| Characters |
Legion of Super-Heroes [Shadow Lass; Mon-El; Superboy; Duo Damsel; Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy; Sun Boy]; Mordru (villain, introduction); Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lana Lang; Leah Parker; Lana Lang's mother; "King" Carter (villain, introduction); Chief Parker |
| Synopsis |
When Shadow Lass accidentally releases Mordru, four Legionnaires flee to Superboy's time to hide from him. Mordru tries to find the Legionnaires in Smallville, but they refuse to expose themselves. When a group of gangsters tries to take over Smallville, and the Legionnaires encourage the townspeople to defend themselves, the Legionnaires realize they need to return to the future to face Mordru. But as they prepare to time travel, Mordru finds them. |
| Genre |
superhero |
| Script |
Jim Shooter |
| Pencils |
Jim Shooter (layouts only); Curt Swan |
| Inks |
Curt Swan (p. 1); Jack Abel |
| Letters |
Gaspar Saladino (p. 1); Charlotte Jetter |
| Editing |
Mort Weisinger |
| Notes |
Continues in next issue. |
| Reprinted |
in Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-49; in Legion of Super-Heroes Archives, The (DC, 1991 series) #8; # in Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2007 series) #4 |