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Issue Details

Issue #57
Published February 1985
Cover Price 1.50
Pages 100
Editing Nicola Cuti

Cover Details

Genre superhero
Pencils Pat Broderick
Inks Pat Broderick

9 page Legion of Super-Heroes story "Part I: The Legion of Super-Outlaws!"

Characters Heroes of Lallor [Beast Boy; Gas Girl; Evolvo Lad; Duplicate Boy; Life Lass]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Shrinking Violet; Star Boy; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Chameleon Boy; Invisible Kid]; Marden King
Synopsis Marden King tricks the Heroes of Lallor into fighting the Legion, in revenge for the Legion's earlier defeat of his brother Jungle King.
Genre superhero
Script Edmond Hamilton
Pencils John Forte
Inks John Forte
Colors Jeanine Casey
Letters Vivian Berg
Notes Origin and 1st appearances of Beast Boy, Gas Girl, Evolvo Lad, Life Lass, and Duplicate Boy.
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #324 (September 1964)

8 page Legion of Super-Heroes story "Part II: The Battle of the Super-Teams!"

Characters Legion of Super-Heroes [Colossal Boy; Ultra Boy; Mon-El; Shrinking Violet; Superboy; Star Boy; Invisible Kid; Element Lad; Cosmic Boy; Chameleon Boy; Sun Boy; Lightning Lad]; Heroes of Lallor [Duplicate Boy; Gas Girl; Life Lass; Beast Boy; Evolvo Lad]; Marden King
Synopsis The Heroes of Lallor realize they have been tricked and turn on Marden King.
Genre superhero
Script Edmond Hamilton
Pencils John Forte
Inks John Forte
Colors Jeanine Casey
Letters Vivian Berg
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #324 (September 1964)

7 page Legion of Super-Heroes story "Part I: Lex Luthor Meets the Legion of Super-Heroes!"

Characters Legion of Super-Heroes [Sun Boy; Star Boy; Cosmic Boy; Brainiac 5; Matter-Eater Lad; Triplicate Girl; Lightning Lad; Phantom Girl; Shrinkng Violet; Light Lass; Invisible Kid; Mon-El; Superboy (in flashback)]; Lex Luthor
Synopsis Lex Luthor convinces the Legion he has come to the future from a time before he turned evil.
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils John Forte
Inks John Forte
Colors Shelley Eiber
Letters Vivian Berg
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #325 (October 1964)

8 page Legion of Super-Heroes story "Part II: The Super-Vengeance of Lex Luthor!"

Characters Legion of Super-Heroes [Matter-Eater Lad; Triplicate Girl; Phantom Girl; Brainiac 5; Light Lass; Colossal Boy; Sun Boy; Star Boy; Element Lad; Mon-El; Shrinking Violet; Lighting Lad; Invisible Kid; Cosmic Boy; Superboy; Supergirl; Saturn Girl; Ultra Boy; Chameleon Boy; Element Lad]; Lex Luthor; Proty II
Synopsis Luthor seemingly dissolves the Legionnaires, but they have the last laugh on him.
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils John Forte
Inks John Forte
Colors Shelley Eiber
Letters Vivian Berg
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #325 (October 1964)

8 page Legion of Super-Heroes story "Part I: The Revolt of the Girl Legionnaires!"

Characters Legion of Super-Heroes [Light Lass; Triplicate Girl; Shrinking Violet; Supergirl; Phantom Girl; Saturn Girl; Ultra Boy; Mon-El; Lightning Lad; Colossal Boy; Matter-Eater Lad; Element Lad; Invisible Kid; Brainiac 5; Cosmic Boy; Superboy]; Proty II
Synopsis The girl Legionnaires turn on the boys.
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils John Forte
Inks John Forte
Colors George Roberts
Letters Milt Snapinn
Notes Light Lass' costume emblem becomes a cloud.
Reprinted from Adventure (DC, 1938 series) #326 (November 1964)

7 page Legion of Super-Heroes story "Part II: The Triumph of the Super-Heroines"

Characters Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Light Lass; Triplicate Girl; Supergirl; Shrinking Violet; Superboy; Chameleon Boy; Star Boy; Phantom Girl; Ultra Boy; Mon-El; Cosmic Boy; Brainiac 5; Element Lad]; Queen Azura
Synopsis The source of the plot is revealed and the boys are restored.
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils John Forte
Inks George Klein
Colors George Roberts
Letters Milt Snapinn
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #326 (November 1964)

8 page Legion of Super-Heroes story "Part I: The Lone Wolf Legionnaire!"

Characters Legion of Super-Heroes [Sun Boy; Light Lass; Chameleon Boy; Cosmic Boy; Matter-Eater Lad; Saturn Girl; Superboy; Mon-El; Ultra Boy; Lightning Lad; Brainiac 5]; Lone Wolf
Synopsis While investigating robberies on Zoon, the Legionnaires extend an invitation of membership to Lone Wolf, but he refuses.
Genre superhero
Script Edmond Hamilton
Pencils John Forte
Inks George Klein
Colors Karin Orlando
Letters Milt Snapinn
Notes Origin and 1st appearance Lone Wolf.
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #327 (December 1964)

7 page Legion of Super-Heroes story "Part II: The Youth Who Wasn't Human"

Characters Legion of Super-Heroes [Light Lass; Cosmic Boy; Mon-El; Chameleon Boy; Sun Boy; Brainiac 5; Ultra Boy; Lightning Lad]; Lone Wolf
Synopsis Lone Wolf reveals that he refused membership because he is an android, but the Legion discovers he is not what he thinks.
Genre superhero
Script Edmond Hamilton
Pencils John Forte
Inks Sheldon Moldoff
Colors Karin Orlando
Letters Milt Snapinn
Notes Light Lass' costume emblem becomes feather
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #327 (December 1964)

7 page Legion of Super-Heroes story "[Part I]: The Lad Who Wrecked the Legion!"

Characters Legion of Super-Heroes [Triplicate Girl; Sun Boy; Superboy; Cosmic Boy; Triplicate Girl; Invisible Kid; Star Boy; Shrinking Violet; Mon-El; Ultra Boy; Lightning Lad; Phantom Girl]; Command Kid; Bouncing Boy
Synopsis Command Kid joins the Legion, but his arrogance puts off some of the Legionnaires. Star Boy, however, asks Command Kid to help him become as powerful as he is.
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Jim Mooney
Inks Jim Mooney
Colors Shelley Eiber
Letters David Huffine
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #328 (January 1965)

7 page Legion of Super-Heroes story "Part II: The Secret of the Legion Rookie?!"

Characters Legion of Super-Heroes [Sun Boy; Lightning Lad; Shrinking Violet; Cosmic Boy; Invisible Kid; Star Boy; Triplicate Girl; Superboy; Phantom Girl; Ultra Boy; Saturn Girl; Element Lad]; Command Kid
Synopsis More Legionnaires submit to Command Kid's treatment, but Saturn Girl and Element Lad return with the solution to the mystery of Command Kid just in time.
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Jim Mooney
Inks Jim Mooney
Colors Shelley Eiber
Letters David Huffine
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #328 (January 1965)

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

Characters Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Saturn Girl; Triplicate Girl; Invisible Kid; Lightning Lad; Chameleon Boy; Brainiac 5; Ultra Boy; Mon-El]; Time Trapper; Legion of Stupor-Bizarros [Bizarro-Superboy; Bizarro-Lightning Lad; Bizarro-Invisible Kid; Bizarro-Chameleon Boy; Bizarro-Brainiac 5; Bizarro-Saturn Girl]
Synopsis The Legion rejects Bizarro-Superboy's request for membership, so he sets off to create his own Legion.
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Jim Mooney
Inks Jim Mooney
Colors Helen Vesik
Letters David Huffine
Notes The Legionnaires switch from flight belts to rings in this story.
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #329 (February 1965)

8 page Legion of Super-Heroes story "Part II: The Mad, Mad, Mad Bizarro-Legion"

Characters Legion of Super-Heroes [Light Lass; Triplicate Girl; Ultra Boy; Mon-El; Saturn Girl; Element Lad; Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy; Invisible Kid]; Legion of Stupor-Bizarros [Bizarro-Ultra Boy; Bizarro-Mon-El; Bizarro-Superboy; Bizarro-Saturn Girl; Bizarro-Cosmic Boy; Bizarro-Invisible Kid]
Synopsis Superboy, with Element Lad's aid, tricks Bizarro-Superboy into disbanding the Bizarro-Legion.
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Jim Mooney
Inks Jim Mooney
Colors Helen Vesik
Letters David Huffine
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #329 (February 1965)

4 page Legion of Super-Heroes filler "The Origin and Powers of the Legion of Super-Heroes"

Synopsis Origins and powers of the Legionnaires
Genre superhero
Script Mort Weisinger
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Colors Shelley Eiber
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #316

1 page Bizarro-Legion (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix*

Script Nicola Cuti
Pencils Pat Broderick
Inks Pat Broderick