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ADVENTURE COMICS #342

Cover Date: March 1966
Cover Price: $.12
Publication Date: 1966-01-27

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: George Klein

Story: "The Legionnaire Who Killed" (16 Pages) Part II: "The Verdict of the Legion!"

Credits:

Story	Edmond Hamilton
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Sheldon Moldoff (p. 1-8), George Klein (p. 9-16)
Lettering	Vivian Berg (p. 2-8), Milt Snapinn (p. 1, 9-16)
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superboy (in between Superboy Vol. 1 #127 and #128)

Supergirl (behind the scenes; last in Action Comics #336/2; next in Superman Vol. 1 #186)

Legion of Super-Heroes:

Brainiac 5 (Querl Dox; also in flashback to issue #343; between pages 2 and 3 of this issue)

Chameleon Boy (Reep Daggle)

Colossal Boy (Gim Allon; behind the scenes; also in brief flashback; next behind the scenes in issue #346)

Cosmic Boy (Rokk Krinn; also in brief flashback)

Dream Girl (Nura Nal; last in flashback in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #306; next in Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes #316/2)

Duo Damsel (Luornu Durgo; also in brief flashback)

Element Lad (Jan Arrah; also in brief flashback)

Invisible Kid (Lyle Norg)

Light Lass (Ayla Ranzz; also in brief flashback)

Lightning Lad (Garth Ranzz; behind the scenes)

Matter-Eater Lad (Tenzil Kem; behind the scenes; also in brief flashback)

Mon-El (next in issue #345)

Phantom Girl (Tinya Wazzo; next in issue #346)

Saturn Girl (Imra Ardeen)

Shrinking Violet (Salu Digby)

Star Boy (Thom Kallor; also in flashback to issue #343 between Page 3, Panel 1 and Panel 2 of this issue; expelled from the Legion of Super-Heroes; joins the Legion of Substitute Heroes)

Sun Boy (Dirk Morgna)

Ultra Boy (Jo Nah; next in issue #345)

Guest Star(s):

Legion of Substitute Heroes:

Chlorophyll Kid (Ral Benem; in between issues #337 and #351)

Fire Lad (Staq Mavlin; in between issues #331 and #351)

Night Girl (Lydda Jath; in between issues #337 and #351)

Polar Boy (Brek Bannin; in between issues #331 and #351)

Stone Boy (Dag Wentim; in between issues #331 and #351)

Supporting Character(s):

Proty II

Villain(s):

Kenz Nuhor (first appearance; a jealous Naltorian suitor of Dream Girl; dies)

Other Character(s):

Jan Barth (first appearance; an explorer on Karak; dies)

Calamity King (E. Davis Esther; first appearance)

Color Kid (Ulu Vakk; first appearance; next in issue #351)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814:

Earth:

Metropolis:

Legion Headquarters

Unidentified Space Sector(s):

Arnak

Comar (first mentioned)

Ektra (first mentioned)

Janda (first mentioned)

Karak (first appearance)

Koobar (first mentioned)

Naltor (mentioned)

Vavoona (first mentioned)

Xanthu (mentioned)

Zilc (first mentioned)

various unidentified planets (some in flashbacks)

Story Reprinted in:

Superboy Vol. 1 #202 (May-June 1974)

Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #5 (1994)

Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes #2 (2008)

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Second Story (reprint): "The Boy Who Betrayed Clark Kent!" (8 Pages)

Credits (new material only):

Story	Robert Bernstein
Art	George Papp
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superboy (last in Superboy Vol. 1 #86; next in New Adventures of Superboy #2/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Jonathan Kent (last in Superboy Vol. 1 #86; next in New Adventures of Superboy #2/2)

Martha Kent (last in Superboy Vol. 1 #86; next in New Adventures of Superboy #2/2)

Pete Ross (first appearance; last chronological appearance in Superboy Vol. 1 #102; next in Superboy Vol. 1 #90/3)

Villain(s):

two bullies (first appearance of both; Joe named)

Other Character(s):

Students at Smallville High

Location(s):

Smallville

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Superboy Vol. 1 #86/2 (January 1961)

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