mark Waid

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "The DC Archive Editions"

Notes

Teaser on inside back dust jacket flap for other Archives volumes already released and those coming soon.

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

Characters	Legion of Super-Heroes [Element Lad; Sun Boy; Bouncing Boy; Saturn Girl; Mon-El; Lightning Lass; Chameleon Boy; Superboy; Lightning Lad; Shrinking Violet; Triplicate Girl; Ultra Boy; Colossal Boy; Cosmic Boy]; Night Girl
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	George Klein
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	Ira Schnapp
Notes	Four small cover reproductions on back cover.
Reprinted	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #307 (April 1963); from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #312 (September 1963); from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #313 (October 1963); from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #316 (January 1964)