Legion of Super Heroes | |
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Developed by | Amy Wolfram |
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Theme music composer | Kristopher Carter |
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Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
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Editor | Joe Gall |
Running time | 21–22 minutes |
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Network | The CW (Kids' WB) |
Release | September 23, 2006 – April 5, 2008 |
Legion of Super Heroes is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation, adapted from the DC Comics series of the same name. It debuted on September 23, 2006, and centers on a young Superman's adventures in the 31st century, fighting alongside the eponymous group of superheroes. The show was produced by one of its main character designers James Tucker, a co-producer of the Justice League Unlimited series, for the Kids' WB line-up on The CW network.
The series drew on the rich history of the Legion of Super-Heroes, taking inspiration from stories set during all time periods of the team's nearly 50-year history in comics. It also had a tie-in spin-off comic book series, Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century, that lasted 20 issues.
The series was cancelled after its second season. [1]
A few months before Legion of Super Heroes premiered, the Legion appeared in the Justice League Unlimited episode "Far From Home.". The episode featured Supergirl traveling to the future and joining the Legion, leading audiences to think that it was intended to serve as a back-door pilot for a Legion series, and that it would be a DCAU spin-off. However, series producer James Tucker clarified that the series was deliberately created from scratch:
Early reports had suggested the title of the series would be Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes, but the official announcement in April 2006 confirmed the title as Legion of Super Heroes. The same announcement indicated that the series would air on the Kids' WB block of the new The CW network at 10 a.m. [3]
At the 2006 Comic Con International, the production staff did not officially say whether legal issues at the time involving the ownership of Superboy had affected this series or whether changes were made to tie the series in with the Superman Returns film, but one significant change had been made since the announcement of the series. The original press release referred to "the young Superboy," [4] while the revised press release, published in June, described the character as a young Superman. At the conclusion of the pilot episode, Clark adopts the superhero name Superman, and not Superboy. In the second season, which takes place two years after the end of the first season, the character is called Superman, without reference to his "young" status.
The second season has a darker and more mature tone than the first season and mostly focuses on Brainiac 5 and his relationship with his evil ancestor, the original Brainiac. In the second season, most of the Legionnaires have changed their appearances, e.g., Lightning Lad has longer hair and gains a robotic arm after Imperiex blasted off his right arm during a battle, and Triplicate Girl changes her codename to Duo Damsel after her white self is killed by an antimatter wave. [5] As with the first season, a total of 13 episodes were created for the second season, which premiered on September 22, 2007. The show was not renewed for a third season. [1]
A third season was planned for production but ultimately canceled, partially because of 4Kids Entertainment taking over the Kids' WB! slot. It would have taken place three years after the end of the second season, introducing Sensor, Magnetic Kid, Supergirl, Tellus, Princess Projectra, and Shadow Lass while expanding the roles of background characters Blok, Wildfire, and Dawnstar. Additionally, Kell-El would still be a regular character but have a reduced role, with Wildfire being his replacement. The main focus of the third season would have been Brainiac 5 returning while trying to redeem himself after the second season's finale and Brainiac 6 trying to destroy the Legion. Also, producer James Tucker planned to make an adaptation of the story "The Ghost of Ferro Lad" to introduce Ferro Lad's long-lost twin brother. [6] [7] [8]
Parts of this article (those related to UK broadcasts) need to be updated.(February 2013) |
The first season of the series began airing on Cartoon Network UK on March 5, 2007. The 13 episodes were shown weekdays through March 21, and the two-part season finale aired in the UK about five weeks before it was shown in the US. It also used to air on CITV 'Action Stations' and re-aired on Cartoon Network Too.
In the first season, the series revolved around a core group of eight Legionnaires but others appeared from time to time in recurring roles, similar in format to the Justice League Unlimited animated series.
The first season introduces a teenaged Clark Kent who is about to move from Smallville to Metropolis. He knows of his abilities but does not know what to do with his future (similar in nature to the Clark Kent featured in the Smallville television series). After traveling to the future, young Clark assumes the identity of Superman and gradually learns to control his abilities, becoming the hero he is destined to be. At the end of the first season, he returns to the present around the same time he left in the first episode.
In the second season, Superman returns to the future after spending two years in the past and gaining more experience with his powers. Also, Superman X, a clone of Superman from the 41st century created to battle Imperiex, is introduced. When Imperiex travels back to the 31st century, Superman X is forced to follow him into the past and recruit the Legion to help him.
Series producer James Tucker offered descriptions of the core team in a July 2006 interview at Comic Con International in San Diego. [9] As with other DC team shows such as Justice League Unlimited, not every core character appears in all episodes. The following descriptions apply to the characters as seen in the first season.
XS appears in the finale "Dark Victory" as a background character. Dawnstar and Invisible Kid also make cameo appearances in the finale, along with many other rarely seen Legion members.
In the first season, some Legionnaires were mentioned or shown as images before making an actual appearance. Fourteen members were shown during the season as already active: Blok, Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Dream Girl, Element Lad, Lightning Lad, Phantom Girl, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Sun Boy, Triplicate Girl, and Tyroc. Five more joined the Legion through the course of the series: Superman, Timber Wolf, Matter-Eater Lad, Star Boy, and Ferro Lad.
The opening credits sequences used for first-season episodes included a glimpse of the Mission Monitor Board signs for many Legionnaires as well as shots of flying Legionnaires who would be seen in later episodes (though not all of those with Mission Monitor Board symbols appeared). At least four members of the Legion as seen in the comics appeared in some way on the show but had not joined by the end of the first season (Ultra Boy, Lightning Lass, Wildfire, and Polar Boy).
In the second season, Karate Kid appeared in the opening credits with the other Legionnaires, though he did not appear until the fifth episode (in which Nemesis Kid also became a new member). Similar to Karate Kid, Sun Boy appeared in the second season opening titles and made semi-regular, though non-speaking appearances. Ayla Ranzz, sister of Lightning Lad, also appears, but lacking powers and not being a superhero like her comic counterpart.
Character | Voice actor |
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Blok | N/A |
Bouncing Boy | Michael Cornacchia |
Brainiac 5 | Adam Wylie [10] |
Chameleon Boy | Alexander Polinsky |
Colossal Boy | Adam Wylie |
Cosmic Boy | Wil Wheaton [11] |
Dream Girl | Tara Platt |
Element Lad | N/A |
Ferro Lad | Dave Wittenberg |
Karate Kid | Keith Ferguson |
Lightning Lad | Andy Milder [12] |
Matter-Eater Lad | Alexander Polinsky |
Nemesis Kid | Keith Ferguson |
Phantom Girl | Heather Hogan |
Saturn Girl | Kari Wahlgren |
Shrinking Violet | Kari Wahlgren |
Star Boy | Bumper Robinson |
Sun Boy | N/A |
Superman (21st century) | Yuri Lowenthal [13] |
Superman X (Kell-El, 41st century Superman clone) | Yuri Lowenthal |
Timber Wolf | Shawn Harrison |
Triplicate Girl/Duo Damsel | Kari Wahlgren |
Tyroc | N/A |
Ultra Boy | James Arnold Taylor |
Character | Voice actor |
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The Fatal Five | |
Emerald Empress | Jennifer Hale (Season 1) Tara Strong (Season 2) |
Mano | N/A |
Persuader | David Sobolov |
Tharok | David Lodge |
Validus | N/A |
Dr. Mar Londo | Harry Lennix (Season 1) Dorian Harewood (Season 2) |
Alexis Luthor | Tara Strong |
Drax | Greg Ellis |
The Legion of Super-Villains | |
Lightning Lord | James Arnold Taylor |
Esper | Tara Strong |
Hunter | Khary Payton |
Ron-Karr | Shawn Harrison |
Wave | N/A |
Tyr | Khary Payton |
Starfinger | Taylor Negron |
Zyx | Lauren Tom |
Mordru | Richard McGonagle (Season 1) Jim Ward (Season 2) |
The Sun-Eater | N/A |
The Controller | David Lodge |
Imperiex | Phil Morris |
The Dominators | N/A |
Computo | Adam Wylie |
Grimbor the Chainsman | Lex Lang |
Terra-Man | Jeff Black |
Brainiac | Corey Burton |
Roderick Doyle | Wil Wheaton |
The Dark Circle | |
Grullug | Dave Wittenberg |
Ontiir | Bumper Robinson |
Character | Voice actor |
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Winema Wazzo | April Winchell [14] |
The Legion of Substitute Heroes | |
Chlorophyll Kid | Alexander Polinsky |
Color Kid | James Arnold Taylor |
Infectious Lass | Kari Wahlgren |
Porcupine Pete | James Arnold Taylor |
Stone Boy | Yuri Lowenthal |
Ayla Ranzz | Kari Wahlgren |
Calamity King | Alexander Polinsky |
R. J. Brande | Lex Lang |
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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1 | 13 | September 23, 2006 | May 5, 2007 | |
2 | 13 | September 22, 2007 | April 5, 2008 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code [15] | K6–11 rating/share | |||||||
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1 | 1 | "Man of Tomorrow" | Ben Jones | Amy Wolfram | September 23, 2006 | 345–391 | 2.0/8 [16] | |||||||
After being overwhelmed by the Fatal Five, the Legion of Super Heroes recruit a teenage Clark Kent from the past to help fight them. While doing so, Clark decides to officially join the group, staying in the future for longer than originally intended. | ||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | "Timber Wolf" | Lauren Montgomery | Matt Wayne | September 30, 2006 | 345–392 | 1.8/8 [17] | |||||||
A mysterious scientist, Mar Londo, asks the Legion to help capture a dangerous creature. In the process, they discover that neither Mar nor the creature are who they appear to be. | ||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | "Legacy" | Tim Maltby | Scott Sonneborn | October 7, 2006 | 345–393 | 1.6/7 [18] | |||||||
Superman unknowingly saves the life of Alexis, one of the wealthiest people in the galaxy. The two become fast friends, but end up clashing after Superman prioritizes his duties with the Legion over her. | ||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | "Phantoms" | Tim Maltby | Rob Hoegee | November 4, 2006 | 345–396 | 1.7/8 [19] | |||||||
While visiting the Superman Museum, Superman accidentally activates the Phantom Zone projector and frees Drax, a genetically engineered evil Kryptonian, and his two pets, Comet and Cupid. Now Superman must not only stop them while rescuing the other Legionaires when Drax traps them in the Zone. | ||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | "Champions" | Lauren Montgomery | Matt Wayne | November 11, 2006 | 345–395 | 1.4/6 [20] | |||||||
While supporting Lightning Lad as he competes in the Galactic Games, Superman and Phantom Girl uncover a plot by the Fatal Five to kill the latter's mother, United Planets President Winema Wazzo. Lightning Lad has troubles of his own when he finds competition from his brother Mekt. | ||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | "Fear Factory" | Ben Jones | John Esposito | November 18, 2006 | 345–394 | 1.6/7 [21] | |||||||
During a cosmic storm, the team takes refuge in a creepy, derelict space station. There, they are kidnapped one by one while being forced to face their greatest fears. | ||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | "Brain Drain" | Tim Maltby | Rob Hummell | February 3, 2007 | 345–399 | N/A | |||||||
While undergoing the Alignment, a data-sharing process undergone by his species, a major malfunction sends Brainiac 5's intelligence plummeting. To obtain the rare element needed to save him, Superman and Timber Wolf must travel to the inhospitable planet Zuun – and thanks to a transporter accident, they have only Brainiac 5's head to guide them. | ||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | "Lightning Storm" | Lauren Montgomery | Stan Berkowitz | February 10, 2007 | 345–398 | 2.0/8 [22] | |||||||
To the Legion's disappointment, Lightning Lad accepts an invitation to join an older, "cooler" team - the Light Speed Vanguard. However, he realizes that they are not who they appears to be, and must choose between them and the Legion. | ||||||||||||||
9 | 9 | "The Substitutes" | Ben Jones | Scott Sonneborn | February 17, 2007 | 345–400 | 1.8/7 [23] | |||||||
A group of rejected Legion applicants band together to prove themselves as worthy heroes, in the process fighting the villain Starfinger while the Legion is busy with ionosphere-eating monsters. | ||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | "Child's Play" | Ben Jones | Marty Isenberg | February 24, 2007 | 345–397 | 1.7/7 [24] | |||||||
Young sorcerer Zyx arrives on Earth to cause trouble. As the Legion fights him, Phantom Girl puts her diplomatic skills to the test as she travels to Zyx's home planet of Zerox to gain aid from their council. | ||||||||||||||
11 | 11 | "Chain of Command" | Lauren Montgomery | Amy Wolfram | March 3, 2007 | 345–401 | 1.2/5 [25] | |||||||
When a series of cosmic storms strike Lightning Lad's home planet of Winath, the Legion is called to help. At the same time, they must deal with the return of long-absent Legion leader Cosmic Boy, who has brought an enigmatic new hero in tow. | ||||||||||||||
12 | 12 | "Sundown" | Tim Maltby | David Slack | April 28, 2007 | 345–402 | 1.4/6 [26] | |||||||
13 | 13 | Ben Jones | Rob Hoegee | May 5, 2007 | 345–403 | 1.2/6 [27] | ||||||||
Part 1: The Legion is put to the ultimate test when an ancient weapon known as a Sun Eater is unleashed by the villainous Controller. They attempt to stop it from devouring the sun of the uninhabited Cheyenne Delta and reaching full power, but ultimately fail as it sets its sights on Earth. Part 2: With the Sun Eater on a direct course for Earth's sun, the Legion is forced to ally with the Fatal Five to stop it, while Superman fights the Controller. In the end, the Legion triumphs, but at a terrible cost. |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code [15] | K6–11 rating/share | |||||||
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14 | 1 | "The Man from the Edge of Tomorrow" | Brandon Vietti | Michael Jelenic | September 22, 2007 | 345–521 | 1.3/7 [28] | |||||||
15 | 2 | Scott Jeralds | Greg Weisman | September 29, 2007 | 345–522 | 1.7/9 [29] | ||||||||
Part 1: Kell-El, Superman's 41st-century clone, travels back in time to enlist the Legion in helping him fight the warlord Imperiex. However, Imperiex manages to steal Kell's warp key, traveling to the 31st century, altering the timeline, and creating an antimatter wave that threatens to destroy the future. Part 2: Imperiex frees the Fatal Five and Legion of Super Villains from the Takron-Galtos prison, and traps several Legionnaires there. The Legion are subsequently forced to retrieve Superman, who has returned to the 21st century. | ||||||||||||||
16 | 3 | "Cry Wolf" | James Tucker | J. M. DeMatteis | October 6, 2007 | 345–523 | 1.6/7 [30] | |||||||
When it appears that Timber Wolf killed his own father during a science exhibition, the Legion try to catch him, while Chameleon Boy and Phantom Girl work to clear his name. | ||||||||||||||
17 | 4 | "Chained Lightning" | Brandon Vietti | Matt Wayne | October 13, 2007 | 345–524 | 1.9/8 [31] | |||||||
Imperiex plans to harness the powers of a cosmic storm with the help of Lightning Lord. In the process, Lightning Lad loses his right arm to Imperiex and gains a new bionic one. There is also a flashback detailing how Lightning Lad and Lightning Lord got their powers and what happened to their sister Ayla. | ||||||||||||||
18 | 5 | "The Karate Kid" | Brandon Vietti and Scott Jeralds | Eddie Guzelian | October 27, 2007 | 345–525 | N/A | |||||||
Grimbor the Chainsman has been committing heists across the galaxy. As the Legion's fight against Imperiex has thinned their ranks, its members lead a recruitment drive that leads to Nemesis Kid and Karate Kid being recruited into the Legion. However, Karate Kid faces discrimination from the other Legionnaires and is banned from active duty due to his lack of powers. | ||||||||||||||
19 | 6 | "Who Am I?" | James Tucker | J. M. DeMatteis | November 3, 2007 | 345–526 | 1.4/7 [32] | |||||||
Chameleon Boy infiltrates Imperiex's ranks disguised as Persuader, and having his mind reprogrammed to believe that he actually is him. However, trouble arises when the Legion is unable to restore him to normal, and Imperiex plans to invade his home planet of Durla. | ||||||||||||||
20 | 7 | "Unnatural Alliances" | Brandon Vietti | Keith Damron | November 17, 2007 | 345–527 | N/A | |||||||
Terra-Man, a cowboy-like robot from the 41st century, is sent to kill a boy named Abel and prevent him from creating the technology that would create Imperiex in the future. Subsequently, Superman X and Imperiex reluctantly ally to protect Abel and the timeline. | ||||||||||||||
21 | 8 | "Message in a Bottle" | Scott Jeralds and Brandon Vietti | Joseph Kuhr | December 1, 2007 | 345–528 | 1.2/5 [33] | |||||||
Superman and the Legion are on a mission to the bottled city of Kandor to stop Imperiex, who seeks advanced technology inside it. To help the Legion, Brainiac 5 must access information from the original Brainiac. | ||||||||||||||
22 | 9 | "In the Beginning" | James Tucker | Steven Melching | March 8, 2008 | 345–529 | 1.3/5 [34] | |||||||
In the present, R.J. Brande is kidnapped by Grimbor the Chainsman, and the Legion must save him. A flashback shows how Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad, and Saturn Girl formed the Legion after saving Brande from an assassination attempt orchestrated by his treacherous partner Roderick Doyle. | ||||||||||||||
23 | 10 | "Trials" | James Tucker | Steven Melching | March 15, 2008 | 345–530 | 0.8/3 [35] | |||||||
Zyx comes to the Legion for help when the evil sorcerer Mordru takes over his homeworld. However, he has been drained of his magic as punishment for his previous battle with the Legion, and must go through a series of trials with Superman X to get it back. | ||||||||||||||
24 | 11 | "In Your Dreams" | Brandon Vietti | Stan Berkowitz | March 22, 2008 | 345–531 | 0.8/3 [36] | |||||||
The Legion battle the Dark Circle with the help of Dream Girl and her powerful precognitive abilities. However, when the Dark Circle realize how the Legion is defeating them, they kidnap Dream Girl to use her abilities to their advantage. | ||||||||||||||
25 | 12 | "Dark Victory" | Brandon Vietti | J. M. DeMatteis and Michael Jelenic | March 29, 2008 | 345–532 | 1.1/5 [37] | |||||||
26 | 13 | April 5, 2008 | 345–533 | 1.4/6 [38] | ||||||||||
Part 1: Brainiac 5 is taken over by the original Brainiac, who exists in his programming and is being used by Imperiex in his latest plot on the universe. Part 2: After eliminating Imperiex, Brainiac takes over his army and plans to bring order to the universe by digitizing it. With Superman thought to be dead, the other Legionnaires must stop him before it is too late. |
The series was nominated for three Creative Arts Emmy Awards, a subset of the Daytime Emmy Awards. [39] None of the nominations won their category.
Season 1 was released to home video in three separate DVD volumes, with four episodes on the first two releases and five on the third. The complete Season 1 collection was released in a 3-DVD box set, which merely collected each of the three individual volumes. All were released through Warner Home Video.
The complete Season 2 DVD collection was released in July 2020, at the same time as the entire series on Blu-Ray, through the Warner Archive Collection. Season 1 volume 1 has a bonus featurette called "We Are Legion", and the Season 2 two-part series finale has an audio commentary with producer James Tucker, director Brandon Vietti, and the voice of Saturn Girl, Kari Wahlgren. These bonus features are also included in the Complete Series Blu-Ray. [40] [41]
The series is also available for purchase or streaming on various platforms, including iTunes, Amazon Prime Video, and formerly DC Universe.
Individual episodes have been released on various other DC home video releases; for example, the two-part episode "Dark Victory" was released an extra on the 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray release of The Death of Superman .
Title | Release date | # of episodes | Episodes |
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Legion of Super Heroes Volume One | August 28, 2007 | 4 | "Man of Tomorrow", "Timber Wolf", "Legacy", "Phantoms" |
Legion of Super Heroes Volume Two | February 5, 2008 | 4 | "Champions", "Fear Factory", "Brain Drain", "Lightning Storm" |
Legion of Super Heroes Volume Three | September 9, 2008 | 5 | "The Substitutes", "Child's Play", "Chain of Command", "Sundown: Part One", "Sundown: Part Two" |
Legion of Super Heroes Season 1 DVD 3-Pack | September 15, 2009 | 13 | Complete Season 1 |
Legion of Super Heroes: The Complete Second Season | July 14, 2020 | 13 | Complete Season 2 |
Legion of Super Heroes: The Complete Series | July 14, 2020 | 26 | Complete series (Seasons 1 and 2) |
A comic book based on the show's continuity was published under the title Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century. According to the comic's writer, J. Torres, the name was chosen to distinguish itself from more specifically youth-oriented titles such as Justice League Adventures and Superman Adventures . [42] The first issue was distributed during Free Comic Book Day 2007 in addition to being sold.
An interview concerning the Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century comic confirmed that the comic was to continue publication despite the series ending, and that the comic would also be telling stories that were to have taken place after the second-season finale. [43] As of issue #20, the comic ceased publication. [44]
While the comic incorporates the cast of the show, other characters from DC Comics have made an appearance.
Issues #1–7 were collected in the trade paperback Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century, Vol. 1: Tomorrow's Heroes (March 2008, ISBN 978-1-4012-1668-9).
A tie-in promotion with McDonald's Happy Meal took place in August 2007, containing eight figurines: Superman, Timber Wolf, Lightning Lad, Brainiac 5, Bouncing Boy, Mano, Tharok, and Validus.
Action figures by Mattel were not produced because of a lack of retailer interest. [45]
The collectible miniatures game HeroClix produced a special starter set of the Legion, including a figure of "Young Superman" during the first season.
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