Legion World Forums LEGION CLUBHOUSE The Legion of Super-Heroes Legion of the Damned reprint recalled by DC

Legion of the Damned was finally going to be reprinted in one edition in English and released this week! The long wait was finally over. Then the book is recalled by DC on release day! Unbelievable! What a disappointment! Please, DC, have someone verify the chapter sequence before the book is printed next month!

or at the very least before it's shipped!

I've got one. yeah, it was pathetic how they didn't bother to put the stories in order. actually it was pretty funny since it was almost in the worst order possible! haha

somebody's lazy at DC.

You've got a collector's item!!

Post it in the Non Sequitor thread, PB!

haha!

I think the order is supposed to be:
1. Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 4) #122
2. Legionnaires #79
3. Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 4) #123
4. Legionnaires #80

what we got was a hilarious:

2. Legionnaires #79
Damned if we do
4. Legionnaires #80
Damned for all eternity
1. Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 4) #122
Legion of the Damned
3. Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 4) #123
Damned if we don't

which for some reason was the cover of the whole package.

no other covers were included .. even as dividers.

we did get a random ad for 'flashpoint'. and a preview at the end for batman arkham city.

it was a 100 page spectacular! let me tell you.

Maybe if they had reprinted the covers they would have noticed those little "L" numbers that would have given them a clue as to the correct order.

ok just brought mine yesterday, never got a chance to read it because it got busy at work.
the guy at the comic book shop i go to didn't even mention it too me, oh well thanks Power Boy for listing the order that stories are in this mess of a one shot.

Anyone got a scan of the cover? Apparently, they're going to change the logo for the fixed version, and I'm just curious...

EDIT: http://www.legionwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=File:DCCP-LSH-LegionOfTheDamnedError.jpg

This was going to be my first DCCP 100-Page Spectacular purchase.

WOW they're already up on Ebay. should i even ponder selling mine??

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...a preview at the end for batman arkham city.

Well, that's good to know. If I didn't hear about Batman every 4.2 seconds, I'd doubtless forget that he'd ever existed.

The covers were not reprinted? Really? Why would DC not include the covers?

Wonderful. DC does not reprint the covers but includes a Batman preview!

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That is the cover I got.

Does anyone else find those previews annoying?

Yeah, googoomuck. It makes the self-congratulation from DC about how they're "holding the line" against price hikes that much more annoying. Comics content is slim enough for the dollar(s) as it is, and now I have to look at (usually hideous, totally uninteresting) previews-- and pay for them. (Damn. That utter eyesore of a Green Arrow preview from a couple of months back. Thinking about it still gives me a headache.) Sometimes it's the same preview in multiple issues, too.

And Batman needs more commercial buzz like the damn Pentagon needs a bigger budget, so there's that annoyance, too.

I'd rather have the ads for bogus "X-Ray Glasses" and Hostess snack cakes back, personally.

I'm a sucker every time, I'm always annoyed the issue is about 6 less pages than I thought when I picked it up.

Not to mention all the artists that do splash page after splash page instead of dialogue filled panels.

Power Boy (or anyone else who has a copy),
Would you mind listing what was included in the issue? From what was posted so far there are
1. 88 interior pages
2. One page for a cover
3. One page for a Flashpoint ad and
4. One page for a Batman Arkham City preview
That is a total of 91 pages. What were the remaining 9 pages? I have waited a long time for this and the curiosity is getting to me! Any additional information would be most appreciated! Thanks!

You only going to be disappointed.

1 page cover
1 page interior cover ad for geek chic daily.com
22 pages (#2. in the story) Legionnaires #79 Damned if we do
22 pages (4.) Legionnaires #80 Damned for all eternity
1 page Flashpoint ad (comes after page 19 of #80)
22 pages (1.) Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 4) #122
Legion of the Damned
22 pages (3.) Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 4) #123
Damned if we don't

1 page Ad for a Batman Arkham city and companion video game
5 pages of sneak preview Batman Arkham City
1 page DC Nation
1 page ad for iFanboy interior rear cover
1 page ad for Doctor Who exterior rear cover

100.


make sense?

Thanks for the information, Power Boy, that was most appreciated.

Oh my! This is what was included rather than the original covers? That is disappointing.

I think Michael over at The Legion Omnicom summarized this quite well.

That Damned Reprint.

When I re-read the oldies, I always get a smile from those Hostess ads.

Does the issue list an editor? I don't mean the original story editor, Mike McAvennie, but for this issue... someone to hold responsible and ridicule for this awesome blunder?

absolutely not ... there's no room!

The saga of this reprint continues for me! Being such a huge fan of the DNA Legion, especially LOD, I wanted to get a copy of this as soon as possible. On April 21st, I was one of the lucky winners of this trade on eBay. I immediately paid for the auction and had peace of mind that I secured my copy. The next day I receive this message from the seller.

Hi. If you purchased this with the intent of getting one of the recalled issues we will not be able to fill your order. Most of our issues were damaged in the storm. Replacements are being shipped on May 11 but they will be the corrected issues. I apologize and have issued a refund.

The seller also sent a request to cancel the transaction on eBay (which I didn’t even know existed). I promptly declined the offer to cancel the transaction and paid for the auction a second time. Shortly thereafter I receive the following message from the seller;

Hi. I see you rejected my request to cancel this transaction. I can't fill your order. All but 1 of the few issues of the recalled version were ruined when the storm took out the front window of our store. I can send you one of the books when DC re-issues them on May 11. I am open to suggestions. I apologize but there is nothing I can do.

I am not convinced his story is true but the reality is that I will not be receiving a book from him.

Now for the good news. I then called a very good friend in Florida who called his comic store to see if they had a copy. They indicated that the store had one and their second store may have a copy as well. He immediately reserved both copies for me!

All is well that ends well and I can’t wait for this to end!

I got an email from my mail-order company DCBS:

--so I'll get it one shipment later.

Stinks to hear they cut covers to run promo crap, but it's a "comic", not a TPB (like I feel it deserved. )