| MATTER-EATER LAD (Tenzil Kem) | CHRONOLOGY |
| Created by Jerry Siegel and John Forte |
CHRONOLOGY
Matter-Eater Lad first appeared in Adventure Comics #303/2 (December 1962): "The Fantastic Spy".
Below is the definitive list of appearances of Matter-Eater Lad 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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Matter-Eater Lad Chronology
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| Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes #2 (February 1981): "R. J. Brande is Dying" [Flashback] |
| Adventure Comics #301/2 (October 1962): "The Secret Origin of Bouncing Boy" [not named in this story] |
| Adventure Comics #303/2 (December 1962): "The Fantastic Spy" |
| Adventure Comics #304/2 (January 1963): "The Stolen Super-Powers" |
| Adventure Comics #317 (February 1964): "The Menace of Dream Girl" |
| Adventure Comics #318 (March 1964): "The Mutiny of the Legionnaires" |
| Adventure Comics #319 (April 1964): "The Legion's Suicide Squad" |
| Adventure Comics #321 (June 1964): "The Code of the Legion" |
| 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 #330 (March 1965): "The Secret of the Mystery Legionnaire" |
| Adventure Comics #335 (August 1965): "Starfinger" |
| Adventure Comics #336 (September 1965): "The True Identity of Starfinger" |
| Adventure Comics #338 (November 1965): "The Menace of the Sinister Super-Babies" |
| Adventure Comics #341 (February 1966): "Colossal Boy's One-Man War" |
| Adventure Comics #342 (March 1966): "The Legionnaire Who Killed" [Behind the scenes] |
| 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" [Behind the scenes] |
| Adventure Comics #350 (November 1966): "The Outcast Super-Heroes" |
| Adventure Comics #351 (December 1966): "The Forgotten Legion" |
| Adventure Comics #356 (May 1967): "The Five Legion Orphans" |
| Adventure Comics #359 (August 1967): "The Outlawed Legionnaires" |
| Adventure Comics #360 (September 1967): "The Legion Chain Gang" |
| Adventure Comics #362 (November 1967): "The Chemoids Are Coming" [Behind the scenes] |
| Adventure Comics #363 (December 1967): "Black Day for the Legion" |
| Adventure Comics #374 (November 1968): "Mission: Diabolical" |
| Adventure Comics #375 (December 1968): "The King of the Legion" |
| Action Comics #381/2 (October 1969): "The Hapless Hero" |
| Action Comics #392/2 (September 1970): "The Legionnaires Who Never Were" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #184/3 (April 1972): "One Legionnaire Must Go" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #193/2 (February 1973): "War Between the Nights and the Days" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #197/2 (September 1973): "Timber Wolf--Dead Hero, Live Executioner" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #200 (January-February 1974): "The Legionnaire Bride of Starfinger" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #201 (March-April 1974): "The Betrayer From Beyond" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #202/2 (May-June 1974): "The Wrath of the Devil-Fish" |
| Superboy Vol. 1 #212 (October 1975): "Last Fight for a Legionnaire" |
| Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #251 (May 1979): "The Man Who Destroyed the Universe" |
| Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #252 (June 1979): "Postscript to Holocaust" |
| Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #256 (October 1979): "This is Your Life and Death, Brainiac 5" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #289/2 (July 1982): "Once Upon an Insanity" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #296 (February 1983): "What Do You Do On the Day After Doomsday?" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #297 (March 1983): "Mettle" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #300 (June 1983): "The Future is Forever" |
| Legion of Substitute Heroes Special #1 (1985): "You Can't Keep a Good Villain Down" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #38 (September 1987): "The Greatest Hero of Them All" |
Glorith Timeline ChronologyThese appearances are no longer in continuity. |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 #10 (August 1990): [No Title] |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 #11 (September 1990): [No Title] |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 #13 (November 1990): [State of the Universe] |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 #14 (January 1991): [No Title] |
| 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 Vol. 4 #29 (May 1992): [No Title] |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 #32 (August 1992): "The First to Fall" |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 #34 (October 1992): [No Title] |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 #35 (Early November 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 #41 (March 1993): [No Title] |
| 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 #49 (Early November 1993): [No Title] |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 #50 (Late November 1993): [No Title] |
| Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 #60 (August 1994): [End of an Era 3] "Infinite Possibilities" |
| 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 |
| Superman Vol. 1 #688 (July 2009): [27] "The Fall and Rise of Jonathan Kent" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #694 (January 2010): [17] "Man of Valor, Part One" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #697 (April 2010): [29] "Man of Valor: The Espionage Squad" |
| Adventure Comics Vol. 3 #8/2 (April 2010): [30] "Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton, Prologue Part Two: The Future Is Now" |
| Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton #1 (May 2010): [31] "Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton, Part One: Invaded" |
| Supergirl Vol. 5 #51 (May 2010): [33] "Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton, Part Two: Leaders" |
| Adventure Comics Vol. 3 #9/2 (May 2010): [35] "Unity" |
| Adventure Comics Vol. 3 #10 (June 2010): [38] "Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton, Part Six: Divided, Conquerable" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #699 (June 2010): [40] "Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton, Part Eight: Irony in Ire" |
| Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton #3 (June 2010): [41] "Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton, Part Nine: This is the Way the World Ends" |
| Adventure Comics Vol. 3 #11 (July 2010): [43] "Superman: The Last Stand of New Krypton: The Epilogue Is the Future" |
| Adventure Comics Vol. 3 #11/2 (July 2010): [43] "Man of Valor, Finale" |