Super Heroes Album #8
In "We Can't Escape the Trap in Time!", the Time-Trapper isolates Superboy, Karate Kid, Chameleon Boy, Saturn Girl, and Sun Boy in a temporal prison, forcing them to confront a chilling truth: their very existence threatens his dominion over possible futures. Written by Jim Shooter and brought to life with dynamic precision by Mike Grell—both on interior art and cover—this 1977 issue delivers a tense, high-stakes showdown where time itself becomes the enemy.
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When the Time-Trapper learns that he can only rule the universe in possible futures where five Legionnaires do not exist, he brings Superboy, Karate Kid, Chameleon Boy, Saturn Girl and Sun Boy to his lair to kill them.
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