A Brief History of Legion of Super Heroes Volumes
Greetings Legionnaires! As I write this, we are on the cusp of the NINTH separate Volume of the Legion of Super Heroes comic book to be published. Why nine? Well, I’m glad you asked! This is a very confusing subject for many, especially new readers, but even long-time readers, as in addition to different publishing volumes, there have been completely independent VERSIONS of the team. These we usually refer to as Original/OG, Reboot, Threeboot, Retroboot and Bendisboot/Rebirth, as they are all distinct iterations of the team. But those are only FIVE versions of the team. Where do we get NINE volumes? Okay, bear with me here. Even though the Legion started in the pages of Adventure Comics and even went into Action Comics for a time, the Legion did not get a book titled “Legion of Super Heroes” until 1973. This was a four-issue run that reprinted Adventure 328 (The Lad Who Wrecked the Legion), Adventure 333 (The War Betwe...