| Issue | #491 |
| Published | September 1982 |
| Cover Price | 0.95 USD |
| Pages | 100 |
| Editing | Carl Gafford; Dick Giordano |
| Notes | First digest-sized issue. |
| Characters | Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mary Marvel; Captain Marvel, Jr.; Ibac; Superboy; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Boy [later Lightning Lad]] |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Keith Giffen (signed) |
| Inks | Romeo Tanghal (signed) |
| Notes | First digest-sized issue. |
| Characters | Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mary Marvel; Captain Marvel Jr.; Kid Eternity; Mr. Keeper; Satan; Ibac; Sabbac; Master Man; Darkling; Zeus; Set (cameo); Ahriman (cameo); Cernobog (cameo); Tezcatlipoca (cameo) |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Pencils | Don Newton |
| Inks | Frank Chiaramonte |
| Colors | Adrienne Roy |
| Letters | Phil Felix [as Philip Felix] |
| Editing | Dave Manak |
| Characters | Superboy; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad [as Lightning Boy]; Saturn Girl]; Jonathan Kent (cameo) |
| Synopsis | Three teens from the future offer Superboy membership in their super-hero club. But when Superboy fails to complete three simple tasks, the Legionnaires pretend to reject him, until they reveal that the three tasks were merely intitiation pranks which proved he is a good sport. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Otto Binder |
| Pencils | Al Plastino |
| Inks | Al Plastino |
| Colors | Jerry Serpe |
| Notes | Reprint of the first appearance of the Legion. Lightning Lad is called Lightning Boy in this story. There are several other unidentified Legionnaires in the story. The Legionnaires are not yet in their classic costumes in this story. |
| Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #247 (April 1958) |
| Characters | Aquaman; Mera; Aqualad; Aquagirl; Aquababy [Arthur Curry, Jr.]; Vulko |
| Synopsis | Mera vanishes abruptly and Aquaman begins a quest to find her. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Steve Skeates |
| Pencils | Jim Aparo |
| Inks | Jim Aparo |
| Colors | Bob LeRose |
| Letters | Jim Aparo (?) |
| Editing | Dick Giordano (original story) |
| Reprinted | from Aquaman (DC, 1962 series) #40 (July-August 1968) |
| Characters | Black Canary; Bertha Kane |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Denny O'Neil |
| Pencils | Alex Toth |
| Inks | Alex Toth |
| Colors | Tom Ziuko |
| Letters | Alex Toth |
| Notes | Title taken from this story's appearance in BLACK CANARY ARCHIVES (DC, 2001). |
| Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #418 (April 1972) |
| Characters | Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy [Sandy Hawkins]; Felix Black; Nick Parks |
| Synopsis | Tormented by insomnia, Felix Black turns to a life of crime. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jack Kirby |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | Joe Simon |
| Colors | Nansi Hoolahan |
| Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #80 (November 1942) |
| Characters | Superboy; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl]; Krypto; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent |
| Synopsis | The Legion returns to 20th Century to discredit Superboy and exile him from Earth. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils | George Papp |
| Inks | George Papp |
| Colors | Jerry Serpe |
| Letters | Joe Letterese |
| Notes | Reprint of the second appearance of the Legion of Super-Heroes. |
| Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #267 (December 1959) |
| Characters | Spectre; Jim Corrigan; Azmodus; Stefan Miklos; Millicent Olcott; Paul Nevers |
| Synopsis | The Spectre confronts the evil Azmodus, who has taken over the body of Paul Nevers. |
| Genre | superhero; occult |
| Script | Gardner Fox |
| Pencils | Murphy Anderson |
| Inks | Murphy Anderson |
| Colors | Anthony Tollin |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz (original story) |
| Reprinted | from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #60 (January-February 1966) |
| Script | Paul Levitz |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Levitz provides commentary on the two Legion stories reprinted in this issue. |
| Characters | Superboy; Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy; Lightning Boy]; Spectre; Black Canary; Sandman; Aquaman |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Keith Giffen (?) |
| Inks | Romeo Tanghal (?) |