Superboy #206 is an issue of the series Superboy (Volume 1) with a cover date of February, 1975.
Synopsis for "The Legionnaires Who Haunted Superboy"
Superboy arrives at a demolition site as he prepares to bring down an abandoned building to make way for a new playground. As he approaches the building he notices that it starts to crumble on its own. He observes a figure inside bouncing against the wall causing the entire building to collapse. As the cloud of dust settles Superboy sees Ferro Lad standing amongst the rubble. The figure slingshots into the air leaving Superboy wondering if he has just witnessed some sort of illusion. The next day Clark Kent walks to class, as he looks up in the sky he observes a parachutist being blown off course as he lands. The chutist then appears to slow his descent as he is carried to safety by some invisible force. A constumed figure materializes and Superboy immediately recognizes him as Invisible Kid. Superboy is left bewildered as to how he has seen two Legionnaires that are already deceased. The two late Legionairres then reappear in Superboys basement. They ask Superboy to confirm their presence by having him scan their bodies with his x-ray vision. Superboy confirms that they are both composed of living tissue and are quite real. The two Legionairres state that they are back from the dead but are not ready to explain how that is possible. They explain that they commandeered a time bubble to travel back to Superboys time era for the purpose of having Superboy determine if they are still fit to service in the Legion. As they talk to Superboy, a crises alarm goes off. Superboy and the two Legionairres rushes to a scene on the outskirts of Smallville where they find a huge robot emerging from the ground. The heroes battle the robot as Ferro Lad and Invisible Kid perform admirably. Superboy declares them fit for duty and the two figures leave back to the future in their time bubble. They arrive in the future and approach the Legion clubhouse in their time bubble but shockingly, their bubble explodes. The active Legionairres emerge and reveal that the two figures were actually clones whose lifespans only last for two days. The clones were created from actual living cells extracted from the real Ferro Land and Invisible kid but the cloning process remains flawed. The Legion had contacted Superboy to put their clones to the test to see if clones could really perform as reliably as the originals.
Appearing in "The Legionnaires Who Haunted Superboy"
Featured Characters:
- Legion of Super-Heroes
- Superboy
- Ferro Lad (clone)
- Invisible Kid (Lyle Norg) (clone)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Suzy
Locations:
- Smallville (20th Century)
- Metropolis (30th Century)
- Legion Headquarters
- Legionnaire Cell Bank
- Legion Headquarters
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Welcome Home, Daughter ... Now Die!"
Princess Projectra records diary entry 35G describing the events of one of her recent adventures. She describes how she had to take leave from Legion headquarters to recover from Rigel Fever. She decides to travel back to her home planet of Orlando to spend time with her royal family. Her boyfriend Karate a kid becomes upset that Projectra will not be spending any time with him and storms off. Projectra embarks on her journey but arrives in Orando much earlier than expected. She surmises that she was not paying attention to her instruments and that symptoms from her illness hindered her concentration. She lands and is immediately taken prisoner. She finds a cruel ruler sitting on her fathers throne and surmises that her father has been overthrown as king. The new ruler decrees that Projectra is a threat and must be disposed of without delay. She is locked outside of the castle and is told she will meet Morgu. She immediately runs into a hideous space creature as Projectra flees for her life. Karate Kid suddenly appears and rescues Projectra from the creature. He had followed Projectra to apologize for his earlier outburst. He informs Projectra that she has landed on barren planetoid. Everything she experienced had been an illusion resulting from the after effects of her illness. The illness had distorted her projection powers making her think the planetoid was actually her home planet. As she speaks with Karate Kid, Morgu makes a sudden appearance. The creature attacks the two Legionaires but Projectra uses her powers to conjure an illusion that distracts the creature and allows them to escape. They board her ship as Projectra invites Karate Kid to travel with her to the real planet of Orando.
Appearing in "Welcome Home, Daughter ... Now Die!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Morgu
Other Characters:
- King Voxv (As an illusion only)
- Princess Projectra's mother (As an illusion only)
Locations:
- Orando (As an illusion only)
- An unnamed planetoid
Items:
Vehicles:
Notes
- This issue is reprinted in Legion of Super-Heroes Archives Vol. 11.
- Princess Projectra's mother is shown as an illusion, but she's given no name. She has never appeared, or been mentioned, again.
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