PropertyValue
rdfs:label
  • Adventure Comics Vol 1 319
Indicia Publisher
  • National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Inker1
  • George Papp
  • John Forte
Inker1
  • George Papp
  • John Forte
Writer1
  • Edmond Hamilton
  • Robert Bernstein
Penciler1
  • George Papp
  • John Forte
Writer1
  • Edmond Hamilton
  • Robert Bernstein
StoryTitle
  • The Legion's Suicide Squad!
  • Superboy's Best Friend
OriginalPrice
  • 0.120000
Editor1
  • Mort Weisinger
Penciler1
  • George Papp
  • John Forte
Appearing
  • Featured Characters: * Supporting Characters: * Adversaries: * Other Characters: * Locations: * Items: * Vehicles: *
  • Featured Characters: * ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Supporting Characters: * ** ** ** ** ** Adversaries: * Elderly Throonians Other Characters: * * James Bannon * Tim Vare Locations: * ** * Throon Items: * Vehicles: * *
Brand/Imprint
  • Superman DC National Comics
Editor1
  • Mort Weisinger
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CoverArtist
  • Curt Swan
  • Sheldon Moldoff
Country
  • USA
ReleaseDate
  • 1964-02-27
Executive Editor
  • Mort Weisinger
Issue
  • 319
Pages
  • 36
Volume
  • 1
Title
  • Adventure Comics
Month
  • 4
Synopsis
  • Story reprinted from Superboy #77
  • When the isolationist planet Throon builds a giant tower with a ray that incapacitates passing ships, the Legion of Super-Heroes is sent to try and stop them. The first squad which consists Saturn Girl, Bouncing Boy, Superboy, Lightning Lad, Chameleon Boy, Brainiac 5 and Invisible Kid are dispatched and find themselves easily defeated by devices that are tailor made to deal with their individual threats. When the remaining members of the Legion all try in their own ways to get past the tower on Throon, they all meet defeat in different ways until all of the members of the Legion have been defeated. Having watched the entire fiasco on their viewing monitor, the Legion of Substitute Heroes goes in for the rescue. While the others keep the defenses of the tower busy, Night Girl uses her strength to burrow through the ground into the main control room of the tower. There she finds that the whole operation is controlled by two crazy old men. Easily defeating them and smashing their machine, Night Girl and the rest of the Substitutes free their Legion counterparts and return to Earth. There a special parade is put on in honor of the Legion of Substitute Heroes, finally giving them the recognition they deserve.
Notes
  • * "The Legion's Suicide Squad!" is reprinted in and .
Publisher
  • DC Comics
Year
  • 1964