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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Phantom Girl; Mon-El; Lightning Lad; Sun Boy; Saturn Girl

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Legion of Super-Heroes Archives: Volume 3

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Character(s): Superboy

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Notes: Title page illustrated with a detail from a story from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #117 (December 1964), flipped and slightly altered.

Table of Contents

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Character(s): Triplicate Girl

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Notes: Illustrated with a detail from a story from an unidentified issue of Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series).

Foreword

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Character(s): Matter-Eater Lad

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Pages: 4

Notes: Illustrated with a detail from a story from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #318 (March 1964).

The Legion Constitution

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The Mutiny of the Legionnaires

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Sun Boy; Matter-Eater Lad; Triplicate Girl; Cosmic Boy; Light Lass; Star Boy; Lightning Lad]; Superboy (in inset)

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Part I: The Mutiny of the Legionnaires

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Sun Boy; Cosmic Boy; Light Lass; Superboy (cameo); Mon-El (cameo); Lightning Lad; Star Boy; Matter-Eater Lad; Triplicate Girl]; Time Trapper (cameo)

Synopsis: During a rescue mission, stress gets to Sun Boy, who sets the rest of the Legionnaires adrift in a lifeboat.

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Pages: 9

Part II: The Castaway Legionnaires

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Sun Boy; Light Lass; Cosmic Boy; Triplicate Girl; Matter-Eater Lad; Lightning Lad; Star Boy]

Synopsis: The castaway Legionnaires find their way back to the rescue ship, now piloted by a catatonic Sun Boy.

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Jimmy's Legion Romances!

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen

Character(s): Jimmy Olsen [as Elastic Lad]; Superman; Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Light Lass; Triplicate Girl]

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Elastic Lad Jimmy and His Legion Romances

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen

Character(s): Jimmy Olsen [also as Elastic Lad]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Light Lass; Saturn Girl; Triplicate Girl; Sun Boy; Ultra Boy]; Lucy Lane

Synopsis: The Legion girls bring Jimmy to the future to stage emergencies and make Lucy appreciate him.

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The Legion's Suicide Squad!

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Brainiac 5; Bouncing Boy; Chameleon Boy; Saturn Girl; Ultra Boy; Cosmic Boy; Triplicate Girl; Star Boy]

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Part I: The Legion's Suicide Squad!

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Colossal Boy; Element Lad; Sun Boy; Shrinking Violet; Phantom Girl; Mon-El; Superboy; Bouncing Boy; Saturn Girl; Chameleon Boy; Brainiac 5; Star Boy; Triplicate Girl; Invisible Kid; Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy]

Synopsis: Isolationist planet Throon builds a citadel to keep others away and uses a ray to disable all passing spaceships. The first Legion team selected to take out the ray meets their defeat.

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Part II: The Charge of the Substitute Heroes!

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Character(s): Legion of Substitute-Heroes [Fire Lad; Chlorophyll Kid; Polar Boy; Stone Boy; Night Girl]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Sun Boy; Star Boy; Triplicate Girl; Ultra Boy; Matter-Eater Lad; Cosmic Boy; Invisible Kid; Superboy; Brainiac 5; Bouncing Boy; Chameleon Boy; Saturn Girl; Element Lad; Phantom Girl; Colossal Boy; Light Lass; Mon-El; Lightning Lad]

Synopsis: The next two teams of Legionnaires also fail, but the Subs are able to put an end to the menace of Throon.

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The Revenge of the Knave from Krypton!

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Character(s): Mon-El; Dev-Em; Superboy

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Part I: The Revenge of the Knave from Krypton!

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy [also as Clark Kent]; Chameleon Boy; Mon-El; Element Lad; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Sun Boy; Brainiac 5]; Dev-Em; Radiation Roy; Proty II; Krypto; Molock

Synopsis: Dev-Em arrives at Legion headquarters as a member of the Inter-Stellar Counter-Intelligence Corps on a mission to nab the elusive leader of the Cosmic Spy Legion, Morlock the Merciless, but loses the assignment to Superboy.

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Part II: The Treachery of Molock the Merciless

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Brainiac 5; Sun Boy, Chameleon Boy; Element Lad; Lightning Lad; Mon-El]; Dev-Em; Molock; Proty II

Synopsis: Superboy successfully completes Dev-Em's mission, with Proty II's help.

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The Code of the Super-Heroes!

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Star Boy; Mon-El]

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Part I: The Code of the Legion!

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Sun Boy; Mon-El; Superboy; Shrinking Violet; Star Boy; Phantom Girl; Saturn Girl; Bouncing Boy; Element Lad; Ultra Boy; Chameleon Boy; Triplicate Girl; Brainiac 5; Matter-Eater Lad]; Time Trapper [also as Commissioner Wilson]

Synopsis: The Legionnaires submit to tests of their ability to keep secret their greatest weapon from Commissioner Wilson.

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Notes: Bouncing Boy loses his power and joins the Legion Reserves.

Part II: The Weakest Legionnaire

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Colossal Boy; Matter-Eater Lad; Star Boy; Shrinking Violet; Superboy; Invisible Kid; Element Lad; Sun Boy; Ultra Boy; Mon-El; Phantom Girl; Chameleon Boy; Lightning Lad; Brainiac 5]; Time Trapper [also as Commissioner Wilson]; Bouncing Boy

Synopsis: Lightning Lad purposely fails his test to expose Commissioner Wilson as the Time Trapper.

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The Initiation of Proty II!

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Character(s): Legion of Super-Pets [Super-Horse [Comet]; Streaky; Krypto; Super-Monkey [Beppo]; Proty II [partly as Superboy]]

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Part I: The Super-Tests of the Super-Pets!

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Character(s): Legion of Super-Pets [Super-Horse [Comet]; Krypto; Streaky; Super-Monkey [Beppo]; Proty II]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Phantom Girl; Sun Boy; Lightning Lad; Brainiac 5; Light Lass; Saturn Girl; Mon-El; Chameleon Boy]; Legion of Substitute-Heroes [Fire Lad; Chlorophyll Kid; Polar Boy; Night Girl]; Supergirl

Synopsis: With the Legion away trying to capture the Time Trapper, the Super-Pets are left in charge. They assign Proty II tests to prove he can join their ranks.

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Part II: The Pet of a Thousand Faces

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Character(s): Legion of Super-Pets [Super-Horse [Comet]; Streaky; Super-Monkey [Beppo]; Krypto; Proty II [also as Chameleon Boy]]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Mon-El; Superboy; Sun Boy; Ultra Boy; Brainiac 5]

Synopsis: Proty II passes his final tests and is admitted into the Legion of Super-Pets.

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The Eight Impossible Missions!

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Sun Boy; Saturn Girl; Ultra Boy; Chameleon Boy; Element Lad]

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Part I: The Eight Impossible Missions!

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Sun Boy; Saturn Girl; Superboy; Phantom Girl; Chameleon Boy; Brainiac 5; Ultra Boy; Element Lad]; Proty II; Spider Girl; Pete Ross; Jimmy Olsen; Double-Header; Jor-El (in flashback)

Synopsis: Proty II comes up with a contest to determine the next Legion leader.

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Notes: First appearance of Spider Girl and Double-Header.

Part II: The Amazing Winner of the Great Proty Puzzle!

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Phantom Girl; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Element Lad; Superboy; Ultra Boy; Chameleon Boy; Shrinking Violet; Triplicate Girl; Light Lass; Invisible Kid; Matter-Eater Lad; Colossal Boy; Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad]; Jimmy Olsen [also as Elastic Lad]; Lucy Lane; Proty II; Pete Ross

Synopsis: Saturn Girl solves Proty's puzzle and remains Legion leader.

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The Legion of Super-Outlaws!

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Character(s): Superboy; Heroes of Lallor [Beast Boy; Evolvo Lad; Gas Girl]

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Part I: The Legion of Super-Outlaws!

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Character(s): 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.

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Part II: The Battle of the Super-Teams!

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Character(s): 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.

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Lex Luthor Meets the Legion of Super-Heroes

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Character(s): Supergirl; Superboy; Lex Luthor

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Part I: Lex Luthor Meets the Legion of Super-Heroes!

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Character(s): 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.

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Part II: The Super-Vengeance of Lex Luthor!

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Character(s): 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; Lightning 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.

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The Revolt of the Girl Legionnaires!

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Light Lass; Shrinking Violet; Triplicate Girl; Supergirl; Superboy; Element Lad (statue); Star Boy (statue); Invisible Kid (statue); Brainiac 5 (statue); Cosmic Boy (statue); Chameleon Boy (statue)]

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Part I: The Revolt of the Girl Legionnaires!

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Character(s): 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.

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Part II: The Triumph of the Super-Heroines

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Character(s): 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.

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Superboy and the Five Legion Traitors!

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Invisible Kid; Element Lad; Ultra Boy; Brainiac 5; Chameleon Boy]; Lana Lang; Pete Ross

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Superboy and the 5 Legion Traitors!

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Superboy; Legion of Super-Heroes [Chameleon Boy; Ultra Boy; Invisible Kid; Brainiac 5; Element Lad]; Police Chief Parker; Lana Lang

Synopsis: Superboy accidentally arrives in a parallel world where the Legion are villains.

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Part I: The Lone Wolf Legionnaire!

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Character(s): 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.

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Notes: Lone Wolf later returns as Timber Wolf. Cover of this issue not reprinted in this volume as it reflects the Superboy solo story.

Part II: The Youth Who Wasn't Human

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Character(s): 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.

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The Lad Who Wrecked the Legion!

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Mon-El; Ultra Boy; Superboy]

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[Part I]: The Lad Who Wrecked the Legion!

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Character(s): 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.

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Part II: The Secret of the Legion Rookie?!

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Character(s): 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.

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Biographies

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Notes: Short biographies of the primary writers and artists of the stories in this volume.

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Jimmy Olsen [as Elastic Lad]; Superman; Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Light Lass; Triplicate Girl; Superboy; Lightning Lad; Star Boy; Mon-El; Shrinking Violet; Supergirl; Element Lad (statue); Invisible Kid (statue); Brainiac 5 (statue); Cosmic Boy (statue); Chameleon Boy (statue)]; Legion of Super-Pets [Super-Horse [Comet]; Streaky; Krypto; Super-Monkey [Beppo]; Proty II [partly as Superboy]]

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Notes: Four small cover reproductions on back cover.