1187 - Superboy 222 - Death of a Legend

Index Number – 1176 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy 222
Cover Date – December 1976
Title – Death of a Legend
Characters – Light Lass, Timber Wolf, Superboy
Villain – Every Ten Years Monster
Synopsis – The Legion must help Questar, a legendary hero of Zentar who has no super-abilities, to defeat a monster.
Writer – Jim Shooter
Artist – Mike Nasser / Bob Layton
Editor – Murray Boltinoff, Jack Harris
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 12 – 2003
Comment – The cover title changes to “Superboy and the Legion of Super Heroes” although the official title will remain “Superboy” until issue 231.

1175 - Superboy 222 - This Legionnaire is Condemned

Index Number – 1175 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy 222
Cover Date – December 1976
Title – This Legionnaire is Condemned
Characters –Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Cosmic Boy, Mon-El,
Princess Projectra, Shadow Lass, Star Boy, Superboy, Tyroc, Ultra Boy
Villain – Fenton Pike
Synopsis – Pike records Tyroc’s sonic screams and frames him for acts of destruction.
Writer – Cary Bates
Artist – Mike Grell / Bob Wiacek
Cover – Mike Grell
Editor – Murray Boltinoff, Jack Harris
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 12 – 2003

1174 - Superboy 211 - The Trillion-Dollar Trophies

Index Number – 1174 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy 221
Cover Date – November 1976
Title – The Trillion-Dollar Trophies
Characters – Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Light Lass, Lightning Lad, Shadow Lass, Shrinking Violet, Superboy, Timber Wolf
Villain – Charma and Grimbor
Synopsis – Grimbor attempts to capture and imprison the Legionnaires.
Writer – Jim Shooter (idea from Ken Kaczala)
Artist – Mike Grell / Bob Wiacek
Cover – Mike Grell
Editor – Murray Boltinoff, Jack Harris
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 12 – 2003
Comment – Charma has the power to entrance men and alienate women. Kinda like Megan Fox.

1173 - Karate Kid 5 - The Tomorrow Thief

Index Number – 1173- 1.0
Issue – Karate Kid 5
Cover Date – November 1976
Title – The Tomorrow Thief
Character – Karate Kid
Villain – Commander Blud
Synopsis – Someone using a communications globe in Karate Kid's apartment reminds him of the test he has agreed to undergo. Blud kidnaps the Kid’s friend, Iris, to force him to reveal military secrets of the future. Blud captures and attempts to brainwash the Kid, which drives him insane.
Writer – David Micheline
Artist – Ric Estrada / Joe Staton
Cover – Ernie Chan / Mike Grell
Editor – Joe Orlando, Paul Levitz

1172 - Superboy 220 - Dream Girl's Living Nightmare

Index Number – 1172 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy 220
Cover Date – October 1976
Title – Dream Girl’s Living Nightmare
Characters – Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Dream Girl
Synopsis – Dream Girl forsees the assassination of the leader of Deimos II. Cham attempts to impersonate the Primor but is stopped by his security. A death-ray strikes and kills an opposition member who is also impersonating the Primor.
Writer – Cary Bates
Artist – Mike Grell / Bob Wiacek
Editor – Murray Boltinoff, Jack Harris
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 12 – 2003
Comment – The Problem with Dream Girl: Dream Girl’s ability to accurately predict the future is problematic for the Legion. If she predicts a disaster, the Legionnaires immediately jump up and try to stop it, knowing that they can’t. The best they can hope for is an alternative interpretation of the dream. Or that damned self-fulfilling prophecy rears its ugly head and we discover that the event in question never would have happened if the Legion hadn’t shown up to cause it. That explains why there are so many people claiming to be their own grandparent.
The best handling of Dream Girl came years later when she learned to “dream on command” and became an excellent hand-to-hand fighter. She could predict her opponent’s punches and block them. All without mussing her hair.

1171 - Superboy 220 - The Super Soldiers of the Slave Maker

Index Number – 1171 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy 220
Cover Date – October 1976
Title – The Super Soldiers of the Slave-Maker
Characters – Element Lad, Lightning Lad, Mon-El, Phantom Girl, Superboy, Ultra Boy, Wildfire
Villain – The Thargg
Synopsis – To liberate a planet enslaved by the Thargg, the Legion pretends to cooperate while Pnantom Girl disarms a doomsday bomb.
Writer – Jim Shooter (idea from Ken Kaczala)
Artist – Mike Grell / Bob Wiacek
Cover – Mike Grell
Editor – Murray Boltinoff, Jack Harris
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 12 – 2003

1170 - Superboy 170 - The Plunder Ploy of the Fatal Five

Index Number – 1170 - 1.0
Issue – Superboy 219
Cover Date – September 1976
Title – The Plumder Ploy of the Fatal Five
Characters – Brainiac 5, Colossal Boy, Duplicate Boy , Light Lass, Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Sun Boy Superboy,
Ultra-Boy
Villain – The Fatal Five - Emerald Empress, Mano, Persuader, Tharok, Validus
Synopsis – The Legion battles the Fatal Five, after Duplicate Boy was brutally attacked.
Writer – Jim Shooter (idea from Ken Kaczala)
Artist – Mike Grell
Cover – Mike Grell
Editor – Murray Boltinoff, Jack Harris
Reprinted – Legion of Super-Heroes Archive 12 – 2003
Comment – Light Lass is shocked when she sees Mano’s face.