Comic Title: Action Comics #392
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: September 1970
On Sale Date: July 30, 1970 Copyright Date July 30, 1970
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1970

Newsstand Date July 30, 1970
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V25 #5

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.15
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: "The Legionnaires Who Never Were"
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Legion of Super-Heroes (of Earth-1)

Writer: Cary Bates
Penciller: J. Winslow Mortimer
Inker: Jack Abel

Reprinted In:
Legion of Super-Heroes Archives Vol. 9 HC (2000)
Showcase Presents:Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 TPB (2010)
Legion of Super-Heroes:The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 3 HC (2020)

Feature Character(s)

• Legion of Super-Heroes (last appearance in Action Comics #391; next appearance in Superboy #172)
• Cosmic Boy (last appearance in Action Comics #389; next appearance in Superboy #173)
• Saturn Girl (last appearance in Action Comics #391; next appearance in Superboy #184)
• Chameleon Boy (poses as Pozr-Du in this story; last appearance in Action Comics #391; next appearance in Superboy #188)
• Brainiac 5 (poses as Prince Projectur in this story; last appearance in Action Comics #391; next appearance in Superboy #188)
• Sun Boy (poses as Saturn Lad in this story; last appearance in Action Comics #387; next appearance in Superboy #191)
• Mon-El (last appearance in Action Comics #387; next appearance in Superboy #176)
• Matter-Eater Lad (last appearance in Action Comics #381; next appearance in Superboy #184)
• Element Lad (last appearance in Action Comics #391; next appearance in Superboy #198)
• Karate Kid (last appearance in Action Comics #391; next appearance in Superboy #183)
• Princess Projectra (last appearance in Action Comics #387; next appearance in Superboy #183)
• Shadow Lass (last appearance in Action Comics #384; next appearance in Superboy #183)
• Shrinking Violet (last appearance in Action Comics #389; next appearance in Superboy #193)
• Ultra Boy (last appearance in Action Comics #387; next appearance in Superboy #176)

Supporting Character(s)

• Marla Latham (identified only as the adult advisor; last appearance in Superboy #98; next appearance in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #239)

Synopsis:
Saturn Girl and Princess Projectra are sent on a mission to capture the space renegade Pozr-Du. When the find Pozr's ship they are ambushed and knocked unconscious. After regaining their senses, the girl discover Pozr is gone, so they return to Earth. However, their own teammates no longer recognize them. The girls are imprisoned as spies. They escape and split up to discover the reason for their situation. Projectra first confronts Karate Kid, then she encounters Prince Projectur, her replacement on the team. She exposes Projectur as Brainiac 5. Her teammates, including Saturn Girl, then explain the reasons for their deception. A computer predicted that Projectra would break under pressure, so the team conducted a test of her mental fortitude. She passed. Mon-El is then sworn in as team leader.