Legion of Super-Heroes retrospective

A review of ALL the pre-Crisis  appearances of the Legion of Super-Heroes, in chronological order.

Total number of Legionnaires introduced so far: 45
Total number of Legion rejects so far: 52

PRE-HISTORY (1958-1962)
from Adventure Comics 247 to Superboy 98

HAMILTON ERA (1962-1966)
from Adventure Comics 300 to Adventure Comics 345

JIM SHOOTER ERA (1966-1969)
from Adventure Comics 346 to Adventure Comics 380

ACTION COMICS ERA (1969-1970)
from Action Comics 378 to Action Comics 392

SUPERBOY ERA (1971-1976)
from Superboy 172 to Superboy 221

KARATE KID (1976-1978)
running concurrently the main Legion title, beginning (roughly) after Superboy #216

SUPERBOY & LSH ERA (1976-1979)
from Superboy & Legion of Super-Heroes #222 to #258

LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES volume 2
Before the Great Darkness: from #259 to #286 (1980 to 1982)
The Great Darkness saga: from #287 to #294 (1982)
After the Great Darkness: from #295 to #313

LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES volume 3
Pre-Crisis: from #1 to #18, plus “Tales of the Legion” from #314 to #325
Post-Crisis: from #19 to #38, plus various miniseries
Endgame: from #39 to #63