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Gim Allon

Gim Allon

92 appearances · Silver Age · 1960–2026 · 9 key issues
Who is Gim Allon?

Few Silver Age debuts have shown the staying power of Gim Allon, who first burst onto the scene in Action Comics #267 back in 1960, conjured by the imaginative pairing of writer Otto Binder and artist Wayne Boring. Over an extraordinary span stretching across 66 years, he's remained a fixture of DC's far-future corner of the universe, racking up 92 catalog appearances and nine collector-significant key issues — a testament to how deeply he's embedded himself in Legion lore. His adventures unfold most prominently across Adventure Comics, Legion of Super-Heroes, and Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes, where he keeps remarkable company: Reep Daggle, Saturn Girl, Imra Ardeen, Brainiac 5, and Garth Ranzz are among the luminaries sharing his pages. If you love the grand, optimistic sweep of Silver Age science fiction and the rich ensemble storytelling that made the Legion of Super-Heroes a generational obsession, Gim Allon is absolutely worth your time.

Action Comics
#267
★ First appearance
Action Comics #267
Aug 1960

Covers through the years — 2001–2026

A DC Universe Christmas #[nn] 2001
A DC Universe Christmas #[nn]
Marvel / DC: Spider-Man / Superman #1 2026
Marvel / DC: Spider-Man / Superman #1

Appearances

Action Comics (1938)
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (1954)
#72
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (1958)
#60
Superboy (1949)
Superman Supacomic (1959)
Limited Collectors' Edition (1972)
All New Collectors' Edition (1978)
The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980)
The Best of DC (1979)
The Legion of Super-Heroes Annual (1982)
#2
Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes (1984)
Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985)
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985)
All-Star Squadron (1981)
#53
Legionnaires Three [Legionnaires 3] (1986)
#2
Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes Annual (1986)
#4
Legion of Super-Heroes (1984)
Comics Scene (1987)
Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes (1988)
#1
Legion of Super-Heroes Annual (1990)
#3
Congorilla (1992)
#4
Legionnaires (1993)
Showcase '96 (1996)
#8
Legion of Super-Heroes: The Beginning of Tomorrow (1999)
A DC Universe Christmas (2000)
The Legion (2001)
#3
Superboy #147 May-June 1968 Replica Edition (2003)
The Brave and the Bold (2007)
Superman: The Amazing Transformations of Jimmy Olsen (2007)
Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes (2006)
#35
DCU: Legacies (2010)
#5
Booster Gold (2007)
#43
DC Universe: Legacies (2011)
Legion of Super-Heroes: The Great Darkness Saga (2014)
Crisis on Infinite Earths Deluxe Edition (2015)
Justice League United (2015)
#2
Batman '66 Meets the Legion of Super-Heroes (2017)
#1
Legion of Super-Heroes: Millennium (2019)
The Art of Mike Grell (2025)
#1
DC Finest: Supergirl: The Girl of Steel (2025)
Supergirl (2025)
#7
Marvel / DC: Spider-Man / Superman (2026)
#1