History of the Legion of Super-Heroes: Adventure Comics 338

      As 1965 moved towards 1966 the next Legion of Super-heroes adventure came out in issue 338 of Adventure Comics. The building of the Legion universe was well underway and this comic was no different. Much like many of the silver age comics this issue had tonal issues shifting between being goofy and being serious all at once.

From the Vault: Adventure Comics # 335

        The Comic Starts in the 30th century with Sun Boy on a date with someone called Nila. She calls him by his full name Dirk Morgna and that if the Legion and the meeting has has to go to is more important than her to not come and see her later. At the same time but elsewhere in Metropolis Cosmic Boy is leaving visiting his family and his mom is worried about him. The two of them and Saturn Girl meeting is seeing Lighting Lad and seeing how he is and their regular medical checkup. Saturn Girl asks a Dr. Hanscom how Lighting Lad is. The process of growing new limbs is slow growing but that he will be doing a new experiment on Lighting Lad to make growing a new arm move along. Soon they have their checkups. It seems their are signs of space fatigue but it is good their are no missions right now. Suddenly, a nurse comes in and says the chief of the Science Police needs them to meet him at the clubhouse.

From the Vault: Adventure Comics #334

        The Comics Stars with the Legion visiting a planet by the name of Antares. Superboy asks the Legion to follow him. They follow him to a statue to the memory of a unknown Legion member called Unknown boy. Superboy states it brings back some memories and he adds that it was a great mystery-Adventure. Soon a flash back begins and the adventure begins on the Prison planetoid which holds the most dangerous lawbreakers from the system. The prison is surrounded by a electric eye halo which prevents escape. It alerts them to a supply ship landing. However, one prisoner has hatched a plan to escape. His name is Dr. Norm Eldor who tunnels out and breaks into the ship. Soon he leaves on a lifeboat after the supply ship has traveled away for awhile.  

From the Vault: Adventure Comics # 333

            The comic starts one day when Superboy comes and visits the Legion. He only sees Triplicate Girl standing watch and wonders where the rest are. Triplicate Girl states several like Mon-EL are on missions and the others are working on a archaeological project and takes him to it. At the location in the Atlantic Phantom Girl has found a tablet with strange writing on it and asks Superboy to get it. Light Lass adds she will help and makes the rock light. They soon break it off and get to it. Brainiac 5 is eager to study it. Superboy looks at the tablet and sees that it speaks of a war between Krypton and Earth. Both Brainiac and Superboy are shocked by this. Brainiac tests it out to see if its a fake by radio-carbon dating it. The dating states it is millions of years old. At this Superboy resolves to go back in time and solve the mystery of this event.

From the Vault: Adventure Comics # 332

       The comic starts with a giant space monster attacking a ship. The creature shaped like a whale soon eats the cargo of ore and the crew on lifeboats end out a distress call. Nearby, returning from a one man mission Lighting Lad hears it and thinks they have to be exaggerating. He soon gets to the lifeboats and calls the space guard. The crew tell him the creature has headed for a nearby red asteroid.

From the Vault: Adventure Comics # 331

      The comic starts with Vorm in charge and a man called Golden Boy asking to join. His power has the power to turn anything to gold. He is rejected as it would make gold a worthless metal. Next is a person calling himself Polocat who horns produces a terrible smell. Next is Animal Lad. He can turn humans into beasts or tame wild creatures. Vorm wonders if he will work

From the Vault: Adventure Comics # 330

 
        The comic starts on a pirate planetoid. They are watching a ship being attacked by some of their men. It is a pleasure cruiser and they want the rich people items. Suddenly, Superboy attacks and melts the cannons of the pirate ship. Ultra Boy than spins the ship and Mon-EL carries the pleasure ship to safety. The leader of the pirates hates this and says he has a evil plan. He wants two younger volunteers. Two volunteers Pargg and Vorm agree and he gives them belts which have different buttons to do various powers. They test it out and Pargg turns fourth dimensional and Vorm a pair of extra arms.

From the Vault: Adventure Comics #329

        The comic starts at the Legion clubhouse where a meeting is happening. Saturn Girl states it is a new year. They talk about the time trapper and the inability to pass his barrier of time. Than their was a vanishing planet full of monsters. Chameleon Boy mentions criminals reforming and surrendering and thinks something bad is going to happen. Next Brainiac 5 reveals his new creation the Flight Ring. Using will power it allows him to easily fly and the nee for flight belts is no more.

From the Vault: Adventure Comics # 328

        The comic starts in the clubhouse of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 30th century. Cosmic Boy is using a machine called the Ancestor-visualizer to view his ancestors. Sun Boy is watching and says he would be scared to meet some of them. Elsewhere, in the building Invisible Kid and Triplicate Girl are in a room. Invisible Kid calls it the Rouge room and that Triplicate Girl is adjusting a anti-gravity ray on the Molock bust. Two androids of Zaryan and Jungle Kid are arguing over which villain was mightier. In another room Triplicate Girl shows a celestial chamber that shows where each Legionnaire home planet is. In a lib in the clubhouse Bouncing Boy comes to visit Superboy and laments in being on the reverse list. Superboy says he has a surprise for him.

From the Vault: Adventure Comics # 327

         The comic starts with a ship coming to a prison world. The man has done the crime of joining the Legion under false pretenses to sabotage the emergency board to make a crime easier to do.

From the Vault: Superboy #117

      The comic starts in a distant galaxy where Superboy works to move a planet before it is destroyedby a Sun going Supernova. He than suffers some blowback as he goes near the sun but is protected by his invulnerability.

From The Vault: Adventure Comics: 326

           The Comic begins with Lighting Lass using a device to get off some "extra wight" she receives a message from Saturn Girl to come to the clubhouse. Elsewhere Triplicate Girl and Shrinking Violet are signing autographs. They than get a message to report to the Legion clubhouse as well. Saturn Girl than calls on Supergirl. She and Proty II are together and she heads off to the clubhouse. Lastly, Phantom Girl is called.

From The Vault: Adventure Comics: 325

           The comic starts part ways into the comic in a flash foreword at the Legion Clubhouse where Superboy and Legion members are watching the past and see how Lex Luthor becomes Superboys/Mans biggest enemy. Superboy asks if Brainiac 5 can help him. Brainiac says that he can try even though the past cannot be changed. The true story of the comic begins when the scene turns to the planet Khann where criminal outcasts live. A man is heading to the palace of villainy to do a big evil plan.

From the Vault: Adventure Comics 324

           The comic starts on Earth in the 30th century. The Legion is entering their clubhouse while people watch. One thinks they are great champions. However, one in the crowd is plotting to destroy them. His name is Dr. Marden King and as he returns home we learn he has a blood feud with the Legion.

From The Vault: Adventure Comics: 323

        The Comic starts with the Legion receiving new applicants. Honorary members Pete Ross and Jimmy Olsen are visiting and watching. Saturn Girl who is the leader right now asks the first applicant to come up. First up is Spider Girl who can cause her hair to expand. She does so but cannot control her powers and is rejected. Next is double-header who is rejected as his powers is worthless to the Legion and whose two heads argue too often.

From The Vault: Adventure Comics: 322

          The comic starts with the Legion having to gather material to stop the time-trapper. They are helped with this by the Legion of Substitute Heroes and helping them to build weapons. Fire Lad burns impurities out of a chemical substance. Polar Boy freezes it and Night Girl carries it to a holder. Brainiac 5 and Light Lass work on this item. Light Lass makes them Light and Brainiac puts them into a generator. SUperboy than lefts generator up and Lighting LaD uses his powers to charge it.

From the Vault: Adventure Comics: 321

         The comic starts at the Legion Club house. Phantom Girl and Star Boy see that Saturn Girl has sounded a General Alarm. All the Legion is soon at the club house and Star Boy see's someone he does not recognize. It turns out it is Bouncing Boy who while exercising near Element Lad experiment pushed a switch on the matter-shrinking Projector. It made him slender but also rob him of his powers. The Legion after a vote do not expel him but give a place on the Legion Reserve group. Superboy who has been around listening that asks where Chameleon Boy and Triplicate Girl are.

  

From the Vault: Adventure Comics: 320

        The comic starts outside of Smallville high. Two boys are making fun of Clark Kent calling him a worm and saying he will spend hours doing homework. However, Clark at home quickly does his homework as unknown to these two he is Superboy.

From the Vault: Adventure Comics 319

         The comic starts out in space on a planetoid called Throon. Whose people live in an ancient city that is one colossal building. A voice comments that a neutralizing force projector on top of the tower is complete. Another voice adds that it will help to space ship away as they hate outsiders. A spaceship passes by Throon and gets hit by it. It has called all atomic reactions in the rockets making it unless. They also do not have enough power to to send a distress call. However, a patrol ship is able to spot them on its own. When it gets to the ship the crew of the other ship tell's the patrol ship that some force from Throon hit and disabled them. The patrol crew state that a patrol cruiser will be sent to look at it. However, the patrol cruiser meets distaster and the crew are forced to bail out.

From the Vault: Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen 76

         The comic starts at the apartment of Jimmy Olsen on a cold and wintry night in Metropolis. Jimmy is opening a bottle wine/champagne and sees that it is snowing hard outside. He is waiting for Lucy Lane sister of Lois Lane and hopes that she will soon up tonight. Thinking about the cost he put out to do this meal and please Lucy a knock is heard at the door of his apartment.