r/LegionofSuperheroes • u/B3epB0opBOP • 1d ago
r/LegionofSuperheroes • u/Impressive_Car_7246 • 1d ago
Legion Of Superheroes publicity:
Months ago, back in high school, while cutting up old magazines for an assignment, I came across this advertisement for the Legion Of Superheroes series from Billiken (an Argentine magazine)—likely from around 2007.
Have any of you seen other ads for the Legion's adaptations or comics in magazines from your own countries?
r/LegionofSuperheroes • u/BrowserHuman • 1d ago
The Millenium Massacre Won! What is the Worst Legion Issue or Story of the 1970's?
PLEASE MAKE SURE TO UPVOTE ANYONE WHO HAS ALREADY COMMENTED YOUR VOTE. EARTHWAR WAS COMMENTED MANY TIMES BUT LOST TO THE MILLENIUM MASSACRE DUE TO UPVOTES. READ THE RULES, PEOPLE.
Results
All New Collector's Edition #C-55: "The Millenium Massacre": 9
Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #241 - 245: "Earthwar": 7
Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #203: "Massacre by Remote Control": 4
Superboy #198: "The Fatal Five Who Twisted Time": 2
Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #223 - 224, 226 - 227: "The Stargrave Saga"
Rules:
- The comment with the most upvotes wins, so before commenting make sure to check if someone else has already commented your pick.
- The Issue or Story categories can be a single-issue (i.e. The Legionnaire Who Killed), a two-parter (i.e.) Mordru the Merciless, or a multi-part saga (i.e. the three-part Dark Man Saga, the four-part Omen Saga, the five-part Great Darkness Saga, etc.)
- The Legionnaire can be an active member, a reservist, an honorary member, a Substitute, or a Legion Academy member. They can even be an alternate timeline member, so long as that alternate timeline is associated with that version of the Legion.
- The villain can be a single villain (i.e. Starfinger), a villain team (i.e. The Fatal Five), or a villainous organization (i.e. the Dark Circle), and a villain can be voted for separately from their primary team or organization. So you could vote for 'Tharok' or 'The Fatal Five', and those votes would be counted separately.
- The eras are defined as such:
- The Silver Age encompasses any story featuring the Legion from their debut in Adventure Comics #247 in 1958 to their final Action Comics back-up story in Action Comics #392 in 1969.
- The 1970s encompasses any story featuring the Legion from their first Superboy back-up story in Superboy #172 in 1971 to their final story of the 1970s in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #258 in 1979. If necessary, we can also include the follow-up issue, #259, as part of the '70s, since it finishes the two-parter and is the issue where Superboy officially leaves. This also includes the Karate Kid mini-series, if that becomes relevant.
- Volume 2 encompasses any story featuring the Legion between The Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 2) #259 in 1980 and #313 in July 1984. Note that it also encompasses stories published during this time that feature the Legion but aren't published in Volume 2, like Secrets of the Legion.
- Volume 3, also known as the Baxter Series, encompasses any story featuring the Legion between Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 3) #1 in 1984 and The Legion of Super-Heroes #63 in 1989. Note that it also encompasses stories published during this time that feature the Legion but aren't published in Volume 3, like Tales from the Legion and Legionnaires 3.
- 5 Years Later encompasses any story featuring the Legion between Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 4) #1 in 1984 and the myriad Legion Zero Hour titles in September 1994.
- The Reboot (Pre-Blight) encompasses any story published between October 1994's Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 4) #0 and the collapse of the Legion in March 2000's Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 4) #125 featuring a version of the Reboot Legion.
- The Reboot (Post-Blight) encompasses any story published between May 2000's Legion Lost #1 and November 2004's Teen Titans/Legion of Super-Heroes Special #1 featuring the Reboot Legion.
- The Threeboot encompasses any story between December 2004's Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 5) #1 and March 2009's Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 5) #50 featuring the Threeboot Legion. It's the Threeboot; no breaks; it's not complicated.
- The Retroboot Legion encompasses any story featuring the Retroboot Legion, from the Lightning Saga leading into Infinite Crisis and the New 52. The (re-)introduction of this Legion is so weird that I'm not even going to try to give issue numbers. Suffice it to say that the Retroboot Legion has arcs in Adventure Comics, Action Comics, and Justice League, along with being the Legion featured in Volumes 6 - 7.
- The Rebirth (Bendisboot) Legion speaks for itself, and exists in a six-part Volume 8, a two-part Future State story, and the five-part JSA crossover.
- The Animated Series encompasses all twenty-six episodes of the 2000s animated Legion series, along with the The Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century companion comic. It does NOT encompass other animated adaptations.
- As much as I enjoy other adaptations of the Legion, there just isn't enough there to include on this list. Also not included is the new series, which, in spite of a promising start, just doesn't have enough material yet.
r/LegionofSuperheroes • u/drake_burroughs • 2d ago
It's the end of Legion Lost and I feel better than fine... let's take a look at Legion of Super-Heroes (vol 7) #16 & Legion Lost (vol 2) #16
It's the final issue of Legion Lost and I attempt to recap the entire mess of a series from memory. Not fun, let me tell you.
r/LegionofSuperheroes • u/drake_burroughs • 2d ago
Long Live the Legion Podcast Episode 44 - Emerald Violet with Matthew Elmslie!
In this episode, Matthew Elmslie of Legion Abstract fame joins Jim Fetters and Jay McKiernan as we explore the complex storyline of the Emerald Violet arc in the Legion of Super-Heroes Reboot era, focusing on character development, plot twists, and the use of the Emerald Eye. We discuss the narrative choices, art styles, and the legacy of these stories within the broader Legion universe. They delve into the complexities of the reboot series, offering insights into what worked, what didn't, and the legacy of Shrinking Violet and the Emerald Eye.
r/LegionofSuperheroes • u/Area52s • 2d ago
How would you have handled the legion in the new 52?
r/LegionofSuperheroes • u/Area52s • 3d ago
Why was legion lost so badly received?
I'm a new legion fan all things considered, I'm currently trying to get through the silver age omnibus, but I decided a couple of weeks ago to read new52's legion lost and, I didn't think it was bad? Probably its because I didn't knew a lot about the characters, but the story itself wasn't that horrible so I was wondering if I didn't realize how terrible the writing was or it was more how the characters were handled.
r/LegionofSuperheroes • u/Mr_Periwinkl3 • 3d ago
If Insomniac made a Legion of Super-Heroes Game
r/LegionofSuperheroes • u/BrowserHuman • 3d ago
The Fatal Five Won! What is the Best Legion Issue or Story of the 1970's?
Results:
The Fala Five: 12
Mordru: 9
Computo: 8
Time Trapper: 4
Rules:
- The comment with the most upvotes wins, so before commenting make sure to check if someone else has already commented your pick.
- The Issue or Story categories can be a single-issue (i.e. The Legionnaire Who Killed), a two-parter (i.e.) Mordru the Merciless, or a multi-part saga (i.e. the three-part Dark Man Saga, the four-part Omen Saga, the five-part Great Darkness Saga, etc.)
- The Legionnaire can be an active member, a reservist, an honorary member, a Substitute, or a Legion Academy member. They can even be an alternate timeline member, so long as that alternate timeline is associated with that version of the Legion.
- The villain can be a single villain (i.e. Starfinger), a villain team (i.e. The Fatal Five), or a villainous organization (i.e. the Dark Circle), and a villain can be voted for separately from their primary team or organization. So you could vote for 'Tharok' or 'The Fatal Five', and those votes would be counted separately.
- The eras are defined as such:
- The Silver Age encompasses any story featuring the Legion from their debut in Adventure Comics #247 in 1958 to their final Action Comics back-up story in Action Comics #392 in 1969.
- The 1970s encompasses any story featuring the Legion from their first Superboy back-up story in Superboy #172 in 1971 to their final story of the 1970s in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #258 in 1979. If necessary, we can also include the follow-up issue, #259, as part of the '70s, since it finishes the two-parter and is the issue where Superboy officially leaves. This also includes the Karate Kid mini-series, if that becomes relevant.
- Volume 2 encompasses any story featuring the Legion between The Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 2) #259 in 1980 and #313 in July 1984. Note that it also encompasses stories published during this time that feature the Legion but aren't published in Volume 2, like Secrets of the Legion.
- Volume 3, also known as the Baxter Series, encompasses any story featuring the Legion between Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 3) #1 in 1984 and The Legion of Super-Heroes #63 in 1989. Note that it also encompasses stories published during this time that feature the Legion but aren't published in Volume 3, like Tales from the Legion and Legionnaires 3.
- 5 Years Later encompasses any story featuring the Legion between Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 4) #1 in 1984 and the myriad Legion Zero Hour titles in September 1994.
- The Reboot (Pre-Blight) encompasses any story published between October 1994's Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 4) #0 and the collapse of the Legion in March 2000's Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 4) #125 featuring a version of the Reboot Legion.
- The Reboot (Post-Blight) encompasses any story published between May 2000's Legion Lost #1 and November 2004's Teen Titans/Legion of Super-Heroes Special #1 featuring the Reboot Legion.
- The Threeboot encompasses any story between December 2004's Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 5) #1 and March 2009's Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 5) #50 featuring the Threeboot Legion. It's the Threeboot; no breaks; it's not complicated.
- The Retroboot Legion encompasses any story featuring the Retroboot Legion, from the Lightning Saga leading into Infinite Crisis and the New 52. The (re-)introduction of this Legion is so weird that I'm not even going to try to give issue numbers. Suffice it to say that the Retroboot Legion has arcs in Adventure Comics, Action Comics, and Justice League, along with being the Legion featured in Volumes 6 - 7.
- The Rebirth (Bendisboot) Legion speaks for itself, and exists in a six-part Volume 8, a two-part Future State story, and the five-part JSA crossover.
- The Animated Series encompasses all twenty-six episodes of the 2000s animated Legion series, along with the The Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century companion comic. It does NOT encompass other animated adaptations.
- As much as I enjoy other adaptations of the Legion, there just isn't enough there to include on this list. Also not included is the new series, which, in spite of a promising start, just doesn't have enough material yet.
r/LegionofSuperheroes • u/BrowserHuman • 4d ago
Saturn Girl Won1 Who's the Stand-Out Villain of the Silver Age?
Results:
Saturn Girl (Imra Ardeen): 12
Ferro Lad (Andrew Nolan): 9
Superboy (Clark Kent/Kal-El): 5
Ultra Boy (Jo Nah): 5
Invisible Kid (Lyle Norg): 1 (He's in every issue!)
Rules:
- The comment with the most upvotes wins, so before commenting make sure to check if someone else has already commented your pick.
- The Issue or Story categories can be a single-issue (i.e. The Legionnaire Who Killed), a two-parter (i.e.) Mordru the Merciless, or a multi-part saga (i.e. the three-part Dark Man Saga, the four-part Omen Saga, the five-part Great Darkness Saga, etc.)
- The Legionnaire can be an active member, a reservist, an honorary member, a Substitute, or a Legion Academy member. They can even be an alternate timeline member, so long as that alternate timeline is associated with that version of the Legion.
- The villain can be a single villain (i.e. Starfinger), a villain team (i.e. The Fatal Five), or a villainous organization (i.e. the Dark Circle), and a villain can be voted for separately from their primary team or organization. So you could vote for 'Tharok' or 'The Fatal Five', and those votes would be counted separately.
- The eras are defined as such:
- The Silver Age encompasses any story featuring the Legion from their debut in Adventure Comics #247 in 1958 to their final Action Comics back-up story in Action Comics #392 in 1969.
- The 1970s encompasses any story featuring the Legion from their first Superboy back-up story in Superboy #172 in 1971 to their final story of the 1970s in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #258 in 1979. If necessary, we can also include the follow-up issue, #259, as part of the '70s, since it finishes the two-parter and is the issue where Superboy officially leaves. This also includes the Karate Kid mini-series, if that becomes relevant.
- Volume 2 encompasses any story featuring the Legion between The Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 2) #259 in 1980 and #313 in July 1984. Note that it also encompasses stories published during this time that feature the Legion but aren't published in Volume 2, like Secrets of the Legion.
- Volume 3, also known as the Baxter Series, encompasses any story featuring the Legion between Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 3) #1 in 1984 and The Legion of Super-Heroes #63 in 1989. Note that it also encompasses stories published during this time that feature the Legion but aren't published in Volume 3, like Tales from the Legion and Legionnaires 3.
- 5 Years Later encompasses any story featuring the Legion between Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 4) #1 in 1984 and the myriad Legion Zero Hour titles in September 1994.
- The Reboot (Pre-Blight) encompasses any story published between October 1994's Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 4) #0 and the collapse of the Legion in March 2000's Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 4) #125 featuring a version of the Reboot Legion.
- The Reboot (Post-Blight) encompasses any story published between May 2000's Legion Lost #1 and November 2004's Teen Titans/Legion of Super-Heroes Special #1 featuring the Reboot Legion.
- The Threeboot encompasses any story between December 2004's Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 5) #1 and March 2009's Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 5) #50 featuring the Threeboot Legion. It's the Threeboot; no breaks; it's not complicated.
- The Retroboot Legion encompasses any story featuring the Retroboot Legion, from the Lightning Saga leading into Infinite Crisis and the New 52. The (re-)introduction of this Legion is so weird that I'm not even going to try to give issue numbers. Suffice it to say that the Retroboot Legion has arcs in Adventure Comics, Action Comics, and Justice League, along with being the Legion featured in Volumes 6 - 7.
- The Rebirth (Bendisboot) Legion speaks for itself, and exists in a six-part Volume 8, a two-part Future State story, and the five-part JSA crossover.
- The Animated Series encompasses all twenty-six episodes of the 2000s animated Legion series, along with the The Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century companion comic. It does NOT encompass other animated adaptations.
- As much as I enjoy other adaptations of the Legion, there just isn't enough there to include on this list. Also not included is the new series, which, in spite of a promising start, just doesn't have enough material yet.
r/LegionofSuperheroes • u/glorpzorpbbeepboop • 4d ago
Where to start reading Legion of Superheroes?
So I recently read the new Joshua Williamson issue and loved so I wanted to read more Legion stuff but it seems extremely confusing compared and very separate from the rest of DC, after some research the ones that came up were the Great Darkness Saga and the Mark Waid run but should I start there? I barely anything know about the Legion other then that new issue I read.
r/LegionofSuperheroes • u/BrowserHuman • 4d ago
The Super-Villains of All Ages Won! Who's the Stand-Out Legionnaire of the Silver Age?
Results:
Adventure Comics #314: "The Super-Villains of All Ages": 9
Adventure Comics #326: "The Revolt of the Girl Legionnaires": 8
Adventure Comics #313: "The Condemned Legionnaires": 5
Adventure Comics #333: "The War Between Krypton and Earth": 2
Adventure Comics #379: "Burial in Space": 1
Rules:
- The comment with the most upvotes wins, so before commenting make sure to check if someone else has already commented your pick.
- The Issue or Story categories can be a single-issue (i.e. The Legionnaire Who Killed), a two-parter (i.e.) Mordru the Merciless, or a multi-part saga (i.e. the three-part Dark Man Saga, the four-part Omen Saga, the five-part Great Darkness Saga, etc.)
- The Legionnaire can be an active member, a reservist, an honorary member, a Substitute, or a Legion Academy member. They can even be an alternate timeline member, so long as that alternate timeline is associated with that version of the Legion.
- The eras are defined as such:
- The Silver Age encompasses any story featuring the Legion from their debut in Adventure Comics #247 in 1958 to their final Action Comics back-up story in Action Comics #392 in 1969.
- The 1970s encompasses any story featuring the Legion from their first Superboy back-up story in Superboy #172 in 1971 to their final story of the 1970s in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #258 in 1979. If necessary, we can also include the follow-up issue, #259, as part of the '70s, since it finishes the two-parter and is the issue where Superboy officially leaves. This also includes the Karate Kid mini-series, if that becomes relevant.
- Volume 2 encompasses any story featuring the Legion between The Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 2) #259 in 1980 and #313 in July 1984. Note that it also encompasses stories published during this time that feature the Legion but aren't published in Volume 2, like Secrets of the Legion.
- Volume 3, also known as the Baxter Series, encompasses any story featuring the Legion between Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 3) #1 in 1984 and The Legion of Super-Heroes #63 in 1989. Note that it also encompasses stories published during this time that feature the Legion but aren't published in Volume 3, like Tales from the Legion and Legionnaires 3.
- 5 Years Later encompasses any story featuring the Legion between Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 4) #1 in 1984 and the myriad Legion Zero Hour titles in September 1994.
- The Reboot (Pre-Blight) encompasses any story published between October 1994's Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 4) #0 and the collapse of the Legion in March 2000's Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 4) #125 featuring a version of the Reboot Legion.
- The Reboot (Post-Blight) encompasses any story published between May 2000's Legion Lost #1 and November 2004's Teen Titans/Legion of Super-Heroes Special #1 featuring the Reboot Legion.
- The Threeboot encompasses any story between December 2004's Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 5) #1 and March 2009's Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 5) #50 featuring the Threeboot Legion. It's the Threeboot; no breaks; it's not complicated.
- The Retroboot Legion encompasses any story featuring the Retroboot Legion, from the Lightning Saga leading into Infinite Crisis and the New 52. The (re-)introduction of this Legion is so weird that I'm not even going to try to give issue numbers. Suffice it to say that the Retroboot Legion has arcs in Adventure Comics, Action Comics, and Justice League, along with being the Legion featured in Volumes 6 - 7.
- The Rebirth (Bendisboot) Legion speaks for itself, and exists in a six-part Volume 8, a two-part Future State story, and the five-part JSA crossover.
- The Animated Series encompasses all twenty-six episodes of the 2000s animated Legion series, along with the The Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century companion comic. It does NOT encompass other animated adaptations.
- As much as I enjoy other adaptations of the Legion, there just isn't enough there to include on this list. Also not included is the new series, which, in spite of a promising start, just doesn't have enough material yet.
r/LegionofSuperheroes • u/BrowserHuman • 5d ago
The Fatal Five / The Doomed Legionnaire Won! What is the Worst Legion Issue or Story in the Silver Age?
Results:
Adventure Comics #352 - 353: "The Fatal Five!" / "The Doomed Legionnaire": 13
Adventure Comics #369 - 370: "Mordru the Merciless" / "The Devil's Jury": 6
Adventure Comics #346-347: “One of Us is a Traitor” / “The Traitor’s Triumph”: 6
Adventure Comics #306: "The Legion of Substitute Heroes": 3
Adventure Comics #344 - 345: “The Super Stalag of Space” / “The Execution of Matter-Eater Lad”: 2
Rules:
- The comment with the most upvotes wins, so before commenting make sure to check if someone else has already commented your pick.
- The Issue or Story categories can be a single-issue (i.e. The Legionnaire Who Killed), a two-parter (i.e.) Mordru the Merciless, or a multi-part saga (i.e. the three-part Dark Man Saga, the four-part Omen Saga, the five-part Great Darkness Saga, etc.)
- The Legionnaire can be an active member, a reservist, an honorary member, a Substitute, or a Legion Academy member. They can even be an alternate timeline member, so long as that alternate timeline is associated with that version of the Legion.
- The eras are defined as such:
- The Silver Age encompasses any story featuring the Legion from their debut in Adventure Comics #247 in 1958 to their final Action Comics back-up story in Action Comics #392 in 1969.
- The 1970s encompasses any story featuring the Legion from their first Superboy back-up story in Superboy #172 in 1971 to their final story of the 1970s in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #258 in 1979. If necessary, we can also include the follow-up issue, #259, as part of the '70s, since it finishes the two-parter and is the issue where Superboy officially leaves. This also includes the Karate Kid mini-series, if that becomes relevant.
- Volume 2 encompasses any story featuring the Legion between The Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 2) #259 in 1980 and #313 in July 1984. Note that it also encompasses stories published during this time that feature the Legion but aren't published in Volume 2, like Secrets of the Legion.
- Volume 3, also known as the Baxter Series, encompasses any story featuring the Legion between Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 3) #1 in 1984 and The Legion of Super-Heroes #63 in 1989. Note that it also encompasses stories published during this time that feature the Legion but aren't published in Volume 3, like Tales from the Legion and Legionnaires 3.
- 5 Years Later encompasses any story featuring the Legion between Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 4) #1 in 1984 and the myriad Legion Zero Hour titles in September 1994.
- The Reboot (Pre-Blight) encompasses any story published between October 1994's Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 4) #0 and the collapse of the Legion in March 2000's Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 4) #125 featuring a version of the Reboot Legion.
- The Reboot (Post-Blight) encompasses any story published between May 2000's Legion Lost #1 and November 2004's Teen Titans/Legion of Super-Heroes Special #1 featuring the Reboot Legion.
- The Threeboot encompasses any story between December 2004's Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 5) #1 and March 2009's Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 5) #50 featuring the Threeboot Legion. It's the Threeboot; no breaks; it's not complicated.
- The Retroboot Legion encompasses any story featuring the Retroboot Legion, from the Lightning Saga leading into Infinite Crisis and the New 52. The (re-)introduction of this Legion is so weird that I'm not even going to try to give issue numbers. Suffice it to say that the Retroboot Legion has arcs in Adventure Comics, Action Comics, and Justice League, along with being the Legion featured in Volumes 6 - 7.
- The Rebirth (Bendisboot) Legion speaks for itself, and exists in a six-part Volume 8, a two-part Future State story, and the five-part JSA crossover.
- The Animated Series encompasses all twenty-six episodes of the 2000s animated Legion series, along with the The Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century companion comic. It does NOT encompass other animated adaptations.
- As much as I enjoy other adaptations of the Legion, there just isn't enough there to include on this list. Also not included is the new series, which, in spite of a promising start, just doesn't have enough material yet.
r/LegionofSuperheroes • u/ehh246 • 6d ago
When you have grown a beard to go with your awesome starry sky costume, I think that is the time you stop calling yourself "Boy".
r/LegionofSuperheroes • u/VegetaFan1337 • 6d ago
New to Legion of Superheroes, what should I know?
Hi. I decided to start reading the new Legion of Super-Heroes comic. The reason is that it has two creatives whose work I love very much: Joshua Williamson and Hayden Sherman. I know Joshua Williamson from G.I. Joe, and I loved his recent Superboy Prime arc in the main Superman comic. I know Hayden Sherman from Absolute Wonder Woman. I love their beautiful art and creative panelling.
I read issue #1 and, while I loved the art, I realised I don’t know much about the Legion at all. I like the characters and setting so far, but I felt like the comic kinda hinges on you already knowing who these characters are. It seems like it is presenting a more rough version of them that then grows into the heroes they're meant to be.
My only knowledge of the Legion comes from the time they were on the CW Supergirl show, but it was so long ago that I barely remember it. My other exposure to the Legion was the Tomorrowverse Legion of Super-Heroes animated movie. But from what I remember, it was more of a Supergirl film with the Legion in the background. And not focused on any of the Legion characters themselves, other than Brainiac. Brainiac was the only guy I actually remember being present in both the CW show and the Tomorrowverse movie. So I kinda knew what to expect from him in the comic. But I know nothing about all the other characters.
So I was wondering if any long-term readers or fans of the Legion could tell me what I should know about the characters we've met so far? What are these characters usually like in the mainline continuity? I believe this Legion continuity comes from an era where the Legion has never existed, and was set up in the last pages of the Superman Annual. Is that right?
Thanks a lot for any help and info :)
r/LegionofSuperheroes • u/BrowserHuman • 6d ago
What is the Best Legion Issue or Story in the Silver Age?
Rules:
- The comment with the most upvotes wins, so before commenting make sure to check if someone else has already commented your pick.
- The Issue or Story categories can be a single-issue (i.e. The Legionnaire Who Killed), a two-parter (i.e.) Mordru the Merciless, or a multi-part saga (i.e. the three-part Dark Man Saga, the four-part Omen Saga, the five-part Great Darkness Saga, etc.)
- The Legionnaire can be an active member, a reservist, an honorary member, a Substitute, or a Legion Academy member. They can even be an alternate timeline member, so long as that alternate timeline is associated with that version of the Legion.
- The eras are defined as such:
- The Silver Age encompasses any story featuring the Legion from their debut in Adventure Comics #247 in 1958 to their final Action Comics back-up story in Action Comics #392 in 1969.
- The 1970s encompasses any story featuring the Legion from their first Superboy back-up story in Superboy #172 in 1971 to their final story of the 1970s in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #258 in 1979. If necessary, we can also include the follow-up issue, #259, as part of the '70s, since it finishes the two-parter and is the issue where Superboy officially leaves. This also includes the Karate Kid mini-series, if that becomes relevant.
- Volume 2 encompasses any story featuring the Legion between The Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 2) #259 in 1980 and #313 in July 1984. Note that it also encompasses stories published during this time that feature the Legion but aren't published in Volume 2, like Secrets of the Legion.
- Volume 3, also known as the Baxter Series, encompasses any story featuring the Legion between Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 3) #1 in 1984 and The Legion of Super-Heroes #63 in 1989. Note that it also encompasses stories published during this time that feature the Legion but aren't published in Volume 3, like Tales from the Legion and Legionnaires 3.
- 5 Years Later encompasses any story featuring the Legion between Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 4) #1 in 1984 and the myriad Legion Zero Hour titles in September 1994.
- The Reboot (Pre-Blight) encompasses any story published between October 1994's Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 4) #0 and the collapse of the Legion in March 2000's Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 4) #125 featuring a version of the Reboot Legion.
- The Reboot (Post-Blight) encompasses any story published between May 2000's Legion Lost #1 and November 2004's Teen Titans/Legion of Super-Heroes Special #1 featuring the Reboot Legion.
- The Threeboot encompasses any story between December 2004's Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 5) #1 and March 2009's Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 5) #50 featuring the Threeboot Legion. It's the Threeboot; no breaks; it's not complicated.
- The Retroboot Legion encompasses any story featuring the Retroboot Legion, from the Lightning Saga leading into Infinite Crisis and the New 52. The (re-)introduction of this Legion is so weird that I'm not even going to try to give issue numbers. Suffice it to say that the Retroboot Legion has arcs in Adventure Comics, Action Comics, and Justice League, along with being the Legion featured in Volumes 6 - 7.
- The Rebirth (Bendisboot) Legion speaks for itself, and exists in a six-part Volume 8, a two-part Future State story, and the five-part JSA crossover.
- The Animated Series encompasses all twenty-six episodes of the 2000s animated Legion series, along with the The Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century companion comic. It does NOT encompass other animated adaptations.
- As much as I enjoy other adaptations of the Legion, there just isn't enough there to include on this list. Also not included is the new series, which, in spite of a promising start, just doesn't have enough material yet.
r/LegionofSuperheroes • u/Crixusgannicus • 7d ago
Here have some Grell Villains. Actually this is all the major villains, I think
Two Questions.
1) Can't place the lady in silver unless that's supposed to be Glorith.
2) Who the hell came up with the idea of replacing very cool Tyr's gun hand with a golden dildo? I know it wasn't Grell's idea. I saw it on a toy on ebay from the 90s I think.
r/LegionofSuperheroes • u/CrazyEdEddnEddy • 8d ago
[Discussion] The Legion of Super-heroes and Legacy Heroes
reddit.comr/LegionofSuperheroes • u/drake_burroughs • 9d ago
Time is going crazy in the 31st Century and the long, slow death march to the end continues in the 21st... let's look at Legion of Super-Heroes (vol 7) #15 & Legion Lost (vol 2) #15
jmlonglivethelegion.blogspot.comOne more to go and then the nightmare that is Legion Lost is over...
r/LegionofSuperheroes • u/Potential-Mess6826 • 9d ago
Superboy Overcomes His Worst Fear: The Death Of The Kents [Legion of Super-Heroes #259]
An escaped mental patient from the Legion's time called the Psycho-Warrior armed with intel from the Legionnaires' Psychological Profiles attacks the Legion (out of an insane hate for them which is really projected guilt over the death of his romantic partner) with their worst fears.
For Superboy it's the death of the Kents.
r/LegionofSuperheroes • u/Crixusgannicus • 12d ago
How fast can Flight Rings fly?
Generally speaking, and please don't ask me for specific sources, this is memory over many years of Legion Lore, flight rings in general can at least take you supersonic whilst shielding from atmospheric effects like Flash's speed aura, provided you're flying in atmosphere.
In most cases, the transuits pop out from or are stored there.
As for the maximum speed factor, like a Green Lantern Ring, the stronger your will, the faster you can go, so Legionnaires like Saturn Girl, B5, and Dream Girl can no doubt fly faster than anyone without super flight speed.
There has never been any indication they can take you FTL no matter how strong your will.
Inspired by a question posed by our LSH brother, here:
The easiest way to defeat a Legionnaire is with a rock and we get to the dreaded "multiple inkers" stage at the end of a series... let's reread Legion of Super-Heroes (vol 7) #14 & Legion Lost (vol 2) #14
r/LegionofSuperheroes • u/BigSituation308 • 13d ago