Sunday, September 5, 2010

1098 - Adventure Comics 374 - Mission: Diabolical!

Index Number – 1098 - 1.0
Issue – Adventure Comics 374
Cover Date – November 1968
Title – Mission: Diabolical!
Characters – Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Chlorophyll Kid, Color Kid, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Dream Girl, Duo Damsel, Element Lad, Fire Lad, Invisible Kid, Karate Kid, Light Lass, Lightning Lad, Matter-Eater Lad, Mon-El, Night Girl, Phantom Girl, Polar Boy, Princess Projectra, Saturn Girl, Shadow Lass, Shrinking Violet, Star Boy, Stone Boy, Sun Boy, Superboy, Supergirl, Timber Wolf, Ultra Boy
Villain – Chief Zoltorus, the Scorpius Gang, the Taurus Gang
Synopsis – A number of Legionnaires are kidnapped by the Scorpius Gang and the ransom is for the remaining members to infiltrate and defeat the rival Taurus Gang. With the help of the Subs, the Legion prevails and unmasks the Science Police chief as the leader of Scorpius.
Writer – Jim Shooter
Artist – Jim Shooter, Win Mortimer / Win Mortimer
Cover – Curt Swan / Mike Espisito
Editor – Mort Weisinger
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 8 – 1998
Showcase Presents the Legion of Super-Heroes 4 - 2010
Comments – Once again, the Subs save the day. And they are still living in a cave. The Legion just got a small city for their clubhouse and they can’t spare a closet for they pals.

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