Superboy's Legion

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Superboy's Legion
Superboy Legion.jpg
Cover to Superboy's Legion, art by Mark Farmer and Alan Davis
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
Format Mini-series
Genre
Publication date2001
No. of issues2
Main character(s) Superboy (Kal-El)
Legion of Super-Heroes
Fatal Five
Lex Luthor
Creative team
Written by Mark Farmer
Artist(s) Alan Davis
Letterer(s) Pat Prentice
Colorist(s) Richard Horie
Tanya Horie
Editor(s)Mike McAvennie

Superboy's Legion is a two-issue comic book mini-series, published by DC Comics cover dated February and March 2001, under the Elseworlds imprint. It is written by Mark Farmer, with art by Farmer and Alan Davis. The comic series is a tale about the baby Kal-El, the last survivor of the doomed planet Krypton, arrives on Earth in the 30th century and is found by billionaire R.J. Brande. As Kal grows up, he decides to find other super-powered teens like himself and form a Legion of Super-Heroes. The story uses elements from the Silver Age Comics, most notably the original Legion of Super-Heroes series.

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Plot

In the year 2987, R. J. Brande, the galaxy's richest man and head of Brande Industries, discovers a life pod in an asteroid belt containing Kal-El of Krypton. Brande adopts Kal, who takes the name Kal Brande and becomes a superhero.

After an argument with Brande, Superboy flies to the location of Krypton and meets the Green Lantern Talu-Katua. He is inspired to form the Legion, a superhero team, alongside Imra Ardeen and Rokk Krinn. They hold televised tryouts and induct Sun Boy, Colossal Boy, Shrinking Violet, Bouncing Boy, Element Lad, and Shadow Lass into the group. Subsequently, the group stops an asteroid from destroying the planet Rimbor.

The Legion is attacked by the Fatal Five, during which Colossal Boy is killed and Cosmic Boy loses an arm to Persuader. The Five kidnap Brainiac 5 under orders from their leader, Lex Luthor.

The Legion arrives on Colu to rescue Brainiac 5, during which the Science Police computer Universo is destroyed. However, Saturn Girl befriends the Emerald Empress's Emerald Eye and convinces it to serve as Universo's replacement.

The Legion defeats Luthor, who is revealed to be an android based on the original. Afterward, the Legion becomes the official heroes of the newly formed United Planets. Superboy hands over leadership of the Legion to Ultra Boy and begins dating Lois Olsen.

Collections

In November 2024, Superboy's Legion was re-released as part of a collection alongside the Elseworlds stories Son of Superman , Supergirl: Wings, and Superman: True Brit . [1]

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References

  1. Johnston, Rich (March 28, 2024). "DC Comics Puts Their Old Elseworlds Back Into Print". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved December 5, 2024.