Legion of Super-Heroes #24 - First Appearance of Ultra Boy, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1989 series)
Issue: #24
Publication date: December 1991
Key date: December 1991
On-sale date: October 24, 1991
Indicia publisher: DC Comics Inc.
Price: $1.75; 2.25 CAD; 1.00 GBP
Pages: 36

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Matter-Eater Lad - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Brainiac 5 - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of B.I.O.N. - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Origin story on record for: Aria Campbell.

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 Quiet Darkness: Part IV	cover	1	pencils: Keith Giffen; inks: Al Gordon; colors: Tom McCraw	Brainiac 5, Aria Campbell, Coda Campbell First, Darkseid, Querl Dox, Furball, Gemini First, Brin Londo
1	The Quiet Darkness, Part Four	comic story	18	script: Al Gordon; pencils: Keith Giffen; inks: Al Gordon; colors: Tom McCraw; letters: Albert DeGuzman	Brainiac 5, Aria Campbell Origin, Darkseid, Querl Dox, Gemini First, Brin Londo, Celeste McCauley, Jo Nah, Celeste Rockfish, Richard Kent Shakespeare, Furball, Coda Campbell First
2	The Adventures of B.I.O.N. Defender of Humankind	comic story	5	script: Keith Giffen, Tom Bierbaum, Mary Bierbaum; pencils: Jason Pearson, Dusty Abell; inks: Brad Vancata, Michael Christian; colors: Tom McCraw; letters: John Workman	Gim Allon, Laurel Gand First, Val Armorr, Jan Arrah, Brainiac 5 First, Chameleon Boy First, Colossal Boy First, Cosmic Boy First, Reep Daggle, Salu Digby, Querl Dox, Luornu Durgo, Element Lad First, Ferro Lad First
3	Querl Dox - Personal Scientific Journal	text story	1	script: Tom Bierbaum, Mary Bierbaum
4	Project Champion Directives	text story	1	script: Tom Bierbaum, Mary Bierbaum
5	-	letters page	2	script: Tom Bierbaum, Mary Bierbaum

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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