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Page from Superboy No. 117 with the Legion of Super-Heroes

Artists: Curt Swan (Penciller) , George Klein (Inker)

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Title:	Page from Superboy No. 117 with the Legion of Super-Heroes
Artist:	Curt Swan (Penciller)
Artist:	George Klein (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	3,095
Likes on CAF:	1 2
Comments:	5
Added to Site:	5/29/2006
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Description

I became a comic book/comic art collector the very day I bought a copy of Adventure Comics No. 318 in early 1964 (or perhaps it was December 1963, since the comic had a March cover date and comics ususally came out 2-3 months before that date). Whatever the exact date, I can still vividly remember buying that comic, along with an issue of Superboy and one of Superman, at the Alpha Beta Market, just south of the Orange Circle, in Orange, California -- the rack was against the front store windows, to the left as you entered the market. My sister was with me, and we both had taken a break from picking out wallpaper with our mother, who was still laboring over that decision at a store across the street from the market. Fortunately, when we got home, my mother was able to find the comics that she had bought for me in earlier years, beginning in late 1959. Included were my copy of Adventure Comics No. 300 and my well-worn copy of Superboy No. 89. MY MOTHER ACTUALLY KEPT ALL MY COMICS, neatly stacked on a shelf for me. Although I had always liked comics and would ask for them when we were at our regular market (a few miles away from the Alpha Beta in Orange), I was just too young to become obsessed with comics in response to those earlier purchases. But my collecting nature had matured just enough by the time Adventure Comics No. 318 appeared, and I quickly became a Legion fanatic, followed shortly thereafter by becoming a comic nut in general -- with other manias to follow. It took a few months for me to learn when (every Tues and Thurs) and where (I won't bore you with that long list) comics could be found in my area, and I actually missed a couple of issues of Adventure in early 1964. But I soon got into the swing of comic collecting and trained my family how to accomodate my need to have every comic book the very day it came out -- Even early on, my mother would pick me up from school during lunch every Tues. and Thurs. and would take me to buy comics. By the time Adventure Comics 322 came out, I had the routine in place, and I never missed another copy of Adventure Comics so long as the Legion continued to appear in that series (1969). I didn't miss many other D.C. comics either, from 1964 until the end of the century. I also remember buying Superboy No. 117 a few months later. This early appearance of the Legion of Super-Heroes in a Superboy story reinforced my conviction that the Legion stories were the greatest literature of all time.

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Richard Martines
Member Since 2004

Posted on 3/9/2007

For me it was August 1963 Adventure 311 when I read "The Legion Of Substitute Heroes Declares War On The Legion Of Super-Heroes." I loved the Ed Hamilton script, the John Forte interiors, the colorful costumes of all of the heroes, and the insanely sexy Night Girl. But it was that Curt Swan George Klein cover the caught my eye. I had been reading comics for a while by 1963, but when I read this issue I became a Legion of Super-Heroes fan. Adventure Comics became the first comic that I tried to buy whenever I saw it on the spinner. As much as I liked Forte (still vastly underrated), when Swan Klein became regulars on the title it was comic book nirvana. These are great Legion pages. Thanks for stirring the memories.

Aidan (Re-Legion ) Lacy
Member Since 2005

Posted on 8/28/2009

The page is great but the desciption you added proves you are a natural storyteller. Your tale revived forgotten memories of trying to work out when DC Comics would arrive in Ireland. There seemed to be no pattern. years later I learnt old comics in the USA were used as ballast for international shipping. The tide brought my Legion tales in....

Timothy Finney
Member Since 2006

Posted on 12/23/2009

Craig, yours was one of the more enjoyable descriptions I've managed to come across. Also, I think Swan's Legion work is his crowning achievement as a comic book artist, and the alien cities he drew on this page are just wonderful, the third one brings to mind Basil Wolverton.

Alex Johnson
Member Since 2006
Forum Moderator

Posted on 1/18/2011

There is nothing better than a Swan/Klien LSH story - nothing. There's lots of other good stuff, but that's the best. I share your passion and among my many regrets is never contacting Swan to tell him how much I loved his art and get an LSH commission from him. Thanks for sharing this.

Miki Annamanthadoo
Member Since 2003

Posted on 4/1/2021

Another great page!

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