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Adventure Comics 316

ADVENTURE COMICS #316

Cover Date: January 1964
Cover Price: $.12
Publication Date: 1963-11-27

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: George Klein


Story: Part I: "The Renegade Super-Hero" (19 Pages)
Part II: "The End of a Super-Traitor!"

Credits:

StoryEdmond Hamilton
ArtJohn Forte
LetteringMilt Snapinn
Assistant editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superboy (last in Superboy Vol. 1 #110/2)
Legion of Super-Heroes
Bouncing Boy (Chuck Taine; last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #72; next in Action Comics #309)
Brainiac 5 (Querl Dox)
Chameleon Boy (Reep Daggle; last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #72; next in Action Comics #309)
Colossal Boy (Gim Allon; last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #72; next in Action Comics #309)
Cosmic Boy (Rokk Krinn; last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #72)
Element Lad (Jan Arrah; last in issue #310; next in Action Comics #309)
Invisible Kid (Lyle Norg; last in issue #314; next in Action Comics #309)
Lightning Lad (Garth Ranzz; last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #72)
Lightning Lass (Ayla Ranzz; last in issue #313; next in Action Comics #309)
Mon-El (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #72)
Phantom Girl (Tinya Wazzo; last in issue #313)
Saturn Girl (Imra Ardeen; last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #72; next in Action Comics #309)
Shrinking Violet (Salu Digby; last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #72; next in Action Comics #309)
Sun Boy (Dirk Morgnay; last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #72; next in Action Comics #309; also in flashback in between issues #314 and #315)
Ultra Boy (Jo Nah; last in issue #314; also in flashback to origin in Superboy Vol. 1 #98/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Proty II (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #72; next in issue #320)

Villain(s):

unidentified alien raiders (first appearance)

Other Character(s):

Science Police
a scientist (first appearance; claims to have been influenced by Tor-An)
his test subjects (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814
Earth
Metropolis
Legion Headquarters
Unidentified Space Sector(s)
Mirage World (first appearance)
Puppet Planetoid (in flashback to issue #313)
Rimbor (in flashback; also spelled as "Rambor" in error)
Thar (first mentioned)
unidentified planets

Story Reprinted in:

Adventure Comics #502/2 (August 1983)
Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #2 (1992)
Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes #1 ([April] 2007)
Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age Omnibus #1 (2017)

Solicitation:

Ultra Boy is expelled from the Legion when he is revealed to be an escaped convict!


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Feature: "The Origins and Powers of the Legion of Super-Heroes!" (5 Pages)


Credits:

Curt Swan (pencils)
George Klein (inks)