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Adventure Comics 356

ADVENTURE COMICS #356

Cover Date: May 1967
Cover Price: $.12
Publication Date: 1967-03-30

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: George Klein


Story: "The Five Legion Orphans!" (13 Pages)

Credits:

StoryE. Nelson Bridwell
PencilsCurt Swan
InksGeorge Klein
LetteringMilt Snapinn
Assistant editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superboy (next in Superboy Vol. 1 #139/2)
Legion of Super-Heroes
Brainiac 5 (last in issue #353)
Colossal Boy (Gim Allon; behind the scenes; in between issue #355/2 and #359)
Cosmic Boy (Rokk Krinn; last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #100; next in flashback in issue #369)
Dream Girl (Nura Nal; in between issues #355/2 and #359)
Duo Damsel (Luornu Durgo; last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #100; next in flashback in issue #369)
Element Lad (Jan Arrah; in between issues #353 and #359)
Invisible Kid (Lyle Norg; next in issue #358)
Light Lass (Ayla Ranzz; last in issue #355/2)
Lightning Lad (Garth Ranzz; last in issue #353)
Matter-Eater Lad (Tenzil Kem; in between issues #351 and #359)
Mon-El (last in issue #353; next in flashback in issue #369)
Shrinking Violet (Salu Digby; behind the scenes; in between issues #355/2 and #358)
Star Boy (Thom Kallor; in between issues #351 and #359)
Sun Boy (Dirk Morgna; last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #100; next in flashback in issue #369)

Supporting Character(s):

Humre Durgo (first appearance; father of Luornu Durgo; name given in Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes #2; next in issue #359)
Silvou Durgo (first appearance; mother of Luornu Durgo; name given in Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes #2; next in issue #359)
Mrs. Norg
Derek Morgna (last in flashback in issue #348; next in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #263)
Hu Krinn (last in issue #335)
Ewa Krinn (last in issue #335)
Pol Krinn (last in issue #335)
Perla Ranzz (first appearance; mother of Garth and Ayla Ranzz)
Luc Ranzz (first appearance; father of Garth and Ayla Ranzz)
Fryd Kallor (last in flashback in issue #282; next in Action Comics #385/2)
Mira Kallor (last in flashback in issue #282; next in Action Comics #385/2)

Villain(s):

Baskhians (an alien race, some in flashback; Daq and Yag named; first appearance of all)

Other Character(s):

Zinthians (an alien race; first appearance)

Location(s):

Space Sector 1760
Daxam (in flashback)
Space Sector 2813
Krypton (mentioned)
Space Sector 2814
Earth
Metropolis
Legion Headquarters
Unidentified Space Sector(s)
Baskh (first appearance)
Naltor (mentioned)
Rokyn (first mentioned)
Trom (mentioned)
Yod (mentioned)
Zinth (first appearance)

Story Reprinted in:

Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #6 (1996)

Solicitation:

The five Legion orphans are de-aged to toddlers and adopted by families who can't have children.


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Second Story (reprint): "Lana Lang and the Legion of Super-Heroes" (13 Pages)

Credits (new material only):

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Adventure Comics #282 (March 1961)


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