*DC: Our Legion of Super-Heroes feature continues this week. Billed as ‘Superboy’s Big Brother’, Mon-El first appeared here in Superboy #89 as an amnesiac who appeared to be Superboy’s brother from Krypton. We learned the truth by the end of the story, where Mon-El had to be exiled to the Phantom Zone to protect him from the effects of lead poisoning. A recurring character in the Superman family of titles of this period, it was chronologically 1000 years later when Mon-El eventually got out of the Zone and joined the Legion of Super-Heroes as one of its most powerful and enduring members. This pence-stamped copy of his debut issue has a rich purple cover background and a largely unmarked vibrant cover. Firm staples and supple off-white to creamy pages. There is some edge wear, including minor chipping to bottom edge and a reading crease along the spine, with corner blunting, but nevertheless a solid copy that presents well.
PICTURED: SUPERBOY #89 VG p £110