Happy Birthday, Magnetic Kid!

According to the 2995 LSH Sourcebook, today will be the birthday of Pol Krinn, better known throughout the galaxy as Magnetic Kid.
Magnetic Kid was one of the last new Legionnaires to join during the so-called "Original Age." He served for nearly two years before the Magic Wars began, and he sacrificed himself to help end the conflict.
Because Magnetic Kid is no longer with us, he doesn't have a horoscope. Instead, let's look at how each of the Legion artists illustrated this brave young man...

Tales Of The Legion Of Super-Heroes #319

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes #319 (Jan, 1985)

A review by Russell "Bilingual Boy" Burbage
title: "If Memory Should Fail..."

writer: Paul Levitz

penciller: Terry Shoemaker
inker: Karl Kesel

letterer: Adam Kubert

colorist: Carl Gafford

editor: Karen Berger
cover: Dan Jurgens & Karl Kesel (signed)

Mission Monitor Board:  
Mon-El, Shadow Lass, Colossal Boy, Timber Wolf, Star Boy, Brainiac 5, Dawnstar, Dream Girl, Saturn Girl, Superboy

Guests: 
Shadow Kid (Shadow Lass' cousin, Grev Mallor), Dev-Em
 
Opponents: 
Lady Memory, The Persuader

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes #318

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes #318 (Dec, 1984)

title: "Shadows Of Future Past"

writer: Paul Levitz

penciller: Terry Shoemaker

inker: Karl Kesel

letterer: Adam Kubert

colorist: Carl Gafford

editor: Karen Berger
cover: Terry Shoemaker & Larry Mahlstedt (signed)

Mission Monitor Board:  
Shadow Lass, Mon-El, Dream Girl, Brainiac 5, Dawnstar, Star Boy, Cosmic Boy, Colossal Boy, Timber Wolf, Invisible Kid, Wildfire, Sun Boy, Blok, White Witch 

Guests: 
Shadow Lass' cousin Grev Mallor (Shdow Kid)


Opponents: 
The Persuader, Lady Memory

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes #317

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes #317 (Nov, 1984)

title: "Death Trip!"

writer/plotter: Paul Levitz

plotter: Keith Giffen
dialogue: Mindy Newell

penciller: Terry Shoemaker

inker: Karl Kesel

letterer: Ben Oda

colorist: Carl Gafford

editor: Karen Berger
cover: Terry Shoemaker & Karl Kesel (signed)

Mission Monitor Board:  
Wildfire, Invisible Kid, cameo appearances by Dream Girl, Duo Damsel, Bouncing Boy, Cosmic Boy, and dream versions of Ultra Boy, Mon-El, White Witch, Blok, Timber Wolf, Colossal Boy, Sun Boy, Cosmic Boy, and Superboy

Opponents: 
Dream Demon

Tales Of the Legion of Super-Heroes #316

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes #316 (Oct, 1984)

title: "Meanwhile..."

writer/plotter: Paul Levitz

plotter: Keith Giffen

penciller: Terry Shoemaker

inker: Karl Kesel

letterer: Adam Kubert

colorist: Carl Gafford

editor: Karen Berger
cover: Terry Shoemaker & Larry Mahlstedt (signed)

Mission Monitor Board:  
Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl, Lightning Lad, Bouncing Boy, Invisible Kid, Wildfire, Dawnstar, Mon-El

Guests: 
Legion of Substitute Heroes: Polar Boy, Night Girl, Stone Boy
Legion Academy Students: Magnetic Kid, Laurel Kent, Comet Queen
Opponents: 
unnamed smugglers at Metropolis Spaceport 

Tales Of The Legion of Super-Heroes #315

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes #315 (Sept, 1984)
Review by Russell "Bilingual Boy" Burbage

title: "Judgment!"

writer/plotter: Paul Levitz

plotter: Keith Giffen

penciller: Terry Shoemaker

inker: Karl Kesel

letterer: Adam Kubert

colorist: Carl Gafford

editor: Karen Berger
cover: Terry Shoemaker & Karl Kesel (signed)

Mission Monitor Board:  
Sun Boy, Supergirl, Brainiac Five, Invisible Kid

Opponents: 
The Dark Circle
  

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes #314

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes #314 (Aug, 1984)
A Review by Russell "Bilingual Boy" Burbage

The cover grabs your attention with an effectively moody illustration by Larry Mahlstedt and Dick Giordano. The cover also effectively showcases the two stories in this issue.

title: "The Trial of Ontiir"

writer/plotter: Paul Levitz

plotter: Keith Giffen

penciller:Terry Shoemaker 
inker: Karl Kesel

letterer: Adam Kubert

colorist: Carl Gafford

editor: Karen Berger


Mission Monitor Board:  
Sun Boy, Supergirl, Brainiac Five, Invisible Kid, Saturn Girl, Lightning Lad

Opponents: 

The Dark Circle