Millennium Edition: Adventure Comics No. 247 2000 #[nn] - reader copy - $4.00
Describes the first appearance and early rise of The Legion of Super-Heroes.
Three teens from the future offer Superboy membership in their super-hero club. But when Superboy fails to complete three simple tasks, the Legionnaires pretend to reject him, until they reveal that the three tasks were merely intitiation pranks which proved he is a good sport.
Pete figures out an easier way to walk a dog.
To secure a $5,000,000 bequest to charity, Green Arrow must use 13 trick arrows with gimmicks associated with bad luck.
Casey plays a trick with some play money.
Aquaman has to carefully deliver a nuclear projectile to the military before it detonates.
- Adventure Comics #247 DC Comics Looks to the Future - Printed on the inside front and back covers.
- The Legion of Super-Heroes - Reprint of the first appearance of the Legion. Lightning Lad is called Lightning Boy in this story. Several other unidentified Legionnaires appear in the story. The Legionnaires are not yet in their regular costumes.
- Read 'Em and Laugh! - A collection of quick jokes.
- The 13 Superstition Arrows - Writer identification by Martin O'Hearn. Writing credited as "unknown" in this issue.
- Aquaman's Super Sea-Squad - Writer identification by Martin O'Hearn. Writing credited as "unknown" in this issue.
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