Alter Ego: Rokk Krinn Other Alias: Cosmic Man, Hercules, Human Porcupine, Polestar, Time Trapper Known Relatives: Pol Krinn (brother), Hu Krinn (father), Ewa Krinn (mother) Homeworld: Braal Height: 6' 0" Weight: 190 lbs. Eyes: Blue Hair: Black First Appearance: ADVENTURE COMICS #247 (April 1958) Powers: Super-Magnetism Weapons & Equipment: time bubble, rocket pack, flight belt, flight ring, metal disks
Cosmic Boy first appears in "The Legion of Super-Heroes," the first story written by Otto Binder, drawn by Al Plastino, and edited by Mort Weisinger. In this story, Superboy meets three super-youths [Cosmic Boy, Lightning Boy (later Lad), and Saturn Girl] from the 30th century, who invite him to the future to join their "Super Hero Club." Although he wears a helmet on the cover and carries one in one panel of the story, no reason is given for it's need and he never wears this uniform again in any later stories [except for an occasional flashback to this tale]. He uses a rocket-pack to fly. Cosmic Boy is the apparent leader of the Legion and is the second to compete with Superboy in a contest to see whom can douse forest fires started by a rocket-liner crash. Cosmic Boy wins the competition and reveals a little about himself, "Special serums gave me magnetic eyes of super-power! I'll pull a flock of iron meteors down from space, to fill that lake near the fire!" After Cosmic Boy rejects Superboy from membership, the true contest is revealed about how well Superboy will accept defeat. Superboy is admitted into the club and Cosmic Boy reveals that he used his magnetic-vision to distract Superboy with a old satellite pulled from its orbit.
Cosmic Boy by George Papp
ADVENTURE COMICS #267 (December 1959)
The first story, "Prisoner of the Super-Heroes!" has Cosmic Boy show up Superboy by using his magnetic eyes to save a plane from crashing. Later as a member of the "Council of Superboy Planet," Cosmic Boy imprisons Superboy on the artificial planet created in Superboy's honor. Cosmic Boy learned from the Futurescope that Superboy would become a Super-Outlaw. However, all is forgiven after Superboy saves the Legionnaires and other heroes on Superboy Planet from the [deadly to humans] element sigellian. Released from his oath by the President, Superboy reveals that his path of destruction was him erasing all traces of a horrible poison gas. The story is written by Jerry Siegel, drawn by George Papp, and edited by Mort Weisinger.Cosmic Boy wears a costume that resembles the one he would wear throughout the remainder of the Silver Age and uses a rocket-pack to fly.
Cosmic Boy by Jim Mooney
ACTION COMICS #267 (August 1960)
Cosmic Boy and the Legion travel back in time to recruit Supergirl.
SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #86 (January 1961)
Cosmic Boy appears as a statue and is witness to Lightning Lad's trip back into the past.
ADVENTURE COMICS #282 (March 1961)
Cosmic Boy inducts Star Boy into the Legion in a flashback.
ACTION COMICS #276 #86 (May 1961)
Cosmic Boy introduces Supergirl to her competition for membership and later inducts her along with Brainiac 5.
Cosmic Boy appears as a one of Superboy's Legion statuettes.
SUPERMAN (Vol. 1) #156 (October 1962)
Cosmic Boy visits a dying Superman.
ADVENTURE COMICS #302 (November 1962)
ADVENTURE COMICS #303 (December 1962)
SUPERMAN (Vol. 1) ANNUAL #6 (1962)
Cosmic Boy appears with other Legionnaires in a time bubble on the back cover.
ADVENTURE COMICS #304 (January 1963)
Cosmic Boy steps down as leader.
ADVENTURE COMICS #305 (February 1963)
ACTION COMICS #298 (March 1963)
Cosmic Boy is unable to aid Supergirl in a time of need.
ADVENTURE COMICS #306 (March 1963)
ADVENTURE COMICS #307 (April 1963)
ADVENTURE COMICS #308 (May 1963)
ADVENTURE COMICS #309 (June 1963)
ADVENTURE COMICS #310 (July 1963)
SUPERMAN (Vol. 1) #162 (July 1963)
Cosmic Boy is among the Legionnaires who bring an ark from the future to help Supergirl travel to New Krypton in the imaginary story, "The Amazing Story of Superman-Red and Superman-Blue!"
ADVENTURE COMICS #311 (August 1963)
ADVENTURE COMICS #312 (September 1963)
ADVENTURE COMICS #313 (October 1963)
SUPERMAN'S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #72 (October 1963)
Cosmic Boy poses as the Human Porcupine in a ruse to induct Jimmy Olsen as an honorary member.
ADVENTURE COMICS #314 (November 1963)
ADVENTURE COMICS #315 (December 1963)
SUPERMAN (Vol. 1) ANNUAL #8 (1963)
Reprints "Prisioner of the Super-Heroes!" from ADVENTURE COMICS #267, December 1959.
SUPERMAN'S GIRLFRIEND, LOIS LANE #47 (February 1964)
Cosmic Boy's face appears in a cameo.
ADVENTURE COMICS #318 (March 1964)
ADVENTURE COMICS #319 (April 1964)
ADVENTURE COMICS #320 (May 1964)
ADVENTURE COMICS #321 (June 1964)
WORLD'S FINEST COMICS (Vol. 1) #142 (June 1964)
Cosmic Boy appears as a statuette. His powers are used by the Composite Superman.
ADVENTURE COMICS #322 (July 1964)
ADVENTURE COMICS #323 (August 1964)
ADVENTURE COMICS #324 (September 1964)
ADVENTURE COMICS #325 (October 1964)
SUPERMAN (Vol. 1) #172 (October 1964)
Cosmic Boy temporarily grants Superman super-magnetism after he loses his powers.
ADVENTURE COMICS #326 (November 1964)
SUPERMAN (Vol. 1) #173 (October 1964)
Cosmic Boy is pictured on a wall and appears as an elderly model.
ADVENTURE COMICS #327 (December 1964)
ADVENTURE COMICS #328 (January 1965)
ADVENTURE COMICS #329 (February 1965)
KNOW YOUR LEGIONNAIRES: COSMIC BOY (Rokk Krinn) came with his parents from the planet Braal, where the people evolved magnetic powers to battle the metal monsters of that world. With Lightning Lad and Saturn Girl, Cosmic Boy was one of the Legion's original members.
ADVENTURE COMICS #330 (March 1965)
ADVENTURE COMICS #331 (April 1965)
ADVENTURE COMICS #332 (May 1965)
ADVENTURE COMICS #333 (June 1965)
80 PAGE GIANT (Vol. 1) #11 (June 1965)
Reprints "The Army of Living Kryptonite Men!" from SUPERBOY (vol. 1) #86, January 1961 and "The Superman Family" from SUPERMAN ANNUAL (Vol. 1) #6, 1962.
SUPERMAN'S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #85 (June 1965)
Cosmic Boy is among the Legionnaires honored in front of Jimmy Olsen.
ADVENTURE COMICS #334 (July 1965)
ADVENTURE COMICS #335 (August 1965)
ADVENTURE COMICS #336 (September 1965)
ADVENTURE COMICS #337 (October 1965)
ADVENTURE COMICS #338 (November 1965)
SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #125 (November 1965)
Cosmic Boy is among the Legionnaires who initially reject Kid Psycho and later admit him as an honorary Legionnaire.
ADVENTURE COMICS #339 (December 1965)
ACTION COMICS #331 (December 1965)
Cosmic Boy's face is among the Legionnaires who appear on Surya's belt.
ADVENTURE COMICS #340 (January 1966)
ADVENTURE COMICS #341 (February 1966)
ACTION COMICS #331 (March 1966)
Reprints "The Three Super-Heroes!" from ACTION COMICS #267, August 1960.
ADVENTURE COMICS #342 (March 1966)
ADVENTURE COMICS #343 (April 1966)
ADVENTURE COMICS #344 (May 1966)
ADVENTURE COMICS #345 (June 1966)
ADVENTURE COMICS #346 (July 1966)
MEET THE LEGIONNAIRES:COSMIC BOY - Has magnetic powers.
On the planet Braal, there are whole species of animals of living metal. Some of these are monstrous creatures which are very dangerous. The humans of that world would long ago have falled victim to these brutes if they had not evolved a method of combatting them - magnetic powers which enable them to attract or repel certain metals, such as iron and nickel.
It was on this planet that Rokk Krinn, son of Hu and Ewa Krinn, was born. When he was in his teens, a financial depression struck the entire world of Braal. Times were hard and jobs were difficult to come by. Since the people of Braal consider a person grown at the age of 14, Rokk decided to do something to help his family. He figured his magnetic powers would be useful in some industry on the planet Earth - so that's where he headed.
It was just at this time that two other alien young people with super-powers chose to visit our world - Garth Ranzz and Imra Ardeen. Garth and Rokk met soon after they reached Earth and they roomed together. One day, they happened to be at the same place as Imra - and the three of them used their powers to save the life of the richest man in the universe. So impressed was he that he suggested they form a crime-fighting organization, which he would finance. This was perfect for Rokk, since their benefactor, Mr. Brandes, included ample money to support them and their families. The full story of the Legion's origin will be told in a future issue. Suffice it to add that Rock, Garth and Imra became, respectively, Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad and Saturn Girl, and they have since used their magnetic, electrical and ESP powers to battle evil throughout the universe.
Rokk brought his parents and his kid brother, Pol, to Earth, where the new Legion of Super-Heroes was headquartered. They live in a cottage in one of the suburbs of Metropolis. Oh, yes - Cosmic Boy became the first leader of the Legion. He has since been succeeded by Saturn Girl, Brainiac 5 and Invisible Kid.
ADVENTURE COMICS #353 (February 1967)
SUPERMAN (Vol. 1) #193 (February 1967)
Reprints "The Death of Superman!" from SUPERMAN (Vol. 1) #149, November 1961.
Reprints "When Supergirl Played Cupid" [originally "Superman's Super-Courtship!"] from ACTION COMICS #289 (June 1962).
8DC SUPER-STARS #3 (May 1976)
Reprints "The Adult Legion" from ADVENTURE COMICS #354, March 1967 and "The War of the Legions!" from ADVENTURE COMICS #355, April 1967.
Cosmic Boy by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito
ADVENTURE COMICS #403 (March 1971)
Reprints "The Stolen Super-Powers!" from ADVENTURE COMICS #304, January 1963, "The Secret of the Mystery Legionnaire!" from ADVENTURE COMICS #305, February 1963, "The Return of Lightning Lad!" from. ADVENTURE COMICS #308, May 1963, "The Super-Sacrifice of the Legionnaires! Part I" & "The Bravest Legionnaire! Part II" from ADVENTURE COMICS #312, September 1963.
Cosmic Boy fan costume designed by Kenneth Bryan of Elba, Alabama & drawn by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito - never used in a story.
SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #172 (March 1971)
Flashback to first meeting with Garth Ranzz.
SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #173 (April 1971)
Superboy figures out which Cosmic Boy was created by Mordru’s magic.
SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #176 (July 1971)
SUPERMAN'S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #140 (July 1971)
Reprints "The World of Doomed Olsens!" from SUPERMAN'S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #72, October 1963.
ADVENTURE COMICS #409 (August 1971)
Reprints "The Condemned Legionnaires! Part I" & "The Secret of Satan Girl! Part II" from ADVENTURE COMICS #313, October 1963.
ADVENTURE COMICS #410 (September 1971)
Reprints "The Revolt of the Girl Legionnaires! Part I" & "The Triumph of the Super-Heroines! Part II" from ADVENTURE COMICS #326, November 1964. [Note: Page 2 of each chapter is switched.]
SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #177 (September 1971)
Reprints "The Revenge of the Knave from Krypton! Part I" & "The Treachery of Molock the Merciless! Part II" from ADVENTURE COMICS #320, May 1964.
ADVENTURE COMICS #411 (October 1971)
Reprints "The Weddings that Wrecked the Legion! Part I" & "The Legionnaire Dropouts! Part II" from ADVENTURE COMICS #337, October 1965.
SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #178 (October 1971)
Reprints "The Lone Wolf Legionnaire! Part I" & "The Youth who Wasn’t Human! Part II" from ADVENTURE COMICS #327, December 1964.
SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #180 (December 1971)
Reprints "The Secret Origin of Bouncing Boy!" from ADVENTURE COMICS #301, October 1962.
BATMAN #238 (January 1972)
Reprints "The Legion of Super-Outlaws! Part I" & "The Battle of the Super-Teams! Part II" from ADVENTURE COMICS #324, September 1964.
"Key to the Super-Heroes" - THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES: COSMIC BOY (Rokk Krinn) - Planet Braal - Super- magnetic powers.
SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #181 (January 1972)
Reprints "The Six-Legged Legionnaire!" from ADVENTURE COMICS #355, April 1967.
SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #185 (May 1972)
Reprints "The Eight Impossible Missions! Part I" & "The Amazing Winner of the Great Proty Puzzle! Part II" from ADVENTURE COMICS #323, August 1964.
SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #191 (October 1972)
Cosmic Boy gives Sun Boy a rare piece of Arguvian Slab-sculpture as a birthday present and then stops Dr. Regulus (hidden within it) by reflecting his power back at himself with a mirror.
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (Vol. 1) #1 (February 1973)
Reprints "The Lad Who Wrecked the Legion! Part I" & "The Secret of the Legion Rookie! Part II" from ADVENTURE COMICS #328, January 1965.
"THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES MEMBERSHIP LIST - (PART ONE)" by Cary Bates 4) COSMIC BOY (Rokk Krinn) came from the planet Brall where the people evolved magnetic powers to battle the metal monsters of that world.
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (Vol. 1) #2 (March 1973)
Reprints "The War Between Krypton and Earth! Part I" & "The Civil War of the Legion! Part II" from ADVENTURE COMICS #333, June 1965.
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (Vol. 1) #3 (April 1973)
Reprints "Computo the Conqueror!" from ADVENTURE COMICS #340, January 1966.
100-PAGE SUPER SPECTACULAR (Vol. 2) DC-18 (July 1973)
Reprints "The Amazing Story of Superman-Red and Superman-Blue!" from SUPERMAN (Vol. 1) #162, July 1963.
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (Vol. 1) #4 (July 1973)
Reprints "The Weirdo Legionnaire [aka Colossal Boy’s One-Man War!]! Part I" & "The Strategy of Brainiac 5! Part II" from ADVENTURE COMICS #341, February 1966.
THE AMAZING WORLD OF SUPERMAN, METROPOLIS EDITION (August 1973)
Reprints "The Superman Family" from SUPERMAN ANNUAL (Vol.1) #6, 1962.
SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #197 (September 1973)
Cosmic Boy (along with Superboy, Mon-El, and Saturn Girl) is shown on the cover.
Cosmic Boy is among the Legionnaires who welcomes back the thought-dead Timber Wolf.
100-PAGE SUPER SPECTACULAR (Vol. 2) DC-21 (October 1973)
Reprints "The Super Moby Dick of Space! Part I"& "The Cosmic Quest of Lightning Lad! Part II" from ADVENTURE COMICS #332, May 1965.
Reprints "The Origin of the Legion!" from SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #147, May 1968.
SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #200 (January 1974)
Cosmic Boy attends the wedding of Bouncing Boy and Duo Damsel. He is also one of four Legionnaires to confront Starfinger once Duo Damsel is kidnapped. Cosmic Boy uses his power of super-magnetism to expose Superboy's ruse by bombarding the metallic uniform with opposite charges so that it will rip itself apart.
SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #201 (March 1974)
ERG-1's disembodied form is unable take over Cosmic Boy's body to free his uniform due to his flight ring's energy in "The Betrayer from Beyond."
WORLD'S FINEST COMICS (Vol. 1) #223 (March 1974)
Reprints "The Composite Superman! Part I" & "The Battle Between Titans! Part II" from WORLD'S FINEST COMICS (Vol. 1) #142, June 1964.
Origin: People of Braal developed magnetic powers to combat metal monsters of that world.
Other Data: First leader of the Legion. Both Parents living. Has a younger brother, Pol Krinn. Dates Night Girl of the Legion of Substitute Heroes.
SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #203 (July 1974)
SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #204 (September 1974)
SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #205 (November 1974)
SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #206 (January 1975)
LIMITED COLLECTORS' EDITION C-34 (February 1975)
SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #207 (March 1975)
SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #208 (April 1975)
SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #209 (June 1975)
SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #210 (August 1975)
SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #211 (September 1975)
SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #212 (October 1975)
THE AMAZING WORLD OF DC COMICS #9 (November 1975)
"The Legion Handbook"
COSMIC BOY Rokk Krinn of Braal Although he told Superboy he got his “magnetic eyes of super-power” from special serums in the first Legion story (Adventure 247) in reality his parents were responsible for Cos’ magnetic powers. On Braal, his parents’ birthplace, dangerous species of living metal monsters menaced the humans. To combat them, the inhabitants developed magnetic powers which they used to repel the beasts. His parents, Hu and Ewa Krinn, were on Earth when Rokk was born. Apparantly, they soon moved back to Braal, because in Rokk’s teens a tremendous depression struck that planet and he, his parents, and his brother Pol were thrust into poverty. Since people on that planet are considered adults at age 14, Rokk went to Earth to use his magnetic power in industry to raise money for his family. On the ship to Earth, he met Garth Ranzz, with whom he later shared a room. With the aid of Imra Ardeen, the two boys stopped an assassination attempt on billionaire R.J. Brande. This led to their forming the Legion of Super-Heroes with Brande’s support and encouragement. Brande gave each Legionnaire money to support both themselves and their families (this later became the “Legion Living Allowance”), so Rokk brought his family to Earth, where the Legion was headquartered. They live in a cottage in a suburb of Metropolis. He frequently visits them and often plays Magno-ball with his younger brother. This is a type of ping-pong native to Braal played magnetically with an iron ball. His parents have been married for more than fifty years. He gave them a golden statue of the Clubhouse for their Golden Anniversary (Adventure 328). On the cover to the first Legion story, he had a pink and black outfit similar to the current one, with baggy sleeves and a purple-tinted space helmet. In that story, as previously stated, he had magnetic eyes. (Apparantly, the magnetic emanations can come from any part of his body.) He was also leader of the Legion, a title he was to hold until Adventure 304. By the Legion’s second appearance, (Adventure 267) his costume was identical to the current one in design but was colored violet and pink instead of pink and white. His powers became those we normally associate with Cos soon after (Adventure 293), and his costume became the standard one. Rokk has mastered Ku-Jui, a fighting technique of Braal similar to Earth’s Karate. A Mento-Helmet can be used to harness Cosmic Boy’s magnetic power to give him powers similar to those of Saturn Girl but over a greater distance. As an adult, he will marry Night Woman but remain active as the Legion leader.
SUPERBOY (Vol. 1) #213 (December 1975)
DC Calendar 1976 (1975)
February - 11: Birthday of Rokk Krinn (Cosmic Boy)
1Legion of Super-Heroes (Vol. 4) #24 (December 1991)
First Appearance of SW6 Legion.
2Legion of Super-Heroes (Vol. 4) #25 (January 1992)
Second appearance.
3Legion of Super-Heroes (Vol. 4) #26 (February 1992)
Third appearance.
Cosmic Boy by Alan Davis
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (Vol. 4) #0 (October 1994)
Restart.
LEGIONNAIRES #0 (October 1994)
Cosmic Boy by Phil Jimenez
1SUPERMAN (Vol. 1) #147 (September 1961)
First Appearance of Cosmic Man, Cosmic Boy as an adult.
2ACTION COMICS #289 (June 1962)
Second appearance.
3SUPERMAN (Vol. 1) #155 (August 1962)
Third appearance. Poses as Hercules.
Cosmic Boy by Barry Kitson
TEEN TITANS/LEGION SPECIAL #1 (November 2004)
Restart.
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (V0l. 5) #1 ( 2005)
Cosmic Boys by George Perez
1SUPERMAN (Vol. 1) #147 (September 1961)
First Appearance of Cosmic Man, Cosmic Boy as an adult.
2ACTION COMICS #289 (June 1962)
Second appearance.
3SUPERMAN (Vol. 1) #155 (August 1962)
Third appearance. Poses as Hercules.
Cosmic Boy by Bruce Timm
SUPERMAN: NEW KIDS IN TOWN (Season Three) #44 (First Aired: Saturday October 31, 1998)
Cosmic Boy (voiced by Chad Lowe), along with Chameleon Boy and Saturn Girl, travels back in time to stop [original] Brainiac from killing Clark Kent in his youth.
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (Season One) # ( 2007)
Cosmic Boy by ?
1SUPERMAN (Vol. 1) #147 (September 1961)
First Appearance of Cosmic Man, Cosmic Boy as an adult.
