Comic Title: Best of DC #57
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: February 1985
On Sale Date: November 1, 1984 Newsstand Date November 1, 1984
Source: House Ad, Fury of Firestorm #32, Page 28

Newsstand Date November 1, 1984
Source: Amazing Heroes, #57

Shipping Date October 9, 1984
Source: Comics Journal, #93

Copyright Date October 9, 1984
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1984
DC publication dates beyond April 1981 listed by the LoC
represent shipping dates NOT newsstand sale dates

Shipping Date October 9, 1984
Source: Amazing Heroes, #57

Cover Price: $1.50
Page Count: 96
Editor: Nicola Cuti

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Title: "The Legion of Super-Outlaws"
Pages: 17

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

Writer: Edmond Hamilton
Artist: John Forte

Reprinted From:
Adventure Comics #324 (1964)

Feature Character(s)

• Legion of Super-Heroes (last appearance in Adventure Comics #323; next appearance in Superboy #125)
• Saturn Girl (last appearance in Adventure Comics #323; next appearance in Superboy #125)
• Superboy (last appearance in Superboy #115; next appearance in Superboy #116)
• Chameleon Boy (last appearance in Adventure Comics #323; next appearance in Superboy #125)
• Colossal Boy (last appearance in Adventure Comics #321; next appearance in Adventure Comics #325)
• Star Boy (last appearance in Adventure Comics #321; next appearance in Adventure Comics #325)
• Invisible Kid (last appearance in Adventure Comics #321; next appearance in Superman #172)
• Shrinking Violet (last appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #50; next appearance in Adventure Comics #325)
• Sun Boy (last appearance in Adventure Comics #323; next appearance in Superboy #125)
• Mon-El (last appearance in Adventure Comics #322; next appearance in Adventure Comics #325)
• Ultra Boy (last appearance in Adventure Comics #323; next appearance in Adventure Comics #325)
• Element Lad (last appearance in Adventure Comics #323; next appearance in Adventure Comics #325)

Supporting Character(s)

• Heroes of Lallor (known as the Legion of Super-Outlaws in this story; origin; next appearance in Adventure Comics #339)
• Beast Boy (origin; next appearance in Adventure Comics #339)
• Gas Girl (origin; next appearance in Adventure Comics #339)
• Evolvo Lad (origin; next appearance in Adventure Comics #339)
• Life Lass (origin; next appearance in Adventure Comics #339)
• Duplicate Boy (Qued Orlu; origin; next appearance in Adventure Comics #339)

Villain(s)

• Dr. Marden King (Jungle King's brother; no further appearances)
• Prime Minister Vorr of planet Lallor and his unnamed aide (appear in flashback only; no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Cosmic Boy (in flashback to Adventure Comics #318)
• Lightning Lad (in flashback to an untold Legion adventure)

Comments:
Duplicate Boy's real name may be translated properly from the Lallorian language as Qued Orlu (in the second story of Action Comics #381), Ord Quelu (in Legion of Super-Heroes #298), or Quelu Ord (in Who's Who #7). The real name of his counterpart who eventually weds the Shrinking Violet of the Adult Legion of Super-Heroes is spelled Ord Qelu, as revealed in Adventure Comics #354.

The Science Police are referred to as the World Police in this story.

Following this story, the Legion rejects applicant Kid Psycho in flashback in the third story of Superboy #125.

Also following this story, Cosmic Boy, Invisible Kid, and Saturn Girl temporarily imbue a powerless Superman with their powers in Superman #172.

Synopsis:
A brilliant but evil scientist, Dr. Marden King, seeks to destroy the Legion of Super-Heroes in retaliation for the death of his brother, Jungle King. Knowing of five young super-powered mutants, who are wandering the cosmos after being banished from the planet Lallor, he summons them to Earth to assist him in his goal.

The youths are Duplicate Boy, who can duplicate any super-power, Gas Girl, who can change into any gas, Evolvo Lad, who can make his body go forward or backward in evolution, Life Lass, who can make any inanimate object come alive, and Beast Boy, who can transform himself into any animal.

Marden convinces them that the Legionnaires are tyrants who will force them off Earth, knowing that the homeless Lallorians will fight to stay. The four Legionnaires then on Earth, Superboy, Star Boy, Invisible Kid, and Shrinking Violet battle the strange youths, and are captured by them and imprisoned in their own clubhouse.

Shrinking Violet escapes to warn her other teammates, and while Duplicate Boy tracks her down, his comrades discover that Marden King had lied to them, and that the Legionnaires are not villainous. When Duplicate Boy and the Legionnaires return to Earth, matters are set straight between the two groups, and King is taken into custody.

The Lallorian heroes are returned to their home world, and Duplicate Boy and Shrinking Violet, who have fallen in love, vow to continue their romance.