Monday, September 20, 2010

1111 - Action Comics 384 - Lament for a Legionnaire!

Index Number – 1111 - 1.0
Issue – Action Comics 384
Cover Date – January 1970
Title – Lament for a Legionnaire!
Characters – Dream Girl, Element Lad, Karate Kid, Mon-El, Princess Projectra, Shadow Lass, Superboy, Ultra Boy
Synopsis – When Dream Girl had a vision of Mon-El’s death in five days, he is sent on a safe mission. Eltro Gand, a descendant of Mon-El’s father, ambushes him and takes his place. When the deadline passes, Eltro reveals his deception. The Legion recover Mon-El only to discover that his anti-lead serum had worn off and that he has died. Eltro races off with his body and uses a life-transference device to sacrifice his own life to restore Mon.
Writer – Jim Shooter
Artist – Win Mortimer / Jack Abel
Editor – Mort Weisinger
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 9 – 1999
Showcase Presents the Legion of Super-Heroes 4 - 2010
Comments – In Legion of Super Heroes v4 4 (February 1970), it is revealed that Eltro Gand’s mind remained as a part of Mon-el’s subconscious.

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