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In the 30th Century.. while everyone else is dealing with the Omen and Prophet story, the Legion left Brainiac Five on Earth who is very close to discovering a cure for Invisible Kid II’s baby sister who turned into a host for the villainous C.O.M.P.U.T.O.
Well, it did not go without a few hitches….
2984? Yes, back then the Legion was always automatically 1,000 years ahead of where we stood now.
As you can tell from the cover, the Legion Headquarters goes Ka-Boom! In it’s place not only do we get a cured Danielle Foccart and a new sleek metallic headquarters, but the villain C.O.M.P.U.T.O. becomes the Legion’s new Major Domo, much to the horrified shock of Duo Damsel and her husband Bouncing Boy.
All in all, the Legion HQ is rebuilt into a sleek new metallic construct that can actually fly (though it hardly ever did) and Danielle Foccart is on the road to recovery.
And because all good geeks love maps of headquarters…
Neato huh? I find it amusing that only the invulnerable members “live” near Brainy’s Multi-Lab for safety reasons… Very nice touch.
Then its up to the Legion to stop a conspiracy within the Science Police, which they succeed of course.
And the Legion of Super-Heroes, More >
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Sorry the latest Legion update has not gone up yet. Its coming tomorrow I promise.
In the meantime, I have been busy catching up on some of the Profiles on the site. I have recently added the following heroes under Profiles if you want some more information.
Uncle Sam, Phantom Lady, Black Condor, The Ray, Human Bomb, Doll Man, Liberty Belle, Johnny Quick, Firebrand, Commander Steel, and Robotman.
Enjoy and I will see you tomorrow with some Legiony goodness!
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The Legion’s stories continue in a four part story featuring two very esoteric characters called Omen and Prophet. The story is my least favorite of the Legion stories that I have read in the original Levitz run, but it does have some interesting art pieces and some twists and turns that pay off later.
As the Legion deals with Prophet foretelling the coming of his Master, Omen, a few other Legionnaires deal with personal matters as we see Colossal Boy taking his new Durlan wife Yera home to meet mom and dad in a revisit of “Guess Who is Coming to Dinner?” Gim reveals to his dad and mom, mom being the President of Earth, that his wife is actually Yera, a Durlan actress.
On their honeymoon, Queen Projectra and Karate Kid are on a honeymoon planet, only to find that Projectra’s cousin Pharoxx is there making trouble for the couple. Karate Kid (King?) and Queen Projectra make short work of the usurping cousin, but before they can do anything with him, he disappears in a space warp. A plot hole to be continued later.
The ending of the Prophet and Omen story brings us another sub plot to be solved later.. Lyle More >
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The Legion is debating adding some new members to their ranks with the departure of Projectra and Karate Kid and where else to look but to the Legion Academy, the training ground of many of the members of the Legion.
At this writing the Legion Academy’s student body consists of Shadow Kid, Power Boy, Crystal Kid, Nightwind, Lamprey, Laurel Kent, Comet Queen, Urk, and Magnetic Kid. Since both Shadow Kid and Magnetic Kid duplicate current Legionnaires powers (Shadow Lass and Cosmic Boy) both are ineligible for promotion, the others however are eager for the chance to move up to the big leagues.
Joining the Academy, Invisible Kid II and White Witch appear for a few lessons in how to be a Legionnaire since they were both elected to membership on the fly. Bouncing Boy and Duo Damsel stress the need for teamwork which is key in an organization like the Legion. Acknowledging their powers are not the strongest, but they are each pieces of the whole and everyone’s powers, when used properly can be an asset to the Legion. The students soon get a test as a few animals break out of the Metropolis Zoo. The students manage to subdue the creatures, but the egos More >
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In the future, the Legion of Super-Heroes is in a resting period for most of the team as we see Chameleon Boy and his father R.J. Brande return to the highly toxic and xenophobic tribal world of their origin, Durla.
The team also gets a few new costumes as showcased here on this cover, a tribute to an older Legion cover from its Silver Age origins in Adventure Comics. When the father/son pair arrive on Durla, immediately they are set upon by their fellow tribal Durlans for leaving Durla. The Durlans appear as a race in large purple robes with tentacles come from the hood, presumably these tentacles transform into the antennae we see Cham wear. R.J. Brande, Cham’s father, is also powerless at this time and has been stuck in his form of an older humanoid male since the origin of the Legion when the founders stopped the assassination attempt on his life.
R.J. had arranged for Reep/Chameleon Boy to join the Legion in its early days as a way of helping Durlan relations with the rest of the United Planets, but Durla itself remains a reluctant world. A toxic atmosphere laced with radiation and pollution, the counsel of Durla imprisons Chameleon Boy and R.J. More >
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There really is not a lot to say about the next story in the Outsiders which features the Outsiders traveling to ancient Egypt to save Metamorpho from the machinations of Simon Stagg.
But hey, cool looking covers eh?
Mostly, these stories are a cool little two parter while the truth about a certain amnesiac teen comes to light. As Halo rejoins her hometown, we discover that the Violet Harper who woke up in Markovia with powers is a far cry from the original Violet Harper.
Back in Gotham, Geo-Force’s college friend Denise is having some issues of her own as a professor makes unwanted sexual advances towards her. Of course, this stirs up the hot head of the group and it results in Superman stopping by Gotham to team up with the Outsiders. Geo-Force gets rid of the scummy professor by the way.
I wish I had this ornament for my tree.
Back in Anytown, USA, life is swiftly become unbearable for one Violet Harper. That is okay though as her life is exactly what is up for grabs.
Syonide apparently killed Violet and her boyfriend and left them in the ruins in Markovia shortly before Batman found Halo. She was sent due to the bad drug deal More >
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As the Outsiders reel from Katana’s origin they are faced with attempting to save Batman’s life from the blowdart poison he took at the end of their last case. This forces Alfred Pennyworth, Batman’s long time butler and confidante to reveal Batman’s secret Identity as Bruce Wayne to the rest of the Outsiders and to suggest that for Batman’s sake they try to keep his body functioning as a way to burn out the toxin.
Of course the Outsiders manage the task with a little interference from a street gang and Batman himself reveals his identity afterwards to them as a sign of his trust.
And speaking of trust, in 1984, one could hardly go anywhere without a George Orwell reference. You know, “Big Brother” (not the tv show)… well The Outsiders would meet another group of super-villains, this time a group of patriots that had been conned into believing The Outsiders were simply Unamerican!
Look at them after all….
“…From his accent, this man, Geo-Force, is NOT an American… This Girl, Halo, is probably an American, and quite possibly the unwitting pawn of these ‘Outsiders’. These two, Black Lightning and Katana, definitely have some foreign blood in them…. Metamorpho… who knows what he is.. This More >
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In Gotham City, Batman and the Outsiders continue to bond together as a group.
Batman puts Katana and Halo together as a mirror Batman and Robin, with Katana’s dourness and Halo’s brightness counterbalancing each other. He helps Black Lightning become a teacher again and find his true calling. Geo-Force enters college overseas and begins to meet other people not tied to the Markovian crown. Metamorpho, well, he’s still stuck on Sapphire and dealing with all the issues that come with loving a beautiful woman with a controlling maniacal billionaire father with a cro-magnon as a body guard.
Halo goes off to school and Batman (disguised as Bruce Wayne) sets up Katana as a Japanese bookseller. It is at this point that the Cryonic Man strikes, first in an altercation at a hospital where Geo-Force and Metamorpho are visiting Dr. Jace, still fresh from their confrontation with the Fearsome Five. At the end of the issue, the Cryonic Man has encased the Outsiders in ice and has kidnapped Katana.
Katana is to be used as replacement parts for the Cryonic Man’s family, locked in cold stasis, very similar to another Batman villain, which makes me wonder why Mister Freeze was not used in this More >
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Top Row: Supergirl, Invisible Kid II, Colossal Boy, Dawnstar, and Superboy
Second Row: Sun Boy, White Witch, Karate Kid, Projectra, and Timber Wolf
Third Row: Phantom Girl, Shrinking Violet, Blok, Star Boy, Dream Girl, and Brainiac Five
Fourth Row: Ultra Boy, Wildfire, Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl, Lightning Lad, Mon-El, Element Lad, and Chameleon Boy
Fifth Row: Proty, Shadow Lass, Duo Damsel, and Bouncing Boy
In the Legion of Super-Heroes #300, the Legion is assembling for its re-dedication ceremony. This ceremony takes place every so often, but this is the most elaborate one we have seen on panel. As additional Legionnaires arrive to the headquarters we see Element Lad, Ultra Boy, and Phantom Girl welcoming Superboy and then his cousin Supergirl to the party. Supergirl inquires where Brainiac Five is, and Invisible Kid II (along with the dyed energies of a pouting Wildfire) show up and Jacques asks the same question and that leads us into the meat of the story.
Brainiac Five, Circadius Senius, and Rond Vidar are working on a patient at the Time Institute, it is an odd thing to have a medical patient here, but odd is what Brainiac Five specializes in. Apparently this patient has accessed some ability to transfer his More >
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Before I get started with these two issues, I need to note that Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld makes her debut here in a preview comic in the middle of Legion of Super-Heroes #298. We will get back to Amethyst later, but just rest assured that there is a connection between this sword and sorcery character and the Legion of Super-Heroes, so her debut in this book, does indeed make sense.
As the Legion is on Earth dealing with Cosmic Boy’s family tragedy, Wildfire, Dawnstar, Blok, Invisible Kid II, and the White Witch come upon a mining asteroid very close to where Mon-El and Shadow Lass are vacationing.
Apparently the last UP representative was killed and the Legion has been asked by the UP to determine what happened. The White Witch casts a spell upon the body and determines that someone had apparently crushed his heart, a murder mystery to be solved.
Back on Earth, an enraged Duplicate Boy has interrupted the vacation of Colossal Boy and Shrinking Violet and is throwing down in the Himalayas. Shvaughn Erin alerts the Legion and Element Lad, Phantom Girl, and Ultra Boy respond. Ultra Boy is reminded that he is Deputy Leader now, since Element Lad resigned his post and he More >
