For this weekend’s light-hearted, escapist superhero post from Balladeer’s Blog we’ll take a look at the early stories of the Legion of Superheroes’ archenemies the Fatal Five. For my recent review of 1970s Legion tales click HERE.

ADVENTURE COMICS VOL 1 #352 (January 1967)

Title: The Fatal Five

Legion Roster: Superboy, Cosmic Boy, Princess Projectra, Sun Boy and Ferro Lad

Villains: The Fatal Five (Emerald Empress, Tharok, Validus, the Persuader and Mano)

Synopsis: A space entity called the Sun Eater devours a star, causing the destruction of all life on the planet that orbited it. The Science Police had charted the Sun Eater’s path and warn Earth that its sun is next on the menu for the being.

The only Legion of Superhero members that are not already away on missions are Cosmic Boy, Ferro Lad, Sun Boy, Princess Projectra and Superboy. With a mere two days before the…