Legion World Forums LEGION CLUBHOUSE The Legion of Super-Heroes Long Live the Legion! Random LSH panel discussion

Longtime Legionnaires all knew that there was a secret Legion whistle that either Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl, Brainiac 5 or Invisible Kid would do whenever a new applicant was applying; it would either tell the Legionnaires "they're okay" or "they want to infiltrate us and kill us all". After the Command Kid and Dynamo Boy debacles, it was created by the secret Legion Leaders Society we once speculated about here on Legion World several years ago (the thread eludes me). Once again, Cos proves he's the greatest, and when he harms another Legionnaire, its for thier own good.

Maybe Infectious has a different meaning on the planet Xanthu. Or the Earth bound Legionnaires told Thom that it was another Earth word for Orgasm.

Yes, that would be ~

"The Betrayer from Beyond" (SUPERBOY # 201) was one of the first Legion stories I ever read, so my associations with the above page are colored by the fond memories of discovery.

I can still feel ERG's frustration at not being being able to possess Cosmic Boy (due to the latter's flight ring, as we find out on the next page or so). I still feel sorry for Thom, who good-naturedly volunteered to assist an applicant not knowing what she would do to him. (Yes, her name probably should have been a giveaway.) And I feel for Drura, whose command of her power wasn't as great as she thought.

In short, this page touches on all the pre-teen emotions of awkwardness and wanting to fit in and not being able to communicate that Bates and Cockrum were so effective at mining for drama.

Nothing funny about the page to me, just pleasant memories.

Serious as well as funny discussion of these pages/panels is more than welcome!

For me, the page represents the beginning of an infectious era in LSH history!

And that early Cockrum artwork.... swooon!

"Mutant ability".... heh heh... to this day, I wish the Tom & Mary run of LEGIONNAIRES had lasted about 30 more issues...

Thom was such a cutie, a real football player type.

It was spot on a few years later when we saw him as a coach, I think.


Edit: This comment goes with the previous Infectious Lass page, of course!

Yes, me too!
AND Chris Sprouse, I love his artwork!

I don't know what good being able to control his power would have done, but I like Tenzil in plaid.

The 3boot Cham wouldn't have cared, costume wise, but he might have had a physical reaction to Plaid's power: some plaids might tickle, some might itch, or ache or etc..

This scene with Cera is where I started actively disliking Inferno, too.
I loved what happened with her and the Eye ~ except for the part where she became a 'bad girl', of course.
But 2 Eyes!!!
sigh

This could be the first confirmation that they still have socks in the 30th century and not just tight-fitting boots.

I suppose being born with the power to make things plaid is better than having an accident whihc gives you that power.

Hmm... no doubt his parents were involved in some activity which causes said mutation in their child.

Honestly, the more I think about it, the more I think this run is pretty close to being my favorite Legion run ever.

I've grown to really appreciate and love Sprouse's work as the years have gone on. This was such an awesome run that was under-appreciated in its time.

If not for the Plaid, Plaid Lad has a pretty groovy costume! Pirate boots, cool belt, Cockrum Star Boy glooves. If the Plaid was Lava-lampish instead he'd have had his own series in the 70's!

I wish that they had also introduced his sister...Argyle Annie.

Or boots... of SPACE have the socks built right in.

lol
And his older brother Harringbone Bob.

Attacking a LSH reservist? tsk tsk

I can barely even see it...let alone read it.

Cockrum drew the sexiest Lana EVER!!

Didn't Cockrum draw the sexiest any Legionnaire ever?

But yeah, I'm not sure if I want to see a young super powered alien attacking a young girl, creepy...

How else does one get away from Lana aside from giving her a concussion?

Apologies for the smallness of this panel, but I really wanted to post it and didn't know at the time it would turn out tiny!

Another proven way to get away from Lana is to give her a bio-ring that changes her into half-insectoid forms!

Pretty much!