Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes #333

The cover tagline says it all — "To Save Our Galaxy, Five Legionnaires Must Destroy a World!" — and Steve Lightle's cover art delivers the weight of that impossible choice, with five heroes surging forward against a planet engulfed in roiling fire and flame. Leading the charge is a figure in the unmistakable orange-and-green of Colossal Boy, flanked by a Legionnaire in striking magenta, a white-costumed hero, a dark-suited winged figure, and a woman in vivid green, all set against the stark backdrop of deep space. Published in March 1986 as part of DC's 50th anniversary year, this issue of Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes presents Paul Levitz's team facing the kind of galaxy-spanning moral stakes that made this series one of the most compelling team books of its era.