When last we left our heroes they were in various death traps that had been concocted by their old foe C.O.M.P.U.T.O. so let us continue to see if the Legion can survive the rest of the book…
Page 15. C.O.M.P.U.T.O. is gloating to Brainiac Five by showing him and Jacques Foccart the fates that the other Legionnaires are succumbing to in their own headquarters. Jacques believes that their enemy is bluffing but Brainiac Five informs Jacques that C.O.M.P.U.T.O. cannot bluff and in fact is fairly close to suffocating the two of them as well as the unconscious Dream Girl and paralyzed Mon-El. Meanwhile, Danielle Foccart who is possessed by the vile computer foe is grinning maliciously.
Page 16. A comical moment as Blok has landed on the floor underneath the pool he attempted to dive into and fell directly through it. As Timber Wolf preps his dive he is strangled and lifted off the ground by a pair of roman rings while a gymnastics horse is propelled into Blok. The Science Police have located the vacationing Wildfire and Dawnstar to alert them to the problem. The Legion cliche of an interrupted vacation lives on.
Page 17. A moment of exposition is delivered by Marte Allon who is not only Colossal Boy’s mother but also the President of EarthGov. As President Allon is dealing with all sorts of security issues related to the situation at Legion Headquarters a 30th Century member of the Green Lantern Corps contacts President Allon to inform them that the Guardians of the Universe have dispatched a Green Lantern to assist with the situation. President Allon tells the Green Lantern that respectfully that Earth does not need their help and to have their comrade turn around. The Green Lantern envoy tells President Allon that he will deliver the word to the Guardians and signs off the communication. When questioned, President Allon says there is a very good reason why Green Lanterns are not allowed on Earth. A story the editor tells us will be told in the future.
Page 18. Danielle Foccart is showing definite signs of biological distress at the invasion of C.O.M.P.U.T.O. Brainiac Five deduces that Danielle is the key to solving the problem but he needs to figure out how to solve this situation and quick. The mysterious dark one on the planet far away has sensed a power rising in the universe that must be absorbed.
Page 19. Light Lass is assisting Phantom Girl and Ultra Boy moving Ultra Boy’s belongings from storage after he was missing for a time. Phantom Girl is attacked by a vacuum that sucks the air out of her lungs before she can switch to her phantom form, as Ultra Boy and Light Lass react, Ultra Boy’s room explodes. The mysterious dark one sends a servant off to acquire the power. Presumably the power is C.O.M.P.U.T.O.
Page 20. In Central Park, Chameleon Boy is reading the headlines that are calling him a traitor. While Chameleon Boy enjoys his last few moments of freedom Science Police ships arrive. The dark servant arrives at Earth and encounters the Polymer Screen.
Page 21-22 Gives us a sweet blueprint of the Legion Headquarters under the pretext of Officer Shvaughn Erin looking up the schematics to try to find a way around C.O.M.P.U.T.O.
Page 23. On this page Brainy begins to fight back. He palms two telepathic plugs from his belt and then feigns a faint and asks Foccart for help. C.O.M.P.U.T.O. mocks him and when Foccart gets there Brainy speaks through the telepathic plug that he NOT react to the telepathic communication.
Page 24. The cruiser containing Colossal Boy and Shrinking Violet is zooming towards the Polymer Screen as Wildfire and Dawnstar intercept it. Wildfire blasts the cruiser and Colossal Boy falls out having not got a new flight ring since his time on the ice asteroid. Wildfire happens to find Violet falling in the debris as well and he catches her in his hand. The Dark Servant continues to make its way to the screen surrounding Earth.
Page 25. Element Lad is exhausted trying to get through the barrier to the Medical Center and he nearly collapses in the heat. Shadow Lass shows her temper at the new leader giving up so easily. Shady suggests if they can’t go through the barrier that they go around it. Element Lad agrees with her and apologizes for giving up. They start traveling from floor to floor away from the barrier.
Page 26. Lightning Lad bursts in on a game of Dungeons and Dragons gone horribly wrong as Sun Boy and Star Boy are about to be sacrificed to some evil magician named Mordru… Lightning Lad blasts the machine and the three of them leave the game room. While in Earth orbit the cruiser has traveled outside the screen and crushed the dark servant.
Page 27. Brainiac Five is informing Jacques Foccart of his plan to defeat C.O.M.P.U.T.O. Brainy informs him that Jacques needs to drink the invisibility serum that Lyle Norg created to duplicate the original Invisible Kid’s powers in him. Brainy believes this would give them the element of surprise with C.O.M.P.U.T.O., however there is a chance that this action will kill Danielle and there is a chance that he could be allergic to the serum and will die. Jacques is left to ponder his circumstances. Dawnstar and Wildfire show up and try to get through the force field.
Page 28. Blok and Timber Wolf have managed to destroy the gym equipment attacking them but when they try to leave the door is electrified. Timber Wolf takes this as Lightning Lad still displeased about his slight indiscretion with Saturn Girl on the ice asteroid. Jacques continues to weigh his options.
Page 29. Saturn Girl, Lightning Lad, and Star Boy have broken into Timber Wolf’s quarters and have laid Cosmic Boy and Sun Boy out on the couches. There is a flash of lightning which takes out Saturn Girl and Star Boy and leaves Lightning Lad fighting a duplicate of himself but wearing his original costume. Jacques deduces there is no other way as his sister is going to die with C.O.M.P.U.T.O. in her regardless of if he tries to stop the monster or not.
Page 30-31. C.O.M.P.U.T.O. is toying with the Legionnaires in the Medical Center and shows Mon-El the Phantom Zone projector to make him sweat even more. Jacques says a prayer to his mother and then goes to the console containing the serum. C.O.M.P.U.T.O. being overly concerned with Brainiac Five’s movements considers Jacques less than nothing at this point. Jacques gains the serum and drinks it and vanishes. C.O.M.P.U.T.O. is livid.
Page 32. The unconscious forms of Ultra Boy and Phantom Girl float out of Ultra Boy’s headquarters and Light Lass remains inside pinned by wreckage and unable to move due to her injuries. Light Lass wonders still about what happened between Timber Wolf and Saturn Girl on the ice asteroid and thinks she couldn’t die without knowing, and the room blows up again.
Page 33. At the basement level of the headquarters Element Lad, Shadow Lass, and Shvaughn Erin are finding it impossible to get through the gunk that C.O.M.P.U.T.O. has put in the headquarters. Shadow Lass notes that this gunk is all around the safe that is where the Legion houses Mon-El’s anti-lead poisoning serum.
Page 34. C.O.M.P.U.T.O. sends all the debris in the room after Brainiac Five who is deflecting it all with this force shield belt. Meanwhile Jacques skulks around invisibly.
Page 35. The rest of Brainy’s plan becomes clear as he contacts Mon-El via telepathic plug and instructs him to open a container with his heat vision. At this point, Brainy’s shield goes down and Brainiac Five is pummeled by debris.
Page 36. C.O.M.P.U.T.O. uses radar waves in an attempt to locate Jacques. C.O.M.P.U.T.O. notes Mon-El’s heat vision worked and exclaims that it was impossible! Where Mon-El’s heat vision struck out pops a disc and C.O.M.P.U.T.O. quickly deduces it is Jacques. Jacques is vexed when the disc also does not become invisible.
Page 37. C.O.M.P.U.T.O. is threatening to burn out Jacques’ sister which he is really going to do anyway if Jacques doesn’t stop. Jacques gets above and behind his sister and pounces on her bed and applies the hypo disc which sedates his sister and ends the C.O.M.P.U.T.O. threat.
Page 38. The recovery begins. Lightning Lad is discovering he fought an atomizer with a distorter disc attached. Blok and Timber Wolf are wary of the door when it opens of its own accord. Element Lad, Shady, and Shvaughn are now on the roof trying to break in. The threats have ended in the headquarters. Jacques looks at his sister with remorse about how this is not how he wanted this to go at all.
Page 39. Brainy confirms that Danielle is in stasis as her eyes continue to glow red and she smiles. A Legion meeting commences and Brainy confesses to allowing the return of C.O.M.P.U.T.O. Brainy offers his resignation from the Legion due to his lack of judgment and he asks that the Legion admit Jacques as the new Invisible Kid.
Page 40. Wildfire balks at both of these suggestions saying that Brainy made a mistake and how do they know this Jacques guy is Legion material. Mon-El seconds Brainy’s nomination of Jacques at which point Blok thirds the nomination. Element Lad as acting leader rejects Brainy’s resignation and then opens the question of Jacques’ membership to a vote by the membership.
Page 41. Brainy goes and asks Jacques to join them in the meeting which is for Legionnaires only. Jacques does not think of himself as worthy to be a Legionnaire. Brainy says that no matter Jacques’ decision, Brainy will not stop looking for a cure for Danielle. Jacques says “I shall be proud to do battle at your side.” And a new Invisible Kid joins the Legion.
I did mention he was from the Ivory Coast right? Exit Tyroc the angry token, Enter Jacques the smooth talker.
Next Time: We return to the 20th Century for some good old fashioned Team Ups!!!
