1091 - Superboy 147 - The Origin of the Legion!

Index Number – 1091 -1.0
Issue – Superboy 147
Cover Date – June 1968
Title – The Origin of the Legion!
Characters – Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Element Lad, Light Lass, Lightning Lad, Mon-El, Phantom Girl, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Sun Boy, Superboy, Supergirl, Triplicate Girl, Ultra Boy
Villain – Doyle Brande
Synopsis – In the 30th century, when R. J. Brande is attacked at a spaceport, three teenagers from different worlds subdue the attackers with their amazing abilities. Brande asks them to form a team of young people to carry on the legacy of Superboy and Supergirl.
Writer – E. Nelson Bridwell
Artist – Pete Constanza / Pete Constanza
Cover – Curt Swan / Neal Adams
Editor – Mort Weisinger
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 8 – 1998
Comments – 10 years after its first appearance, the Legion gets an origin story. And, how about that Curt Swan / Neal Adams cover? This book is also numbered as 80-Page Giant G-47.