| Issue | #C-49 |
| Published | October-November 1976 |
| Frequency | bi-monthly |
| Cover Price | 1.00 USD |
| Pages | 60 |
| Editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Notes | UPC indicates this is a May issue. On sale date estimated at 1976-06-28. Indicia: "LIMITED COLLECTORS' EDITION, Vol. 5, No. C-49, Oct.-Nov. 1976. Published bi-monthly by NATIONAL PERIODICAL PUBLICATIONS INC., 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10019. Copyright © 1976 by National Periodical Publications, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The stories, characters, and incidents mentioned in this magazine are entirely fictional. No actual persons, living or dead, are intended or should be inferred. Printed in U.S.A." |
| Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Saturn Girl; Tyroc; Light Lass; Ultra Boy; Colossal Boy; Dream Girl; Star Boy; Chameleon Boy; Princess Projectra; Timber Wolf; Sun Boy; Shrinking Violet; Lightning Lad; Mon-El; Karate Kid; Brainiac 5; Shadow Lass; Wildfire; Element Lad; Duo Damsel; Phantom Girl] |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Mike Grell [as MG] (signed) |
| Inks | Mike Grell [as MG] (signed) |
| Notes | Wraparound cover. |
| Reprinted | in Legion of Super-Heroes: 1,050 Years of the Future (DC, 2008 series) #[nn] ([June] 2008) [minus the UPC and the job code]. |
| Pencils | Mike Grell |
| Inks | Mike Grell |
| Notes | On inside front cover. Uses art from cover as background. |
| Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Shadow Lass; Mon-El; Superboy; Duo Damsel; Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy; Sun Boy]; Mordru; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lana Lang; Leah Parker; Lana Lang's mother; "King" Carter; Chief Parker |
| Synopsis | When Shadow Lass accidentally releases Mordru, four Legionnaires flee to Superboy's time to hide from him. Mordru tries to find the Legionnaires in Smallville, but they refuse to expose themselves. When a group of gangsters tries to take over Smallville, and the Legionnaires encourage the townspeople to defend themselves, the Legionnaires realize they need to return to the future to face Mordru. But as they prepare to time travel, Mordru finds them. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jim Shooter |
| Pencils | Jim Shooter (layouts only); Curt Swan |
| Inks | Curt Swan (page 1); Jack Abel |
| Letters | Charlotte Jetter |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
| Notes | parts 1 and 2 |
| Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #369 (June 1968) |
| Characters | Judy Jupiter |
| Notes | A brain teaser; draw the design in one continuous line without crossing. |
| Reprinted | from ? |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Jim Shooter (layout); Curt Swan (finished pencils) |
| Inks | George Klein |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
| Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #367 (April 1968) [one page only, modified with new caption and minus dialog]; in Legion of Super-Heroes: 1,050 Years of the Future (DC, 2008 series) #[nn] ([June] 2008). |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Pencils | Ross Andru |
| Inks | Mike Esposito |
| Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #403 |
| Characters | Bouncing Boy; Duo Damsel; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Phantom Girl; Invisible Kid; Sun Boy; Element Lad; Dream Girl; Star Boy; Colossal Boy; Ultra Boy; Timber Wolf; Light Lass; Shrinking Violet; Brainiac 5; Supergirl; Chemical King; Princess Projectra; Karate Kid; Matter-Eater Lad; Chameleon Boy; Cosmic Boy; Superboy; Stone Boy; Fire Lad; Color Kid; Night Girl; Chlorophyll Kid; Polar Boy; Kid Psycho; Rond Vidar; Gas Girl; Duplicate Boy; Life Lass; Evolvo Lad; The Wanderers [Quantum Queen; Dartalg; Psyche; Elvo; Ornitho; Immorto; Celebrand]; Don Allen; Dawn Allen; Tars Tarkas; J'onn J'onzz [Martian Manhunter] |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Dave Cockrum |
| Inks | Dave Cockrum |
| Editing | Murray Boltinoff |
| Notes | A key to the characters in this sequence is in the last sequence. |
| Reprinted | From Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #200 (February 1974) [two pages] |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | E. Nelson Bridwell? |
| Pencils | Curt Swan; Dave Cockrum; Mike Grell |
| Inks | Jack Abel; Dave Cockrum; Mike Grell |
| Notes | This a newly-constructed set of pages composed of panel reprints from various issues that illustrate various parts of the headquarters complex. Specifics per panel: First page: from Superboy #201 second story page 2 (by Cockrum), from Superboy #201 second story page 2 (by Cockrum), from Adventure Comics #371 first story page 11 (by Swan/Abel), from Superboy #203 page 15 (by Grell), from Superboy #201 first story page 1 (by Cockrum), from Superboy #201 first story page 2 (by Cockrum), from Superboy #201 first story page 7 (by Cockrum), and from Adventure Comics #369 page 3 (by Swan/Abel). Second page: from Adventure Comics #369 page 2 (by Swan/Abel), from Superboy #209 second story page 3 (by Grell), from Superboy #206 first story page 13 (by Grell), from Superboy #201 second story page 3 (by Cockrum), from Superboy #209 first story page 3 (by Grell), from Superboy #213 first story page 2 (by Grell), and from Superboy #201 first story page 10 (by Cockrum). |
| Reprinted | in Legion of Super-Heroes: 1,050 Years of the Future (DC, 2008 series) #[nn] ([June] 2008). |
| Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Shadow Lass; Mon-El; Superboy; Duo Damsel; Karate Kid; Dream Girl; Ultra Boy; Princess Projectra]; Insect Queen [also as Lana Lang]; Pete Ross; Mordru; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Chief Parker; Leah Parker; Police Chief Parker; Dorzak; Koldan; Golgro; Thrun; Wraithor; White Witch |
| Synopsis | The Legionnaires escape Mordru and wipe their memories of being Legionnaires. Mordru isolates Smallville and sends an army to flush them out, but it takes Pete Ross to restore Superboy's memory. Mordru captures and convicts the Legionnaires in a kangaroo court, but with the aid of the prosecutor, they escape, and Mordru is buried once again. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jim Shooter |
| Pencils | Jim Shooter (layouts only); Curt Swan |
| Inks | Jack Abel |
| Letters | Joe Letterese (p. 1); Ben Oda |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
| Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #370 (July 1968) |
| Notes | A riddle and a word puzzle with the letters R, A, D, E, and B. |
| Reprinted | from ? |
| Letters | typeset |