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Issue Details

Issue #147
Published May-June 1968
Frequency monthly, with the exception of Feb., Aug., and Nov.
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 84
Editing Mort Weisinger
Notes Also numbered as 80 Page Giant #G-47.

Cover Details

Characters Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Supergirl; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy; Ultra Boy; Brainiac 5; Sun Boy; Triplicate Girl; Phantom Girl]; Krypto; Streaky
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Neal Adams
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Reprinted in Legion of Super-Heroes Archives, The (DC, 1991 series) #8 (1998); in Superboy #147 May-June 1968 Replica Edition (DC, 2003 series) #[nn] [reinked, minus the price and the G-47 number]

8 page Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes story "The Origin of the Legion!"

Characters Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Supergirl; Sun Boy; Superboy; Phantom Girl; Light Lass; Triplicate Girl; Ultra Boy; Chameleon Boy; Brainiac 5; Shrinking Violet; Element Lad; Colossal Boy; Mon-El] (origin); R.J. Brande; Lightning Lord [as Mekt Ranzz]
Synopsis Three youths with fantastic powers save billionaire R.J. Brande, who bankrolls them in an organization meant to emulate Superboy and Supergirl, the Legion of Super-Heroes.
Genre Superhero
Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils Pete Costanza
Inks Pete Costanza
Letters Milt Snapinn
Reprinted in Secret Origins (DC, 1973 series) #6 (January-February 1974); in Legion of Super-Heroes Archives, The (DC, 1991 series) #8 (1998); in Superboy #147 May-June 1968 Replica Edition (DC, 2003 series) #[nn]

13 page Superboy story "The Boy with Ultra-Powers!"

Characters Superboy [also appears as Clark Kent]; Ultra Boy [Jo Nah; "Gary Crane"]; Marla ["Ben Crane"]; Pete Ross; Krypto; Lana Lang; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent
Synopsis Ultra Boy must discover Superboy's secret identity as an initiation test for the Legion.
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Letters Milt Snapinn
Reprinted from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #98 (July 1962)

14 page Superboy story "The Legion of Super-Traitors!"

Characters Superboy [also appears as Clark Kent]; Lana Lang, Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl]; Phantom Zone inhabitants [Jax-Ur; General Zod; Mon-El]; Legion of Super-Pets [Krypto; Streaky; Super-Monkey; Super-Horse]
Synopsis Superboy is attacked by his friends in the Legion, under the evil influence of the Brain-Globes of Rambat. After the Legionnaires regain their senses, they gather four super-pets to defeat the Brain-Globes.
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Letters Milt Snapinn
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #293 (February 1962)

12 page Supergirl story "Supergirl's Three Super-Girl Friends!"

Characters Supergirl [also appears as Linda Danvers]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Triplicate Girl; Phantom Girl; Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Brainiac 5; Shrinking Violet; Bouncing Boy; Sun Boy]; Lori Lemaris; Jerro; Krypto; Brainiac (flashback); Koko (flashback)
Synopsis Supergirl and Brainiac 5 become the newest members of the Legion of Super-Heroes.
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Jim Mooney
Inks Jim Mooney
Letters Joe Letterese
Reprinted from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #276 (May 1961)

13 page Superboy story "The Secret of the Seventh Super-Hero!"

Characters Superboy [also appears as Clark Kent]; Sun Boy (impostor); Tom Tanner; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Phantom Girl; Brainiac 5; Chameleon Boy; Sun Boy]; Lana Lang; Martha Kent; Chief Parker
Synopsis Superboy meets new Legion member Sun Boy (who is later revealed to be an impostor). Meanwhile, reform school escapee Tom Tanner (a double for Clark Kent) tries to take over Clark's life in Smallville.
Genre superhero
Script Robert Bernstein
Pencils George Papp
Inks George Papp
Letters Joe Letterese
Notes Original story is partially rewritten from "The Two Clark Kents" in Adventure Comics #191 (August 1953).
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #290 (November 1961)

11 page Superman story "The Legion of Super-Villains!"

Characters Superman; Lex Luthor; Legion of Super-Villains [Cosmic King; Lightning Lord; Saturn Queen]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Man (adult Lightning Lad); Cosmic Man (adult Cosmic Boy); Saturn Woman (adult Saturn Girl)]
Synopsis Luthor contacts and teams up with Legion of Super-Villains from 30th Century; adult Legion of Super-Heroes comes to 20th Century to help Superman.
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Sheldon Moldoff
Letters Milt Snapinn
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #147 (August 1961)

1 page Legion of Super-Heroes text article "The Lore of the Legion"

Synopsis The author covers the major events in the published history of the Legion of Super-Heroes.
Genre superhero
Script E. Nelson Bridwell ?
Letters typeset
Reprinted in Superboy #147 May-June 1968 Replica Edition (DC, 2003 series) #[nn] [re-typeset as line lengths are different]