Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes #316

A bold collage cover by Terry Shoemaker and Larry Mahlstedt sets the stage perfectly for this October 1984 issue, splitting the spotlight across promises of "Danger! Adventure! Heroes! Villains!" — with a menacing green-skinned alien looming large in the foreground, a Legion heroine in red and white streaking into action, a spacecraft hurtling through space, and shadowy figures caught in the chaos between panels. The cheeky corner note — "And that's just for starters! Not bad for 6 bits, huh?" — gives the whole thing a playful confidence that's hard to resist. With Paul Levitz, Keith Giffen, Terry Shoemaker, and Karl Kesel among the creative team, "Meanwhile..." looks to deliver exactly the kind of sprawling, future-set adventure the Legion does best.