"There's No Substitute for the Real Thing." The Dominators are planning a sneak attack on Earth while most of the Legion is off-planet! Now it's up to Cosmic Boy and Night Girl to assemble a new Legion of Substitute Heroes in time to block the invasion! Written by Paul Levitz, with art by Greg LaRocque, Mike DeCarlo and Arne Starr. Characters: Legion of Super-Heroes [Polar Boy; Timber Wolf(cameo); Blok (cameo); Shrinking Violet (cameo)]; Legion of Substitute Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Night Girl; Comet Queen; Bouncing Boy; Karate Kid [Myg]; Duo Damsel]; Visi-Lad (intro); Dominators; Ambassador Relnic; Legion Academy [Visi-Lad (intro); Laurel Kent (cameo); Power Boy [Jed Rikane] (cameo); Shadow Kid (cameo); Westerner (intro) (cameo); Lamprey (cameo); Nightwind (cameo); Mandalla (intro) (cameo)]. Painted cover by Ken Steacy. Deluxe format.
