Legion of Super-Heroes Appreciation 2023

[Anthony Shaw]

The first comic I ever read was Superboy & the Legion.

For me, KAL fits equally with the Legion as he does with the JLA.

[j9ac9k]

I loved this story. And it had some serious ramifications in the Legion's own title at the time. I wish the TPB would go back in print.

I really liked this story as well, except for how they rebooted Dev-Em. I would have preferred if they'd just used a different name.

[signalman112]

1973 7-11 Cups.

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[caj]

1973 7-11 Cups.

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How incredibly cool. Would love to have the whole set of those.

[caj]

What was your favorite LSH line-up. The ultimate "____ was still there but ____ hadn't joined yet" line-up.

Mine: even though the writing left a lot to be desired, my favorite is the post-Superboy departure but before Invisible Kid II joined.

Lightning Lad
Cosmic Boy
Saturn Girl
Duo Damsel
Phantom Girl
Chameleon Boy
Colossal Boy
Ultra Boy
Star Boy
Shrinking Violet
Sun Boy
Bouncing Boy
Mon-El
Element Lad
Light Lass
Dream Girl
Projectra
Karate Kid
Shadow Lass
Timber Wolf
Wildfire
Tyroc
Dawnstar
Blok

[Lucas 35]

I wonder which version of the Legion, Waid will choose and write? And which members do you want to appear in the issue?

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Superman continues his mission to find a cure for what’s killing Lex Luthor. When the present has no answers, maybe the future will! But will the Legion of Super-Heroes help Clark find a cure for a man like Luthor?

[Cap808]

I would start with The Great Darkness Sage - it's the Legion's most popular (and best IMO) story.

https://www.amazon.com/Legion-Super-.../dp/B00I3OIG9M

I apologize in advance if this was brought up before, but does anyone remember who Darkseid's dark minions were in this storyline? I remember being blown away as a youngster when I started to figure it out.

[Jon-El]

I apologize in advance if this was brought up before, but does anyone remember who Darkseid's dark minions were in this storyline? I remember being blown away as a youngster when I started to figure it out.

Are you talking about the stone creatures that were assisting Darkseid? I can’t remember what they were called. Servants? One had the triangle symbol on his chest so it seemed like he was a clone of Superman. One was a Guardian I think. One was a connected to Shadow Lass. I can’t recall the others. One flew on some sort contraption. It was a great reveal as you learned who each was. That was a great story with an actual mystery which was rare back then. Maybe rare now. The scene where they’ve drained Mordru of his powers & he’s left babbling was pretty creepy at the time. I’d read the Legion starting with the Grell era. I’d started to drift a bit in the early 80’s. Pat Broderick did a few issues I remember & Jimmy Janes (?) did several. Seems like I started to buy the book again prior to this epic storyline.

[Cap808]

Are you talking about the stone creatures that were assisting Darkseid? I can’t remember what they were called. Servants? One had the triangle symbol on his chest so it seemed like he was a clone of Superman. One was a Guardian I think. One was a connected to Shadow Lass. I can’t recall the others. One flew on some sort contraption. It was a great reveal as you learned who each was. That was a great story with an actual mystery which was rare back then. Maybe rare now. The scene where they’ve drained Mordru of his powers & he’s left babbling was pretty creepy at the time. I’d read the Legion starting with the Grell era. I’d started to drift a bit in the early 80’s. Pat Broderick did a few issues I remember & Jimmy Janes (?) did several. Seems like I started to buy the book again prior to this epic storyline.

Off the top of my head there was Superman, Orion, Kalibak, and I believe you're right that one was a Guardian. And while I can't remember for certain, I believe like you said the last was an ancestor of Shadow Lass. It was so tragic and so epic, learning that this was a fate that befell at least Superman and Orion.

And I'm struggling with this one, but I'm positive I read a story where Lobo, Firestorm, Barda (?), and a couple others, became servants as well?

[kcekada]

Yeah, all of the servants were as listed above, and they were all clones. Shadow Lass's ancestor was Lydea Mallor -- who was a member of L.E.G.I.O.N. in the late 20th century.

[Uncanny X-Man]

I wonder which version of the Legion, Waid will choose and write? And which members do you want to appear in the issue?

This also caught my eye as it's the first appearance of "a" Legion in quite some time. I assume it doesn't really matter which version Waid is going for though, as this Black Label limited series is not in continuity anyway?

[Thirteen]

I apologize in advance if this was brought up before, but does anyone remember who Darkseid's dark minions were in this storyline? I remember being blown away as a youngster when I started to figure it out.

The SERVANTS OF DARKNESS

"In the pre-crisis continuity, the Servants were clones animated and corrupted by the power of an amnesic Darkseid, to serve as his prime force until a full recovering of the dark god...
This team of Servants included clones from: Superman, a Guardian of the Universe, Orion, Kalibak and Lydea Mallor (Shadow Lass' ancestor)."



Who's Who in the SERVANTS OF DARKNESS

And I'm struggling with this one, but I'm positive I read a story where Lobo, Firestorm, Barda (?), and a couple others, became servants as well?

"In the Post-zero hour continuity (earth-247), the Servants were differents: Instead being clones, a old, defeated Darkseid start using a time travel machine fueled by dark matter to travel to his younger self and steal his own power. The Servants were corrupted versions of heroes taken from the timestream and tortured and twisted in Apokolips until they fell under Darkseid control...
This alternate team of Servants included doppelgangers of: a young Clark Kent, Firestorm, Big Barda, Green Lantern, Lobo and Orion."

[Nomads1]

"In the Post-zero hour continuity (earth-247), the Servants were differents: Instead being clones, a old, defeated Darkseid start using a time travel machine fueled by dark matter to travel to his younger self and steal his own power. The Servants were corrupted versions of heroes taken from the timestream and tortured and twisted in Apokolips until they fell under Darkseid control...
This alternate team of Servants included doppelgangers of: a young Clark Kent, Firestorm, Big Barda, Green Lantern, Lobo and Orion."

Though it doesn't get the same respect as the original, and maybe it's not as good, after all, the surprise factor was not the same, I did like quite a lot this arc of the DnA Legion (with beautiful art by Chris Batista). I have it in TPB, and haven't read it in quite a while, but maybe it's time to give it one more go.

Peace

[caj]

To this day, I have never been more excited by a comic book than I was Legion of Super Heroes during this time. There was something special with the collaboration between Levitz and Giffen that I've never experienced before or since.

[Cap808]

The SERVANTS OF DARKNESS

"In the pre-crisis continuity, the Servants were clones animated and corrupted by the power of an amnesic Darkseid, to serve as his prime force until a full recovering of the dark god...
This team of Servants included clones from: Superman, a Guardian of the Universe, Orion, Kalibak and Lydea Mallor (Shadow Lass' ancestor)."



Who's Who in the SERVANTS OF DARKNESS





"In the Post-zero hour continuity (earth-247), the Servants were differents: Instead being clones, a old, defeated Darkseid start using a time travel machine fueled by dark matter to travel to his younger self and steal his own power. The Servants were corrupted versions of heroes taken from the timestream and tortured and twisted in Apokolips until they fell under Darkseid control...
This alternate team of Servants included doppelgangers of: a young Clark Kent, Firestorm, Big Barda, Green Lantern, Lobo and Orion."

Wow, thank you for this! Who needs to remember math and geometry? As long as I have my vague comic book recollections, I'm happy.