Comic Title: Adventure Comics #301
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: October 1962
On Sale Date: August 30, 1962 Copyright Date August 30, 1962
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1962


Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: "The Secret Origin of Bouncing Boy"
Pages: 13

Feature(s):
Legion of Super-Heroes (of Earth-1)

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Artist: John Forte

Reprinted In:
Superboy #180 (1971)
Adventure Comics #498 (1983)
Legion of Super-Heroes Archives Vol. 1 HC (1991)
Showcase Presents:Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 1 TPB (2007)
Legion of Super-Heroes:The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2017)
Legion of Super-Heroes:The Silver Age Vol. 1 TPB (2018)

Feature Character(s)

• Legion of Super-Heroes (last appearance in Superboy #100; next appearance in Adventure Comics #302)
• Cosmic Boy (last appearance in Superboy #100; next appearance in Superman #157)
• Saturn Girl (last appearance in Superboy #100; next appearance in Adventure Comics #302)
• Lightning Lad (last appearance in Superboy #100; next appearance in Superman #157)
• Triplicate Girl (last appearance in Superman #156; next appearance in Superboy #101)
• Phantom Girl (last appearance in Action Comics #290; next appearance in Adventure Comics #304)
• Chameleon Boy (last appearance in Superboy #100; next appearance in Adventure Comics #302)
• Sun Boy (last appearance in Superman #156; next appearance in Adventure Comics #302)
• Colossal Boy (last appearance in Adventure Comics #323; next appearance in Adventure Comics #304)
• Shrinking Violet (last appearance in Superman #156; next appearance in Adventure Comics #302)
• Bouncing Boy (last appearance in Superman #156; next appearance in Adventure Comics #302)
• Ultra Boy (last appearance in Superboy #100; next appearance in Adventure Comics #302)
• Matter-Eater Lad (Tenzil Kem; first appearance; appears as an unnamed Legion applicant in a different costume; next appearance in Adventure Comics #303)

Villain(s)

• An unnamed electricity-wielding thief (appears in flashback only; no further appearances)
• An unnamed giant of planet Grykk (no further appearances)
• An unnamed lead monster of planet Ferno (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Lester Spiffany, Storm Boy, and other rejected Legion applicants (no further appearances)
• An unnamed scientist (Bouncing Boy’s former employer; appears only in flashback; no further appearances)
• Unnamed law officers of planet Lumbak (no further appearances)

Flashback Appearance(s)

• Legion of Super-Heroes (during Bouncing Boy's induction; last appearance in Superman #152; next appearance in Action Comics #287)
• Cosmic Boy (during Bouncing Boy's induction; last appearance in Superman #152; next appearance in Action Comics #287)
• Saturn Girl (during Bouncing Boy's induction; last appearance in Superman #152; next appearance in Action Comics #287)
• Lightning Lad (during Bouncing Boy's induction; last appearance in Superman #152; next appearance in Action Comics #287)
• Triplicate Girl (during Bouncing Boy's induction; last appearance in Adventure Comics #323; next appearance in Action Comics #287)
• Chameleon Boy (during Bouncing Boy's induction; last appearance in Superman #152; next appearance in Action Comics #287)
• Sun Boy (during Bouncing Boy's induction; last appearance in Superman #152; next appearance in Action Comics #287)
• Shrinking Violet (during Bouncing Boy's induction; last appearance in Adventure Comics #247; next appearance in Superman #156)
• Bouncing Boy (during Bouncing Boy's induction; last appearance in Action Comics #276; next appearance in Action Comics #287)

Comments:
The Legion of Super-Heroes is mistakenly said to exist in the 21st century in this story.

The Legion’s Mission Monitor Board first appears in this story.

Following this story, Cosmic Boy and Lightning Lad appear in the Superman Day Parade in the third story of Superman #157.

Synopsis:
In order to lift the spirits of a group of prospective Legion applicants, Bouncing Boy tells them of his origin, and of the difficulties he faced in trying to convince the Legion that he was worthy of membership. The Legionnaires initially believed his power was worthless, and he failed in his various attempts to convince them otherwise, until he was able to capture a thief with an electrical weapon by bouncing to avoid being shocked.