The LBF began existence as a normal banyo fruit sold at the space-convienience store. Purchased by one Ms. Deelya Zood, its story would have come to a tasty end, had Ms. Zood used the fruit in her space-pie as she planned to.
However, Ms. Zood's mini-parakat, named Doodles, came down with a nasty case of both laryngitis and whisker-rot, so she spent several days at the space-vet with dear little Doodles.
Upon returning to her hover-apartment, Ms. Zood discovered the banyo fruit has gone rotten.
Being a slovenly old bat, she hurled the rotten stinky fruit from her space-balcony, a look of disgust contorting her wrinkled face, making it even more wrinkly than usual.
As luck would have it, it just so happened that the rotten fruit was hurled into the tail of a low-flying comet, after which it fell and landed in a vat of scientific fluids and stuff carelessly discarded from the Junior Scientists Club, which was located next to Ms. Zood's hover-apartment complex!
Of course, the poor discarded fruit mutated into the monstrous creature known as The Living Banyo Fruit and embarked on a minor crime spree because he felt all unwanted and stuff!
We all know what happened when Leeta 87 attempted to battle The Living Banyo Fruit, so I shant rehash it here.
Doodles the parakat made a complete recovery.
Posted by MLLASH on :
Leeta's grave reads, and I quote verbatim, "Singlehandedly, she defeated INNUMERABLE <caps & accent mine> supervillains...".
Let's see just how innumerable they really were.
The Living Banyo Fruit is one foe she didn't defeat, of course, so it makes one wonder what foes' asses she DID whip, if indeed asses they had. You never know with these weird space-aliens. Personally, I don't trust assless sentients.
Posted by MLLASH on :
I'll wager that Leeta made quick work of Super-Goose-- the pervert with multiple hands-- but not before he copped quite the feel(s).
I bet she had a bit more trouble overcoming L'Vou'tono, the $2000-credit Handbag that Walked Like a Man!
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
A possible rogue's gallery:
Chris-99 Ocean's 11 Playhouse 90 Heinz 57 Baker's Dozen 21 Jump Street and 7-Zark-7
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
The Crimson Khund always seemed to give her a tough time. Leeta was never in a tougher bind than when he kidnapped Science Police Officer Kervik Krennon!
Posted by MLLASH on :
Leeta 87 trounced Bizarro-Leeta 87 handily but had a bit more difficulty defeating Giant Turtle Leeta!
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
I bet that Living Banyo Fruit returns to seek vengeance on Doodles. If he hadn't become sick, Ms. Zood would have eaten the banyo fruit and it would have happily fulfilled its destiny. Maybe the LBF has a particular hatred of parakats everywhere.
The Soup had the ability to turn every surface into a liquid, sometimes adding noodles and mushy peas for extra confusion. This put Leeta's super-acrobatic talents to the test, but our heroine courageously defeated The Soup and saved the galaxy once again.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Who could forget the gang war between Crime Boss B'lorgg and the Manipulater? Stuck b/t two rival alien fractions attempting to capture the planet Thraun for themselves, Leeta was forced to fight a war on two fronts!
Thank goodness Doodles the parakat returned and became "Doodles, the Leeta-Parakat" for a brief period! Some might say this was when Leeta went through her camp phase, but I sure as all heck enjoyed it!
Posted by MLLASH on :
Yeah, that was pretty kewl. It was always interesting to me that Doddles, Leeta's so-called "Parakat of Power", who she gave up for adoption when he became injured in battle, played a role in her untimely demise. OH!!! The irony, I just can't stand it!!!
Speaking of which, Irony Man was a cool villain too. Wearing a suit of metallic armour and committing odd crimes like stealing millions from criminal gangs and leaving notes on the scene that read "And the Robbers become the RobEES. Ha, Ha, HA! Love, Irony Man!"
Gang wars would have torn the town apart if Leeta hadn't taken HIM out!
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Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I literally laughed out loud when Irony Man appeared out of nowhere and defeated Giant Gil’Dishpan and then left the note “Now you can remember your giant failure…in the BIG HOUSE!!! Ha, Ha, Ha! Love, Irony Man!”
The rest of the Salacious Six (Giant Gil’Dishpan’s evil super-group) were ready to raze Leeta’s city to the ground in response!
Posted by MLLASH on :
Gun Moll Girl was a tough cookie, and WHOA! Those fishnets!!
It was when she teamed up with Hero-Slapper that she became a true threat to Leeta!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Hero-Slapper was the first villain to ever really give me nightmares! Poor Science Police Officer Kervik Krennon...seeing him tortured by Gun Moll Girl and Hero-Slapper really effected Leeta for a longtime. Still, her revenge (and the infamous "back-handed finish") were great to see!
Best Hero-Slapper moment, though, had to be when he teamed up with L'Vou'Tono, the $2,000 Hand-bag that walked like a Man. The title "Death of a Super-Heroine?" said it all...
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
There's very little information on this (because it was so embarrassing to the galactic banking community) but Dancing Chicken Man would have caused a financial collapse if Leeta hadn't stopped his mad schemes.
There were rumours that L'Vou'Tono was working with Dancing Chicken Man, but it might have been that cheap crook, L'Vou'Tone, The Counterfeit Hand-bag that Walked Like a Man.
Posted by MLLASH on :
The Sinister Seamen were a group of underwater crooks consisting of Aqua-Thing, Super-Harpoon, Mermurderess and Plankton Pete.
Fortunately for Leeta, Aqua-Thing became smitten with her, and refused to allow it's comrades to slay her once she was captured.
This, of course, gave Leeta the chance to turn the tables on the Seamen and pound them into submission!
Posted by Shadow Kid on :
I think we'd all like to forget Leeta's epic battles against Red Embryo.
Although I must admit, that crazy super-intelligent baby's evil plans to destroy democracy with Space Communism sure are funny from our better-informed 21st century perspective!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Shadow Kid, that's one of the my all-time favorite stories, because it's such an allegory to early 20th century politics. Right up to the point where Leeta declares that the Red Embryo should have been aborted long ago.
The Sinister Seaman were pretty good, but it was Super-Harpoon that really shined. When Leeta's adventures went through that 'grim n' gritty era' later on, the six-parter with Super-Harpoon in the sewers ('Super-Harpoon's Last Skewering") was actually a shining moment for that era, right up to the point where he harpooned himself on Leeta's front porch!
And Dancing Chicken Man was another fave of mine, if not for his one-liners! "I've flown the coop!", "too many roosters in this hen house" and "what's a matter, Leeta, chicken?" were just some of those classics.
Posted by Blacula on :
I love these types of threads!
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
The sociopathic kleptomaniac Pick-Up-Sticks was the cause of many structural failures until Leeta put him behind bars.
I bet Leeta didn't die from slipping on a banyo fruit peel - she probably collapsed from exhaustion, fighting this endless roster of rogues!
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
I thought when they rebooted the series after Crisis as Leeta '87, it was fantastic! It started to go downhill during Leeta '88 and Leeta '89, however.
Posted by Shadow Kid on :
I always cringed a little whenever Leeta's short-lived blax-ploitation sidekick Black Leeta made an appearance. His horribly stereotypical black dialogue was almost painful at times: "Can you space-dig it?", "You ain't fly yo hero-slapping honky!"
Though who didn't shed at tear at Black Leeta's shocking fruit related death at the hands of the nefarious Your-Momma? And who would have guessed that it would foreshadow Leeta's own ultimate demise?
Black Leeta's disco dance-off with Dancing-Chicken Man is my favourite Leeta 87 moment ever!
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Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I have to admit to being one of the readers who believed Pink Pirate was gay. I mean, the crew full of have naked 'brothers at arms' thing really raised some eyebrows.
I also think Leeta '92 had one last go round of good stories before the series really tanked. I mean, I know the crossover with Lobo was a little weird, but still...
quote:Originally posted by Blacula: I love these types of threads!
Me too!
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
I dropped the series when Garth Ennis took over.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Leeta in Texas was...disturbing to say the least. Cannibalistic inbred killer zombies are fun, but it never really worked well in the Leeta-verse. And the less said about Two-Penised Pete, the better, I say...
Posted by Kid Psychout on :
though you have to remember that was the story that eerily prefigured her tragic demise.
Remember that scene when she tried to tackle the two-todgered terror with the 'banyo-flavoured-double-space-sheath' skin?
come to think of it, she only escaped death that time because she was wearing space-heels and spiked it.
Posted by Shadow Kid on :
Did anyone see the Leeta 87 movie? I still can't believe they went with Toe-Jam-Jessie as the film's villain! Everyone knows that Leeta's arch nemesis is L'Vou'tono, the $2000-credit Handbag that Walked Like a Man!
Bah! I liked the campy TV show better anyway!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
The campy TV show, starring Tori Spelling, was a lot of fun!
Who knew Hugh Jackman, who played her love interest the Science Police Officer, would grow up to be such a hollywood star!
Posted by MLLASH on :
It was pretty kewl back in the day, when Leeta 87 and Fly Sister Leeta battled each OTHER!
Of course, their minds were controlled by the Hate-Gonger, who used his mesmerizing super-gongs to turn them against each other! Still, it was pretty cute seeing Fly Sister Leeta call Leeta 87 "mother-hugger"! Sweet Klordny!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I remember picking up a copy of Leeta #127 from a local store in Utah, and the words "mother-hugger" had been changed by the comics code. I guess that was a pretty scandalous issue, but you know it was in the 70's!
Then there was the rumors of a DC/Marvel Leeta/Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers) crossover in the 70's that never came to fruition. That could have been cool!
Posted by MLLASH on :
I always felt like the rest of the Leeta Family could have been used more!
Mary Leeta 87, Leeta 87 Jr., Uncle Leeta & Nawby Nibbly (the cuddly humanoid rabbit guy) really got the short end of the stick.
Especially when they were murdered by the Leeta-Slayer during the gawdawful grim-n-gritty 90s.
Posted by Shadow Kid on :
I really didn't like DC's decision to turn Leeta into the spectre.
I mean, the girl used to be used in the same sentence as Barry Allen and Bucky!
It sure was great seeing her get her comeuppance against the living banyo fruit though, especially when Irony Man made a surprise appearance, pointing out the irony of a living banyo fruit being defeated by a dead hero!
Posted by MLLASH on :
A great array of villains Leeta has defeated indeed!
Though hardly innumerable....
1. Super-Goose
2. L'Vou'Tono, the $2000-Credit Handbag that Walked like a Man
3. Crimson Khund
4. Bizarro-Leeta 87
5. Giant Turtle Leeta
6. The Soup
7. Crime Boss B'lorgg
8. The Manipulator
9. Irony Man
10. Giant Gil'Dishpan
11. Gun Moll Girl
12. Hero-Slapper
13. Dancing Chicken Man
14. L'Vou'Tone the Counterfiet Handbag that Walked like a Man
15. Aqua-Thing (Sinister Seamen)
16. Super-Harpoon (Sinister Seamen)
17. Mermurderess (Sinister Seamen)
18. Plankton Pete (Sinister Seamen)
19. Red Embryo
20. Pick-Up-Sticks
21. The Pink Pirate
22. Two-Penised Pete
23. Toe-Jam Jessie
24. Hate-Gonger
25. The Living Banyo Fruit
Posted by MLLASH on :
And Kent's list was actually of Leeta's kewl supporting characters & locales!
Chris-99: Mary Leeta 87's boyfriend!
Ocean's 11: Underwater beings killed by the Sinister Seamen!
Playhouse 90: Mary Leeta 87 & Leeta 87 Jr's HQ!
Heinz 57: Nawby Nibbler's German robot pal!
Baker's Dozen: Dessert Shoppe frequented by Mary Leeta & Leeta Jr!
21 Jump Street: Address of the Leeta 87 Museum.
7-Zark-7: Uncle Leeta's Arch-Foe!
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
We haven't even gotten into the series in which Leeta time-travels to the 21st century to fight evil celebrities, like Paris Hilton, DIck Cheney and Zombie Elvis.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Zombie Elvis isn't evil, he's just misunderstood.
He and Leeta could team up to fight Pat Boone.
Posted by MLLASH on :
The teenage members of the Leeta Family often found themselves victims of bizarre love!
When the Human Dung Beetle kidnapped Mary Leeta 87 and imprisoned her in his Fecal Fortress, it looked like all hope was lost! Thank goodness the HDB removed her gag to kiss her (well, actually to bite her mouth with his mandibles). This allowed her to say the magic words and transform into Mary Leeta 87!
And the less said about The Soiler's weird attraction to Leeta 87 Jr. the better.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
I always thought the "innumerable" in her epitaph was a clever pun on her battles with the bizarre villain Aleph Naughty.
Posted by MLLASH on :
And the "relevant" period...
Who can forget that cover from the early 70s, featuring Leeta 87 and Uncle Leeta bursting in on a strung-out Leeta 87 Jr shooting up distilled Lotus Fruit juice!
Leeta 87: "My ward is-- A JUNKIE!!!"
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Heart-breaking!
It was Jose Luis Garcia Lopez's panel by panel rendition of poor Leeta 87 Jr. being strung out on Lotus Fruit juice that really got to me...
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
There's a Leeta 87 movie in the works, but the lead hasn't been decided. Clint Eastwood has expressed an interest in playing L'Vou'Tono.
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
I think Lash will like the idea of Parker Posey starring as Leeta. That's the latest rumor, at least...
Posted by MLLASH on :
I'll bet Parker will play the final battle with the Living Banyo Fruit to the full over-the-top hilt!
I was thumbing through an issue of Leeta 87 Presents today. Remember those awful boyfriends they used to try to saddle her with?
Lenny Lipman was such a geek!! And I hated the whoe relationship with the Action Pacifist, even though he provided some amusing dialogue!
A snippet from L87P # 18 (The Action Pacifist's first appearance for you collectors out there)...
Leeta: So, you're a pacifist?
AP: An ACTION pacifist.
Leeta: What does that mean?
AP: It means I'm not above smashing in a few faces if need be. One day, the world will live in harmony, if I have to beat everyone on the planet senseless to see it happen!
Leeta thought balloon: A cross between Ghandi and a musclebound hyper-testosteroned space-ape? Color me intrigued!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Action Pacifist was a classic!
I think the Irish stereotype Lucky McTrouble was a bit offensive, although I did appreciate all the drinking jokes they did for him. It was a bit out there though that they considered him a love interest for Leeta for three issues. Of course we all know what happened to him during the Gil'Dishpan/Durlan war.
Posted by MLLASH on :
Re-reading this thread actually makes me want to see Leeta 87.
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: I always thought the "innumerable" in her epitaph was a clever pun on her battles with the bizarre villain Aleph Naughty.
Great Cantor's Paradise! This may have been the first set-theory themed villain I ever created!
Posted by legionadventureman on :
Leeta 87 met a really lame fate IMHO - or else she wanted to bring back slapstick to the 30th century Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
This is actually in my top five favorite threads of all time.
Posted by MLLASH on :
And it's one of mine! I'm so... *choke!* ...proud!
And also curious as to what the OTHER four are... this deserves its own topic, Cobie!
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
And it shall have it! In the MMB!
Posted by legionadventureman on :
Dangling plot thread - who left that banana peel on the sidewalk? Was it accident - or was it...murder?!
Posted by Yellow Kid on :
Has anybody mentioned Jo Nah's stellar performance in Leetah 87 the play?
Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #1 1990 page 13.
We learn Leeta had a boyfriend who mourned the tragic loss of his lady love. "My universe will be forever empty..."
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
Leeta 87 murdered? That could be one of the great dark secrets of Legion history.
Posted by MLLASH on :
I might have to steal Irony Man for Trash Lass: Girl Garbage Collector or Doomed Gay Romance.
Posted by MLLASH on :
Leeta 87's least favorite song?
Cocacobanyo Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
Hmm... I may have to use "Great Cantor's Paradise!" over in the mild-oath swearing thread.
Posted by MLLASH on :
quote:Originally posted by MLLASH: And the "relevant" period...
Who can forget that cover from the early 70s, featuring Leeta 87 and Uncle Leeta bursting in on a strung-out Leeta 87 Jr shooting up distilled Lotus Fruit juice!
Leeta 87: "My ward is-- A JUNKIE!!!"
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
Perfect! History repeats itself, even on other planets.
Posted by jimgallagher on :
Okay, when I read the title of this thread I naturally assumed you'd all name off a bunch of OTHER fruit peels that had it in for Leeta. A kalpthon peel, a lotus fruit peel, a kono peel, Emma Peel, etc. etc. I'm sure they were all just laying in wait further down the sidewalk, but the villainous banyo peel got to her first, the fiend!
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Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Lash is the undoubtedly the most beloved of all posters!
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
I miss Uncle Leeta!
Posted by jimgallagher on :
quote:Originally posted by Fat Cramer: Leeta 87 murdered? That could be one of the great dark secrets of Legion history.
That was no banyo peel, that was Proty! Posted by jimgallagher on :
Who was that guy that made fruit ripen who tried out a while back? He'd be a great Leeta villain.
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
quote:Originally posted by jimgallagher:
quote:Originally posted by Fat Cramer: Leeta 87 murdered? That could be one of the great dark secrets of Legion history.
That was no banyo peel, that was Proty!
Proty I, probably, who was evil and rumored to be a member of the Dark Circle.
Posted by Set on :
quote:Originally posted by jimgallagher: Who was that guy that made fruit ripen who tried out a while back? He'd be a great Leeta villain.
Fruit Boy, her arch-nemesis! Everybody laughed at him, but orchestrating the death of the beloved Leeta 87 was his ticket to infamy!
Posted by MLLASH on :
To me, Leeta 87 is like a 50s sitcom mom (with a little Carol Brady thrown in) that all these horrible yet funny things happen to.
Here's the family:
In the back, Leeta 87 herself and Uncle Leeta.
In the front, there's Mary Leeta 87, Leeta 87 Junior, Nawby Nibbly and Heinz-57.
What's funniest about Heinz-57 is although he has been reprogammed to not harm the Leeta family, he still detests them and spews slurs and curses toward them at the drop of a hat.
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Posted by MLLASH on :
WARNING: You'll want to read this thread in its entirety to get some of this!
See now, this is horriffic, but its also kinda funny....
Posted by MLLASH on :
Fortunately, Leeta 87 called in the much less square Mary Leeta and Leeta Jr. to deal with Zombie Elvis...
Posted by MLLASH on :
No words necessary....
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
YES, YES, YES! This thread has always been one of my favorites but right now I want it to gain sentient form so I can marry it!
Posted by MLLASH on :
The Sinister Seamen:
Aqua-Thing, Mermurderess, Super-Harpoon and Plankton Pete!
Posted by MLLASH on :
Ouch! See, funny...
Posted by MLLASH on :
We'll end tonight during the downbeat grim -n- gritty 90s.....
(and thanks, Cobie! Hee!!)
Posted by MLLASH on :
quote:Originally posted by Shadow Kid:
Black Leeta's disco dance-off with Dancing-Chicken Man is my favourite Leeta 87 moment ever!
Gawd, I need help... I couldn't resist...
Posted by jimgallagher on :
Lash. I think you need to go for a walk outside or something. Just sayin'.
Posted by MLLASH on :
heh heh heh... windows paintin' is all the excercise I need... heh heh heh... Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Sistah Leeta is freakin' hot!
(Yeah, I know, you don't have to say it )
Posted by LASHbrain on :
I was going for a LEETA 87 as done by early IMAGE comics thing here, but she's far too thick in the waist for that...
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