Friday, August 20, 2010

1082 - Adventure Comics 360 - The Legion Chain Gang!

Index Number – 1082 - 1.0
Issue – Adventure Comics 360
Cover Date – September 1967
Title – The Legion Chain Gang!
Characters – Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Dream Girl, Element Lad, Invisible Kid, Karate Kid, Lightning Lad, Matter-Eater Lad, Mon-El, Phantom Girl, Princess Projectra, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Star Boy, Sun Boy, Superboy, Ultra Boy
Villain - Universo
Synopsis – The Legion and its Espionage Squad go underground to sabotage the source of the mind-controlling chemicals. They are assisted by Rond Vidar, son of the villainous Universo.
Writer – Jim Shooter
Artist – Jim Shooter, Curt Swan / George Klein
Cover – Curt Swan / George Klein
Editor – Mort Weisinger
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 7 – 1997
Showcase Presents the Legion of Super-Heroes 3 - 2009
Comments – “If not for that goody-goody brat, I’d have won.” – Universo. Did that line inspire Hanna and Barberra to create . . .
“Scooby Doo and the Perilous President”, starring Saturn Girl as Velma, Dream Girl as Daphne, Lightning Lad as Freddy, Matter-Eater Lad as Shaggy, and (wait for it) Timber Wolf starring as Scooby Doo
This two-parter remains my favorite story of the sixties.

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