| Issue | #493 |
| Published | November 1982 |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Cover Price | 1.25 USD |
| Pages | 100 |
| Editing | Carl Gafford |
| Characters | Ace Morgan; Prof Haley; Rocky Davis; Red Ryan; Superboy; Lana Lang; Star Boy; Brainiac 5; Chameleon Boy |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Keith Giffen (signed) |
| Inks | Romeo Tanghal (signed) |
| Characters | Rocky Davis; Prof Haley; Ace Morgan; Red Ryan |
| Synopsis | Origin story retold |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Bob Rozakis |
| Pencils | George Tuska |
| Inks | Andy Mushynsky |
| Colors | Carl Gafford |
| Letters | Milt Snapinn |
| Notes | Story is "Dedicated to the power and majesty of Jack Kirby" |
| Characters | Superboy [also appears as Clark Kent]; Lana Lang; Star Boy [Thom Kallor]; Zynthia; Jonathan Kent (cameo); Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy (cameo); Saturn Girl (cameo); Lightning Lad (cameo); Chameleon Boy (cameo); Brainiac 5 (cameo)]; Mr. Kallor (cameo); Mrs. Kallor (cameo); Professor Lang (cameo); Mrs. Lang (cameo) |
| Synopsis | Superboy and Lana meet Star Boy, a new Legion recruit. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Otto Binder |
| Pencils | George Papp |
| Inks | George Papp |
| Letters | Joe Letterese |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger (original story) |
| Notes | Lightning Lad is still referred to as Lightning Boy in this story. Star Boy's powers similar (not identical) to Superboy's; story is partially rewritten from Adventure #195 (December 1953). |
| Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #282 (March 1961) |
| Characters | Aquaman; Black Manta; Aquagirl; Aquababy [Arthur Curry Jr.]; Narkran; Mera (cameo flashback); Aqualad (cameo flashback) |
| Synopsis | Aquaman encounters his old foe Black Manta and wonders if the villain is behind Mera's abduction. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Steve Skeates |
| Pencils | Jim Aparo |
| Inks | Jim Aparo |
| Letters | Jim Aparo |
| Editing | Dick Giordano (original story) |
| Reprinted | from Aquaman (DC, 1962 series) #42 (November-December 1968) |
| Characters | Zatanna: Jeff Sloane; Gorgonus |
| Synopsis | Gorgonua returns to battle Zatanna. |
| Genre | superhero; occult |
| Script | Len Wein |
| Pencils | Dick Giordano |
| Inks | Dick Giordano |
| Editing | Joe Orlando (original story) |
| Reprinted | from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #419 (May 1972) |
| 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 |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger (original story) |
| Reprinted | from Action Comics (DC, 1939 series) #276 (May 1961) |
| Characters | Captain Marvel [also appears as Billy Batson]; Joe Bloe; Zeus; Hephaestus (cameo) |
| Synopsis | Captain Marvel's powers have vanished, but Billy seems to have them. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Otto Binder |
| Pencils | Pete Costanza |
| Inks | Pete Costanza |
| Reprinted | from Captain Marvel Adventures (Fawcett, 1941 series) #50 (December 1945) |
| Script | Carl Gafford |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Original issue numbers and dates for the reprinted stories in the last three issues (#491-493). |
| Characters | Spectre; Jim Corrigan; Ace Chance; Mona Marcy |
| Synopsis | The villainous ghost of Ace Chance occupies the body of Jim Corrigan - shutting the Spectre out. |
| Genre | superhero; occult |
| Script | Gardner Fox |
| Pencils | Murphy Anderson |
| Inks | Murphy Anderson |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz (original story) |
| Reprinted | from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #64 (September-October 1966) |
| Script | Paul Levitz |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Levitz provides commentary on the two Legion stories reprinted in this issue. |
| Characters | Aquaman; Black Manta; Zatanna; Gorgonua; Captain Marvel; Billy Batson; Spectre; Jim Corrigan; Ace Chance; Supergirl; Saturn Girl; Phantom Girl; Triplicate Girl |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Keith Giffen (?) |
| Inks | Romeo Tanghal (?) |