Week of 30 July 2008

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JUSTICS SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL 1 (9/2008)
"Earth-2"
ROLL CALL: Starman/Star Boy (Lightning Saga Legion)

BITS OF LEGIONNAIRE BUSINESS: Starman is mentioned in the main story; he also appears (smoking a pipe) in the JSA pinup at the end.

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SUPERMAN/BATMAN #50 (9/08)
"The Fathers"
ROLL CALL: Cosmic King, Lightning Lord, Saturn Queen

BITS OF LSV BUSINESS: The terrible trio have a cameo in a double-page spread of Superman/Batman baddies.

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Week of 23 July 2008

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LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #44 (9/08)
"Enemy Rising Part 5: Operational Calculus"
ROLL CALL: Atom Girl, Brainiac 5, Chameleon, Colossal Boy, Element Lad, Invisible Kid, Light Lass, Lightning Lad, M'Rissey, Phantom Girl, Saturn Girl, Shadow Lass, Star Boy, Timber Wolf, Ultra Boy

Invisible Kid saves the team on Velmar V, the team on Rimbor struggles to save themselves, and M'Rissey saves everybody with his powers of super-organization. Meanwhile, a rogue planet appears in the Solar System, and suddenly the government needs the Legion.

BITS OF LEGIONNAIRE BUSINESS: The Rimbor team is in the city Ta Rshish and Ultra Boy swears "Holy Ni Neveh." Is everything on Rimbor named for oddly-syllabified cities of the ancient world? (Tarshish and Nineveh.)

Lyle and M'Rissey are looking particularly cute. These artists do cute little turned-up noses really well.

Ultra Boy has a secret admirer. I'll bet we haven't seen the last of her.

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Week of 16 July 2008

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DREAMWAR #4 (9/08)
"Resurrection"
ROLL CALL: Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Dream Girl, Invisible Kid (lyle), Light Lass, Phantom Girl, Saturn Girl, Shadow Lass, Star Boy, Timber Wolf, Triplicate Girl, Ultra Boy

The story begins to come clear: Everything that's been happening is the deranged dream of an unattractive, peevish nerd with a penchant for killing. But enough about Keith Giffen...there's also this guy named Chimera running around, and he's brought the LSH and other DC heroes to this world to kill off the Wildstorm heroes.

BITS OF LEGIONNAIRE BUSINESS: On the title page, the Legionnaires are attacking in formation, which in this case seems to be roughly reverse-alphabetical-order.

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Also supposedly out this week, although my comic shop didn't have it:

SUPERMAN & THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES Hardcover

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Week of 9 July 2008

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LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES IN THE 31ST CENTURY #16 (9/08)
"The Untold Legend of Arm-Fall-Off Boy"
ROLL CALL: Arm-Fallp-Off Boy, Brainiac 5, Cosmic Boy, Phantom Girl


BITS OF LEGIONNAIRE BUSINESS: Arm-Fall-Off Boy has appeared before in previous Legion continuities, notably in SECRET ORIGINS #46 and LEGIONNAIRES #43.

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BOOSTER GOLD #1,000,000 (9/85,271)
"Blue & Gold Conclusion: Holding Back the Years"
ROLL CALL: Brainiac 5 (cameo)

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FINAL CRISIS: REQUIEM (9/08)
"Caretakers of Mars"
ROLL CALL: Starman/Star Boy (Lightning Saga Legion) (cameo)

Thom appears (from the neck down) at the funeral of J'onn J'onzz.

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JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #17 (9/08)
"One World, Under Gog Part II: Wish Fulfillment"
ROLL CALL: Starman/Star Boy (Lightning Saga Legion)

Gog gives Thom his sanity back. But Thom says, "I'm thinking clearly, for the first time in quite a while. But, trust me, that's a bad thing." Personally, I like the rational Thom better.

BITS OF LEGIONNAIRE BUSINESS: Starman/Star Boy has spent the last few years out of his mind. Other Legionnaires have gone mad in the past: offhand, I can recall Brainiac 5 (several times), Lightning Lad, Matter-Eater Lad, and Mon-El. Who else can y'all think of?


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Week of 2 July 2008

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LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #43 (8/08)
"Enemy Rising Part 4: The Leader Who Lost the Legion"
ROLL CALL: Atom Girl, Brainiac 5, Chameleon, Colossal Boy, Element Lad, Invisible Kid, Karate Kid, Light Lass, Lightning Lad, M'rissey, Phantom Girl, Saturn Girl, Shadow Lass, Star Boy, Timber Wolf, Triplicate Girl, Ultra Boy

By the end of this issue, the Legion's charter is revoked and warrants are issued for the arrest of all Legionnaires. Chased by the police, some Legionnaires hide in the sewers. And the question at the top of everyone's mind is: So where's Universo, already?

BITS OF LEGIONNAIRE BUSINESS: Four silhouettes in a glowing bubble appear to take Karate Kid and Triplicate Girl away on a mysterious mission. This might have something to do with Cosmic Boy and his new team from the future. However, it's Val and Luornu, the same Legionnaires who appeared (and died) in COUNTDOWN. So maybe all this has something to do with Infinite Crisis.

Phantom Girl has a collection of thousand-year-old comics. Or is she tending Cosmic Boy's collection? Either way, you'd think she would read next month's LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES to see how the story comes out. Maybe she's missing that issue?

I wish everybody would stop pickin' on Lyle.

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