Legion of Super-Heroes:The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC
Legion of Super-Heroes:The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC
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Artist: Jason Bone

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Title: "The Secret Power of the Mystery Super-Hero"
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Edmond Hamilton
Artist: John Forte

Reprinted From:
Adventure Comics #307 (1963)

Feature Character(s)

Villain(s)

  • Roxxas (a space pirate; next appearance in Superboy #211)
  • Roxxas’s gang of space-pirates (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

  • Two unnamed rejected Legion applicants (no further appearances)
  • The inhabitants of planet Vuruna and planet Oranz (no further appearances)
  • The inhabitants of planet Trom (natives of Element Lad’s home planet; appear in flashback only; all have been killed by Roxxas by the time of this story; no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

  • Superboy (as an image)
  • Bizarro-Superboy (in an image)

Comments:
The Legion of Super-Heroes is mistakenly said to exist in the 21st century in this story.

Synopsis:
Desperate for aid in their upcoming battle against the space pirate Roxxas, the Legionnaires interview several new applicants. One in particular, "Mystery Lad", volunteers to demonstrate his ability to only one member, Saturn Girl, provided it be kept a secret. She then recommends him for membership.

Voted in, Mystery Lad fights alongside the Legion as they comb the galaxy for members of Roxxas’s gang, and vaguely demonstrates his secret power several times. Finally, he realizes that Roxxas is really after him, and leaving his teammates behind, surrenders to the villain. Then he uses his power, that of transmutation, to destroy the pirate’s ship, and the Legion captures the villain and his band.

Mystery Lad is revealed as the last of a race whose members could transmute the elements, and who were wiped out by Roxxas and his followers. When the other Legionnaires realize Mystery Lad's real power, Cosmic Boy rechristens him Element Lad.


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