Adventure Comics #342 is an issue of the series Adventure Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1966.
Synopsis for Legion of Super-Heroes: "The Legionnaire Who Killed!"
While going to visit his folks on the distant planet of Karak, Star Boy finds that they have already left, and that their observatory has been left in the care of Dr. Jan Barath. Shortly after his arrival, an alien named Kenz Nuhor of Naltor, the home planet of Dream Girl. Kenz kills Barath and attacks Star Boy, seeking to kill him because Dream Girl loves Star Boy instead of him. With his powers reflected back on him, Star Boy is forced to kill his attacker with a ray gun in self defense when the arrival of Dream Girl distracts Kenz. After the incident, Dream Girl's testimony clears Star Boy of any wrong doing with the Science Police.
However, things do not fare so well when Star Boy returns to the Legion of Super-Heroes club house. As he had violated their no-killing rule, forbidding any Legion member from killing, the Legion decides to put it to a vote to determine if Star Boy's Legion membership should be revoked. Superboy agrees to defend Star Boy, and begins to search for video evidence where another Legion member is forced to kill in self defense. However, all his footage, and an attempt to have Proty II (in the form of a killer beast) to attack the court proceedings to see if any of the Legion members would be forced to kill, fail to create a precedence in Star Boy's case.
When the verdict is compiled, the Legion of Super-Heroes unanimously agree that Star Boy should be expelled from the Legion of Super-Heroes. Accepting their decision Star Boy leaves the Legion in shame, and feeling all alone. However, this quickly changes when Dream Girl invites him to join the Legion of Substitute Heroes, an offer that Star Boy accepts.
Appearing in Legion of Super-Heroes: "The Legionnaire Who Killed!"
Featured Characters:
- Legion of Super-Heroes
- Brainiac 5 (leader) (guilty verdict)
- Chameleon Boy (guilty verdict)
- Colossal Boy (guilty verdict)
- Cosmic Boy (guilty verdict)
- Element Lad (guilty verdict)
- Invisible Kid (guilty verdict)
- Matter-Eater Lad (guilty verdict)
- Saturn Girl (guilty verdict)
- Sun Boy (guilty verdict)
- Duo Damsel (not guilty verdict)
- Lightning Lad (not guilty verdict)
- Light Lass (not guilty verdict)
- Mon-El (not guilty verdict)
- Phantom Girl (not guilty verdict)
- Shrinking Violet (not guilty verdict)
- Superboy (not guilty verdict)
- Supergirl (not guilty verdict)
- Ultra-Boy (not guilty verdict)
- Proty II
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Kenz Nuhor (Single appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Calamity King (First appearance)
- Color Kid (First appearance)
- Jan Barth (Single appearance)
Locations:
Items:
- Legion Flight Ring
- Spaceopoly (First appearance)
Synopsis for Superboy: "The Boy Who Betrayed Clark Kent!"
This story is reprinted from Superboy #86.
A new boy named Pete Ross comes to Smallville. Clark becomes friends with Pete, but Ross' constant scrutiny makes him worried that he might discover his dual identity as Superboy. As it turns out, Pete's attention towards Clark was aimed at casting him in the role of Superboy in the High School play. Little does he realize how appropriate a casting choice he has made.
Appearing in Superboy: "The Boy Who Betrayed Clark Kent!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Pete Ross (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- bullies
Other Characters:
Locations:
Notes
- "The Legionnaire Who Killed!" is reprinted in Superboy #202, Legion of Super-Heroes Archives Vol. 5, and Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2.
Trivia
- The Legionnaires themselves split the verdict 9 to 9, but Jimmy Olsen, who voted from the 20th Century, registered his vote on the monitor board as — guilty.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Superman Family Recommended Reading
- Action Comics (Volume 1)
- Adventure Comics (Volume 1)
- DC Comics Presents (Volume 1)
- Superboy (Volume 1)
- Superboy (Volume 2)
- Supergirl (Volume 1)
- Supergirl (Volume 2)
- Superman (Volume 1)
- Superman Family (Volume 1)
- Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (Volume 1)
- Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (Volume 1)
- World's Finest (Volume 1)
- Legion of Super-Heroes Recommended Reading
- Adventure Comics (Volume 1)
- Adventure Comics (Volume 2)
- The Legion (Volume 1)
- Legion Lost (Volume 2)
- Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 2)
- Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 3)
- Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 4)
- Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 5)
- Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 6)
- Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 7)
- Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 8)
- Legionnaires (Volume 1)
- Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 1)
- Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 1)