I can't believe I ever hated Smallville.
- -- Superboy
Appearing in "The Boy of Steel, Part One"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Krypto
- Martha Kent
- Superman
- Lori Luthor (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Simon Valentine (First appearance)
- Teen Titans
- Legion of Super-Heroes (Flashback and main story)
- Brainiac 5 (Flashback only)
- Chameleon Boy (Flashback only)
- Cosmic Boy (Flashback only)
- Element Lad
- Lightning Lad (Flashback only)
- Phantom Girl (Flashback only)
- Saturn Girl (Flashback only)
- Tellus
- Triplicate Girl (Flashback only)
- Jonathan Kent (Flashback only)
Locations:
Synopsis for "The Boy of Steel, Part One"
Superboy settles into life in Smallville, while keeping a list of everything Superman and Lex Luthor do.
Appearing in "Long Live the Legion, Part One"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Bird Boy (just a regular pigeon)
Antagonists:
- Bowling Alley Sign (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Krypto (Flashback only)
- Legion of Super-Heroes (Flashback only)
- R.J. Brande (Flashback only)
Locations:
Synopsis for "Long Live the Legion, Part One"
The delusional Starman explains the origin of the Legion of Super-Heroes to a pigeon he calls "Bird Boy." He explains that he's a secret member of the Legion Espionage Squad, and there are several others hidden in the past to help save the world. Starman crashes into a bowling alley sign and decides to go bowling, which he believes is a 21st Century sport similar to jousting. He increases the density of the ball to Inertron levels, then throws it through the wall and screams "Touchdown." Starman crashes through the roof, grabs his ball and flies away shouting "Long live bowling!" In the swamp he finds Tellus, who senses his mental illness. Starman produces their battle plan, which he describes as "R.J. Brande's Last Will and Testament" or "Operation: Spin the Bottle." Tellus attempts to heal his broken mind, briefly returning Starman to sanity. Tellus apologizes that this is only temporary, as he did not realize the mental illness was rapidly progressing. Starman remembers everything, including the future and the upcoming war, then shouts that they must beware the Black Witch. He asks Tellus to help him get his true love Dream Girl back, because he needs her to save the future before his mind is completely gone.
Notes
- This book was first published on August 12, 2009.
- This issue has been reprinted twice, in the collected edition Superboy: The Boy of Steel and the anthology reprint collection DC Comics Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes #2.
- Although this issue begins a new volume, it also continues the numbering from the previous volume (#504).
Trivia
- Starman makes several references to events in Legion history. This includes Garth Ranzz, Imra Ardeen, and Rokk Krinn saving R.J. Brande from assassins.[1] The scene where Brainiac 5 is angry that they stole a Time Sphere and brought Superboy to the future is seen in Secret Origin.[2]
See Also
- Write your own review of this comic!
- Discuss Adventure Comics Vol 2 1 on the forums
- Cover gallery for the Adventure Comics series
- Images from Adventure Comics Vol 2 1
Recommended Reading
- Superboy Recommended Reading
- Adventure Comics (Volume 1)
- Superboy (Volume 1)
- Superboy (Volume 2)
- Superboy (Volume 4)
- Superboy (Volume 5)
- Superboy (Volume 6)
- Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 1)
- Superboy and the Ravers (Volume 1)
- Young Justice (Volume 1)
- Young Justice (Volume 3)
- Teen Titans (Volume 3)
- Teen Titans (Volume 4)
- 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)
- Legionnaires (Volume 1)
- Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 1)
- Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 1)
