1044 - Adventure Comics 325 - Lex Luthor Meets the Legion!

Index Number – 1044 - 1.0
Issue – Adventure Comics 325
Cover Date – October 1964
Title – Lex Luthor Meets the Legion!
Characters – Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Element Lad, Invisible Kid, Light Lass, Lightning Lad, Matter-Eater Lad, Mon-El, Phantom Girl, Saturn Girl, Shrinkng Violet, Star Boy, Sun Boy, Superboy, Supergirl, Triplicate Girl, Ultra Boy
Villain – Lex Luthor
Synopsis – Young Luthor travels to the future wearing a wig to trick the Legion into thinking he is still Superboy’s friend. He sends the Legionnaires into the Phantom Zone, where under Mon-El’s teachings they combine their mental powers to force Luthor to free them.
Writer – Edmond Hamitton
Artist – John Forte
Cover – Curt Swan / Sheldon Moldoff
Editor – Mort Weisinger
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 3 – 1993
Showcase Presents the Legion of Super-Heroes 2 - 2008
Comments – The Trouble with Time Travel: In Superman 147 (1961), adult Luthor speculates about the existence of a Legion of Super-Villians when he recalls meeting Lightning Lad, completely forgetting this little adventure. Also, this issue contains a text page of the Legion Constitution.