AMAZING WORLD OF DC COMICS #9 – Legion Issue
Volume 2 Number 9 – November-December, 1975
Cover: Unused Dave Cockrum cover from 1973 – Inside Cover: “This issue, we’re turning the Amazing World of DC Comics over to the Legion fans in our audience, for a cover-to-cover fact file on everything you ever wanted to know about our teen super-group. The regular AWODCC features, including Direct Currents, can be found in a special pull-out section following page 16” (following this text is the Table of Contents, titled THE LEGION HANDBOOK, by Neal Pozner, Guest Editor - word is that the illustrations are his, as well) – Back Cover: Figure Model Sheets for the Legion by Curt Swan, circa 1963 – Inside Back Cover: Legion Cover Gallery.
Center Spread: The Wedding of Bouncing Boy and Duo Damsel by Dave Cockrum!
Table of Contents
Table of Contents – Lists TOC for The Legion Handbook,
reprinted within this issue, but does not take into account pages added for the
entire issue of AWODCC #9.
(ALL THE FOLLOWING PAGES HAVE BEEN UPDATED REFLECT
ACTUAL PAGES IN THE PUBLISHED ISSUE) 02/2024 BGP
The Legion Checklist –
Pages 1-7
All of the Legion stories appearing on stands up to May of 1975 -
in alphabetical order by Title, so Action Comics appears before Adventure
Comics.
Page 1 – Title Page of the Checklist, black & white image of
Adventure Comics #267 featured.
The Legion of Super Heroes – Page 7
Page 7 – Title Page to the following several articles, black & white image of
Adventure #300 featured.
The Clubhouse(s) – Page 8
History &
Description of Legion Headquarters
Equipment – Page 8
Ships,
Jet-Packs, Anti-Gravity Belts, Flight Rings, Alert Systems, you name it.
The Legion Constitution – Pages 8-9
An attempt to cobble together the whole
of the constitution – “Where possible, the actual Constitution will be quoted”.
Legion Policies – Page 9
Dealing with Legion Rejects, Rededication,
On-Call, Interlac, etc.
The Legionnaires – Pages 10-16 (Cont'd on Page
33)
Exhaustive list of the then-current members of the Legion, as well as
honorary & reservists, expelled and deceased members. All members are listed,
along with some history & their powers, etc.
Amazing World of Letters, by
Bob Rozakis – Pages 17-18
Letters, letters, letters and none by any names
that were immediately recognizable.
Ad for Super DC Con ’76 – Page 19
Huge build-up in this full page ad along with registration, prices, etc.
How a Comic is “Un” Created, by Jack C. Harris – Pages 20-21
Short essay on
the problems associated with creating comics – in this instance, what happened
when the 100 Pagers were discontinued and they had to re-slate the lead story
and other stories to combine for the appropriate page count.
Direct
Currents – Pages 22-23 (Cont'd on Page 26)
December 1975/January 1976 coming
attractions.
Dave Cockrum's Wedding Scene – Pages 24-25
From Superboy
(and the Legion of Super-Heroes) #200, reprinted as a double-page spread in
black & white, rather than as a tiny, one-page, sideways page as in the
original.
Direct Currents – Pages 26-32 (Cont'd from Page 23)
December
1975/January 1976 coming attractions.
The Legionnaires – Pages 33-40
(Cont'd from Page 16)
Exhaustive list of the then-current members of the
Legion, as well as honorary & reservists, expelled and deceased members. All
members are listed, along with some history & their powers, etc.
Legion
Allies – Pages 41-42
List of some of the then-current allies of the Legion.
The Heroes of Lallor when they were known as the Legion of Super-Outlaws,
Dev-Em, the Substitutes, Super-Pets and Wanderers. Some histories and each
individual is listed.
Legion Enemies – Pages 42-43
List of the
then-current enemies of the Legion. Some histories and each individual is
listed.
Thirtieth Century Earth – Page 44
One-page article that is
rather Terran-centric…
Living in the Thirtieth Century – Pages 45-48
Page 45 – A single title page leading to the next two articles, black & white
image of Adventure #355 featured.
Time Travel – Page 46
Short article
regarding the history of Time Travel, up to the “current” methods employed in
the 30th Century.
Extraterrestrial Bodies of the Thirtieth Century –
Pages 46-48
Exhaustive list of all of the planets mentioned in Legion
stories. Small remarks about each planet, i.e.: “Daxam: Be expecially careful
not to bring any lead to this planet, as it can cause irreparable damage to all
its inhabitants. Similar to ancient Krypton in size, sin and culture, biophysics
is the major concern of scientists on this planet.” or “Shwar: Home of Fire
Lad”.
Cover Collage – Inside Back Cover
A collection of small, black &
white covers featuring the Legion. Adventure Comics #293, Adventure Comics #312,
Adventure Comics #350, Adventure Comics #354, Superboy #197, Adventure Comics
#379, Adventure Comics #342, Adventure Comics #365 and Adventure Comics #340.
Curt Swan Character Guide Sheet – Outside Back Cover
Features Light Lass,
Colossal Boy, Ultra Boy, Matter Eater Lad, Phantom Girl, Chameleon Boy, Cosmic
Boy, Lightning Lad & Saturn Girl.
