1150 - Superboy 210 - The Lair of the Black Dragon - The Secret Origin of Karate KId

Index Number – 1150 -1.0
Issue – Superboy 210
Cover Date – August 1975
Title – The Lair of the Black Dragon – The Secret Origin of Karate Kid
Character – Karate Kid
Synopsis – Karate Kid learns that his father was the villainous Black Dragon and that he was killed by his Sensei. They defeat the Dragon’s successor, looking for revenge.
Writer – Jim Shooter
Artist – Mike Grell
Editor – Murray Boltinoff
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 11 – 2001

1149 - Superboy 210 - Soljer's Private War

Index Number – 1149 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy 210
Cover Date – August 1975
Title – Soljer’s Private War
Characters – Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Lightning Lad, Phantom Girl, Princess Projectra, Superboy
Villain - Soljer
Synopsis – A soldier in a previous world war throws himself on an energy grenade to save his comrades. 200 years later, he returns to life with the ability to materialize imaginary weapons and he continues his mission to retake Metropolis. The Legion convinces him that his mission is over and he returns to death.
Writer – Jim Shooter
Artist – Mike Grell
Cover – Mike Grell
Editor – Murray Boltinoff
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 11 – 2001

1148 - Superboy 209 - Hero for a Day

Index Number – 1148 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy 209
Cover Date – June 1975
Title – Hero for a Day
Characters – Chemical King, Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Star Boy, Sun Boy, Wildfire
Synopsis – After raising credits for charity, Flynt Brojj is invited to spend a day with the Legion and is allowed to wear a flight ring. When the team is attacked by a ferocious beast, Brojj loses his ring and discovers that the animal is a mass illusion.
Writer – Cary Bates
Artist – Mike Grell
Editor – Murray Boltinoff
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 11 – 2001
Comments – The Flynt Brojj character was based on real-life Legion fans Mike Flynn and Harry Broertjes, creators of the fanzine Legion Outpost.

1147 - Superboy 209 - Who Can Save the Princess?

Index Number – 1147 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy 209
Cover Date – June 1975
Title – Who Can Save the Princess?
Characters – Brainiac 5, Duo Damsel, Karate Kid, Princess Projectra, Saturn Girl, Superboy, Timber Wolf
Synopsis – To help Princess Projectra survive the deadly Pain Plague, the Legionnaires take turns siphoning off some of her near unbearable pain.
Writer – Jim Shooter
Artist – Mike Grell
Cover – Mike Grell
Editor – Murray Boltinoff
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 11 – 2001
Comments – Jim Shooter starts another short run as Legion writer.

1146 - Superboy 208 - Vengeance of the Super-Villains

Index Number – 1146 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy 208
Cover Date – April 1975
Title – The Vengeance of the Super-Villians
Characters – Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Chemical King, Colossal Boy, Karate Kid, Lightning Lad, Mon-El, Princess Projectra, Saturn Girl, Shadow Lass, Star Boy, Sun Boy, Superboy, Timber Wolf, Ultra Boy
Villain – Legion of Super Villains – Chameleon Chief, Lightning Lord, Nemesis Kid, Radiation Roy, Spider Girl, Sun Emperor,
Synopsis – The Legion of Super Villains attempt to disrupt the presentation of The Universal Trophy for peace. They fail.
Writer – Cary Bates
Artist – Mike Grell
Cover – Mike Grell, Curt Swan / Mike Grell, George Klein
Editor – Murray Boltinoff
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 11 – 2001
Comments – Issue includes a Substitute Heroes feature and reprints.

1145 - Superboy 207 - Lightning Lad's Day of Dread

Index Number – 1145 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy 207
Cover Date – March 1975
Title – Lightning Lad’s Day of Dread
Characters – Brainiac 5, Cosmic Boy, Element Lad, Karate Kid, Light Lass, Lightning Lad, Shadow Lass, Shrinking Violet
Villain – Lightning Lord
Synopsis – On the anniversary of his parents’ death, Lightning Lad visits their memorial. He meets his older brother and they call a truce for the day. Light Lass does not travel due to an illness.
Writer – Cary Bates
Artist – Mike Grell
Editor – Murray Boltinoff
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 11 – 2001
Comments – Silly mistakes - Garth and Mekt are said to be twins, with Ayla as the younger sister. Mekt is older, Garth and Ayla are the twins. In a flashback, Mekt hair is white, instead of henna (?).

1144 - Superboy 207 - The Rookie who Betrayed the Legion

Index Number – 1144 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy 207
Cover Date – March 1975
Title – The Rookie who Betrayed the Legion
Characters – Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Shrinking Violet, Superboy, Timber Wolf
Villain - Universo
Synopsis – Dvron, a young Science Police officer, accompanies the Legion as they pursue Universo. He helps Universo escape custody to repay an episode where Universo saved his life. Then, calling things even, he helps apprehend the villain.
Writer – Cary Bates
Artist – Mike Grell
Cover – Mike Grell
Editor – Murray Boltinoff
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 11 – 2001
Comments – We meet Officer Dvron, whom we will see frequently in future issues.

1143 - Superboy 206 - Weldome Home, Daughter ... Now Die!

Index Number – 1143 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy 206
Cover Date – February 1974
Title – Welcome Home, Daughter … Now Die!
Characters – Karate Kid, Princess Projectra
Synopsis – Recovering from an illness, Projectra visits her home world, which becomes a nightmare. Karate Kid helps her to escape from her own illusion.
Writer – Cary Bates
Artist – Mike Grell
Editor – Murray Boltinoff
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 11 – 2001

1142 - Superboy 206 - The Legionnaires Who Haunted Superboy

Index Number – 1142 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy 206
Cover Date – February 1975
Title – The Legionnaires Who Haunted Superboy
Characters – Brainiac 5, Ferro Lad, Invisible Kid, Mon-El, Saturn Girl, Superboy
Synopsis – Superboy encounters Ferro Lad and Invisible Kid, both deceased, as part of a test of experimental short-lived clones.
Writer – Cary Bates
Artist – Mike Gress
Cover – Nick Cardy
Editor – Murray Boltinoff
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 11 – 2001
Comments – Cloning Legionnaires? Wouldn’t it be great if we could clone the whole team and have two monthly series? Probably never happen.

1141 - Superboy 205 - The Legion of Super-Executioners

Index Number – 1141 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy 205
Cover Date – December 1974
Title – The Legion of Super-Executioners
Characters – Brainiac 5, Karate Kid, Insect Queen, Mon-El, Phantom Girl, Shadow Lass, Shrinking Violet, Superboy, Ultra Boy, Wildfire
Villain – The Master
Synopsis – Superboy brings Lana Lang to a Legion meeting to find Untra Boy suffering from madness. They discover that he had been incapacitated because he is immune to the mind control affecting the rest of the Legion and defeat the alien “Master”.
Writer – Cary Bates
Artist – Mike Grell
Cover – Nick Cardy
Editor – Murray Boltinoff
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 11 – 2001
Comments – More Legionnaire bios and reprints.

1140 - Superboy 204 - Brainiac 5's Secret Weakness

Index Number – 1140 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy 204
Cover Date – October 1974
Title – Brainiac 5’s Secret Weakness
Characters – Brainiac 5, Saturn Girl, Star Boy, Supergirl
Synopsis – In his off hours, Brainiac 5s unconscious mind builds a Supergirl android which he runs off with. They are endangered and the genuine Supergirl rescues them. She had visited the future to resign from the Legion, leaving Brainy a bit embarrassed.
Writer – Cary Bates
Artist – Mike Grell
Editor – Murray Boltinoff
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 11 – 2001
Comments – This story introduced the concept that Brainiac 5, deep down inside, is nuts.

Who Came First?

In Adventure Comics 247 (Index 1001), published in 1958, the Legion of Super Heroes was introduced in a Superboy story. Three youths from the future travel to Smallville to meet their hero, to invite him to visit the future, and to join their little club.

The business model for the comic book industry at this time was,
1. produce a good story,
2. sell it for a dime,
3. if enough people like it, do it again next month.

Mort Weisinger, editor of the Superman family of comic books, knew rune number three very well. He knew that kids, his demographic, would tire of his heroes fighting bank robbers, so he introduced elements of fantasy and science fiction into his stories. (Granted, he was certainly not the first to do this, but we like him.) And when the Legion of Super Heroes proved to be a hit, he brought them back, not only in Superboy, but also in Superman, Supergirl, Jimmy Olsen and Lois Lane stories.

One such appearance was Action 276 (Index 1006). In this Supergirl story, three youths from the future travel to Stanhope College to meet their heroine, to invite her to visit the future, and to join their little club. When this story was produced, there was a wrench thrown into the works. Brainiac 5 was an applicant for membership along with Supergirl. But, in the inaugural story, Brainy was shown as a background character, presumably already a member.

How did this happen? Something like this . . .

1. The Legion was a hit;
2. It was time to extend the brand;
3. The Legion was introduced to Superman and Luthor;
4. Two ideas formed, bring Supergirl into the fold, and introduce Superman’s other arch-villian, Brainiac, to the mythos through a 30th century descendent.

Did Mort and the boys recognize that someone who looked like their “Brainiac 5” was drawn in the earlier story? Was Brainy drawn in the first story to be revealed later at the inventor of the time bubble? Did they think anyone would notice? Did they care? Who knows?

This was the beginning of comic collecting and the continuity cops. Creators were just getting used to the idea that comic readers were referring to back issues looking for mistakes. Some eagle-eyed fans noticed the inconsistency and an explanation was formed. The Legion visited Supergirl first, as a kind of trial run, then visited Superboy. This caused more problems. If the Legion was formed upon the legend of Superboy, later Superman, why not visit him first? That went unanswered until years later when Brainaic 5 admitted that he built the time bubble to meet his cross-temporal crush, Supergirl.

Finally, after nearly 50 years, Paul Levitz has introduced a new concept to explain away all continuity bumps that trouble our minds – Chronicler’s Error. According to LEvitz, we were wrong back in the old days. Perhaps our time-viewers were defective. His retelling of the early years in his recent run on Adventure Comics is smoothing out those bunps .

So who came first?
1. Brainaic 5
2. Superboy
3. Supergirl

At least for a while. . .

1139 - Superboy 204 - The Legionnaire Nobody Remembered

Index Number – 1139 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy 204
Cover Date – October 1974
Title – The Legionnaire Nobody Remembered
Characters – Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad, Mon-El, Phantom Girl, Saturn Girl, Superboy
Synopsis – A young man in the distant future uses a time viewer to observe the Legion and discovers that his machine changed the past and caused Superboy to fail his initiation. Dressed as “Anti-Lad”, he goes back and makes the Legionnaires think that he sabotaged Superboy’s performance.
Writer – Cary Bates
Artist – Mike Grell
Cover – Nick Cardy
Editor – Murray Boltinoff
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 11 – 2001
Comments – The cover is set in the future past, yet the costumes are from the future present. Confused?

1138 - Superboy 203 - Massacre by Remote Control!

Index Number – 1138 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy 203
Cover Date – August 1974
Title – Massacre by Remote Control!
Characters – Brainiac 5, Dream Girl, Element Lad, Invisible Kid, Karate Kid, Lightning Lad, Mon-El, Phantom Girl, Saturn Girl, Sun Boy, Superboy,
Villain - Validus
Synopsis – Invisible Kid has been visiting an invisible world when using his ability and is in love with an inhabitant. In Legion headquarters, components of Tharok combuter brain have activated and are summoning Validus to retrieve them. Invisible Kid is crushed to death while he dismantles the brain.
Writer – Cary Bates
Artist – Mike Grell
Cover – Nick Cardy
Editor – Murray Boltinoff
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 11 – 2001
Comments – Mike Grell takes over on art, to begin his long run on the Legion.

1137 - Superboy 202 - The Wrath of the Devil-Fish!

Index Number – 1137 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy 202
Cover Date – June 1974
Title – The Wrath of the Devil-Fish!
Characters – Brainiac 5, Element Lad, Light Lass, Mon-El, Saturn Girl, , Shadow Lass, Superboy, Timber Wolf, Wildfire
Villain - Invaders (generic)
Synopsis – Drake Burroughs is inducted as Wildfire. The Legionnaires investigate sabotage at a underwater purification facility only to find a “devil-fish” destroying the plant and alien invaders destroying the plant. The creature helps the Legion repel the invaders and reveals that he survives on pollution and can purify the oceans naturally.
Writer – Cary Bates
Artist – Dave Cockrum
Editor – Murray Boltinoff
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 10 – 2000
Comments – I believe that Wildfire is the 25th active member. Somebody call the ERS (Eternal Revenue System). See Index 1114, Action 387. Except for a few stories in the future, this is the last of the Cockrum era. It is amazing to me that he had suck a lasting effect on Legion fandom in only 15 stories.

1136 - Superboy 202 - Lost: A Million Miles fom Home

Index Number – 1136 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy 202
Cover Date – June 1974
Title – Lost: A Million Miles from Home
Characters – Chemical King, Shrinking Violet
Synopsis – Colossal Boy and Shrinking Violet are stranded in space.
Writer – Cary Bates
Artist – Dave Cockrum / Mike Grell
Cover – Nick Cardy
Editor – Murray Boltinoff
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 10 – 2000
Comments – We have our first Mike Grell sighting. This 100-page Super Spectacular includes 2 original stories, some reprints and a 4-page “Lore of the Legion” feature by Bridwell and Cockrum.

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1135 - Superboy 201 - The Silent Death

Index Number – 1135 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy 201
Cover Date – April 1974
Title – The Silent Death
Characters – Brainiac 5, Dream Girl, Karate Kid, Lightning Lad, Phantom Girl
Synopsis – Karate Kid helps Dream Girl determine which Legionnaire she saw die in her prophetic dream.
Writer – Cary Bates
Artist – Dave Cockrum
Editor – Murray Boltinoff
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 10 – 2000

1134 - Superboy 201 - The Betrayer from Beyond

Index Number – 1134 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy 201
Cover Date – April 1974
Title – The Betrayer from Beyond
Characters – Chameleon Boy, Chemical King, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Dream Girl, Infectious Lass, Invisible Kid, Karate Kid, Matter-Eater Lad, Phantom Girl, Porcupine Pete, Saturn Girl, Shadow Lass, Star Boy, Superboy, Timber Wolf, Ultra Boy
Introduction – Infectious Lass (Drura Sepht), Procupine Pete (Peter Dursin)
Villain – Molecule Master
Synopsis – The disembodied energy that was ERG-1 is trying to enter his containment suit (which is on display at Legion headquarters) while the Legionnaires hold tryouts. ERG discovers that one applicant is an android programmed to kill the Legionnaires and steal the Miracle Machine. He uses it to restore himself and defeat the android.
Writer – Cary Bates
Artist – Dave Cockrum
Cover – Nick Cardy
Editor – Murray Boltinoff
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 10 – 2000
Comments – Infectious Lass and Porcupine Pete are refected and presumably picked up by the Subs. In a flashback to ERG-1’s origin, Colossal Boy is pictured in his new costume.

1133 - Superboy 200 - The Legionnaire Bride of Starginger

Index Number – 1133 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy 200
Cover Date – February 1974
Title – The Legionnaire Bride of Starfinger
Characters – Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Chemical King, Chlorophyll Kid, Color Kid, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Dream Girl, Duo Damsel, Element Lad, ERG-1, Fire Lad, Invisible Kid, Karate Kid, Kid Psycho, 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
Heroes of Lallor - Evolvo Lad, Gas Girl, Life Lass, Duplicate Boy Wanderers – Celebrand, Dartalg, Elvo, Immorto, Orintho, Psyche, Quantum Queen
Villain - Starfinger
Synopsis – Bouncing Boy loses his ability and proposes to Duo Damsel. She accepts but discovers she also has lost her ability. At the wedding, she collapses when Starfinger appears with her other self. He demands both bodies or Duo Damsel will die. The Legion prevails, Duo Damsel is saved, and the wedding goes on. And some mysterious invisible mass of energy vows to become a Legionnaire.
Writer – Cary Bates
Artist – Dave Cockrum
Editor – Murray Boltinoff
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 10 – 2000
Comments – After an eternity of an unrequited crush on Superboy, Luornu at last finds love. The affair appears to be catered by J'onn J'onzz and Tars Tarkas, Wedding Planners of Mars.

1132 - Superboy 199 - The Impossible Target

Index Number – 1132 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy 199
Cover Date – November 1973
Title – The Impossible Target
Characters – Bouncing Boy
Villain – Otto Orion, Jr.
Synopsis – Bouncing Boy faces off against the sone of Otto Orion.
Writer – Cary Bates
Artist – Dave Cockrum
Editor – Murray Boltinoff
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 10 – 2000

1131 - Superboy 199 - The Legionnaires vs. the Gun that Mastered Men

Index Number – 1131 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy 199
Cover Date – November 1973
Title – The Legionnaires Vs. the Gun that Mastered Men
Characters – Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Dream Girl, Princess Projectra, Star Boy, Superboy, Timber Wolf
Villain - Tyr
Synopsis – Tyr’s sentient gun traps the Legionnaires in their headquarters and takes control of Superboy. But Chameleon Boy and Princess Projectra defeat the ballistic bully.
Writer – Cary Bates
Artist – Dave Cockrum
Cover – Dave Cockrum / Dave Cockrum, Nick Cardy (Superboy only)
Editor – Murray Boltinoff
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 10 – 2000
Comments – Dream Girl and Star Boy get Cockrumized.

1130 - Superboy 198 - The Fatal Five that Twisted Time

Index Number – 1130 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy 198
Cover Date – October 1973
Title – The Fatal Five that Twisted Time
Characters – Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Element Lad, Karate Kid, Princess Projectra, Superboy
Villain – The Fatal Five
Synopsis – A team of Legionnaires follow some Fatal Five members to 20 century Smallville, where they have set up a time-distortion device, The machine has caused the Legion and its headquarters in the future to disappear. After the machine in destroyed, the villains find that the Legion holding cells have reappeared around them.
Writer – Cary Bates
Artist – Dave Cockrum
Cover – Nick Cardy
Editor – Murray Boltinoff
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 10 – 2000
Comments – Element Lad and Princess Projectra get new uniforms.

1129 - Superboy 197 - Timber Wolf; Live Hero, Dead Executioner

Index Number – 1129 – 1.0
Issue – Superboy 197
Cover Date – September 1973
Title – Timber Wolf: Live Hero, Dead Excutioner
Characters – Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Chemical King, Cosmic Boy, Duo Damsel, Matter-Eater Lad, Mon-El, Phantom Girl, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Sun Boy, Superboy, Timber Wolf, Ultra Boy
Villain - Tyr
Synopsis – Timber Wolf, having been believed dead, returns with no memory of his destruction. Under mind control, he attempts to assassinate the President and destroy Legion headquarters. He sakes off his trance and helps apprehend Tyr.
Writer – Cary Bates
Artist – Dave Cockrum
Cover – Nick Cardy
Editor – Murray Boltinoff
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 10 – 2000
Comments – 1 – The Legion returns to the cover illustration and to the cover series title. 2 – Timber Wolf is depicted in his bestial persona. 3 – Timber Wolf returns from the dead, and his sweetie, Light Lass, is nowhere to be found.

1128 - Superboy 195 - The One-Shot Hero!

Index Number – 1128 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy 195
Cover Date – July 1973
Title – The One-Shot Hero!
Characters – Bouncing Boy, Chameleon Boy, Chemical King, Colossal Boy, ERG-1, Mon-El, Phantom Girl, Princess Projectra, Shrinking Violet
Introduction – ERG-1 (Drake Burroughs)
Synopsis – ERG-1 is turned down for Legion membership because his many amazing abilities only duplicate those of other Legionnaires and he refused to reveal his one unique power. He later saves a settlement by completely releasing his internal energies, apparently ending his life.
Writer – Cary Bates
Artist – Dave Cockrum / Murphy Anderson
Editor – Murray Boltinoff
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 10 – 2000
Comments – Don’t worry, he’ll be back. Aslo, Colossal Boy and Phantom Girl get new costumes designed by Dave Cockrum.

1127 - Superboy 193 - War Between the Nights and the Days!

Index Number – 1127 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy 193
Cover Date – February 1973
Title – War Between the Nights and the Days!
Characters – Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Duo Damsel, Karate Kid, Matter-Eater Lad, Shrinking Violet
Synopsis – The Legion must help negotiate peace on the planet Pasnic, which’s hemispheres are in perpetual light or dark.
Writer – Cary Bates / Idea from Nick Pascale
Artist – Dave Cockrum / Dave Cockrum
Editor – Murray Boltinoff
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 10 – 2000
Comments – In Adventure Comics 403 (not indexed) , a reprint collection of Legion tales, a few of the many costumes submitted by fans were featured. Sone of these outfits have been used in the Superboy run. But in this issue, a costume designed for Duo Damsel earned a writing credit for Nick Pascale. Nick’s costume was half purple, half orange, which became separate purple and orange outfits where she used her power. Cary Bates made the costume the feature of the story, and named the planet Pasnic.

1126 - Superboy 191 - Attack of the Sun-Scavenger!

Index Number – 1126 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy 191
Cover Date – October 1972
Title – Attack of the Sun-Scavenger!
Characters – Bouncing Boy, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Dream Girl, Karate Kid, Lightning Lad, Phantom Girl, Princess Projectra, Shadow Lass, Sun Boy, Timber Wolf
Villain – Dr. Regulus
Synopsis – Dr Regulus tricks Sun Boy into revitalizing his solar powers, but is defeated by Shadow Lass.
Writer – Cary Bates
Artist – Dave Cockrum / Dave Cockrum
Editor – Murray Boltinoff
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 10 – 2000
Showcase Presents the Legion of Super-Heroes 4 - 2010
Comments – When Shadow Lass was introduced, direct sunlight was a weakness. In this story she blocks out the light while in extreme proximity of a sun. Must be working out.

1125 - Superboy 190 - Murder the Leader!

Index Number – 1125 – 1.0
Issue – Superboy 190
Cover Date – September 1972
Title – Murder the Leader!
Characters – Bouncing Boy, Colossal Boy, Dream Girl, Duo Damsel, Invisible Kid, Karate Kid, Lightning Lad, Mon-El, Phantom Girl, Saturn Girl, Shadow Lass
Villain – Tharok and Validus
Synopsis – During the elections for Legion leader, the two frontrunners, Mon-El and Saturn Girl, are transported away to another planet. They are attacked by Validus who has been programmed to kill the Legion leader. Mon-El tricks Tharok into declaring the leader of the Legion. Destruction ensues.
Writer – Cary Bates
Artist – Dave Cockrum / Murphy Anderson
Editor – Murray Boltinoff
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 10 – 2000
Showcase Presents the Legion of Super-Heroes 4 - 2010
Comments – In an enlightened moment, Lightning Lad says, “This is the 30th century. Isn’t it about time that a girl had a turn to lead us again?” Huh?

1124 - Superboy 188 - Curese of the Blood Crystals!

Index Number – 1124 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy 188
Cover Date – July 1972
Title – Curse of the Blood Crystals!
Characters – Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Lightning Lad, Phantom Girl, Saturn Girl, Superboy, Ultra Boy
Villain - Mordru
Synopsis – Chameleon Boy is enthralled by crystals formed by Mordru in the 20th century. They fill him with a murderous rage against Superboy, so he travels back in time to kill him. The Legion stops Cham by trapping him underground, Mordur’s weakness.
Writer – Cary Bates
Artist – Dave Cockrum / Murphy Anderson
Editor – Murray Boltinoff
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 10 – 2000
Showcase Presents the Legion of Super-Heroes 4 - 2010
Comments – When Mordru was introduced in Adventure 269 (Index 1093) he instilled such terror in the Legionnaires that they fled to the past. In other stories, like this one, he is easily beaten.

1123 - Superboy 184 - One Legionnaire Must Go!

Index Number – 1123 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy 184
Cover Date – April 1972
Title – One Legionnaire Must Go!
Characters – Matter-Eater Lad, Saturn Girl, Ultra Boy
Synopsis – Matter-Eater Lad is framed for harboring treasonous thoughts by his brother.
Writer – Cary Bates
Artist – Dave Cockrum / Murphy Anderson
Editor – Murray Boltinoff
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 10 – 2000
Showcase Presents the Legion of Super-Heroes 4 - 2010
Comments – This is the beginning of the Dave Cockrum era.

1122 - Superboy 183 - War of the Wraith-Mates!

Index Number – 1122 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy 183
Cover Date – March 1972
Title – War of the Wraith-Mates!
Characters – Karate Kid, Mon-El, Princess Projectra, Shadow Lass
Synopsis – While on a space mission, Karate Kid and Mon-El are possessed by a male wraith, and Princess Projectra and Shadow Lass are possessed by its mate. They fight, they make up, they go on their way.
Writer – Cary Bates
Artist – George Tuska / Vince Colletta
Editor – Murray Boltinoff
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 10 – 2000
Showcase Presents the Legion of Super-Heroes 4 - 2010