ADVENTURE #247 (4/1958)
"The Legion of Super-Heroes"
ROLL CALL (Classic Legion): Brainiac 5, Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad, Superboy, Saturn Girl, several unidentified members
BITS OF LEGIONNAIRE BUSINESS: This was the first Legion story ever.
Superboy joined the Legion in this story.
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45 Years Ago:
ADVENTURE #307 (4/1963)
"Secret Power of the Mystery Super-Hero"
ROLL CALL (Classic Legion): Brainiac 5, Bouncing Boy, Cosmic Boy, Colossal Boy, Element Lad, Invisible Kid, Roxxas, Sun Boy, Saturn Girl
BITS OF LEGIONNAIRE BUSINESS: Element Lad joined the Legion in this story, which also told his origin.
The villain Roxxas first appeared in this issue.
Element Lad (under the name "Mystery Lad") was one of three Legion applicants in this issue. Later, fans dubbed the other two "Camera Eye" and "Green Boy."
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40 Years Ago:
ADVENTURE #363 (4/1968)
"No Escape from the Circle of Death"
ROLL CALL (Classic Legion): Brainiac 5, Cosmic Boy, Karate Kid, Lightning Lad, Phantom Girl, Sun Boy, Superboy, Star Boy, Duo Damsel
BITS OF LEGIONNAIRE BUSINESS: The Legion got a new Headquarters in this issue.
This was the first appearance of the Dark Circle.
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35 Years Ago:
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES [1973] #3 (4/1973)
"Computo the Conqueror"
ROLL CALL (Classic Legion): Brainiac 5, Cosmic Boy, Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Element Lad, Lightning Lad, Light Lass, Mon-El, Proty II, Phantom Girl, Sun Boy, Superboy, Saturn Girl, Star Boy, Shrinking Violet, Triplicate Girl, Ultra Boy
BITS OF LEGIONNAIRE BUSINESS: This comic reprinted "Computo the Conqueror" from ADVENTURE #340.
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30 Years Ago:
SUPERBOY & THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #238 (4/1978)
"The Outlawed Legionnaires/The Legion Chain Gang"
ROLL CALL (Classic Legion): Brainiac 5, Bouncing Boy, Cosmic Boy, Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Dream Girl, Duo Damsel, Element Lad, Invisible Kid, Karate Kid, Lightning Lad, Mon- El, Matter-Eater Lad, Phantom Girl, Princess Projectra, R.J. Brande, Rond Vidar, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Star Boy, Sun Boy, Superboy, Supergirl, Ultra Boy, Universo
BITS OF LEGIONNAIRE BUSINESS: This comic reprinted "The Outlawed Legionnaires/Te Legion Chain Gang" from ADVENTURE #359/360.
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25 Years Ago:
LEGION OF SUER-HEROES [1980] #298 (4/1983)
"The Edge of Nowhere"
ROLL CALL (Classic Legion): Blok, Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Dawnstar, Duplicate Boy, Element Lad, Invisible Kid II, Lightning Lad, Phantom Girl, R.J. Brande, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet (Yera), Shvaughn Erin, Ultra Boy, Wildfire
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20 Years Ago:
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES [1984] #45 (4/1988)
"Unlucky Streak"
ROLL CALL (Classic Legion): Atmos, Blok, Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Dawnstar, Dream Girl, Element Lad, Graym Ranzz, Invisible Kid II, Karate Kid, Lightning Lad, Lightning Lass, Lightning Lord, Magnetic Kid, Phantom Girl, Polar Boy, Princess Projectra, Proty, Quislet, Saturn Girl, Sensor Girl, Shadow Lass, Shrinking Violet, Shvaughn Erin, Superboy, Tellus, Timber Wolf, Ultra Boy, Validus, White Witch, Wildfire
SECRET ORIGINS #25 (4/1988)
"The Dreams of Youth"
ROLL CALL (Classic Legion): Blok, Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Circadia Senius, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Dawnstar, Dream Girl, Duo Damsel, Element Lad, Invisible Kid II, Lightning Lad, Lightning Lass, Marla, Mon-El, Phantom Girl, Polar Boy, Proty II, R.J. Brande, Saturn Girl, Sensor Girl, Shadow Lass, Star Boy, Sun Boy, Tellus, Timber Wolf, Ultra Boy, White Witch, Wildfire, Chief Zendak
WHO'S WHO IN THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #1 (4/1988)
BITS OF LEGIONNAIRE BUSINESS: The 30th Anniversary of the LSH was a big deal in DC Comics. "Unlucky Streak" was a Lightning Lad retrospective; "The Dreams of Youth" retold the Legion's origin; and WHO'S WHO IN THE LSH was a 7-issue series celebrating the Legion.
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15 Years Ago:
L.E.G.I.O.N.'93 #51 (4/1993)
"Desert Island Blues"
ROLL CALL: Lobo, Telepath
LEGIONNAIRES #1 (4/1993)
"Baptism by Fire"
ROLL CALL (SW6 Legion): Apparition, Alchemist, Andromeda, Brainiac 5, Catspaw, Computo/Danniel Foccart, Cosmic Boy, Dragonmage, Ferro, Gossamer, Inferno, Invisible Kid, Leviathan, Live Wire, Matter-Eater Lad, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Triad, Ultra Boy
ROLL CALL (5-Year-Gap Legion): Chameleon Boy, Tyroc, Mano
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES [1989] #42 (4/1993)
"The Enemy Within"
ROLL CALL (5-Year-Gap Legion): Ayla (Lightning Lass), Brainiac 5, Chuck (Bouncing Boy), Celeste Rockfish, Cham (Chameleon Boy), Dag (Stone Boy) Garth (Lightning Lad), Glorith, Imra (Saturn Girl), Jo (Ultra Boy), Kent Shakespeare, Lar (Valor), Laurel Gand, Luornu (Duo Damsel), Rond Vidar, Staq (Fire Lad), Vi (Shrinking Violet)
VALOR #6 (4/1993)
"Blasters to the Rescue"
ROLL CALL (5-Year-Gap Legion): Valor
BITS OF LEGIONNAIRE BUSINESS: The SW6 Batch got their own title this month (LEGIONNAIRES), which raised the number of LSH comics and spinoffs to four.
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10 Years Ago:
LEGENDS OF THE LEGION #3 94/1998)
"Eclipsed"
ROLL CALL (Earth-Zero Legion): Spark, Star Boy, Ultra Boy, Umbra
LEGIONNAIRES #59 (4/1998)
"Friends, Lovers, and the Calm Before the Storm"
ROLL CALL (Earth-Zero Legion): Andromeda, Apparition, Brainiac 5, Chameleon, Chuck Taine, Cosmic Boy, Dream Girl, Element Lad, Ferro, Gates, Invisible Kid, Kinetix, Live Wire, Lori Morning, M'Onel, Monstress, R.J. Brande, Saturn Girl, Sensor, Shrinking Violet, Spark, Tenzil Kem, Triad, Ultra Boy, Umbra, XS
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES [1989] #103 (4/1998)
"A Storm in Heaven"
ROLL CALL (Earth-Zero Legion): Dream Girl, Evolvo, Karate Kid, Kid Quantum, Monstress, Saturn Girl, Spider-Girl, Star Boy
BITS OF LEGIONNAIRE BUSINESS: "Eclipsed" focussed on Umbra.
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5 Years Ago:
LEGION #17 (4/2003)
"Revival of the Fittest: Part One"
ROLL CALL (Earth-Zero Legion): Apparition, Brainiac 5, Chameleon, Doctor Gym'll, Insect Queen, Invisible Kid, Kid Quantum, Kinetix, M'Onel, R.J. Brande, Ra's al Ghul, Saturn Girl, Sensor, Shikari, Shvaugn Erin, Star Boy, Triad, Ultra Boy, XS
SUPERMAN & BATMAN: GENERATIONS III #2 (4/2003)
"Century 21: Doomsday Minus One"
ROLL CALL: No LSH appearances in this issue, but the series had a Legion connection.
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