| LIGHTNING LASS (Ayla Ranzz) | CHRONOLOGY |
| Created by Edmond Hamilton and John Forte |
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Lightning Lass (Ayla Ranzz)
CHRONOLOGY
Lightning Lass first appeared in (as Lightning Lass) Adventure Comics Vol. 1 #308/2 (May 1963); (as Light Lass) Adventure Comics Vol. 1 #317 (February 1964).
Below is the definitive list of appearances of Lightning Lass in chronological order. Flashback sequences or story entries will be followed by a [Flashback] note. Stories that for some reason are no longer part of current continuity will have a comment saying this in a note following the entry.
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Lightning Lass Chronology
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As Lightning Lass |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #6 (January 1985): "Silver Linings" [Flashback; Page 5, Panel 4] |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #147 (May-June 1968): "The Origin of the Legion" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #6 (January 1985): "Silver Linings" [Flashback; Page 10, Panel 8] |
| Adventure Comics #308/2 (May 1963): "The Return of Lightning Lad" |
| Adventure Comics #310 (July 1963): "The Doom of the Super-Heroes" |
| Adventure Comics #312 (September 1963): "The Super-Sacrifice of the Legionnaires" |
| Adventure Comics #313 (October 1963): "The Condemned Legionnaires" |
| Adventure Comics #316 (January 1964): "The Renegade Super-Hero" |
| Action Comics #309 (February 1964): "The Superman Super-Spectacular" |
As Light Lass |
| Adventure Comics #317 (February 1964): "The Menace of Dream Girl" |
| Adventure Comics #318 (March 1964): "The Mutiny of the Legionnaires" |
| Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #76 (April 1964): "Elastic Lad Jimmy and His Legion Romances" |
| Adventure Comics #319 (April 1964): "The Legion's Suicide Squad" |
| Adventure Comics #322 (July 1964): "The Super-Tests of the Super-Pets" |
| Adventure Comics #325 (October 1964): "Lex Luthor Meets the Legion of Super-Heroes" |
| Adventure Comics #326 (November 1964): "The Revolt of the Girl Legionnaires" |
| Adventure Comics #327 (December 1964): "The Lone Wolf Legionnaire" |
| Adventure Comics #329 (February 1965): "The Bizarro Legion" |
| Adventure Comics #330 (March 1965): "The Secret of the Mystery Legionnaire" |
| Adventure Comics #333 (June 1965): "The War Between Krypton and Earth" |
| Adventure Comics #334 (July 1965): "The Unknown Legionnaire" |
| Adventure Comics #335 (August 1965): "Starfinger" |
| Adventure Comics #336 (September 1965): "The True Identity of Starfinger" |
| Adventure Comics #337 (October 1965): "The Weddings That Wrecked the Legion" |
| Adventure Comics #338 (November 1965): "The Menace of the Sinister Super-Babies" |
| Adventure Comics #340 (January 1966): "Computo the Conqueror" |
| Adventure Comics #341 (February 1966): "Colossal Boy's One-Man War" |
| Adventure Comics #342 (March 1966): "The Legionnaire Who Killed" |
| Adventure Comics #343 (April 1966): "The Evil Hand of the Luck Lords" |
| Adventure Comics #344 (May 1966): "The Super-Stalag of Space" |
| Adventure Comics #345 (June 1966): "The Execution of Matter-Eater Lad" |
| Adventure Comics #346 (July 1966): "One of Us is a Traitor" |
| Adventure Comics #347 (August 1966): "The Traitor's Triumph" |
| Adventure Comics #348 (September 1966): "Target: 21 Legionnaires" [Behind the scenes] |
| Adventure Comics #350 (November 1966): "The Outcast Super-Heroes" |
| Adventure Comics #353 (February 1967): "The Doomed Legionnaire" |
| Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #100 (March 1967): "Jimmy Olsen's Weirdo Wedding" |
| Adventure Comics #355/2 (April 1967): "The Six-Legged Legionnaire" |
| Adventure Comics #356 (May 1967): "The Five Legion Orphans" |
| Adventure Comics #357 (June 1967): "The Ghost of Ferro Lad" |
| Adventure Comics #359 (August 1967): "The Outlawed Legionnaires" |
| Adventure Comics #360 (September 1967): "The Legion Chain Gang" [Behind the scenes] |
| Adventure Comics #362 (November 1967): "The Chemoids Are Coming" |
| Adventure Comics #363 (December 1967): "Black Day for the Legion" |
| Adventure Comics #364 (January 1968): "The Revolt of the Super-Pets" [Flashback] |
| Adventure Comics #368 (May 1968): "The Mutiny of the Super-Heroines" |
| Adventure Comics #374 (November 1968): "Mission: Diabolical" |
| Adventure Comics #375 (December 1968): "The King of the Legion" |
| Adventure Comics #380 (May 1969): "The Legion's Space Odyssey" |
| Action Comics #378/2 (July 1969): "The Forbidden Fruit" |
| Action Comics #382/2 (November 1969): "Kill a Friend to Save a World" |
| Action Comics #392/2 (September 1970): "The Legionnaires Who Never Were" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #172/2 (March 1971): "Brotherly Hate" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #200 (January-February 1974): "The Legionnaire Bride of Starfinger" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #202/2 (May-June 1974): "The Wrath of the Devil-Fish" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #207 (March 1975): "The Rookie Who Betrayed the Legion" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #207/2 (March 1975): "Lightning Lad's Day of Dread" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #211 (September 1975): "The Ultimate Revenge" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #215/2 (March 1976): "The Hero Who Wouldn't Fight" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #216 (April 1976): "The Hero Who Hated the Legion" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #217/2 (June 1976): "Future Shock for Superboy" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #218 (July 1976): "The Secret Villain the World Never Knew" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #219 (September 1976): "The Plunder Ploy of the Fatal Five" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #221 (November 1976): "The Trillion-Dollar Trophies" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #222/2 (December 1976): "Death of a Legend" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #228 (June 1977): "That a World Might Live, a Legionnaire Must Die" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #229 (July 1977): "Hunt for a Hero-Killer" |
| Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #235 (January 1978): "The Legion's Super-Secret" |
| All-New Collectors' Edition #C-55 (1978): "The Millennium Massacre" |
| Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #237 (March 1978): "No Price Too High" |
| Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #241/2 (July 1978): "My Brother's Keeper" |
| Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #242/2 (August 1978): "Girls Night Out" |
| Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #243 (September 1978): "Earth's Last Stand" |
| Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #244 (October 1978): "The Dark Circle That Crushed Earth" |
| Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #245 (November 1978): "Mordru, Master of Earth" |
| Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #247/2 (January 1979): "Celebration" |
| Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #248 (February 1979): "Beneath the Streets Lurks Death" |
| Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #253 (July 1979): "Night of the Super-Assassins" |
| Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #254 (August 1979): "A Madman Shall Lead Them" |
| Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #256 (October 1979): "This is Your Life and Death, Brainiac 5" |
| Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #257 (November 1979): "Who Stole the Legion?" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #260 (February 1980): "Come To the Circus and Die" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #262 (April 1980): "The Planet That Captured the Legion" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #263 (May 1980): "Day of Judgment" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #264 (June 1980): "Dagon's Cavern of Doom" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #269 (November 1980): "Who Shall Name the Dark Man?" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #270 (December 1980): "Who is the Dark Man?" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #271 (January 1981): "What is the Dark Man?" |
| Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes #1 (January 1981): "The Past ...Seen Darkly" |
| Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes #2 (February 1981): "R. J. Brande is Dying" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #272 (February 1981): "The Secret Origin of Blok" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #273 (March 1981): "A Murderer Among Us?" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #275 (May 1981): "Of Pride, Passion, and Piracy" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #277 (July 1981): "The Man Who Chained the Legion" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #278 (August 1981): "Tragedy on the Top of the World" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #279 (September 1981): "Castle Grimbor Must Fall" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #280 (October 1981): "O! Call Back Yesterday" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #284 (February 1982): "The Soul-Thief from the Stars" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #285 (March 1982): "Night Never Falls at Nullport" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #286 (April 1982): "Old Friends, New Relatives, and Other Corpses" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #287 (May 1982): "Save the Suicide Squad" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #288 (June 1982): "The Legionnaire's Made For Burning" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #289 (July 1982): "A Cold and Lonely Corner of Hell" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Annual Vol. 2 #1 (1982): "Monster in a Little Girl's Mind" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #290 (August 1982): "And the Servant Shall Be a Sign" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #291 (September 1982): "A Sign of Darkness Dawning" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #292 (October 1982): "Darkness Transcendent" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #293 (November 1982): "Within the Darkness" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #294 (December 1982): "Darkseid" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #295 (January 1983): "The Origin of the Universe File" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #296 (February 1983): "What Do You Do On the Day After Doomsday?" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #299 (May 1983): "Not a Ghost of a Chance" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #300 (June 1983): "The Future is Forever" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #1 (August 1984): "Here a Villain, There a Villain" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #2 (September 1984): "Where a Villain?" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #3 (October 1984): "Everywhere a Villain?" |
As Lightning Lass |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #4 (November 1984): "Lest Villainy Triumph" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #5 (December 1984): "An Eye for an Eye, a Villain for a Hero!" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #6 (January 1985): "Silver Linings" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #7 (February 1985): "A Choice of Dooms" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #8 (March 1985): "To Destroy a World" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #9 (April 1985): "Reunion" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #10 (May 1985): "Election Day" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #11 (June 1985): "Taking Care of Business: Old Business" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #12 (July 1985): "The More Things Change" |
| Crisis on Infinite Earths #2 (May 1985): "Time and Time Again!" |
| Crisis on Infinite Earths #3 (June 1985): "Oblivion Upon Us" |
| Crisis on Infinite Earths #5 (August 1985): "Worlds in Limbo" [Appearance same as Infinity, Inc. #22] |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #14 (September 1985): "Unto the New Generation" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #16 (November 1985): "Baptism" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #17 (December 1985): "A New Beginning" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #18 (January 1986): "Has Anyone Noticed a Crisis Going On?" |
| Crisis on Infinite Earths #8 (November 1985): "A Flash of the Lightning!" |
| Crisis on Infinite Earths #10 (January 1986): "Death at the Dawn of Time!" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #19 (February 1986): "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished" |
| Legionnaires 3 #2 (March 1986): "From Hell to Eternity" |
| Legionnaires 3 #3 (April 1986): "And Then There Were Two" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #20 (March 1986): "To Control a World" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #21 (April 1986): "Obsession" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #22 (May 1986): "Dead End" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #23 (June 1986): "Back Home in Hell" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #24/2 (July 1986): "Togetherness" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #25 (August 1986): "Revelation" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #26 (September 1986): "Illusion" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #27 (October 1986): "Going Home" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #29 (December 1986): "No Star Shall Shine!" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #30 (January 1987): "Brainy's Lucky Day" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #35 (June 1987): "The Universo Project, Chapter 4: Forgotten Friends" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #36 (July 1987): "Peace, Quiet and Impending Doom" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #37 (August 1987): "A Twist in Time" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #38 (September 1987): "The Greatest Hero of Them All" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #40 (November 1987): "What Starfinger Touches..." |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #41 (December 1987): "Shall Ne'er Burn So Bright..." |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #45 (April 1988): "Unlucky Streak" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #47 (June 1988): "Conspiracy Theory" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #49 (August 1988): "A Time to Live" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #51 (October 1988): "The Trial of Brainiac Five" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #52 (November 1988): "Rites of Passage" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #53 (December 1988): "Hunters and Hunted" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #56 (January 1989): "By Hope Ensnared" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #57 (February 1989): "Under a Watchful Eye" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #58 (March 1989): "If Thine Eye Offend Thee" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #59 (April 1989): "Ghosts in the Club-House" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #60 (May 1989): "When Magic Shall Return" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #61 (June 1989): "Will Magic or Science Prevail?" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #62 (July 1989): "Why Must Magic Triumph?" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #63 (August 1989): "Where Has All the Magic Gone" |
Glorith Timeline ChronologyThese appearances are no longer in continuity. |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 #52 (late December 1993): "Broken Dreams, Fuzzy Memories" [Flashback] |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 #3 (January 1990): [No Title] |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 #10 (August 1990): "Roxxas Strikes" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 #12 (October 1990): [No Title] |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 #15 (February 1991): [No Title] |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 #16 (March 1991): [No Title] |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 #17 (April 1991): [The Last Battle] |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 #20 (July 1991): [Venado Bay] |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 #27 (March 1992): [Showdown!] |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Annual Vol. 4 #3/3 (1992): [No Title] |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 #36 (late November 1992): [No Title] |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 #39 (January 1993): [Beginnings] |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 #40 (February 1993): [No Title] |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 #42 (April 1993): [The Enemy Within!] |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 #44 (June 1993): [Projectra Returns!] |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 #45 (July 1993): [New Members, New Problems!] |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 #46 (August 1993): [No Title] |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 #47 (September 1993): [Mordru Triumphant!] |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 #50 (late November 1993): [No Title] |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 #52 (Late December 1993): "Broken Dreams, Fuzzy Memories" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 #53 (January 1994): "A Moment In Time" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 #54 (February 1994): "Time's Change" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 #55 (March 1994): "Tough Turf" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 #56 (April 1994): "Dragon's Fury!" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 #57 (May 1994): "Friends and Foes" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Annual Vol. 4 #5 (1994): "The Long Road Home" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 #58 (June 1994): "Deadly Encounter" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 #59 (July 1994): "A Time of Loss" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 #60 (August 1994): "End of An Era, Part Three: Infinite Possibilities!" |
| Legionnaires #18 (September 1994): [End of an Era 4] "Changing Times" |
| Valor #23 (September 1994): [End of an Era 5] "Infinite Valor" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 #61 (September 1994): [End of an Era 6] "Borrowed Time" |
Post-Infinite Crisis Chronology |
| Action Comics #860 (February 2008): "Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes, Chapter 3: Lightning and Shadow" |
| Action Comics #861 (March 2008): "Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes, Chapter 4: Chameleons" |
| Action Comics #862 (April 2008): "Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes, Chapter 5: Revenge of the Rejects" |
| Action Comics #863 (May 2008): "Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes, Chapter 6: Sun Rise" |
| Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds #1 (October 2008): "Book One" |
| Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds #2 (November 2008): "Book Two" |
| Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds #3 (April 2009): "Book Three" |
| Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds #4 (June 2009): "Book Four" |
| Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds #5 (September 2009): "Book Five" |
| Adventure Comics Vol. 3 #8 (April 2010): [30] "Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton, Prologue Part One: The Future Is Prologue" |
| Adventure Comics Vol. 3 #9 (May 2010): [35] "Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton, Part Four: Namesake" |
| Adventure Comics Vol. 3 #11 (July 2010): [43] "Superman: The Last Stand of New Krypton: The Epilogue Is the Future" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 6 #2 (August 2010): "The Day After Titanfall" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 6 #3 (September 2010): "Earth-Man's Choice" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 6 #4 (October 2010): "That Which Is Purest Among You" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 6 #6 (December 2010): "Acceptance" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Annual Vol. 6 #1 (February 2011): "Here Eye Am" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 6 #8 (February 2011): "The Shape of Death" [Behind the scenes] |
Post-Flashpoint Chronology |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 7 #1 (November 2011): "Renegade World" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 7 #3 (January 2012): "Shadow War" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 7 #4 (February 2012): "Not What They Seem?" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 7 #5 (March 2012): "One Day, A Thousand Years from Now..." |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 7 #9 (July 2012): "Capture" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 7 #12 (October 2012): "Cataclysm" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 7 #14 (January 2013): "Overwhelmed" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 7 #15 (February 2013): "Once Upon a Dream" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 7 #16 (March 2013): "Choose Wisely" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 7 #18 (May 2013): "Home's End" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 7 #19 (June 2013): "World's End" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 7 #20 (July 2013): "Vanishing World" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 7 #21 (August 2013): "Endings, Part 1" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 7 #22 (September 2013): "Endings, Part 2" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 7 #23 (October 2013): "Aftermath" |
| Justice League United Annual #1 (December 2014): "The Infinitus Saga, Part 1" [Flashback; behind the scenes] |
| Justice League United #8 (March 2015): "The Infinitus Saga, Part 4" |
| Justice League United #9 (April 2015): "The Infinitus Saga, Part 5" |
| Justice League United #10 (May 2015): "The Infinitus Saga, Part 6" |