...I read the issue around the mid-60s.

It was one of the first comics I remember reading.

(I'm trying to identify it so I can then try to find it.)

Here's what I recall:

1)one by one the legionnaires are killed(this may have been what was once euphemistically referred to as an "imaginary tale")...

2)... until Superboy along with Lightning Lass and I believe Brainiac 5 arrive at a solution at the end which undoes all the havoc; somehow.

3)I recall surprise at the central role played by Lightning Lass.

4)I remember dismay that Mon-el was "killed" off at the very beginning.

5)I seem to remember Ultra Boy being one of the last 4 or 5 legionnaires to be done away with.

6)I'm convinced it was an older comic even back in the mid-sixties, so it was probably printed in the early sixties or even the late fifties.

Not much to go on, obviously, but I hope one of the knowledgeable denizens of this forum can help me out.

thanks.

it sounds familiar...

anymore information about it?

M

I have a lot of the old Legion stuff in with my old Supergirl stuff...

i'll have a look through and see if anything jumps out

M

I'm trying hard to recall anything I can from the issue. For now, this is unfortunately all I can manage. I'm still trying to see if I can cull more detail from memory. thanks for the interest.

You remember that since the mid-60s?

Wow!

T

You're very kind to go through all that trouble. I appreciate it greatly.

i still read some of the old 60's stuff...

hell, i've got a lot of Supergirl stuff older than that lol

M

AlRioArt says:

"You remember that *since the mid-60s*?Wow!I don't remember anything from school. But THAT I remember."

Methos says:

"i still read some of the old 60's stuff...hell, i've got a lot of Supergirl stuff older than that lolM"

I didn't realize there were Supergirl issues older than that. You must have her first appearances.

May 1959, her very first appearance :D

M

Methos says:

"http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p171/methosivanhoe/kittens/Action252Cover.jpgMay 1959, her very first appearance :DM"

Is that Curt Swan? Great cover and color, even now!

Methos says:

"http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p171/methosivanhoe/kittens/Action252Cover.jpg May 1959, her very first appearance :D M"

yeah, it's a good one :D

M

Supergirl's origin tale, that issue was written by Otto Binder and Art by Al Plastino

the cover was Curt Swan and Stan Kaye

M

Methos says:

"Supergirl's origin tale, that issue was written by Otto Binder and Art by Al Plastinothe cover was Curt Swan and Stan KayeM"

Is that an original you bought back then, or did you buy it much later on?

If so, it must have fetched a pretty penny.

it's an original my mum used to have, she passed it on to me :D

i have every issue of Supergirl to date including crossovers...

i think i'm missing one or two from her third run with the Leigon, but not that many

M

To me, you can't talk about great comic books without mentioning Curt Swan.

Even today, his cover art evokes my childhood and the magic of comics for a kid.

yeah, back then Curt Swan... well, i think the only comparison is he was the Michael Turner of yesteryear

M

I'm afraid I'm not familiar with Michael Turner. Which titles does he draw?

Currently I only buy issues of Robin now and then.

By the way, I don't recall Curt Swan's art in association with my [death] issue of the legion from way back when.

jaw drops

Michael Turner - AKA God

M

Thanks. Now I know what Mr. Turner's work is like. I can see why you appreciate his talent so much!

He appears to draw pretty women. I was in a comic store the other day and a very recent comic featured a heroine with braces. How unique. She was very well drawn. I don't know if she would have been done by Mr. Turner.

Turner isn't drawing much as the moment... he was diagnosed with Cancer a few years back, but has been slowly working back to full spread :D

i highly recommend digging out his "Fathom" and "Ekos" stuff :D

M

so we're posting pictures huh?

He must of drawn that WWH fairly recently though.

cloak and dagger

King of Kings says:

"He must of drawn that WWH fairly recently though."

yeah, he's still working... he's just not on his full load yet...

back before he was diagnosed he was working on Fathom, Ekos, Soulfire and stuff for DC and Marvel...

now he's only doing commissions for DC / Marvel while doing one or two projects of his own

M

Apparition says:

"so we're posting pictures huh?

That's the spectre in the background, right?

Iron Apollo says:

"Apparition says:

"http://image.comicvine.com/uploads/user/8000/607bc9ebe4abfcd65181bfbef6252830/126174_400.jpg"

Apparition says:

"so we're posting pictures huh?

but" />http://image.comicvine.com/uploads/user/8000/607bc9ebe4abfcd65181bfbef6252830/140051_400.jpg"

like i care :)

Apparition says:

"so we're posting pictures huh?

Might as well :P

Apparition says:

"http://image.comicvine.com/uploads/user/8000/607bc9ebe4abfcd65181bfbef6252830/126174_400.jpg"

Apparition says:

"so we're posting pictures huh?

but those aren't Turner

You tell em Apple lmao :P

Apparition says:

"Iron Apollo says:

"Apparition says:

"http://image.comicvine.com/uploads/user/8000/607bc9ebe4abfcd65181bfbef6252830/126174_400.jpg"

Apparition says:

"so we're posting pictures huh?

but" />http://image.comicvine.com/uploads/user/8000/607bc9ebe4abfcd65181bfbef6252830/140051_400.jpg"

but those aren't Turner"

like i care :)"

that was the whole pt of KoK posting pics, grundy didn't know who turner was. so don't care.

http://www.comicvine.com/michael-turner/3626/costumes/

I tried to tell you in Clarks Apollo. That is old, its not from Messiah Complex. Its from Marvel's the End. Its not canon.

King of Kings says:

""

yeah the second time around is worthless

Mr. Turner's lines seem to be rigid. His characters all seem grim and angry. Except for the babes.

Curt Swan's lines seemed so much softer. His characters had an avuncular appearance to me.

Iron Apollo says:

"Apparition says:

"Iron Apollo says:

"Apparition says:

"http://image.comicvine.com/uploads/user/8000/607bc9ebe4abfcd65181bfbef6252830/126174_400.jpg"

Apparition says:

"so we're posting pictures huh?

but" />http://image.comicvine.com/uploads/user/8000/607bc9ebe4abfcd65181bfbef6252830/140051_400.jpg"

but those aren't Turner"

like i care :)"

ok, i wont!

King of Kings says:

"I tried to tell you in Clarks Apollo. That is old, its not from Messiah Complex. Its from Marvel's the End. Its not canon."

oh, I havn't gone back to read anything from last night, so

it probably will be. eventually, and i wondered why Gambit (or is it scott) was wearing the white and blueish costume.

good night boys

If you are still looking I would browse the entries for Adventure Comics from around #320 to #380. That would place you in the right time frame and most likely the correct title. There were appearances of group in other titles during the sixties, but they are pretty scattered around and the ones in Superboy are very Smallville centered. A quick way to do this might be checking out my Legion of Super-heroes Completist list. The list is in chronological order and I put the dates in the description of each book on the list. I'm still working on the list, but I am well into the mid-1970s so it will cover the time period you are looking for. Good luck!