1153 - Superboy 212 - Last Fight for a Legionnaire

Index Number – 1153 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy 212
Cover Date – October 1975
Title – Last Fight for a Legionnaire
Characters – Chameleon Boy, Cosmic Boy, Karate Kid, Light Lass, Matter-Eater Lad, Phantom Girl, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Superboy, Timber Wolf
Villain - Calorie Queen, Chameleon Kid, Esper Lass, Magno Lad, Micro Lad, Phantom Lad
Synopsis – Six individuals from Legionnaires’ home planets try out for membership. After being rejected, they challenge their counterparts to a battle. The Legionnaires win using teamwork. Matter-Eater Lad resigns wince he has been drafted to run for political office on Bismoll.
Writer – Jim Shooter
Artist – Mike Grell
Cover – Mike Grell
Editor – Murray Boltinoff, Jack Harris
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 11 – 2001
Comments – A page was deleted from this story because DC cut the number of pages in their books at the last minute. The page was eventually printed in The Amazing World of DC Comics #9 (11/1975), a company-produced fanzine. On this page, Matter-Eater Lad expresses self-doubt after being manhandled by Calorie Queen in their first scuffle. Karate Kid gives him a little tough-love pep talk.