Adventure Comics Vol 1 309

Adventure Comics Vol 1 #309 Published Released June, 1963 April 25, 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 Legion of Super-Monsters!" Writers Edmond Hamilton Pencilers John Forte Inkers John Forte Letterers Milt Snapinn Editors Mort Weisinger "The Fake Superboy From Krypton!" Pencilers George Papp Inkers George Papp Letterers Joe Letterese Editors Mort Weisinger Previous Issue Next Issue Adventure Comics #308 Adventure Comics #310

Appearing in "The Legion of Super-Monsters!"

Featured Characters:

• Legion of Super-Heroes
  • Saturn Girl
  • Chameleon Boy
  • Colossal Boy
  • Bouncing Boy
  • Brainiac 5
  • Sun Boy

Supporting Characters:

Adversaries:

• Jungle King/Monster Master (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Mon-El (Cameo)
• Ultra-Boy (Cameo)
• Rainbow Girl (First appearance)
• Science Police

Locations:

• Metropolis (30th Century)
  • Legion Clubhouse
• "Monster World"
• Korr (First appearance)
• Inshar

Items:

• Legion Flight Belt

Vehicles:

• Legion Rocket Ship
  
  

Synopsis for "The Legion of Super-Monsters!"

With the other Legion members out on various mission, Saturn Girl, Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, and Sun-Boy are tasked with selecting a new member into their group. When an applicant named Jungle King, who can control animals with his mind, tries to join the group he is rejected for membership as the animals he control can be easily startled and become a menace.

Angry that he had been rejected, Jungle King uses his powers to gather some of the most dangerous creatures in the universe and forms "The Legion of Super-Monsters" and renaming himself Monster Master for the purpose of terrorizing people and getting revenge against the Legion. His first attempt at revenge, toppling Sky City, is met with failure when the Legion arrives and stops the city from being toppled over, however Monster Master and his Super-Beasts manage to escape.

Tracking Monster Master to the planet Inshar, the Legion battle each of the Super-Beasts, and each are swiftly defeated. Ironically, Monster Master meets his own demise when he rejects a vapor-beast interested in joining his Legion of Super-Monsters. The rejected beast then touches Monster Master, killing him as when such a creature touches it's prey it becomes a lifeless vapor. With the menace of the Monster Master ended, the Legion marvel over the irony of their foes defeat.

Appearing in "The Fake Superboy From Krypton!"

Featured Characters:

•  Superboy 

Supporting Characters:

• Brainiac 5

Adversaries:

• Blackie Burke (Single appearance)
• Dirk Jagger (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Professor Potter
• Jonathan Kent

Locations:

• Smallville
• Metropolis

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None
  
  

Synopsis for "The Fake Superboy From Krypton!"

When ex-gangster Blackie Burke sees Superboy emerge from his secret exit, the Boy of Steel enlists Brainiac 5 and Professor Potter in a ruse that convinces Burke he was having an hallucination.

Notes

• "The Legion of Super-Monsters!" is reprinted in Adventure Comics #500 and Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #2.

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