Superboy #147 May-June 1968 Replica Edition#[nn]
Cover: Curt Swan & Jerry Ordway & Neal Adams
Superboy #147 May-June 1968 Replica Edition #[nn]
“The Origin of the Legion!”
writer E. Nelson Bridwell · artist, inker Pete Costanza · letterer Milt Snapinn · cover Curt Swan, Jerry Ordway, Neal Adams
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Cast · 40 characters
Anthony DunnAqualadAquamanArthur CurryAyla RanzzBatmanBat-MiteBatwomanBeppoBironBouncing BoyBrainiacBrainiac 5Bruce WayneChameleon BoyChuck TaineClark KentColossal BoyCometCosmic BoyCosmic KingCosmic ManDenny ColtDick GraysonDirk MorgnaDynamoEel O'BrianElement LadGarthGarth RanzzGeneral ZodGim AllonGreen LanternImra ArdeenInvisible KidJan ArrahJax-UrJerroJohn JanusJo Nah
Full credits
writer E. Nelson Bridwell
artist, inker Pete Costanza
letterer Milt Snapinn
cover pencils Curt Swan
cover pencils, inks Jerry Ordway
cover inks Neal Adams
Full plot ⚠ may contain spoilers
▸ Reveal full plot — may contain spoilers
Three youths with fantastic powers, Lightning Lad, Cosmic Boy, and Saturn Girl, save billionaire R.J. Brande, who bankrolls them in an organization meant to emulate Superboy and Supergirl, the Legion of Super-Heroes. The three get themselves snazzy new outfits, select a leader and create a constitution. Triplicate Girl and Phantom Girl are the next to join.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).