Comic Title: Legion of Super-Heroes Archives Vol. 8 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 1998
On Sale Date: October 28, 1998 Direct Market Date October 21, 1998
Source: Previews, Vol. 8 #8 (#116)

Direct Market Date October 28, 1998
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, October 28, 1998

Direct Market Date October 28, 1998
Source: Diamond Shipping List, Shipping This Week: October 28

Direct Market Date October 28, 1998
Source: Usenet, Late Comics Report for the week of October 29, 1998

Shipping Date October 21, 1998
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #1301

Copyright Date October 16, 1998
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1998

Cover Price: $49.95
Page Count: 224
Editor: Bob Kahan

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Tornado Twins"
Pages: 23

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

Writer: James Shooter
Artist: J. Winslow Mortimer

Reprinted From:
Adventure Comics #373 (1968)

Feature Character(s)

• Legion of Super-Heroes (last appearance in Adventure Comics #372; next appearance in Adventure Comics #374)
• Phantom Girl (last appearance in Adventure Comics #372; next appearance in Adventure Comics #374)
• Brainiac 5 (last appearance in Adventure Comics #372; next appearance in Adventure Comics #374)
• Superboy (last appearance in Superboy #151; next appearance in Superman #211)
• Sun Boy (last appearance in Adventure Comics #372; next appearance in Adventure Comics #374)
• Element Lad (last appearance in Superboy #147; next appearance in Adventure Comics #374)
• Karate Kid (last appearance in Adventure Comics #368; next appearance in Adventure Comics #374)
• Princess Projectra (last appearance in Adventure Comics #370; next appearance in Adventure Comics #374)

Guest Star(s)

• Don Allen (a descendant of Barry Allen; next appearance in Superboy #200)
• Dawn Allen (a descendant of Barry Allen; next appearance in Superboy #200)

Villain(s)

• A group of unnamed thieves (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Marya (Element Lad's girlfriend; no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Flash (as a statue)

Comments:
Part II:"The Fun-Loving Allens – Super-Heroes"

Given the events of Flash #350, in which Barry and Iris Allen relocated to the 30th century, it is possible that Don and Dawn Allen are the Flash's children, not merely his descendants.

Synopsis:
An alarm summons the Legionnaires to the United Planets Vehicle Research Center, where crooks are stealing the vehicles stored there. When the super-heroes arrive, they find the crooks already bound and captured by two youths who introduce themselves as Don and Dawn Allen. Karate Kid tries to question them to no avail, and the two depart.

Later, the Legion answers an emergency summons at the Alpha Iron Mine, where people are trapped underground in a cave-in caused by malfunctioning robot workers. During their rescue attempt, several Legionnaires are overcome by the robots, and a second cave-in cuts Superboy off from his comrades. Because a Green Kryptonite meteor thwarts his attempt to dig them free, he rushes to the surface to get help. Don and Dawn Allen suddenly appear and use their abilities to vibrate through the fallen earth. Dawn causes the robots to smash against the cave wall with a wave of her hand.

The rescue gets full coverage by the press. The Legionnaires, suspicious, do some investigating, but fail to uncover any incriminating information on the Allens. When Don and Dawn reappear to save the day at a third emergency, a fire at a chemical plant, the Legion members watch them in action, then offer them membership, which the Allens refuse. An irritated Karate Kid starts a fight with Don Allen in which the others are quickly involved, but they are defeated by Don and Dawn.

When next an alarm comes in, the Legionnaires' morale is so low that they leave it unanswered, assuming that Don and Dawn will take care of it. After some moments, however, they investigate and fly to Central Square where they find a gigantic alien spaceship. Smashing it open, they find it to be a dummy, hiding a huge statue of the Flash. Don and Dawn appear, wearing replicas of the Kid Flash costume, and explain that they are direct descendants of Barry Allen. Because the day has been designated Flash Day by the United Planets, Don and Dawn publicized the event by having Barry Allen's super-speed power temporarily recreated in themselves. All is explained, and all is forgiven on both sides.