Comic Title: Legion of Super-Heroes #62
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: July 1989
On Sale Date: May 23, 1989 Shipping Date May 25, 1989
Source: Amazing Heroes, #165

Shipping Date May 23, 1989
Source: Previews, #3

Shipping Date May 25, 1989
Source: Advance Comics, #5

Copyright Date May 23, 1989
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1989

Cover Price: $1.75
Page Count: 32
Editor: Karen Berger

Title: "Why Must Magic Triumph?"
Pages: 27

Feature(s):
Legion of Super-Heroes (Post-Crisis)

Writer: Paul Levitz
Plotter/Penciller: Keith Giffen
Inker: Mike DeCarlo
Letterer: Agustin Mas
Colorist: Carl Gafford

Feature Character(s)

• Legion of Super-Heroes (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #61; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #63)
• Blok (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #61; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #63)
• Chameleon Boy (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #57; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #63)
• Colossal Boy (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #61; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #63)
• Dawnstar (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #59; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #63)
• Element Lad (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #61; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #63)
• Invisible Kid (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #61; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #63)
• Lightning Lass (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #61; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #63)
• Magnetic Kid (dies in this story; last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #61; no further appearances)
• Phantom Girl (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #61; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #63)
• Polar Boy (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #61; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #63)
• Saturn Girl (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #61; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #63)
• Sensor Girl (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #61; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #63)
• Shrinking Violet (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #61; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #63)
• Sun Boy (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #61; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #63)
• Tellus (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #61; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #63)
• Timber Wolf (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #61; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #63)
• Ultra Boy (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #61; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #63)
• Wildfire (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #60; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #63)

Supporting Character(s)

• Bouncing Boy (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #61; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #63)
• Brainiac 5 (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #55; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #63)
• Duo Damsel (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #54; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #63)
• Gigi Cusimano (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #61; no further appearances)
• Shvaughn Erin (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #57; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #2)
• Kimball Zendak (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #56; no further appearances)
• Dvron (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #60; no further appearances)
• Dr. Gym'll (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #41; no further appearances)
• Ambassador Relnic (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #3; no further appearances)
• Heroes of Lallor (first post-Crisis appearance; no further appearances)
• Duplicate Boy (first post-Crisis appearance; no further appearances)
• Evolvo Lad (first post-Crisis appearance; no further appearances)
• Gas Girl (first post-Crisis appearance; no further appearances)
• Life Lass (first post-Crisis appearance; no further appearances)

Villain(s)

• Archmage (last appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #61; next appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes #63)
• A giant serpent (no further appearances)
• Several giant space spiders (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Praer Naz and a woman from Colu (no further appearances)

Comments:
The Magic Wars Part 3 of 4

This story is continued from Legion of Super-Heroes #61 and continues in Legion of Super-Heroes #63.

Synopsis:
With technology failing all over the galaxy, a small team of Legionnaires helps to evacuate Weber's World. Chuck Taine and the Science Police maintain a presence on Earth in Legion headquarters where Dr. Gym'll is overwhelmed by the number of injuries to civilians as panic sets in.

The majority of the Legion journeys to Sorcerers' World where Sensor Girl believes the source of the problem began. When they reach the planet, they find it sealed by a magic barrier. Magnetic Kid sacrifices his life to bring down the barrier which releases the entity responsible for the chaos.