Adventure Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of December, 1963.
Synopsis for "The Legionnaires Super-Contest!"
While the Legion of Super-Heroes is attending a law enforcement convention, the Legion the Substitute Heroes fills in for them while they are absent. The Substitutes save a rocket from crashing, their deed is seen by Superboy's x-ray vision. With their existence revealed to the Legion of Super-Heroes, the Legion recognizes them as rejected Legion applicants and the Legion decides to give them another opportunity to apply for membership.
Each Substitute is sent on a different mission with various members of the Legion of Super-Heroes, and use their talents to help solve each mission. Returning from their missions, each Substitute member has their performance graded. Stone Boy ends up getting the highest score and is offered membership in the Legion of Super-Heroes, however, enjoying his membership in the Substitutes, Stone Boy declines membership to remain with his friends in the Legion of Substitute Heroes.
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- Sun Woman (Single appearance)
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- Metropolis (30th Century)
- Vannar
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Synopsis for "The Titanic Boy of Steel!"
When Superboy temporarily grows to giant-size after a Red Kryptonite exposure, Colossal Boy lends a hand to safeguard his double identity from Lana Lang.
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Notes
- "The Legionnaires Super-Contest!" is reprinted in Adventure Comics #501 and Legion of Super-Heroes Archives Vol. 2.
- This is the final appearance of new Superboy stories in Adventure Comics for now. The Superboy feature becomes reprints. New Superboy stories return in Adventure Comics #453. Superboy does continue to appear in the Legion of Super-Heroes stories.
Trivia
- This issue published a letter by future Superman writer and editor E. Nelson Bridwell.
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