The Legion of Super Bloggers! : LSH Covert to Cover 2: Curt Swan

Sunday, May 31, 2015

LSH Covert to Cover 2: Curt Swan

Here's our second installment of our Legion of Super-Bloggers feature on all of the comic-book cover appearances of the Legion in chronological order.

Last time we went from their debut in Adventure Comics #247 (April 1958) until they had won the lead feature in Adventure Comics, from #300. Still, they were not featured on every cover! For example, although they were on #307 (the debut of Element Lad), they were not on the cover of #308 (the debut of Light Lass)! In fact, after Element Lad's debut they were not cover-featured again until Adventures Comics #311...which, ironically, featured the Legion of Substitute Heroes! We therefore pick up with that issue.

Sharp-eyed readers will notice that the Legion was not on the cover of Adventure Comics #315, either.

At this time all covers were being pencilled by the late, great Curt Swan. Inking was predominantly done by George Klein, with one issue (Adventure Comics #319) being inked by Sheldon Moldoff.

This era features at least one "classic" cover: Adventure Comics #312, the return of Lighting Lad. Also, the row of Legionnaires on the cover of Adventure Comics #316 appeared later on the letter column header.