Dates
- Cover date
- March 1969
- On sale
- January 30, 1969
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
pencils: Curt Swan, Jim Shooter, Win Mortimerinks: Neal Adams, Jack Abelletters: Gaspar Saladino, Joe Letteresescript: Jim Shooter
Stories
- Twelve Hours to Live! · Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes · 9.67 pages
During a celebration of Brainiac 5's birthday, the Legionnaires are poisoned. While Superboy and Duo Damsel struggle with telling their parents, Karate Kid heads out on a suicide mission in search of the Fatal Five.
- Part 2: In the Shadow of Death! · Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes · 12.67 pages
Karate Kid takes on the Fatal Five solo, and disrupts their plans, then returns to Legion headquarters, where all the Legionnaires seemingly drop dead.
Reprinted in
Superman Supacomic (1959), The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (1991), Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (2007), Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age Omnibus (2017), DC Finest: Legion of Super-Heroes: Zap Goes the Legion (2024)