| Issue | #494 |
| Published | December 1982 |
| Cover Price | 1.25 USD |
| Pages | 100 |
| Editing | Carl Gafford |
| Characters | Rocky Davis; Red Ryan; Prof Haley; Ace Morgan; Superman; Lightning Lord; Saturn Queen; Cosmic King |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Keith Giffen (signed) |
| Inks | Frank Giacoia (signed) |
| Characters | Rocky Davis; Ace Morgan; Red Ryan; Prof Haley |
| Synopsis | Retelling of the origin of the Challengers continues. |
| Genre | adventure; superhero |
| Script | Bob Rozakis |
| Pencils | George Tuska |
| Inks | Andy Mushynsky |
| Colors | Carl Gafford |
| Letters | Milton Snapinn |
| Characters | Superboy [Kal-El]; Mon-El [also as Bob Cobb]; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Krypto (cameo); Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback) |
| Synopsis | When a space ship crashes outside Smallville, Superboy finds an amnesiac super-powered youth who might be his older brother. He christens him Mon-El and sets him up with a secret identity, but he soon finds evidence that Mon-El is not in fact Kryptonian. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Robert Bernstein |
| Pencils | George Papp |
| Inks | George Papp |
| Letters | Joe Letterese |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger (original story) |
| Reprinted | from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #89 (June 1961) |
| Characters | Superboy; Mon-El [Bob Cobb; Lar Gand] (origin); Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Lana Lang; Miss Joyce; King Mycerinua; Rhodopis; Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback); Phantom Zone |
| Synopsis | Trying to prove Mon-El isn't actually Kryptonian, Superboy accidentally exposes him to lead, which both poisons him and returns his memory. He remembers that he is a space explorer from Daxam named Lar Gand, who visited Krypton, meeting Jor-El and Lara, before arriving on Earth. To save his life, Superboy sends Lar Gand into the Phantom Zone until he can cure him of his lead poisoning. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Robert Bernstein |
| Pencils | George Papp |
| Inks | George Papp |
| Letters | Joe Letterese |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger (original story) |
| Reprinted | from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #89 (June 1961) |
| Characters | Aqualad; Aquaman; Aquagirl; Vulko; Phil Darson |
| Synopsis | Aqualad continues the search for Mera while Aquaman is temporarily sidelined. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Steve Skeates |
| Pencils | Jim Aparo |
| Inks | Jim Aparo |
| Letters | Jim Aparo |
| Editing | Dick Giordano (original story) |
| Notes | Story has an Aqualad logo instead of Aquaman. |
| Reprinted | from Aquaman (DC 1962 series) #43 (January-February 1969) |
| Characters | Captain Marvel |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Pete Costanza |
| Inks | Pete Costaza |
| Editing | Wendell Crowley (?) |
| 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 | Lex Luthor presumes that the existence of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the future requires a legion of super-villains as well and manages to contact them from his prison cell. They travel into the "past" to free him, and join forces to destroy Superman. However, he foils their plans by removing Saturn Queen's criminal tendencies. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | Sheldon Moldoff |
| Letters | Milton Snapinn |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger (original story) |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #147, August 1961 |
| Characters | The Spectre [Jim Corrigan] |
| Synopsis | The use of an experimental anesthetic on a sniper-shot ambassador causes him to be possessed by his ancestor, an 18th century pirate named Captain Skull who has received strong supernatural powers in the process. Only the Spectre can stand against him. |
| Genre | Super-hero; occult |
| Script | Gardner Fox |
| Pencils | Murphy Anderson |
| Inks | Murphy Anderson |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz (original story) |
| Reprinted | from Spectre (DC, 1967 series) #1, November-December 1967 |
| Synopsis | Paul Levitz gives background information about the Legion-oriented reprints in this issue. |
| Genre | Fact |
| Script | Paul Levitz |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Notes | Inside back cover |
| Characters | Captain Marvel; Superboy; Mon-El; Aqualad; Spectre |
| Synopsis | One panel each previewing the four stories in this issue that were not depicted on the front cover. |
| Genre | Super-hero |
| Pencils | Keith Giffen (signed) |
| Inks | Romeo Tanghal (signed) |
| Notes | Back cover |