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Legion of Super-Heroes
Cover art for Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 5) #37, by artist Francis Manapul and inker John Livesay.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Adventure Comics # 247 (April 1958) first revamp: Legion of Super-Heroes #0 (October 1994) second revamp: Teen Titans/Legion Special (November 2004)
Created by	Otto Binder Al Plastino
In story information
Base(s)	Legion Clubhouse Legion Outpost Legion World
Member(s)	List of Legion of Super-Heroes members

The Legion of Super-Heroes is a DC Comics superhero team created by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company In Comic books and other stories with a long history first appearance refers to the first occurrence to feature a Fictional character. Adventure Comics is a Comic book series published by DC Comics from 1935 to 1983 Otto Oscar Binder (1911 - 1974 was a Writer of American Science fiction, non-fiction UFO, and Comic books Biography Al Plastino (1921-) is an American Comic book Artist best known as one of the most prolific Superman artists of the 1950s along with his The Legion of Super-Heroes is a team of Comic book Superheroes in the Future, as published by DC Comics. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms Otto Oscar Binder (1911 - 1974 was a Writer of American Science fiction, non-fiction UFO, and Comic books Biography The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of Activities to do with creating Art, practicing the Arts and/or demonstrating Al Plastino (1921-) is an American Comic book Artist best known as one of the most prolific Superman artists of the 1950s along with his The original Legion first appeared in Adventure Comics #247 (April 1958) and was the first super-team of the Silver Age of Comic Books. Adventure Comics is a Comic book series published by DC Comics from 1935 to 1983 The Silver Age of Comic Books was a period of artistic advancement and commercial success in mainstream American comic books predominantly those featuring the Superhero

The Legion's stories are set primarily in the 30th and 31st centuries (1000 years from the present), but have recurring connections via time travel with the present. This article details time travel itself For other uses see Time Traveler. In addition to superhero elements, the stories contain elements of science fiction and fantasy. Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting

The Legion is known for its sizable roster, which includes several dozen major and minor characters. A roster can be a list of people and the times when they are required to work A common visual associated with the group is a tidal wave of colorful heroes utilizing the group's "flight rings".

Initially, the team was closely associated with the original Superboy and was first portrayed as a group of time travelers who frequently visited (or were visited by) the young hero destined to become Superman. This article is about the original pre-Crisis Superboy For similarly-named DC Comics characters see Superboy. Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon In later years the Legion's origin and back story were fleshed out, and the group replaced Superboy as the focus of their stories; eventually Superboy was removed altogether. The Legion has remained a somewhat popular DC franchise throughout its publishing history, appearing in regular features during most of this time.

Original continuity (1958–1994)

Superboy's supporting cast

The cover of Adventure Comics #247 (April 1958), the Legion's first appearance.

Superboy was the featured series in Adventure Comics in the late 1950s. This article is about the original pre-Crisis Superboy For similarly-named DC Comics characters see Superboy. Adventure Comics is a Comic book series published by DC Comics from 1935 to 1983 In Adventure Comics #247 (April 1958), he was met by three teenagers from the 30th century: Lightning Boy, Saturn Girl, and Cosmic Boy, who were members of a "super-hero club" called the Legion of Super-Heroes. Garth Ranzz, also known as Lightning Lad and Live Wire, is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero in the DC Comics Saturn Girl is a Fictional character, a DC Comics Superhero, a telepath and a founding member of the Legion of Super-Heroes, an organization Their club had been formed with Superboy as an inspiration, and they had time travelled to recruit Superboy as a member. This article details time travel itself For other uses see Time Traveler. After a series of tests, Superboy was awarded membership and returned to his own time.

Although intended as a one-off story focusing on Superboy, the Legion proved so popular that they returned for an encore in Adventure Comics #267 (December 1959). Lightning Boy had been renamed Lightning Lad, and their costumes were very close to those they wore throughout the Silver Age of Comic Books. The Silver Age of Comic Books was a period of artistic advancement and commercial success in mainstream American comic books predominantly those featuring the Superhero

The Legion's popularity grew, and they appeared in further adventures in Adventure Comics and Action Comics over the next few years. The ranks of the Legion, only hinted at in those first two stories, were fleshed out with new heroes such as Chameleon Boy, Invisible Kid, Colossal Boy, Star Boy, Brainiac 5, Triplicate Girl, Shrinking Violet, Sun Boy, Bouncing Boy, and Phantom Girl. Chameleon ( Reep Daggle) also known as Chameleon Boy, is a DC Comics Superhero, a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the Lyle Norg is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero in the DC Comics universe, and a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes Gim Allon is a Fictional character in the 30th and 31st centuries of the DC Comics universe who has gone by a variety of Superhero names Thom Kallor is the name of a Comic book character owned by DC Comics, spanning many incarnations all connected to the various incarnations of the Legion of Super-Heroes Brainiac 5 ( Querl Dox) is a Fictional character who exists in the future of the DC Universe. Triplicate Girl is a Fictional character, a Superhero in the DC Comics universe and a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 30th and 31st Shrinking Violet is a Fictional character, a superheroine and Legion of Super-Heroes member in the DC Universe 's 30th and 31st centuries Sun Boy is a Fictional character, a Superhero in the 30th and 31st centuries of the DC Comics universe. Bouncing Boy is a fictional character in the DC Comics Universe, a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 30th century Phantom Girl is the Superhero alias of Tinya Wazzo. In the Post-Zero Hour continuity she is known as Apparition. They even recruited Supergirl as a member. Kara Zor-El is a Fictional character appearing in Comic books published by DC Comics and related media created by writer Otto Binder ^[1]

Despite appearing in about a dozen stories during this period, the story of the Legion's founding was not revealed until a decade had passed. In Superboy #147 (June 1968), for the first time readers learned that the first three members to appear, Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl and Cosmic Boy, had founded the Legion when they used their powers to save billionaire R. J. Brande from an assassination attempt. A billionaire is a person who has a Net worth of at least one billion units of currency such as United States dollars ( USD /US$ U Rene Jacques Brande is a fictional DC Comics character in the 30th century with the Legion of Super-Heroes. AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. Impressed with their skills and courage, Brande would bankroll the Legion for years to come.

The creators of the early Legion stories included Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel, Otto Binder, Al Plastino, George Papp, Curt Swan, Jim Mooney, and George Klein. Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon Jerome "Jerry" Siegel (October 17 1914 – January 28 1996 who also used pseudonyms including Joe Carter, Jerry Ess, Siegel was a fan of movies Otto Oscar Binder (1911 - 1974 was a Writer of American Science fiction, non-fiction UFO, and Comic books Biography Al Plastino (1921-) is an American Comic book Artist best known as one of the most prolific Superman artists of the 1950s along with his George Papp (1916-1989 was a US Cartoonist and Comic book artist Curtis Douglas Swan ( February 17, 1920 in Willmar Minnesota - June 16, 1996) was an American Comic book James Noel "Jim" Mooney ( August 13, 1919 &ndash March 30, 2008) was an American comic book artist best known George Klein (died 1969 was an American Comic book Artist and Cartoonist whose career stretched from the 1930s and 1940s'

Starring in Adventure Comics

Cover art to Adventure Comics #300, which was the first issue of the Legion run in Adventure Comics. Adventure Comics is a Comic book series published by DC Comics from 1935 to 1983 Art by Curt Swan. Curtis Douglas Swan ( February 17, 1920 in Willmar Minnesota - June 16, 1996) was an American Comic book

In Adventure Comics #300 (September 1962), the Legion received their own regular feature, cover-billed "Superboy in 'Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes'". Adventure Comics is a Comic book series published by DC Comics from 1935 to 1983 While they would share space with Superboy solo stories for a couple of years, they eventually displaced Superboy entirely as their popularity grew. Superboy, however, continued to appear on every cover, even if only briefly (or barely) mentioned in the story.

It was this run which established the Legion's general workings and environment. A club of teenagers, they operated out of a clubhouse in the shape of a yellow rocket ship inverted as if it had been driven into the ground. A spacecraft is a Vehicle or machine designed for Spaceflight. The position of Legion leader rotated among the membership, sometimes through election and sometimes by more arcane methods. From time to time the editors of the Legion stories would allow readers to vote on the leader.

Each Legionnaire had to possess at least one natural super-power (i. e. , powers from devices were disallowed), in particular one power which no other member possessed. Despite this, several members had overlapping powers, particularly Superboy, Supergirl, Mon-El, and Ultra Boy. Lar Gand, known variously as Mon-El, Valor and M'Onel, is a Fictional character in DC Comics ' universe who is affiliated Ultra Boy ( Jo Nah of the planet Rimbor) is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero in DC Comics. Some issues included comical moments where candidates with bizarre, useless or dangerous abilities would try out for membership and be rejected. Five of these flawed candidates went on to form the Legion of Substitute Heroes. The Legion of Substitute Heroes is a group of Fictional characters in the future of the DC Comics universe.

The Legion was based on Earth and protected an organization of humans and aliens called the United Planets. The United Planets is a fictional governing body traditionally depicted as active in the 30th and 31st Century of the DC Universe. The regular police force in the UP was the Science Police. The Science Police is a Fictional Police force in the DC Comics universe

Many of these early stories were "gimmick" tales, revolving around someone trying to trick the Legion, or a member of the Legion being controlled or injured in some way so that he turned against his comrades. Stark tie-ins with the Superman stories appeared from time to time, with Jimmy Olsen and Pete Ross becoming "honorary members" and Lana Lang becoming a reserve member. James Bartholomew "Jimmy" Olsen is a Fictional character, a Photojournalist who appears mainly in DC Comics ’ Superman stories Pete Ross is a Fictional character who appears in the Superman Comic books published by DC Comics. Lana Elizabeth Lang is a Fictional, Supporting character in DC Comics ' Superman series Characterization was often skimpy, but these innocent sort of stories were common in DC Silver Age comics, and this period seems to have great appeal to nostalgic Legion fans. The Silver Age of Comic Books was a period of artistic advancement and commercial success in mainstream American comic books predominantly those featuring the Superhero

Creators of the early Adventure Comics stories included Jerry Siegel, Edmond Hamilton and John Forte. Jerome "Jerry" Siegel (October 17 1914 – January 28 1996 who also used pseudonyms including Joe Carter, Jerry Ess, Siegel was a fan of movies Edmond Moore Hamilton ( October 21, 1904 - February 1 1977) was a popular author of Science fiction stories and novels during the mid-twentieth John Forte (1918-1965 was an American Comic-book artist active from the early 1940s on best known as one of the primary Pencilers of A watershed moment for the Legion came with Adventure Comics #346 (July 1966), which was written by then 14-year-old Jim Shooter. James Shooter (born September 27 1951 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American Writer, occasional fill-in artist editor, and A Legion fan, Shooter submitted a quartet of stories to DC. In an era before comic book artists and writers received regular credits on their work, Shooter—ignorant of the creation process behind the stories he enjoyed—submitted full page layouts on typing paper, complete with captions and dialogue bubbles. DC, at the time ignorant of Shooter's age, was impressed enough with his efforts to arrange for veteran artists Curt Swan and George Klein to fix up the layouts for publication. Curtis Douglas Swan ( February 17, 1920 in Willmar Minnesota - June 16, 1996) was an American Comic book Those first four stories introduced several longtime Legion elements, including Karate Kid, Princess Projectra, Ferro Lad, Nemesis Kid, the Khunds, and Universo and his son Rond Vidar. Karate Kid ( Val Armorr) is a Fictional character, a Superhero in the future of the DC Comics universe, and a member of the This page discusses the humanoid version of the character For the post-Zero Hour/pre-Threeboot version see Sensor Princess Projectra Ferro Lad is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero and member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the thirtieth century of the Nemesis Kid is the alias of Hart Druiter, a Comic book Supervillain in the DC Comics universe. The Khunds are a Fictional alien race in the DC Universe, notable for extreme violence Universo is the name of two fictional Legion of Super-Heroes Supervillains in the 30th and 31st centuries of the DC Comics universe Rond Vidar is a Fictional Superhero published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Adventure Comics #349 (October 1966 and was

Soon thereafter, Shooter became the regular writer of the Legion stories, with Curt Swan (and later Win Mortimer) as artist. James Winslow "Win" Mortimer (born May 1, 1919, Hamilton Ontario, Canada, died January 11, 1998) is a Shooter brought more characterization and action to the Legion, an approach which was working well for competitor Marvel Comics, and moved away from gimmickry. Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc As it turned out, Shooter was an early participant in a gradual revolution of storytelling at DC over the next decade.

Shooter wrote the story about Ferro Lad's death—the first "real" death of a Legionnaire (although Lightning Lad had been believed dead for a while before)—and introduced many other enduring concepts, including the Fatal Five, Shadow Lass, the Dark Circle, Mordru, and the "Adult Legion", a conjecture regarding what the Legion would be like when they grew up. The Fatal Five are Fictional characters, a Supervillain team of the 30th century in the DC Comics universe. Shadow Lass is a Fictional character, a Superheroine in the 30th and 31st centuries of the DC Comics universe. The Dark Circle is a Fictional criminal organization in publications from DC Comics. Mordru (also known as Mordru the Merciless) a Supervillain in the DC Comics Universe.

However, the Legion's golden age did eventually end, and their last appearance in Adventure Comics was #380 (May 1969), when they were displaced by Supergirl.

Back-up feature

The early 1970s saw the Legion relegated to the status of back-up feature. First they appeared in Action Comics from #377–392 (June 1969–September 1970) featuring more stories by Shooter and Mortimer, usually vignettes with only one or two of the Legion appearing.

Following that stint they began appearing occasionally as a backup in Superboy starting with #172 (March 1971) with creators including E. Nelson Bridwell, Cary Bates, and George Tuska. Edward Nelson Bridwell (1931 - 1987 was a writer for Mad magazine (writing the now-famous Catch phrase, " What you mean we white man " Cary Bates is a Comic book, Animation television and film Writer. George Tuska (born April 26, 1916 in Hartford Connecticut) also known as Carl Larson, is an American Comic book and But soon signs of revival appeared, as young artist Dave Cockrum (who would go on to fame as the artist and co-creator of Marvel's "all-new, all-different" X-Men) began drawing the series with Superboy #188 (July 1972). David Emmett Cockrum ( November 11, Cockrum died on the morning of November 26, 2006 due to complications from diabetes The X-Men is a team of fictional Superhero characters in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Cockrum designed many new eye-catching, often sexy, superhero costumes for the team's characters, giving the group a modern look. Some of these new outfits endured for much of the next fifteen years.

The most notable story during this time was Superboy #195 (June 1973), in which a hero whose body was made of energy, who originally called himself ERG-1, applied for membership in the Legion, and quickly thereafter gave his "life" on a mission. The hero would return however, and his character was renamed Wildfire, later one of the more popular Legionnaires. For the Golden Age Quality Comics character see Wildfire (Golden Age.

Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes

The Legion of Super-Heroes during the 1970s. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Art by Neal Adams.

The Legion returned to cover-billing on a book when Superboy became Superboy starring the Legion of Super-Heroes with #197 (August 1973). (Although the cover read "Superboy starring the Legion of Super-Heroes", inside in the indicia the title was still officially just "Superboy"). Crafted by Bates and Cockrum, the feature proved popular and saw such events as the wedding of Bouncing Boy and Duo Damsel (formerly Triplicate Girl),^[2] and the death of Invisible Kid^[3]. Bouncing Boy is a fictional character in the DC Comics Universe, a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 30th century Triplicate Girl is a Fictional character, a Superhero in the DC Comics universe and a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 30th and 31st Although Cockrum brought fresh air to the title, he was was replaced on art by Mike Grell,^[3] who would quickly become a fan favorite. Mike Grell (born 1947 is a Comic book Writer and Artist. Grell studied at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, the Chicago Academy of Several of the Legionnaires' costumes were changed and updated during this period, with some of the heroes' outfits, including those worn by Saturn Girl, Shadow Lass, and Cosmic Boy, becoming especially skimpy. Saturn Girl is a Fictional character, a DC Comics Superhero, a telepath and a founding member of the Legion of Super-Heroes, an organization Shadow Lass is a Fictional character, a Superheroine in the 30th and 31st centuries of the DC Comics universe. Shooter returned during this period and wrote his swan song on the title with a tale involving the Time Trapper and new villain Pulsar Stargrave. The Time Trapper is a Fictional character and Supervillain who appears in stories published by DC Comics. Pulsar Stargrave is a Supervillain featured in DC Comics as a foe of the Legion of Super-Heroes.

With #231 (September 1977), the book's title officially changed to Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes and became a "giant-size" title, at this point written by longtime fan Paul Levitz and drawn by James Sherman (inked by a variety of artists, notably Jack Abel and Bob McLeod). Paul Levitz (born 21 October 1956) is an American Comic book Writer, Editor and executive Jack Abel aka Gary Michaels (born July 15, 1927; died March 6, 1996) is an American comic book artist best Bob McLeod (born August 9, 1951 in Tampa Florida) is an American Comic book artist best known for co-creating the New Mutants In #241–245 (July–December 1978) Levitz and Sherman (and then Joe Staton) produced what was to that time the most ambitious Legion storyline: Earthwar, a galactic war between the United Planets and the Khunds, with several other villains lurking in the background. Joe Staton (born January 19, 1948) is an American illustrator and writer of Comic books.

Issue #239 (May 1978) featured a well-received story titled "Murder Most Foul", in which Ultra Boy is framed for murder. Written by Paul Levitz and illustrated by Jim Starlin, the mystery was resolved in S/LSH #250–251 (April–May 1979). James P "Jim" Starlin (born October 9 1949) is an American Comic book writer and artist who has worked for Marvel Comics However, Starlin was unhappy with the editing and the decision to break up the story into two parts that he removed his name from the project, and the artist was credited as "Steve Apollo".

During this period, Karate Kid was spun off into his own 20th century-based self-titled series which lasted 15 issues. A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new Organization or Entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a Television series based on a pre-existing

Levitz left the book to be replaced by Gerry Conway. Gerard F "Gerry" Conway ( September 10, 1952 -) is an American Writer of Comic books and Television shows

Their own title

The Legion of Super-Heroes during the 1980s. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989.

Superboy departed from the Legion due to a plot of a villain, and the book was renamed simply Legion of Super-Heroes with issue #259 (January 1980). These issues are referred to by fandom and collectors as "v2", or volume two. Fandom (from the noun fan and the affix -dom, as in kingdom, dukedom, etc (There was a four-issue Legion of Super-Heroes series in 1972 and 1973 which is officially volume 1, or "v1", which consisted solely of reprints. Volume numbers are conventional in the magazine industry in order to distinguish identically titled successor magazines with different enumerations). Magazines, periodicals or serials are Publications generally published on a regular schedule containing a variety of articles, generally In Mathematics and theoretical Computer science, the broadest and most abstract definition of an enumeration of a set is an exact listing of all of its

Jimmy Janes took over the art chores in a lengthy tale by Conway and then Roy Thomas involving Ultra Boy disappearing during a mission and his long odyssey to rejoin the team. Roy Thomas (born November 22 1940, Missouri, United States) is a Comic book Writer and editor, and ^[4] This story told the tale of the Legionnaire Reflecto (only glimpsed during the Adult Legion story in Adventure Comics), featured villainy by the Time Trapper and Grimbor the Chainsman, and saw Superboy rejoin the team. Reflecto is a fictional Superhero from DC Comics who first appeared as a statue of a dead Legion of Super-Heroes member in Adventure Comics #354 Grimbor the Chainsman is the name of a DC Comics supervillain featured in the pages of Legion of Super-Heroes. ^[5]

Paul Levitz

Following the Time Trapper story, Paul Levitz returned to write the book with #284. The Time Trapper is a Fictional character and Supervillain who appears in stories published by DC Comics. Pat Broderick and Bruce Patterson illustrated the book for a short while before Keith Giffen began on pencils, with first Patterson and then Larry Mahlstedt on inks. Pat Broderick (born November 26, 1953) is an American Comic book artist known for his work on the Micronauts. Bruce Patterson (born January 29, 1965 in Ayr) was a Scottish Cricketer He took his first two wickets in a competition in June 2004 Keith Ian Giffen (born November 30, 1952) is an American comic book illustrator and writer Their clean style and flair for drawing high-tech gadgetry made "Gifstedt" immediately popular, which was enhanced by the five-part "Great Darkness Saga" which ran from #290–294 (August–December 1982), featuring a full assault on the United Planets and a surprise supervillain behind it all. Darkseid is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by DC Comics. A supervillain or supervillainess is a variant of the Villain character type commonly found in Comic books, Action movies and

Another introduction during this time was the "Interlac alphabet", which had a one-for-one interchange with the standard English alphabet. Various background signage and displays used the alphabet to carry in-jokes and other visual easter eggs for astute readers. A virtual Easter egg is an intentional Hidden message or feature in an object such as a movie, Book

The Legion celebrated issue #300 (June 1983) by revisiting the Adult Legion story through a series of parallel world short stories illustrated by a number of popular Legion artists from previous years. Parallel universe or alternative reality is a self-contained separate reality coexisting with one's own This story also served to free up the continuity from slavishly following the previous Adult Legion diktat.

Giffen's style changed abruptly a few issues later to a darker and sketchier style inspired by Argentinian artist José Munoz. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. This occurred shortly before DC's launch of a pair of "Baxter format" comic books (along with the New Teen Titans series) on higher-quality Baxter paper. For the animated TV series based on this comic see Teen Titans (TV series. The extant Legion series was renamed Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes for a year before it began reprinting stories from the new Legion of Super-Heroes volume 3 (often referred to as "v3" by fans). Tales continued publishing reprints until its final issue, #354 (December 1987).

The new series was launched in August 1984 with a five-part story featuring the Legion of Super-Villains. The Legion of Super-Villains are a team of Comic book Supervillains in the DC Comics universe. Giffen left in the middle of the story and was replaced by Steve Lightle, who stayed on the book for a year. Steve Lightle (born November 19, 1959 During this time, he designed costumes for several new Legionnaires, such as longtime member of the Legion of Substitute Heroes Polar Boy. Polar Boy is the name of a Fictional character, a Superhero from the 30th century of the DC Universe.

Greg LaRocque began a lengthy run in #16 (November 1985), including a crossover with John Byrne's recently-rebooted Superman titles in #37 and #38. Greg LaRocque is an American Comic book illustrator His career began in the mid-1980s with the Marvel Comics series Marvel Team-Up starring John Lindley Byrne (born July 6 1950) is a British -born Canadian - American author and artist of Comic books Since the Superman (volume 2 or Superman (second series was published from January 1987 to April 2006 The crossover was the first of several attempts by DC Comics editors to explain the origins and fate of Superboy and his history with the Legion, in light of the revisions to the DC Universe caused by Crisis on Infinite Earths that removed Superman's career as Superboy from his personal history. The DC Universe ( DCU) is the fictional Shared universe where most of the comic stories published by DC Comics take place Crisis on Infinite Earths is a twelve-issue American comic book Limited series (identified as a "12-part maxi-series" and crossover In this crossover, the Legion's Superboy is revealed to have come from a parallel "pocket universe" created by the Time Trapper. Superboy is the name of several Fictional characters that have been published by DC Comics, most of them youthful incarnations of Superman. The Time Trapper is a Fictional character and Supervillain who appears in stories published by DC Comics. The crossover ended with Superboy's death. The story also demonstrated the continuity paradoxes that resulted from such attempts as a statue for Supergirl in the Legion's memorial for deceased members, shown in #38 during Superboy's funeral, vanished by #51, as per DC editorial's then-recent edict that Superman was to be the only survivor of Krypton. Krypton is a Fictional planet in the DC Comics universe. No longer in existence it is the native world of the super-heroes Superman and in Because of the edict, the pre-Crisis Supergirl never existed at all in the post-Crisis timeline.

Levitz' run ended with the return of Giffen and a four-part story, concluding in #63 (August 1989), focusing on the decline of science and the rise of magic wreaking havoc with the United Planets. Science (from the Latin scientia, meaning " Knowledge " or "knowing" is the effort to discover, and increase human understanding Magic, sometimes known as sorcery, is a Conceptual system that asserts human ability to control the natural world (including events objects people and Although the forces of good prevailed, both the UP and the Legion were left in shambles, with the pieces to be picked up in the next series.

"Five Years Later"

The Legion "five years later".

Giffen took over plotting as well as penciling with the Legion of Super-Heroes volume 4 title which started in November 1989, with scripts by Tom and Mary Bierbaum and assists by Al Gordon. Alan Gordon (b June 22, 1953, in San Francisco, California) is a Comic book artist primarily known as an Inker. ^[6] Five years after the Magic Wars, the United Planets is a darker place and the Legion a distant memory. However, a group of former Legionnaires worked to re-form the Legion in this harsh new universe, in which Earth was ruled by the alien Dominators. The Dominators, collectively known as the Dominion, are a Fictional alien race from the outer cosmos of the DC Universe.

Shortly after this storyline began, the decision was made to retroactively remove Superboy almost completely from Legion involvement, leaving a question of where the Legion's inspiration for founding came from without Superboy. The writers' solution was a massive retcon, in which Mon-El serves in that role, having acted as a 20th century hero named Valor. Retroactive continuity is the deliberate changing of previously established facts in a work of serial fiction Also added were the characters Laurel Gand—a parallel for Supergirl—and Kent Shakespeare (a. Laurel Gand, sometimes codenamed Andromeda, is a Fictional character, a Superheroine in the 30th and 31st centuries of the DC Comics k. a. Impulse) in order to further fill the void. Issue #5 featured an alternate universe story in which this restructuring was effected, and the Time Trapper was replaced in continuity by his onetime underling Glorith. Parallel universe or alternative reality is a self-contained separate reality coexisting with one's own Glorith of Baaldur is a fictional villain appearing in stories published by DC Comics. This story is moderately unique in that it, in effect, destroys the entire universe, then recreates it, then destroys it once again, and recreates it a second time, in a single issue, with the end result being the desired retcon.

Giffen skipped plotting on several issues for reasons that weren't made clear. This resulted in the Bierbaums writing several fill-in stories instead, causing the cohesiveness of the book to suffer as a result. This period also included several retcons. Retroactive continuity is the deliberate changing of previously established facts in a work of serial fiction One was that Lightning Lad's body had been housing the consciousness of Proty, Chameleon Boy's Protean "pet," ever since his resurrection years before, and another was that former Science Police liaison Shvaughn Erin was actually a formerly male transsexual who continually used a drug to maintain her female identity, while her longtime beau Element Lad was of ambiguous sexuality and would not have required her to be female (see Element Lad and Homosexuality). Transsexualism is a condition in which a person identifies with a physical Sex different from the one with which they were born Element Lad is the alias of Jan Arrah, a Fictional character in the 30th and 31st centuries of the DC Universe, a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes Element Lad is the alias of Jan Arrah, a Fictional character in the 30th and 31st centuries of the DC Universe, a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes ^[7]

One major storyline during this period was the discovery of "Batch SW6", a group of clones of the early Legion, circa their Adventure Comics days. Cloning in Biology is the process of producing populations of genetically-identical individuals that occurs in nature when organisms such as Bacteria, Insects Keith Giffen's original intention for the storyline, revealed in interviews, was that the clones would have eventually been revealed to be the real Legion, and the ones whose adventures had been chronicled since the 1950s were actually the clones; the older characters would then leave United Planets space to head up their own title as a new version of the Omega Men. The Omega Men are a Fictional team of extraterrestrial Superheroes who have appeared in various Comic book series published by DC Comics Giffen's other conclusion was to have the two Legions fight in a "battle royale" in which several characters from both teams would die. The characters destined to die would have been randomly selected from a hat and the surviving characters would form a new, fused Legion team. In the end, none of these conclusions to the SW6 storyline saw print. Instead, there were now two Legions, and a parallel title, Legionnaires, was launched, with art by Chris Sprouse, starring the "SW6" Legion, whose origins were not resolved until the Zero Hour crossover by a different writing team altogether. Chris Sprouse (born in Charlottesville Virginia on July 30, 1966) is an American Comic book Artist. The series was lighter in tone than the main Legion book.

Giffen left the book after a storyline which involved the destruction of Earth^[8], and the Bierbaums continued, overseeing the return of several classic characters. When the Bierbaums left, writer Tom McCraw took over and made a number of changes, such as forcing several Legion members underground, requiring them to take on new identities, and bringing back longtime absent Legionnaire Wildfire. An attempt was made to give the adult Legionnaires new costumes.

Zero Hour

In 1994, DC editors decided that after 36 years, the team's continuity would be entirely rebooted. Reboot, in serial Fiction, means a discarding of much or even all previous continuity in the series to start anew As part of the Zero Hour company-wide crossover, the Legion's original continuity came to an end with Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. Zero Hour Crisis in Time is a five-issue Comic book Limited series and crossover storyline published by DC Comics in 1994 4) #61 (September 1994).

Rebooted (1994–2004)

The Post-"Zero Hour" rebooted Legion, with their allies and enemies. Art by Phil Jimenez. Philip "Phil" Jimenez (born July 12, 1970) is an American Comic book Writer, Artist and Penciller

Following Zero Hour, a new Legion continuity was created, beginning with a retelling of the origin story starting in Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. Zero Hour Crisis in Time is a five-issue Comic book Limited series and crossover storyline published by DC Comics in 1994 4) #0 and then continued in spin-off sister series Legionnaires #0 (both released in October 1994). Lightning Lad was renamed Live Wire, and after the group's founding, a large number of heroes were added to the roster very quickly. Garth Ranzz, also known as Lightning Lad and Live Wire, is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero in the DC Comics Several members were given new codenames, and some new heroes were added, including XS (the granddaughter of Barry Allen, the Flash), Kinetix and Gates. XS ( Jenni Ognats) is a Fictional character, a Superheroine in the future of the DC Comics universe. Bartholomew "Barry" Allen is a Fictional character, a Superhero in the DC Comics universe and the second Flash Kinetix, ( Zoë Saugin of the Planet Aleph is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superheroine in the DC Comics universe Ti'julk Mr'asz, codename Gates, is a Fictional character, a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the DC Universe.

In homages to the recently discarded continuity, several older Legionnaires were reintroduced in different capacities. Chuck Taine (who had been the hero Bouncing Boy in the previous continuity) became the Legion's maintenance engineer, and Tenzil Kem (who had been Matter-Eater Lad) became the Legion's chef. Rond Vidar—who had been the son of villain Universo, an honorary Legionnaire and a Green Lantern in the previous continuity—made a few token appearances as a colleague of Brainiac 5.

While in some ways following the pattern of the original continuity, the new continuity diverged from the old one in several ways: some characters died as they had previously, others did not, and some Legion members spent time in the 20th century where they recruited Ferro. Ferro Lad is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero and member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the thirtieth century of the The Legion also started out having to earn the respect of the United Planets, which they did through two well-earned victories: successfully defending Earth from the White Triangle Daxamites, a group of Nazi-style racial purists; and exposing United Planets President Chu as the mastermind behind the Braal-Titan War, the Sun Eater hoax, the formation of the Fatal Five and the brainwashing of future Legionnaire Jan Arrah.

Legion Lost

Main article: Legion Lost

However, sales began to fall. Legion Lost is a twelve-issue Comic book Limited series published by DC Comics starring the Superhero team called the Legion New writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning—often referred to as "DnA", a tag they commonly used for interviews—came on board with penciller Olivier Coipel to produce a dark story leading to the near-collapse of the United Planets and of the Legion itself. Dan Abnett (born October 12, 1965) is a British Comic book writer and Novelist. Andy Lanning is a British Comic book Writer and Inker, known for his work for Marvel Comics and DC Comics, and for his Olivier Coipel is a French Comic book artist. He came to prominence as the artist of the American DC Comics book Legion of Super-Heroes In the wake of the disaster, a group of Legionnaires disappeared through a spatial rift and the two existing Legion series came to an end.

The limited series Legion Lost (2000-2001) chronicled the difficult journey of these Legionnaires to return home, while the ensuing limited series Legion Worlds (2001) showed what was happening back in the United Planets during their absence. A limited series is a term originated by Marvel Comics referring to a Comic book series with a set number of issues

A new series, The Legion, was launched in which the Legion was reunited and given a new base and purpose. Written for its first 33 issues by DnA, the series was cancelled with issue 38. The most notable addition to the team during the title's publication was the post-Crisis Superboy, a 21st century clone of Superman and Lex Luthor who had previously been granted honorary membership. Superboy, also known by his Kryptonian name Kon-El and his human alias Conner Kent, is a fictional Superhero in the Lex Luthor is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics.

Infinite Crisis and Earth-247

A two-part crossover between the Legion and the Teen Titans that ran in Teen Titans (vol. For an overview of the Teen Titans team (including more details on the comics listed below see Teen Titans Various Superhero groups by the name Teen Titans 3) #16 and the Teen Titans/Legion Special, (which was co-written by Geoff Johns and Mark Waid), ended the reboot continuity, and the temporal changes depicted within the special tied in to the Infinite Crisis limited series, which was written by Geoff Johns. Infinite Crisis is a seven-issue Limited series of Comic books written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Phil Jimenez, George Legionnaire Shikari Lonestar managed to evade the temporal changes and emerge into the new continuity which followed. Shikari is a Fictional character, a Superheroine in the future of the DC Comics universe and a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes She was not seen again until Infinite Crisis #6, where she was reunited with her Legionnaires on Earth-247.

"Threeboot" continuity (2005—)

The cover of The Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 5), #6 (Jul, 2005), featuring the current Legionnaires. Art by Barry Kitson. Barry Kitson is a British comics artist best known as a Penciler of major Superhero comic books published by Marvel and DC.

Following a crossover with the Teen Titans in Teen Titans #16 and the Teen Titans/Legion Special, a new series was launched; written by Mark Waid, who previously rebooted the title following the events of Zero Hour, and penciled by Barry Kitson. A fictional crossover is the placement of two or more otherwise discrete Fictional characters, settings or universes into the context of a single For the animated TV series based on this comic see Teen Titans (TV series. Mark Waid (born March 21 1962 in Hueytown Alabama) is an American Comic book Writer. Zero Hour Crisis in Time is a five-issue Comic book Limited series and crossover storyline published by DC Comics in 1994 Barry Kitson is a British comics artist best known as a Penciler of major Superhero comic books published by Marvel and DC. This new series — the fifth series entitled Legion of Super-Heroes — recreated the team from the ground up and uses the Boy/Lad/Girl/Lass/Kid names from which the end of the "Preboot" era and the prior reboot had moved away from using. Waid has stated that this is the first view of the DC Universe after the events of Infinite Crisis, as shown in a line referring to Infinite Crisis in the Teen Titans/Legion Special. The current continuity is sometimes referred to as the "Threeboot" continuity by fans as it is the third incarnation of the Legion that has been published since 1958.

Issues following #16 featured a modified One Year Later logo, shown as 1,001 Years Later, referring to the current Legion's adventures taking place 1,000 years after the One Year Later storyline. Beginning with issue #16, The Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 5) was retitled Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes.

Initial issues of the current title reintroduced the characters and provided new and divergent origins for them. Most characters resemble their previous counterparts in costume and powers, with the most notable exceptions including Chameleon Boy, now called simply Chameleon and depicted as an androgynous creature, Star Boy, who in this version of the Legion is black, Colossal Boy, who is now a giant who shrinks to human size, and Phantom Girl, who exists in two universes at once and has conversations with people in her own dimension while talking to Legionnaires at the same time. Chameleon ( Reep Daggle) also known as Chameleon Boy, is a DC Comics Superhero, a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the Androgyny is a term derived from the Greek words ανήρ ( anér, meaning man and γυνή ( gyné, meaning woman that can refer to either of two Thom Kallor is the name of a Comic book character owned by DC Comics, spanning many incarnations all connected to the various incarnations of the Legion of Super-Heroes Gim Allon is a Fictional character in the 30th and 31st centuries of the DC Comics universe who has gone by a variety of Superhero names Phantom Girl is the Superhero alias of Tinya Wazzo. In the Post-Zero Hour continuity she is known as Apparition.

The future universe of this Legion is an emotionally and mentally repressive society which involves human sexuality and contact being kept at arms' length as well as Orwellian surveillance of minors. The adjective Orwellian describes the situation idea or societal condition that George Orwell identified as being destructive to the welfare of a free-society The Legion's main goal is social reform as well as protecting people and inspiring them with the legends of superheroes of old, even though the team isn't appreciated by various government authorities.

The Legion is worshiped by thousands of "Legionnaires"; young people on various different worlds who worship the group in a cult-like manner. This article does not discuss "cult" in the original sense of "veneration" or "religious practice" for that usage see Cult (religious practice Some of the Legionnaires keep a constant vigil outside Legion headquarters.

"1,001 Years Later": Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes (2006-2008)

The cover of Supergirl and The Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 5), #31 (August, 2007), featuring the current Legionnaires. Art by Barry Kitson. Barry Kitson is a British comics artist best known as a Penciler of major Superhero comic books published by Marvel and DC.

When confronted by the Legion, Supergirl insists she is the real Supergirl, Kara Zor-El. Kara Zor-El is a Fictional character appearing in Comic books published by DC Comics and related media created by writer Otto Binder ^[9] (She then informs the Legion that they are in fact not real, and exist only because she is dreaming them). Cosmic Boy theorizes that Kara has gone through so many traumatic experiences during her brief career as Supergirl that ending up in the 31st century has caused her to assume that everything she's experienced since Krypton's destruction has all been an extended dream. Supergirl is then mentally probed by Saturn Girl, who learns that Kara's last memory before arriving in the 31st century was of the war between Rann and Thanagar during the events of Infinite Crisis. Rann-Thanagar War is a six-issue Comic book Limited series written by Dave Gibbons with art by Ivan Reis, Marc Campos Infinite Crisis is a seven-issue Limited series of Comic books written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Phil Jimenez, George

Meanwhile a group known as the Wanderers wreaks havoc in the galaxy, first letting loose on Earth a group of giants, then striking the team on Kandor itself where they had gone with Supergirl. The Wanderers are a fictional group of Super-heroes appearing in comics published by DC Comics. EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 As a side-effect of a psi-attack, Saturn Girl becomes able to sense and communicate with Mon-El, who is trapped in the Phantom Zone and is able to exist as an invisible and intangible wraith on Kandor. Saturn Girl is a Fictional character, a DC Comics Superhero, a telepath and a founding member of the Legion of Super-Heroes, an organization Lar Gand, known variously as Mon-El, Valor and M'Onel, is a Fictional character in DC Comics ' universe who is affiliated Kandor is the name of the former Capital city of the fictional planet Krypton in the DC Universe. While some Legionnaires are trying to free Mon-El, this new version of the Wanderers attacks Legion HQ, trapping everyone inside. Several Legionnaires as well as Mon-El are recruited by the Wanderers to help combat an imminent Dominator threat.

The Dominators' attack on Earth was started after Booster Gold jumped through time and stole an advanced weapon which he needed to stop Mister Mind in the final battle of the 52 weekly series. Booster Gold is a Fictional character, a Superhero in publications from DC Comics. Mister Mind is a Fictional Comic book Supervillain created for Fawcett Comics, and now owned and published by DC Comics. They mistook Booster's speech while taking the weapon ("for saving 52 worlds") as a warning that Earth had teamed up with 52 unnamed worlds to declare war on the Dominion and had broken the non-aggression treaty signed after the Invasion a thousand years before. Invasion! was a three issue Comic book Limited series and crossover event published in late 1988 -early 1989 by To further complicate matters, the combined forces of the Legionnaires and the Wanderers that were attacking the Dominion in a preemptive strike was perceived as proof of Earth's new alliance with 52 unnamed worlds.

The Waid/Kitson run ended with issue #30 after Barry Kitson's move to Marvel Comics with Tony Bedard becoming the new writer for a six-issue run from #31 to #36^[10], culminating with Supergirl's return to the 21st century during the events of World War III. Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc Antony "Tony" J L Bedard is a writer and editor who has worked in the Comic book industry from the early 90's up until the present ^[11][12]

Legion of Super-Heroes (2008-)

Beginning with issue 37, former writer Jim Shooter (who wrote several Legion stories in the late 1960s and early 1970s) started an open-ended run with Francis Manapul as the artist. James Shooter (born September 27 1951 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American Writer, occasional fill-in artist editor, and The title of the book reverted to Legion of Super-Heroes. ^[13]

After Supergirl's return to the 21st century, Lightning Lad becomes Legion leader due to being the runner-up in the leadership elections. His first day on the job does not go well as he faces the Legion losing the support of the United Planets. ^[14]

Post-Infinite Crisis (2007—)

Statues depicting the Legion in the "Lightning Saga" crossover. From Justice Society of America #5 (vol. 3) (2007). Art by Fernando Pasarin.

The "Lightning Saga" crossover in Justice League of America (vol. The Lightning Saga is a Comic book crossover Story arc that took place in DC Comics ' two flagship team books Justice League The Justice League sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short is a Fictional DC Comics superhero team. 2) #8-10 and Justice Society of America (vol. The Justice Society of America, or JSA, is a DC Comics Superhero group the first team of superheroes in Comic book history 3) #5-6 features a group of Legionnaires similar in appearance to the pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths versions of Star Boy (now called Starman), Dream Girl, Wildfire, Karate Kid, Timber Wolf, Sensor Girl, Dawnstar, and Brainiac 5. ^[15] Several revelations; Wildfire's containment suit being built out of the Red Tornado's robotic shell,^[16] Dream Girl's abilities being derived from the Dreaming,^[17] Night Girl's membership in the Legion,^[17] Karate Kid's death and resurrection,^[18] and the Legion fighting against separatism and xenophobia as well as crime^[17]; are not consistent with the pre-Crisis Legion of Super-Heroes' history. Red Tornado is a fictional character a Superhero in the DC Universe. The Dreaming is a Fictional place, the domain of Dream of the Endless in Neil Gaiman 's The Sandman Comic book Night Girl ( Lydda Jath) is a Fictional character in the 30th century of the DC Universe. Xenophobia is an intense and/or irrational dislike and sometimes fear of people from other countries However, Superman has statues of this version of the Legion in the Fortress of Solitude, though he has not seen them since the end of the Crisis on Infinite Earths, and later recalls Lightning Lad's death and resurrection. The Fortress of Solitude is the occasional Headquarters of Superman in DC Comics. Crisis on Infinite Earths is a twelve-issue American comic book Limited series (identified as a "12-part maxi-series" and crossover ^[19] The crossover ends with the return of Wally West, his wife and their twin children to Earth. Wally West is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero in the DC Comics Universe, the first Kid Flash and the Linda Park (also Linda Park-West) is a Fictional character in the DC Universe. The Legionnaires — with the exception of Starman, Karate Kid, and Una (one of Triplicate Girl's three selves) — return to their future. Karate Kid ( Val Armorr) is a Fictional character, a Superhero in the future of the DC Comics universe, and a member of the Triplicate Girl is a Fictional character, a Superhero in the DC Comics universe and a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 30th and 31st ^[18]

Geoff Johns has stated that this incarnation of the Legion shares the same history as the original Legion up to the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths,^[20] with Clark Kent having joined the team as a teenager prior to the start of his career as Superman. ^[21]

This version of the Legion next appeared in the "Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes" storyline in Action Comics #858-863. Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes is a Comic book Story arc from DC Comics by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank, featuring Action Comics is an American Comic book series which introduced Superman, the first major Superhero character as the term In the year 3008, the Earth's sun has turned red and several failed Legion applicants who were born on Earth (Radiation Roy, Tusker, Spider Girl, Golden Boy, Storm Boy, and Eyeful Ethel) have banded together to form the Justice League of Earth under the leadership of Earth-Man (formerly known as Absorbancy Boy) after the latter claimed that Superman was a human who gained his powers from "Mother Earth". The Sun (Sol is the Star at the center of the Solar System. Spider Girl ( Sussa Paka) is a fictional character in DC Comics. The Legion of Super-Heroes is a team of Comic book Superheroes in the Future, as published by DC Comics. Earth-Man has used the claim to have Earth secede from the United Planets and ban all aliens from Earth, resulting in several Legionnaires going underground. With the help of Superman, the Legion eventually restores the Sun to its normal state and defeats Earth-Man and the Justice League of Earth just as the United Planets is about to attack the Earth. ^[22]

The post-"Infinite Crisis" version of the Legion will next appear in the Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds limited series, written by Geoff Johns and drawn by George Perez, and scheduled for release from August to December 2008. George Pérez (born June 9, 1954) is an illustrator and writer of Comic books born of Latin-American (Puerto-Rican descent The mini-series will feature the post-"Infinite Crisis" Legion and Superman teaming up with the "Reboot" and "Threeboot" incarnations of the Legion to fight a new incarnation of the Legion of Super-Villains (led by Superman-Prime), the Time Trapper, and Lex Luthor. The Legion of Super-Villains are a team of Comic book Supervillains in the DC Comics universe. The Time Trapper is a Fictional character and Supervillain who appears in stories published by DC Comics. Lex Luthor is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. ^[23]

Alternate versions of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Various alternate versions of the Legion of Super-Heroes have appeared in various DC comic books.

• The Legion of Super-Heroes appeared in a single panel in the Kingdom Come limited series. The world depicted within Kingdom Come has been established as being Earth-22 in the DC Multiverse. The members of this Legion included Superboy, Supergirl, Saturn Girl, Live Wire (formerly Lightning Lad), Brainiac 5, Cosmic Boy, Light Lass, Mon-El, Karate Kid, Inferno (formerly Sun Boy), Dream Girl, Ultra Boy, Timber Wolf, Invisible Kid, Alchemist (formerly Element Lad), Apparition (formerly Phantom Girl), Leviathan (formerly Colossal Boy), Star Boy, Chameleon (formerly Chameleon Boy), Matter-Eater Lad, Shadow Lass, Shrinking Violet, Princess Projectra, Chemical King, Dragonmage, Ferro (formerly Ferro Lad), Triad (formerly Triplicate Girl/Duo Damsel), Bouncing Boy, and XS. ^[24]
• A far future version of the Legion appeared in Legionnaires Annual #1 in 1994. The annual, which was part of the 1994 "Elseworlds Annuals" event, featured a version of the Legion based on King Arthur's court. Elseworlds is the publication Imprint for a group of Comic books produced by DC Comics that take place outside the company's canon King Arthur is a legendary British leader who according to medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against the Saxon invaders
  • Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #7, part of the 1996 "Legends of Dead Earth" event, showed an alternate version of the future Legion of Super-Heroes featured in Legionnaires Annual #1.
• Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #5, also published in 1994, featured the Legion in a parody of The Wizard of Oz.
• The "DC One Million" event, which featured characters based in the 853rd century, featured twenty-six teams called the Justice Legion. DC One Million was a crossover storyline published by DC Comics in 1998. Justice Legion L is based on the Legion of Super-Heroes. The Legion from the 863rd entury was also featured during the event.
• Legions from several timelines created by Glorith encountered the "Reboot" Legion and fought each other. Glorith of Baaldur is a fictional villain appearing in stories published by DC Comics.
• An alternate version of the Legion appeared during the "Absolute Power" arc of the Superman/Batman monthly series. Superman/Batman is a monthly Comic book series published by DC Comics that features the publisher's two most popular characters Three members of the Legion of Super-Villains, (Lightning Lord, Cosmic King and Saturn Queen), go back in time to change the course of history. The Legion of Super-Villains are a team of Comic book Supervillains in the DC Comics universe. Lightning Lord is a Fictional Supervillain published by DC Comics. Cosmic King is a Fictional Supervillain published by DC Comics. Saturn Queen is a fictional Comic book character owned by DC Comics. They are later joined by Beauty Blaze and Echo. At the end, the villains are taken back to the future by Brainiac 5, Dream Woman, Cosmic Man, Chameleon Man, Matter-Eater Man, Lightning Man, and Saturn Woman. Brainiac 5 ( Querl Dox) is a Fictional character who exists in the future of the DC Universe. For the play by Elmer Rice, see Dream Girl (play. For the Dave Matthews Band song see Dreamgirl. Chameleon ( Reep Daggle) also known as Chameleon Boy, is a DC Comics Superhero, a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the Matter-Eater Lad, real name Tenzil Kem, is a Fictional character, a Superhero in the DC Universe. Garth Ranzz, also known as Lightning Lad and Live Wire, is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero in the DC Comics Saturn Girl is a Fictional character, a DC Comics Superhero, a telepath and a founding member of the Legion of Super-Heroes, an organization ^[25]
• The Elseworlds two-part limited series Superboy's Legion featured an alternate version of the Legion that was formed by Superboy. Superboy's Legion is a two-issue mini-series, published by DC Comics in 2001 under the Elseworlds banner In the story, the infant Kal-El is stranded in the Asteroid Belt and he remains there in stasis until found in 2987 by R. J. Brande, a thousand years after Krypton's destruction. The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the Planets Mars and Jupiter. Rene Jacques Brande is a fictional DC Comics character in the 30th century with the Legion of Super-Heroes. At the age of 14, "Kal Brande", also known as Superboy, joins Cosmic Boy and Saturn Girl in forming "Superboy's Legion", later known as the Legion of Super-Heroes. Saturn Girl is a Fictional character, a DC Comics Superhero, a telepath and a founding member of the Legion of Super-Heroes, an organization ^[26]

Appearances in other media

Toys and games

Various Legionnaires and associated villains have been issued in toy format:

• Action figures, beginning with the Super Powers Collection (1986), and continuing through DC Direct (1999-present). An action figure is a posable character Figurine, made of Plastic or other materials and often based upon a movie, Comic book, Video game The Super Powers Collection was a line of Action figures based on DC Comics Superheroes and Supervillains that was created by Kenner Toys in the DC Direct is the exclusive collectibles division of DC Comics, the Time Warner Subsidiary that publishes Comic books and licenses characters
• McDonald's Happy Meal figures (set of 8, based on characters from the animated series, 2007). " Happy Meal " is a Meal specially tailored for Children sold at the fast-food chain McDonald's since June 1979
• HeroClix, with the characters representing a cross-section of continuity from the Silver Age to today. HeroClix is a Collectible miniatures game produced by WizKids, Inc
• Trading cards representing various continuities and published by various companies (1966-1996). A trading card (or collectible card) is a small Card, usually made out of Cardboard or thick Paper, which usually contains an image of a
• Vs. System cards as part of the collectible card game. VS System (pronounced "Versus System" is a set of rules designed by Upper Deck Entertainment for Collectible card games (CCG's

Superman: The Animated Series

Main article: Superman: The Animated Series

Ten Legionnaires hanging out, as seen in Superman: The Animated Series. Superman The Animated Series is the unofficial title of a Warner Bros Superman The Animated Series is the unofficial title of a Warner Bros

Cosmic Boy, Chameleon Boy, and Saturn Girl made an appearance on Superman: The Animated Series. Superman The Animated Series is the unofficial title of a Warner Bros In the 1998 episode "New Kids in Town", they traveled through time to stop Brainiac from destroying the Man of Steel at an early age. Brainiac is a DC Comics Supervillain that appears in the Comic books published by DC Comics. Jason Priestley voiced Chameleon Boy, Melissa Joan Hart voiced Saturn Girl, and Chad Lowe voiced Cosmic Boy. Jason Bradford Priestley (born August 28, 1969) is a Canadian-born American Actor and Film director. Melissa Joan Hart (born April 18 1976 is an American Actress and director best known for playing Sabrina in Sabrina the Teenage Witch Charles “Chad” Lowe (born January 15, 1968) is an American television actor and the brother of actor Rob Lowe. As with pre-Crisis continuity, Superman was the inspiration to the team. This episode also features cameos of other prominent Legionnaires.

Justice League Unlimited

Main article: Justice League Unlimited

The Legion (featuring more of its membership), along with the Fatal Five, later appeared in a 2006 episode of Justice League Unlimited entitled "Far From Home" with Googy Gress as Bouncing Boy and Matt Czuchry as Brainiac 5. Justice League Unlimited (or JLU) is the name of an American animated television series that was produced by and aired on The Fatal Five are Fictional characters, a Supervillain team of the 30th century in the DC Comics universe. Justice League Unlimited (or JLU) is the name of an American animated television series that was produced by and aired on Matthew Charles Czuchry ( born May 20, 1977) is an American Actor. Supergirl was taken to the future to help fight the Fatal Five and free the Legion, and decided to stay and join the Legion after that was finished.

The other Legionnaires who appeared in this episode included Andromeda, Blok, Colossal Boy, Dream Girl, Kid Quantum, Light Lass, Lightning Lad, Phantom Girl, Shadow Lass, Timber Wolf, Triplicate Girl, Ultra Boy, and Wildfire. Andromeda, in comics, may refer to Andromeda (DC Comics the codename of the Legion of Super-Heroes member Laurel Gand Blok is a Fictional character, a Superhero in the 30th century of the DC Comics universe. Gim Allon is a Fictional character in the 30th and 31st centuries of the DC Comics universe who has gone by a variety of Superhero names For the play by Elmer Rice, see Dream Girl (play. For the Dave Matthews Band song see Dreamgirl. Kid Quantum is the name of three Comic book Superheroes in the DC Universe, who were members of different incarnations of the Legion of Super Heroes Lightning Lass (also known as Light Lass and Spark) is the name of a Comic book character owned by DC Comics whose adventures take place in the Garth Ranzz, also known as Lightning Lad and Live Wire, is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero in the DC Comics Phantom Girl is the Superhero alias of Tinya Wazzo. In the Post-Zero Hour continuity she is known as Apparition. Shadow Lass is a Fictional character, a Superheroine in the 30th and 31st centuries of the DC Comics universe. Timber Wolf is the alter ego of Brin Londo, a Superhero in the Comic books of DC Comics. Triplicate Girl is a Fictional character, a Superhero in the DC Comics universe and a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 30th and 31st Ultra Boy ( Jo Nah of the planet Rimbor) is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero in DC Comics. For the Golden Age Quality Comics character see Wildfire (Golden Age. All had minor or cameo appearances.

The Legion also had a featured appearance in Justice League Adventures #28. While Batman and Superman had their own cartoon series and comic book follow up the rest of characters in DC Comics would appear in the following comics often ^[27]

Legion of Super Heroes animated series

Main article: Legion of Super Heroes (TV series)

Poster advertising animated series

The Legion of Super Heroes animated series premiered on Kids' WB! (the Saturday Morning kids' block on the The CW network) in September, 2006. Legion of Super Heroes is an American Animated television series produced by Warner Bros Legion of Super Heroes is an American Animated television series produced by Warner Bros Kids' WB is an online network that was launched on April 28, 2008. The CW Television Network ( The CW) is a Television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006-2007 television season.

The show's premise is that the Legion travels back in time to recruit Superman in their fight against crime in the 31st century, but they go a little too far back and recruit Superman before he has had a chance to fully develop his powers. Superman, the inspiration for the Legion, now has to learn from them how to be a hero.

Season 1 focused on a "core" team consisting of Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Lightning Lad, Phantom Girl, Saturn Girl, Superman, and Timber Wolf, while other Legionnaires such as Cosmic Boy, Colossal Boy, Ferro Lad, Matter-Eater Lad, and Triplicate Girl appeared in various episodes. Matter-Eater Lad, real name Tenzil Kem, is a Fictional character, a Superhero in the DC Universe. Classic Legion villains such as the Fatal Five, Starfinger, and the Sun-Eater have appeared. Other Legionnaires, including Blok, Dream Girl, Element Lad, Shrinking Violet, Star Boy, Sun Boy, and Tyroc, made cameo appearances. For the play by Elmer Rice, see Dream Girl (play. For the Dave Matthews Band song see Dreamgirl. Element Lad is the alias of Jan Arrah, a Fictional character in the 30th and 31st centuries of the DC Universe, a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes Shrinking Violet is a Fictional character, a superheroine and Legion of Super-Heroes member in the DC Universe 's 30th and 31st centuries Thom Kallor is the name of a Comic book character owned by DC Comics, spanning many incarnations all connected to the various incarnations of the Legion of Super-Heroes Sun Boy is a Fictional character, a Superhero in the 30th and 31st centuries of the DC Comics universe. Tyroc is a Fictional Superhero published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Superboy #216 (April 1976 and was created by

Season 2 takes place two years after the end of Season 1. New members such as Chameleon Boy have joined in the interim. Chameleon ( Reep Daggle) also known as Chameleon Boy, is a DC Comics Superhero, a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the Superman returns, older and wiser, as does Superman X, a clone from the 41st century, to help battle Imperiex. Superman X (Kell-El is a Fictional character in the television series Legion of Super Heroes. ^[28]

Appearances

This list is in approximate chronological order.

Original:

• Adventure Comics #247, 267, 282, 290, 293
• Action Comics #267, 276, 283, 287, 289–290
• Superboy volume 1, #86, 89, 93, 98, 117
• Adventure Comics #300–380
• Superboy volume 1, #147 (origin, appeared during the Adventure run)
• Action Comics #378–387, 389–392
• Superboy volume 1, #172, 176, 185, 191, 195, 197-230
• Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #231–258
• Karate Kid #1–15
• All-New Collectors' Edition #C-55 (Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes tabloid)
• Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. Adventure Comics is a Comic book series published by DC Comics from 1935 to 1983 Action Comics is an American Comic book series which introduced Superman, the first major Superhero character as the term 2), #259–313, Annual #1–3
• Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes #1–3
• Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 3), #1–63, Annual #1–4
• Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes #314–325
• Legion of Substitute Heroes Special #1
• Legionnaires 3 #1–4
• Cosmic Boy #1–4
• Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes #1–7
• Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4), #1–61, Annual #1–5
• Legionnaires #1–18
• Timber Wolf #1–5

Reboot:

• Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4), #0, 62–125, Annual #6–7
• Legionnaires #0, 19–81, Annual #2–3 1
• Legends of the Legion #1–4
• Legion Science Police #1–4
• Adventures of Superman #540
• Inferno #1–4
• Titans/Legion of Super-Heroes: Universe Ablaze # 1–4
• Legion of Super-Heroes Secret Files #1
• Legion Lost #1–12
• Legion Worlds #1–6
• The Legion #1–38
• Teen Titans, (vol. 3) #16
• Teen Titans/Legion Special #1
• Infinite Crisis #6
• Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds #1–5

1 - Legionnaires Annual #1 is an "Elseworlds" story, which is not part of Legion continuity. Elseworlds is the publication Imprint for a group of Comic books produced by DC Comics that take place outside the company's canon

Threeboot:

• Teen Titans/Legion Special, #1
• Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 5), #1–15
• Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes #16—36
• Action Comics, #850
• Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 5), #37–
• The Brave and the Bold (vol. For the Tortoise and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy album see The Brave and the Bold (album. 2) #4–6
• Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds #1–5

Legion members appearing during "Absolute Power"

• Superman/Batman, #14–18 2

2 - Superman/Batman, #14–18 is a time travel series, and not tied directly to any Legion continuity.

Post-Infinite Crisis team:

• Justice League of America (vol. 2), #8–10
• Justice Society of America (vol. 3), #5–6
• Action Comics, #858–#864
• Countdown, #50–48,#45,#42–41,#39–37,#35–34,#31–27
• Countdown to Final Crisis, #26–23,#21–20,#15–13,#11–6
• Supergirl (vol. 5), #21–22
• Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds #1–5

Animated Series:

• Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century #1–

Trade Paperbacks and Hardcover Collections

The various Legion titles have been collected in the following graphic novels. The "Archives" editions are hardcover collections and the rest are softcover trade paperbacks:

See also

• List of Legion of Super-Heroes members
• Legion of Net. Heroes
• Interlac Language

References

External links

Wikis

• Legion Wiki
• Supermanica: Legion of Super-Heroes Supermanica entry on the Pre-Crisis Legion of Super-Heroes

Current information

• Legion World.net message board
• The Legion Clubhouse news site
• DC Cosmic Teams: LSH

Historical information

• The Legion of Super-Heroes Online Companion
• long essay on Giffen's tenure in 12 parts
• Adventure Comics Cover Gallery featuring Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes
• Legion Help File
• The LSH Clubhouse
• 2004 Interview with writer Mark Waid about the relaunch of current series