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I was hoping you guys could help me fill this out. I was trying to come up with a definitive list of which Legionnaires were created by who, and this is what I came up with, based on wikipedia, memory and extrapolation. If anybody can help complete or correct this, I'd appreciate it.
Andromeda: Keith Giffen, Al Gordon and Tom and Mary Bierbaum Atmos: Paul Levitz and Greg Larocque Blok: Gerry Conway and Joe Staton Blood Claw: Tom and Mary Bierbaum and Stuart Immonen Bouncing Boy: Jerry Siegel and Jim Mooney Brainiac 5: Jerry Siegel and Jim Mooney Calamity King: Edmond Hamilton and Curt Swan Catspaw: Tom and Mary Bierbaum and Chris Sprouse Chameleon Boy: Jerry Siegel and Jim Mooney Chemical King: Jim Shooter and Curt Swan Chlorophyll Kid: Edmond Hamilton and John Forte Color Kid: Edmond Hamilton and Curt Swan Colossal Boy: Jerry Siegel and Jim Mooney Computo: Paul Levitz and Keith Giffen Cosmic Boy: Otto Binder and Al Plastino Crystal Kid: Bob Cohen Dawnstar: Paul Levitz and Mike Grell Dragonmage: Tom and Mary Bierbaum and Chris Sprouse Dream Boy: Mark Waid and Barry Kitson Dream Girl: Edmond Hamilton and John Forte Echo: Element Lad: Edmond Hamilton and John Forte Ferro Lad: Jim Shooter Fire Lad: Edmond Hamilton and John Forte Firefist: Tom and Mary Bierbaum and Stuart Immonen Flederweb: Tom and Mary Bierbaum and Stuart Immonen Gates: Tom McCraw, Mark Waid and Lee Moder Gear: Tom Peyer, Tom McCraw and Scott Kolins Impulse: Al Gordon Infectious Lass: Dave Cockrum Invisible Kid: Jerry Siegel and Jim Mooney Invisible Kid II: Paul Levitz and Keith Giffen Karate Kid: Jim Shooter Karate Kid II: Paul Levitz and ?? Kid Quantum: Tom and Mary Bierbaum and David A. Williams Kid Quantum II: Kinetix: Tom McCraw, Mark Waid and Lee Moder Kono: Keith Giffen and Tom and Mary Bierbaum Light Lass: Edmond Hamilton and John Forte Lightning Lad: Otto Binder and Al Plastino Magnetic Kid: Edmond Hamilton and John Forte Magno: Roger Stern, Tom McCraw and Jeff Moy Matter-Eater Lad: Jerry Siegel and John Forte Mon-El: Robert Bernstein and George Papp Monstress: Tom Peyer, Tom McCraw and Lee Moder Neon: Al Gordon Nightwind: Rob Harris Phantom Girl: Jerry Siegel and Jim Mooney Polar Boy: Edmond Hamilton and John Forte Porcupine Pete: Dave Cockrum Princess Projectra: Jim Shooter Quislet: Paul Levitz and Steve Lightle Reflecto: Reflex: Keith Giffen, Al Gordon and Tom and Mary Bierbaum Saturn Girl: Otto Binder and Al Plastino Shadow Lass: Jim Shooter and Curt Swan Shikari: Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning and Olivier Coipel Shrinking Violet: Jerry Siegel and Jim Mooney Spider Girl: Jim Tillery, Jerry Siegel and John Forte Star Boy: Otto Binder and George Papp Stone Boy: Edmond Hamilton and John Forte Storm Boy: Sun Boy: Jerry Siegel and Jim Mooney Superboy: Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster Superboy II: Karl Kesel and Tom Grummett Supergirl: Otto Binder and Al Plastino Superman-X: Tellus: Paul Levitz and Steve Lightle Thunder: Jerry Ordway and Mike Manley Timber Wolf: Edmond Hamilton and John Forte Triplicate Girl: Jerry Siegel and Jim Mooney Tyroc: Cary Bates and Mike Grell Ultra Boy: Jerry Siegel and Curt Swan Veilmist: Tom and Mary Bierbaum and Stuart Immonen Visi-Lad: Paul Levitz and ?? White Witch: E. Nelson Bridwell and Curt Swan Wildfire: Cary Bates and Dave Cockrum XS: Tom McCraw and Jeff Moy
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Technically I think you are both right. The original Subs were all suggested by readers in "Legion Outpost" letter columns, but the writer and artist of the time would probably get credit for fleshing the characters out, backstory and visuals.
So it will probably depend on what your definition of the word "created" is... (yikes, that sounds way too much like President Clinton's defense!)
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Reflecto first appeared in the famous Adult Legion story, along with Chemical King, Shadow Lass, Wanderer Quantum Queen, and Power Boy. All were seen in memorial statue form only. They were all the product of Jim Shooter and Curt Swan.
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PS - Echo also first appeared in the Adult Legion story as a member of the adult LSV. Jim Shooter and Curt Swan should be credited here as well.
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PSS - VisiLad appears on an Adventure cover drawn by Curt Swan when Element Lad first applied to the Legion. He should predate Paul Levitz's first writing stint. I would guess Edmond Hamilton would get the credit if he also created Element Lad.
You would probably get better results if this list was placed in the topic under "Need a Legion Reference?..."
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Plus, Dave didn't "create" Infectious Lass and Porcupine Pete. He just designed them based on Cary Bate's script.
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Well, designing a character's costume deserves co-creation credit (especially in the case of Infectious Lass... those mucus-dripping sleeves make the character). It would be most accurate to say Porcupine Pete and Infectious Lass were created by Bates and Cockrum.
Speaking of which, I think all the Shooter creations should probably be credited to just Shooter, not Shooter/Swan. Shooter laid out the stories, so I would presume that means he, not Swan, designed the costumes for characters like Shadow Lass and Chemical King.
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Some character's are missing like Kent Shakespeare, Ivy, Celeste, Bounty, Sade, Jewel, Umbra and Inferno. Some were reconceptions but I think that the differences are great enough to merit credit.
I could be wrong, of course.
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