Legion of Super-Heroes (1958 team)

Legion of Super-Heroes
Cover of Adventure Comics #247, the first appearance of the Legion of Super-Heroes (April 1958)
Art by Curt Swan and Stan Kaye
Group publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceAdventure Comics #247 (April 1958)
Created byOtto Binder
Al Plastino
Roster
See: List of Legion of Super-Heroes members
Legion of Super-Heroes
Legion of Super-Heroes #1 (February 1973). Cover art by Nick Cardy.
Series publication information
PublisherDC Comics
ScheduleMonthly
Format
List
GenreSuperhero
Publication date
List
  • (vol. 1)
    February – July 1973
    (vol. 2)
    January 1980 – July 1985
    (vol. 3)
    August 1984 – August 1989
    (vol. 4)
    November 1989 – March 2000
    (vol. 5)
    February 2005 – March 2009
    (vol. 6)
    July 2010 – October 2011
    (vol. 7)
    November 2011 – October 2013
Number of issues
List
  • (vol. 1): 4 (reprinted stories)
    (vol. 2): 67 (55 and 12 issues as Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes) and 3 Annuals[Note 1]
    (vol. 3): 63 and 4 Annuals
    (vol. 4): 127 and 7 Annuals
    (vol. 5): 28 (#1–15, #38–50) (continued from Supergirl and the...)
    (vol. 6): 16
    (vol. 7)
    23
Creative team
Writer(s)
List
Penciller(s)
List
Inker(s)
List
Colorist(s)
List
  • (vol. 2)
    Carl Gafford
    (vol. 3)
    Carl Gafford
    (vol. 4)
    Tom McCraw
Creator(s)Otto Binder
Al Plastino
Collected editions
'The Great Darkness Saga'ISBN 0-930289-43-9

The 1958 version of the Legion of Super-Heroes (also called the original/Preboot Legion) is a fictional superhero team in the 31st century of the DC Comics Universe. The team is the first incarnation of the Legion of Super-Heroes, and was followed by the 1994 and 2004 rebooted versions. It first appeared in Adventure Comics #247 (April 1958) and was created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino.
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