LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES
Legion 1: Earth-0
Part 3: The 30th Century • Legion Years 1–2
This
page omits pre-DCnU events that took place between the 21st and 30th
centuries. Read them here. It
does include any event described in a regular Legion title. The retelling
of the Legion's origin in Legion: Secret Origin did, for the most part,
retain existing continuity. Legionnaire costumes were updated, however.
Some details of the Legionnaires' origins were revealed in the (very detailed) tales from Legion of Super-Heroes volume 4, and from the Legion Sourcebook, 2995. In general, I consider these "v.4" details beneficial to the history of the Legionnaires; they do not conflict with the rest of the timeline.
I have not changed the hard dates, but given the real world passage of time, these dates must certainly have to be adjusted. Otherwise, for example, Colossal Boy would now be over 50 years old.
| Pre-30th Century | |
| c. 2684: The United Planets is created, made mostly up of planets colonized by Earth, along with Durla and Colu. NOTE: Date based on assertion that it was "327 years" ago. | Legion: Secret Origin #1 (12.11) |
| 28th Century: The galaxy is ravaged by the Great Wars of the 28th Century. Although this era produces many technological advances, including anti-matter fusion power, nega-shielding, gamma-energy blasters, warping mists, and the Atomic Axe, the devastation of the wars causes many of these discoveries to be lost for more than 200 years. | (Superboy v.1 #210, 8.75) |
| 2729: A being known only as the Engineer constructs a mobile, artificial world populated by androids designed to amuse him and protect him from attack. After the Engineer's death, the androids continue to carry out their programming, periodically attacking anyone who approaches the planet. | (Legion v.2 #262, 4.80) |
| Astronomers on Earth first detect the Sun-Eater, a monstrous, cloud-like creature that entirely consumes a distant galaxy. | (Adventure #352, 1.66) |
| 2783: On Earth, World War VI culminates in an unsuccessful invasion of Metropolis. One of the invaders, Private Mike Essad, is left buried in suspended animation for 200 years. | (Superboy v.1 #210, 8.75) |
| The 30th Century | |
| Mordru makes his first bid for galactic domination. For unknown reasons, he abandons his campaign and disappears from the public eye, later resurfacing as a humble apprentice wizard on Zerox, the Sorcerer's World. NOTE: The date is extremely speculative. According to Adventure Comics #369, Mordru tried to conquer the galaxy "decades ago" and was all but forgotten afterwards. | (Adventure #369, 6.68) |
| 2956 | |
| Gim Allon (Colossal Boy) is born on Earth to Marte Ida Allon, a professor at Metropolis University, and Wynn Allon, an admiral of the United Planets fleet. NOTES: Colossal Boy's real name was first revealed in Adventure #354 (3.67). His parents first appeared in Adventure #371 (8.68). | * |
| Stig Ah (Reflecto) is born on Rimbor. NOTES: Reflecto first appeared as a statue in the gallery of dead Legionnaires shown in the Adult Legion story in Adventure Comics #354 (3.67). His 1st app. in the normal Legion timeline was in flashback in Legion v.4 Annual #1 (1990). | * |
| 2957 | |
| Ren Daggle (born on Durla sometime after their Six Minute War), bears a son, Reep. He finds an old library containing tales of Superman, which inspires him to look starward. He ultimately finds a shape in his books that allows him to fly in space, and leaves Durla; he leaves his son, Reep, with his sister, Ji. Among humans, he takes the name "R.J. Brande," and contracts Yorrigan fever which locks him in human form. He makes money developing Durlan explosives technology, creating the "star-starter." He helps design a shape for Durlans that will ease their contact with humans. His prime mission is to pave a tolerant path for Durlans in the universe. To this end, he seeks to bring Superman from the past. He founds the Time Institute, hiring Circadia Senius and Brainiac 5. Eventually he secures passage for his son off Durla to try out for the Legion. NOTES: Durla was first named in a text feature in Adventure #316 (2.64). This story was greatly expanded in Legion v.4 #8 (6.90), which suggested Brande was the Durlan from L.E.G.I.O.N. Adventure #516 eliminates this possibility. | (Secrets of the LSH #3, 3.81), (Adventure #516, 9.10) |
| Tinya Wazzo (Phantom Girl) is born to Byzjn Wazzo and noted attorney Winema Tinya Wazzo on the extra-dimensional world of Bgztl. NOTES: Phantom Girl's homeworld was first identified in a text feature in Adventure Comics #316 (2.64). Her real name was revealed in Adventure #354 (3.67). | * |
| Luornu Durgo (Triplicate Girl/Duo Damsel) is born on Carggg to Humre and Silvo Durgo. NOTES: Duo Damsel's real name was first revealed in Adventure Comics #354 (3.67). Her parents first appeared in Adventure #356 (5.67). | * |
| Thom Kallor (Star Boy) is born to Fryd and Myra Kallor, astronomers on a Xanthu orbital observatory. He is born with the power to temporarily increase the mass of objects. NOTES: Star Boy's real name and the name of his homeworld were first revealed in his 1st app. in Adventure Comics #282 (3.61). His parents first appeared in Adventure #342 (3.66). | * |
| Nura Nal (Dream Girl) is born on the planet Naltor to High Seer Kiwa Nal. NOTES: The name of Dream Girl's home planet was first revealed in Adventure Comics #317 (2.64), her 1st app. Her real name was revealed in Adventure #342 (3.66). Her mother first appeared in flashback in Tales of the LSH #314 (8.84). | * |
| Lydda Jath (Night Girl) is born on Kathoon. | * |
| 2958 | |
| Intermittent conflict begins along the border between the United Planets and the Dominion. It continues for the next two decades. | (Adventure #361, 10.67) |
| After an atomic accident destroys the continent of Antillar on the planet Lallor, five children are born with unusual powers: Iishu Nor (Beast Boy), Ord Quelu (Duplicate Boy), Sev Tcheru (Evolvo Lad), Tal Nahii (Gas Girl), and Somi Gan (Life Lass). NOTES: Date is speculative, based on the Heroes of Lallor's apparent ages in their 1st app. Duplicate Boy's real name was first revealed in Adventure #354 (3.67). | (Adventure #324, 9.64) |
| Birth of Rokk Krinn (Cosmic Boy). Although Rokk is born on Earth, his parents, Hu and Ewa Krinn, are natives of the planet Braal. NOTES: The Krinns' homeworld, Braal, was first named in Adventure #300 (9.62). Cosmic Boy's parents first appeared in Adventure #335 (8.65). His real name was first revealed in Adventure # #357 (6.67). His parents' names, and the fact that he was born on Earth, not on Braal, were revealed in Legion v.2 #297 (3.83). | * |
| Imra Ardeen (Saturn Girl) is born on Saturn's moon Titan. Saturn Girl's real name was first revealed in Adventure #337 (10.66). Her parents first appeared in Adventure #356 (5.67), but their names were never revealed. | * |
| Lyle Norg (Invisible Kid) is born on Earth. NOTES: Invisible Kid's real name was first revealed in Adventure #338 (11.66). His parents first appeared in Adventure #356 (5.67), but their names were never revealed. | * |
| Dirk Morgna (Sun Boy), son of industrialist Derek Morgna, is born on Earth. NOTES: Sun Boy's real name was first revealed in Adventure #302 (11.62). | * |
| Tenzil Kem (Matter-Eater Lad) is born on the planet Bismoll to Rall and Mitz Kem. NOTES: Matter-Eater Lad's real name was first revealed in Adventure #338 (11.65). His parents first appeared (behind the scenes) in Adventure Comics #356 (5.67); their names were revealed in Action #381 (10.69). | * |
| 2959 | |
| Mysa Nal, daughter of High Seer Kiwa Nal and younger sister of Nura Nal, is born on Naltor. She is born without the Naltorian power of prophecy. While she is still very young, her mother dies, leaving Mysa alone. | (Legion v.2 #314, 8.84) |
| Twins Garth and Ayla Ranzz (Lightning Lad and Lightning Lass) are born to Luc and Perla Ranzz on the planet Winath. They quickly earn the antipathy of their older brother Mekt, who, unlike most Winathian children, has no twin. NOTES: Lightning Lad's real name was first revealed in Adventure #350 (11.66). Lightning Lass's real name was revealed in Adventure #354 (3.67). A text feature in that story identified their homeworld as Amarta, rather than Winath. | * |
| Querl Dox (Brainiac 5), the descendant of the legendary Vril Dox, is born on the planet Colu. He inherits his ancestor's brilliant 12th-level "computer mind." Sometime during his childhood, both his parents die. NOTES: Brainiac 5's real name was first revealed in Adventure #356 (5.67), which also established that he was an orphan. Brainy's home planet was sometimes called Yod, which later was described as the Coluan term for their world. | * |
| Jo Nah (Ultra Boy), the son of Crav and Mytra Nah, is born on the planet Rimbor. He grows up on the wrong side of the tracks, becoming a numbers runner and then a gang member, dating a local girl named An Ryd. NOTES: Jo Nah's real name and planet of birth were revealed in Superboy #98 (7.62), his 1st app. His parents first appeared in Adventure #356 (5.67). An Ryd's first 1st app. was Superboy & the Legion #239 (1978). | * |
| Chuck Taine (Bouncing Boy) is born on Earth. NOTES: Bouncing Boy's real name was revealed in Adventure #301 (10.62), his 1st app. . | * |
| Dag Wentim (Stone Boy) is born on the planet Zwen. Like all natives of Zwen, he has the power to turn himself to stone. | * |
| 2960 | |
| Salu Digby (Shrinking Violet) is born to Arn Digby and his wife. Although both her parents are natives of the planet Imsk, she is born on Earth. NOTES: Shrinking Violet's homeworld was first named in Adventure #328 (1.65). The fact that she was born on Earth, not Imsk, was revealed in Who's Who in the LSH #6 (10.88). | * |
| Ral Benem (Chlorophyll Kid) is born on the planet Mardru. | * |
| 2961 | |
| Sussa Paka (Spider Girl) is born on Earth. | * |
| Staq Mavlen (Fire Lad) is born on the planet Shwar. | * |
| 2962 | |
| Jan Arrah (Element Lad) is born to Arn and Valla Arrah on the planet Trom. NOTES: Element Lad's real name was revealed in Adventure #307 (4.63), his 1st app. . Although his homeworld first appeared in that story, it was not named until Adventure #356 (5.67) | * |
| Val Armorr (Karate Kid) is born in Tokyo to Kirau Nezumi, the notorious supervillain Black Dragon, and American bounty hunter Valentina Armorr. Shortly after Val's birth, Japanese superhero the Sensei (Toshiaki White Crane) kills the Black Dragon and adopts Val after his mother is murdered by the Black Dragon's organization. NOTES: Karate Kid's real name was first revealed in Adventure #359 (8.67). The Sensei first appeared in Adventure #367 (4.68). The Black Dragon was first mentioned in Superboy #210 (8.75) and Valentina Armorr was first mentioned in Who's Who in the LSH #4 (8.88). | * |
| Projectra (Princess Projectra, later called Sensor Girl), the daughter of King Voxv and granddaughter of Queen Hagga, is born on Orando. Her grandmother grants her the power to create magical illusions. NOTES: Projectra's homeworld was named in Adventure #346 (7.66), her 1st app. . King Voxv first appeared in Adventure #362 (11.67), Hagga in Legion v.2 #288 (6.82). | * |
| Brin Londo (Timber Wolf) is born to Dr. Mar Londo and naturalist V'Layla Keely on the planet Zuun. NOTES: Timber Wolf's real name, his planet of origin, and his father's name were revealed in Adventure #327 (12.64). In that story, the name of the planet was spelled "Zoon." | * |
| Brek Bannin (Polar Boy) is born on Tharr. NOTES: Polar Boy's real name and planet of origin were revealed in Adventure Comics #306 (3.63), his 1st app. . His parents first appeared in Superboy #148 (6.68). | * |
| 2963 | |
| Nyuen Chun Ti seizes the Atomic Axe, a relic of World War VI, from a man named Wolf Behbach. He becomes an underworld enforcer and assassin known as the Persuader. | Who's Who in the LSH #2 (6.88) |
| Birth of Tasmia Mallor (Shadow Lass), daughter of Tarnia Tolarn and granddaughter of Sarven Mallor, the champion of Talok VIII. NOTES: Shadow Lass's real name was first revealed in Adventure #369 (6.68). Her mother first appeared in Legion v.2 #263 (5.80), her grandfather (as a ghost) in Secret Origins #8 (11.86). | * |
| Drake Burroughs (Wildfire) is born on Earth. An orphan, he is later adopted. NOTES: The fact that Drake was an orphan was revealed in Legion v.2 #283 (1.82). The fate and identity of his parents was never revealed. | * |
| Ulu Vakk (Color Kid) is born on the planet Lupra. | * |
| 2964 | |
| Realizing that his "cousin" Doyle (Theg) is becoming corrupt and lazy, R.J. Brande hires Marla Latham to run Brande Industries for him. NOTES: Doyle's role uncertain in Earth 0 continuity. | (Legion v.4 #8, 6.90) |
| After a month of happiness with Iris, Barry Allen disappears into the timestream, never to return. He never learns that Iris is pregnant. | Crisis #3 (6.85) |
| Andrew Nolan (Ferro Lad) and his twin brother Douglas are born on Earth to holo-vid star Luiza Karamonte and Andrew Douglas Nolan, heir to the Interplanet Mines fortune. Hideously disfigured, the boys are raised outside the public eye. NOTES: Ferro Lad's real name and the existence of his brother were first revealed in Adventure Comics #354 (3.67). The identity of their mother was established in Who's Who in the LSH #2 (6.88), their father in Secret Origins #47 (2.90). | * |
| Birth of Rond Vidar, the son of Vidar, the Green Lantern of Sector 2814 (who later becomes Universo). NOTES: Rond Vidar first appeared in Adventure Comics #349 (10.66), but his real name was not revealed until Adventure #360 (9.67) | * |
| 2965 | |
| Condo Arlik (Chemical King) is born on Phlon. A mutant, Condo manifests the power to disrupt chemical reactions. Abandoned by his parents, he is raised in isolation on Earth while he learns to control his powers. NOTES: Chemical King's real name was revealed in Adventure Comics #371 (8.68), his 1st app. . His history was revealed in greater detail in Secret Origins #47 (2.90). | * |
| Troy Stewart (Tyroc) is born on the dimension-shifting city of Marzal. | * |
| Peter Dursin (Porcupine Pete) is born on Earth. | * |
| Prince Evillo becomes sovereign ruler of Tartarus. | * |
| Marak Russen (Atmos) is born on Xanthu. | * |
| 2966 | |
| Dawnstar is born on Starhaven to Mist-Rider and Moonwalker. Like most inhabitants of Starhaven, genetic manipulation and selective breeding cause her to be born with wings, superhuman tracking and navigational skills, and the ability to survive and travel through interstellar space. NOTES: Dawnstar's parents and homeworld first appeared in Superboy and the LSH #240 (6.78). | * |
| Drura Sepht (Infectious Lass) is born on Somahtur. Like all Somahturiots, she is a carrier for a wide array of microbes and viruses that make her a walking biological hazard to humanoids from other worlds. | * |
| 2967 | |
| Jacques Foccart (Invisible Kid II) is born on Earth. | * |
| 2968 | |
| Following the death of her mother, Mysa Nal leaves Naltor to study magic with the teachers of Zerox, the Sorcerer's World. She meets Mordru, who has not yet begun his bid for power. | (Legion v.2 #315, 9.84) |
| Ganglios (Tellus) is born on Hykraius. | * |
| Pol Krinn (Magnetic Kid), younger brother of Rokk Krinn, is born on Braal. NOTES: Pol Krinn first appeared in Adventure Comics #335 (8.65). His name was first revealed in Adventure Comics #357 (6.67). | * |
| 2969 | |
| Grev Mallor (Shadow Kid), grandson of Sarven Mallor and the cousin of Tasmia Mallor, is born on Talok VIII. | * |
| 2970 | |
| Bobb Kohan (Crystal Kid) is born on Earth. NOTES: Crystal Kid first appeared in Amazing World of DC Comics #14 (3.77). He was created by Robert Cohen of Calgary, Alberta. He originally was called Rondo Kane, from the planet Zelar, but his name and homeworld were changed when he made his first comic book appearance in Legion v.2 #272 (2.81). | * |
| 2971 | |
| Rokk Krinn becomes a champion Magno-Ball player. | (Legion v.2 #297, 3.83) |
| While Tinya Wazzo is away at boarding school, her doting father, Byzjn Wazzo, dies of a heart attack. Her mother, Winema, soon marries attorney Khard Wlessey. | (Secret Origins #42, 7.89) |
| 2972 | |
| Doyle Brande, having been bought out of Brande Industries by his "cousin," begins making threats on R.J. Brande's life. | (Superboy v.1 #147, 5-6.68) |
| On Zerox, Mordru transforms Mysa Nal into the Hag, convincing the Council of Teachers that she is really the evil sorceress Xola Aq. She falls in with Prince Evillo and joins his Devil's Dozen. Afterward, Mordru overthrows the Council of Teachers and assumes dictatorial control of Zerox. NOTES: The date is approximate; Mysa was a teenager when she became the Hag. | (Legion v.2 #315-316, 9-10.84, Who's Who #9, 5.91) |
| On Colu, Querl Dox, the young Brainiac 5's father Kajz Dox (Brainiac 4), reclaims the title of their notorious ancestor. Querl was his mother's great great grandfather's name. When the Legion forms, R. J. Brande will contact Kajz hoping the boy will join. NOTES: Brainiac 5 is the seventh generation after the first Brainiac. This means Coluans are exceptionally long-lived. Previous accounts describe the Brainiac title as "coveted." | (Adventure v.2 #8, 4.10) |
| Imra Ardeen sets out for Earth to apply for the Science Police Academy. | (Superboy v.1 #147, 5-6.68), (Secrets of the LSH #1, 1.81) |
| On the planet Korbal, Garth, Ayla, and Mekt Ranzz are attacked by Lightning Beasts, giving them electrical powers. After the three return home to Winath, Mekt disappears. Garth decides to go to Earth to enlist the aid of the Science Police in locating his brother. | (Superboy v.1 #147, 5-6.68) |
| Legion Year 1 | |
| Origin, original telling: Rokk Krinn sets out for Earth to find work to support his destitute family. En route, he meets Garth Ranzz and Imra Ardeen. Together they use their superhuman powers to save tycoon R.J. Brande from assassination by men working for his "cousin" Doyle. At Brande's suggestion, the three youths become Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad, and Saturn Girl and form the Legion of Super-Heroes. The Legion computer names Cosmic Boy the first leader. | (Superboy v.1 #147, 5-6.68) |
| Origin, concurrent telling: Outside UP space, at Anatrom, Starfleet officers discover the population massacred. 1st app. Captain Dajone and M'Tobo. They and Admiral Allon seek help from scientists on Colu, who put their best mind on it: Brainiac 5. While there, he is surprised by the first appearance of a Bgtzlian, Tinya Wazzo, who came through a wormhole and crossed a dimensional barrier to warn the U.P. of invaders. Elsewhere, a covert, "non-existent" tribunal, the Security Directorate (Mycroft of Earth, Zarl Jax of Colu, and Anisa of Naltor). When three youths save Brande's life and form the Legion, this Council orders the Science Police to leave them alone. Mycroft visits Brande, who agrees to have them monitor the Legion. NOTE: Purchase of this comic qualified buyers to a plastic Legion Flight Ring. This series disrupts very little of existing continuity. It changes the Legionnaires original costumes, and tells a more "behind the scenes" story of their formation. | Legion: Secret Origin #1 (12.11) |
| In battle, the Legionnaires struggle to perfect the use of their powers. Saturn Girl trains with Science Police Sgt. Esquivel, who is killed by Zaryan's (a Khundian warlord) thugs. After a night of partying, Cosmic Boy and Saturn Girl sleep together. In the morning, she erases the memory from his mind and vows celibacy. Brainiac 5 and Circadia Senius unveil their Time Bubble. NOTE: There's mention of upcoming tryouts. | (Adventure #517, 10.10) |
| In their first case, the Legionnaires recover the Quintile Crystal and are deputized by the Science Police. | (DC Super-Stars #17, 11-12.77) |
| Tinya Wazzo stows away on a Bgztl freighter bound for Earth. She breaks up a spy ring led by Meglaro and applies for Legion membership. NOTE: Meglaro first appeared in Adventure Comics #303 (1962). This story is likely negated by Legion: Secret Origin. | (Secret Origins #42, 7.89) |
| The Legion inducts Triplicate Girl (Luornu Durgo of Cargg) and Phantom Girl (Tinya Wazzo of Bgtzl) join the Legion. (Superboy #147) The Directorate mentions that Cargg has only a handful of survivors. (Secret Origin #1) NOTES: This story was only shown in flashback. Legion membership order does not coincide with actual first appearances, as established in the roll call of All-New Collectors' Edition #C-55 (1978) and confirmed by the Secrets of the Legion mini-series. Superboy #147 (5-6.68) established that Triplicate Girl was the fourth member to join the Legion. See Membership for more information. | (Superboy v.1 #147, 5-6.68), (Legion: Secret Origin #1, 12.11) |
| Gim Allon attends the Science Police Academy on Mars with Gigi Cusimano. He is exposed to radiation from a falling meteor and gains the power to increase his size. He and Gigi capture Char Burrane (who later becomes Starfinger II). Gim applies to join the Legion. 1st app. of Legion reject Calcu-Lad. NOTES: Gigi Cusimano first appeared in Legion v.2 #301 (7.83), Char Burrane in Legion v.3 #29 (12.86). | (Legion v.3 #39, 10.87) |
| Former child prodigy Lyle Norg invents an invisibility serum and decides he wants to join the Legion. | (Superboy v.1 #176, 7.71) |
| The Legion's first club house is built. Triplicate Girl has joined (ahead of Phantom Girl). Saturn Girl senses yet another attempt on RJ Brande's life, which the youths quickly put down—and a third. Brainy has "access to devices his ancestors acquired and never shared." Tinya says the monsters attacking Anotrom are like those that attacked Bgtzl and probably came through the same wormhole. She was sent through to warn people and she has a rare genetic gift. She and Brainy are attacked by someone whom they quickly disable. Gim Allon contacts his father, the Admiral, and says he wants to check out the Legion. | (Legion: Secret Origin #2, 1.12) |
| The wormhole begins moving away from Anotrom and Brainiac 5 warns it could be a sign of a warship coming through. When it does, it resists all firepower until Querl suggests a plan that destroys it eventually. Phantom Girl visits the Directorate, giving them all Bgtzl's knowledge on the hostiles on the other side. Bgtzl moved itself out of their reach. The Legion gets new cruisers. Cosmic Boy reviews applications and Brande chooses a holo of his son, Reep. Another attempt is made on his life, but his new bodyguard, Lyle Norg, saves him. | (Legion: Secret Origin #3, 1.12) |
| While talking with Brainiac 5, Tinya Wazzo sees the Legion, seeks them out, and is admitted as the fifth member, Phantom Girl. NOTES: Shown in flashback in Superboy #147. Legion membership order does not coincide with actual first appearances. | (Superboy v.1 #147, 5-6.68), (Legion: Secret Origin #3, 1.12) |
| Astronomers watch the Sun-Eater devour the uninhabited galaxy 15702. The United Planets decides not to inform the public, fearing a panic, but establishes early warning stations at the edges of U.P. space to monitor the monster's course. | (Adventure #352, 1.66) |
| The Legion defeats Lucifer-7 and captures his secret weapon, the Concentrator. NOTES: The Concentrator first appeared in Adventure Comics #321 (6.64). | (Secrets of the LSH #1, 1.81) |
| Chameleon Boy (Reep Daggle of Durla), Colossal Boy (Gim Allon of Earth), and Invisible Kid (Lyle Norg of Earth) join the Legion. NOTES: This story was told only in flashback. Their place in membership order does not coincide with their 1st app., as established in All-New Collectors' Edition #C-55 (1978). | (Secrets of the LSH #1, 1.81), (Legion: Secret Origin #4, 2.12) |
| Brainiac 5 meets but declines an assistant's position at the Time Institute with Circadia Senius. He also declines Phantom Girl's invitation to join the Legion. Tinya learns she can disrupt electronics. The S.P.s request the Legion's help when the wormhole expands again, but the teens worry about their power level. Phantom Girl suggests they use Brainy's time travel technology to retrieve Superman from the past! | (Legion: Secret Origin #4, 2.12) |
| The Legion of Super-Heroes—Cosmic Boy (Rokk Krinn of Braal), Lightning Boy/Lad (Garth Ranzz of Winath) and Saturn Girl (Imra Ardeen of Titan)—"borrow" the new Time Sphere from the Time Institute in order to bring young Clark Kent back to the 30th century, where he becomes the ninth member of the Legion. They encounter xenophobes. Brainiac 5 (an employee of the Institute) is angered by the theft. NOTES: In the original tale only, Lightning Lad was called Lightning "Boy," and the Legionnaires wear costumes that are unique to this appearance. Those costumes are not a part of this tale in current continuity, but might be the outfits they wore when they first met and saved R.J. Brande. Other Legion members are shown only in the background. The original coloring depicted them all as Caucasian, but the Legion Archives recolored one member as green. The original tale says the Legion lives in the 30th century, although some subsequent stories stated "21st" century instead. Most Legion stories are supposed to take place exactly 1,000 years in Superman's future (not Superboy's). The Superman: Secret Origin story erroneously mentions Mordru and the Time Trapper and depicts flight rings—none of which have been introduced yet. | Adventure #247 (4.58), (Action #858, L12.07), (Superman: Secret Origin #2, 12.09) |
| A 75th century hero calling himself Anti-Lad joins the Legion. After Superboy fails his first membership trial, Anti-Lad convinces the others to give him another chance. Afterwards, Anti-Lad erases the Legionnaires' memories of his appearance and returns to his own time. | (Superboy v.1 #204, 9-10.74) |
| The Green Lantern Corps attempts to stop Metropolis's Time Institute from viewing the birth of the universe with a new Time Viewer designed by Chronarch Circadia Senius and Brainiac 5. Vidar, the Green Lantern of Sector 2814, tries to view the Dawn of Time himself, but is stopped by the Legion. He is expelled from the Green Lantern Corps and later becomes the villain Universo. Earth is declared off-limits to the Green Lantern Corps. NOTES: Vidar (Universo) 1st appeared in Adventure Comics #349 (10.66). | (Legion v.2 #295, 1.83) |
| ORIGINAL CONTINUITY ONLY: The three founding Legionnaires invite Supergirl to the 30th century try out for the Legion, but she is disqualified when red kryptonite temporarily turns her into an adult. Supergirl digs the first tunnel of the Earth's subterranean core tube transit system. She meets Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, and Invisible Kid (1st apps. in print). NOTES: The revised tale of Supergirl's joining does not include these events. Cosmic Boy dons a new, permanent costume in this story. Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, and Invisible Kid are shown to have already joined the Legion. This story was the Legion's third appearance, and shows the Legion clubhouse to be located in Metropolis, rather than in Smallville, as was shown in the Legion's first appearance. In the original tale, the Legionnaires said they were the children of the Legionnaires Superboy knew. This revelation was later ignored, and was edited out of some reprints of this story. | (Action #267, 8.60) |
| Professor Zaxton Regulus tries to kill Dirk Morgna by trapping him in an atomic reactor. Instead of killing him, the radiation gives Dirk super powers. He later becomes Sun Boy. | (Adventure #348, 9.66) |
| Chuck Taine accidentally swallows a "super-plastic fluid" that gives him the power to inflate himself into a ball. He dubs himself Bouncing Boy. | (Adventure #301, 10.62), (Secret Origins #49, 6.90) |
| Brainiac 5 (Querl Dox) joins the Legion. Applicants Bouncing Boy (Chuck Taine of Earth), Shrinking Violet (Salu Digby of Imsk), and Sun Boy (Dirk Morgna of Earth) are rejected. NOTES: In the original tale, the Legion traveled to the 20th century to invite Supergirl, who joined as well. 1st app. in print of Phantom Girl, and Triplicate Girl (joined previously). Sixth Legion app. | (Action #276, 5.61), (Supergirl v.5 Annual #2, 12.10) |
| A malfunction in her space ship causes Supergirl to be transported to the 31st century where the Legion greets her. Brainiac 5 protests, citing dangers to the timestream. They're in the midst of Legion tryouts. She remains there for over a month, participating in several missions. She uncovers ancient artifacts such as Excalibur, and helps stop a kryptonite meteor shower. NOTE: Sun Boy appears, but should be considered an applicant. This tale reconfigures Supergirl's first appearances with the Legion, and timing of her joining. Events from Action #276 appear. | (Supergirl v.5 Annual #2, 12.10) |
| Clark visits the 30th century for the second time. The Legionnaires dub him "Superboy" for the first time. He flies in space for the first time. NOTE: Ultra Boy is not yet a member. This is the first time in Earth-0 continuity that Clark Kent is called "Superboy." In Silver Age tales, his second future visit was not until Adventure #300. | (Adventure v.2 #12/515, 8.10) |
| 16-year-old Thom Kallor is caught in the radioactive tail of a comet, gaining Kryptonian/Daxamite-type super-powers in addition to his mass-increasing abilities. | (Secrets of the LSH #1, 1.81), (Legion v.2 #306, 12.83) |
| Jo Nah is swallowed by an "ultra-energy beast," giving him super powers. After helping Phantom Girl against Sugyn he decides to leave Rimbor and his girlfriend An Ryd to join the Legion. NOTES: Sugyn's 1st app. was in Adventure #350 (11.66), and An Ryd first appeared in Superboy & the LSH #239 (5.78). | (Superboy v.1 #98, 7.62) |
| Dr. Mar Londo begins injecting his son Brin (Timber Wolf) with Zuunium in an effort to give him super-powers. | (Legion v.4 Annual #3, 1992) |
| As his initiation test for the Legion, Ultra Boy (Jo Nah of Rimbor), accompanied by Marla Latham, travels back in time to discover Superboy's secret identity. After he succeeds, Ultra Boy is admitted to the Legion. NOTES: Ultra Boy's place in the membership order does not coincide with his 1st app., as established in the roll call of All-New Collectors' Edition #C-55 (1978). | Superboy v.1 #98 (7.62) |
| Star Boy joins the Legion. NOTES: Star Boy's place in membership order does not coincide with his 1st app., as established in the roll call of All-New Collectors' Edition #C-55 (1978). | (Secrets of the LSH #1, 1.81) |
| Applying for a second time, Sun Boy and Shrinking Violet join the Legion. NOTES: As shown in All-New Collectors' Edition #C-55 (1978), Sun Boy and Shrinking Violet's places in membership order does not coincide with their 1st apps. | (Secrets of the LSH #2, 2.81) |
| Applying for a second time, Bouncing Boy is admitted to the Legion NOTES: His place in membership order does not coincide with his 1st app., as established in All-New Collectors' Edition #C-55 (1978). | (Adventure #301, 10.62) |
| Supergirl saves the Earth from the Positive Man and foils the Chameleon Men impersonating the Legion. NOTES: This event is shown in the Supergirl Annual. Bouncing Boy is shown as having already joined the Legion. This story shows the Legion in the 21st century rather than the 30th. In pre-Crisis continuity, this was the first appearance of Whizzy, descendant of Supergirl's cat Streaky. | Action #287 (4.62), (Supergirl v.5 Annual #2, 12.10) |
| After several weeks working with the Legion, Supergirl is admitted as its fifteenth member. | (Supergirl v.5 Annual #2, 12.10) |
| The Legion and Science Police pursue Zaryan to Naltor, where young Nura Nal has a vision of a Legionnaire's death (and another of her joining the team). She tells Beren, the High Seer and they send a message to the Legion. Brainiac 5 investigates a "ghost" (Mon-El) that haunts the clubhouse and speaks to Superboy in the Superman Museum. There, Superboy also learns about his own death. | (Adventure #518, 10.10) |
| Saturn Girl invents Serum XY-4, which allows Mon-El to temporarily leave the Phantom Zone. Mon-El helps the Legion defeat Urthlo, an android built by Lex Luthor, and is granted honorary membership. He returns to the Phantom Zone, awaiting a permanent cure. NOTES: This was the Legion's first use of anti-gravity belts instead of jet packs. 1st 30th century app. of Mon-El. This story states"21st" century rather than 30th. With this issue, the Legion becomes Adventure Comics' main feature. | Adventure #300 (9.62) |
| Bouncing Boy encourages Legion applicants with the story of how he joined. First appearance of Legion applicants Lester Spiffany (rich boy with no powers) and Storm Boy (Myke Chypurz of Earth), who is the first applicant to be rejected because his powers were based on an external device. NOTES: This is the first Legion story in which Superboy did not appear at all. The story again shows the Legion in the 21st century rather than the 30th. | Adventure #301 (10.62) |
| Sun Boy leaves the Legion when he temporarily loses his powers, but he regains them in time to defeat Kranyak. NOTES: The Legion is again shown in the 21st century. | Adventure #302 (11.62) |
| Matter-Eater Lad (Tenzil Kem of Bismoll) joins the Legion. He is accused of betraying the Legion to the alien spy-master Meglaro, but is cleared when Brainiac 5 reveals the real Legion infiltrator — a miniaturized spy implanted in Lightning Lad's leg by Dr. Landro, one of Meglaro's accomplices. 1st app. of the Science Police. | Adventure #303 (12.62) |
| On a mission to Takron-Galtos, Star Boy loses his enhanced powers. He defeats a group of escaped criminals with his original powers, but he is badly injured and spends several months in the hospital. NOTE: He is sent on the mission by Cosmic Boy, but Saturn Girl is leader when he recovers. | (Legion v.2 #306, 12.83) |
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