([May] 2008)

DC, 2008 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
14.99 USD; 17.99 CAD
Pages
148
On-sale Date
2008-03-19
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [swirl]
ISBN
978-1-4012-1668-9 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781401216689 51499
Printer
Printed in Canada
Editing
Scott Nybakken (credited) (editor - collected edition); Jeanine Schaefer (credited) (editor - original series)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
cardstock cover
Binding
softcover
Publishing Format
collected edition

Tomorrow's Heroes (Table of Contents)

Legion of Super-Heroes / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Steve Uy (credited)
Inks
Steve Uy (credited)
Colors
Steve Uy ?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Superman; Phantom Girl; Lightning Lad; Brainiac 5; Timber Wolf; Bouncing Boy]
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Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century: Tomorrow's Heroes (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alexander Serra
Inks
Alexander Serra
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Superman

Indexer Notes

Title page. Image from the cover of Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century (DC, 2007 series) #7.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ethen Beavers
Inks
Ethen Beavers
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Superman; Lightning Lad; Bouncing Boy

Indexer Notes

Publication data page. Illustration taken from a panel from the story from Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century (DC, 2007 series) #7.

Yesterday's Hero (Table of Contents: 3)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
J. Torres (credited)
Pencils
Chynna Clugston Flores (credited as Chynna Clugston)
Inks
Chynna Clugston Flores (credited as Chynna Clugston)
Colors
Guy Major (credited)
Letters
Rob Clark Jr. (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Brainiac 5; Triplicate Girl; Bouncing Boy; Lightning Lad; Phantom Girl; Superman [Clark Kent]]; Fatal Five [Emerald Empress; Validus; Mano; The Persuader; Tharok]
Synopsis
The Legion members tell the readers their first impressions of Superman.
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First Flight (Table of Contents: 4)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
J. Torres (credited)
Pencils
Sanford Greene (credited)
Inks
Nathan Massengill (credited)
Colors
Heroic Age (credited)
Letters
Rob Clark Jr. (credited as Robert Clark Jr.)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Timber Wolf; Superman; Saturn Girl; Brainiac 5; Lightning Lad; Bouncing Boy; Sun Boy (cameo); Colossal Boy (cameo); Cosmic Boy (cameo); Phantom Girl (cameo); Triplicate Girl (cameo)]
Synopsis
On the way back from meeting and admitting Timber Wolf into their ranks, the Legionnaires have trouble with their cruiser.
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The Powers That Were (Table of Contents: 5)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Scott Beatty (credited)
Pencils
Sanford Greene (credited)
Inks
Nathan Massengill (credited)
Colors
Heroic Age (credited)
Letters
Mike Sellers (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Bouncing Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Timber Wolf; Superman; Brainiac 5; Phantom Girl]; Infectious Lass; Invulnera-Boy; Porcupine Pete; Double-Header; Night Girl; Polar Boy; Color Kid; Stone Boy; Chlorophyll Kid; [unidentified blonde female applicant]; Gyr of Khundia
Synopsis
At Legion tryouts, Infectious Lass infects the Legion with a virus that swaps the Legionnaires' powers and some of their physical attributes with one another, just as a Khundian advance force attacks. When the Legion surrenders, the Khundians apply restraints designed for each of them, but since the Legionnaires have had their powers scrambled, they are able to escape. Infectious Lass strikes the Khundians with stomach flu and they retreat. The Legion offers Infectious Lass membership, but she declines in order to sharpen her abilities and offers to serve as a substitute Legionnaire if needed.
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Higher Education (Table of Contents: 6)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Christine Boylan (credited)
Pencils
Steve Uy (credited)
Inks
Steve Uy (credited)
Colors
Steve Uy (credited)
Letters
Phil Balsman (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Superman; Brainiac 5; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Triplicate Girl; Bouncing Boy; Phantom Girl]; Fatal Five [Tharok; Emerald Empress; Validus; Persuader; Mano]; Dr. Mod
Synopsis
After a disastrous confrontation with the Fatal Five which leaves Saturn Girl unconscious, Brainiac 5 questions his intelligence and leadership ability and returns to Colu for tests. But when Saturn Girl wakes up she tells Brainy that Tharok was responsible for Brainy's poor leadership and the Legion takes the Five down.
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Indexer Notes

Superman visits Rimbor, Ultra Boy's home planet, and Winath, Lightning Lad's home planet, in this story.

Lightning Strikes (Table of Contents: 7)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
J. Torres (credited)
Pencils
Alexander Serra (credited as Alex Serra)
Inks
Alexander Serra (credited as Alex Serra)
Colors
Heroic Age (credited)
Letters
Travis Lanham (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Superman; Lightning Lad; Phantom Girl; Timber Wolf; Saturn Girl; Brainiac 5; Triplicate Girl; Bouncing Boy]; Emerald Empress
Synopsis
When Superman beats his vertical maze record, Lightning Lad challenges Superman to a series of contests. After losing each contest, Lightning Lad flies off in anger and falls under the control of Emerald Empress. Superman finds Lightning Lad and they fight to a draw until the rest of the Legion arrives and the Empress disappears.
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Indexer Notes

Matter-Eater Lad appears in a billboard advertisement.

Attack of the Green Lantern Corps (Table of Contents: 8)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
J. Torres (credited)
Pencils
Alexander Serra (credited)
Inks
Alexander Serra (credited)
Colors
Heroic Age (credited)
Letters
Mike Sellers (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Lad; Bouncing Boy; Brainiac 5; Triplicate Girl; Timber Wolf; Superman; Saturn Girl; Dream Girl; Blok; Element Lad; Colossal Boy; Cosmic Boy; Sun Boy; Phantom Girl; Shrinking Violet; Tyroc; Star Boy]; Green Lantern Corps [Teen Lantern [Jordana Gardner]] Gen'Ma; Green Lantern Corps (of the 21st century) [Kilowog; Hal Jordan; John Stewart; Kyle Rayner; Katma Tui; Jade; Vidar; Sinestro; G'nort]
Synopsis
While returning from a mission, Lightning Lad and Bouncing Boy's ship is seemingly attacked by the Green Lantern Corps. When the assembled Corps strikes Earth, the Legion summons all available Legionnaires. Saturn Girl probes the minds of the GLs and discovers that they are possessed by Star Conquerors. The Legion removes the Star Conquerors and eliminates the mother Star Conqueror.
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Indexer Notes

Several of the 31st century Green Lanterns look to be from the same species as many of the Green Lanterns of the 21st century, including one each from Bolovax Vik, Medphyll, Slyggia, and Xudar.

No Boys Allowed! (Table of Contents: 9)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Jai Nitz (credited)
Pencils
Ethen Beavers (credited)
Inks
Ethen Beavers (credited)
Colors
Heroic Age (credited)
Letters
Mike Sellers (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Phantom Girl; Triplicate Girl; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Superman; Bouncing Boy]; Circe; Princess Xenobia; Wonder Woman (statue)
Synopsis
The Legionnaires travel to New Themyscira, the home of the Amazons on Io, the fourth largest moon of Jupiter, with Phantom Girl, to visit her friend Princess Xenobia. But there, they uncover a plot by Circe to remove the princess. Circe makes the girls turn on each other, and turns the boys into pigs. But working together, the Legionnaires and Xenobia defeat Circe.
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Cover Gallery (Table of Contents: 10)

Legion of Super-Heroes / cover reprint (on interior page) / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Steve Uy (credited) (#1-5); Alexander Serra (credited) (#6-7)
Inks
Steve Uy (credited) (#1-5); Alexander Serra (credited) (#6-7)
Colors
Steve Uy (credited) (#1-5); Heroic Age (credited) (#6-7)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Superman; Phantom Girl; Lightning Lad; Brainiac 5; Timber Wolf; Bouncing Boy; Triplicate Girl]; Green Lantern Corps [Teen Lantern [Jordana Gardner]; Gen'Ma]
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Long Live the Legion! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Legion of Super-Heroes / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Tomorrow's Heroes
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  2. 1. Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century: Tomorrow's Heroes
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. Yesterday's Hero
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  5. 4. First Flight
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  6. 5. The Powers That Were
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  7. 6. Higher Education
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  8. 7. Lightning Strikes
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  9. 8. Attack of the Green Lantern Corps
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  10. 9. No Boys Allowed!
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  11. 10. Cover Gallery
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  12. 11. Long Live the Legion!
    Legion of Super-Heroes
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Bob Hughes
  • Pat Lang
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Andrew S. Troth
  • Jim Van Dore