LSH Alert

The trade paperback CRISIS ON MULTIPLE EARTHS volume 4 reprints the JLA/JSA/LSH team-up from JLA #147 (10/77) "Crisis in the 30th Century" and JLA #148 (11/77) "Crisis in Triplicate."

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Infinite Crisis

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Legion appearances or tie-ins in INFINITE CRISIS:

INFINITE CRISIS #1 (12/05)
(Untitled)

No Legion appearances or tie-ins.

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INFINIE CRISIS #2 (1/06)
“The Survivors”

LSH cameos in one panel during a flashback to Crisis on Infinite Earths
ROLL CALL: Blok, Lightning Lad, Lightning Lass, Sun Boy, Ultra Boy, Wildfire

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INFINITE CRISIS #3 (2/06)
“Divine Intervention”

No Legion appearances or tie-ins.

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INFINITE CRISIS #4 (3/06)
“Homecoming”

No Legion appearances or tie-ins.

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INFINITE CRISIS #5 (4/06)
“Faith”

No Legion appearances or tie-ins.

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INFINITE CRISIS #6 (5/06)
“Touchdown”

The Legion of Earth-247 appears in a single panel.
ROLL CALL: Cosmic Boy, Dream Girl (?), Star Boy (?), Ultra Boy, Wildfire
BITS OF LEGIONNAIRE BUSINESS: The number of this Earth, 247, is undoubtedly an homage to the Legion’s first appearance in ADVENTURE 247.

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INFINITE CRISIS #7 (6/06)
“Finale”

No Legion appearances or tie-ins.


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SLSH #17

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SUPERGIRL LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #17 (6/06)
(L 2006-6)
(Untitled)
ROLL CALL: Atom Girl, Brainiac 5 (cover only), Chameleon, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Invisible Kid, Karate Kid, Light Lass, Lightning Lad, Phantom Girl, Princess Projectra (cover only), Saturn Girl, Shadow Lass, Star Boy, Supergirl, Timber Wolf, Triplicate Girl

Supergirl remains convinced that her life after Krypton, includng the 31st century and the Legion, is a dream. Meanwhile, just about everyone in Metropolis is going ga-ga over the Maid of Might -- with the exception of Light Lass.

Elsewhere (it says that right on the page), the Dominators gloat about the success of their mission to deliver a “technorganic payload” to Earth, with the ominious-sounding slogan “Remember the 52.” Is it possible that the “technorganic payload” was Supergirl herself?

And amidst continuing friction between the Science Police and the Legion, a Legionnaire (Chameleon?) has been sent on an espionage mission to infiltrate the S.P.


BITS OF LEGIONNAIRE BUSINESS:

We meet Seiss, who produces subsconic waves when he has indigestion. These waves cause everything from headaches and vomiting to earthquakes. In this way, Seiss seems to be a comgination of Calamity King and Infectious Lass.

Other teens tease Seiss in a way that’s reminiscent of the Legion’s traditional taunting of rejected applicants.

Seiss is approached by a shadowy figure who says, “I...know a group that will easily recognize your full potential.” Is this a representative of the Legion of Super-Villains...or the Legion of Substitute Heroes? Only time will tell.

Element Lad’s verbal confusion about Brainiac 5’s status is amusing: “He’s a good g-- I mean, he’s on our si-- --I mean--” Shadow Lass breaks in with “He’s not a super-villain. Let’s leave it at that.”

Chameleon, Invisible Kid, and Light Lass are involved in the Legion’s espionage mission -- a nice echo of the “Espionage Squad” of earlier days.

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SLSH #16

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SUPERGIRL LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #16 (5/06)
(L 2006-5)
(Untitled)
ROLL CALL: Chameleon, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Element Lad, Karate Kid, Light Lass, Lightning Lad, Phantom Girl, Saturn Girl, Shadow Lass, Star Boy, Supergirl, Triplicate Girl, Ultra Boy

While the rest of the DC Universe is starting “1 year later,” this month the Legion starts “1001 years later” with a change in title and the arrival of Supergirl. The Maid of Might is promised to become a regular Legionnaire, and all I can say is, “took long enough.” This is a great homage to the original days of the Legion, when Supergirl and Superboy were both members, and when the name of the feature was “Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes.”

Still, we’ve learned that ties between the Legion and the rest of the DC Universe are a double-edged sword. Sure, it would be nice to have Supergirl dashing back & forth through the time barrier, summoned by a blinking Legion statuette. But sooner or later the folks who run the rest of the DC Universe will make some change that impacts the Legion. Supergirl will die, then be retroactively removed from existence; Superboy will never have existed, not even in a pocket universe; eventually Glorith shows up and starts rebooting reality, and then things go all to hell.

So far, the creative team behind this current Legion incarnation have done a good job of being fresh and new while still respecting the Legion’s long history -- it will be interesting to see how they handle having the Girl of Steel back in the LSH.

BITS OF LEGIONNAIRE BUSINESS:

Klar and his neighbors live in “Eando Towers” -- an obvious reference to Eando Binder, the pen name of brothers Earl and Otto Binder (“E and O,” get it?). Otto Binder was the writer who created the Legion in Adventure #247.

Cos’s suggestion of open elections for Legion Leader recalls the old tradition of having the readers vote each year for leader. Cos says “We have 127,000 members...” I wonder if this number has anything to do with the comic’s circulation figures? Are there really 127,000 Legion readers out there?

Flight rings apparently project a force field that protects Legionnaires from the vacuum and cold of outer space, a field which manisfests as a yellowish aura about each Legionnaire. Nice update of the old transuit concept.

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LSH(5) #15

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LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (v. 5) #15 (4/06)
(L 2006-4)
"Ancient Times"
ROLL CALL: Blok, Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Dawnstar, Duo Damsel, Element Lad, Karate Kid, Quislet, Saturn Girl, Sensor Girl, Tyroc, White Witch, Wildfire

This issue features three out-of-continuity stories, along with a framing sequence set among the teenagers of the 31st century.

The structure of this issue recalls LSH(2) #300 (6/1983), “The Future is Forever.” In that comic, Ferro Lad’s brother had a number of visions set in alternate universes, showing alternate versions of the Legion. The visions were presented in the style of past Legion comics. Most of Douglas Nolan’s visions involved the end of the Legion.

In this issue, teenagers who witness the supposed end of the Leigon tell stories set in various past eras, showing previous versions of the Legion (including many faces we haven’t seen for a long time). The tales all involve the Legion saving the day when adults failed.

Quislet’s parting wish reminds us that all of this is out of continuity, and that (presumably) the Infinite Crisis will have its effect even on the Legion. But we’re used to that by now....

BITS OF LEGIONNAIRE BUSINESS:

The first story involves Bouncing Boy, Duo Damsel, and Element Lad in a crossover with the Green Lanterns and Flashes of the JLA and JSA. There has been one previous Legion/JLA/JSA crossover: JLA #147-148 (10-11/1977), “Crisis in the 30th Century/Crisis in Triplicate”). The current story doesn’t seem to have any connection to this crossover. Based on Duo Damsel’s costume and her relationship with Bouncing Boy, this tale would be set somewhere between ACTION #380 (9/1969) and SUPERBOY #193 (2/1973).

The second story features Dawnstar, Karate Kid, Saturn Girl, Tyroc, and Wildfire and is set during the Earthwar series: SUPERBOY & LSH #241-245 (7-11/1978). The panel with Wildfire pounding the desk duplicates one in the earlier series.

The third story shows Blok, Quislet, Sensor Girl, and the White Witch stepping into the Crisis on Infinite Earths to destroy the Anit-Monitor’s machine and save Barry Allen. The Legionnaires could have stepped out of any issue during the Crisis.

Finally, when Dav Huntr throws back his hood, he reveals a face that strongly resembles Superboy.

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LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (v. 5) #15 (4/06)
(L 2006-4a)
(Untitled)

ROLL CALL: Atom Girl, Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Chameleon, Colossal Boy, Element Lad, Invisible Kid, Karate Kid, Light Lass, Lightning Lad, Lone Wolf, Phantom Girl, Princess Projectra, Saturn Girl, Shadow Lass, Star Boy, Triplicate Girl, Ultra Boy

The lettercol just keeps getting more bizarre, more out-of-continuity, and funnier. And Cham finally gets Trip.

BITS OF LEGIONNAIRE BUSINESS:

This guide to the LSH has several similarities to “The Origin and Powers of the Legion of Super-Heroes,” a feature that appeared in different comics between 1961 and 1968. (The entire feature is complete in LEGION ARCHIVES volume 5.)

First and most striking, the panel of Ultra Boy using his heat vision to melt what appears to be a futuristic cannon: this panel is almost an exact duplicate of the Ultra Boy panel in “The Origin and Powers of the LSH.”

Second, Light Lass is shown levitating a tree in both features.

And third, in “The Origin and Powers of the LSH,” Cosmic Boy is shown using his powers to keep two futuristic vehicles from colliding. In the present-day feature, Cos uses his powers to keep a futristic vehicle from colliding with Trip.

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LSH(5) #1-3

NOTE: This is the first of four catch-up posts reviewing the first 11 issues of the Legion’s “Teenage Revolution” reboot.

(SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers. Don't read it before you've read the comic.)

LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (v. 5) #1 (2/05)
(L 2005-1)
"And We Are Legion"
ROLL CALL: Chameleon, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Dream Girl, Element Lad, Invisible Kid, Karate Kid, Light Lass, Phantom Girl, Shadow Lass, Star Boy, Sun Boy, Triplicate Girl, Ultra Boy

This new reboot of the Legion begins in medias res. This time around (in the 31st century), the Legionnaires are at the center of a galactic movement of young people rebelling against a staid, boring, conservative society. In an interesting echo of ADVENTURE 359’s “The Outlawed Legionnaires,” the Science Police are against the Legion.

One particularly fun bit, making fun of the adults: The Science Police leader carries on a conversation with his Captain via visiplate, even though the Captain is standing in the same room.

BITS OF LEGIONNAIRE BUSINESS:
“Colossal Boy” calls himself “Micro Lad” -- in a reversal of Gim Allon’s historic powers, he is from a race of giants, and he has the ability to shrink to only six feet tall.

The Legion Headquarters is a nice echo of the original inverted-spaceship Clubhouse.

Among the features of the lounge are two racks of DC Comics. (There are also two unidentified figures on the couch; one of them might be Princess Projectra.)

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LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (v. 5) #2 (3/05)
(L 2005-2)
Untitled (Cover title "Tomorrow’s Heores Today"
ROLL CALL: Brainiac 5, Cosmic Boy, Dream Girl, Element Lad, Karate Kid, Shadow Lass, Sun Boy

After the Legion stops an assassination attempt on the U.P. Council, a team is sent to Naltor to deal with a dream-related crisis.

BITS OF LEGIONNAIRE BUSINESS:
An android that exhales a dangerous gas...recalls the attack of the Molecule Master in SUPERBOY 201’s “The Betrayer From Beyond.”

Element Lad’s power only works on things that he is touching.

The crisis on Naltor is an echo of similar events in ADVENTURE 362/363 “The Chemoids Are Coming” & “Black Day for the Legion.” But this time around, I doubt that Mantis Morlo is behind the trouble.

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LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (v. 5) #3 (4/05)
(L 2005-3)
Untitled (Cover title "It’s a Magic Number"
ROLL CALL: Brainiac 5, Chameleon, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Element Lad, Invisible Kid, Light Lass, Lightning Lad, Phantom Girl, Saturn Girl, Sun Boy, Triplicate Girl, Ultra Boy

Spotlight on Triplicate Girl, as Luornu’s three bodies go on simultaneous dates with Element Lad, Sun boy, and Ultra Boy. We learn about Luornu’s homeworld, Cargg, and the origin and nature of her powers. Meanwhile, Cosmic Boy prepares for “some sort of mysterious apocalypse on the horizon that could claim billions of lives.”

This issue abounds in great lines, among them: “I only have six hands,” “I like being naked,” “That’s if you’re trying to prove I’m Superman,” “She can’t be Triplicate Girl...I am,” “I don’t call you ‘Not Light Lass’ when you’re not using your powers, do I?” and the classic “What makes you think I’m not?”

BITS OF LEGIONNAIRE BUSINESS:
Although Luornu’s clothes triplicate when she does, her flight ring does not.

Flight rings are rare and expensive, so only a limited number can be made. Each one is coded to its wearer’s DNA, and cannot be operated by anyone else.

Phantom Girl is reading a Batman comic. I’m sure it’s possible to identify the exact issue from the pictured cover.

The effects of Element Lad’s transformations only last a maximum of sixty seconds.

Luornu originally had the power to manifest enough copies of herself to repopulate a planet. The three bodies which came to Earth to join the Legion were subsequently rejected by the rest of the Luornus on Cargg. (This is a really cool twist on Luornu’s powers.) Since she has the fused knowledge of an entire planetary population, it’s no wonder that Triplicate Girl is so smart.

Lurornu and Dirk’s play-acting recalls Lana Lang’s endless attempts to prove that Clark Kent was Superboy. The writers have a tremendous amount of fun with this sequence, especially with Chameleon’s clumsy befuddlement. (Cham’s muttered “Stupid, stupid Legionnaires” echoes the oft-repeated refrain “stupid, stupid rat creatures” from the comic Bone.)

We hear a scrap of a joke that Sun Boy is telling: “...and then the Rokynite says to the Naltorian...” In pre-Crisis continuity, Rokyn was “New Krypton,” a planet settled by ten enlarged inhabitants of the bottle city of Kandor.

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Legion Tie-In Alert: Rann-Thanagar War Trade Paperback

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RANN-THANAGAR WAR (Countdown to Infinite Crisis) Trade Paperback
ISBN 1-4012-0839-8
(Also published separately as RANN-THANAGAR WAR (Countdown to Infinite Crisis) #1 - 6)

This is pretty confusing. This trade paperback collects the complete run of RANN-THANAGAR WAR, a limited series of "Countdown to Infinite Crisis" special editions published in 2005.

There's also RANN-THANAGAR WAR (Infinite Crisis Special) #1, a single-issue special published in 2006.

Both feature cameos by Vril Dox and other members of L.E.G.I.O.N.

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Legion Tie-In Alert: Rann-Thanagar War Single-Issue Special

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RANN-THANAGAR WAR (Infinite Crisis Special) #1 (4/06)
"Hands of Fate"

Has an appearances by Vril Dox and Captain Comet of L.E.G.I.O.N.

I haven't been paying attention to the "Rann-Thanagar War" portion of INFINITE CRISIS, but I suppose I'll have to check it out for the L.E.G.I.O.N. connection.

(For that matter, it's possible that there have been other L.E.G.I.O.N. appearances in INFINITE CRISIS....)


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LSH(5) #14

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LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (v. 5) #14 (3/06)
(L 2006-3)
"The Incredible Shrinking Violet"
ROLL CALL: Atom Girl, Brainiac 5 (in flashback), Chameleon, Colossal Boy, Invisible Kid, Karate Kid, Light Lass, Lightning Lad, Phantom Girl, Saturn Girl, Shadow Lass, Star Boy, Triplicate Girl, Ultra Boy

At the urging of Saturn Girl's mother, the United Planets decides to fully fund the LSH as an independent arm of Earthgov. About bloody time, I say. And another "about bloody time" to the appearance of the first acknowledged gay character in this incarnation of the Legion: Colossal Boy's adorable brother. (Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is the first incarnation of Colossal Boy to have a brother of any sort.)

Some more really great lines. "As my grandunit used to say, Delegate Parnal, the photon has already escaped the event horizon." "That microsphere Brainy kept in his lab? The one Ultra Boy thought was a snowglobe? It was the Imskian civilization. Atom Girl's whole race came to worship Brainy after he --"

BITS OF LEGIONNAIRE BUSINESS: As a nice touch and a nod to past continuity, a Star of David pendant is clearly visible on Colossal Boy's brother's nightstand; it was long ago established that Gim Allon and his family are Jewish.

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LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (v. 5) #14 (3/06)
(L 2006-3a)
(Untitled)
ROLL CALL: Element Lad, Karate Kid, Lightning Lad, Shadow Lass

The out-of-continuity lettercolumn continues, and is truly hilarious. Those poor goats....

But the big news goes by in the background: a cover for issue 16, featuring Supergirl wearing a Legion flight ring!

Here's a quote from "DC in Demand" 2/06, from the back of RANN-THANAGAR WAR #1:

"We urge you to also check out what's happening one thousand and one years later, when the Maid of Might becomes the newest member of the Legion of Super-Heroes! Even we're not quite sure how Mark Waid and Barry Kitson are pulling this one off, especially since the Legionnaires believed Supergirl to be an ancient fictional character. Nevertheless, her presence will definitely be felt in the 31st century, starting with issue #16 in March, when the book's title officially changes to SUPERGIRL & THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES!"

Now this is interesting news.

As is the teaser for #15 ("Legion '85"), which shows an obviously pre-Crisis Dawnstar, Blok, and Tyroc: "It's the Legion of Super-Heroes you've waited 20 years for as the greatest heroes of the 31st century become the greatest heroes of the Multiverse. Featuring several LEGIONNAIRES YOU THOUGHT YOU'D NEVER SEE AGAIN!"

Interesting times....

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Legion Tie-Ins: JSA #78-80

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You might want to look through the back issues for three recent issues of JSA that have a Legion connection.

JSA #78 (12/05) Lost & Found Part 1
JSA #79 (1/06) Lost & Found Part 2
JSA #80 (2/06) Lost & Found Part 3

All three feature Legion villain Mordru. The Merciless One attacks the wizard Shazam, then goes after Doctor Fate before finally being defeated by Jakeem and the Thunderbolt. In the end, Jakeem orders the Thunderbolt to "send this fool somewhere none of us will ever have to see him again" and Mordru disappears in a magical ZAKOOM!

Mordru has been an on-again, off-again foe of the JSA since the team's most recent reboot. As near as I can tell, there's never been an explanation of how this all fits in with the Legion. Considering the hash that Legion "continuity" has become, and the fact that Infinite Crisis is in the process of rewriting the DC Universe yet again, I don't suppose it matters much. Throw in some magic, flashes of pink light and purple smoke, and a resounding ZAKOOM, and it might as well all be explained.


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Legion Alert: BACK ISSUE #14

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Look for a magazine called BACK ISSUE this week; Number 14 is the "Future Issue" and has a Legion cover, as well as a lengthy interview with Dave Cockrum & Mike Grell, and a two-page spread on the connection between the Legion and Marvel's Imperial Guard.

BACK ISSUE is published by TwoMorrows Publishing, 10407 Bedfordtown Drive, Raleigh, NC 27614. The web address is www.twomorrows.com. These are the same people who published THE LEGION COMPANION and BEST OF THE LEGION OUTPOST.




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LSH(5) #13

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LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (v. 5) #13 (2/06)
(L 2006-2)
(Untitled)

ROLL CALL: Brainiac 5, Chameleon, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Dream Girl, Element Lad, Karate Kid, Light Lass, Lightning Lad, Phantom Girl, Princess Projectra, Saturn Girl, Shadow Lass, Star Boy, Sun Boy, Timber Wolf, Triplicate Girl, Ultra Boy

The end of the Terror Firma storyline comes with an all-out battle between the Legion and the bad guys. Some awfully nice touches here and there, as when Ultra Boy finally gets "Micro Lad's" name right, Star Boy using his power to make air too heavy to breathe, Triplicate Girl's nickname ("Trip"), and Light Lass's line, "So you're planning on a water landing, them...?"

After saving the day, Sun Boy resigns from the Legion in order to stay with the super-powered kids of Terror Firma. Personally, I'd like to believe that he has a crush on the cute blond guy with the dark shades....

The story ends with a hint that Dream Girl might be saved after all.

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LSH (v. 5) #13 (2/06)
(L 2006-2a)
The Hours

ROLL CALL: Brainiac 5, Dream Girl, Element Lad, Saturn Girl, Shadow Lass, Star Boy, Ultra Boy

A short, artful story tracing Dream Girl's premonitions in the three hours before her death. An interesting look into the psychological world of a precognitive.

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LSH (v. 5) #13 (2/06)
(L 2006-2b)
(Untitled)

ROLL CALL: Karate Kid, Polar Boy, Shadow Lass

Another out-of-continuity Letter Column (like the one in LSH (v. 5) #6, this time featuring Karate Kid, Shadow Lass, and the (brief) return of Polar Boy.

Despite the teaser, there appears to be no LSH presence so far in Infinite Crisis...just a few cameos.




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LSH(5) #12

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LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (v. 5) #12 (1/06)
(L 2006-1)
(Untitled) (cover title: "Legion of Super-Heroes vs. Terror Firma")
ROLL CALL: Atom Girl, Brin Londo, Brainiac 5, Chameleon, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Dream Girl (deceased), Element Lad, Invisible Kid, Karate Kid, Light Lass, Lightning Lad, Phantom Girl, Projectra, Saturn Girl, Shadow Lass, Star Boy, Sun Boy, Triplicate Girl, Ultra Boy.

The "Teenage Revolution" version of the Legion continues to revitalize old concepts and make a few in-jokes while telling a good story. The long-rumored Atom Girl appears, and immediately proves that this version of Salu Digby is no "Shrinking Violet." Projectra gains her powers, apparently inherited from her deceased father. As the bad guys attack across the galaxy, Cos gives a stirring speech to all teens everywhere. And Dream Girl is apparently dead, but Brainy has her in stasis...and as all long-time Legion readers (and Red Dwarf fans) know, death isn't the handicap it used to be in the olden days.

BITS OF LEGIONNAIRE BUSINESS:
Projectra's powers resemble those of Sensor Girl: "...so long as I desire, whether to the naked eye or the most sophisticated receptors, those who watch see only what I wish them to see."


LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (v. 5) (1/06)
(L 2006-1a)
"A Decent Interval"
ROLL CALL: Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl

This story takes place during the events of LSH(5) #1, which lets us know why Garth and Imra were offstage in that issue. We see Vash, a planet of teenagers, where Garth and Imra are trying to obtain permission to set up an observation post. (We don't know if Vash is the "Rimworld 19" from which Garth reported in LSH(5) #3.)

This story recalls "Words Never Spoken" (L 1978-2b) in SUPERBOY & LEGION #236 (2/78), the story in which Garth and Imra became engaged. I'm particularly happy with the portrayal of Lightning Lad; he is no longer the impetuous, hot-headed "Live Wire" of earlier versions. This Lightning Lad has his head on right, and he speaks like a founding member of the Legion. (I'm sure he'll have his chance to go insane in future issues. Sooner or later, he always does...)



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Legion Alert: SOLO #7 (12/05)

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If you haven't yet seen SOLO #7 (12/05), take a look. It's all Silver Age characters, and Legionnaires have several cameos. Don't miss Ferro Lad on the back cover.

SOLO #7 (12/05)
(L 2005-12a) "Doom Patrol vs. Teen Titans"
Cameos by Mon-El, Proty, Supergirl, Streaky, Chameleon Boy, Lightning Lad, Duo Damsel, Saturn Girl, Shriking Violet, Brainiac 5, Sun Boy, Cosmic Boy, and Princess Projectra.

SOLO #7" (12/05)
(L 2005-12b) "Comic Book Clubhouse"
Cameos by Phantom Girl, Shrinking Violet, Ferro Lad, Bouncing Boy, Karate Kid, and Lightning Lad.

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Welcome

Welcome to my LSH blog.

I've been a Legion of Super-Heroes reader since 1966, and I have an obsessive LSH web page at http://www.readersadvice.com/lsh/lsh.html. I don't update the page as often as I'd like (lots of other things get in the way). So I figured that it might be a good idea to do a blog, and comment each month on Legion comics and whatnot.

As I said, I've been reading the Legion for nearly 40 years, and collecting for just about as long. My favorite version of the LSH was the Silver Age Legion; my favorite Legionnaire is Mon-El (actually it's hard to pick a favorite; these characters have been friends for most of my life). Among all the eras of the Legion, I think the one I liked best was the Paul Levitz Legion of 1984-1989.

I don't read a lot of comics besides the Legion, although I do try to keep up with Flash and (occasionally) Green Lantern. And of course, I've been following the Infinite Crisis and various lead-ins and spinoffs. I loved the Silver Age Superman and Superboy, and consider John Byrne's work to be desecration.

I guess that should do it for introductions. Now on to the Legion....