Item Biography
Reprints Adventure Comics (Vol 1) #247
(1st Chronological Appearance of the Legion of Super-Heroes; 1st Appearances of Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad (Boy), and Saturn Girl).
"The Legion of Super-Heroes"
*One day in Smallville, Superboy encounters three youths from the 30th Century. Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl, and Lightning Boy (Lad), who invite him to join their super-hero club. Taking him to their time, each of three in turn takes him on in a test of super-skill. However, during each test, Superboy is sidetracked by other, more important missions. Consequently, he fails all three tests and is rejected for membership. When he takes his defeat like a good sport, the Legionnaires confess that they had engineered each diversion deliberately and lured the Boy of Steel from victory to see whether or not he could take defeat with a smile. In the end, the heroes from the future cheer him for passing his initiation and admit him into the Legion. *Source: The Official Legion of Super-Heroes Index #1 - Published by ICG.
"Read'Em and Laugh" a page of jokes.
An untitled Little Pete strip.
Green Arrow in "The 13 Superstition Arrows"
Green Arrow must use 13 trick arrows with gimmicks associated with bad luck to win $5,000,000 for charity.
An untitled Casey the Cop strip.
Aquaman in "Aquaman's Super Sea-Squad"
Aquaman has to deliver a nuclear projectile to the military before it detonates.
"Classics Comments"
Commentary on the first appearance of the Legion.