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Full Name: Unknown
Occupation: Practical Joker
Marital Status: Married
Know Relatives: Fuzastl (father), Tlndsa (mother), wife (name uncertain), Kytszbtn (son)
Group Affiliation: None
Base of Operations: Fifth-Dimensional Land of Zrfff (but not the same Zrfff as Mxyztplk)
First Appearance: SUPERMAN #131
Height: 3’9” Weight: 59 lbs.
Eyes: Blue Hair: Originally Red, now white



Although practical joking is considered a high art form in Zrfff, Mxyzptlk was always one to carry things too far, which got him in trouble with his parents as a boy, and with the authorities as a man (as when he turned the mayor’s children into chickens). Punished by his parents, the young Mxyzptlk flew through a space-warp to Earth to make mischief. This he did in Smallville trying to get Superboy ( see Superman ) in trouble – but failing. Finally, the imp’s father sent a capsule to Superboy, telling him he could send Mxyzptlk back by tricking him into saying his name backward, which the Boy of Steel proceeded to do.
As Superman later explained it, “The sound produced by his own voice saying his name backward sets up vibrations which opens the gates to his own dimension and push him back through for at least 90 days.”
Anyone from this Zrfff must say his or her name backward to go back, as anyone from the Earth universe must say his or her name backward to return from Zrfff. On occasion, Mxyzptlk has had his namelegally changed to foil Superman, but these tricks never worked.
Like Mxyztplk, Mxyzptlk returns because he loves to bedevil Superman, but he never means any seriousevil and has even saved Superman because he wants him around as the butt of his jokes. When he returns to Zrfff, all his magical effects are undone.
At one time he was pursued by Miss Gsptlsnz, a Zrfffian imp who wanted to marry him, but whom he couldn’t stand. Later, Miss Bgbznz made herself magically beautiful to get Mxyzptlk to marry her, then, after the ceremony, revealed her true homely appearance. This marriage was annulled. It is hence uncertain who Mxyzptlk finally married, but he does have a son.



Mxyzptlk also has an awesome array of magic that he uses to annoy Superman. No limits to these powers are known. Art by Marshall Rogers

Alter Ego: Lar Gand
Occupation: Legionnaire
Marital Status: Single
Know Relatives: None
Group Affiliation: Legion of Super-Heroes
Base of Operations: 30th Century Earth
First Appearance: SUPERBOY #89
Height: 6’2” Weight: 200 lbs.
Eyes: Blue Hair: Black



Lar Gand was an astronaut from the planet Daxam, who was sent on a mission to visit Krypton just prior to its destruction. There he met Jor-El, who advised him to journey to Earth to avoid Krypton’s doom. En route to Earth, however, Lar’s craft was disabled and he arrived many years later, having spent the interim in suspended animation.
When Lar Gand crashed on Earth, he was discovered by Superboy ( see Superman ), who initially believed he was a lost brother from Krypton, a theory Lar could not dispute because he was suffering from amnesia. Superboy named him Mon-El, taking the family name of El and adding Mon for Monday, the day on which he reached Earth.
The truth was revealed, but not before Lar was exposed to lead, which affects Daxamites like Kryptonite affects Kryptonians – except that lead poisoning is virtually irreversible. To save Lar’s life, Superboy projected him into the Phantom Zone ( see Phantom Zone ), where he spent the next thousand years waiting for an antidote to be discovered. This immaterial existence of being able only to watch what happened on Earth while being helpless to interfere was pure psychological torture.
In the later half of the 30th Century, members of the Legion of Super-Heroes ( see LSH ) who were told of Lar’s plight by Superboy sought a cure. Saturn Girl ( see Saturn Girl ) created a temporary cure under the influence of which Lar was awarded Legion membership as Mon-El. Then Brainiac Five ( see Brainiac Five ) perfected the cure, using Kryptonite as one of the elements. Lar left the Phantom Zone, taking almost daily doses of the serum, and became a full-time Legionnaire. He uses the name Mon-El exclusively except when visiting descendants of his relatives on Daxam, having long since lost any true link to his early life.
Mon-El is one of the most scientifically gifted Legionnaires, particularly in biotechnology and engineering. He invented Element 152, the anti-gravity element that Brainiac Five used to make flight rings. His principal hobby is exploring distant corners of the universe, usually alone or with Shadow Lass ( see Shadow Lass ), with whom he has fallen deeply in love.



Lar comes from Daxam, a planet settled by the same seed stock as Krypton, and has powers virtually identical to Kryptonians.
When not in the grip of the extreme gravity of Daxam (or a similar world) or under a red sun, he possesses super-strength, the power of flight, super-speed, invulnerability, super-vision, and super-hearing. A side effect of the serum he takes to control the lead poisoning in his system enables him to keep his powers on Daxam or under a red sun.
He has had no personal combat training, but even discounting his super-powers he is extremely good physical condition. Art by Steve Lightle

Alter Ego: None
Occupation: Wizard
Marital Status: Unknown
Know Relatives: None
Group Affiliation: None
Base of Operations: 30th Century Zerox
First Appearance: ADVENTURE COMICS #369
Height: 7’6” Weight: 300 lbs.
Eyes: Green Hair: White



Mordru came to the world of Zerox, also known as Sorcerers’ World, at an unknown time prior to the latter half of the 30th Century. Nothing is known of his earlier life, but on the Sorceror’s World he swiftly proved to be one of the greatest wizards of his era, and served as one of the world’s masters and teachers.
During this period in his life, Mordru secretly caused Mysa of Naltor, later known as the White Witch ( see White Witch ), to fail her final testing on the Sorcerer’s World and to be forced into exile from Zerox. As she left, Mordru stole the power of his fellow masters and made himself dictator od Zerox.
Using his newfound power, Mordru dominated other planets, and struck out to conquer the universe one world at a time. He was defeated by the Legion of Super-Heroes ( see Legion of Super-Heroes ) in a great battle the full story of which has never been told, and was imprisoned in an airless vault. For reasons either of mystic or psychosomatic origin, Mordru loses his powers and falls into a coma when in an airless situation or buried alive.
Mordru has since broken free on a handful of occasions, and has battled the Legionnaires across space and time, using many other master villains as pawns. The fact that he has been defeated is generally due to the Legionnaires’ ingenuity and bravery than their powers, which are not a match for his.
Mordru’s power was largely sapped from him by Darkseid ( see Darkseid ), and although his acolytes have tried to revive him, he remains in a coma on the Sorcerer’s World, helpless in the care of the restored teachers whose rule he usurped.



Mordru is one of the ultimate masters of black magic, which he is able to use to bend virtually any force in the universe to his will. During the period when he had stolen the magic of the other teachers of the Sorcerers’ World and added it to his own, he was virtually invincible.
Among Mordru’s power manifestations are the ability to change his own form or size, to travel through time or space unaided, to read minds, and to mentally control others.
Mordru has no need of physical weapons or prowess. Art by Pat Broderick

Alter Ego: Unknown
Occupation: Alchemist
Marital Status: Single
Know Relatives: None
Group Affiliation: Legion of Super-Villains
Base of Operations: 30th Century
First Appearance: ADVENTURE COMICS #346
Height: 5’11” Weight: 180 lbs.
Eyes: Blue Hair: Blond



On the world of Myar, which was noted for its alchemists, a young man developed a formula that gave him the unique ability to adapt whatever power or powers he needed to defeat any one opponent. At least, that was the story Nemesis Kid provided when he applied for and won membership in the Legion of Super-Heroes ( see Legion Super-Heroes ) in the latter half of the 30th Century.
Immediately after Nemesis Kid joined – along with other new members Ferro Lad, Queen Projectra, and Karate Kid (see Ferro Lad , Sensor Girl , and Karate Kid ) – the Khund empire attacked Earth. In the course of defending Earth, suspicion arose that one of the new members was a traitor. After his attempt to frame Karate Kid was discovered, it was revealed that Nemesis Kid was the traitor. The Legionnaires defeated the Khunds, but Nemesis Kid escaped.
Nemesis Kid reappeared as one of the earliest members of the Legion of Super-Villains ( see Legion of Super-Villains ), and ultimately became the group’s leader. In the LSV’s most ambitious scheme, they transported the planet Orando out of its natural dimension in search of an entire universe to conquer. While attempting to thwart that scheme, Karate Kid fought a single combat with Nemesis Kid and was mortally wounded. His wife, Queen Projectra, avenged him by managing to personally execute Nemesis Kid despite his superior powers.



Nemesis Kid could instantly adapt a specific power that could enable him to defeat any given opponent; for example, turning into living kryptonite to fight a kryptonian. When faced with more than one foe simultaneously, his power either allowed him to flee or failed him. Art by Curt Swan & Kyle Baker

Alter Ego: Lydda Jath
Occupation: Unoccupied
Marital Status: Single
Know Relatives: None
Group Affiliation: Legion of Substitute Heroes
Base of Operations: 30th Century Earth
First Appearance: ADVENTURE COMICS #306
Height: 5’10” Weight: 125 lbs.
Eyes: Blue Hair: Black



Lydda Jath came to Earth in the latter half of the 30th Century from her native Kathoon to apply for membership in the Legion of Super-Heroes ( see Legion of Super-Heroes ). Her great strength, the product of treatments created by her scientist father, was considered a valuable power, yet she was rejected because her powers faded in sunlight. On Kathoon, daylight never comes.
Taking the name Night Girl, she became one of the Legion of Super-Heroes rejects to found the Legion of Substitute Heroes ( see Legion of Substitute Heroes ), and was probably the team’s mightiest member until it was disbanded recently.
Unknown to her fellow Subs, Night Girl had originally applied for membership in the Legion simply to be near Cosmic Boy ( see Cosmic Boy ). Her crush on the founding Legionnaire grew into a powerful romance, which bonds the two even today. They are currently on an extended vacation together, and it is not known whether either will resume heroic careers upon their return.



Night Girl possesses great strength only at night or in the absence of significant amounts of visible light radiation.
As a Substitute Hero, she had access to Legion weaponry and training, and became skilled at personal combat. Art by Terry Austin

Alter Ego: Unknown
Occupation: Enforcer
Marital Status: Unknown
Know Relatives: None
Group Affiliation: The Fatal Five
Base of Operations: 30th Century
First Appearance: ADVENTURE COMICS #352
Height: 6’3” Weight: 240 lbs.
Eyes: Brown Hair: None



In the middle of the 30th Century, The Persuader began to acquire a reputation as one of the most powerful criminals operating within the Unite Planets’ sphere of influence. His crimes were generally variations on the ancient protection racket, or personal violence done under contract to another criminal or organization. It is uncertain what his personal goals were, or what happened to the funds he acquired. At some point during this period he acquired the Atomic Axe, his principal weapon.
Joining together with a group of the galaxy’s worst villains summoned by the Legion of Super-Heroes ( see LSH ) to defeat the menacing Sun-Eater, he became a charter member of the Fatal Five ( see Fatal Five ). He has worked with his fellow members on several occasions including the recently formed group, but basically continues to pursue his own crimes.



The Persuader is an extremely powerful human, with well-developed personal combat skills. It is possible that he was born on a somewhat higher gravity world, accounting for his abnormal muscular development.
The Atomic Axe outwardly appears to be an ordinary medieval axe, but is imbued with the ability to cut through any form of matter or energy – even gravity. Its source of power and its limitations are unknown. Art by Ron Wilson & Pablo Marcos

Alter Ego: Tinya Wazzo
Occupation: Legionnaire
Marital Status: Single
Know Relatives: Gmya (brother)
Group Affiliation: Legion of Super-Heroes
Base of Operations: 30th Century Earth
First Appearance: ACTION COMICS #276
Height: 5’6” Weight: 106 lbs.
Eyes: Blue Hair: Black



In the latter half of the 30th Century, attracted by the spreading fame of the new Legion of Super-Heroes ( see LSH ), Tinya Wazzo left her native Bgtzl and journeyed across the dimensions to Earth. Using her power to become an immaterial phantom to enter the Legion headquarters undetected and unopposed, she demonstrated her worthiness to become a member of the Legion. Taking the name Phantom Girl, she began the longest consecutive membership in the team’s history.
When Ultra Boy ( see Ultra Boy ) made himself appear to be a criminal in order to track down a group of space raiders, Phantom Girl was the only Legionnaire to continue to believe in his innocence. This faith became the beginning of one of the great Legion romances, and the couple is equally in love today.



Tinya, like all inhabitants of Bgtzl, possesses the ability to transform herself into an immaterial phantom. In that form, she cannot be harmed by material objects, and moves through walls, floors, or other barriers.
As a Legionnaire, Tinya has completed personal combat training and wears the LSH flight ring, which permits her to fly. Art by Jaime Hernandez

The Phantom Zone is an eerie twilight dimension in which people can exist as incorporeal phantoms, able to see into the universe from which they have been exiled, but incapable of touching or having any influence on anything in it. They do not eat, drink, or sleep, and cannot talk, communicating by telepathy. It appears they can touch each other to a small degree, but not enough to harm one another. All in all, it is a terrible existence, in which one is denied all normal pleasures, and which can go on indefinitely, for in the Zone no one ever ages.
The Phantom Zone is only the outermost limit of the universe of a godlike being called Aethyr. Anyone penetrating deeper into its realm finds that all things there are shaped – and exist or not – by Aethyr’s whim.
Only Superman ( see Superman ) has traveled through the entire dimensional universe to escape from it and emerge in the universe of his birth.
Yet the truth about Aethyr’s realm was not suspected by Jor-El when he discovered it while trying to find a way to save the people of Krypton from the coming cataclysm he knew would shatter that planet. He could not condemn the whole race to the hideous existence in this dimension, but it occurred to him that it would be a perfect place to exile the worst criminals, since Krypton had no capital punishment.
Jor-El presented this plan to the ruling Science Council as his bid for membership in that body. His opponent in the election was Gra-Mo, secretly head of a criminal organization. He proposed replacing Krypton’s robot police with androids – but the android he displayed proved defective, and the election went to Jor-El. Gra-Mo then used his telepathic control helmet to take command of the robot police – only to be defeated by Jor-El, who used a weather satellite to magnetically seize the robots and dump them in the Fire-Falls. Gra-Mo was apprehended and he and his gang became the last criminals to be sent into orbit in suspended animation as punishment.
Placed against a wall, shackled by specially treated chains that would not be affected by the Phantom Zone Projector, a criminal began his sentence in the hellish twilight world. Pressing the black button sent one into the Zone; pressing the white button could free a criminal. A Zone-o-Phone was invented to permit communication with criminals up for parole.
Later, in Argo City, after the destruction of Krypton ( see Supergirl ), Jor-El’s brother Zor-El created another projector. And in the city of Kandor, Nim-El, Jor-El’s twin, independently discovered the Zone.
The major Phantom Zone inhabitants are:
Jax-Ur, first criminal to be exiled there. A former co-worker with Jor-el at Krypton’s Space Center, Jax-Ur created a nuclear missile with which he planned to destroy a huge meteor as a test. Instead, it went astray and struck Wegthor, one of Krypton’s moons, which had been colonized. For this, Jax was sent to the Zone for life – but with hope of parole. He first appeared in ADVENTURE COMICS #289.
Dr. Xa-Du, convicted of conducting forbidden experiments in suspended animation, resulting in the deaths of his subjects who volunteered for the test. His wife, Emdine Ze-Da, was later convicted and sent into the Zone. They eventually escaped, but were tricked by Superboy, who exiled them on a red-sun planet. Years later, they returned, with a new power which worked when they gripped each other’s hands. Superman imprisoned them on separate worlds in different galaxies. Dr. Xa-Du first appeared in ADVENTURE COMICS #283.
Faora Hu-Ul, a man-hating master of Horu-Kanu, the deadliest of the Kryptonian martial arts, who also had the power to produce psychic bolts that could cause great pain – or death. She lured men to a special concentration camp where she tortured them to death. When she escaped from the Zone, she posed as the ghost of Katie Porter, dead wife of Jackson Porter. Superman, realizing Porter’s mind was permanently affected by her mental influence, sent him into the Zone with her. Faora first appeared in ACTION COMICS #471.
General Dru-Zod, in charge of Krypton’s space program until it was canceled after the destruction of Wegthor. He then set out to seize power by creating his own army of artificial men, all doubles of himself. Not the best of scientists, Zod produced only imperfect doubles – Bizarro versions of himself. They were destroyed and Zod sent to the Zone. General Zod first appeared in ADVENTURE COMICS #283.
Professor Va-Kox, who conducted an experiment on the Great Krypton Lake that polluted it and changed all life in it into dangerous monsters. Va-Kox first appeared in SUPERBOY #104.
Az-Rel and Nadira, who were banished from their homeland, Bokos, Isle of Thieves, because of their dangerous psychic powers. They were sent to the Zone for using these powers for crime. Both first appeared in THE PHANTOM ZONE #1. They were killed during a mass escape from the Zone.
Kru-El, Jor-El’s cousin, who created forbidden weapons. Jor-El himself captured him and sent him into the Zone. Kru-El first appeared in ACTION COMICS #297.
Ak-Var, convicted of stealing a revered relic, the sun-stone, and the one criminal known to have reformed after his release from the Zone.
Gaz-Or, the worst of the lot. Old and dying, this criminal decided to take Krypton with him by using a quake machine to shake it apart. Jor-El stopped him and Gaz-Or was sentenced to life in the Zone – without hope of parole. He first appeared in ADVENTURE COMICS #323.
Quex-Ul, convicted of killing rare Rondors, animals with horns that could cure many ailments, then using their horns to set up a Hall of Healing, thus enriching himself. He confessed and was sent to the Zone, but was released by Superman when his time was up. He then tried to get revenge on Superman, son of Jor-El, who had headed the Justice Council that convicted him. He set up a Gold Kryptonite trap deep in the sea. Superman, however, learned that Quex-Ul had been under the hypnotic control of one Rog-Ar, the real Rondor killer. Quex-Ul, finding this out, exposed himself to the Gold K to save Superman. Losing both his powers and his memory, he went to work in the Daily Planet’s production department. Later, exiled with Superman into the Zone by escaping villains, Quex-Ul recovered his powers and memory and used them to sacrifice his life for Superman. Quex-Ul first appeared in SUPERMAN #157.
Much later, when Zor-El found a way to take Argo City under a yellow sun where its people became super-powered. Jer-Em, a religious fanatic, undid this and ultimately doomed the city. For this he was exiled into the Zone. Later, during a mass escape, he exposed himself to Kryptonite and died. He first appeared in ACTION COMICS #309.
The forbidden weapons cache eventually fell to Earth and was found by Superboy. This story, introducing the Zone, appeared in ADVENTURE COMICS #283. Subsequently, the Boy of Steel sent others into the Zone, the first being Mon-El – to save his life ( see Mon-El ). When Gra-Mo and his gang reached Earth, Superboy sent them into the Zone. Gra-Mo first appeared in SUPERBOY #104.
Nam-Ek was another who killed a Rondor – but he used its horn to make a serum to render himself immortal. It also made him a human Rondor – hideous and foul-smelling. He outlived Krypton and finally came to Earth, where he fought Superman. The Man of Steel used Nam-Ek’s horn to stop a plague, then he, too, was exiled into the Zone. Nam-Ek first appeared in SUPERMAN #282.
The exact fate of the Phantom Zone and Aethyr’s entire realm remains unknown, but there is another story to be told – and soon.


Art by Rick Veitch

Alter Ego: Brek Banin
Occupation: Legionnaire
Marital Status: Single
Know Relatives: None
Group Affiliation: Legion of Substitute Heroes, Legion of Super-Heroes
Base of Operations: 30th Century Earth
First Appearance: ADVENTURE COMICS #306
Height: 5’5” Weight: 140 lbs.
Eyes: Blue Hair: Blond



Brek Banin came to Earth in the latter half of the 30th Century from her native Tharr to apply for membership in the Legion of Super-Heroes ( see Legion of Super-Heroes ). Like all natives of the super-heated planet Tharr, he possessed the ability to project intense cold, but his powers were considered too poorly controlled to admit him.
Irrepressible, Brek decided to take the name Polar Boy anyway and joined with four other rejected Legion applicants to found the Legion of Substitute Heroes ( see Legion of Substitute Heroes ). Polar Boy envisioned the team as the Legion’s secret weapon, and led it for several years even after the real Legion discovered its existence.
Although the Subs won many victories, ultimately Polar Boy became discouraged with the “second-string” nature of his team and disbanded the Subs. He reapplied for Legion membership and, under a special waiver of the “under 18 years of age” rule, was admitted.



Brek has the power to project intense cold, which can freeze opponents or act on elements in the environment (such as turning water vapor in the air into ice crystals).
As a Legionnaire, Brek had completed personal combat training without distinction and wears the LSH flight ring, which permits him to fly. Art by Steve Lightle

Alter Ego: None
Occupation: Pet
Marital Status: None
Know Relatives: Proty II (exact relationship unknown)
Group Affiliation: None
Base of Operations: 30th Century Earth
First Appearance: ADVENTURE COMICS #308
Height: Variable Weight: Variable
Eyes: None Hair: None



Originally an inhabitant of the planet of the Proteans in the Antares system, Proty was a small specimen of his species. His (the Proteans are believed to reproduce by genetic fission, but are customarily assigned gender identities by humans they encounter in a mistaken desire to personalize them) modest size was one of the reasons why Chameleon Boy ( see Chameleon Boy ) adopted him as a pet in the latter half of the 30th Century.
Taken from his world to dwell among the Legion of Super-Heroes ( see LSH ) on Earth, the telepathic creature developed an affinity for several of the members, including Chameleon Boy and Saturn Girl ( see Saturn Girl ). When Saturn Girl planned to sacrifice herself to restore Lightning Lad ( see Lightning Lad ) to life, Proty knocked her unconscious and took her place with his power to alter his form. His life-force awoke Lightning Lad from the deathly state he was placed in by Zaryan the Conqueror, and Proty died.



Proty had the typical Protean ability to transform his protoplasmic body into other shapes and forms, a power originally adapted as a survival mechanism. He possessed limited telepathic abilities, which permitted him to read conscious thoughts or to communicate.





Alter Ego: None
Occupation: Political Revolutionary
Marital Status: None
Know Relatives: Proty I (exact relationship unknown)
Group Affiliation: Legion of Super-Pets
Base of Operations: 30th Century Earth
First Appearance: ADVENTURE COMICS #316
Height: Variable Weight: Variable
Eyes: None Hair: None



Originally an inhabitant of the planet of the Proteans in the Antares system, Proty II became the pet of Chameleon Boy ( see Chameleon Boy ) shortly after the death of Proty ( see Proty ). Uncomfortable with this role, Proty II vigorously campaigned for membership in the Legion of Super-Pets ( see Legion of Super-Pets ) and became the team’s fifth member.
Even this role seemed inappropriate to Proty II, and after several years, he left Chameleon Boy’s protection and became the leader of the movement to have his people recognized as sentient beings by the United Planets. This movement has succeeded in recent years, and Proty II is now one of the political leaders of his people.



Proty II has the typical Protean ability to transform his protoplasmic body into other shapes and forms, a power originally adapted as a survival mechanism. He possesses limited telepathic abilities, which permit him to read conscious thoughts and communicate. For a Protean, he has great charisma.
Art by Keith Giffen & Joe Rubinstein

Alter Ego: Uncertain
Occupation: Conqueror
Marital Status: Uncertain
Know Relatives: Uncertain
Group Affiliation: None
Base of Operations: 30th Century
First Appearance: SUPERBOY #223
Height: 7’0” Weight: 250 lbs.
Eyes: Blue Hair: None



In the latter half of the 30th Century, a being calling himself Pulsar Stargrave became known as one of the most dangerous evil forces in the United Planets’ sphere of influence. Considered a peer of Mordru ( see Mordru ), Stargrave struck at the Time Trapper ( see Time Trapper ) and Mordru through the Legion of Super-Heroes ( see LSH ).
Nothing substantive is known of Stargrave’s origin. At one point he posed as the father of Brainiac Five ( see Brainiac Five ), at another as the original Brainiac, in each case transformed by an incident involving a stellar accident. He has also described himself as the incarnate heart of a star. All of these may or may not contain an element of truth. His physical characteristics do indicate a potential native of Colu, homeworld of Brainiac Five’s family.
Stargrave was originally served by two aides: Quicksand, a beautiful young woman with the power to make anything liquid; and Holdur, who had a vise-like grip.



The exact nature of Pulsar Stargrave’s powers, like his origins, are shadowed in mystery. However, he has demonstrated powers consistent with his claim to control the energies of a living star: the projection of heat, light, and great energy, including the ability to use red sun wavelengths to weaken those of Kryptonian descent. He also possesses physical strength of incredible degree, and is apparently indestructible.
Art by Keith Pollard & Willie Blyberg

Alter Ego: Unknown
Occupation: Legionnaire
Marital Status: Inapplicable
Know Relatives: None
Group Affiliation: Legion of Super-Heroes
Base of Operations: 30th Century Earth
First Appearance: LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #14
Height: Unknown Weight: Unknown
Eyes: None Hair: None



Quislet claims to be an explorer from an unnamed and unknown microdimension that discovered our universe and decided to stay here for reasons undisclosed. On arrival, Quislet volunteered to join the local law enforcement authorities, and made a pest of itself at Science Police headquarters before applying for membership in the Legion of Super-Heroes ( see LSH ).
Although background checks on Quislet were obviously impossible, it was accepted for Legion membership without a great deal of suspicion. Quislet has performed satisfactorily in its first several Legion missions.



Quislet lives in a small, apparently perpetually powered vessel that is capable of movement in space, planetary atmospheres, or between certain types of dimensions. Quislet can emerge from the vessel in an energy-like form, and in that form “possess” inanimate solid objects and exert control over their form. Objects that Quislet possesses disintergrate shortly thereafter.
Art by Greg LaRocque & Art Nichols

Alter Ego: Imra Ardeen Ranzz
Occupation: Legionnaire
Marital Status: Married
Know Relatives: Garth Ranzz (husband), Ayla Ranzz (sister-in-law), Mekt Ranzz (brother-in-law), Graym Ranzz (son), Validus (son)
Group Affiliation: Legion of Super-Heroes
Base of Operations: 30th Century Earth
First Appearance: ADVENTURE COMICS #247
Height: 5’7” Weight: 130 lbs.
Eyes: Blue Hair: Blond



Imra Ardeen was traveling to Earth from her native Titan (a moon of Saturn) to join the Science Police in the latter half of the 30th Century. Her natural telepathic powers detected a plot to assassinate one of her fellow passengers, a wealthy man named R.J. Brande. Her announcement of the plot gave passengers Garth Ranzz ( see Lightning Lad ) and Rokk Krinn ( see Cosmic Boy ) the opportunity to use their distinctive powers to save Brande.
Brande suggested the three teenagers emulate legendary 20th-Century heroes Superboy ( see Superman ) and Supergirl ( see Supergirl ) and use their powers for good. They agreed, and formed the Legion of Super-Heroes ( see LSH ), with Imra taking her name Saturn Girl.
Learning that Zaryan the Conqueror was about to attack Earth, and that a Legionnaire was fated to die in the attack, Saturn Girl arranged to be elected leader and attempted to sacrifice herself. Lightning Lad intervened and gave his life for hers. Some months later, Lightning Lad was revived from his death-like state by the sacrifice of the life force of Proty ( see Proty I ), who had knocked Saturn Girl unconscious as she attempted to give her life for Lightning Lad’s.
This was the beginning of both the romance between Saturn Girl and Lightning Lad, and of Saturn Girl’s two terms as Legion leader. She is still considered to have been one of the best leaders the team has ever had.
Eventually Imra and Garth were married, and under the terms of the original Legion constitution, both had to leave the team.
When the constitution was revised, they rejoined, only to retire to semi-advisory roles after the birth of their sons, Graym and Validus ( see Validus ).
Unknown to the Ranzzes, Graym was actually a twin, with his twin brother mystically stolen at birth, transplanted back in time, and transformed into the creature known as Validus by Darkseid ( see Darkseid ).



Imra is one of the most gifted telepaths born on Titan, a world noted for its many mental marvels. She can read minds, communicate across language barriers, and even plant suggestions in a weak-minded individual.
As a Legionnaire, Imra had completed personal combat training with distinction. She wears the Legion flight ring, which permits her to fly.
Art by Curt Swan & Karl Kesel

Alter Ego: Unknown
Occupation: Criminal
Marital Status: Unknown
Know Relatives: None
Group Affiliation: Legion of Super-Villains
Base of Operations: 30th Century Earth
First Appearance: ADVENTURE COMICS #331
Height: 5’8” Weight: 140 lbs.
Eyes: Brown Hair: Red



Saturn Queen is apparently a native of Titan, a moon of Saturn, born in the latter half of the 30th Century. She battled the Legion of Super-Heroes ( see Legion Super-Heroes ) along with Lightning Lord ( see Lightning Lord ) and Cosmic King ( see Cosmic King ), as a [member of the] Legion of Super-Villains ( see Legion of Super-Villains ). However, these were not the villains, nor the Legion of Super-Villains, who were the Legionnaires’ contemporaries. Rather, these were older villains claiming to have come to the Legion’s time from their own future.
It is unknown whether these claims are true, or if a younger version of Saturn Queen will indeed battle the Legionnaires.
In one adventure Saturn Queen’s criminal tendencies were apparently cured when she was exposed to a chunk of rock from Saturn’s rings.
Saturn Queen is currently in custody on a prison world in deep space.



Saturn Queen has the power of super-hypnosis, a set of mental abilities that include telepathy and some power of hypnotic control. She has no significant combat abilities or weapons. Art by Dan Jurgens & Bob Oksner

Alter Ego: Projectra
Occupation: Legionnaire
Marital Status: Widowed
Know Relatives: Voxv (father), Hagga (grandmother), Pharoxx (cousin), Val Armorr (husband)
Group Affiliation: Legion of Super-Heroes
First Appearance: ADVENTURE COMICS #346
Base of Operations: 30th-Century Earth
Height: 5’10” Weight: 130 lbs.
Eyes: Blue Hair: White



Projectra was heir to the throne of Orando, a feudal world belonging to the United Planets in the latter half of the 30th Century. Granted the power of illusion at birth by mystics on her world, she joined the Legion of Super-Heroes ( see LSH ) while visiting Earth.
While a Legionnaire, she met and fell in love with Val Armor, the Karate Kid ( see Karate Kid ). They were wed shortly after Projectra’s father, Voxv, died and she assumed the throne of Orando.
The Legion of Super-Villains ( see LSV ), led by Nemesis Kid ( see Nemesis Kid ), conquered Orando while Projectra and Karate Kid were on their honeymoon. They returned in time to free Orando from the Super-Villains with the assistance of the Legion, but in the ensuing battle Karate Kid was killed. Projectra executed Nemesis Kid for the murder with her bare hands and decided it was best for Orando to remain apart form the United Planets and the balance of human civilization. Using technology the Super-Villains had built, she took Orando out of Earth’s universe into another dimension where it would be safe from contamination.
The nobility of Orando required Queen Projectra to do penance for bringing chaos to their world. She was ordered back to Earth, but this time with her identity and wealth hidden behind a new identity.
Projectra cast an illusion about herself and took the name Sensor Girl, rejoining the Legion with Saturn Girl’s assistance ( see Saturn Girl ). Her illusions were far more effective now, with people unaware that they were merely illusions, and she added powers that she received from the mystics of Orando as their rightful ruler.
Projectra has recently chosen to remain among the Legionnaires as Sensor Girl, her true identity remaining a secret to all outsiders.




Sensor Girl can create completely realistic illusions that affect one or more senses. She can also “see through the illusion of the world,” or use her senses to a greater degree than a normal individual. Besides being the equivalent of super-vision or super-hearing, this ability makes her sensitive to other information at a distance – as a normal person can sense a change in temperature in a room, she can sense temperature changes on a whole world, or she can literally smell a change in the air.
Sensor Girl graduated personal combat training with distinction as a Legionnaire, and is believed to have received additional training from her husband. As a Legionnaire, she wears the LSH flight ring, which allows her to fly.
Art by Steve Lightle

Alter Ego: Tasmia Mallor
Occupation: Heroine
Marital Status: Single
Know Relatives: Lydea Mallor (ancestor), Grev Mallor (cousin)
Group Affiliation: Legion of Super-Heroes
First Appearance: ADVENTURE COMICS #365
Base of Operations: 30th-Century Earth
Height: 5’8” Weight: 120 lbs.
Eyes: Black Hair: Black



Tasmia Mallor is the latest in a line of champions that have emerged from Talok VIII for over a thousand years. In the latter half of the 30th Century, she and her cousin Grev entered a ritual cave in which a black cloud acted on their genetic heritage and unleashed their powers. Tasmia became Shadow Lass, heroine of Talok VIII, and Grev her understudy.
When the Fatal Five ( see Fatal Five ) conquered Talok VIII, Shadow Lass was off-planet. She took advantage of her freedom to lead the Legion of Super-Heroes ( see LSH ) back to Talok VIII. Together they defeated the Fatal Five, and Shadow Lass chose to accept a permanent membership in the Legion, after winning temporary membership on the battlefield. She was the first Legionnaire to earn her membership in this manner.
Grev remained on Talok VIII, though he briefly traveled to Earth to study at the Legion Academy ( see Legion Academy ).
Shadow Lass was first attracted to Brainiac Five ( see Brainiac Five ), who she met in the battle for her homeworld, but eventually fell in love with Mon-El ( see Mon-El ). Their romance has been an enduring one, in which she brings light to the darkness in his soul.



Shadow Lass can project vast quantities of darkness, in the form of a negative energy that absorbs visible light frequencies and surrounding parts of the spectrum, such as infrared and ultraviolet light.
Shadow Lass is reasonably skilled at personal combat training and has been a lifelong athlete in preparation for her heroic career. She wears the LSH flight ring, which permits her to fly.
Art by Steve Lightle

Alter Ego: Salu Digby
Occupation: Legionnaire
Marital Status: Single
Know Relatives: Arn Digby (father)
Group Affiliation: Legion of Super-Heroes
Base of Operations: 30th Century Earth
First Appearance: ADVENTURE COMICS #247
Height: 5’2” Weight: 95 lbs.
Eyes: Blue Hair: Black



Salu Digby’s parents were natives of Imsk, where everyone has the power to shrink to tiny size. Born on Earth in the latter half of the 30th Century, her powers were considered unusual on Earth, but after a time she decided to use them for good.
Salu was rejected on her first application to join the Legion of Super-Heroes ( see LSH ), but reapplied and was admitted as Shrinking Violet.
Recently, Violet was held prisoner for almost a year by radicals on Imsk while a Durlan shape-changer took her place in the Legion. Although the imposter was detected and Violet freed, the events had a traumatic effect on her. Violet’s lengthy relationship with Duplicate Boy ( see Duplicate Boy ) broke off after she was freed, and she frequently seems alienated from her fellow Legionnaires.



Shrinking Violet can reduce her size from only inches tall to microscopic.
Shrinking Violet received extremely low grades in personal combat training when she first joined the LSH, but recent retraining earned her graduation with honors. Her LSH flight ring enables her to fly.
Art by Jamie Hernandez

Alter Ego: Thom Kallor
Occupation: Legionnaire
Marital Status: Single
Know Relatives: Fryd Kallor (father), Mira Kallor (mother)
Group Affiliation: Legion of Super-Heroes
Base of Operations: 30th Century Earth
First Appearance: ADVENTURE COMICS #282
Height: 5’8” Weight: 160 lbs.
Eyes: Brown Hair: Brown



Thom Kallor was born in the unique floating observatory that his astronomer parents operated in the latter half of the 30th Century. The environment gave him the power to induce mass from the stars into objects, making them temporarily super-heavy – a power he first used as a child on the observatory itself, destroying it. After the observatory’s destruction his powers were diagnosed, and he spent his youth on his parents’ native Xanthu being tested by doctors.
Thom ran away at sixteen, in a spaceship he accidentally piloted through a comet. This temporarily gave him added powers similar to Superman’s kryptonian abilities ( see Superman ). With these powers he joined the Legion of Super-Heroes ( see LSH ) under the name Star Boy.
Star Boy’s second case as a Legionnaire was a solo assignment to Takron-Galtos to free some Science Police officers held captive by escaped prisoners. In the midst of this mission, his comet powers failed. During the ensuing struggle, Star Boy was severely injured, and was out of action for about a year.
The great love of Star Boy’s life has been Dream Girl ( see Dream Girl ). When her former lover, Kenz Nuhor, attacked Star Boy, the Legionnaire killed him in self-defense. A full court of Legionnaires decided the killing had been avoidable, and Star Boy was expelled from membership.
Star Boy served briefly with the Legion of Substitute Heroes ( see Legion of Substitute Heroes ) before rejoining the LSH permanently.



Star Boy has the power to induce mass from the stars to make objects or people super-heavy, even to the extent of being able to simulate the gravity of a giant world like Krypton. The effect is only temporary, however.
During the period when his powers were enhanced by exposure to a comet, Star Boy gained powers similar to a Kryptonian’s, except without many of the limitations (such as being able to see through lead, although he could not see through copper). These powers included super-strength, super-speed, flight, and super-senses as well as invulnerability and a special power: electric vision.
Star Boy has completed personal combat training with indifferent results, and wears the LSH flight ring which permits him to fly.
Art by Greg LaRocque and Joe Rubinstein

Alter Ego: Dr. Lars Hanscom
Occupation: Criminal
Marital Status: Unknown
Know Relatives: None
Group Affiliation: None
Base of Operations: 30th Century Earth
First Appearance: ADVENTURE COMICS #331
Height: 5’11” Weight: 190 lbs.
Eyes: Brown Hair: Grey



Dr. Lars Hanscom was a noted physician horrified by the thought of aging and losing his faculties. When Lightning Lad ( see Lightning Lad ) came under his care in the latter half of the thirtieth century, Hanscom hypnotized him into becoming a costumed criminal named Starfinger. Using Lightning Lad’s electrical energies to power a variety of effects, Hanscom attempted to secure rejuvium, a rare element that would restore his youth. He was defeated by Lightning Lad’s comrades in the Legion of Super-Heroes ( see LSH ).
Hanscom has subsequently adopted the identity of Starfinger directly, and on at least one occasion used unknown technology to simulate the powers Lightning Lad had demonstrated in the Starfinger costume.
Starfinger is probably the most cowardly of the major villains of the thirtieth century, choosing to strike repeatedly at the Legionnaires through proxies.



Starfinger possesses no known powers of his own, and is a poor combatant.
Art by Martin King & Dell Barras

Alter Ego: Dag Wentim
Occupation: Unemployed
Marital Status: Single
Know Relatives: None
Group Affiliation: Legion of Substitute Heroes
Base of Operations: 30th Century Earth
First Appearance: ADVENTURE COMICS #282
Height: 5’8” Weight: 150 lbs.
Eyes: Brown Hair: Brown



Dag Wentim was born on Zwen, whose natives possess the power to turn to solid stone for periods of suspended animation. In the latter half of the 30th century, he traveled to Earth and applied for membership in the Legion of Super-Heroes ( see LSH ), but was rejected.
Taking the name Stone Boy, he joined with four other rejected applicants to form the Legion of Substitute Heroes ( see Legion of Substitute Heroes ). Although originally a secret organization, it was soon discovered by the Legionnaires, who held a contest to determine the Sub who most deserved LSH membership. Stone Boy won, but refused to leave his friends, becoming the first person to turn down Legion membership.
With the recent dissolution of the Substitute Heroes, Stone Boy has found no fixed occupation.



Stone Boy can transform himself into a relatively invulnerable stone-like form, which is immobile and inflexible.
He is a mediocre physical combatant, and wears the LSH flight ring which permits him to fly in normal form only.
Art by Richard Bruning & Karl Kesel

Alter Ego: Dirk Morgna
Occupation: Legionnaire
Marital Status: Single
Know Relatives: Derek Morgna (father)
Group Affiliation: Legion of Super-Heroes
First Appearance: ADVENTURE COMICS #290
Base of Operations: 30th Century Earth
Height: 6’0” Weight: 180 lbs.
Eyes: Blue Hair: Blond



Dirk Morgna was helping out at a research reactor plant being run by his father, Derek, when an accident injured him and killed another young man. It was determined that the accident was caused by Dr. Zaxton Regulus’ ( see Doctor Regulus ) unauthorized research. Regulus was fired, but vowed vengeance on the Morgnas. Regulus returned, using robots to beat Dirk and leave him to die overnight in an unprotected area of the reactor. Instead, the exposure to radiation gave Dirk solar powers.
Taking the name Sun Boy, he applied for membership in the Legion of Super-Heroes ( see LSH ). After being initially rejected, he was accepted for training and ultimately inducted.
Sun Boy has become one of the most active Legionnaires, while also being the most visible Legionnaire on the social scene on Earth. Although he’s had many brief relationships, he has never been associated with any one woman for any length of time.
Among the most notable battles in which Sun Boy has been important to the Legion are their several fights with Doctor Regulus, and the attack of the Sun Eater ( see Sun Eater ) who was lured from destroying Earth by Sun Boy’s power.



Sun Boy can project heat and light in controlled quantities, ranging from enough light to brighten a dark room to momentary bursts of near stellar intensity.
Sun Boy has completed personal combat training with satisfactory results, and wears the LSH flight ring which permits him to fly.
Art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez

The Sun-Eater is an artificial life-form, constructed by the Controllers ( see Controllers ) as one of their weapons to control evil in the universe. When a world grew too evil, a Controller would unleash the Sun-Eater and it would literally eat the world and its star-sun.
In the 20th century, Mongul [an interstellar conqueror] killed a Controller and stole a Sun-Eater to use against the Earth and Superman ( see Superman ). With the assistance of the Legion of Super-Heroes ( see LSH ), Superman defeated Mongul and destroyed the Sun-Eater, which was apparently an immature specimen and not in full power.
In the latter half of the 30th Century, a mature Sun-Eater was directed to move towards Earth by a renegade Controller. Destroying several stars en route, it was noticed by astronomers, and the Legion attempted to stop it. To aid them, they enlisted the help of five of the galaxy’s deadliest villains, who also had a stake in their own survival. Five Legionnaires and the five villains (who subsequently formed the Fatal Five ( see Fatal Five ) battled the creature, but were unable to destroy it. They detected a nucleonic core as the Sun-Eater’s “heart,” and devised an anti-energy bomb to destroy it. Ferro Lad ( see Ferro Lad ) carried the bomb to the core, and was destroyed along with the creature.
The Legionnaires subsequently destroyed a planet in a limbo dimension on which Sun-Eaters and other weapons of great destructive potential were being manufactured by the Controllers.



The Sun-Eater is capable of greater than light speed between stars. When near a star or planet, it is capable of absorbing its energies and mass, draining it totally. Acting in its defense, the Sun-Eater is capable of instinctually focusing solar energy that it has absorbed.

First Appearance: ADVENTURE COMICS #352

Art by Curt Swan & Larry Mahlstedt

Alter Ego: Linda Lee Danvers
Real Name: Kara Zor-El
Occupation: Student, TV Camera Operator, Student Advisor, TV Actress
Marital Status: Single
Know Relatives: Zor-El (father), Alura (mother), Kal-El (cousin), Jor-El (uncle, deceased), Lara (aunt, deceased), Fred and Edna Danvers (adoptive parents)
Group Affiliation: Legion of Super-Heroes
Base of Operations: Midvale, Stanhope University, San Francisco, Santa Augusta, Florida, New York City, and finally Chicago
First Appearance: ACTION COMICS #252
Height: 5’7” Weight: 123 lbs.
Eyes: Blue Hair: Blonde



On the ill-fated planet Krypton, Zor-El was the greatest scientist in Argo City, and the creator of the weather-proof plastic dome that covered the city. When the planet exploded, Argo was hurled into space in one piece, with its atmosphere kept intact by the dome. A few years later, Zor-El’s daughter Kara was born.
When the ground beneath the city turned to deadly Anti-Kryptonite, a floor of sheet lead was laid to protect the people. However, when Kara was 15, a meteor shower struck the city. The dome was of self-sealing plastic, but the lead was punctured, releasing the Anti-Kryptonite rays and dooming the population.
Having discovered Superman’s presence on Earth ( see Superman ), Zor-El and Alura used a small rocket to send Kara there, to be united with her cousin. Her mother made a costume for her – the first of many different outfits she would wear during her career – similar to her famous cousin’s.
Superman took her to Midvale Orphanage, where she disguised herself with a brown wig and used the name Linda Lee. At first, she was the Man of Steel’s secret weapon while he trained her to use her powers.
Superman finally decided to reveal her to the world but tragedy struck and she temporarily lost her powers due to plots of a Kandorian villainess. During this period she was adopted by Fred and Edna Danvers. When she recovered her powers, she revealed her true identity to her adoptive parents and Superman presented her to the world.
At Midvale High, Linda befriended Lena Thorul, Luthor’s sister ( see Luthor ). Later Linda went to Stanhope University on a scholarship, and after graduation worked for a time at station KSF-TV in San Francisco. She briefly returned to college to study acting, worked for some time as a student advisor at the New Athens Experimental School in Santa Augusta, Florida, and worked for a short time in New York as an actress on the soap opera Secret Hearts. She left to go back to college, this time at Lake Shore University in Chicago.
Meantime, while still in high school, she discovered her parents had escaped destruction by entering the Survival Zone, a dimension somewhat similar to the Phantom Zone ( see Phantom Zone ). With the help of Fred Danvers (a scientist and engineer), she freed them and they went to live in Kandor.
During the crisis on infinite earths, Supergirl and Superman were sent with other heroes on a mission to the anti-matter universe. There she destroyed the Anti-Monitor’s machines, but was herself killed, sacrificing her life to save several Earths.



Supergirl had all the powers of Superman, including super-strength, invulnerability, flight, super-speed, X-ray vision, heat vision, microscopic and telescopic vision, super-breath, super-ventriloquism, and a super-brain.
Art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez

Alter Ego: Clark Kent
Occupation: Adventurer, Reporter, Novelist
Marital Status: Single
Know Relatives: Jor-El (father, deceased), Lara (mother, deceased), Jonathan Kent (adoptive father), Martha Clark Kent (adoptive mother), Henry Kent (adoptive uncle, deceased)
Group Affiliation: Justice League of America (reserve member)
Base of Operations: Metropolis
First Appearance: (current version) ACTION COMICS #1
Height: 6’3” Weight: 225 lbs.
Eyes: Blue Hair: Black



Superman, Earth’s greatest and most famous hero, is the sole survivor of the destruction of his home planet Krypton. His father, Jor-El, discovered that a nuclear chain reaction within Krypton’s core was responsible for the planet’s recent severe earthquakes. Pressures within Krypton’s crust had fused metals into a new element, Kryptonite, whose radiations were killing Kryptonians. Realizing that pressures from the chain reaction would shatter the planet, Jor-El had his unborn son removed from the Kryptonian Gestation Chambers and had his son’s life-matrix attached to an experimental star-drive unit. Jor-El then launched his son towards the distant planet Earth, just before Krypton exploded.
Superman was, in effect, born on Earth. A young couple, Jonathan and Martha Kent, found the infant and the starcraft and brought him to their farm in Smallville. Since he appeared entirely human, the Kents did not believe the baby to be extraterrestrial, but suspected he might be the victim of a cruel experiment. He had no super-powers at this time. Months later, the Kents revealed the child’s existence, asserting he was their natural offspring. They named him Clark, after Martha’s maiden name.
As Clark grew older, his Kryptonian body continually absorbed solar energy from Earth’s yellow sun and began developing super-human powers. At first Clark used his evolving powers to become a sports champion in high school. When Clark was eighteen, Jonathan took him to the field where his starcraft still lay hidden and explained how he and Martha had found him. Clark was astonished by this revelation, but on approaching the craft, fell victim to weakness. Unknown to Clark or Jonathan, this weakness was caused by a piece of Kryptonite embedded in the rocket – the only specimen of that element on Earth.
Clark resolved to use his powers from then on only for the good of mankind. For five years Clark used his powers secretly help people and to prevent disasters, but finally was forced to act publicly to save a NASA space-plane that was struck by a small aircraft while on a landing approach to a Metropolis Airport, and threatened to crash. After rescuing the plane, Clark was mobbed by people, and he fled back to Smallville.
There his adoptive parents helped him design a costumed secret identity, which he would use when using his powers in public. They called this identity “Superman” after the name given him in an article by the Metropolis Daily Planet reporter Lois Lane, a passenger on the space-plane. From then on he used glasses and other means as Clark to make himself look different than Superman.
Superman has since operated worldwide as a champion of truth and justice, ever ready to help those in need. As Clark Kent he won a job at the Daily Planet by being the first person to turn in a detailed story about Superman. He is now a feature reporter for the Planet and a successful novelist. Billionaire Lex Luthor, a leading Metropolis citizen, has become Superman’s archfoe. Superman is a reserve member of the Justice League of America. Recently, Superman has learned he is a native of the planet Krypton.



Superman is from Krypton, which had a red sun, but under Earth’s yellow sun, his Kryptonian cells act as living solar batteries, absorbing solar energy and giving him superhuman powers. These powers have steadily developed and increase, as he grows older.
Superman possesses vast superhuman strength. It has been theorized that he could easily lift the weight of the Great Pyramid of Egypt, were it possible to do so without destroying the structure.
Superman’s body is so nearly indestructible that, although he can be knocked over by cannon fire, no conventional artillery can harm him. He can even survive a nuclear blast unharmed, but he can nonetheless be injured by a sufficiently great force.
Superman can see and hear over vast distances, and is limited in this only by the speeds of light and sound. He can also see in microscopic detail, and can see well beyond the range of visible light. His so-called “X-ray vision,” which does not actually involve X-rays, enables him to see through objects. His power to generate heat within objects manifests itself as a red glow within his eyes, and has therefore been dubbed “heat vision.”
Superman can move at superhuman speed. By force of will he can defy gravity and fly. He must fill his lungs with air before flying through outer space.
His irradiated cells generate a force field that renders nearly indestructible any material in close physical contact with him, such as his skin-tight costume.
Like all creatures, Superman is vulnerable to magic. Kryptonite radiation reduces Superman’s powers and is almost immediately lethal to him. (Prolonged exposure will kill any living being.) Kryptonite radiation’s effect on Superman is not cumulative, and he will regain full health and power on being separated from the radiation source.
Art by Curt Swan & John Byrne

[NOTE: This entry reflects post-Crisis information. See also Superboy .]

Alter Ego: Ganglios
Occupation: Legionnaire
Marital Status: Single
Know Relatives: None
Group Affiliation: Legion of Super-Heroes
First Appearance: LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #304
Base of Operations: 30th Century Earth
Height: 6’ Weight: 315 lbs.
Eyes: Green Hair: None



Ganglios was born on Hykraius, a gigantic watery world in the latter half of the 30th century. Although poisonous elements in the atmosphere and water of Hykraius kept contact with humans to a minimum, Ganglios learned of the existence of the Legion of Super-Heroes ( see LSH ).
Traveling to Earth, he was accepted at the Legion Academy ( see Legion Academy ), hoping to learn more about the Legion so he could start a similar organization on his homeworld.
With the assistance of portable life-support equipment designed by Brainiac Five ( see Brainiac Five ), he was able to move about freely, and recently joined the Legion under the name Tellus.
Little is known about the origin of Tellus’ powers, and it is speculated that they are in many ways different from the norm on Hykraius.



Tellus has the power to read minds and communicate telepathically across relatively short distances. In addition, he can focus his mental energy in a form of telekinesis that can move objects or serve as pure force beams.
Tellus has no ability to survive in personal combat in a human environment, though he reputedly would be able to fight in a watery atmosphere like his native world’s. Tellus wears the LSH flight ring, which permits him to fly.
Art by Steve Lightle