| Issue | #147 |
| Published | August 1961 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
| Characters | Legion of Super-Villains [Cosmic King; Lightning Lord; Saturn Queen]; Superman |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Notes | Cover is an homage to the cover of Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #247. |
| Reprinted | in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 [black and white] |
| Characters | Superman; Perry White (as the Great Mento, intro); Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Rocky Sneed (villain) |
| Synopsis | Perry White fakes ESP powers as The Great Mento, with Superman's help, to capture wanted criminals. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Robert Bernstein ? |
| Pencils | Al Plastino |
| Inks | Al Plastino |
| Notes | Recycled from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #103. |
| Reprinted | in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 [black and white] |
| Characters | Krypto (guest star); Titano (origin, villain); Superman; Lois Lane; green kryptonite |
| Synopsis | Krypto travels into the prehistoric past to meet Titano. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel ? |
| Pencils | Al Plastino |
| Inks | Al Plastino |
| Reprinted | in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 [black and white] |
| Characters | Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Man; Cosmic Man; Saturn Woman] (first Adult Legion appearance); Legion of Super-Villains [Cosmic King (intro, origin); Lightning Lord [Mekt Ranzz] (intro, origin); Saturn Queen (intro, origin)] (intro, origin, villains); Lex Luthor (villain); Superman; Lois Lane (illusion); green kryptonite |
| 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 | Milton Snapinn |
| Notes | First adult Legion; first Legion of Super-Villains |
| Reprinted | in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #147; in Superman (Tempo Books, 1978 series) #14532; in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #494; in Legion of Super-Heroes Archives, The (DC, 1991 series) #1; in Superboy #147 May-June 1968 Replica Edition (DC, 2003 series) #[nn]; in Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2007 series) #1 [black and white]; in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 [black and white] |