The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #7
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- [September] 1997
- Page count
- 240
- Cover price
- $49.95
- Colour
- Colour
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/65272
Credits
- Editing
- Bob Kahan
Mort Weisinger (original editor of all reprinted material)
Issue contents
Cover
Untitled
(Legion of Super-Heroes)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Legion of Super-Heroes
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Saturn Girl; Superboy; Brainiac 5; Colossal Boy; Dream Girl; Ultra Boy; Mon-El; Cosmic Boy; Triplicate Girl
Credits
- Art
- Frank Miller
- Colours
- Tom McCraw
- Editing
- Bob Kahan
Mort Weisinger (original editor of all reprinted material)
Notes
Though Triplicate Girl appears on the cover, all interior stories feature Duo Damsel. ISBN 1-56389-398-3
1Featuring
- Characters
- Karate Kid; Superboy; Shadow Lass; Brainiac 5; Cosmic Boy
Credits
- Pencils
- Jim Shooter (layouts)
Curt Swan (pencils) - Inks
- George Klein
- Colours
- Rick Taylor
Tom McCraw
Notes
frontispiece
2Featuring
- Characters
- Superboy
Credits
- Pencils
- Jim Shooter (layouts)
Curt Swan (pencils) - Inks
- Sheldon Moldoff
- Colours
- Rick Taylor
Tom McCraw
3Featuring
- Characters
- Brainiac 5; Sun Boy; Karate Kid
Credits
- Script
- Tom Peyer
- Pencils
- Jim Shooter (layouts)
Curt Swan - Inks
- George Klein
- Colours
- Rick Taylor
Tom McCraw - Letters
- Typeset
4Featuring
- Feature
- Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superboy; Colossal Boy; Cosmic Boy; Invisible Kid; Element Lad
Credits
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- George Klein
- Colours
- Rick Taylor
Tom McCraw - Letters
- Ira Schnapp
5Featuring
- Feature
- Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Invisible Kid; Chameleon Boy; Brainiac 5; Phantom Girl; Superboy; Bouncing Boy; Ultra Boy; Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Karate Kid; Sun Boy; Element Lad; Colossal Boy; Duo Damsel; Dream Girl; Star Boy; Matter-Eater Lad; Light Lass; Mon-El; Bouncing Boy; Princess Projectra; Supergirl; Shrinking Violet]; Kandro Boltax; R.J. Brande
Credits
- Script
- Jim Shooter
- Pencils
- Jim Shooter (layouts)
Curt Swan (pencils) - Inks
- George Klein
- Colours
- Rick Taylor
Tom McCraw - Letters
- Milton Snapinn
Reprint history
- First print
-
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #359 (August 1967) — The Outlawed Legionnaires!
- Also printed
-
Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1977 series) #238 (April 1978) — The Outlawed Legionnaires!
-
Super Heroes Album (Murray, 1977 series) #14 ([November 1979?]) — The Outlawed Legionnaires
Synopsis
When the new United Planets President outlaws the Legion, some are sent to the Takron-Galtos prison planet, some are imprisoned on Earth, and the rest go underground.
Notes
Continues in next story.
6Featuring
- Feature
- Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superboy; Mon-El; Ultra Boy
Credits
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- George Klein
- Colours
- Rick Taylor
Tom McCraw - Letters
- Ira Schnapp
7Featuring
- Feature
- Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Matter-Eater Lad; Mon-El; Ultra Boy; Karate Kid; Shrinking Violet; Star Boy; Invisible Kid; Chameleon Boy; Duo Damsel; Brainiac 5; Star Boy; Saturn Girl; Element Lad; Phantom Girl; Colossal Boy; Dream Girl; Lightning Lad; Bouncing Boy; Cosmic Boy]; R.J. Brande; Kandro Boltax; Rond Vidar
Credits
- Script
- Jim Shooter
- Pencils
- Jim Shooter (layouts)
Curt Swan (pencils) - Inks
- George Klein
- Colours
- Rick Taylor
Tom McCraw - Letters
- Ira Schnapp
Reprint history
- First print
-
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #360 (September 1967) — The Legion Chain Gang
- Also printed
-
Superman Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #111 ([November 1968?]) — The Legion Chain Gang! Part 2: The Legion Spies
-
Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1977 series) #238 (April 1978) — [Part I]: The Legion Chain Gang!
-
Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1977 series) #238 (April 1978) — Part II: The Legion Spies
-
Super Heroes Album (Murray, 1977 series) #14 ([November 1979?]) — The Legion Chain Gang
-
Super Heroes Album (Murray, 1977 series) #14 ([November 1979?]) — Part II The Legion Spies
Synopsis
The Legionnaires who went underground break out the Legionnaires imprisoned on Earth.
Notes
Continues from previous story.
8Featuring
- Feature
- Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Duo Damsel; Shrinking Violet; Lightning Lad; Karate Kid; Chameleon Boy; Brainiac 5; Phantom Girl; Bouncing Boy; Invisible Kid; Cosmic Boy; Star Boy; Mon-El; Element Lad; Matter-Eater Lad; Ultra Boy; Superboy; Colossal Boy; Sun Boy; Dream Girl; Saturn Girl; Princess Projectra]; Universo [also as Kandro Boltax]; Rond Vidar
Credits
- Script
- Jim Shooter
- Pencils
- Jim Shooter (layouts)
Curt Swan (pencils) - Inks
- George Klein
- Colours
- Rick Taylor
Tom McCraw - Letters
- Milton Snapinn
Reprint history
- First print
-
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #360 (September 1967) — The Legion Chain Gang
- Also printed
-
Superman Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #111 ([November 1968?]) — The Legion Chain Gang! Part 2: The Legion Spies
-
Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1977 series) #238 (April 1978) — [Part I]: The Legion Chain Gang!
-
Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1977 series) #238 (April 1978) — Part II: The Legion Spies
-
Super Heroes Album (Murray, 1977 series) #14 ([November 1979?]) — The Legion Chain Gang
-
Super Heroes Album (Murray, 1977 series) #14 ([November 1979?]) — Part II The Legion Spies
Synopsis
The Legionnaires on Earth uncover the President's scheme and expose him as the mind-controlling Universo.
9Featuring
- Feature
- Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Phantom Girl; Superboy; Colossal Boy
Credits
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- George Klein
- Colours
- Rick Taylor
Tom McCraw - Letters
- Joe Letterese
10Featuring
- Feature
- Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Karate Kid; Duo Damsel; Superboy; Brainiac 5; Colossal Boy; Bouncing Boy; Star Boy; Phantom Girl; Shrinking Violet; Ultra Boy]; Kandro Boltax
Credits
- Script
- Jim Shooter
- Pencils
- Jim Shooter (layouts)
Jim Mooney (pencils) - Inks
- Jim Mooney
- Colours
- Rick Taylor
Tom McCraw - Letters
- Shelly Leferman
Reprint history
- First print
-
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #361 (October 1967) — The Unkillables
- Also printed
-
Superman Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #112 ([December 1968?]) — The Unkillables Part 2: Time's Most Notorious Killers
-
Superman Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #167 ([July 1973?]) — The Unkillables
-
Superman Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #167 ([July 1973?]) — Part II Time's Most Notorious Killers!
Synopsis
The Legionnaires are asked to escort an embassy of Dominators to Earth.
11Featuring
- Feature
- Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Star Boy; Superboy; Colossal Boy; Bouncing Boy; Ultra Boy; Duo Damsel; Phantom Girl; Karate Kid; Brainiac 5; Shrinking Violet]
Credits
- Script
- Jim Shooter
- Pencils
- Jim Shooter (layouts)
Jim Mooney - Inks
- Jim Mooney
- Colours
- Rick Taylor
Tom McCraw - Letters
- Shelly Leferman
Reprint history
- First print
-
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #361 (October 1967) — The Unkillables
- Also printed
-
Superman Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #112 ([December 1968?]) — The Unkillables Part 2: Time's Most Notorious Killers
-
Superman Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #167 ([July 1973?]) — The Unkillables
-
Superman Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #167 ([July 1973?]) — Part II Time's Most Notorious Killers!
Synopsis
The Legionnaires protect the Dominators from attacks by the Unkillables, who turn out to be assassins, genetically-modified with the DNA of notorious killers from history by the deposed former leader of the Dominators.
12Featuring
- Feature
- Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Jimmy Olsen [also as Elastic Lad]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Duo Damsel; Brainiac 5; Mon-El; Element Lad]
Credits
- Script
- Jim Shooter
- Art
- Pete Costanza
- Colours
- Rick Taylor
Tom McCraw
Synopsis
Jimmy Olsen is brought to the 30th century to help Duo Damsel put out the Legion Bulletin, but ends up becoming news, rather than writing it.
Notes
Writing credit from index of original on GCD. Credited as "Unknown" on item.
13Featuring
- Feature
- Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Cosmic Boy; Duo Damsel]; Dr. Mantis Morlo; Gorn
Credits
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- George Klein
- Colours
- Rick Taylor
Tom McCraw - Letters
- Ira Schnapp
14Featuring
- Feature
- Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Invisible Kid; Sun Boy; Phantom Girl; Cosmic Boy; Brainiac 5; Duo Damsel; Light Lass; Karate Kid; Superboy; Brainiac 5; Chameleon Boy; Karate Kid; Star Boy; Dream Girl; Saturn Girl; Ultra Boy; Mon-El; Princess Projectra; Bouncing Boy]; Dr. Mantis Morlo; Gorn; King Voxv of Orando
Credits
- Script
- Jim Shooter
- Pencils
- Jim Shooter (layouts)
Pete Costanza (pencils) - Inks
- Pete Costanza
- Colours
- Rick Taylor
Tom McCraw - Letters
- Shelly Leferman
Synopsis
The Legionnaires try to shut down the experiments of Dr. Mantis Morlo, but he keeps some hidden from their view. Later, emergency calls from Daxam, Orando, and Naltor draw three teams of Legionnaires. The team that goes to Orando finds a culture at the level of Earth's Middle Ages and Dr. Morlo.
Notes
Continues in next story.
15Featuring
- Feature
- Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Duo Damsel; Brainiac 5; Cosmic Boy]; Dr. Mantis Morlo
Credits
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- George Klein
- Colours
- Rick Taylor
Tom McCraw - Letters
- Joe Letterese
16Featuring
- Feature
- Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Karate Kid; Bouncing Boy; Superboy; Ultra Boy; Phantom Girl; Brainiac 5; Sun Boy; Invisible Kid; Chameleon Boy; Duo Damsel; Cosmic Boy; Princess Projectra; Light Lass; Element Lad; Saturn Girl; Mon-El; Lightning Lad; Colossal Boy]; Dr. Mantis Morlo
Credits
- Script
- Jim Shooter
- Pencils
- Jim Shooter (layouts)
Pete Costanza (pencils) - Inks
- Pete Costanza
- Colours
- Rick Taylor
Tom McCraw - Letters
- Shelly Leferman
Synopsis
Morlo escapes the Legion team on Orando, while at the same time a second Morlo encounters and escapes the team on Daxam.
Notes
Continues from previous story.
17Featuring
- Feature
- Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Princess Projectra; Mon-El; Star Boy; Dream Girl; Invisible Kid; Ultra Boy; Matter-Eater Lad; Chameleon Boy; Phantom Girl; Brainiac 5]; Dr. Mantis Morlo
Credits
- Script
- Jim Shooter
- Pencils
- Jim Shooter (layouts)
Pete Costanza (pencils) - Inks
- Pete Costanza
- Colours
- Rick Taylor
Tom McCraw - Letters
- Shelly Leferman
Reprint history
- First print
-
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #363 (December 1967) — Part II: Target... Earth!
- Also printed
-
Superman Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #114 ([February 1969?]) — Part II: Target… Earth
Synopsis
The Legionnaires on Naltor encounter a third Morlo, but all three were decoys meant to distract the Legion from Morlo's real plot to blow up Earth.
18Featuring
- Feature
- Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy]; Legion of Super-Pets [Comet; Krypto; Beppo; Streaky]
Credits
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- George Klein
- Colours
- Rick Taylor
Tom McCraw - Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
19Featuring
- Feature
- Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Star Boy; Chameleon Boy; Invisible Kid; Brainiac 5; Phantom Girl; Colossal Boy; Shrinking Violet; Supergirl; Light Lass]; Legion of Super-Pets [Proty II; Comet; Streaky; Beppo; Krypto]; Rikkor Rost
Credits
- Script
- Jim Shooter
- Pencils
- Jim Shooter (layouts)
Pete Costanza (pencils) - Inks
- Pete Costanza
- Colours
- Rick Taylor
Tom McCraw - Letters
- Milton Snapinn
Synopsis
After being chewed out by Brainiac 5, the pets head for Thanl with Rikkor Rost, who tells them that there they are highly honored.
20Featuring
- Feature
- Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Supergirl; Chameleon Boy; Invisible Kid; Chameleon Boy; Brainiac 5; Sun Boy; Star Boy; Phantom Girl; Ultra Boy; Colossal Boy; Shrinking Violet]; Legion of Super-Pets [Streaky; Krypto; Comet [also as Biron the Bowman]; Beppo; Proty II[also as Bloackade Boy]]
Credits
- Script
- Jim Shooter
- Pencils
- Jim Shooter (layouts)
Pete Costanza (pencils) - Inks
- Pete Costanza
- Colours
- Rick Taylor
Tom McCraw - Letters
- Milton Snapinn
Synopsis
The Legionnaires follow the pets to Thanl to convince them to come home with them, but the pets send them packing. Then in order to make sure the Legion doesn't plot against them, the pets send Proty II and Comet, in his human form, to spy on the Legion. But they instead uncover a plot of the Thanlians and put a stop to it.
21Featuring
- Feature
- Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Shadow Lass; Cosmic Boy; Karate Kid; Superboy; Brainiac 5
Credits
- Art
- Neal Adams
- Colours
- Rick Taylor
Tom McCraw - Letters
- Ira Schnapp
22Featuring
- Feature
- Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Karate Kid; Brainiac 5; Superboy; Cosmic Boy]; Shadow Lass
Credits
- Script
- Jim Shooter
- Pencils
- Jim Shooter (layouts)
Curt Swan (pencils) - Inks
- George Klein
- Colours
- Rick Taylor
Tom McCraw - Letters
- Milton Snapinn (p. 1 only)
Morris Waldinger?
Synopsis
The Legion is sent to Talok VIII to investigate its sudden belligerence, with its native heroine Shadow Lass, and fall into separate traps designed for each one of them.
23Featuring
- Feature
- Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Brainiac 5; Karate Kid; Cosmic Boy]; Shadow Lass; Fatal Five [Tharok; Emerald Empress; Persuader; Validus; Mano]
Credits
- Script
- Jim Shooter
- Pencils
- Jim Shooter (layouts)
Curt Swan (pencils) - Inks
- George Klein
- Colours
- Rick Taylor
Tom McCraw - Letters
- Morris Waldinger (?)
Synopsis
The Legionnaires escape their traps, but their energy in doing so powers the Fatal Five's escape from the dimension into which they were flung after their last encounter with the Legion.
Notes
Continues in next story.
24Featuring
- Feature
- Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Cosmic Boy; Karate Kid; Brainiac 5]; Fatal Five [Validus; Persuader; Tharok; Emerald Empress; Mano]
Credits
- Art
- Neal Adams
- Colours
- Rick Taylor
Tom McCraw - Letters
- Ira Schnapp
25Featuring
- Feature
- Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Karate Kid; Superboy; Brainiac 5]; Shadow Lass; Fatal Five [Validus; Emerald Empress; Tharok; Persuader; Mano]
Credits
- Script
- Jim Shooter
- Pencils
- Jim Shooter (layouts)
Curt Swan (pencils) - Inks
- George Klein
- Colours
- Rick Taylor
Tom McCraw - Letters
- Morris Waldinger (p. 1 only)
Gaspar Saladino
Synopsis
The Legion discovers that the Fatal Five were behind the belligerence of Talok VIII, while the Fatal Five head to Earth and its Universal Weapons Control Panel. But the Fatal Five discover they need a third key held at Legion Headquarters to operate the weapon. By the time they get there it is being defended by the returned Legionnaires.
Notes
Continues from previous story.
26Featuring
- Feature
- Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Brainiac 5; Karate Kid; Cosmic Boy; Shadow Lass]; Fatal Five [Validus; Tharok; Emerald Empress; Persuader; Mano]
Credits
- Script
- Jim Shooter
- Pencils
- Jim Shooter (layouts)
Curt Swan (pencils) - Inks
- George Klein
- Colours
- Rick Taylor
Tom McCraw - Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
Synopsis
The Legionnaires fight the Fatal Five long enough for the U.P. Forces to come to their rescue and force the Five to flee.
Notes
Shadow Lass is made a member of the Legion in this story.
27Featuring
- Feature
- Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Phantom Girl; Superboy; Karate Kid
Credits
- Art
- Neal Adams
- Colours
- Rick Taylor
Tom McCraw - Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
28Featuring
- Feature
- Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Lad; Duo Damsel; Cosmic Boy; Superboy; Phantom Girl; Invisible Kid; Sun Boy; Karate Kid; Ferro Lad (statue); Star Boy]; Fatal Five [Validus; Emerald Empress; Tharok; Persuader; Mano] (all in cameo); The Dark Circle
Credits
- Script
- Jim Shooter
- Pencils
- Jim Shooter (layouts)
Curt Swan (pencils) - Inks
- George Klein
- Colours
- Rick Taylor
Tom McCraw - Letters
- Ray Holloway (?)
Reprint history
- First print
-
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #367 (April 1968) — No Escape from the Circle of Death!
- Also printed
-
Superman Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #118 ([June 1969]) — Victims of the Sinister Circle [No Escape from the Circle of Death, Part 2]
-
Superman Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #118 ([June 1969]) — No Escape from the Circle of Death
-
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #8 (April 1981) — No Escape from the Circle of Death
Synopsis
While the new Legion Headquarters is being built, Karate Kid heads to Japan, while The Dark Circle watches from afar.
29Featuring
- Feature
- Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Karate Kid; Brainiac 5; Cosmic Boy; Superboy; Lightning Lad; Duo Damsel; Phantom Girl]; Sensei; The Dark Circle
Credits
- Script
- Jim Shooter
- Pencils
- Jim Shooter (layouts)
Curt Swan (pencils) - Inks
- Sheldon Moldoff
- Colours
- Rick Taylor
Tom McCraw - Letters
- Ray Holloway (?)
Reprint history
- First print
-
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #367 (April 1968) — No Escape from the Circle of Death!
- Also printed
-
Superman Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #118 ([June 1969]) — Victims of the Sinister Circle [No Escape from the Circle of Death, Part 2]
-
Superman Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #118 ([June 1969]) — No Escape from the Circle of Death
-
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #8 (April 1981) — No Escape from the Circle of Death
Synopsis
The Dark Circle invades Japan, and everything seems hopeless until Brainiac 5 uses the Miracle Machine, a gift from a Controller, to repel the invasion.
30Credits
- Author
- Mark Waid
Rich Morrissey - Letters
- Typeset
Notes
Short biographies of the primary writers and artists of the stories in this volume.
31Featuring
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Mon-El; Ultra Boy; Duo Damsel; Brainiac 5; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Karate Kid]; Dr. Mantis Morlo; Legion of Super-Pets [Comet; Krypto; Beppo; Streaky]; Fatal Five [Validus; Persuader; Tharok; Emerald Empress; Mano]
Credits
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
Neal Adams (#366 only) - Inks
- George Klein
Neal Adams (#366 only) - Colours
- Tom McCraw
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp (#360 & 366)
Joe Letterese (#363 only)
Gaspar Saladino (#364 only)
Notes
Four small cover reproductions on back cover.
Notes
Though Triplicate Girl appears on the cover, all interior stories feature Duo Damsel. ISBN 1-56389-398-3
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.