Legion World Forums LEGION OUTPOST Bits o' Legionnaire Business Dev-Em scans?

I know his classic purple and orange costume. During the Dark Circle story I believe he had a blue and white costume (Jurgens). Anybody have it handy to scan? My back issue is put away like Fort Knox.

I would like to make a psuedo-threeboot version.

If no one has gotten you one by the time I get home tonight I'll post it then Jorge.

Don't recall the blue and white one but don't forget the original costume he wore in Superboy and Adventure comics when he was first introduced.

I don't do Adventure Comics. JK, I had no idea he had an earlier costume. If someone has a scan of that I'll take it as well. Maybe go back to basics...b/c that it's most purest form...too bad it's not the best form!

Dev-Em's first appearance was ADVENTURE COMICS #287 & 288 .




He next appeared with the Legion in ADVENTURE COMICS #320 .

His last Adventure-era appearance is in SUPERBOY #128 , but this is actually a dream-sequence.

He doesn\'t appear again until LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES v2 #294 .

Then, in TALES OF THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #317, S.P. Officer Erin (later he reports to Gigi) sends him on a mission to infiltrate the Dark Circle that lasts until TALES OF THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #325 (mostly as a subplot).




After an appearance in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES v3 #14, I don't remember him appearing again until v4 (ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #478 - in which he appears as a mad (from lead-poisoning) Daxamite who wants to destroy the Moon).

Behind the scenes, he was added to Leland McCauley's Eye of Ekron frozen collection of super-beings. We get glimpses of this in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES v4 #39 and LEGIONNAIRES #4.

He played a role in the end of the pre-boot starting in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES v4 #57 and finally disappeared in VALOR #22.

His only post-boot appearance was flying above the crowds in LEGIONNAIRES #43.

* Can you tell I'm a Dev-Em fan?

You too, huh Gary?

Did anyone else notice Adam Strange and (I think it is anyway) the original OMAC in the background of that last panel Gary posted?

Not until you just mentioned it. Good catch!

Wow thanks NC! I'm also a Dev-Em fan. And Mon-El also for that matter. Never cared for Supes but his derivatives/alternates I've always liked.

So NC/Vee any suggestions (atleast color wise) a new Dev-Em costume should look like?

I'm stuck between a man of mystery almost uniform look (dark colors) or the oppossite...the blue/white/green variant.

(the older I get the more I enjoy the retro stuff it seems. have to read those checklists!)

I think it has to have purple in it somewhere to be Dev-Em. More man of mystery than flashy like Superboy or Mon-El.

I agree with the purple. Thinking black with purple accents. cool thanks.

Have to admit, I really don't care for that blue/white costume on him. (Wouldn't be too bad for Progarth or Jarth though )

As for colors on an updated costume for Dev, I agree that deep purple needs to be in it. Black is a good second collr and I think I'd like to see how a deep dark sapphire blue would work...or a metallic gold.

I hadn't thought about this until reading this topic but it seems that Waid has transplanted Dev's attitude onto Timberwolf.
Betcha Mark was a big Dev-Em fan back-in-the-day too.

Could be but Brin was also a loner initially (hence the original codename Lone Wolf). It was quite a while before he reappeared in the Legion of Super Villains Academy 2 parter and joined the Legion (renamed as Timber Wolf) along with Chemical King.

This is my first design. Since you two are Dev-Em freaks like me...erm I mean fan I shall do a some more see which ones you like.

Tried to do the sapphire/metallic gold Vee suggested in the third one.

Jorg, the third one is pretty damn kickass, I've got to say. Although the traditionalist in me likes the thingy that goes around his neck and shoulders down across his chest, so its a hard call.

It's pretty cool to see new designs of Dev-Em though, as I too would love to see that character reappear.

Hmmm... Now that you mention it Vee, is that the Thing looking over GiGi's shoulder? And where have I seen that Yellow Fedora before?

Thanks Cobalt! Yeah I hear ya the more I do this the more I want to keep something similiar to his regular costume. The first one and the 4th one are my faves so far.

I'm torn between this one and the first one you posted Jorge.

NC, I am also torn by the same two. This last one he seems a bit more warrior than spy. So I might choose the first one...maybe color the thing on his chest orange to see how it goes?

Heck he can just wear both. When he's being a spy he wears the first one. When he's tearing through Khund ships he wears this one. The blue and gold for the disco...and next I will make a glow in a dark aquatic uniform for Dev-Em...ok maybe not.

Cool idea Jorge. He's not actually a super-hero he's a super AGENT (of space) Government agents get to wear all kinds of cool outfits and play with really neat toys. There's no reason Dev would only have one suit of clothes like some ordinary Kryptonian.

Jrog, the all look great. Have to admit that I like the last one posted and tha blue one the best. IF you did this last one with blue in place of the purple and gold in place of the orange it would kick a**!

Teenage menace to Superboy Dev-Em! Still can't believe his debut was 1961?!

http://www.legionworld.net/images/checklist/AdventureComicsV1N287.jpg




And then Dev-Em all growns up and a member of the Inter-Stellar Counter-Intelligence Corps lends Superboy and Mon-El a hand...but Superboy still holds a grudge. I made this Dev-Em bigger cause in the cover he looks like a big stud.

http://www.legionworld.net/images/checklist/AdventureComicsV1N320.jpg

Vee, I did that battle suit in blue and gold...and well he looks like an X-Man. So I said nah.

Anybody have a bio link for Dev Em? I'd like to learn more about him.

Btw nice micros!

I've always loved Dev-Em. The notion of a Kryptonite rogue who was a spy rather than a straight-up hero was always cool. All this talk of redesign made me give it a shot. I tend to not want to deviate from classic designs, but here is my update. I aimed it a little away from being a "super-suit" since he's not a super hero.