DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #1

Superboy is invited to join the Legion of Super-Heroes by three future teens, but the real test comes when he’s handed three seemingly simple tasks. Though he stumbles through each one, the Legion’s reaction isn’t what he expects—leading to a reveal that the trials were never about skill, but about how he handles being fooled.

In "Part II: Ambushed Across the Ages!" from DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #1 (1980), the Legionnaires find themselves caught in a temporal trap as Rond Vidar attempts to restore them to their proper time—only to face a new threat from Universo, who seeks to seize control of the United Planets Inner Council through hypnotic domination. The stakes rise as past, present, and future collide in a race against time.

In "Part II: An S.O.S. to Evil!" from DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #1 (1980), the Legionnaires have gathered the Fatal Five, setting the stage for a climactic clash with the Sun-Eater as Tharok watches from the shadows, already plotting what comes next.