1100 - Adventure Comics 376 - The Execution of Chameleon Boy!

Index Number – 1100 - 1.0
Issue – Adventure Comics 376
Cover Date – January 1969
Title – The Execution of Chameleon Boy!
Characters – Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Cosmic Boy, Duo Damsel, Element Lad, Saturn Girl, Shadow Lass, Star Boy, Supergirl, Ultra Boy
Wanderers – Celebrand
Synopsis – Chameleon Boy has been transported to a medieval world where he fights for the daughter of the king.
Writer – Jim Shooter
Artist – Jim Shooter, Win Mortimer / Win Mortimer
Cover – Curt Swan, Carmine Infantino, Neal Adams / Neal Adams
Editor – Mort Weisinger
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 8 – 1998
Showcase Presents the Legion of Super-Heroes 4 - 2010
Comments – Most covers of the Legion’s run in Adventure featured Superboy on the cover, even when he was not prominently featured in the story. (See Adventure 344, Index Number 1065) DC inserted the head of Superboy into the logo for the book to drive all of us rabid Superboy fans to the spinner rack.

1099 - Adventure Comics 375 - The King of the Legion!

Index Number – 1099 - 1.0
Issue – Adventure Comics 375
Cover Date – December 1968
Title – The King of the Legion!
Characters – Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Chemical King, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Duo Damsel, Element Lad, Invisible Kid, Karate Kid, Light Lass, Lightning Lad, Matter-Eater Lad, Mon-El, Phantom Girl, Princess Projectra, Saturn Girl, Shadow Lass, Shrinking Violet, Star Boy, Sun Boy, Superboy, Timber Wolf, Ultra Boy
Wanderers; Celebrand, Dartalg, Elvo, Immorto, Ornitho, Psyche, Quantum Queen
Introduction - Wanderers; Celebrand, Dartalg, Elvo, Immorto, Ornitho, Psyche, Quantum Queen
Synopsis – The heroic Wanderers mysteriously turn evil and must be rounded up. At the same time, the Legionnaires are mysteriously challenged by a magical guaantlet to present their greatest member for combat. They mysteriously decide to accept the challenge and to use the task at hand to determine who will represent the Legion, Bouncing Boy mysteriously wins, but he is revealed to be Chameleon Boy, who mysteriously disappears.
Writer – Jim Shooter
Artist – Jim Shooter, Win Mortimer / Win Mortimer
Cover – Neal Adams / Neal Adams
Editor – Mort Weisinger
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 8 – 1998
Showcase Presents the Legion of Super-Heroes 4 - 2010
Comments – Quantum Queen, fated to die as a Legionnaire, is introduced.

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.

1097 - Adventure Comics 373 - The Tornado Twins!

Index Number – 1097 - 1.0
Issue – Adventure Comics 373
Cover Date – October 1968
Title – The Tornado Twins
Characters – Brainiac 5, Element Lad, Karate Kid, Phantom Girl, Sun Boy, Superboy
Synopsis – Don and Dawn Allen show up the Legion with their speed-powered crime-fighting feats and refuse offers of membership. Then on Flash Day, they reveal themselves to be direct descendents of Barry Allen, who were given temporary abilities to promote the memorial.
Writer – Jim Shooter
Artist – Jim Shooter, Win Mortimer / Win Mortimer
Cover – Neal Adams / Neal Adams
Editor – Mort Weisinger
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 8 – 1998
Showcase Presents the Legion of Super-Heroes 4 - 2010
Comments – Chronicler’s Error: The Allens will later be revealed as the children of Barry and Iris Allen, conceived after they moved to the 30th century and before Barry died in the Crisis on Infinite Earths. Dawn and Don will become the parents of XS, a future Legionnaire, and Impulse / Kid Flash, the contemporary hero.

1096 - Adventure Comics 372 - School for Super-Villains!

Index Number – 1096 - 1.0
Issue – Adventure Comics 372
Cover Date – September 1968
Title – School for Super Villains!
Characters – Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Chemical King, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Dream Girl, Duo Damsel, Element Lad, Karate Kid, Phantom Girl, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Star Boy, Sun Boy, Superboy, Timber Wolf, Ultra Boy
Villain – Tarik the Mute, Legion of Super-Villains
Synopsis – Superboy, Chameleon Boy, Timber Wolf and Chemcial King infiltrate the training facility of the Legion of Super Villains, where they discover a number of rejected Legion applicants and Colossal Boy as an instructor. He sees the error of his ways and the Legion prevails. Timber Wolf and Chemical King are inducted.
Writer – Jim Shooter
Artist - Jim Shooter. Curt Swan / Curt Swan, Jack Abel
Cover – Neal Adams / Neal Adams
Editor – Mort Weisinger
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 8 – 1998
Showcase Presents the Legion of Super-Heroes 4 - 2010
Comments – The Legionnaires consistently do two things wrong; inducting members who only cause trouble as members, and rejecting applicants who only cause trouble as enemies. If only they had some kind of . . . er . . . academy . . never mind.

1095 - Adventure Comics 371 - The Colossal Failure!

Index Number – 1095 - 1.0
Issue – Adventure Comics 371
Cover Date – August 1968
Title – The Colossal Failure
Characters – Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Chemical King, Colossal Boy, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Superboy, Ultra Boy
Introduction – Chemical King (Condo Arlik)
Villain - The Legion of Super-Villians
Synopsis – Colossal Boy’s parents are kidnapped and turned into glass. In insure their safety, he must provide information about the Legion Academy. He pretends to be incompetent and is ordered for retraining.
Writer – Jim Shooter
Artist - Jim Shooter. Curt Swan / Curt Swan, Jack Abel
Editor – Mort Weisinger
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 8 – 1998
Showcase Presents the Legion of Super-Heroes 4 - 2010
Comments – This book also contains a story titled, “When Superboy Walked Out on the Legion!”. It is a partial reprint on “The Valhalla of Super-Companions!” from Superboy 101, with two new panels added that pictures Legionnaires. This story in not indexed, inspite of an expressive Neal Adams cover.

1094 - Adventure Comcis 370 - The Devil's Jury!

Index Number – 1094 - 1.0
Issue – Adventure Comics 370
Cover Date – July 1968
Title – The Devil’s Jury!
Characters – Dream Girl, Duo Damsel, Insect Queen, Mon-El, Princess Projectra, Pete Ross, Shadow Lass, Superboy, Ultra Boy, White Witch
Villain - Mordru
Synopsis – The Legionnaires in 20th century Smallville manage to elude Mordru with the help of Lana Lang and Pete Ross. Meanwhile, Mordru is trapped again by three girls; Princess Projectra, Dream Girl and her sister,the white Witch!
Writer – Jim Shooter
Artist - Jim Shooter. Curt Swan / Curt Swan, Jack Abel
Cover – Curt Swan, Jack Abel
Editor – Mort Weisinger
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 8 – 1998
Showcase Presents the Legion of Super-Heroes 4 - 2010
Comments – This story refers to a previous battle with Mordru. The master magician will go on to become a staple in both the future and present DC Universe.