Superboy # 206 Starring the Legion of Super-Heroes 2nd story "Welcome home Daughter now Die!"

"Welcome Home Daughter... Now Die!" Story: Cary Bates, Art: Mike Grell
Princess Projectra, real life Princess from the planet Orando, is arguing with her boy friend the Karate Kid. The princess is recovering from Rigel fever and is on leave preparing to go home, while the Kid would like her to spend the week with him. She tells him that as a member of the Royal family she has a responsibility and also it has been two years since her last visit to her family as she uses her illusion casting powers to show images of her parents. Karate Kid throws the neglected boyfriend card and stomps off in a huff. A little while later Princess P is on her way to Orando in a Legion cruiser. She can not contact her planet because they haven't achieved technology past the middle ages. On her Journey she hopes that her father King Voxv is all right, his kingdom still lives and die by the sword. Later the princess is surprised when she approached Orando, thinking that they would not reach her home planet until much later. She notes that her attention must of been off because she is not fully recovered from the fever. She lands her ship outside her father's place and as soon as she gets off the ship knights on horse back take her prisoner. Entering the palace she is greeted by the King who is not her father. The new king tells her that the former king and queen now share a dungeon below the palace, and that soon they will be surrendered to Morgu. But it is her turn first, the guard takes her Legion Flight ring and is led outside with the door secured behind her.
A hideous green monster attacks her, the princess tries to use her Illusion casting powers to fight but no matter how much she concentrates she can not conjure up a thing. Just when the creature was about to devour her, out of no where Karate Kid swoops in to rescue her. Projectra goes to kiss him but the Kid slaps her in the face. Shocked by the blow the planet chances from Orando to a lifeless planetoid. The kid explains that she must of created the illusion of her home planet while under the dizzy spell she suffered in the cruiser, an after effect of the fever. The only thing that was real on the planet was Morgu. The Karate Kid tries to fight but the beast shrugged off his might blow and grabbed him. Projectra used a gruesome illusion to distract the beast and flew off with the kid using the power of his flight ring. Back at her cruiser the Kid apologizes for being hot headed earlier and the Princess invites him along to go to the real planet Orando. They both had a Happy Ending!

Bits of Legionnaire Business
Roll Call

• Princess Projectra
• Karate Kid

Legion Equipment used

• Legion Cruiser
• Flight Ring

Planets visited

• Unnamed planetiod
• Orando

Notes:
Page 1

• Grell draws a great Projectra, running from the monster, I could almost swear her chest was heaving.

Page 2

• Projectra's illusion of her father seems old but her mother looks as young as she does.
• Karate Kid stomps off after not getting his way.

Page 5

• Karate Kid slaps a bitch. His slap breaks the illusion that she cast.

Page 6

• Karate Kid said he followed her, and had to check his instrument but his ship is never shown and they leave in Projectra's ship.

Page 7

• Projectra tells her diary that they had a happy ending, does that mean what I think it means?

Good short story, I like the one or two member stories once in a while, they are a great change of pace from having eight or more members in a story.

Next time: Superboy 207