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Adventure Comics #333

DC · Series began 1938 · June 1965

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Dates

Cover date: June 1965
On sale: April 29, 1965
Pages: 36

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Curt Swan, Win Mortimer, John Forte, Stanley Mouse, Al Plastino, Henry Boltinoffinks: George Klein, Win Mortimer, Stanley Mouse, Al Plastino, Henry Boltinoffletters: Ira Schnapp, Milt Snapinnscript: Jack Schiff, Edmond Hamilton, Henry Boltinoff

Stories

Part I: The War Between Krypton and Earth! · 9 pages
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 travelers 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! · 8 pages
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.
The Spoiled Superboy! · 7 pages
Untitled · 0.5 pages
Jenkins takes his paint-by-number hobby too far.

Reprinted in

All Star Adventure Comic (1959), Legion of Super-Heroes (1973), The Best of DC (1979), The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (1991), Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (2007), Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age Omnibus (2017)