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The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #1

DC · 1991 [January 1992] · on sale 1991-12-05

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Series
The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
1991 [January 1992]
Key date
1992-01-00
On-sale date
1991-12-05
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$39.95; 47.95 CAD
Pages
264
ISBN
1-56389-020-8

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson; colors: Rick TaylorLegion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy]
1Legion of Super-Heroes Archives Volume Oneforeword, introduction, preface, afterword1letters: typeset
2-credits, title page2pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; colors: Tom McCraw, Rick TaylorLightning Lad [as Lightning Boy]; Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy
3Forewordforeword, introduction, preface, afterword5script: Mike Gold; pencils: John Forte, John Byrne; inks: John Forte, John Byrne; colors: Tom McCraw, Rick TaylorBouncing Boy (spot illustration 1); Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy; Triplicate Girl] (spot illustration 2)
4The Origin and Powers of the Legion of Super-Heroescharacter profile2pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; colors: Tom McCraw, Rick TaylorPhantom Girl; Triplicate Girl; Brainiac 5; Lightning Lad; Bouncing Boy; Invisible Kid; Shrinking Violet; Cosmic Boy; Chameleon Boy; Saturn Girl; Colossal Boy; Sun Boy
5The Legion of Super-Heroescomic story12script: Otto Binder; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino; colors: Tom McCraw, Rick TaylorSuperboy; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad [as Lightning Boy]; Saturn Girl]; Jonathan Kent (cameo)
6Prisoner of the Super-Heroescomic story11script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp; colors: Tom McCraw, Rick Taylor; letters: Joe LettereseSuperboy; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl]; Krypto; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent
7The Three Super-Heroescomic story13script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; colors: Tom McCraw, Rick Taylor; letters: Joe LettereseSupergirl; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Chameleon Boy; Colossal Boy; Invisible Kid]; Superman
8The Army of Living Kryptonite Men!comic story8script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp; colors: Tom McCraw, Rick Taylor; letters: Joe LettereseSuperboy; Lex Luthor; Lana Lang; Jonathan Kent; Krypto; Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy (cameo); Saturn Girl (cameo)
9Lana Lang and the Legion of Super-Heroescomic story13script: Otto Binder; pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp; colors: Tom McCraw, Rick Taylor; letters: Joe LettereseSuperboy; Lana Lang; Star Boy; Legion of Super-Heroes [Chameleon Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy] (in flashback)
10Supergirl's Three Super Girl-Friendscomic story12script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; colors: Tom McCraw, Rick TaylorSupergirl; Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Phantom Girl; Triplicate Girl; Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Shrinking Violet; Bouncing Boy; Sun Boy; Brainiac 5]; Brainiac; Koko; Lori Lemaris; Jerro; Krypto
11Superboy's Big Brother! [Superboy's Big Brother! Part 1]comic story9script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp; colors: Tom McCraw, Rick Taylor; letters: Joe LettereseSuperboy [Kal-El]; Mon-El [also as Bob Cobb]; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Krypto (cameo); Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback)
12The Secret of Mon-El! [Superboy's Big Brother! Part 2]comic story10script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp; colors: Tom McCraw, Rick Taylor; letters: Joe LettereseSuperboy; Mon-El [Bob Cobb; Lar Gand] (origin); Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Lana Lang; Miss Joyce; King Mycerinua; Rhodopis; Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback); Phantom Zone
13The Legion of Super-Villainscomic story11script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; colors: Tom McCraw, Rick Taylor; letters: Milton SnapinnSuperman; Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Man; Cosmic Man; Saturn Woman]; Lex Luthor; Legion of Super-Villains [Cosmic King; Lightning Lord; Saturn Queen]
14The Secret of the Seventh Super-Hero!comic story13.67script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp; colors: Tom McCraw, Rick Taylor; letters: Joe LettereseSuperboy; Tom Tanner; Martha Kent; unnamed Sun Boy impostor; Legion of Super-Heroes [Brainiac 5; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad, Chameleon Boy; Cosmic Boy; Phantom Girl, Sun Boy]; Lana Lang; Krypto
15The Legion of Super-Traitors!comic story14script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; colors: Tom McCraw, Rick Taylor; letters: Milton SnapinnSuperboy; Lana Lang; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Krypto; Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl]; Jax-Ur; General Zod; Mon-El; Legion of Super-Pets [Krypto; Streaky; Super-Monkey; Super-Horse]
16Supergirl's Greatest Challengecomic story14script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; colors: Tom McCraw, Rick Taylor; letters: Milton SnapinnSupergirl; Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Bouncing Boy; Brainiac 5]; Whizzy
17Superman's Super-Courtship!comic story12script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; colors: Tom McCraw, Rick Taylor; letters: Milton SnapinnSupergirl; Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers; Superman; Helen of Troy; Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Man; Cosmic Man; Phantom Woman; Triplicate Woman?; Chameleon Man; Sun Man; Saturn Woman]; Luma Lynai
18The Boy with Ultra-Powers!comic story13script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; colors: Tom McCraw, Rick Taylor; letters: Milton SnapinnSuperboy; Ultra Boy [Jo Nah, also as Gary Crane], Marla Latham [also as Ben Crane]; Pete Ross; Jonathan Kent; Krypto; Lana Lang
19The Face behind the Lead Maskcomic story11.67script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: John Forte, Al Plastino; inks: John Forte, Al Plastino; colors: Tom McCraw, Rick Taylor; letters: Milton SnapinnLegion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Sun Boy; Superboy; Chameleon Boy (statue); Bouncing Boy (statue); Shrinking Violet (statue); Invisible Kid [Lyle Norg] (statue)]; Lex Luthor; Urthlo; Mon-El
20The Secret Origin of Bouncing Boycomic story12.67script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: John Forte; inks: John Forte; colors: Tom McCraw, Rick Taylor; letters: Milton SnapinnLegion of Super-Heroes [Bouncing Boy; Sun Boy; Cosmic Boy; Shrinking Violet; Lightning Lad; Chameleon Boy; Saturn Girl; Triplicate Girl; Colossal Boy; Phantom Girl; Ultra Boy]
21Sun-Boy's Lost Power!comic story11.67script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: John Forte; inks: John Forte; colors: Tom McCraw, Rick Taylor; letters: Milton SnapinnLegion of Super-Heroes [Sun Boy; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Superboy; Ultra Boy; Bouncing Boy]; Pete Ross
22The Fantastic Spy!comic story11.67script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: John Forte; inks: John Forte; colors: Tom McCraw, Rick Taylor; letters: Joe LettereseLegion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Lightning Lad; Brainiac 5; Matter-Eater Lad; Bouncing Boy; Chameleon Boy; Shrinking Violet; Superboy]; Dr. Landro
23The Stolen Super-Powers!comic story11script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: John Forte; inks: John Forte; colors: Tom McCraw, Rick Taylor; letters: Joe LettereseLegion of Super-Heroes [Shrinking Violet; Bouncing Boy; Sun Boy; Cosmic Boy; Chameleon Boy; Colossal Boy; Saturn Girl; Triplicate Girl; Brainiac 5; Invisible Kid; Matter-Eater Lad; Lightning Lad; Ultra Boy; Mon-El; Superboy; Supergirl]; Lori Lemaris; Zaryan the Conqueror
24The Secret of the Mystery Legionnairecomic story11.67script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: John Forte; inks: John Forte; colors: Tom McCraw, Rick Taylor; letters: Joe LettereseLegion of Super-Heroes [Sun Boy; Shrinking Violet; Bouncing Boy; Cosmic Boy; Mon-El [as Marvel Lad, the Legionnaire Lemon]; Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Colossal Boy; Brainiac 5; Superboy (in flashback)]
25Cover Galleryforeword, introduction, preface, afterword1
26The Legion of Super-Heroes!cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; colors: Tom McCraw, Rick TaylorSuperboy; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad [as Lightning Boy]; Saturn Girl]
27Prisoner of the Super-Heroes!cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; colors: Tom McCraw, Rick TaylorSuperboy; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad]
28The Secret of the Seventh Super-Hero!cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; colors: Tom McCraw, Rick TaylorSuperboy; Legion of Super-Heroes [Sun Boy; Brainiac 5; Cosmic Boy; Phantom Girl; Chameleon Boy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad]
29The Legion of Super-Traitors!cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; colors: Tom McCraw, Rick TaylorSuperboy; Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl]
30Superboy in "Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes!"cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; colors: Tom McCraw, Rick Taylor; letters: Ira SchnappLegion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Sun Boy; Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad, Triplicate Girl; Mon-El]
30The End of Sun Boy!cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; colors: Tom McCraw, Rick Taylor; letters: Ira SchnappLegion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Sun Boy; Ultra Boy; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl]
31-illustration1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye, George Klein; colors: Tom McCrawSuperboy; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Brainiac 5; Phantom Girl; Chameleon Boy; Triplicate Girl; Mon-El]

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3rd Printingprice 49.95 USD; 82.95 CAD; barcode 76194120146700113

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