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"The Legion of Super-Monsters!": With the other Legion members out on various mission, Saturn Girl, Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, and Sun-Boy are tasked with selecting a new member into their group. When an applicant named Jungle King, who can control animals with his mi

Adventure Comics #309 is an issue of the series Adventure Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of June, 1963.

Synopsis for "The Legion of Super-Monsters!"

With the other Legion members out on various mission, Saturn Girl, Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, and Sun-Boy are tasked with selecting a new member into their group. When an applicant named Jungle King, who can control animals with his mind, tries to join the group he is rejected for membership as the animals he control can be easily startled and become a menace.

Angry that he had been rejected, Jungle King uses his powers to gather some of the most dangerous creatures in the universe and forms "The Legion of Super-Monsters" and renaming himself Monster Master for the purpose of terrorizing people and getting revenge against the Legion. His first attempt at revenge, toppling Sky City, is met with failure when the Legion arrives and stops the city from being toppled over, however Monster Master and his Super-Beasts manage to escape.

Tracking Monster Master to the planet Inshar, the Legion draw straws to have one of them run recon on the Super-Monsters, and are not confident when Bouncing Boy wins. Despite their lack of faith, Chuck actually defeats the most powerful of the Super Monsters by tricking it into burying itself. The rest of the group is little trouble. Ironically, Monster Master meets his own demise when he rejects a vapor-beast interested in joining his Legion of Super-Monsters. The rejected beast then touches Monster Master, killing him as when such a creature touches it's prey it becomes a lifeless vapor. With the menace of the Monster Master ended, the Legion marvel over the irony of their foe's defeat.

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Synopsis for "The Fake Superboy From Krypton!"

When ex-gangster Blackie Burke sees Superboy emerge from his secret exit, the Boy of Steel enlists Brainiac 5 and Professor Potter in a ruse that convinces Burke he was having an hallucination.

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  • Blackie Burke (Single appearance)
  • Dirk Jagger (Single appearance)

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