Adventure Comics Vol 1 308

Adventure Comics Vol 1 #308 Published Released May, 1963 March 28, 1963 Issue Details Pages 36 Original Price 0.12 Cover Artists Curt Swan George Klein Publisher DC Comics Indicia Publisher National Periodical Publications, Inc. Brand/Imprint Superman DC National Comics "The Super-Menace of Smallville!" Pencilers George Papp Inkers George Papp Letterers Milt Snapinn Joe Letterese Editors Mort Weisinger "The Return of Lightning Lad!" Writers Edmond Hamilton Pencilers John Forte Inkers John Forte Letterers Joe Letterese Editors Mort Weisinger Previous Issue Next Issue Adventure Comics #307 Adventure Comics #309

Appearing in "The Super-Menace of Smallville!"

Featured Characters:

•  Superboy 

Supporting Characters:

• Jonathan Kent
• Martha Kent

Adversaries:

•  Lex Luthor 
• Kronn (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Chief Parker
• Lana Lang
• Pete Ross

Locations:

• Smallville
  • Kent General Store

Items:

• Green Kryptonite
• Red Kryptonite

Vehicles:

• None
  
  

Synopsis for "The Super-Menace of Smallville!"

Lex Luthor teams with an Atlantean scientist to attempt Superboy’s destruction. As part of the plot, Kronn, the Atlantean, gives Luthor the plans for a radio beam that transmits mass hypnotic illusions, with which he makes Superboy and the residents of Smallville believe that Superboy has the power to induce transformations triggered by the titles of records Luthor plays on his disk jockey program. As a capper, Luthor directs Superboy to an “antidote” undersea...the site of a deathtrap by Kronn. But Superboy deduces the truth, turns Kronn over to the Atlantean police, and foils Luthor’s escape attempt.

Appearing in "The Return of Lightning Lad!"

Featured Characters:

• Legion of Super-Heroes
  • Cosmic Boy
  • Saturn Girl
  • Chameleon Boy
  • Triplicate Girl
  • Shrinking Violet
  • Bouncing Boy
  • Brainiac 5
  • Sun Boy
  • Mon-El
  • Lightning Lass (First appearance)
  • Proty (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

Adversaries:

• Lightning Beasts of Korbal
• Alien Thieves

Other Characters:

• Lightning Lad (Appears in flashback and main story)
•  Supergirl  (Cameo)
• Superboy (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Science Police
• Jon Arkol (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Metropolis (30th Century)
  • Legion Clubhouse
• Korbal (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Unnamed Thieves Planet

Items:

• Legion Flight Belt

Vehicles:

• Legion Space Ship
  
  

Synopsis for "The Return of Lightning Lad!"

While draping a ceremonial cape on the grave of the recently deceased Lightning Lad, the Legion of Super-Heroes is shocked when Lightning Lad seemingly rises from his coffin, alive and well. After recharging his apparent lost powers, Lightning Lad rejoins the Legion. However, on their daily routine of missions, each of the Legion members (including Chameleon Boy's new pet Proty) begin to suspect that the person aiding them is not their Lightning Lad.

After busting up some alien criminals, the Legion figures out the truth, that this is not really Lightning Lad at all, but his twin sister disguised as him. She reveals that she took the body of her brother to a planet where there is perpetual lightning as a suitable resting place and decided to take his place to continue his heroic tradition in his place. With the truth revealed, the Legion accepts her into their team and she is rechristened as Lightning Lass.

Notes

• "The Return of Lightning Lad!" is reprinted in Adventure Comics #403, Adventure Comics #500, and Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #2.

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