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"Last Fight for a Legionnaire": Six Legion rejects, each with the same power as one Legionnaire from his or her homeworld, challenge their counterparts to battle for the right to membership. Although the "Super-Rejects" are each more powerful than their standing Legionnaire counterparts, they're

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Superboy #212 is an issue of the series Superboy (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 1975.

Synopsis for "Last Fight for a Legionnaire"

Six Legion rejects, each with the same power as one Legionnaire from his or her homeworld, challenge their counterparts to battle for the right to membership. Although the "Super-Rejects" are each more powerful than their standing Legionnaire counterparts, they're defeated by the heroes helping each other with teamwork, something the Rejects hadn't thought to incorporate. As soon as they've won, however, Matter-Eater Lad finds out he's been drafted into politics on his home planet, and has to resign from the Legion.

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  • Agent Bek

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Synopsis for "A Death Stroke at Dawn"

Night Girl and Shadow Lass find themselves teamed up against a gang of thieves, and Cosmic Boy discovers his breakup from Night Girl is not as permanent as it seemed.

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  • Crafty Colson and his henchmen
    • Gunner
    • Hunk

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  • Sinde

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Notes

  • This issue is reprinted in Legion of Super-Heroes Archives Vol. 11.
  • Legion regulations forbid multiple members from having the same power to promote a more diversified roster. Superboy and Supergirl are noted as being exceptions.

Trivia

  • Cosmic Boy takes his date, Sinde, to see the Charles Bronson movie Death Wish.


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