PropertyValue
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  • Adventure Comics Vol 1 312
Indicia Publisher
  • National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Letterer1
  • Joe Letterese
  • Milt Snapinn
Inker1
  • George Papp
  • John Forte
Inker1
  • George Papp
  • John Forte
Writer1
  • Edmond Hamilton
Penciler1
  • George Papp
  • John Forte
Image2Text
  • Textless
Writer1
  • Edmond Hamilton
StoryTitle
  • Lana Lang, Hollywood Star!
  • The Super Sacrifice of the Legionnaires!
OriginalPrice
  • 0.120000
Editor1
  • Mort Weisinger
Penciler1
  • George Papp
  • John Forte
Appearing
  • Featured Characters: * ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Supporting Characters: * Adversaries: * Space Creatures Other Characters: * Locations: * ** * Skor * Items: * Vehicles: *
  • Featured Characters: * Supporting Characters: * Adversaries: * Other Characters: * * * * * Mr. Jordan * Ron Rendle * Gaston Locations: * * Items: * None Vehicles: * None
Letterer1
  • Joe Letterese
  • Milt Snapinn
Brand/Imprint
  • Superman DC National Comics
Editor1
  • Mort Weisinger
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CoverArtist
  • Curt Swan
  • George Klein
  • John Forte
Country
  • USA
ReleaseDate
  • 1963-07-25
Executive Editor
  • Mort Weisinger
Issue
  • 312
Pages
  • 36
Volume
  • 1
Title
  • Adventure Comics
Month
  • 9
Synopsis
  • When Superboy helps Lana Lang out in the jungle, it results in an offer for her to play a jungle princess in a Hollywood film. He wangles his way into the production and helps mess things up to prevent her from getting a swelled head.
  • When Superboy finds a world where the sun restores the people to life, it encourages him to go to the Legion and try to find a way to restore their deceased comrade, Lightning Lad to life. After scouring the universe for different ways to restore Lightning Lad to life, the Legion cannot find a method that works. Traveling to his home world of Daxam with Saturn Girl, Mon-El comes up with another method. Bringing the Legion back to the Lightning World where Lightning Lad's body is kept, the shows them a special lightning rod which when struck by lightning would cause the life force from one being to transfer into another, restoring the dead body to life. With all the Legion members wanting to give their all to revive Lightning Lad, they all agree to hold a rod, leaving the choice of who will sacrifice their life to fate. However, when the a bolt seemingly strike Saturn Girl, the Legion are shocked to find that it was really Chameleon Boy's pet Proty in disguise. However, in spite of who sacrificed himself, Lightning Lad is restored to life. When the real Saturn Girl catches up with the Legion, she explains that as Proty was also a telepath, the creature learned of Saturn Girl's intention to sacrifice herself to restore Lightning Lad, and sacrificed itself in her place. With the truth revealed, the Legion takes a moment to mourn the loss of Proty.
Image
  • Adventure Comics Vol 1 312 Textless.jpg
Notes
  • * The events of this issue would later play a role in the back story of the Lightning Saga. * "The Super Sacrifice of the Legionnaires!" is reprinted in , , and .
Publisher
  • DC Comics
Year
  • 1963