Legion World Forums LEGION CLUBHOUSE The Legion of Super-Heroes LSH cover FACEOFF!!!

Annual. I like the perspective or plane that Glorith is on (as opposed to the straight on shot of 53) and Jo's pose helps as well as it pulls the cover together but also helps put a Legionnaire front and center (unlike 53 where you barely notice the Legionnaires in her hands, instead you're looking at her slightly demented expression).

Still, two nice looking covers, but in the end it is no contest.

The Annual by a mile. Sexy sexy evil Glorith. Jo as her puppet. Laurel, Imra, and Brainy look great even in defeat. The colors compliment one another. Classic, exciting as hell, extra size story. Everything an annual should be and more. The cover does it justice and then some.

I prefer the style of the annual's rendering of Glorith, and I like it better in concept. But even on a non-literal cover, I expect the perspective to work, and the sizes seem wrong here. That is, Ultra Boy doesn't just look closer than the other Legionnaires, but much larger. And Glorith's pose does suggest a threat to fight more than a puppeteer.

53 is an example of the sort of covers that confused me as to what the Legion was about. Along with many of the early 5YL covers, they didn't get me interested in the series. This is one I specifically remember wondering about. I didn't have Annual 1, but if I had, it wouldn't have engaged me much better.

I don't like the psychedelic background, but Glorith's expression here almost prevents me from looking away.

Despite the obvious commonality, the covers aren't trying to do the same thing. Annual 1 is a "serious" cover; 53 is a "fun" cover.

I so much want to vote for 53, but the background continues to wear on me. So I have to vote for the annual, though I don't know if it would be the one more likely to get me to buy it.

I'll vote for the annual. I like Ultra Boy and I've never liked baby stories.

The colouring is better on the Annual so I'm going with that one.

#53's rendering of Glorith is better overall but it is let down by the background. So I'll vote for the annual.

The Annual is Hughes.

REALLY? Wow, it doesn't really look like his art to me.... I think the Immonen cover looks more Hughes-ey than the Annual. Veddy interesting!

#53 for me.

If only there was a cover with Glorith playing puppeteer with Legion babies... (and a different facial expression than 53's).

I'm going with the Annual 'cause I like the more mischievous expression on Glorith's face and the strings make me think of the Puppet Planetoid.

53 has the babies and the funky colors and a Glorith who looks like she just saw the red light go on above a camera that's zoomed in on her on live TV.

WOW-- this has to be the most lopsided faceoff yet. I'm going to call it.

FINAL TALLEY


ANNUAL-- 18 votes

LSH 53-- 4 votes


Next FACEOFF coming shortly...

LEGION of SUPER-PETS FACE-OFF!

WHICH COVER FEATURING SUPERPOWERED ANIMALS WILL WIN YOUR VOTE???





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I have a feeling that #364 is going to run away with this.

What's with the ugly orange backgrounds on both covers? Was that a Pets 'thing'.

I do love the ridiculousness of the Pets sitting at those tables on #322 though. What a completely inappropriate structure for a horse. lol

How does Proty know what Comet is saying to him by the way? None of the Pets were telepathic were they?

I'm going for #364.

The Super-Pets Club House was originally Blockade Super-Goldfish. He doesn't have amnesia, but just the regular goldfish memory of about 5 seconds.

I like #322, cuz it looks like Superboy is turning into tapioca pudding and I like tapioca pudding.

#322 Naked Cosmic Boy butt. 'nough said!

Proty is telepathic and I think Comet is too.

I'm going with 364....Krypto ripping Cos's pants and Beppo throwing Imra around is just too funny

364 for the reasons already mentioned.

364! Superboy getting horse kicked...Cos having his rear exposed, much to Streaky's displeasure apparently...and Beppo tossing Imra around (is there a subtext there I wonder?).

Not that the image of the pets as the Legion founders behind the desk passing judgement on a potential member isn't funny...but do you really want Beppo voting on your admission?

364 should be an all-time classic Legion cover. Both covers are screams. The sober and serious look on Beppo's face on 322 is just price-less. Now I want a Beppo t-shirt.

Probably the initiation of Proty II because it pays homage to the original appearance, though it's a hard choice because I'm not really too big a fan of either cover. I don't mind the Super-Pets at all, but both covers here scream corny to me.

But I have to mention that I have the awesome luck to have a free copy of the Revolt of the Super-Pets via the incredible legendary poster Vee, who gave me his childhood copy a few years back!

364. Craziness.

#364