1229 - Superboy and the Legion of Super HEroes 247 - Celebration!

Index Number – 1229 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy and the Legion of Super Heroes 247
Cover Date – January 1979 – 10/23/1978
Title – Celebration!
Characters – Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Dawnstar, Dream Girl, Element Lad, Karate Kid, Light Lass, Lightning Lad, Mon-El, Phantom Girl, Princess Projectra, Saturn Girl, Shadow Lass, Shrinking Violet, Star Boy, Sun Boy, Superboy, Timber Wolf, Tyroc, Ultra Boy, Wildfire
Synopsis – Lightning Lad is elected Leader. The Legionnaires celebrate an anniversary of Superboy’s induction.
Writer – Paul Levitz
Artist – Joe Staton / David Hunt
Editor – James C. Harris
Comment – As we all know, the Legion first appeared in Adventure Comics 247. This story was published in Superboy and the Legion of Super Heroes 247. By DC’s reckoning, this story is also the 247th story to feature the Legion. What a coincidence! By my calculations, this in only story number 229. Since I arbitrarily count only stories that advance the lore of the Legion, I have not included many Legion cameos from various Superman family books. I did include a number of Karate Kid stories that did not co-star the Legion (Hence the term “arbitrary” ). I have attempted to reconcile the DC numbering with mine, as well as with Legion Wiki and Legion Outpost II, to no avail.
This story was dedicated to Mort Weisinger, the first editor and major creative force of the Legion of Super Heroes. Without Mort, we might not have read 7 Legion stories, so numbers be damned , , , Long Live the Legion . . . and Mort.

1228 - Superboy and the Legion of Super Heroes 247 - Savage Sanctuary

Index Number – 1228 - - 1.0
Issue – Superboy and the Legion of Super Heroes 247
Cover Date – January 1979
Title – Savage Sanctuary
Characters – Colossal Boy, Element Lad, Superboy
Villain – Fatal Five – Emerald Empress, Mano, Persuader, Tharok, Validus
Synopsis – The Five and the Legion battle over the future of Corvan VI, until the inhabitants refect them both.
Writer – Len Wein
Artist – Joe Staton / Joe Staton
Cover – Joe Staton / Dick Giordano
Editor – Jack C. Harris

1227 - Superboy and the Legion of Super Heroes - A World for the Winning

Index Number – 1227 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy ad the Legion of Super Heroes 426
Cover Date – December 1978
Title – A World for the Winning
Characters – Cosmic Boy, Element Lad, Superboy
Villain – Fatal Five – Emerald Empress, Mano, Persuader, Tharok, Validus
Synopsis – The Fatal Five have advanced the technology of the planet Corvan VI and is applying for membership in the United Planets.
Writer – Len Wein
Artist – Joe Staton / Murphy Anderson
Editor – Al Milgrom, Jack C. Harris

1226 - Superboy and the Legion of Super Heroes 246 - Will the Last One to Leave Mercury, Please Close the Planet?

Index Number – 1226 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy and the Legion of Super Heroes 246
Cover Date – December 1978
Title – Will the Last One To Leave Mercury Please Close the Planet?
Characters – Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Karate Kid, Lightning Lad, Shadow Lass, Sun Boy, Superboy
Synopsis – Karate Kid takes Iris Jacobs to Medicus-One on Mercury to sure her Diamondeth condition.
Writer – Paul Levitz, Len Wein
Artist – Joe Staton / Dick Giordano
Cover – Mike Grell
Editor – Al Milgrom, Jack C. Harris

1225 - Superboy and the Legion of Super HEroes 245 - Mordru Master of Earth

Index Number – 1225 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy and the Legion of Super Heroes 245
Cover Date – November 1978
Title – Mordru Master of Earth
Characters – Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Chlorophyll Kid, Color Kid, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Dawnstar, Dream Girl, Duo Damsel, Element Lad, Fire Lad, Karate Kid, Light Lass, Lightning Lad, Mon-El, Night Girl, Phantom Girl, Polar Boy, Princess Projectra, Saturn Girl, Shadow Lass, Shrinking Violet, Star Boy, Stone Boy, Sun Boy, Superboy, Timber Wolf, Ultra Boy, Wildfire
Villain – Mordru; Dark Circle; Khunds; Dominators
Synopsis – After a long exposition where Mordru explains how he took over the Earth, the Dark Circle, the Khunds and the Resource Raiders, he is defeater by Element Lad, who buries him underground in space.
Writer – Paul Levitz
Artist – Joe Staton / Murphy Anderson
Cover – Al Milgrom / Joe Rubinstein
Editor – Al Milgrom

1224 - Superboy and the Legion of Super Heroes 244 - The Kark Circle that Crushed the Earth

Index Number – 1224 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy and the Legion of Super Heroes 244
Cover Date – October 1978
Title – The Dark Circle that Crushed Earth
Characters – Bouncing Boy, Colossal Boy, Dawnstar, Duo Damsel, Element Lad, Karate Kid, Lightning Lad, Mon-El, Saturn Girl, Sun Boy, Superboy, Ultra Boy, Wildfire
Villain – Dark Circle, Dominators, Garlak, Khunds, Mordru,
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Synopsis – While defending the Earth from a Khund invasion, the Legion discovers that Mordru and the Dark Circle are behind the attack.
Writer – Paul Levitz
Artist – Joe Staton / Joe Giella
Cover – James Sherman / Joe Rubinstein
Editor – Al Milgrom
Comment – Karate Kid returns from the 20th century along with Iris Jacobs to find a cure for her Diamonddeth condition.

1223 - Superboy and the Legion of Super Heroes - Earth's Last Stand

Index Number – 1223 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy and the Legion of Super Heroes 243
Cover Date – September 1978
Title – Earth’s Last Stand
Characters – Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Chlorophyll Kid, Color Kid, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Dawnstar, Dream Girl, Duo Damsel, Element Lad, Fire Lad, Light Lass, Lightning Lad, Mon-El, Night Girl, Phantom Girl, Polar Boy, Princess Projectra, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Star Boy, Stone Boy, Superboy, Sun Boy, Ultra Boy, Wildfire,
Villain – Dominators; Khunds
Synopsis – The Legion is Earth’s last defense against an invasion of Khunds.
Writer – Paul Levitz
Artist – Joe Staton / Jack Abel
Cover – Mike Grell / Joe Rubenstein
Editor – Al Milgrom