1069 - Adventure Comics 348 - Target: 21 Legionnaires!

Index Number – 1069 - 1.0
Issue – Adventure Comics 348
Cover Date – September 1966
Title – Target: 21 Legionnaires!
Characters – Brainiac 5, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Duo Damsel, Invisible Kid, Phantom Girl, Sun Boy, Superboy
Villain – Dr. Zaxton Regulus
Synopsis – A villain with a grudge against Sun Boy defeats the Legionnaire one by one until SB saves the day.
Writer – Jim Shooter
Artist – Jim Shooter, George Papp / George Papp
Cover – Curt Swan / George Klein
Editor – Mort Weisinger
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 5 – 1994
Showcase Presents the Legion of Super-Heroes 2 - 2008
Comments – Another story based on classic literature; Ten Little Indians by Agatha Christie

1068 - Adventure Comics 347 - The Traitor's Triumph!

Index Number – 1068 - 1.0
Issue – Adventure Comics 347
Cover Date – August 1966
Title – The Traitor’s Triumph
Characters – Chameleon Boy, Cosmic Boy, Ferro Lad, Karate Kid, Light Lass, Lightning Lad, Nemesis Kid, Phantom Girl, Princess Projectra, Shrinking Violet, Superboy
Villain - Garlak and the Khunds, Nemesis Lad
Synopsis – The traitor is exposed (by accident), and the invasion is repelled,
Writer – Jim Shooter
Artist – Jim Shooter, Curt Swan / George Klein
Cover – Curt Swan / George Klein
Editor – Mort Weisinger
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 5 – 1994
Showcase Presents the Legion of Super-Heroes 2 - 2008
Comments – Much like the Klingons, over time the Khunds got a lot uglier. Shooter was later quoted that he created Karate Kid and Ferro Lad to provide more action in the stories since so many of the Legionnaires simply stood and pointed.

1067 - Adventure Comics 346 - One of Us Is a Traitor!

Index Number – 1067 - 1.0
Issue – Adventure Comics 346
Cover Date – July 1966
Title – One of Us Is a Traitor!
Characters – Chameleon Boy, Cosmic Boy, Ferro Lad, Karate Kid, Light Lass, Lightning Lad, Nemesis Kid, Phantom Girl, Princess Projectra, Shrinking Violet; Superboy
Introduction - Ferro Lad (Andrew Nolan), Karate Kid (Val Armorr), Nemesis Kid (Hart Druiter), Princess Projectra
Villain – Garlak and the Khunds
Synopsis – The Legion inducts four new members and this time only 25% of its inductees are evil.
Writer – Jim Shooter
Artist – Jim Shooter, Sheldon Moldoff / Sheldon Moldoff
Cover – Curt Swan / Sheldon Moldoff
Editor – Mort Weisinger
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 5 – 1994
Showcase Presents the Legion of Super-Heroes 2 - 2008
Comments – Weren’t Garlak and the Khunds a British Invasion band?

1066 - Adventure Comics 345 - The Execution of Matter-Eater Lad!

Index Number – 1066 - 1.0
Issue – Adventure Comics 345
Cover Date – June 1966
Title – The Execution of Matter-Eater Lad!
Characters – Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Cosmic Boy, Duo Damsel, Element Lad, Invisible Kid, Light Lass, Matter-Eater Lad, Mon-El, Saturn Girl, Superboy, Ultra Boy
Villain - Nardo
Synopsis – Matter-Eater Lad survives and two execution attempts, but becomes morbidly obese instead. The girls hatch a successful escape plot.
Writer – Edmond Hamilton
Artist – Curt Swan / George Klein
Cover – Curt Swan / George Klein
Editor – Mort Weisinger
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 5 – 1994
Showcase Presents the Legion of Super-Heroes 2 - 2008
Comments – Coming Attractions – Comic-Book-Writer Boy joins the Legion.

1065 - Adventure Comics 344 - The Super-Stalag of Space!

Index Number – 1065 - 1.0
Issue – Adventure Comics 344
Cover Date – May 1966
Title – The Super-Stalag of Space!
Characters – Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Cosmic Boy, Element Lad, Invisible Kid, Light Lass, Lightning Lad, Matter-Eater Lad, Mon-El, Saturn Girl, Sun Boy, Superboy,
Villain - Nardo
Synopsis – The Legionnaires are trapped in a prison camp, and are about to witness the execution of Matter-Eater Lad.
Writer – Edmond Hamilton
Artist – Curt Swan / George Klein
Cover – Curt Swan / George Klein
Editor – Mort Weisinger
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 5 – 1994
Showcase Presents the Legion of Super-Heroes 2 - 2008
Comments – Fellow prisoners, Plant Lad, Weight Wizard and Blockade Boy were suggested by letter column contributors.
The problem with Superboy – Superboy and Mon-el (and often Ultra Boy) were often written out of stories to make it more difficult for the Legionnaires to accomplish their tasks. But, accommodations had to be made to include Superboy on the cover. In this case, a unnamed Durlan hero deiguised himself as Superboy to help some friends escape. He is frozen in that form by a energy blast, so that when he attempts his excape, everyone who was not paying attention (or only looked at the cover) thinks that Superboy is dead.

1064 - Adventure Comics 343 - The Evil Hand of the Luck Lords!

Index Number – 1064 - 1.0
Issue – Adventure Comics 343
Cover Date – April 1966
Title – The Evil Hand of the Luck Lords!
Characters – Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Cosmic Boy, Chameleon Boy, Duo Damsel, Element Lad, Invisible Kid, Light Lass, Lighting Lad, Matter-Eater Lad, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Star Boy, Sun Boy
Villain – The Luck Lords
Synopsis – When a number of Legionnaires appear to have been jinxed, Saturn Girl tells them that it is all in their heads. It turns out that she was right.
Writer – Edmond Hamilton
Artist – Curt Swan / George Klein
Cover – Curt Swan / George Klein
Editor – Mort Weisinger
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 5 – 1994
Showcase Presents the Legion of Super-Heroes 2 - 2008

1063 - Adventure Comics 342 - The Legionnaire Who Killed!

Index Number – 1063 - 1.0
Issue – Adventure Comics 342
Cover Date – March 1966
Title – The Legionnaire Who Killed!
Characters – Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Chlorophyll Kid, Color Kid, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Dream Girl, Duo Damsel, Element Lad, Fire Lad, Invisible Kid, Light Lass, Lightning Lad, Matter-Eater Lad, Mon-El, Night Girl, Phantom Girl, Polar Boy, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Star Boy, Stone Boy, Sun Boy, Superboy, Supergirl, Ultra Boy
Introduction – Color Kid (Ulu Vakk)
Synopsis – Kenz Nuhor
Writer – Edmond Hamilton
Artist – Curt Swan / Sheldon Moldoff, George Klein
Cover – Curt Swan / George Klein
Editor – Mort Weisinger
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 5 – 1994
Showcase Presents the Legion of Super-Heroes 2 - 2008
Comments – Color Kid is rejected for Legion membership and is referred to the Subs, which has recently admitted Dream Girl, And something else . . . yes, of course, Star Boy kills Dream Girl’s stalker in self-defense and is referred to the Subs (where human life is cheap).