We always talk about them. John Censullo compiled a checklist of them in his Legion Outpost II electronic mags (in Special #1). Most of them consist of just a cover appearance, single panel or even just a t-shirt reference on a number of occasions.
I thought I would start a thread where we can share some of those one-shot panel appearances. To start, here is one from Hell and Back: A Sin City Love Story. Just a one panel appearance (page 8 of issue #7) by two Legionnaires:
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I don't know about you but this redhead sure looks like he is wearing a Legion flight jacket. From Sensation Spider-Man #18, page 15:
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Could the Kree be using Interlac? Looks that way in Iron Man #278, pages 13 and 14.
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Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Definitely inspired by the Legion. Static #14, pages 4 and 10, featuring the League of Superteens.
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
Ack! never mind. Posted in the wrong thread.
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Posted by Portfolio Boy on :
quote:Originally posted by Lightning Lad: Could the Kree be using Interlac? Looks that way in Iron Man #278, pages 13 and 14.
Don't you just hate it when people type with the caps lock on? :wink:
Posted by Pov on :
I'll pass on looking for that Spidey, but that STATIC's a must-find, and I'm pretty sure I have that IRON MAN... I think that was part of the Kree/Shiar War event in the Avengers-related books. I bought the whole thing for the Imperial Guard appearances... I was so gullible then. Posted by Lightning Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by Pov: I'll pass on looking for that Spidey, but that STATIC's a must-find, and I'm pretty sure I have that IRON MAN... I think that was part of the Kree/Shiar War event in the Avengers-related books. I bought the whole thing for the Imperial Guard appearances... I was so gullible then.
I'm sure I already have the Spidey but I know I don't have the Static as I never picked up that book. And the Iron Man was during the Galatic Storm that ran through the Avengers books. It was part six IIRC.
Posted by Vee on :
That Mission Monitor Board is a hoot! Love some of the members names Posted by KidChaos on :
I don't know if this belongs on this thread as it dosen't really count as an appearance, but I thought it was woth mentioning somewhere...
As I was checking in books at the library I volunteer at, I came across a book called "The DC Comics Guide to Writting Comics".
As I always do when I find a new comics-related book, I checked the index for "Legion of Super-Heroes" and found a section of the book talking about the "Levitz Grid" in the chapter describing how to juggle various subplots. The book used Levitz's run on the Baxter series as an example as to how to handle a multitude of characters and storylines.
Even better, the book also pictured one of Levitz's handwritten "character grids" he used while writting the Legion. The grid was the one he used for issues 22-27 of the Baxter series, and was apparently a way he kept track of character development over the course of multiple issues.
The grid doesn't really tell us anything we didn't already know, but I still thought it was interesting.
I liked how under the "Vi and Ayla" section of the grid Levitz wrote about how the two women discuss how their lives had changed. And I liked that Levitz called Dream Girl "Dreamy" in her section. Posted by Nightcrawler on :
Really? Cool, KC!
Thanks for the heads up. I'll have to buy the book.
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Posted by Jorg-EM on :
I'm a firm believer of the Levitz Grid. I must find this somewhere. Geoff Johns is the only other guy I know can handle all those characters and do a good job.
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
Re-reading The Dark Knight Strikes Again, I caught a number of not-real-legionnaires, but their costumes on other characters:
Also, there were Ultra Boy and Sun Boy clad figures.
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quote:Originally posted by Lightning Lad: Could the Kree be using Interlac? Looks that way in Iron Man #278, pages 13 and 14.
Hmm, the Kree derivation seems to be an upside-down version of Interlac. (at least in the first panel) I got tired of hanging from the ceiling, but I picked out the words "you should" and I think "swell" and "proud of you" ... can't make out the rest...
Posted by Tamper Lad on :
Not sure if this qualifies as an AR appearance but Durlans are mentioned in this week's issue of Checkmate (#4).
Posted by Yellow Kid on :
Does Saturn Queen making an appearance in the last panel of this month's issue of Supergirl count?
I think it's SQ.
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by Yellow Kid: Does Saturn Queen making an appearance in the last panel of this month's issue of Supergirl count?
I think it's SQ.
Definitely. Someone even started a separate thread on it in which Gary posted the image.
I still need to figure out what to do with appearances like this and the ones in Superman/Batman. I collect both series and am so tempted to keep all my Legion stuff together that I feel I should break up the other series to keep the Legion intact.
Posted by Yellow Kid on :
Thanks Scotty! I was looking for that thread yesterday but I missed it.
'ppreciate the link, bubba.
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This one may have been noted somewhere, but here it is from "Dr. Empirical" at the Klordny Yahoo group:
"Today, I discovered a new book I've never seen on anyone's lists. I pulled it out of the dollar bin at Baltimore Con last week. It's Action Comics 437, 100-Page Superspectacular. In the lead story, Green Arrow is imprisoned in the Fortress of Solitude, and escapes in a Legion Time Bubble. We know it's a Legion device, because it's conveniently labeled with a placard in the museum-like fortress. The bubble appears in two panels, and "Legion of Super-Heroes" is clearly spelled out on the label. If you're geeky enough to collect Booster Gold appearances because he wears a flight ring, you MUST own this book."
Posted by DrakeB3004 on :
Well, anyone that devoted might want to know that Batman and Superman mention a Legion flight ring in "JLA #1"
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quote:Originally posted by Lightning Lad: I still need to figure out what to do with appearances like this and the ones in Superman/Batman. I collect both series and am so tempted to keep all my Legion stuff together that I feel I should break up the other series to keep the Legion intact.
Scott, I always bought two issues of something if it was a book I collected that had a Legion appearance. One to keep with that series (say the Teen Titans/Legion Crossover that launched the new reboot). One would be filed with the Teen Titans, the other with my Legion stuff.
My Legion collection is the only thing I'm "that AR" about to buy two issues if there is a crossover or guest appearance in an issue I would have bought anyway.
"My name's Craig...and I'm a Legion-aholic."
Posted by Joe-Boy Harvestar on :
Is it just me or does this guy from Justice League : Midsummers Nightmare look kinda like Firesfist? Im pretty Sure its the exact Costume
Posted by lil'rhino on :
Prof. Farnsworth's clone/son, Cubert has been downgraded from super-genius to just-plain-genius and when the gang at Planetary Express, um, express their condolences, Cubert replies, " Oh please, next to the three of you I'm the co-clone of Einstein and Brainiac 5 ."
lil'rhino
Posted by armsfalloffboy on :
So the comic goes on and the damn series doesn't? Life isn't fair. I want more Futurama.
Posted by Portfolio Boy on :
Definitly worth the AR mention. I'll look for a opy. Thanks Lil'R
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Thanks Alec! Another comic quest to fufill my AR collection.
Posted by STU on :
AR = anal-retentive?
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Got it in one Stu.
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I wondered, but I wasn't going to ask.
Posted by Giant Cobalt Amoeba on :
I've only recently got into Futurama, and I love it!
Like I said before, Amy is hot ! But Bender is my favorite...
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Y'know how we all joke about Rob Liefeld drawing the Legion?
Well... he has.
Uncanny X-Men #245: Various Legionnaires and Legion villains appear in the background of a large gallery scene aboard an alien vessel. All in the WONderful "art" stylings of Capt. "Levi's" Liefeld.
Now you KNOW you have to own a Liefeld issue! Posted by Pov on :
Your Legion collection won't be complete withOUT it!!! Posted by MLLASH on :
Bought it off the stands years ago. IIRC, it was one of 2 back-to-back funny issues of X-MEN following some grisly storyline that had just concluded. Who knew Claremont could do "funny"?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
It's actually a pretty funny issue too, although Wolverine is a bit over the top in talking down to Superman.
The all-girls issue is either after or before it (and the first appearance of Jubilee), and is OK, but shows some sexy Storm/Rogue/Psylocke/Dazzler scenes!
A must have! Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
It was a parody of DC's then-current Invasion crossover, if memory serves.
Posted by Faraway Lad on :
For those of us who are terminally curious, anyone able to share a scan of the page in question?
Posted by Pov on :
Here's the full panel. I'll follow up later with some details.
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Aaaaand...
From the upper lefthand corner... recognizable Legion characters are Tellus in the back and (possibly) Double-Header in the front right.
From the upper right corner, a smorgasbord of Legion villains: Omen, Sunlord, Tyr, Infinite Man, Lucifer 7 and Pulsar Stargrave; possibly Ornitho of the Wanderers at the far right.
Comet Queen!
And finally, two Khunds... Kharlak, I think, and the purple dude.
I hesitate to look any harder for more references... my eyes and brain ache from the horror that is Liefeld. Plenty of Star Wars refs, though...
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There's also the several characters he drew in the Legion Who's Who, don't forget. Posted by Pov on :
Dang it, Paul, I *tried*...
Yeah, Reflecto, Rainbow Girl... others, I'm sure. I'll admit he's apparently a fan, and I hate to knock a fellow fan... but grife...! Posted by Paul Newell on :
Haven't we all!
Though, I must admit, it's the first time I've ever seen his art that doesn't have bits of the costume disappearing. Posted by lil'rhino on :
Andy S. & Blacula already mentioned it over at Dr.G's, but I thought it deserved a mention here. Pre-crisis Supergirl AND Streaky are both in this issue! It's a faboo little story too.
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Heads up! Solo #7, which comes out tomorrow (26th), apparently has some cameos of the Adventure-era Legionnaires in it. See this article at Pulse; the preview pages show Supergirl doing the twist with a phantom-zoned Mon-El, and a (miscolored) Proty on the same page. And the alternate cover take shows Ferro Lad.
When someone gets this tomorrow, could you give more details? It was already on my pull list, but I won't be able to get it until later in the week.
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Another page shows the cover to Adventure #340 as well. Definitely a Legion A/R book.
Posted by Nightcrawler on :
Here's some Legion-related panels I hadn't seen online yet -
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The first one is the coolest thing I've seen in many a year.
Posted by Tamper Lad on :
Jeepers from Rokk's dialogue it sounds like he's gonna try to put the moves on Kara when they arrive in their time bubbles.
The Cos/Brainy rivalry lives. Note that Mon-El doesn't tell them how Brainy and Kara lay a slapping on Cos after he cops a feel.
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Faboo!
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AR ALERT!!!
Saturn Girl has a cameo in SOLO #12!
Posted by Seth Gaterra on :
Where did this series come from? Hadn't heard of it; then again, hadn't been to a comics shop in over a year.
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
I keep meaning to watch Solo for more Legion AR appearances but have just spaced it off. I thought the run was due to be finished by now.
Posted by Omni Craig on :
#12 was the last issue. And now I have to buy it. Crap...
Posted by Matthew E on :
I only got the Sergio Aragones issue of Solo, but I quite liked it. (Obviously I liked it. Who doesn't like Sergio?)
Posted by Faraway Lad on :
Well i got issue 12. And there are more Saturn Girl appearances in the book than that one.
But i have to be honest, its not my cup of tea.
So bad in fact i put it down unread.
Posted by Tamper Lad on :
Yeah this one was a little too medicated hallucination for my tastes as well.
Posted by lil'rhino on :
Wowsa! Imra the panel hog is hidden and/or reffered to all over this issue!! I loved it!!! Guess I did too much LSD in the 80s... and too much E in the 90s! (sigh)These days I'm doin' Geritol...
Posted by lil'rhino on :
In todays NY Times, there is a small article on my CBS-Midtown Comics, in "The City" section. The article contains a mention of Adv.247 as being the Legion's 1st app. As I said, it's a very AR mention but, yes, I've already clipped it!
Posted by 235 - Andy S on :
AR? whats that mean?
and u go to midtown? i always used Roger's on 14th ... that was my hangout on wed.
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
AR = anal retentive i.e. must collect absolutely everything related to subject
Posted by Pariscub on :
But is there any other point to mentioning Legion in this article, like a real reason for it being mentioned in the paper?
Posted by lil'rhino on :
Nope. That's why it's VERY anal retentive!
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
Maybe the reporter is a big Legion fan.
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Coming out in May will be Crisis on Multiple Earths, Volume 4. This trade reprints JLA #122-124, #135-137 and #147-148. Numbers 147 and 148 feature the Legion.
Instead of posting the image here I'm just going to point everyone over to my site. Clicking the image will show you a fuller version than what is at DC's site. Notice Lighting Lad featured front and center. Posted by Language Arts Kid on :
I recognize the Legionaires, (Imra and Jeckie both look like they have the power of Super Sexiness, not that Shady's any slouch) and the Marvel's, great pictures of Mary and Junior, Bulletman and Bullegirl, SpySmasher, the Earth-2 Dynamic Duo... is that Sargon the sorcerer? Who are the other two in the bottom corner, and does anyone recognize that guy above LL's right shoulder, in the arc of the big red cheese's's arm?
I loved these stries growing up, the annual team-up's were always my favorite thing about the JLA, which pound for pound may have (at the time) been my favorite book?
Posted by Sir Tim Drake on :
That's a beautiful piece. I wish Alex would draw the Legion more often.
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
quote:Originally posted by Language Arts Kid: Who are the other two in the bottom corner, and does anyone recognize that guy above LL's right shoulder, in the arc of the big red cheese's's arm?
The two guys behind Batman and Robin are Mr. Scarlet and Pinky, a Facett Comics answer to the Dynamic Duo.
The guy who looks like Sargon is Ibis the Invincible, a Fawcett magic-based character.
The guy above LL's shoulder is the anatagonist of one of the team-ups, and to say more would spoil the weirdness of it all.
Posted by Vee on :
quote:Originally posted by Lightning Lad: Notice Lighting Lad featured front and center.
You mean that guy BEHIND Capt. Marvel Jr.?
PS: The site looks great. Hadn't seen it in a while.
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Garth and Junior are playing "Hide the Lightning" . Posted by Tromium on :
Ah, I don't have the JLA crossover so this one is a must-buy for me. I'd buy it for the cover alone. Absolutely gorgeous.
Posted by Language Arts Kid on :
Oh yeah! Mr. Scarlett and Pinky, I remember now... and I almost saidIbis the Invincible, bt I couldn't get the name right in my head, I was stuck at IBAC the invincible and knew that as wrong. Thanks!
Posted by the boy with UltraPowers on :
quote:Originally posted by Tromium: Ah, I don't have the JLA crossover so this one is a must-buy for me. I'd buy it for the cover alone. Absolutely gorgeous.
me too !!
that cover !! and don't own the issues, so this is a must have !!
and i'd love ALEX ROSS to do more LEGION stuff too !!
Matthew.
Posted by Omni Craig on :
Have you guys ever watched the Nickelodeon cartoon "Fairly Oddparents"? It's about Timmy Turner, a 10 year old boy who's life is so bad (parents who often ignore him and cluelessly leave him in the care of a wickedly mean babysitter) that he winds up being given fairy godparents to make things better. Timmy can wish for almost anything (but hey, there are rules...and often disaterous results). My kids watch it most every day, and the reason I bring it up is because of an obvious Legion homage I caught the other day, while watching it with them.
In one particular espisode, Timmy wished that everyone in the world had super powers. Two of his geeky friends end up with the following "can't-help-but-be-Legionesque" abilities: Chester, a kid with braces, becomes "Matter-Muncher Lad", who can eat through anything, and Elmer, a kid with a large boil on his face becomes "Bouncing Boil".
Coincidence? I think not!!
The episode was called "The Big Superhero Wish" and originally aired Feb 16,2004. If anybody wants to see it, time may be running out as the series ceased production in Oct 2005, so there are no new episodes (with the exception of a Jimmy Neutron crossover movie coming this June 2006, which will also be the series finale of JN as well). No telling how much longer Nick will keep it on their schedule.
Posted by mhr_kara on :
i've caught this episode when it originally aired. i didn't catch the Legion references(until i read you post), but i loved the homages to Hawkman/Hawkgirl and Wonder Woman! it's nice to see comic book references in unexpected places Posted by Lightning Lad on :
As I mentioned in the Adv. #247 Homages thread I recently discovered an AR collectible that I've never heard of. I've even searched the web (but not scoured) and not found any references to it.
Everyone knows, or should know, of the TMK postcards issued back in 1990. Most recently we had some new postcards done for giving away at conventions to hype the new Superman and the Legion of Super Heroes cartoon. It was during one of my searches for the latter on eBay that I stumbled across yet another set of Legion postcards. These cards were only released in the UK and, in so much as I could tell, only in the London area.
In 1991 a company called London Editions Magazines began releasing a weekly magazine-sized color reprint of DC comics called Heroes. Heroes contained three stories, six to seven pages in length, taken from previouly published issues of The Brave and the Bold, The Blue Devil and The Legion of Super-Heroes. The Legion story was "The Soul-Thief from the Stars", originally published in LSH vol. 2 #284 in February of 1982. The reprint on the slick, white magazine print is quite nice, much better than my original copy.
The first three issues also featured a free give-away attached to the outside of the magazine. Two postcards reprinting older Legion comic book covers! These were thin cardstock cover reprints that appear to have been scanned from someone's collection (you can clearly see a store's ink stamp price on some of them). On the reverse was the issue # and date as well as a quick history/synopsis of the cover and an indication as to which issue of Heroes the card came from. These were actually meant to be mailed and have all the markings you would see on a real postcard.
There were a total of six Legion cover postcards done, two on each of the first three issues. Inside of issue #3 was a statement that the run was over with a request to send in suggestions for the next set. I can find no evidence of issue #4 or subsequent issues being released.
Throwing caution to the wind (one of the two UK sellers originally didn't want to ship to the US) I bid and won both lots I found on eBay. One for a copy of the first issue and one for a set of the first three. The single issue came with the postcards detached and laminated, one from issue #1 and one from issue #2. The set of three came with the cards still attached and I committed the gravest of sins, I separated the cards from the magazines. These are over 15 years old and are not acid-free so have already started down that road of all paper products not meant for archiving. I'm still trying to figure out if I want to laminate them myself, as the previous owner did with the others, or if I just want to seal them in mylar and put them with my books.
Either way, I am now in possession of what I'm calling my first true Legion AR find that appears to have been lost to the ages. And will, below, share scans of the front and back of the cards as well as the cover to the issue it was attached to. Enjoy. Posted by Lightning Lad on :
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Thanks Scott!
I'd be lying if I didn't say that I'm jealous. Posted by Faraway Lad on :
Scott.
After we spoke I looked on e bay too and found another set of issues 2 and 3 for sale so bought them as well. Unfortunatly only #2 had the post cards attached.
Turns out from looking at the interiors that a lot of the Legion information came from a friend of mine in APA247. Small world eh?
Iwill ask him if the company made any more after #3.
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Darden, my offer still stands. You can have my extra copy of #1 along with the postcard for it. Since it only has one card for the issue and you have the cards for #2 I'll probably give that extra card to someone else (Gary? )
I was wondering if anyone we knew was involved when I saw a lot of stuff seemed to be from fans. I also forgot to mention that #2 and #3 also have reprints from DC's Who's Who with various Legionnaires. I'll probably wind up scanning all the issues just so I have them in my electronic collection as well.
Any info you can find out about books beyond #3 would be great. Even if they didn't do any more Legion cards I'd still like to get #4 for the conclusion of the Soul-Thief story.
Posted by lil'rhino on :
Who wouldn't want to adopt a green-faced tyke!
Posted by Nightcrawler on :
Ok. This topic will be a catch all for the obscure Legion appearances here and there. Unfortunately, there is no previous topic that fits a general AR theme.
Reboot has brought it to my attention that CABLE/DEADPOOL #36 contains the line "Go all Reep Daggle..."
Also, this week there's a pin up of Chemical King in MODERN MASTERS VOLUME TEN: KEVIN MAGUIRE.
Please feel free to add random sightings below...
Posted by Sketch Lad on :
Scans!
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
This is not from a comic book, but in the essay "The Story of My Body," author Judith Ortiz Cofer writes, "No wonder I read Wonder Woman comics and had Legion of Super Heroes [sic] daydreams."
Posted by Tamper Lad on :
Very well here is my contribution. [Updated with actual date]
Last Thursday's (January 18, 2007) edition of the National Post. (I wouldn't have noticed but for the fact that someone bought the last Globe and Mail) reprinted this article from www.popcultureaddict.com.
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Posted by Mediocre Boy on :
Heh heh! I read this article, too--except in the Toronto Star, I think--and also thought about mentioning it on this board somewhere. Posted by Lightning Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by Sketch Lad: Scans!
Here's the page from Cable/Deadpool.
Posted by Sketch Lad on :
Thanks, LL!
One time I googled "Saturn Girl" and I found one of my photomanipulations of her. It was used on a site where the guy was basically roasting the sexy uniforms worn by the Legion. He was pretty brutal to our poor Cos. Oh, he also made a comment about how it's great that on the internet, hormonal 14 year olds create photomanips of supermodels into superheroines. I think I'll take that as a compliment! (Though I know it's not.)
I'll have to do that search again and find the link.
Posted by Sketch Lad on :
Well, I did that search again on both google and yahoo and didn't find it. Must be gone. I'm pretty sure I didn't imagine it.
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by Sketch Lad: Well, I did that search again on both google and yahoo and didn't find it. Must be gone. I'm pretty sure I didn't imagine it.
Would this be the one you were looking for Dean?
Posted by Reboot on :
quote:Originally posted by Lightning Lad: Here's the page from Cable/Deadpool.
And so, I finally got LL to buy an issue Posted by Sketch Lad on :
Yes, Scott, that's it. Boy, he sure let ME have it, huh?
"lonely virginal fanboy"
and
"furtive 12 year old internet masturbator"
Yeesh!
He's stupid!
That's totally Rebecca Romijn, not Heide Klum!
(I was insulted for about a second, then I started laughing....)
Posted by jimgallagher on :
Man, I can't believe my man, Aqualad, made the 10 Worst super heroes list. There are WAY lamer characters than him. Such as
Bumblebee Joker's Daughter Hornblower Porcupine Pete Doubleheader Quislet Catspaw Tyroc
What was that surfer dude's name that the Legion met once? Add him to the list too.
Posted by Koymc Dox on :
quote:What was that surfer dude's name that the Legion met once? Add him to the list too.
I was about to suggest Jamm, but he was more of a skateboarder as I recall. That's one issue I try to block out of my mind.
Posted by jimgallagher on :
That's who I meant. You and me both.
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quote:Originally posted by Lightning Lad:
quote:Originally posted by Sketch Lad: Well, I did that search again on both google and yahoo and didn't find it. Must be gone. I'm pretty sure I didn't imagine it.
"I'm telling you, this was a good time to be reading the Legion, If, you know, you planned on growing up to be a pervert."
wasn't really my plan at the time
Posted by jimgallagher on :
What a great article! I completely agree with the author's rant, except for the line where he says Mike Grell's Cosmic Boy costume was partially pink when we all know the black bits were all there was to it.
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Comic Foundry magazine, a new comics mag that just published its first issue last week, has an interview with Yuri Lowenthal. Great pic of him and of Superman, even if it is black and white.
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Posted by Lightning Lad on :
Okay, I know this thread may be a bit jumbled, date-wise, now but we have one thread for all Legion AR appearances. I may have missed a couple that didn't specifically state "Legion AR" in their title but we can work those as found.
So if you have an AR appearance you have found, post it here. Please don't start a new thread for it.
Thanks to everyone who spots these appearances and lets us know about them!
Posted by Pov on :
Possible AR appearance in this month's solicits... BACK ISSUE #25 has an article on those LEGENDS of the SUPER-HEROES TV specials. Wasn't Mordru in the cast?
DCBS has it listed as a special at $2.78 (60% off).
Posted by Pete Ross on :
There's an appearance of the Legion statues in the current issue of Superman (#670) during a fight in the Fortress of Solitude (Mon-El gets knocked over). It's story page 29.
Posted by Nightcrawler on :
We all know that author Michael Chabon is a comics fan, based on his novel "The Amazing Adventures of Kavelier and Clay," right.
But did you know that the Legion is on his four color radar?
In Chabon's collection of short stories, "Werewolves In Their Youth," the first sentence of the first story mentions Matter-Eater Lad.
Posted by Omni Craig on :
The final panel of Brave and the Bold #8 has a Legion cameo. A hand, formed from the pages of the Book of Destiny has numerous pictures from the book. One can see the Luck Lords, the Emerald Eye, and Micro Lad/Colossal Boy. You really need to look, but in my AR-mindedness, this one counts! Posted by Yellow Kid on :
quote:The futuristic Legion of Superfluous Heroes also made major appearances in the book, but since roll call was required before the team went into action, and the team was so darn big to begin with, they didn’t actually do anything but the roll call. For seven issues.
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Posted by Reboot on :
The comic segment of Doctor Who Magazine #389 has the Doctor being asked "What are you? Daxamite? Dominator?"
Posted by lil'rhino on :
There's an issue of Gay Comics w/ Ayla & Salu on the cover. I'll dig it out & post the iss.#.
Posted by Pov on :
The November Back Issue magazine, #25, has an article on the live action Legends of the Super-Heroes, including several black and white photos of Mordru.
Posted by Lightning Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by Omni Craig: Have you guys ever watched the Nickelodeon cartoon "Fairly Oddparents"? It's about Timmy Turner, a 10 year old boy who's life is so bad (parents who often ignore him and cluelessly leave him in the care of a wickedly mean babysitter) that he winds up being given fairy godparents to make things better. Timmy can wish for almost anything (but hey, there are rules...and often disaterous results). My kids watch it most every day, and the reason I bring it up is because of an obvious Legion homage I caught the other day, while watching it with them.
In one particular espisode, Timmy wished that everyone in the world had super powers. Two of his geeky friends end up with the following "can't-help-but-be-Legionesque" abilities: Chester, a kid with braces, becomes "Matter-Muncher Lad", who can eat through anything, and Elmer, a kid with a large boil on his face becomes "Bouncing Boil".
Coincidence? I think not!!
The episode was called "The Big Superhero Wish" and originally aired Feb 16,2004. If anybody wants to see it, time may be running out as the series ceased production in Oct 2005, so there are no new episodes (with the exception of a Jimmy Neutron crossover movie coming this June 2006, which will also be the series finale of JN as well). No telling how much longer Nick will keep it on their schedule.
I was playing around with my Windows Media Center last night, recording shows and looking through the guide. For some reason I was looking through the kids shows option and Nic came up. I paged through a few hours and The Fairly OddParents showed up. It just happened to be "The Big Superhero Wish!". Couldn't believe my luck. Set it to record (was on at 5:30 AM) and have edited out the commercials. Currently encoding it to play on my iPhone so I can watch it at work tomorrow.
Posted by superboymddjr on :
say, wasn't there a new Persuader seen recently in Teen Titans, I believe this month, as a member of Terror Titans?
Posted by Omni Craig on :
quote:Originally posted by Lightning Lad: I was playing around with my Windows Media Center last night, recording shows and looking through the guide. For some reason I was looking through the kids shows option and Nic came up. I paged through a few hours and The Fairly OddParents showed up. It just happened to be "The Big Superhero Wish!". Couldn't believe my luck. Set it to record (was on at 5:30 AM) and have edited out the commercials. Currently encoding it to play on my iPhone so I can watch it at work tomorrow.
Scott,
Did you get a chance to watch it? What did you think? Posted by Lightning Lad on :
quote:Originally posted by Omni Craig:
quote:Originally posted by Lightning Lad: I was playing around with my Windows Media Center last night, recording shows and looking through the guide. For some reason I was looking through the kids shows option and Nic came up. I paged through a few hours and The Fairly OddParents showed up. It just happened to be "The Big Superhero Wish!". Couldn't believe my luck. Set it to record (was on at 5:30 AM) and have edited out the commercials. Currently encoding it to play on my iPhone so I can watch it at work tomorrow.
Scott,
Did you get a chance to watch it? What did you think?
Not too bad. MML and BB got a couple of funny moments. I thought it a worthy addition to my AR collection. Posted by Reboot on :
quote:Originally posted by Nightcrawler: Reboot has brought it to my attention that CABLE/DEADPOOL #36 contains the line "Go all Reep Daggle..."
On the basis that that counted...
In Wolverine: First Class ( ) #1, Kitty Pryde hadn't, when the story is set, chosen a codename - and at the precise moment of the issue, she 'can't decide between "Phase" and "Phantom Girl"'...
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Posted by superboymddjr on :
say did anyone get the Green Lantern Secret Origins and File recently? It was sold out in my CBS so I wonder if there are some mentions in GL about Daxamites, Tellus's race, and anything that came from the Legion Lore?
Posted by superboymddjr on :
add Green Lantern Secret Files and Origin to the AR list as I have been told recently by a friend of mine saying that there have been some mentions of Legion Planets there in that book such as Daxam, Durla, Dryad, and others. Thought that it may be a good one. i do not have it yet since CBS sold out on that book. I am looking for it in Ebay and hopefully will snipe for a good price.
Posted by Pete Ross on :
In Booster Gold #8 (June 2008), story page 11 has a panel at Vanishing Point (normally the home of the Linear Men, but currently occupied by Despero, Per Degaton, and Black Beetle). On one of the monitors in the background, there is a scene of the three founders talking with a young Clark Kent.
Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Guys, if anyone has a copy of "Big Bang Comics" 18, with the Pantheon of Heroes, it would really help if someone could scan the scenes with a character named Snowstar.
Posted by rouge on :
In Super Friends #25, the Venturans kidnap the Super Friends for their "Super Olympics of Space". They compete against teams of Daxamites (all dressed like Mon-el), Durlans and Dryads (who all look like Blok).
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
The latest issue of the Comics Buyers Guide is an all-Legion issue with pages and pages of Legion interviews and discussions. Any AR fan may want to check it out.
I think any longtime Legion Worlder would know just about everything Legion already but its still cool. My only complaint is there is too much space devoted to Legion continuity but that's just because I have so many years of online Legion fandom having beaten this topic to death. Any casual Legion reader would find it fascinating. That portion is done by Captain Comics, Andrew Smith.
Mr. Silver Age does a nice round-up of all Super-Pets appearances.
The Great Darkness Saga is analyzed issue by issue in the back.
A pretty fun read. I've been reading CBG since I was like 12 years old so I was delighted to see a Legion-centric issue.
Posted by lil'rhino on :
...and here's the cover by Yildiray! Posted by Sarcasm Kid on :
Oh, oh my
Posted by Chief Taylor on :
^That woulda made a GREAT cover to LSH #1. Posted by Mattropolis on :
it should have been
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
Paul Levitz himself should have been where Lightning Lad is in that picture.
Posted by duck458 on :
who is that under Saturn Girl's armpit?
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
Polar Boy.
Thanks for posting the cover Rhino!
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
quote:Originally posted by Chief Taylor: ^That woulda made a GREAT cover to LSH #1.
quote:Originally posted by Mattropolis: it should have been
Agreed.
Posted by lil'rhino on :
Here's a li'l tidbit from the article:
"According to ACTION #862, Earth Man killed Double-Header, blinded Color Kid, and threw Infectious Lass through time( to show up unexpectedly in TALES of the UNEXPECTED ). Levitz says he has no immediate plans for the Legion of Substitute Heroes, so how much of the above is still true will remain unknown for a while."
on ADVENTURE COMICS:
"Geoff challenged me to do a book's worth of stories that could be given to a new reader as a way into the Legion." "The story, 'Brande Speaks' in ADV.#517 has real background for the tale that I expect will be the primary plot in LEGION #6... and I expect the unrevealed details of Saturn Girl's early LSH days in 'Saturn Rising'(ADV.#518) will set up some new tensions to be resolved in current times."
Posted by superboymddjr on :
so is that out now? I need to rush to get that magazine before it sells out.
Posted by lil'rhino on :
Just found this on Mike Grabios' Legion Omnicom site! A lead cast figure of Cosmic Boy coming out in November, priced at $13.99 & comes with a 20 page booklet.
I wonder what's in the 20 page booklet??
Posted by Pov on :
Character bio and history accompanied by artwork from over the years.
Posted by stuorstew on :
In the past it has been things like Origin, Villains and Classic Stories.
Also do not forget there are still figurines to Garth and Imra to come.
Posted by Pov on :
<--is wondering why the DCline is more expensive than the Marvel figurines when they're all made by Eaglemoss UK... CMFC Drax and Annihilus are $12 ea., while Cos and Black Lightning are $14 apiece. Posted by superboymddjr on :
also the next one will be Saturn Girl and then Lightning Lad.
I hope to see all the Legionnaires to be made !!!
Posted by Chemical King on :
Those figurines are quite nice, and the booklets are helpful too. I only have She-Hulk and Starfire thus far, the booklets really gave a nice overview of their troubled pasts...
Nice to see some Legion there at last. Unfortunately, I doubt that we will get much more than the founders. Reminds me of the DC Direct line which suddenly stopped doing Legion (and shied away from most female Legionnaieres from the beginning...)
Posted by Outdoor Miner on :
Depends on sales, I'm sure.
I don't know if the deal with DC has been extended past the initial run of figures, but if it does get extended I'd be surprised not to see more Legion.
Posted by superboymddjr on :
no Saturn Girl or Lightning Lad figurines yet in Oct solicitation?
Posted by future king on :
quote:Originally posted by lil'rhino: Just found this on Mike Grabios' Legion Omnicom site! A lead cast figure of Cosmic Boy coming out in November, priced at $13.99 & comes with a 20 page booklet.
That is one good looking lead cast figure of Cos. I am definately getting that when it comes out! Thanks for posting.
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I was so gullible then. ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
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that cover !! and don't own the issues, so this is a must have !!
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