1183 - Superboy 226 - The Dazzling Debut of Dawnstar

Index Number – 1183 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy 226
Cover Date – April 1977
Title – The Dazzling Debut of Dawnstar
Characters –; Chameleon Boy, Dawnstar, Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, Star Boy, Sun Boy, Superboy, Wildfire
Intruduction – Dawnstar
Villain – resourse raiders
Synopsis – Dawnstar is recruited from the Legion Academy to track the leader of the resourse raiders. She is later inducted as a member.
Writer – Paul Levitz
Artist – James Sherman / Jack Abel
Cover – Mike Grell
Editor – lDenny O’Neill
Comment – Dawnstar is a descendent of a space colony of Native Americans. She is not descended from a 21st century Victoria Secret supermodel, despite her large pair of . . . wings.

1182 - Superboy 225 - A Matter of Priorities

Index Number – 1182 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy 225
Cover Date – March 1977
Title – A Matter of Priorities
Characters – Princess Projectra, Sun Boy, Timber Wolf
Villain – Tseln of Thaun
Synopsis – The Legionnaires accompany Ambassador Relnic on a diplomatic mission. They must defend Relnic without revealing their true identities.
Writer – Paul Levitz
Artist – Michael Netzer / Bob Wiacek
Editor – Denny O’Neill

1181 - Superboy 225 - And Who Shall Lead Them?

Index Number –1181 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy 225
Cover Date – March 1977
Title – And Who Shall Lead Them?
Characters –Dream Girl, Lighning Lad, Mon-El, Shadow Lass, Superboy, Ultra Boy, Wildfire
Synopsis – Superboy and Wildfire battle over Legion leadership.
Writer – Raul Levitz
Artist – James Sherman / Bpb Viacek
Cover – Mike Grell
Editor – Denny O’Niell
Comment – Superboy got the most votes for leader. But he is not a full-time member, so the position went to Wildfire. Apparently the election results were processed in Florida.

1180 - Karate Kid 7 - The Gyro-Master Strikes Twice

Index Number – 1180 - 1.0
Issue – Karate Kid 7
Cover Date – March 1977
Title – The Gyro-Master Strikes Twice
Characters – Karate Kid
Villain – Gyro-Master
Synopsis – While Karate Kid is being arrested for the murder of his landlady, the Gyro-Master strikes . . . twice!
Writer – David Michelinie
Artist – Ric Estrada / Joe Staton
Cover – Mike Grell
Editor – Dennis O’Neill
Comment – This story was written with the Top, from the Flash Rogues Gallery, as the villain. But he was unavailable since he was temporarily dead.

1179 - Superboy 224 - When Stargrave Strikes

Index Number – 1179 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy 224
Cover Date – February 1977
Title – When Stargrave Strikes
Characters – Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Karate Kid, Lightning Lad, Princess Projectra, Saturn Girl, Star Boy, Sun Boy, Superboy,
Villain – Pulsar Stargrave, Holdur, Quicksand
Synopsis – Stargrave reveals that he freed the Time Trapper from his stasis field, and that he intends to rule the universe. After telling Brainiac 5 that he is his father, Brainy agrees to help.
Writer – Jim Shooter
Artist – Mike Grell / Jim Wiacek
Cover – Mike Grell
Editor – Denny O’Neil
Comment – This is the first of many explanations of who or what Stargrave is. This is the last story reprinted in the Archive series. I believe that the next Showcase Presents volume of reprints will extend at least this far.

1178 - Superboy 223 - We Can't Escape the Trap in Time

Index Number – 1178 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy 223
Cover Date – January 1977
Title – We Can’t Escape the Trap in Time
Characters – Chameleon Boy, Karate Kid, Lightning Lad, Princess Projectra, Saturn Girl, Shadow Lass, Star Boy, Sun Boy, Superboy
Villain – Time Trapper, Pulsar Stargrave, Quicksand, Holdur
Synopsis – The Time Trapper learns that in all possible futures, five Legionnaires will stop his plans to conquer the universe, so he sets out to kill Chameleon Boy, Karate Kid, Saturn Girl, Sun Boy and Superboy.
Writer – Jim Shooter
Artist – Mike Grell / Jim Wiacek
Cover – Mike Grell
Editor – Murray Boltinoff
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 12 – 2003

1177 - Karate Kid 6 - Showdown with Commander Blud!

Index Number – 1177 - 1.0
Issue – Karate Kid 6
Cover Date – January 1977
Title – Showdown with Commander Blud!
Characters –Cosmic Boy. Karate Kid. Princess Projectra. Star Boy. Sun Boy
Villain – Commander Blud
Synopsis – The Legion snaps Karate Kid from his brainwashing. Karate Kid faces Blud alone. In his apartment, his communication globe apparently kills his landlady, and the Kid is arrested for her murder.
Writer – David Michelinie
Artist – Ric Estrada / Joe Staton
Cover – Ernie Chan / Mike Grell
Editor – Dennis O’Neil