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 Doom of the Super-Heroes"
Pages: 17

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

Writer: Edmond Hamilton
Artist: John Forte

Reprinted From:
Adventure Comics #310 (1963)

Feature Character(s)

Villain(s)

  • Mask Man (the 30th century descendant of Mr. Mxyzptlk; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

  • An unnamed science police offficer (no further appearances)
  • Ak Aru (a scientist on Doll World; no further appearances)
  • An unnamed female inhabitant of Doll World (no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

Comments:
Part 2: "Last Stand of the Legion"

The Legion Pledge is first depicted in this story.

Synopsis:
On the day of the Legion’s Rededication Ceremony, a doll-sized lead-masked villain, possessing the powers of all the Legionnaires, appears over Metropolis, kills Ultra Boy, and vanishes. The heroes, calling this nemesis "Mask Man", surmise that someone so small could only have come from the Doll World, and track him there, only to watch as he murders several more Legionnaires.

Retreating to a nearby planetoid, the Legion builds a defensive citadel. However, Mask Man soon infiltrates the stronghold, eventually killing every remaining hero except Superboy, who guesses that their foe is actually a descendant of his 5th-dimensional foe, Mr. Mxyzptlk. Once the Boy of Steel tricks him into saying his name backwards, Mask Man is banished to his home dimension. All of the effects of his magic vanish, the Legionnaires return to life, and only Superboy is left to remember the last stand of the Legion.


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