Jack Kirby presents... The Newsboy Legion
The beating heart of the United Planets is the unsleeping city of Metropolis. Home to travellers, workers and diplomats from a thousand worlds. Yet, there are forces that would end the beating of this heart, plunging the galaxy into a cold, isolated death.
Beneath the streets of Suicide Slum it begins! The missing immigrants rarely trouble the investigations of the Science Police in this part of the city. Likewise, the strange sightings. Of creatures, more insect than man. They seek to sow the seeds of destruction for this future age!
One Daily Planet reporter investigates a dark takeover of the city's institutions. One reporter bears witness to an arrival from a rocky, long dead world. One reporter is changed as a prophecy is renewed!
Devlin O'Ryan hosts the universal harmonic force, becoming a New Guardian for the world of tomorrow! He gathers the lost, desperate, yet heroic around him. They will be a legion of irregular eyes and ears against the coming tide of evil.
Rond "Big Words" Vidar, genius son of UP criminal mastermind!
Troy "Gabby" Stewart, whose very words bring power!
Val "Scrapper" Armorr, who has fought for his rights world by world across the UP
"Tommy" Norg, quiet, almost invisible leader, an orphan like the others.
Tayla "Flip" Skott, whose species are wardens of Earth oceans, until the arrival of The Deep Six!
Angry Charlie Londo, transformed by a rival DNA project.
And their close allies...
Imra "Dubbilex" Ardeen. Protector of the DNA Project that allowed man to conquer the stars.
Jan Arun. Recovered from his 1000 year exile to the stars.
"Salute" Digby. Miniature militaristic clone of Scrapper
As a dark shadow crosses the cosmos, our heroes must face
RJ Mayavale and his Cosmic Wagon!
The Miracle Wall and it's prophecies of Doom!
Olsen V and the unearthed DNA Project!
The cloned Servants of Darkness created by Reep "Mokarii" Daggle.
The Aruks of Cargg
The Forager Demons!
Doomsday Olsen!
And the Intergang and their evil, revived master