The Legion of Super-Heroes is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team is a group of superpowered beings living in the 30th and 31st centuries of the DC Comics Universe. It first appeared in Adventure Comics #247 (April 1958) by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino. Initially, the team was closely associated with the original Superboy character (Superman when he was a teenager) The Legion's origin and back story were fleshed out, and the group was given its own monthly comic book. The Legion has undergone two major reboots during its run.