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I think you're right on that EDE. Gim never seemed to be interested in Vi, so any indication of it would have been very ambiguous.

Gim's Love Life

GiGi Cusimano: Preboot v3 revelation as pre-Adventure era girlfriend

Salu Digby (Shrinking Violet): Preboot long-term crush beginning in at least Bates/Shooter era; Postboot admirer

Yera: Preboot wife beginning in Levitz era

Zoe Saugin (Kinetix): Postboot crush

Ayla Ranzz (Gossamer): SW6 era misinterpretation of intentions

Cham?

Let's see, there's Eldwina, Janice Warren, Ambassador Jeryl, Ayla, anyone else?

Cosmic Boy, ADVENTURE COMICS #303, Dec. 1962.

Hmm... I'm countin' that!

Supergirl. Cham tried to kiss her in "Girl's Revolt".

Okay, so it looks like we've got:

Reep's Love Life

Eldwina: Preboot engagement during Adventure era

Janice Warren: Preboot dated beginning in Action era

Ayla Ranzz (Spark): Postboot dated

Ambassador Jeryl: Preboot v2 flirtation

Kara Zor-El (Supergirl): Preboot "Girl's Revolt" date

Rokk Krinn (Cosmic Boy): Preboot posed as a couple during Adventure era

Okay, for Lyle, there's Myla, Condo, and wasn't there an Adventure era love interest as well?

I would argue against Condo. The author of the Secret Origins story has explicitly, and repeatedly, stated that he never inteneded the type of relationship some fans inferred from the story.

Of course, we can possibly count "C." That *might* be Condo, but then again, "C" could have referred to some spy meeting and not have any romantic connotations either.

I do believe Lyle was shown interrupting a date with some unnamed girl for a Legion mission during the Adventure era.

And, do we count the recent Brainy kiss?

I would agree about not counting Condo in the preboot, for the reasons you suggested (author intent). However, by the same token, I'm inclined to count "C", since the authors of that tale have revealed that it was meant to refer to Condo, and a romantic encounter at that.

I guess Brainy should count as well.

I'm pretty certain Lyle's Adventure era date had a name, however.

And her name was Markita.

Triplicate Girl in GR. Luornu strikes again!

Jeepers! Suddenly I'm completely forgetting those GR romances!

Postboot, Ayla showed interest in Lyle when she thought he was her secret admirer.

Probably Zynthia. That slut has put out for every boy in an L-belt.

Good point, OO. I'm pretty sure she's the only person in Legion continuity to ever be called a shameless hussy in the book's very pages!

As for Lyle, I can't think of any crushes he's had...though I do recall Catspaw admiring him and Brainy from afar in the SW6 days and post-boot, Charma's kidnapping of Lyle and lusting after his life and formula could almost be counted as an obsessive crush gone wrong. I think I'm grasping at straws on the last one though.

Perhaps we should admit inanimate objects to the list? I know for a fact Lyle must love headbands...we've rarely seen him without one!

That's becasue the headband is actually a nural transmitter which allows activates his powers. Most people whink his power is inate, having come from a special serum he invented, but that's only bacause he'd be booted out of hte Legion if anyone found out that the power really comes from the headband device he stole from the SP forbidden weapons asteroid while a spy in the employ of the UP.

Off topic, but I never understood why Lyle felt he had to resign as Legion leader as soon as he received "C's" note. WTF were the two of them planning to do anyway? Couldn't have been a simple romantic tryst -- something more sinister. Then he goes and dumps everything on Saturn Girl, and ruins HER love life. Lyle has some 'splaining to do!

I vote no to inanimate objects, since they're usually incapable of informed consent.

Lyle's Love Life

Myla: Preboot ghostly love interest whom he may have spent all eternity with

Condo Arlik : Postboot love interest, sender of "C" note

Querl Dox (Brainiac Five): Postboot mysterious kiss on cheek (and possible holos)

Markita: Preboot date who schemed to marry him

Luornu Durgo (Triplicate Girl): Preboot "Girl's Revolt" seduction

Next up: Brainiac Five!

Preboot, Supergirl and Robot Supergirl of course, which was retconned to Andromeda and Robot Andromeda.

That Dr. Chaseer or whatever her name was had a crush on him, don't recall if he felt the same.

Then there's Brainy & Lyle, of course...

Well, he slept with Dr. Chaseer. Not sure exactly how he felt about her...

He knocked boots with her? I didn't remember that... I think I'm due for a re-read of the Baxter issues...

In LSH #30, "Brainy's Lucky Day!". It also contains some significant scenes in the development of the Ayla-Vi friendship/romance!