LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES
Legion 1: Earth-0
Part 7: Year 15-present (Legion v.3-present)
| Comments | Issue # |
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| "Lost Years" | |
After the Crisis, Superman lost contact with the Legion and did not see them again until the "Lightning Saga." In the intervening years, it appears some events happened as they were originally published, and some did not. What follows includes only pre-Crisis events that have been verified to have happened in current continuity. |
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Element
Lad resigns as leader; Polar Boy is elected in his place.  Polar
Boy's tenure as leader was referenced in Adventure v.3 #3/506
(12.09). |
Legion v.3 #36 (7.87) |
| With the malleability of time following the first Crisis, the
Time Trapper temporarily removes Superman from the Legion's
history. A small "conspiracy" of
Legionnaires allies with Rond Vidar to stop him and reverse the
changes. This incident
could arguably be the modern explanation of the entire post-Crisis
(1.5) continuity—i.e., the Time Trapper removed Kal-El
from the Legion's history, just as it happened post-Crisis. In
the current timeline, however, the Legion managed to "correct"
that tampering. It is uncertain how the conspiracy
from Legion v.3 #36-50 plays out in current continuity. |
(Legion of Three Worlds #4, 6.09), Legion v.3 #36-50 |
| Cosmic Boy organizes a new Legion of Substitute Heroes, including
Bouncing Boy, Comet Queen, Duo Damsel, Myg (now Karate Kid II),
and Night Girl. They thwart a Dominion plot to destroy Weber's
World. First app. of Visi-Lad (Rhent Ustin of Earth), the Westerner (Timthy
Santoza of Earth), and other unnamed Academy students. Although
this story falls in the post-Crisis era only, it was referenced
in Legion of 3 Worlds #4. |
Legion v.3 Annual #3 (1987) |
| Under unexplained circumstances, the Legionnaire Tellus is sent to the 21st century, where he becomes a captive of the Cadmus Project. He is found by the Guardian II. | Adventure Comics Special #1 (1.09) |
| Myg of Lythyl joins the Legion as Karate Kid II. | (Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #1, 10.08) |
| The three founders volunteer to revive Karate Kid by the same method that brought Lightning Lad back to life. The process is successful. | (Justice Society of America v.3 #6, 7.07) |
| Karate Kid II resigns when Val Armorr is brought back to life. | (Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #1, 10.08) |
| Night Girl joins the Legion. Her
induction has yet to be shown but was also mentioned by Starman
in Justice Society of America v.3 #6 (7.07). |
(Action #860, 2.08) |
| Infinite Crisis—Revival | |
| THE LIGHTNING SAGA | |
| Kirt Neidrich (Legion reject Absorbency Boy) finds "evidence" in the Arctic that Superman was not from Krypton, but Earth. He takes the name Earth-Man and convinces many people that the Legion have fooled people for years into accepting racial harmony. He forms the Justice League of Earth with other former Legion rejects from Earth. Golden Boy helps fund his endeavor. | (Action #859, 1.08) |
| Earth Man blinds Color Kid, tosses Infections Lass into the time stream, and kills Double Header. NOTE: Infectious Lass next appears with other time-tossed heroes in Tales of the Unexpected v.2 (2006). | (Action #862, 4.08) |
| On the run from xenophobic Science Police, the Legionnaires
prepare for a mission back in time. The mission concerns Dream
Girl's visions of an upcoming crisis. The
Legionnaires erroneously appear in their Gary Frank/Action uniforms. |
(JSA: Kingdom Come Special: Magog, 1.09) |
| Dream Girl receives two visions: one of Bart Allen's return from the dead (in the 31st century), and another of Superboy Prime destroying Earth. Brainiac 5 begins engineering both Allen's and Superboy's returns. | (Legion of Three Worlds #4, 6.09) |
| Seven Legionnaires undertake a mission into
the 21st century. They weild lightning rods (like those
used to revive Lightning Lad) to capture the life essence
of Bart Allen. Brainiac 5 refuses to give medical clearance
to Star Boy. But upon hearing about a second, "unsettling" mission
(to exhume Superboy), Star Boy switches places with Colossal
Boy. Brainiac 5 fits them with mental blocks to shield the
mission from Saturn Girl. They also intend keep this mission
a secret from Superman. The blocks cause all of them lose their
memories and take on new lives: Karate Kid as the villain Trident;
Timber Wolf in Gorilla City; Dawnstar to Thanagar; Wildfire
in the Fortress of Solitude; Sensor Girl in Suicide Swamp;
and Dream Girl in Arkham Asylum; Star Boy crosses over to Earth-22
and becomes Starman. The exact
nature of these missions was revealed in Legion of Three
Worlds #4. |
(Justice League of America v.2 #8-10, 6-8.07; Justice Society of America v.3 #5-6, 6-7.07) |
| After capturing a strange lightning bolt (Bart Allen/Kid Flash)
for Brainiac 5 and restoring Wally West to the 21st Century, the
Legionnaires (minus Star Boy and Karate Kid) return to the future.
Luornu (as Una)
joins Karate Kid in the past for a new mission. Luornu's
new name is first mentioned in Countdown #41. Magnetic
Kid appears. Listen to the follow-up interview to this arc, with Brad
Meltzer at Newsarama. |
JLofA v.2 #10 (8.07) |
| Six Months Later, 3008 | |
| SUPERMAN AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES | |
| Part 1: Earth is in chaos. Brainiac 5 sends a large Brainiac robot back to the 21st century to retrieve Superman. When Superman arrives, Legion headquarters is deserted and defaced, and the Science Police corner him. Colossal Boy (searching for flight rings) intervenes. He's followed by Dawnstar and Wildfire, who haven't heard from Brainy in over 6 months. Before they can warn Superman, bullets pierce his hand. Earth's sun has turned red. | Action #858 (L12.07) |
| Part 2: The three founder search the ancient Bat Cave for for proof of Krypton's existence. They are found by the Justice League of Earth: Earth-Man (formerly Absorbency Boy), Golden Boy, Spider-Girl, Radiation Roy, Storm Boy and Tusker. The Legionnaires are captured and join others in captivity (Blok, Shrinking Violet, Ultra Boy, Phantom Girl, Invisible Kid). The former Eyeful Ethel teaches children the "correct" history of Superman in space at the Justice League's headquarters — The Human Cultural Center satellite. Superman and Earth's Legionnaires head for their own old headquarters — which now serves as a prison — in search of Brainiac 5. | Action #859 (1.08) |
| Part 3: Someone with heat powers tortures Polar Boy at the alien holding camp; he's lost an arm. Superman and the Legion arrive to release them. Brainy has returned to Colu. They're aided by Shadow Lass and Night Girl (1st app. as a Legion member), who take them to the "Clubhouse," a refuge where they evacuate aliens to safety. It's powered by Lightning Lass. It's rumored that Mon-El is in the Phantom Zone, Cham returned home, and White Witch was given to Mordru. Night Girl says the Justice Leauge killed Double Header. The League finds them as they prepare to leave for Colu. There, they find that Brainiac 5 has taken over the planet and isn't in his right mind. | Action #860 (2.08) |
| Part 4: Planets across the U.P. galvanize their support for the Legion and Superman's true legacy. On Colu, Brainiac 5 — who has become the planet's ruler — pretends to capture the Legion in a ruse to secure his leadership. He reveals that Yera (now Chameleon Girl, her first app. as a Legion member) has infiltrated the Justice League. Yera discovers that Sun Boy is being used to turn the sun red. Storm Boy reveals a psychotic obsession with surgeries that give him powers. Spider Girl denies Roy's (who is disfigured) affections. Before Brainy can send the Legionnaires back to Earth, his ruse is discovered and he is forced to leave Colu with them. | Action #861 (3.08) |
| Part 5: Brainy reveals that applicants have always
undergone secret mental evaluations by Saturn Girl. Earth Man
defeats Chameleon Girl. The Subs (Fire Lad, Chlorophyll Kid,
Stone Boy, and joining them, Rainbow Girl) crash a school bus
into the Justice League's satellite. Superman launches himself
and Earth-Man out into space. Brainy
verifies for the first time that Night Girl is a Legion member. |
Action #862 (4.08) |
| Part 6: The Legionnaires are all freed, and Sun Boy
changes the sun back to yellow and Superman's powers are reawakened.
He defeats Earth-Man and encourages the people to end their xenophobic
ways. The Legion intercepts the U.P. forces in space, above Earth.
The Subs take over the Justice League satellite. Ayla
and Brin are depicted as a couple. Includes a teaser to Final
Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds. |
Action #863 (5.08) |
| FINAL CRISIS: LEGION OF THREE WORLDS | |
| R.J. Brande is killed by his rival, Leland McCauley, an agent
of the Time Trapper. McCauley then disintegrates. Brande's death
saves the Legion from being cut off by the U.P. 1st app. of delegate Brainiac
6 (Brainiac 5 has been stripped of his title). The Trapper
also sends Superboy Prime to the 31st century, where he learns
about the Legion from the Superman museum. He frees all villains
from Takron-Galtos and destroys the prison. When the Legion learns
of Prime's destruction, they call Superman and prepare to recruit
two other Legions from parallel universes. Mon-El is retrieved
from the Phantom Zone and the projector is destroyed. Sun Boy considers
resigning. It's revealed that Myg
was a member, as Karate Kid II. Superman
remembers meeting the other two Legions, but the Legionnaires do
not. |
Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds #1 (10.08) |
| Blok and others rescue the White Witch from Mordru's dungeon
on the Sorcerer's World. They are forced to leave their ally, Rond
Vidar (now a Green Lantern) behind. Back on Earth, Mysa
attempts to rescue Rond but is too late. Superboy and his new LSV
arrive to recruit Mordru and Prime kills Rond. His LSV includes
most of the Legion's past foes and they wear rings bearing his
'S.' Universo is denied his son's ring, which returns to Oa to
find the last Guardian: Ion (Sodam Yat). Brainiac 5 sends Mon-El
and Shadow Lass to ask Ion for help. After sending a team to the
21st century, Brainiac 5 uses a 20th century Justice League relic—a
crystal ball—to contact the other two Legions. He successfully
brings them to Earth-0. The LSV arrives on Earth. Mordru
mentions having killed Glorith, Dragonmage (1st Earth-0 mention)
and Evillo. Parts of this were foreshadowed in DC
Universe #0
(6.08). The White Witch's seance is an homage to the cover of JLofA #21,
where the Justice League contacted their counterparts on Earth-2.
Sodam Yat first appeared in Green Lantern Corps #11 (6.07). |
Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds #2 (12.08); DC Universe #0 (6.08) |
| After Rond Vidar's funeral, Mon-El convinces Sodam Yat to join
their battle. Radiation Roy kills Myg, and Prime kills Sun Boy
of Earth-Prime. Brainiac 5 uses the lightning rod to amplify Live
Wire's powers, enabling him to transform himself back to his original
body. Brainiac 5 reveals that XS and Impulse were born on Earth-0
but migrated to Earth-247. The lightning-based heroes provide power
to XS while she uses a Cosmic Treadmill. Upon surpassing the speed
of light, Brainiac 5 uses the lightning rod to free its inhabitant—Bart
Allen. This issue provides the first
real explanation of the Legions' first
meeting, over the fate of the Tornado Twins. Shrinking Violet
is for the first time seen weilding guns like her Earth-Prime counterpart. |
Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds #3 (12.08) |
| Superboy Prime kills Kinetix and Mordru "absorbs" her essence. Afterwards, he has a vision of the Legion's victory over the LSV. Element Lad of Earth-Prime creates kryptonite that harms Prime, who retaliates by killing Jan. In the remains of the Fortress of Solitude, Brainiac 5 completes his plan—to restore Conner Kent (Superboy) to life. He unearths the Kryptonian regeneration chrysalis and uses Lex Luthor's DNA to complete the resurrection. The Time Trapper steals Superman and the founders away to the end of time and reveals himself—as Superboy Prime! | Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds #4 (6.09) |
| Brainiac 5 beckons Superman to show him the Miracle
Machine, in hopes he will use the knowledge to stave off cosmic
crisis in the 21st century. The
Miracle Machine was supposedly destroyed by Matter-Eater in Superboy & the
Legion #251 (1979). In this story, it had been sealed in a
block of Intertron. |
Final Crisis #6 (1.09) |
| The Legionnaires at the End of Time realize
that from this point, all past timeline are accessible. They
bring Legionnaires from all realities through to pummel Prime.
Brainy deduces that the Time Trapper is more an entity rather than
one single person: a "sentient alternate timeline rebelling
against ours." Sodam Yat sends rings out to restart the Green
Lantern Corps. Mysa sacrifices herself to stop Mordru; uttering "aufero
magus infusco," she absorbs him (and
the others he absorbed) and becomes the Black
Witch.
Afterwards, she relocates to the Sorcerer's
World. Bouncing Boy and Luornu return; she is now Duplicate
Damsel—upon her second body's death, she found herself with
the ability to replicate limitlessly. The Time Trapper is brought
back to confront his younger self and when they make contact, Prime
disappears. He finds himself home at last, in 21st century Earth-Prime.
On this Earth, the DC events
happen only in comics. His family and girlfriend have been reading
those comics, and are now terrified of him. The Legion contacts
Myg's apprentice on Lythyl, who is not
interested in the Legion. The Legionnaires are sent on their way
by a dual Time Treadmill. The "L3" Legion is confirmed
as the Legion of Earth-Prime. Brainiac 5 says that the "L2" Legion's
Earth-247 no longer exists. At Shikari's behest, the L2 Legion
decides to pursue evidence of other lost survivors in the multiverse.
They will be the new Wanderers. XS and Gates
elect to remain on Earth-0. Superboy and Kid Flash are reunited
with the Titans in the 21st century. Mysa's
incantation, "aufero magus infusco," roughly translates
to "remove/steal this magician/magic and make it/me/them
black." On
the Sorcerer's World, you glimpse stony figures of Raven, Alan
Scott and Torquemada. Earth-Prime is not identified by number. |
Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds #5 (9.09) |
| Adventure Comics | |
| Lightning Lad heeds a summons his brother, Mekt to Takron-Galtos. Mekt claims that their parents lied—Mekt does have a twin. He asks Garth to find him. Garth also encounters Storm Boy. | Adventure #2/505 (11.09) |
| Sun Boy accompanies Polar Boy home to Tharr in pursuit of Cryo-King,
an LSV reject. Cryo-King claims the LSV has their own "espionage
squad" in the 21st century. Polar
Boy verifies that he was once elected Legion leader (Legion v.3
#36). |
Adventure #3/506 (12.09) |
| Wildfire and Dawnstar escort Blok to Sorceror's World. Mysa uses
all her strength to hold in Mordru's dark powers, and to use them
for good. She cures Blok's degenerative condition and asks him
to stay, to help keep her on the right path. Mysa's
wall appears to be imprisoning Raven, Torquemada, Red Devil, Blue
Devil, Alan Scott and Zatanna. Outside there are statues of Glorith
and Evillo. |
Adventure #4/507 (1.10) |