Legion of Super-Heroes #100 - First Appearance of Ferro, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1989 series)
Issue: #100
Publication date: January 1998
Key date: January 1998
On-sale date: November 26, 1997
Indicia publisher: DC Comics
Price: $5.95; 8.50 CAD
Pages: 102
Barcode: 76194120035410011
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Ferro - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance of Kinetix - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Zoe Saugin - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance (cover) of Umbra - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Leviathan - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance of Monstress - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Candi Pyponte-LeParc III - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of M'Onel - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance (cover) of Jeka Wynzorr - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Sensor - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance of Jazmin Cullen - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Kid Quantum - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Koko - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Lori Morning - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Dyrk Magz - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Magno - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Tin - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Thomas Tinkham - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of C.O.M.P.U.T.O. - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Tiffany Cross - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of The Weirdo Legionnaire - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Long Way Home!	cover	2	pencils: Alan Davis; inks: Mark Farmer; letters: Todd Klein	Bart Allen, Apparition, Imra Ardeen, Brainiac 5, Chameleon, Cosmic Boy, Reep Daggle, Salu Digby, Querl Dox, Luornu Durgo, Ferro First, Gates, Impulse, Invisible Kid
1	OK C.O.M.P.U.T.O.	comic story	32	script: Tom Peyer, Tom McCraw; pencils: Lee Moder, Derec Aucoin; inks: Drew Geraci, Ray Kryssing; colors: Tom McCraw; letters: Pat Brosseau	Bart Allen, Apparition, Imra Ardeen, Jan Arrah, Brainiac 5, C.O.M.P.U.T.O. First, Chameleon, Cosmic Boy, Tiffany Cross First, Reep Daggle, Salu Digby, Querl Dox, Tim Drake, Luornu Durgo
2	-	illustration	1	pencils: Chris Sprouse; inks: Bob Wiacek; colors: Tom McCraw	Apparition, Imra Ardeen, Brainiac 5, Chameleon, Cosmic Boy, Reep Daggle, Querl Dox, Luornu Durgo, Ferro First, Rokk Krinn, Tasmia Mallor, Jo Nah, Andrew Nolan, Saturn Girl
3	-	illustration	1	pencils: Colleen Doran; inks: Colleen Doran; colors: Tom McCraw	Imra Ardeen, Jan Arrah, Cosmic Boy, Salu Digby, Element Lad, Lar Gand, Rokk Krinn, Leviathan First, Live Wire, M'Onel First, Tasmia Mallor, Jo Nah, Garth Ranzz, Saturn Girl
4	Reflections	comic story	9	script: Mark Farmer; pencils: Alan Davis; inks: Mark Farmer; colors: Tom McCraw; letters: Pat Prentice	Apparition, Imra Ardeen, Jan Arrah, Brainiac 5, Chameleon, Cosmic Boy, Reep Daggle, Salu Digby, Querl Dox, Luornu Durgo, Element Lad, Ferro First, Lar Gand, Gates
5	-	illustration	1	pencils: Dan Jurgens; inks: José Marzán Jr.; colors: Tom McCraw	Brainiac 5, Cosmic Boy, Querl Dox, Rokk Krinn, Tasmia Mallor, Jo Nah, Ultra Boy, Umbra First
6	-	illustration	1	pencils: Mike Collins; inks: Drew Geraci; colors: Tom McCraw	Imra Ardeen, Brainiac 5, Chameleon, Cosmic Boy, Reep Daggle, Salu Digby, Querl Dox, Luornu Durgo, Ferro First, Gates, Tenzil Kem, Kinetix First, Rokk Krinn, Leviathan First
7	-	illustration	1	pencils: Philip Moy; inks: Philip Moy; colors: Tom McCraw	Imra Ardeen, Cosmic Boy, Rokk Krinn, Live Wire, Garth Ranzz, Saturn Girl
8	All Together Now!	comic story	15	script: Roger Stern, Tom McCraw; pencils: Jason Armstrong; inks: Ron Boyd; colors: Tom McCraw; letters: Pat Brosseau	Apparition, Imra Ardeen, Brainiac 5, Chameleon, Cosmic Boy, Reep Daggle, Salu Digby, Querl Dox, Luornu Durgo, Ferro First, Lar Gand, Laurel Gand, Gates, Invisible Kid
9	-	illustration	1	pencils: John Delaney; inks: Ron Boyd; colors: Tom McCraw	Sandy Anderson, Andromeda, Apparition, Imra Ardeen, Jan Arrah, Brainiac 5, Chameleon, Cosmic Boy, Reep Daggle, Querl Dox, Luornu Durgo, Element Lad, Ferro First, Lar Gand
10	-	illustration	1	pencils: Cully Hamner; inks: Cully Hamner; colors: Stine Walsh	Brainiac 5, Cosmic Boy, Querl Dox, Rokk Krinn, Live Wire, Garth Ranzz
11	-	illustration	1	pencils: Dusty Abell; inks: Drew Geraci; colors: Tom McCraw	Apparition, Imra Ardeen, Jazmin Cullen First, Salu Digby, Kid Quantum First, Kinetix First, Leviathan First, Tasmia Mallor, Jenni Ognats, Ayla Ranzz, Saturn Girl, Zoe Saugin First, Spark, Umbra First
12	The Brainiac Adventures: It's a Wonderful Legion	comic story	5	script: Ron Boyd; pencils: John Delaney; inks: Ron Boyd; colors: Tom McCraw; letters: Tim Harkins	Imra Ardeen, Imra Ardeen, Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Cosmic Boy, Cosmic Boy, Reep Daggle, Salu Digby, Salu Digby, Querl Dox, Duo Damsel, Luornu Durgo, Luornu Durgo
13	-	illustration	1	pencils: Paul Pelletier; inks: Drew Geraci; colors: Tom McCraw	Apparition, Imra Ardeen, Cosmic Boy, Salu Digby, Luornu Durgo, Kinetix First, Rokk Krinn, Leviathan First, Live Wire, Jo Nah, Garth Ranzz, Saturn Girl, Zoe Saugin First, Triad
14	-	illustration	1	pencils: Todd Nauck; inks: Ron Boyd; colors: Tom McCraw	Apparition, Jo Nah, Ultra Boy, Tinya Wazzo
15	-	illustration	1	pencils: Jeffrey Moy; inks: W. C. Carani; colors: Tom McCraw	Apparition, Imra Ardeen, Jan Arrah, Brainiac 5, Chameleon, Cosmic Boy, Reep Daggle, Salu Digby, Querl Dox, Luornu Durgo, Element Lad, Ferro First, Lar Gand, Laurel Gand
16	The Fires of Creation	comic story	12	script: Paul Levitz; pencils: Walt Simonson; inks: Bob Wiacek; colors: Tom McCraw; letters: John Workman	Jan Arrah, Brainiac 5, Querl Dox, Element Lad, Lar Gand, Laurel Gand, Gates, Invisible Kid, Koko First, M'Onel First, Tasmia Mallor, Ti'julk Mr'asz, Lyle Norg, Jenni Ognats
17	-	letters page	3	script: Frank Berrios

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Sources

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