1968 started out in typical Silver Age fashion, with a cover feature on The Legion of Super-Pets. However, from February we get the return of the Fatal Five and the debut of Shadow Lass....with the debut of Neal Adams as cover artist, to boot.
Neal Adams drew the majority of the Adventure Comics covers for the remaining 18 months, until the Legion was unceremoniously booted out of the lead cover-spot in Adventure and dumped into the back-up spot in Action Comics. They then had to endure a long dry spell before they re-appeared on another cover....!
(January 1968)
pencils: Curt Swan
inks: George Klein
The last big hurrah for the Legion of Super-Pets,
with interior art by Jim Shooter and Pete Costanza
Adventure Comics #365
The last big hurrah for the Legion of Super-Pets,
with interior art by Jim Shooter and Pete Costanza
(February 1968)
pencils & inks: Neal Adams
NOW we're cooking with gas!
NOW we're cooking with gas!
The debut of Shadow Lass and Neal Adams as cover artist,
the return of Curt Swan on interior art, and the Fatal Five are back!!
Adventure Comics #366
Adventure Comics #367
the return of Curt Swan on interior art, and the Fatal Five are back!!
(March 1968)
pencils & inks: Neal Adams
The good news: Shadow Lass joins the Legion!
The bad news: the Fatal Five destroys the Legion's club-house!!
The good news: Shadow Lass joins the Legion!
The bad news: the Fatal Five destroys the Legion's club-house!!
(April 1968)
pencils & inks: Neal Adams
The Dark Circle attacks Earth just as the Legion moves into their
new high-tech headquarters.
The Dark Circle attacks Earth just as the Legion moves into their
new high-tech headquarters.
Adventure Comics #368
(May 1968)
pencils & inks: Neal Adams
The Heroines become super-improved in a story that shows
just how powerful they could have been if handled better---!
Superboy #147
Adventure Comics #370
Adventure Comics #372
Adventure Comics #373
Adventure Comics #374
Adventure Comics #377
just how powerful they could have been if handled better---!
(June 1968)
pencils: Curt Swan
inks: Neal Adams
In one of the most important stories in all Legion history,
the first adventure of the group is finally officially told.
Although the center image looks like pure Neal Adams,
those side profiles look like Curt Swan inked by Adams.
Adventure Comics #369
In one of the most important stories in all Legion history,
the first adventure of the group is finally officially told.
Although the center image looks like pure Neal Adams,
those side profiles look like Curt Swan inked by Adams.
(June 1968)
pencils & inks: Neal Adams
This cover rocks!!
What kid could have seen this and passed by it
without atleast picking it up to glance through!?!
This cover rocks!!
What kid could have seen this and passed by it
without atleast picking it up to glance through!?!
(July 1968)
pencils: Curt Swan
inks: George Roussos
On the other hand, this cover is awful.
One of the few real clunkers in this collection.
Adventure Comics #371
On the other hand, this cover is awful.
One of the few real clunkers in this collection.
(August 1968)
pencils & inks: Neal Adams
For the first time in more than five years, the cover image
is NOT from the lead Legion story! This issue is where Colossal Boy
is framed and has to help the Legion of Super-Villains....
and yet we get THIS image, from the reprint? Weird.
For the first time in more than five years, the cover image
is NOT from the lead Legion story! This issue is where Colossal Boy
is framed and has to help the Legion of Super-Villains....
and yet we get THIS image, from the reprint? Weird.
(September 1968)
pencils & inks: Neal Adams
Timber Wolf gets his first cover, in the story where he and
Chemical King join the Legion!
Naturally, King isn't on the cover....
Also, this is Curt Swan's last Legion Adventure story.
Timber Wolf gets his first cover, in the story where he and
Chemical King join the Legion!
Naturally, King isn't on the cover....
Also, this is Curt Swan's last Legion Adventure story.
(October 1968)
pencils & inks: Neal Adams
Win Mortimer takes over as the regular interior artist as the
Legion meets The Tornado Twins, kids who just so happen to be
descendants of...well, that would be spoiling it.
Win Mortimer takes over as the regular interior artist as the
Legion meets The Tornado Twins, kids who just so happen to be
descendants of...well, that would be spoiling it.
(November 1968)
pencils: Curt Swan
inks: Mike Esposito
An odd assortment of Legionnaires take on The Taurus Gang in
a story that features EVERY Legionnaire, AND the Subs!
Adventure Comics #375
An odd assortment of Legionnaires take on The Taurus Gang in
a story that features EVERY Legionnaire, AND the Subs!
(December 1968)
pencils & inks: Neal Adams
A mysterious glove arrives, challenging the Legion to name
their "mightiest." So they compete against each other to
capture the mind-controlled Wanderers.
Sure enough, Bouncing Boy wins the contest....or does he?
A mysterious glove arrives, challenging the Legion to name
their "mightiest." So they compete against each other to
capture the mind-controlled Wanderers.
Sure enough, Bouncing Boy wins the contest....or does he?
Adventure Comics #376
(January 1969)
pencils & inks: Neal Adams
In what is basically a solo Chameleon Boy story, he is whisked
to another world and fights for the hand of a princess.
I am not making this up.
In what is basically a solo Chameleon Boy story, he is whisked
to another world and fights for the hand of a princess.
I am not making this up.
(February 1969)
pencils & inks: Neal Adams
This is an interesting image, but the story behind it is
complicated and hard to follow. Something about the Legionnaires
pretending to be greedy so that they can catch a planet-full of crooks.
Adventure Comics #378
Adventure Comics #379
Adventure Comics #380
complicated and hard to follow. Something about the Legionnaires
pretending to be greedy so that they can catch a planet-full of crooks.
(March 1969)
pencils & inks: Neal Adams
Hurry, Superboy, because it wouldn't make sense to write your
Last Will & Testament on....paper?
Guest-starring the Fatal Five
Hurry, Superboy, because it wouldn't make sense to write your
Last Will & Testament on....paper?
Guest-starring the Fatal Five
(April 1969)
pencils & inks: Neal Adams
This cover always freaked me out. A glass coffin?
Burial in space? An alien reading the Bible?
And Invisible Kid's left arm looks like that antennae on the ship!
By the way, Superboy got better.
This cover always freaked me out. A glass coffin?
Burial in space? An alien reading the Bible?
And Invisible Kid's left arm looks like that antennae on the ship!
By the way, Superboy got better.
(May 1969)
pencils: Curt Swan
inks: Mike Esposito
And with this rather creepy image, the Legion bids adieu
to the pages of Adventure Comics, and to the cover-spot in a
series until their return in 1973....!
And with this rather creepy image, the Legion bids adieu
to the pages of Adventure Comics, and to the cover-spot in a
series until their return in 1973....!
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