What 24 member line-up would you like in a Legion Of Superheroes book?

[alton]

A list this long is way too much. I haven't read LOSH in ages but I would pare things down to a core group of Cosmic,Saturn,LL, Phantom,Chameleon,Invisible,and maybe Colossal, Shrinking. Maybe in teams of 2 and 3 to start with anything else would be a mess.

[Wolfsbane]

1. Light Lass
2. Shrinking Violet
3. Timber Wolf
4. Cosmic Boy
5. Lightning Lad
6. Saturn Girl
7. Polar Boy
8. Colossal Boy
9. Chameleon Boy
10. Chameleon Girl
11. Shadow Lass
12. Sensor Girl
13. Dream Girl
14. Star Boy
15. Sun Boy
16. Element Lad
17. Brainiac 5
18. Dawnstar
19. Wildfire
20. Blok
21. White Witch
22. Gates
23. Kid Quantum
24. XS
25. Catspaw
26. Computo

[lemonpeace]

I'm not a really a Legion fan (just never read it but I plan to get around to it) so I don't know who should be on this list but from what I understand they are future heroes, right? So I think it would be interesting to see some of the immortal characters pop up. Maybe some of the Immortal Men, or my personal pick, make good on the Duke Thomas' set up and have him become Immortal. Have him (or them) join up with the Legionaries and be their link to the old heroes.

[Custodes]

I like what some refer to as The Classics too. Right up and into Dave Cockrum's run. Maybe Mike Grell. I barely accept Wildfire, Timberwolf, Tyroc and Dawnstar. As newbies. I first picked up one in the barbershop in 1966. I was almost 6 and the big boys and girls with super powers amazed me. 1) Cosmic Boy was my favorite. Don't remember why. Maybe I liked the word "Cosmic." 2) Ultra Boy...cool costume and powers. 3)Superboy and 4)Supergirl. 5)Lightening Lad (my brother's favorite) and 6)Saturn Girl.

7) Jeckie for the girls. Until they made her a bit of a Kardashian. 8)Ferro Lad. 9)Shrinking Violet (underdog), 10) Element Lad ( in the 70s people thought he was the gay one, can't remember why, I was in an early Legionnaire group....we met Thursdays...mostly girls 1974? Early in my area anyway ) and 11) Sun Boy, 12) Shady and 13) Phantom Girl. 14) Mon-el, 15) Lightening Lass (or Light Lass) 16) Star Boy, 17) Dream Girl....the sexy one. 18) Timberwolf, 19) Tryoc, 20) Dawnstar, 21) Wildfire...I was bummed when he "died." Or shall we say...everyone thought he was dead and couldn't sense him.) 22) Original Invisible Boy, 23) Karate Kid, 24) Bouncing Boy.

When I was their age I was weirded out. Now they are kids. Those teens I looked up to when 6 years old.

Had a brief thing for Dragon Babe or Mage whatever, she wasn't around long, and like Matter Eater Lad. For me nothing was too strange or unrealistic. I dug the Mort books. No Superman family idea was too strange or "stupid" for me. No color kryptonite too far out. Not Super Pet too dumb. Superman could move the planet as far as I was concerned and live in space indefinitely. My generation.

[Custodes]

While I love the Legion of Super-Pets, I think they’re too absurd--north of the Legion of Substitutes--for them to make a full return to the Legion. However, at least two of them had the qualifications to be on the actual LSH.

Proty I (RIP) and Proty II could telepathically communicate and there was no reason why they shouldn’t be on the Legion--other than some xenophobia from the Legionnaires. But Proty II was too political to join the LSH, I think. That doesn’t stop yet another Protean (Proty III) from possibly throwing in with the Legion.

Comet the Super-Horse could also communicate telepathically. As a Centaur named Biron, under magic enchantment from ancient Greece, he has enough human qualities to be a full member of the LSH.

I think those two would contribute to the variety of life forms in the Legion.

I love all that Super Pet stuff. Mort Weisinger was my favorite DC editor (to read....wouldn't want to work for him.) Jerry Siegel , Otto Bender my favorite writers & Edmund Hamilton. Loved the Substitutes. I must have been very gullible. Nothing was too absurd for me.I found Julius' books dry. Superboy was a must. When there was such a thing...sigh.

Shoot...forgot Chameleon Boy.

[Kaijudo]

1. Cosmic Boy
2. Saturn Girl
3. Lightning Lad
4. Chameleon Boy
5. Shrinking Violet
6. Shadow Lass
7. Timber Wolf
8. Ultra Boy
9. Mon-El
10. Sensor Girl
11. Wildfire
12. Dawnstar
13. Matter-Eater Lad
14. Xs
15. Blok
16. Phantom Girl
17. White Witch
18. Karate Kid
19. Tellus
20. Quislet
21. Polar Boy
22. Brainiac 5
23. Andromeda
24. Chemical King

[Jim Kelly]

I love all that Super Pet stuff. Mort Weisinger was my favorite DC editor (to read....wouldn't want to work for him.) Jerry Siegel , Otto Bender my favorite writers & Edmund Hamilton. Loved the Substitutes. I must have been very gullible.

I should have been clear and said "I think they’re too absurd for the current regime at DC." Like you, they were never too absurd for me--and I enjoyed all those stories and continue to enjoy them, as I currently seem to read more comics from that era than from modern day.

[j9ac9k]

I should have been clear and said "I think they’re too absurd for the current regime at DC." Like you, they were never too absurd for me--and I enjoyed all those stories and continue to enjoy them, as I currently seem to read more comics from that era than from modern day.

Who knows? With Morrison and Snyder leading the charge, I think there are some creators who long for the more "whacky" comic-booky absurdities that they enjoyed when they were kids as almost a push-back against the uber-seriousness/"realism" of the previous trends.

[caj]

It looks like most of you want a combination/blend of Jim Shooter Legion, Cary Bates Legion, Paul Levitz Legion, 5-Year Gap Legion, Post Zero Hour Legion, and Mark Waid's Legionnaires.

[mikelmcknight72]

Here's mine. It is a mix of new and old, and it largely picks up after Johns' Superman and the Legion story.

1. Magnetic Kid (Pol Krinn)
2. Lightning Lass
3. Saturn Girl
4. Element Lad
5. Chameleon Boy – Espionage Squad leader
6. Night Girl
7. Polar Boy
8. Shadow Lass
9. Ultra Boy
10. Phantom Girl – Espionage Squad
11. Dream Girl
12. Star Boy
13. Sensor Girl
14. Karate Kid – Espionage Squad
15. Computo – Leader, Invisible Kid II’s sister
16. Invisible Kid II – Espionage Squad
17. Dragonmage
18. Duplicate Girl
19. Shrinking Violet – Espionage Squad
20. Timberwolf
21. Dawnstar
22. Sun Boy
23. Tellus
24. XS

Rokk, Garth, & Chuck (all now husbands & fathers) are teaching at the academy.
A reformed Mekt Ranzz works at the academy as a guidance counselor.
Mon-El, Wildfire, Rond Vidar, and Gates are on detached duty patrolling deep space.
Blok and Mysa are on the Sorceror’s World.
Gim is the SP-Legion Liason, and Yera returned to acting.
All of the above are reservists, as are the subs.

[Custodes]

I should have been clear and said "I think they’re too absurd for the current regime at DC." Like you, they were never too absurd for me--and I enjoyed all those stories and continue to enjoy them, as I currently seem to read more comics from that era than from modern day.

I think I got that. You said you loved them right up there first thing in your post. I can see that young people don't go for it. Oh well. The whole Legion is sort of magical to me. When I am 89 I 'll be remembering them. Not that I'll make it to 89.;-)

[Custodes]

Who knows? With Morrison and Snyder leading the charge, I think there are some creators who long for the more "whacky" comic-booky absurdities that they enjoyed when they were kids as almost a push-back against the uber-seriousness/"realism" of the previous trends.

That would be nice.

[caj]

It's kind of surprising how many do not want all three original members of Cosmic Boy Lightning Lad and Saturn.Girl as members.

[Jim Kelly]

I like the three originals, but I just assume that if the series goes forward in time, they will have taken a backseat and given others their spot on the team. Also, there was a 24 limit, so I know that these three are likely to appear, even if they are on reserve, while the others have less of a chance. So I was being strategic.

[Zero Hunter]

It's kind of surprising how many do not want all three original members of Cosmic Boy Lightning Lad and Saturn.Girl as members.

I think it is because as far as powers go all three have others that bring the same thing to the table. Lightning Lad has Lightning Lass. Cosmic Boy has Magnetic Kid. Saturn Girl has Tellus.