History:

(Adventure Comics I #304) -The Legion were set to have their annual vote to elect a new leader, and Saturn Girl was the first to arrive at the Clubhouse. A crystal capsule sent from the Trylop Council of Mernl dropped from the sky warning that their computers predicted a Legionnaire would die using their powers during an upcoming invasion of Earth by Zaryan the Conqueror, and Saturn Girl resolved to sacrifice herself to protect her fellow Legionnaires. She used her thought control to nudge the Legion into electing her leader, then used a rainbow bar from their treasury to make medallions with her face printed on them, and demanded every Legionnaire wear one. She demanded the Legionnaires demonstrate effective use of their powers, and was able to temporarily duplicate each member of the Legion’s powers using the medallions they wore, and proceeded to forbid them for using their powers or going on missions during a probation period because she declared they were not using their powers properly. When Zaryan began his invasion of Earth she responded, and warned the other Legionnaires not to follow her because they were on probation. The Legion thought she’d gone mad with power, but Mon-El had observed her actions from the Phantom Zone, and knew her motivations. Sunspots interfered with him communicating with the Legion, but when they lifted he filled in Lightning Lad on the situation, and he flew into space, determined to keep Saturn Girl from sacrificing herself. He blew up Zaryan’s ship with his powers, but was fatally shot with a freeze-ray. ?The Legion honored him by placing him in a glass coffin with lightning generated over it by a perpetual motion device, and his funeral was attended by Superboy, Supergirl and Lori Lemaris. The Legion placed a statue of Lightning Lad in their Clubhouse as a tribute to the first Legionnaire killed in action.

(DC Comics Presents #5) - Lori Lemaris sought out Superman’s help after her city of Tritonis, which Superman had always called Atlantis, was seemingly attacked by Aquaman and a force from their sister city Poseidonis. Superman agreed to investigate, and Lori told him she’d often wondered if he’d forgotten her. Superman told her she’d always have a special place in his memory as his first love, but now wasn’t the time to think about the past. Superman found the people of Tritonis overly aggressive and zealous in their plans of an invasion of Poseidonis, and decided to talk to Aquaman. Aquaman told him that Poseidonis was seemingly attacked by Tritonis. They both approached Tritonis to square the facts, but were met by Ocean Master, and Lori explained that they’d made him king in exchange for protection. Ocean Master banished them from his realm, but they snuck into his palace at nightfall, convinced that he was behind the conflict between the cities. They were proved correct when Ocean Master admitted to attacking the cities and revealed a giant jellyfish monster that fed off negative emotions and incited the Tritonians. Superman rendered it powerless by remaining calm, and Aquaman defeated Ocean master, deposing him from his rule of Tritonis. Lori thanked Superman for his help, and sincerely hoped he’d be able to spend time with her and her husband Ronal as friends.

Comments: Created by Bill Finger & Wayne Boring.

Lori Lemaris' appearance in Adventure Comics I #304 was reprinted in Adventure Comics I #403, 499.

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