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Golden Age Legion for the win!

I guess I like thn both, but I'm gonna say Legionnaires 54

Wow a tough one. I think I am going with LSH 92. Love the movie poster homage!

54 for me.. I loved Moy, and I love how the scene reminds you of the JSA.

I have no idea what happened in either of these, and while the *idea* of 54 excites the hell out of me, the artwork on 92 is way better.

92.

I'd much rather read the story behind the cover of 54, but 92 is just a funner cover.

I like both- but I'll go with LEGIONNAIRES 54 since it has interesting looks for some of my favorite characters (finhead Element Lad? Hooded Invisible Kid? That awful magnet insignia for Cosmic Boy...). How could I possibly vote against that turban on Saturn Girl's head?

I do love Gates starring on a cover... and the choice of a drive-in monster movie poster representing the 1950's is a good one.

This pair of covers reminds me of so much story-potential wasted in that idea of the Time Trapper testing the Legionnaires by placing them in different eras.

That could have been a recurring bit for *years*! Similar to the Time Trapper's recurring role in ADVENTURE comics. Instead, we had these two 'looks', followed by a muddled, confusing two-parter that seemingly wrapped everything up. I wasn't satisifed then, and I'm less so now.

What might have been...

One really cool thing about 54 that needs to be mentioned... the groovy artificial aging effects to make it look more authentically like a fifty-year old comic! Note the "fades" in various places!

92. I also love the atmospheric, B-movie poster homage.

Another aspect that makes it stand out is the intentional catering to the prejudices of the era. "Monster from Another Planet" -- as if any other planet *had* to be populated by monsters (a prejudice the Legion was designed to counter). The clean-cut, all-American white kids (including two blonde girls). The exaggerated, gigantic form of Gates (who was actually small). The cover, perhaps in a nod to Gates' political leanings, effectively spoofs Red Scare paranoia.

92 for me.

Legionnaires #54 for me.
While this was the era that almost made me drop the Legion for the first time, I think that the overall look and faux aging of the cover make it a winner.

Artwise, Legion #92 is nicer, but 54 gets it for the gimmick cover.

i hate them both.


92. alan davis.

B... but, both covers spoke very highly of you...

ah...those Team 20 and Timeslip stories....sure wish that they showcased more of those especially Timeslip. I liked them both...but Golden Age LSH won me over due to the nice homage to JSA All-Stars #3 cover. It made me smile.

too bad!!

Legionnaires 54 for the JSA homage.

Legionnaires 54, that cover always grabs me.

92 for Gates sake.

I loved those stories and I like both Moy and Davis.
I'd add Davis to my 'transends eras' list.

54

I don't like either cover, and I did drop the Legion during the run that includes 92. (Didn't pick up again until Shooter brought me back.)

If I'm choosing I prefer the art on 92 rather then the golden age feel.

LSH #92. It's a clever parody of a B movie poster that is executed well.

Moy and Davis are two of my favourite ever Legion artists so it's hard to see them up against each other like this.

That said, Legionnaires #54 is definitely my favourite of these two covers. Other posters have already expressed all the main reasons but one important point I think they've missed is that the colouring is so much better on it. All those primary, colourful points all over it really make the cover POP! in my opinion.

LSH #92 is a lot more dull and muted on the other hand and doesn't have the same WOW! factor a real 1950s movie poster would have had.

I much preferred the story in LSH #92 though.

I like both covers, but #92 always makes me chuckle when I see it, so it gets my vote.

Extra points to the JSA homage for getting that lettering in the Roll-Call down, though.

"Competing, not fighting! The Legionnaires would never turn against their buddies, Light Lass!"

Or should I say "Black Lad"?