Adventure Comics Vol 1 247



 The Legion of Super-Heroes 

Summary
Volume: 1 Issue: 247 Month: April Year: 1958

Credits
Head Writer: Otto Binder Cover Artists: Curt Swan and Stan Kaye Pencilers: Al Plastino Inkers: Al Plastino Editors: Jack Schiff, George Kashdan and Mort Weisinger

Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
 * Superboy
 * Jonathan Kent
 * Legion of Super-Heroes
 * Cosmic Boy
 * Lightning Boy
 * Saturn Girl

Locations: First Appearances: Cosmic Boy; Lightning Boy; Saturn Girl Final Appearances: No final appearances
 * Smallville
 * Metropolis (30th century)

Synopsis: Synopsis unknown

Green Arrow
 The Thirteen Superstition Arrows 

Credits
Head Writer: France Herron Pencilers: George Papp Inkers: George Papp Editors: Mort Weisinger

Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
 * Green Arrow
 * C.M. Hawkins
 * Speedy

Locations:
 * Star City

Items:
 * Trick Arrows

First Appearances: C.M. Hawkins (a lawyer) Final Appearances: C.M. Hawkins

Synopsis: Synopsis unknown

Aquaman
 Aquaman's Super Sea-Squad 

Credits
Head Writer: Jack Miller Pencilers: Ramona Fradon Inkers: Ramona Fradon Editors: Mort Weisinger

Synopsis
Cast of Characters: First Appearances: No first appearances Final Appearances: No final appearances
 * Aquaman
 * Topo the Octopus

Synopsis: Synopsis unknown

Trivia

 * This issue features a one-page Little Pete and Casey the Cop humor strip.


 * Cosmic Boy is shown generating electromagnetic waves from his eyes in this issue, whereas in later appearances, he generates his electromagnetic fields from his hands.


 * Lightning Lad is called Lightning Boy in this issue. Also, he can only generate bursts of electricity by clapping his hands together. Later appearances will demonstrate him generating electricity from his finger tips, and he will adopt the name Lightning Lad.


 * As revealed in Adventure Comics #323, the following members of the Legion of Super-Heroes make behind-the-scenes cameos during this story:
 * Brainiac 5
 * Chameleon Boy
 * Colossal Boy
 * Duo Damsel
 * Invisible Kid (Lyle Norg)
 * Phantom Girl
 * Shrinking Violet

Reprints

 * Legion of Super-Heroes is reprinted in Superman (Volume 1) Annual #6, DC Blue-Ribbon Digest Special #1, Adventure Comics #491, DC Silver Age Classics: Adventure Comics #247, Millennium Edition: Adventure Comics #247 and Legion of Super-Heroes Archives, Volume 1.


 * The Thirteen Superstition Arrows is reprinted in DC Silver Age Classics: Adventure Comics #247 and Millennium Edition: Adventure Comics #247.


 * Aquaman's Super Sea-Squad is reprinted in DC Silver Age Classics: Adventure Comics #247 and Millennium Edition: Adventure Comics #247.

Recommended Readings

 * Action Comics
 * Adventure Comics
 * Aquaman (Volume 1)
 * Green Arrow (Volume 1)
 * Green Arrow (Volume 2)
 * Legion
 * Legion Lost
 * Legion Worlds
 * Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 1)
 * Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 2)
 * Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 3)
 * Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 4)
 * Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 5)
 * Superboy (Volume 1)
 * Superboy (Volume 2)

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