The Best of DC, #64 Newsstand

Published: September 1985

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Superboy and the Legion Battle the Moby Dick of Space!

Story Featuring Legion of Super-Heroes

Credits
Story Notes

Wrap-around cover.

Superboy and the 5 Legion Traitors!

Story Featuring Superboy

Storyline

Superboy accidentally arrives in a parallel world where the Legion are villains.

[Part I]: The Secret of the Mystery Legionnaire!

Story Featuring Legion of Super-Heroes

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Space pirate Vorm joins the Legion as Dynamo Boy and begins to eliminate the Legionnaires.

Part II: The Victory of the Evil Legionnaire!

Story Featuring Legion of Super-Heroes

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Dynamo Boy expels the remaining Legionnaires and makes plans for a new member drive.

Story Notes

Continues in next story.

[Part I]: The Triumph of the Legion of Super-Villains!

Story Featuring Legion of Super-Heroes

Storyline

Dynamo Boy accepts as members the Legion of Super-Villains, over the Subs' objections.

Story Notes

Story continues from previous story.

Part II: The Revolt of the Super-Villains!

Story Featuring Legion of Super-Heroes

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The LSV turns on Dynamo Boy and sends him into the future. The ex-Legionnaires, keeping track of events from far off, challenge the LSV to a final confrontation.

Part I: The Super-Moby Dick of Space!

Story Featuring Legion of Super-Heroes

Storyline

Lightning Lad loses an arm to the Super-Moby Dick of Space. When Ultra Boy fails to subdue the space creature, Lightning Lad leads a team against it.

Story Notes

This reprinting credits John Forte as the only artist. However, Mort Weisinger's records credit George Klein, as does the ICG Legion of Super-Heroes index. Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age Omnibus Volume 2 also credits George Klein.

Part II: The Cosmic Quest of Lightning Lad!

Story Featuring Legion of Super-Heroes

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Lightning Lad shrinks the space creature to its original size with the help of the scientist who accidentally enlarged it.

Story Notes

This reprinting credits John Forte as the only artist. However, Mort Weisinger's records credit George Klein, as does the ICG Legion of Super-Heroes index. Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age Omnibus Volume 2 also credits George Klein.

Part I: The War between Krypton and Earth!

Story Featuring Legion of Super-Heroes

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The Legionnaires travel to the past to find out the story behind an ancient artifact which refers to a war between Earth and Krypton. The half that goes to Earth's past finds space travellers colonizing ancient Atlantis; the other half accompanies a group of Kryptonians who leave anti-scientific Krypton for Earth.

Part II: The Civil War of the Legion

Story Featuring Legion of Super-Heroes

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While the Atlanteans and Kryptonians fight, Brainiac 5 discovers why Earth's air irritates the Atlanteans and helps them adapt to life under the sea. Later, back in the future, Superboy finds more artifacts that explain what happened to the Kryptonians.

Part I: The Unknown Legionnaire

Story Featuring Legion of Super-Heroes

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Superboy recalls a case when the Legionnaires were helped by a hero called Unknown Boy.

Part II: The Secret of Unknown Boy

Story Featuring Legion of Super-Heroes

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After Unknown Boy helps the Legion finish a case, Superboy figures out that under the costume is Supergirl. Supergirl then recalls going through a red kryptonite cloud and losing her memory, but knowing she had to protect her secret identity, and so creating the Unknown Boy costume.

Legion Headquarters

Story Featuring Legion of Super-Heroes

Story Notes

The first headquarters image comes from All-New Collectors' Edition #C-55; the second comes from Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes #2; and the third comes from The Legion of Super-Heroes #311.

Credits
Story Notes

Inside back cover. Discussion of the stories in the issue.

Best of DC -- The Legion of Super-Heroes
Story Notes

Inside front cover. Table of contents and indicia information.