The Legion of Super-Heroes is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . Created by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino , the Legion is a group of superpowered beings living in the 30th and 31st centuries of the DC Comics Universe , and first appeared in Adventure Comics #247 (April 1958).
74-436: Comics line New Justice Publication information Publisher DC Comics Genre Superhero Publication date May 2018 – January 2021 Main character(s) DC Universe New Justice is a 2018 relaunch by American comic book publisher DC Comics of its entire line of ongoing monthly superhero comic book titles, using
148-570: A clubhouse in the shape of an inverted yellow rocket ship which looked as if it had been driven into the ground. The position of Legion leader rotated among the membership. Each Legionnaire had to possess one natural superpower which no other member possessed; despite this, several members had overlapping powers, particularly Superboy, Supergirl, Mon-El , and Ultra Boy. 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
222-643: A crossover with the Teen Titans in Teen Titans (vol. 3) #16 and the Teen Titans/Legion Special , a new Legion of Super-Heroes series was launched (the so-called " Threeboot " incarnation), written by Mark Waid (who had previously rebooted the title following the events of Zero Hour ) and penciled by Barry Kitson . This new series recreated the team from the beginning and used the Boy/Lad/Girl/Lass/Kid codenames, which
296-537: A dark story leading to the near-collapse of the United Planets and the Legion. 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 miniseries Legion Lost (2000–2001) chronicled the difficult journey of these Legionnaires to return home, while the ensuing miniseries Legion Worlds (2001) showed what was happening back in
370-468: A few issues later, to a darker and sketchier style inspired by Argentinian artist José Muñoz . A new Legion of Super-Heroes comic (the third publication under the title) was launched in August 1984. It used a new "deluxe" printing format utilizing Baxter paper instead of the cheaper newsprint that classic comics had always been printed on. The existing Legion series, still on newsprint and renamed Tales of
444-575: A film editor with Paramount in NYC. They co-created the Mad Hatter #1 and #2, and co-founded their Comic Book Co., O.W. Comics, which stood for Oxton & Woolkfolk. Woolfolk, the Editor and Oxton, President, operated their publishing company, O.W. Comics, Inc., at 150 Nassau Street, New York City, New York in the mid-1940's. Legion of Super-Heroes Initially, the team was closely associated with
518-464: 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 . Shortly after this storyline began, the decision was made to retroactively remove Superboy completely from Legion history. Writer Mark Waid stated that "Because of inter-office politics and machinations ... it was decided that there was no Superboy, but we weren't even allowed to reference him at all ." This left
592-662: A lengthy tale by Conway (and later Roy Thomas ) involving Ultra Boy's disappearance during a mission, and his long odyssey to rejoin the team. This story told the tale of the Legionnaire Reflecto (only glimpsed during the "Adult Legion" stories in Adventure Comics ), featured villainy by the Time Trapper and Grimbor the Chainsman , and saw Superboy rejoin the team. Paul Levitz returned to write
666-409: A mission to save the future, and they are forced to remain there after contracting a pathogen that could destroy the 31st century if they returned. The Legion Lost series ended with the time-lost Legionnaires still stranded in the 21st century. This era of the Legion's publication concluded with issue #23 in August 2013, with the title's cancellation. In the final issue, the United Planets disbanded
740-629: A new Legion continuity was created, beginning with a retelling of the origin story starting in Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4) #0 and then continued in the 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. Several members from the previous continuity were given new codenames, and some new heroes were added, including XS (the granddaughter of Barry Allen,
814-405: A possible future version of the Legion. The Legion's last appearance in Adventure Comics was #380 (May 1969), and they were displaced by Supergirl in the next issue. The early 1970s saw the Legion relegated to the status of back-up feature. First, the team's stories were moved to Action Comics for issues #377–392 (June 1969 – September 1970). Following Mort Weisinger's retirement from DC,
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#1732783101970888-622: 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 it returned for an encore in Adventure Comics #267 (December 1959). In this story, 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 Legion's popularity grew, and they appeared in further stories in Adventure Comics , Action Comics , and other titles edited by Mort Weisinger over
962-521: A treasury-sized special written by Levitz and drawn by Grell. In #241–245 (July–December 1978) Levitz and Sherman (and then Joe Staton ) produced what was at 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. During this period, Karate Kid was spun off into his own 20th century-based self-titled series, which lasted 15 issues. Levitz left
1036-451: Is an art medium used to present ideas or stories via images. The images are usually arranged in panels in a sequence that conveys the story. Sounds are expressed using speech balloons and onomatopoeia . European comics have existed since 1837, when Swiss artist Rodolphe Töpffer published Histoire de Mr. Vieux Bois . The oldest comic publishing company on this list is the now-defunct book publishing company, David McKay Publications that
1110-485: 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 government authorities. The Legion is worshiped by thousands of young people on different worlds, collectively known as the "Legionnaires", who follow the group in a cult -like manner. The Legionnaires based on Earth keep a constant vigil outside Legion headquarters. Beginning with issue #16, The Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 5)
1184-476: The Legion of Substitute Heroes . The Legion was based on Earth and protected an organization of humans and aliens called the United Planets alongside the Science Police . The setting for each story was 1000 years from the date of publication. In Adventure Comics #346 (July 1966), Jim Shooter , 14 years old at the time, wrote his first Legion story. Soon thereafter, Shooter became the regular writer of
1258-505: The "Reboot" Legion came from Earth-247 (a metafictional homage to the Legion's first appearance in Adventure Comics #247), which was destroyed in Infinite Crisis , and the "Threeboot" Legion came from the reconstructed Earth-Prime. Johns stated that the intent of the mini-series was to validate the existence of all three versions of the team while simultaneously restoring the pre- Crisis Legion's continuity. The incorporation of
1332-407: The 1950s. In Adventure Comics #247 (April 1958) by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino , Superboy met 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. Their club had been formed with Superboy as an inspiration, and they had time travelled to recruit Superboy as a member. After
1406-728: The Dark Multiverse " [ edit ] Title Publication date Initial writer(s) Initial artist(s) Based on Tales from the Dark Multiverse: Batman: Knightfall October 16, 2019 Kyle Higgins , Scott Snyder Javier Fernandez " Batman: Knightfall " Tales from the Dark Multiverse: The Death of Superman October 30, 2019 Jeff Loveness Andrew Hennessy, Brad Walker " The Death of Superman " Tales from
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#17327831019701628-1205: The Dark Multiverse: Flashpoint December 2020 Bryan Hitch Bryan Hitch " Flashpoint " Tales from the Dark Multiverse: Batman: Hush November 3, 2020 Phillip Kennedy Johnson Dexter Soy " Batman: Hush " "The Infected" [ edit ] Title Release date Initial writer(s) Initial artist(s) The Infected: King Shazam November 6, 2019 Sina Grace Joe Bennett The Infected: Scarab November 20, 2019 Dennis "Hallum" Hopeless Freddie Williams II The Infected: Deathbringer December 4, 2019 Zoë Quinn Ben Oliver The Infected: The Commissioner December 18, 2019 Paul Jenkins Jack Herbert See also [ edit ] The New Age of DC Heroes The Sandman Universe References [ edit ] ^ George Marston (2018-03-24). "DC Launching JUSTICE LEAGUE Line Under NEW JUSTICE Banner" . Newsarama . Archived from
1702-572: The Dominion. The older Legion would defend Earth while the younger Legion would act as the last line of defense for the United Planets as the Omega Men. Instead, a parallel title, Legionnaires, was launched, starring the "SW6" Legion, whose origins were not resolved until the Zero Hour crossover by a different writing team. Legionnaires was lighter in tone than the main Legion book, and it
1776-1166: The Gods " (September 1991) " Eclipso: The Darkness Within " (July 1992) " The Death of Superman " (October 1992) " Bloodlines " (1993) " The Children's Crusade " (December 1993) " Worlds Collide " (July 1994) " End of an Era " (August 1994) " Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! " (September 1994) " Underworld Unleashed " (November 1995) " DC vs. Marvel " (April 1996) " The Final Night " (November 1996) " Genesis " (October 1997) " DC One Million " (November 1998) " Day of Judgment " (November 1999) " JLApe: Gorilla Warfare! " (1999) 2000s " Our Worlds at War " (August 2001) " Joker: Last Laugh " (December 2001) " Identity Crisis " (June 2004) " Infinite Crisis " (December 2005) " Amazons Attack! " (March 2007) " Sinestro Corps War " (August 2007) " Final Crisis " (July 2008) " Blackest Night " (June 2009) 2010s " Brightest Day " (May 2010) " Reign of Doomsday " (January 2011) " Flashpoint " (May 2011) " The Culling " (November 2011) " Batman: Night of
1850-688: The Legion after a cataclysmic battle with the Fatal Five, and the individual Legionnaires retired to their homeworlds or the Science Police. The entire Legion was remobilized to battle Infinitus in the six-issue "Infinitus Saga" in Justice League United , written by Jeff Lemire (December 2014 – May 2015). The "Infinitus Saga" featured Brainiac 5 as leader, the return of the Legion Lost team to active Legion status and
1924-466: 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. 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 Legion's main goal
1998-460: The Legion next appeared in the 2008 Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds limited series, written by Johns and drawn by George Pérez . The mini-series features the post- Infinite Crisis Legion and Superman teaming up with the "Reboot" and "Threeboot" incarnations of the Legion to fight Superboy-Prime , the Legion of Super-Villains, and the Time Trapper. It was revealed in the mini-series that
2072-409: The Legion of Super-Heroes with issue #314, continued running new material for a year, then began reprinting stories from the new Legion of Super-Heroes with issue #326. 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 . Giffen left in the middle of the story and
2146-445: The Legion of Super-Heroes'". While they shared space with Superboy solo stories for a couple of years, they eventually displaced Superboy from the title entirely as their popularity grew. Lightning Lad was killed in Adventure Comics #304 (January 1963) and revived in issue #312 (September 1963). It was the Adventure Comics run which established the Legion's general workings and environment. A club of teenagers, they operated out of
2220-580: The Legion stories, with Curt Swan, and later Win Mortimer , as artist. Shooter wrote the story in which Ferro Lad died—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 , Karate Kid , Princess Projectra , Shadow Lass , the Dark Circle , Mordru , and the "Adult Legion",
2294-483: The Legion was passed to the oversight of editor Murray Boltinoff and began appearing occasionally as a backup in Superboy , starting with #172 (March 1971), with writers E. Nelson Bridwell and Cary Bates and artist George Tuska . Dave Cockrum began drawing the series with Superboy #184 (April 1972), again increasing the team's popularity. The first comic book published under the title Legion of Super-Heroes
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2368-2162: The Outsiders May 8, 2019 October, 13, 2020 1-17 Bryan Edward Hill Dexter Soy Batman/Superman August 28, 2019 September 28, 2021 1-15 Joshua Williamson David Marquez Legion of Super-Heroes November 6, 2019 January 19, 2021 1-12 Brian Michael Bendis Ryan Sook The Green Lantern: Season Two February 12, 2020 March 9, 2021 1-12 Grant Morrison Liam Sharp Limited series [ edit ] Title Start date End date Issues Initial writer(s) Initial artist(s) Justice League : No Justice May 9, 2018 May 30, 2018 1–4 Scott Snyder , James Tynion IV , Joshua Williamson Francis Manapul Heroes in Crisis September 26, 2018 May 29, 2019 1–9 Tom King Clay Mann , Mitch Gerads The Batman Who Laughs December 12, 2018 July 31, 2019 1–7 Scott Snyder Jock Lois Lane July 3, 2019 July 7, 2020 1–12 Greg Rucka Mike Perkins Event Leviathan June 12, 2019 November 13, 2019 1–6 Brian Michael Bendis Alex Maleev Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy September 4, 2019 February 12, 2020 Jody Houser Adriana Melo Legion of Super-Heroes : Millennium October 2, 2019 1–2 Brian Michael Bendis André Lima Araújo, Jim Lee, Dustin Nguyen, Andrea Sorrentino Flash Forward September 18, 2019 February 12, 2020 1–6 Scott Lobdell Brett Booth, Norm Rapmund Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen July 17, 2019 July 14, 2020 1–12 Matt Fraction Steve Lieber Metal Men October 16, 2019 December 1, 2020 1-12 Dan DiDio Shane Davis Green Lantern : Blackstars November 6, 2019 January 29, 2020 1–3 Grant Morrison Xermanico Year of
2442-944: The Owls " (April 2012) " Death of the Family " (October 2012) " H'El on Earth " (October 2012) " Throne of Atlantis " (November 2012) " Wrath of the First Lantern " (February 2013) " Batman: Zero Year " (June 2013) " Trinity War " (July 2013) " Forever Evil " (September 2013) " Forever Evil: Blight " (October 2013) " The New 52: Futures End " (September 2014) " Convergence " (April 2015) " Darkseid War " (June 2015) " The Button " (April 2017) " Dark Nights: Metal " (June 2017) " The Lazarus Contract " (July 2017) " Doomsday Clock " (November 2017) " Milk Wars " (March 2018) " Heroes in Crisis " (September 2018) " The Terminus Agenda " (March 2019) " Year of
2516-609: The Retroboot version of the team. Legion of Super-Heroes was relaunched in September 2011 with issue #1. Simultaneously, DC Comics cancelled Adventure Comics and replaced it with a new volume of Legion Lost . While Legion of Super-Heroes continued the adventures of the team from that title's previous volume, Legion Lost featured Wildfire , Dawnstar, Timber Wolf, Tyroc , Tellus, Gates and Chameleon Girl . The Legion Lost characters are stranded on 21st century Earth during
2590-537: The United Planets during their absence. 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 Abnett and Lanning, 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. Following
2664-1043: The Villain December 11, 2019 Dan Watters Miguel Mendonça Harley Quinn’s Villain of the Year December 11, 2019 Mark Russell Mike Norton and Amanda Conner " Superman " [ edit ] Title Release date Initial writer(s) Initial artist(s) Superman : Leviathan Rising Special May 29, 2019 Marc Andreyko , Brian Michael Bendis , Matt Fraction , Greg Rucka Steve Lieber , Eduardo Pansica, Yanick Paquette , Mike Perkins Superman: Heroes January 29, 2020 Brian Michael Bendis Scott Godlewski, Steve Lieber, Kevin Maguire , Mike Norton , Mike Perkins Leviathan Dawn February 26, 2020 Alex Maleev Superman: Villains March 4, 2020 Matt Fraction Bryan Hitch, Scott Godlewski, Steve Lieber " Tales from
2738-576: The Villain September 11, 2019 Mark Russell Scott Godlewski Lex Luthor : Year of the Villain September 18, 2019 Jason Latour Bryan Hitch, Andrew Currie The Joker : Year of the Villain October 9, 2019 John Carpenter, Anthony Burch Phillip Tan, Marc Deering Black Adam : Year of the Villain October 23, 2019 Paul Jenkins Inaki Miranda Ocean Master : Year of
2812-598: The Villain " [ edit ] Title Release date Initial writer(s) Initial artist(s) Year of the Villain Special May 1, 2019 Varies Varies Sinestro : Year of the Villain August 7, 2019 Mark Russell Brandon Peterson Black Mask : Year of the Villain August 21, 2019 Tom Taylor Cully Hamner The Riddler : Year of
2886-2038: The Villain " (May 2019) 2020s " Dark Nights: Death Metal " (June 2020) " Joker War " (September 2020) " Generations " (September 2020) " Endless Winter " (December 2020) " Future State " (January 2021) " Infinite Frontier " (June 2021) " Fear State " (August 2021) " War for Earth-3 " (March 2022) " Shadow War " (April 2022) " Dark Crisis " (May 2022) " The New Golden Age " (November 2022) " Lazarus Planet " (January 2023) " Knight Terrors " (July 2023) " Gotham War " (August 2023) " Titans: Beast World " (November 2023) " House of Brainiac " (April 2024) " Absolute Power " (July 2024) Launch lines DC Universe DC Explosion/DC Implosion (1978) The New 52 (2011–2016) DC Rebirth (2016–2017) The New Age of DC Heroes (2018–2020) New Justice (2018–2021) The Sandman Universe (2018–present) Infinite Frontier (2021–2023) The New Golden Age (2022–2024) Dawn of DC (2023–2024) DC All In (2024–) Other continuities Hanna-Barbera Beyond (2016–2019) Murphyverse (2017–2023) Milestone Returns (2020–present) Absolute Universe (2024–) Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=New_Justice&oldid=1228509952 " Categories : 2018 comics debuts 2021 comics endings Superhero comics 2018 in comics Comic book reboots DC Comics storylines DC Comics titles Hidden categories: Webarchive template wayback links Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Title pop Comics infobox without image Comics related articles with secondary infobox All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from August 2020 List of comics publishing companies This list of comics publishing companies lists companies, specifically publishing companies who primarily publish comics . Comic art
2960-730: The Villain : Hell Arisen December 18, 2019 March 18, 2020 1–4 James Tynion IV Steve Epting Batman / Catwoman December 1, 2020 June 28, 2022 1–12 Tom King Clay Mann Dark Nights: Death Metal June 16, 2020 January 5, 2021 1-7 Scott Snyder Greg Capullo One-shots [ edit ] " Batman " [ edit ] Title Release date Initial writer(s) Initial artist(s) The Batman Who Laughs : The Grim Knight March 13, 2019 Scott Snyder , James Tynion IV Eduardo Risso Batman: Pennyworth : R.I.P. February 12, 2020 Peter J. Tomasi, James Tynion IV Varies " Year of
3034-407: The book, to be replaced full-time by Gerry Conway. Superboy departed from the Legion due to a villain's plot, and the book was renamed simply The Legion of Super-Heroes starting with issue #259 (January 1980). Editor Jack C. Harris hired Steve Ditko as guest artist on several issues, a decision which garnered a mixed reaction from the title's readership. Jimmy Janes became the regular artist in
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3108-1742: The end of Dark Nights: Metal as its launching point, followed by the Year of the Villain event. The relaunch is a follow-up to DC Rebirth (2016-2017), and was succeeded by Infinite Frontier (2021-2023). List of titles [ edit ] Ongoing series [ edit ] Title Start date End date Issues Initial writer(s) Initial artist(s) Justice League (vol. 4) June 6, 2018 April 19, 2022 1-75 Scott Snyder Mark Morales, Jim Cheung Justice League Dark July 25, 2018 December 21, 2020 1-29 James Tynion IV Raúl Fernández, Alvaro Martinez Catwoman September 26, 2018 Ongoing 1-Ongoing Joëlle Jones Justice League Odyssey July 4, 2018 October 12, 2020 1-25 Joshua Williamson Stjepan Šejić Titans July 27, 2016 April 10, 2019 23–36 Dan Abnett Brandon Peterson Teen Titans October 26, 2016 November 17, 2020 20-47 (plus 1 annual) Adam Glass Bernard Chang Hawkman June 13, 2018 November 10, 2020 1-29 Robert Venditti Bryan Hitch Superman July 11, 2018 June 24, 2021 1-28 Brian Michael Bendis Ivan Reis Suicide Squad December 18, 2019 November 24, 2020 1-11 Tom Taylor Bruno Redondo The Green Lantern November 7, 2018 October 2, 2019 1–12 (plus 1 annual) Grant Morrison Liam Sharp Shazam! February 23, 2019 September 22, 2020 1-15 Geoff Johns Dale Eaglesham Batman and
3182-639: The inclusion of a number of Legionnaires from other continuities in the Legion's active ranks. A new Legion of Super-Heroes series from writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Ryan Sook was announced by DC Comics in June 2019. A prelude two-part series entitled Legion of Super-Heroes: Millennium was released in September and October, with the ongoing series debuting in November 2019. The series ended in January 2021 with 12 issues. Alternative versions of
3256-442: The next few years. The ranks of the Legion, only hinted at in those first two stories, was filled with new heroes such as Chameleon Boy , Invisible Kid , Colossal Boy , Star Boy , Brainiac 5 , Triplicate Girl , Shrinking Violet , Sun Boy , Bouncing Boy , Phantom Girl , Ultra Boy , and Supergirl . In Adventure Comics #300 (September 1962), the Legion received their own regular feature, cover-billed "Superboy in 'Tales of
3330-415: The original Superboy character ( Superman when he was a teenager), and was portrayed as a group of time travelers . Later, the Legion's origin and back story were fleshed out, and the group was given its own monthly comic. Eventually, Superboy was removed from the team altogether and appeared only as an occasional guest star. The team has undergone two major reboots during its run. The original version
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#17327831019703848-402: The previous continuities had moved away from using. Initial issues of this series 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
3922-452: The question of where the Legion's inspiration came from without the influence of Superboy. The writers' solution was a massive retcon , in which Mon-El served in the role of paragon instead of Superboy, with several more retcons to follow. Issue #5 featured an alternate universe story in which the restructuring took place, and the Time Trapper was replaced in continuity by his onetime underling Glorith. One major storyline during this period
3996-685: 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 . New writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning came on board with penciller Olivier Coipel to produce
4070-466: The return of Giffen and a four-part story "The Magic Wars", concluding in #63 (August 1989). 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 . Five years after the Magic Wars, the United Planets is a darker place and the Legion a distant memory. However,
4144-434: The return of the original versions of Star Boy (now called Starman), Dream Girl , Wildfire, Karate Kid, Timber Wolf , Sensor Girl , Dawnstar , and Brainiac 5. Though several differences between the original and Lightning Saga Legions exist, Geoff Johns stated that this incarnation of the Legion shares the same history as the original Legion up to the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths , with Clark Kent having joined
4218-420: The second Flash ), Kinetix , Gates , and Sensor , a reimagined version of Princess Projectra. 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 . The Legion also started out having to earn
4292-631: The series were in the 100 Page Super Spectacular format. Cockrum was replaced on art by Mike Grell as of issue #203 (August 1974) which featured the death of Invisible Kid. With #231 (September 1977), the book's title officially changed to Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes and also became a "giant-size" title. At this point, the book was written by longtime fan Paul Levitz and drawn by James Sherman , although Gerry Conway frequently wrote as well. Saturn Girl and Lightning Lad were married in All-New Collectors' Edition #C-55 (1978),
4366-483: The series with #284. Pat Broderick and Bruce Patterson illustrated the title for a short time before Keith Giffen began on pencils, with Patterson, and then Larry Mahlstedt, on inks. The creative team received increased popularity following " The Great Darkness Saga ", which ran from #287; #290–294; and Annual #3, featuring a full assault on the United Planets by Darkseid . Comics historian Les Daniels observed that, "Working with artist Keith Giffen, Levitz completed
4440-623: The team as the teenage Superboy prior to the start of his career as Superman. This version of the Legion next appeared in the " Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes " storyline in Action Comics #858–863. In the year 3008, the Earth's sun has turned red and several failed Legion applicants who were born on Earth have banded together to form the Justice League of Earth under the leadership of Earth-Man after he claims that Superman
4514-481: The team's continuity. As part of the Zero Hour storyline, the Legion's original continuity came to an end in September 1994 with Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4) #61. The "Five Years Later" era of the Legion was not subsequently reprinted by DC Comics until the announcement of a hardcover omnibus collection scheduled for release in 2020, almost 26 years after the conclusion initial storyline. Following Zero Hour ,
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#17327831019704588-409: The three teams into mainstream DC continuity was shown in Action Comics #864 (June 2008). In the story, Batman recounts the Justice League of America and Justice Society of America's battle alongside the original Legion to defeat Mordru, the "Reboot" team's assistance in destroying a Sun-Eater in the 20th century, and his own recent encounter with the "Threeboot" team. This version of the Legion
4662-445: The transformation of Legion into a science-fiction saga of considerable scope and depth." The Legion celebrated issue #300 (June 1983) by revisiting the "Adult Legion" storyline through a series of parallel world short stories illustrated by a number of popular Legion artists from previous years. The story served to free up Legion continuity from following the "Adult Legion" edict of previous issues. Giffen's style changed abruptly
4736-560: The younger Legion and leading to a fight to the death in which Legionnaires on both teams would die, with the victims' names being picked at random. Afterwards, the older team would explore the Vega System as a 30th-century version of the Omega Men in a new series while the younger team would act as the main Legion on Earth. Giffen's other conclusion was for several of the younger and older Legionnaires to die while liberating Earth from
4810-461: Was a four-issue series published in 1973 that reprinted Legion tales from Adventure Comics . In the same year, the Legion returned to cover billing on a book when Superboy became Superboy starring the Legion of Super-Heroes with #197 (August 1973). Crafted by Bates and Cockrum, the feature proved popular and saw such events as the wedding of Bouncing Boy and Duo Damsel in Superboy #200 (Feb 1974). Issues #202 (June 1974) and #205 (Dec. 1974) of
4884-425: Was a human who gained his powers from "Mother Earth". Earth-Man uses 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. This version of
4958-561: Was featured in the second Adventure Comics series from September 2009 to October 2011, with the feature focusing on the Legion Academy from April 2011 onwards. This Legion played a part in the " Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton " storyline in 2010, where the ongoing continual events of " The Lightning Saga " concluded in its entirety. A new Legion of Super-Heroes ongoing series was published from May 2010 to August 2011, written by Paul Levitz and drawn by Yildiray Cinar , featuring
5032-523: Was founded in 1882 and published comics from 1935 to 1950. Most comic publishing companies were established in the United States , where comics became popular in the mid-1900s. Victims of the acute paper rationing of 1945-1949 which bankrupt many U.S. Publishing Companies during WWII, O.W. Comics, Inc., was a short-lived house consisting of two comic veterans, William "Bill" Woolfolk, who had worked for MLJ and Facett, and John Gerard "Jack" Oxton, Sr.,
5106-480: Was replaced by Steve Lightle , who stayed on the book for a year. The debut story arc saw the death of Karate Kid in issue #4 (November 1984). Levitz and Lightle co-created two Legionnaires, Tellus and Quislet, whose unusual appearances contrasted with the humanoid appearances of the other Legionnaires. 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. The crossover
5180-559: Was replaced with a new rebooted version following the events of the Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! storyline in 1994 and another rebooted team was introduced in 2004. A fourth version of the team , nearly identical to the original version, was introduced in 2007. In 2019, DC announced a new series written by Brian Michael Bendis and drawn by Ryan Sook . Superboy was the featured series in Adventure Comics in
5254-679: Was retitled Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes with Supergirl traveling to the future and joining the Legion. With issue #31, Tony Bedard replaced Waid as writer. The title reverted to The Legion of Super-Heroes with issue #37 and Jim Shooter became the writer. The series ended with issue #50, in which the script was credited to "Justin Thyme", a pseudonym previously used by uncredited comic book artists. The " Lightning Saga " crossover in Justice League of America (vol. 2) #8–10 and Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #5–6 featured
5328-468: Was the discovery of Batch SW6 , a group of clones of the early Legion (from their Adventure Comics days), created by the Dominators. Giffen's original conclusion for the storyline was that the clones would have been revealed to be the real Legion, and the ones whose adventures had been chronicled since the 1950s were the clones. The adult Legion's secret programming would kick in, forcing them to fight
5402-539: Was the first of several attempts by DC 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. In the crossover, the Legion's Superboy was revealed to have come from a parallel "pocket universe" created by the Time Trapper. The crossover ended with Superboy's death. Levitz's run ended with
5476-561: Was written by the Bierbaums and drawn by Chris Sprouse . Giffen left the book after a storyline which involved the destruction of Earth, and the Bierbaums continued writing, 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, which required them to take on new identities and costumes, and bringing back long-absent Legionnaire Wildfire . In 1994, DC rebooted
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