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In Adventure Comics No. 304 (Jan. 1963), Buddy Le Vigne defined what Allen Pilcher asked of editor Mort Weisinger in issue 301 - suggesting that "Bits of Legionnaire Business" allow fans to write in with their own ideas for super-heroes. Buddy also sent in his suggestion, Polar Boy, a character who was introduced and became the leader of the Substitute Heroes a mere two issues later! Wisely, Mort Weisinger saw the fans as a reservoir of ideas and so "Bits of Legionnaire Business" became a semi-regular feature.

Below is the complete list of reader suggestions documented in the Legion Letter Columns. The submissions are listed in alphabetical order; if one was actually used in the lore, a link is provided to that character's page. The issue number refers to the letter column in which the suggestion was made.

Special thanks to Clay King for contributing valuable information.

  • A

  • A.G. BOY - can make any object float via his power of transmitting anti-gravity. Suggested by Arthur Collins, Crystal Lake, Ill. (Adventure Comics No. 315)

  • AGE BOY - has the power to make himself or anyone else young, old, or middle-aged. Suggested by Ken Grabarek, Chicago, Ill. (Adventure Comics No. 340)

  • AIRLESS BOY - can live anyplace without having to breathe. Suggested by John Maynard, Columbus, Ohio (Adventure Comics No. 312)

  • ALTER KID - has the power to alter the shape, size, or controls of any machine. Suggested by Brian Atherton, Stratford, Ont., Canada (Adventure Comics No. 340)

  • AMNESIA AL - can make anyone lose his memory. Suggested by Veronica Brown, Philadelphia, Pa. (Adventure Comics No. 343)

  • AMOEBA LAD - can split in two, then each split part can split in two, and so on, just the way a real amoeba can multiply. Suggested by Alan Geros, W. St. Paul, Minn. (Adventure Comics No. 307, 309)

  • ANNIHILATION LAD - with a mere glance of his eyes he can destroy anything. Suggested by Daniel McShea (Adventure Comics No. 344)

  • ANTIDOTE ANDY - can concoct an antidote to neutralize any disease, poison, or magic spell. Suggested by Michael Pochan, Pittsburgh, Pa. (Adventure Comics No. 319)

  • ANTI-GRAVITY BOY - has the power to make anything rise at will. Suggested by Leo Manning & Stephen Gilpin, Dorchester, Mass. (Adventure Comics No. 307)

  • APE BOY - can turn into any kind of primate, from the smallest monkey to a King Kong-sized gorrilla. Suggested by Michael Willert, Woodlyn, Pa. (Adventure Comics No. 350)

  • ASTRO LAD - has disintegration vision. He can disintegrate anything and then restore it to its original form. Suggested by Andy Barnett, Phoenix, Ariz. (Adventure Comics No. 350)

  • ATMOSPHERE GIRL - can change the atmosphere of any world. Suggested by Phil Morrison, Van Nuys, Calif. (Adventure Comics No. 341)

  • ATOMIC KID - has the power of atomic radiation and the explosive force of an atomic bomb. Suggested by Barbara Reed, Yuma City, Calif. (Adventure Comics No. 309, 337)

  • ATTRACTO-LAD - has the power to attract or repel any form of energy or matter. He has one weakness, though - he can't attract girls. Suggested by R. McNeill, Kingston, Jamaica (Adventure Comics No. 350)

  • B

  • BACKWARDS BOY - can reverse the motion of anything and make it run backwards. Suggested by Melissa Wiebers, Lanark, Ill. (Adventure Comics No. 341)

  • BACTERIA BOY - can transmit a disease which gives enemies temporary sleeping sickness. Suggested by Phil F. Leibfred, Bronxville, N.Y. (Adventure Comics No. 310)

  • BANISH BOY - has the power to exile anyone to the Phantom Zone for a temporary time, without the need of a projector. Suggested by Mike Meridier, Kenner, La. (Adventure Comics No. 312)

  • BAT BOY - has the power of hearing super-sonic frequencies. Suggested by Mike Jones, Orlando, Florida (Adventure Comics No. 316, 337)

  • BEAM BOY - can change into a beam of light to travel anywhere. Suggested by Dennis Coughlin, Jr., Palo Alto, Calif. (Adventure Comics No. 341)

  • BEAST BOY - has the power to transform himself into any animal he wishes. Suggested by Thomas Raimondo, Brooklyn, N. Y. (Adventure Comics No. 309)

  • BIRD GIRL - has the power of doing anything that any bird in the solar system can do. Suggested by Dennis Persica, New Orleans, La. (Adventure Comics No. 312, 337)

  • BIZARRO BOY (1) - can turn into a Bizarro and fight against the Bizarros for the Legionnaires. Suggested by Daniel Camerford, Buffalo, N. Y. (Adventure Comics No. 311)

  • BIZARRO BOY (2) - can make a Legionnaire's powers work in reverse. Suggested by Ernest Fode, Medicine Hat, Canada (Adventure Comics No. 315)

  • BLACKOUT BOY - has the power to blackout vast areas. Suggested by James Vincent, Fairfax, Va. (Adventure Comics No. 316, 337)

  • BLOCKADE BOY - can change himself into an invulnerable steel wall of any size or shape. Suggested by Tom Kegley, St. Paul, Minn. (Adventure Comics No. 312, 337)

  • BRAIN BOY - has a super-intelligent brain. Suggested by Roger Anderson, Eau Claire, Wis. (Adventure Comics No. 307)

  • BRITTLE BOY - can break himself into hundreds of pieces and then re-unite. Suggested by Bob Marcus, East Meadow, L. I. (Adventure Comics No. 308, 337)

  • C

  • CALENDAR GIRL - knows every important date in past and future history. Suggested by Virginia Bruce, Bennetsville, S.C. (Adventure Comics No. 315)

  • CALORIE KID - can make anybody so fat and heavy he or she can't move. Suggested by Dan Solla, Freeport, Pa. (Adventure Comics No. 344)

  • CAT KID - has the strength of a tiger, the courage of a lion, the speed of a cheetah, the ability to see in the dark - and when he falls, he always lands on his feet. Suggested by Mark DeWolfe, San Antonio, Tex. (Adventure Comics No. 350)

  • CHEMICAL KID - can produce any chemical or mixture of chemicals via rays from his eyes. Suggested by Tommy Miers, Lone Star, Tex. (Adventure Comics No. 341)

  • CLOUD BOY - can control the elements. Suggested by Ed Lima, New Bedford, Mass. (Adventure Comics No. 309)

  • COLOR KID (1) - can change himself or any object to any color in the spectrum. Suggested by Jeff Greenberg, Los Angeles, Calif. (Adventure Comics No. 309, 337)

  • COLOR KID (2) - can change the color of any object. Suggested by Leslie Leibow, Fair Lawn, N. J. (Adventure Comics No. 311)

  • COLORLESS KATE - has control over anything that is black and white. She's a whiz with zebras and skunks. Suggested by Betty Borbely, Spencer, W. Va. (Adventure Comics No. 342)

  • COMPUTER GIRL - is a human lightning calculator and can figure out any problem in her mind. Suggested by Ed Stephenson & Dan Thompson, Risingsun, Ohio. (Adventure Comics No. 309)

  • COMPUTER KID - can predict any future event. Suggested by Mark Hawley, Burbank, Calif. (Adventure Comics No. 311)

  • COPY BOY - doesn't work on a newspaper, but he can copy anything he sees. Suggested by Mike Thompson, Dearborn, Mich. (Adventure Comics No. 311)

  • CRAZY KID - can upset a person's sense of balance, causing them to appear 'crazy'. Suggested by Gilbert Aubin (Adventure Comics No. 340)

  • CREATIVE GIRL - has the power of creating anything she wishes. Suggested by Janet Hein, West N. Y., N. J. (Adventure Comics No. 307, 337)

  • CRYSTAL KID - can change himself or anything else into unbreakable crystal. Suggested by Patrick Chupp, Muskegon, Mich. (Adventure Comics No. 341)

  • CRYSTAL YOUTH - can turn to pure crystal. Suggested by Johnny Fulce, Dallas, Tex. (Adventure Comics No. 340)

  • CURSE KID - has supernatural powers and can put hexes and spells on his enemies. -Suggested by Carol Ogden, Hawthorne, Calif. (Adventure Comics No. 316)

  • CYCLONE KING - can create twisters, monsoons, typhoons, etc. Suggested by Randy Steele, Tunkhan Rock, Pa. (Adventure Comics No. 310, 337)

  • CYCLOTRON KID - can split into atoms, changing matter to energy. Suggested by Byron Holt (Adventure Comics No. 350)

  • D

  • DAZZLE DANNY - has the power of temporarily blinding any person or animal with blinding colors. -Dale Jenkins, Chicago, Ill. (Adventure Comics No. 314)

  • DEE-ZEEZ - can give foes any illness, but is herself immune to all diseases. Suggested by Stephen Phillips, New York, N.Y. (Adventure Comics No. 350) Note: A character called Infectious Lass was later used in the Bronze Age.

  • DEGREE DAMSEL - has the power to alter the temperature of anything. Suggested by J. Adam King, Yellow Springs, Ohio. (Adventure Comics No. 311, 337)

  • DETECTOR DICK - has the power of detecting the plans of any evil-doer on Earth. Suggested by Ronald Gillis, Dorchester, Mass. (Adventure Comics No. 341)

  • DETECTOR LAD - has the power to learn the location of anyone in the Universe. Suggested by Michael Colby, Hewlett, L. I. (Adventure Comics No. 308)

  • DIAMOND DUKE - is invulnerable, able to cut steel with his fingernails, has diamond strength, and can change carbon into diamond. Suggested by Leon Smith, Greensboro, N.C. (Adventure Comics No. 350)

  • DIMENSION DAMSEL - has the power to visit the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th dimensions. Suggested by Eddie Jones, Rogersville, Tenn. (Adventure Comics No. 316, 337)

  • DISAPPEARING DAN - can make anything disappear temporarily. Suggested by Phillip Cano III, Yuma, Ariz. (Adventure Comics No. 342)

  • DISTORTION BOY - can project waves that distort vision and make him appear to be 30 feet away. Suggested by Paul Burns, Wilmington, Del. (Adventure Comics No. 340)

  • DUPLICATE BOY - has the ability to duplicate the power of any Legionnaire. Suggested by Steve Cohen, Newburgh, N.Y. (Adventure Comics No. 310)

  • DUPLICATION DEB - can materialize an exact duplicate of anything; however, the duplicate only lasts for one hour. Suggested by Philip Cobb, Charleston, Ill. (Adventure Comics No. 343)

  • DYNAMITE DAN - can make anything explode. Suggested by Paul Miller, Oakdale, Conn. (Adventure Comics No. 350)

  • E

  • ESP KID (1) - has extra-sensory perception powers. Suggested by Arthur Davis, Jr., Roanoke, Va. (Adventure Comics No. 310)

  • E.S.P. KID (2) - has the powers of second sight, telepathy, and hypnotism. Suggested by Tom Holberg, Forest Park, Ill. (Adventure Comics No. 312)

  • EARTHQUAKE LAD - has the power to create earthquakes. Suggested by Greg Flood, Needham, Mass. (Adventure Comics No. 315, 337)

  • EL LASS - can give super-powers to anyone whose initials are L.L. Suggested by Edith Frome, Newark, N. J. (Adventure Comics No. 311)

  • EMOTION LASS - can change anger to calmness, sorrow to happiness, etc. Suggested by Tom McCall, Jonesboro, Ark. (Adventure Comics No. 340)

  • ENDURANCE GIRL - can survive without air, water, or food for several years. Suggested by Ben Wright, Waltham, Mass. (Adventure Comics No. 311)

  • ENERGY LAD - can become pure energy and go anywhere in that form. Suggested by Julie and Jack McLaughlin, Scarborough, Ont., Canada (Adventure Comics No. 340)

  • EVE OF DESTRUCTION - can predict any disaster or hardship, but she can't predict anything good. Suggested by Dan Solla, Freeport, Pa. (Adventure Comics No. 343)

  • EVOLVO LAD - has the power of going back, or forward, on the Evolution track. For instance, he can change from a boy to a cave-boy, an ape, lemur, amphibian, fish, invertebrate, amoeba, and then to protoplasm. Or, from boy to a big-brained future boy. Suggested by Mark Wade, Livermore, Calif. (Adventure Comics No. 311)

  • F

  • FEATURE FEMME - can change other people's features. Suggested by Melissa Cook, Bronx, N.Y. (Adventure Comics No. 343)

  • FINGERTIP FRED - can make his fingers as long as he wants. Also, they can drill through stone or metal. Suggested by Billy Brennan, Collingdale, Pa. (Adventure Comics No. 350)

  • G

  • GAS GIRL - can change herself into a vapor and go under doors, through cracks, etc., and change herself into tear gas, laughing gas, etc. Suggested by Charlie Hendrix, Greenville, S.C. (Adventure Comics No. 314)

  • GAS LAD - can breathe in any gas and breathe it out in another form. For instance, he could inhale helium and exhale oxygen. Suggested by Paul Remley, Ann Arbor, Mich. (Adventure Comics No. 350)

  • GEOGRAPHY GIRL - is able to exist in several different areas at one time. Suggested by Gordon Thomas, Pilot Mountain, N.C. (Adventure Comics No. 310)

  • GHOST GIRL - is able to pass through any solid object. Suggested by Robert N. Behnke, Cresskill, N.J. (Adventure Comics No. 315)

  • GIVE-UP GIRL - can give off vibrations that make crooks surrender. Suggested by Brain Olmstead, Rochelle, Ill. (Adventure Comics No. 341)

  • GLASS GIRL (1) - has the ability to change into a glass statue. Suggested by Alexander Naumov, Paterson, N. J. (Adventure Comics No. 307)

  • GLASS GIRL (2) - has the power to turn anything, including living beings, into glass for one hour. Suggested by Greg Sanchez, South Gate, Calif. (Adventure Comics No. 342)

  • H

  • HEALING BOY - can heal any wound with a touch of his hand. Suggested by Tommy Fine, Braddyville, Iowa. (Adventure Comics No. 309)

  • HISTORY HANNAH - can remember the exact date, year, hour and minute, in which any event occurred. Suggested by Vincent Auleta, Long Island City, N.Y. (Adventure Comics No. 314)

  • HITCH-HIKE HECTOR - possesses the power to leave his physical body and enter another person's without their knowing it. Suggested by Richard Bratt, La Puente, Calif. (Adventure Comics No. 340)

  • HUMAN DRILL BOY - can drill through any substance. Suggested by Toni-Joe Frazier, Atlantic City, N. J. (Adventure Comics No. 307)

  • HUMAN SPONGE, THE - can soak up whole oceans into his body, or emit water from the pores of his skin. Suggested by Glen Quasny, West Covina, Calif. (Adventure Comics No. 350)

  • HYPNO BOY - has the talent of super-hypnosis. Suggested by James Cook, Phila., Pa. (Adventure Comics No. 307)

  • I

  • ILLUSTRATOR YOUTH - can draw anything he has ever seen in seconds. Suggested by Michael E. Colby, Long Island, N.Y. (Adventure Comics No. 310)

  • IMITATION KID - has the power to vocally imitate any sound in the world. Suggested by Richard W. Gowen, Lynn, Mass. (Adventure Comics No. 340)

  • INCREDIBLE BOY - by pointing to an object or person, he can make it go in the opposite direction. Suggested by G. Abbott, Massachusetts (Adventure Comics No. 344)

  • INERTIA KID - can increase the resistance that a body has to moving, and thus render it motionless. Suggested by Rudolph Valentino, Cedar Brook, N.J. (Adventure Comics No. 350)

  • INSECT KING - can duplicate the powers of any insect. Suggested by Philip McCrum, Chula Vista, Calif. (Adventure Comics No. 314) Note: Suggested a couple of years before Insect Queen first appeared.

  • ITCH WITCH - can make her enemies itch terribly till they surrender to her. Suggested by Arleen A. Abramowitz, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Adventure Comics No. 343)

  • J

  • JINX BOY - he can 'hex' criminals so that they encounter bad luck. Suggested by Michael Colby, Hewlett, L. I. (Adventure Comics No. 308)

  • JOKING KING - can make people laugh so hard they're helpless. Suggested by Brian Olmstead, Rochelle, Ill. (Adventure Comics No. 340)

  • K

  • KAYO KID - can render anyone or any creature unconscious for any desired length of time with no harmful after-effects. Suggested by Mike Hill, Orillia, Ont., Canada (Adventure Comics No. 350)

  • KEY KID (1) - has the power of opening any lock with his fingers. Suggested by Mike Witherspoon, Weatherford, Tex. (Adventure Comics No. 308, 337)

  • KEY KID (2) - can turn his fingers into keys to open any door or lock. Suggested by Judson Hoffman, St. Louis, Mo. (Adventure Comics No. 309) Note: Chameleon Boy would later do this trick in Adventure Comics No. 321.

  • L

  • LANGUAGE LAD - can translate any language in the universe. Suggested by Billy Ilhany, Roanoke, Va. (Adventure Comics No. 314)

  • LANGUAGE LASS - has the power to speak in any language in the Universe. Suggested by Frank Jennings, Eufaula, Ala. (Adventure Comics No. 315)

  • LENGTH LAD - can lengthen or shorten anything in less than a second - even parts of people's bodies. Suggested by Melissa Wiebers, Lanark, Ill. (Adventure Comics No. 340)

  • LIE-DETECTOR LAD - has the power of making anybody within 25 feet of him tell the truth. Suggested by Rick Rampone, Elkhart, Ind. (Adventure Comics No. 350)

  • LIFE LASS - has the ability to transform inanimate objects into living things by willing it. Suggested by Eric Heidman, Hancock, Mich. (Adventure Comics No. 309)

  • LIQUID LAD - has the power to turn any solid, unliving thing into any form of liquid. Suggested by Dan Solla, Freeport, Pa. (Adventure Comics No. 350)

  • LUNAR LASS - has the power to turn people into lunatics for short periods. Suggested by Charles Christesson, Rio Grande City, Tex. (Adventure Comics No. 310)

  • M

  • MAGIC MISTRESS - is a descendant of the wizard Merlin and has the power of super-sorcery, inherited from him. Suggested by Andy Purcell, Leoma, Tenn. (Adventure Comics No. 319)

  • MAGNETIC BOY - has the power of drawing magnetically any living creature. Suggested by Bill Martin, Milwaukee, Wis. (Adventure Comics No. 337) Note: Appeared as Magnetic Kid (Xaxan) in Adventure Comics No. 337.

  • MECHANICAL MAID - can turn into any mechanical apparatus by altering the atomic structure of her body. Suggested by Keith Okita, Aiea, Hawaii (Adventure Comics No. 350)

  • MEDIC MASTER - can cure any disease or illness ever shown on the Ben Casey or Dr. Kildare shows. Suggested by Jeff Baker, Ft. Worth, Tex. (Adventure Comics No. 311, 337)

  • MEDUSA MAID - has the power to turn any living matter to stone and back again. Suggested by Chuck Davis, Ferndale, Mich. (Adventure Comics No. 319)

  • METAL MIKE - can change himself into any metal. Suggested by Phillip Cano III (Adventure Comics No. 344)

  • MIDAS MAID - can transmute anything she touches into gold. Suggested by Jon Ingresoll, Cleveland, Ohio (Adventure Comics No. 310)

  • MIRAGE LAD - can project any type of illusion from his mind. Suggested by Rick Brown, Leasburg, Mo. (Adventure Comics No. 309)

  • MIRAGE MASTER - can create fantastic mirages merely by will power. Suggested by Harvey Pond, Milford, Conn. (Adventure Comics No. 308)

  • MIRROR MISTRESS - can reflect, in her mind's eye, anything another person is thinking. Suggested by Jeanie Cox, Joplin, Mo. (Adventure Comics No. 311)

  • MISS BREAK-MASS - can break inanimate objects into atoms. She can also break her body into parts, each one of which has an individual power. Suggested by Hugh Simons, Chicago, Ill. (Adventure Comics No. 350)

  • MIST LAD - can change himself into mist and make weapons out of mist. Suggested by Patrick Peduto, Jersey City, N.J. (Adventure Comics No. 340)

  • MOLECULE BOY - can re-arrange the molecules of any object to form something else; for example, he could change a crook's ray gun into a harmless pencil. Suggested by Ronald Domsky, Phila., Pa. (Adventure Comics No. 307, 337)

  • MOLECULE MOE - has the power of controlling every molecule in his body. He can speed them up and separate them until he's a liquid or even a gas. Or he can do the opposite, slowing down his molecules and moving them so close together that nothing can pass through him. Suggestion unsigned. (Adventure Comics No. 340)

  • MONSTER BOY - can assume any weird form he chooses. Suggested by Robert L. Chambers, Caro, Mich. (Adventure Comics No. 350)

  • N

  • NASAL HAZEL - has the power of super-smell. Suggested by Mervyn La Floyd, West Orange, N.J. (Adventure Comics No. 314)

  • NATURE BOY - can cause tidal waves, stop waterfalls, or make volcanoes erupt. Suggested by Matthew Maynard, Seattle, Wash. (Adventure Comics No. 308, 337)

  • NEGATIVE NELL - can explode objects or make them immaterial by projecting bolts of negative energy. Suggested by Sal Iacopelli, Boonton, N. J. (Adventure Comics No. 342)

  • NIGHT OWL - has the power to produce darkness over a small area. Suggested by Mike Meridier, Kenner, La. (Adventure Comics No. 308)

  • O

  • OCTI-LAD - has six arms, which, with his legs, make eight limbs. Suggested by David Blank, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Adventure Comics No. 343)

  • OMNIBOY - can travel on and under land, beneath the sea, and in air or space. Suggested by R. Goo, San Bernardino, Calif. (Adventure Comics No. 315, 337)

  • ORBIT KID - can hurl any object in perfect orbit around any world. Suggested by John Vogel, Silver Spring, Maryland (Adventure Comics No. 315)

  • P

  • PAJAMA PAT - can put anyone to sleep for any length of time. Suggested by Kim Boyce, Chicago, Ill. (Adventure Comics No. 350)

  • PETRI-PAL - can petrify anything. Suggested by Mike Pigg, Pasadena, Tex. (Adventure Comics No. 343)

  • PLANT LAD - can change himself into any plant - for instance, long vines, a strong tree, or a cactus. Suggested by Mike Young, Yakima, Wash. (Adventure Comics No. 340)

  • POLAR BOY - has the power of freezing to ice anything in his area. Suggested by Buddy LaVigne, Northbrook, Ill. (Adventure Comics No. 304)

  • PORCUPINE PETE - can shoot quills from his body which are tipped with a stunning liquid. He's a great hero, but for some reason, nobody ever pats him on the back. Suggested by David Krels, Milwaukee, Wis. (Adventure Comics No. 342) Note: A character named Porcupine Pete was later used in the Bronze Age.

  • POWER BOY - can drain the power - even a super-power - from any object or person and restore it or place it in another person. Suggested by Steven Petryszyn, Rochester, N.Y. (Adventure Comics No. 340) Note: A Power Boy was depicted as having been a member of the Legion before dying, as seen in Adventure Comics No. 354.

  • PROJECTO LAD - can project or retrieve anything from any dimension. Suggested by Eric Hodges, San Francisco, Calif. (Adventure Comics No. 340)

  • Q

  • QUANTITY KID - can make one object into more than one, or make several into one. For example, he can turn Superboy into 3 or 4 Superboys; or he can make Sun Boy, Element Lad, and Chameleon Boy into one person with all three powers. Suggested by Paul Stevenson, Kansas City, Kan. (Adventure Comics No. 340)

  • QUANTUM LAD - comes from Lucis, a world of concentrated light. He can emit a laser beam from his right index finger, change into light and hence fly at the speed of light, and pass through transparent objects; in his light form he can dazzle foes. Suggested by David Broomhead, Horsforth, Leeds, Yorkshire, England. (Adventure Comics No. 337) Note: It was suggested in "The Legion Outpost" letter column of Adventure Comics No. 371, that Quantum Lad may be the twin brother of Quantum Queen.

  • QUIZ QUEEN - can answer any factual question, because she has memorized every book in print. Suggested by Brenda Grant, Claremont, Calif. (Adventure Comics No. 308)

  • R

  • RADAR LAD - can detect any object and pinpoint its location on the map. Suggested by David Dickhereber, Wentzville, Mo. (Adventure Comics No. 307, 337)

  • RADIOACTIVE BOY - can generate radioactivity at will. Suggested by Wayne Robinson, Louise, Texas. (Adventure Comics No. 309) Note: Radiation Roy appeared in Adventure Comics No. 323.

  • RADIO ROVER - can connect with any radio in the Universe, without wires. Suggested by Karen D. Argis, Detriot, Mich. (Adventure Comics No. 311)

  • RAINBOW GIRL - has the power to split into four separate forms, each a different color and with a different power (Red - super-heat; blue-super-cold; yellow - super brightness; green - Kryptonite rays). Suggested by Rand Lee, Roxbury, Conn. (Adventure Comics No. 340) Note: A Rainbow Girl had previously appeared in Adventure Comics No. 309; perhaps this could be that character's power.

  • RAIN GIRL- can cause rainstorms at will, even in the Sahara Desert. Suggested by Jess & Steve Weiner, Little Neck, N. Y. (Adventure Comics No. 307, 308)

  • RAY LAD - can detect the presence of any sort of ray, such as gamma rays, cosmic rays, infra-red, ultra-violet, etc. Suggested by John Derer, Chicago, Ill. (Adventure Comics No. 309)

  • REFLEXO LAD - when he's hit, his arms automatically shoot out and sock his opponent by reflex action. Suggested by Jay Sabatucci, Arlington, Tex. (Adventure Comics No. 350)

  • REMARKABLE RUSS - has the power of turning anything invisible to everyone's eyes but his. Suggested by E. Clements, San Diego, Calif. (Adventure Comics No. 350)

  • REPELLER RAY - radiates a gravitational aura that enables him to control anything within one foot of his body. Thus, he could stop bullets or flying shrapnel before they hit him. Suggested by Michael Capobianco, Woodbridge, Va. (Adventure Comics No. 343)

  • RING GIRL - has a rainbow-colored ring, which can act as a stun ray, a blowtorch, and also contains a super-compressed parachute. Suggested by Mark Kaufman, Bronx, N. Y. (Adventure Comics No. 307) Note: This "applicant" surely couldn't get into the Legion since her power was dependent on a device.

  • RIPPER ROBERT - can rip himself in half to avoid bullets, then reunite. Suggested by Richard Kahn, Fair Lawn, N.J. (Adventure Comics No. 350)

  • ROBOT MASTER - can control any robot. Suggested by Bill Schupp & Jim Cooper, Hinsdale, Ill. (Adventure Comics No. 314)

  • ROCKET ROY - can turn into any size rocket and carry other Legionnaires through space. Suggested by Greg Kent, Goleta, Calif. (Adventure Comics No. 342)

  • S

  • SHADOW KID - has the ability to turn himself into a shadow, in which form he has cold ray vision. Suggested by Dennis Coughlin, Palo Alto, Calif. (Adventure Comics No. 340). Note: A Shadow Kid appears later in Adventure Comics No. 344/345.

  • SLEEP LAD - has the power to make anything go to sleep. Suggested by Lee Zimmerman, Lawrence, Kan. (Adventure Comics No. 340)

  • SLOW-MOTION KID - has the ability to slow down any moving object or person. Suggested by Peter Sipchen, Richardson, Tex. (Adventure Comics No. 311, 337)

  • SNAKE KID - can change any object into a living snake. Suggested by Keith Dale Kries, Honolulu, Hawaii (Adventure Comics No. 344)

  • SNOW GIRL - can create icebergs. Suggested by Reed Sechan, Chicago, Ill. (Adventure Comics No. 309)

  • SONG GIRL - can charm any person into obeying her orders by singing to them. Suggested by Roberta Davidson, New Shrewsbury, N. J. (Adventure Comics No. 319, 337)

  • SOUND BOY - uses sound waves to create a prison around enemies. Suggested by Niles Brown, Jefferson, Tex. (Adventure Comics No. 350)

  • SPEED LAD - can speed up or slow down any moving object. Suggested by Kevin Martin, Houston, Tex. (Adventure Comics No. 344)

  • SPELL BOY - has the power to cast a spell on any outlaw. Suggested by Gary Haught, Akron, Ohio (Adventure Comics No. 312)

  • SPIDER LASS - has the power of converting her hair into a super web, and casting it around opponents. Suggested by Jim Tilley, Rockaway, N.Y. (Adventure Comics No. 310) Note: Appeared as Spider Girl in Adventure Comics No. 320.

  • SPORT YOUTH - is a champion in every type of athletics. Suggested by Michael E. Colby, L.I., N.Y. (Adventure Comics No. 311)

  • STAR LAD - can make any object bigger or smaller. Suggested by Tony Edwards, Yuma, Ariz. (Adventure Comics No. 337) Note: Appeared as Size Lad (Aarl) in Adventure Comics No. 337.

  • STEAM KID - can change himself or anyone else into steam. Suggested by William Francis Powell, Laurel, Miss. (Adventure Comics No. 350)

  • SUCTION LAD - has the power to turn anything to smoke and inhale it, then eject it as smoke and cause it to materialize in any form he chooses. Suggested by Billy Hayden, Oak Harbor, Wash. (Adventure Comics No. 341)

  • SUSPENSE SPENCE - can suspend anything in space or time. Suggested by John Kimsey, Indianapolis, Ind. (Adventure Comics No. 350)

  • T

  • TELEPORT GIRL - possesses the unique ability to teleport herself anywhere, through time, space, and matter. Suggested by Lucinda Briggs, Port Alsworth, Alaska (Adventure Comics No. 307, 337)

  • THIN GIRL - can make herself as thin as a piece of thread. Suggested by Alan Mandelbaum and Russell Weis, Oceanside, N.Y. (Adventure Comics No. 350)

  • TIME BOY - can travel into the past or future when he wants to. Suggested by Raymond Pearson, Jersey City, N. J.

  • TIME GIRL - possesses the power to alter time and evolution. Suggested by Rex Osborne, Essex, England (Adventure Comics No. 312, 337)

  • TIME LAD - can stop time for everyone but himself - once every 48 hours. Suggested by Bruce Carter, Montgomery, Ala. (Adventure Comics No. 350)

  • TINA TRUTH - has the power to make any person blurt out the complete truth about who he is, where he is from, and what he's doing. Suggested by Shirley Smith, Hazel Park, Mich. (Adventure Comics No. 344)

  • TRACK LAD - can track anything in the Universe. Suggested by Glenn Rifkin, Paramus, N. J. (Adventure Comics No. 316)

  • TRAVELLER, THE - has the power to transport himself and others anywhere he wills, including other time-eras and dimensions. Suggested by David Low, Florissant, Mo. (Adventure Comics No. 350)

  • TREE GIRL - can change into a human tree. Suggested by Patricia Stevens, Paris, France (Adventure Comics No. 350)

  • TROPIC KID - has the power to create monsoons, terrific heat, etc. Suggested by Richard Smoley, Waterbury, Conn. (Adventure Comics No. 344)

  • U

  • UNIVERSE BOY - can talk, understand and translate the language of any race or civilization in any solar system of the Universe, past or present or future. Suggested by Stephen Maloney, Boston, Mass. (Adventure Comics No. 307)

  • V

  • VAMPIRE BOY - has the powers of the legendary vampire. He can become invisible, and turn into a bat, a wolf, a mist, or even specks of dust in the moonlight. Suggested by Peter Cooper, Detroit, Mich. (Adventure Comics No. 340)

  • VENUS VAMP - can make others handsome or ugly and can make people love anything. Suggested by Michael E. Colby, Hewlett Bay Park, L.I., N.Y. (Adventure Comics No. 343)

  • VIBRATORY BOY - can emit vibratory pulsations with which he can shatter any object. Suggested by Bill Hodges, Huntsville, Ala. (Adventure Comics No. 307, 337)

  • VICIOUS CIRCLE - can materialize hoops of sizzling energy that weaken a person by sapping his strength. Suggested by Rand Lee, Roxbury, Conn. (Adventure Comics No. 350)

  • VOCAL WHIZ - can perfectly imitate anybody's voice. Suggested by Roger Ho, N.Y., N.Y. (Adventure Comics No. 310, 337)

  • W

  • WATER BOY - from the water world of Zeron. His people evolved the power of controlling water and shooting from their fingertips jets of water so intense they can knock out a person. Suggested by Bubba Caton, Tampa, Fla. (Adventure Comics No. 341)

  • WATER LAD - can change into any form of water: rain, snow, fog, sleet, steam or smog. Suggested by Paul Vranish, Crosby, Minn. (Adventure Comics No. 350)

  • WEAPON LAD - has the power to create any weapon in the Solar System after seeing it once. Suggested by Bobby Flash, Jersey City, N. J. (Adventure Comics No. 319)

  • WEAPONS LAD - can design ingenious new weapons without a workshop. Suggested by Gregory Gallagher, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Adventure Comics No. 310)

  • WEIGHT LAD - has the power to make anything lighter or heavier. Suggested by Billy Muffett, San Jose, Calif. (Adventure Comics No. 311)

  • WEIGHT WIZARD - can make himself weigh any amount, from an ounce to ten tons. Suggested by Maggie Fraser, Pleasantville, N. Y. (Adventure Comics No. 312)

  • WHIRL WIZARD - shoots out whirling rays from his eyes. They cause enemies to whirl uncontrollably till they get dizzy. Suggested by Brian T. Strom, Northfield, Minn. (Adventure Comics No. 350)

  • WISH GIRL - gets anything she wants by wishing for it. Suggested by Karen Hailey, Gholson, Miss. (Adventure Comics No. 314)

  • WOLF GIRL - can change into a wolf and see in the dark. Suggested by Carol Ann Wendover, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (Adventure Comics No. 343)

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  • Y

  • Y - There are no entries under this letter.

  • Z

  • ZODIAC BOY - can change the future by altering a preson's horoscope. Suggested by Richard Depoe, Syracuse, N. Y. (Adventure Comics No. 308)