([October] 1999)

DC, 1999 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
17.95 USD; 27.75 CAD
Pages
244
On-sale Date
1999-08-18
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [bullet]
ISBN
1-56389-515-3 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
761941217451 00111
Printer
Printed in Canada
Editing
Dale Crain (credited) (editor - collected edition); Michael Wright (credited) (associate editor - collected edition); KC Carlson (credited) (editor - original series); Mike McAvennie (credited) (assistant editor - original series); Mike Carlin (credited) (executive editor); Jason Lyons (publication design)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
cardstock cover
Binding
softcover
Publishing Format
collected edition

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Lee Moder (credited, signed)
Inks
Ron Boyd (credited) (signed as BOYD)
Colors
Tom McCraw (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Leviathan; Triad; Invisible Kid; Apparition; Chameleon; Live Wire; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Brainiac 5; XS

Legion of Super-Heroes: The Beginning of Tomorrow (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Title page.

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

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Publication data page.

Daily Planet, Wednesday 2294.05.07 (Table of Contents: 3)

Legion of Super-Heroes / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Headlines from the Daily Planet in the Legion's time.

Time and Chance (Table of Contents: 4)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid (credited); Tom McCraw (credited)
Pencils
Stuart Immonen (credited)
Inks
Ron Boyd (credited)
Colors
Tom McCraw (credited)
Letters
Bob Pinaha (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Live Wire [Garth Ranzz]; Cosmic Boy [Rokk Krinn]; Saturn Girl [Imra Ardeen]]; R. J. Brande; Luornu Durgo; Roderick Doyle; President Chu; Oto; Jando; Shvaughn Erin; Quav; Hagbard; Mekt Ranzz; Ayla Ranzz; Mr. Cuspin; Sgt. Bendah; Superman (hologram); Batman (hologram); Flash (hologram); Wonder Woman (hologram)
Synopsis
When three youths with fantastic powers save billionaire R. J. Brande from an assassination attempt, he offers to sponsor them in an organization meant to emulate the super-heroes of a millennium ago.
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Close Encounters (Table of Contents: 5)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid (credited) (co-plot); Tom McCraw (co-plot, dialogue)
Pencils
Jeff Moy (credited as Jeffrey Moy)
Inks
Ron Boyd (credited)
Colors
Tom McCraw (credited)
Letters
Pat Brosseau (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Live Wire; Saturn Girl; Appartition [Tinya Wazzo]; Triad [Luornu Durgo]; Brainiac 5 [Querl Dox]; XS [Jenni Ognats]; Kid Quantum; Invisible Kid [Lyle Norg]; Chameleon; Leviathan [Gim Allon]]; R. J. Brande; Marla Latham; Roderick Doyle; President Chu; Winema Wazzo; Javan; Erickson; Davido; Star Boy; Atmos; Gigi Cusimano
Synopsis
After the first three Legionnaires are presented to the assembled United Planets, several more members are drafted into service.
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Forced Friends, Deadly Consequences! (Table of Contents: 6)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid (credited); Tom McCraw (credited)
Pencils
Lee Moder (credited)
Inks
Ron Boyd (credited)
Colors
Tom McCraw (credited)
Letters
Bob Pinaha (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Live Wire; Saturn Girl; Apparition; Triad; Leviathan; Kid Quantum; XS; Chameleon]; Tangleweb
Synopsis
The founding members are just beginning to train the new recruits when they are off on their first mission, where they are attacked by Tangleweb and suffer their first loss.
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The Quick and the Dead (Table of Contents: 7)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid (credited) (co-plot); Tom McCraw (credited) (co-plot); Tom Peyer (credited) (script)
Pencils
Jeff Moy (credited as Jeffrey Moy)
Inks
Ron Boyd (credited)
Colors
Tom McCraw (credited)
Letters
Pat Brosseau (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [XS; Live Wire; Triad; Apparition; Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy; Brainiac 5; Invisible Kid; Chameleon; Leviathan; Kid Quantum (in flashback)]; R. J. Brande; Marla Latham; President Chu; Roderick Doyle; Jando; Mano; Tangleweb (in flashback); Jeven Ognats (in photo)
Synopsis
The Legionnaires track down the person who ordered the assassination attempt on R. J. Brande before Kid Quantum's funeral. At the funeral, XS saves everyone from a bomb in the coffin. Elsewhere, blaming someone named McCauley for the deaths of all the of the other people on his homeworld of Angtu, Mano obliterates his dead planet.
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Things at Hand! (Table of Contents: 8)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid (credited); Tom McCraw (credited)
Pencils
Lee Moder (credited) (pp. 1-15); Scott Benefiel (credited) (pp. 21-25); Brian Apthorp (credited) (pp. 16-20)
Inks
Ron Boyd (credited) (pp. 1-13, 21-25); Tom Simmons (credited) (pp. 12-20)
Colors
Tom McCraw (credited)
Letters
Bob Pinaha (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Invisible Kid; XS; Leviathan; Live Wire; Triad; Chameleon; Apparition]; R. J. Brande; President Chu; Tenzil Kem; Mano; Leland McCauley
Synopsis
After R. J. Brande presents the Legion with their new headquarters, they are summoned by his rival Leland McCauley to investigate a disturbance on the moon. When they arrive there, they find the disturbance is a vengeful Mano.
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The Descent of Mano (Table of Contents: 9)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Peyer (credited)
Pencils
Jeff Moy (credited as Jeffrey Moy)
Inks
Phil Moy (credited as Philip Moy)
Colors
Tom McCraw (credited)
Letters
Pat Brosseau (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Live Wire; Saturn Girl; Invisible Kid; Apparition; Triad; Chameleon; XS; Leviathan; Brainiac 5]; Mano; R. J. Brande; Leland McCauley; President Chu; Spark [Ayla Ranzz]
Synopsis
Though Mano destroys the moonbase dome, the Legionnaires survive and subdue the villain. Leland McCauley offers them a paid position with him, but all of the Legionnaires return to Earth, where Live Wire finds he has been replaced by his sister.
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Sibling Rivalry (Table of Contents: 10)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid (credited); Tom McCraw (credited)
Pencils
Lee Moder (credited) (pp. 1-11, 23-24); Yancey Labat (credited) (pp. 12-22)
Inks
Ron Boyd (credited)
Colors
Tom McCraw (credited)
Letters
Bob Pinaha (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Live Wire; Apparition; Invisible Kid; XS; Chameleon; Brainiac 5; Spark; Leviathan; Triad; Saturn Girl]; R. J. Brande; President Chu; Ultra Boy; Mext Ranzz; Winema Wazzo; Leland McCauley; Workforce [Inferno; Spider Girl; Karate Kid; Evolvo]
Synopsis
While the founders try to keep Live Wire on the team, the Legionnaires meet and fight Ultra Boy. But when Live Wire finds out that Ultra Boy has a lead on the whereabouts of his brother, they head off to join Leland McCauley's new team.
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Enter the Workforce! (Table of Contents: 11)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Peyer (credited)
Pencils
Jeff Moy (credited as Jeffrey Moy)
Inks
W. C. Carani (credited)
Colors
Tom McCraw (credited)
Letters
Pat Brosseau (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Apparition; Brainiac 5; Chameleon; Cosmic Boy; Invisible Kid; Leviathan; Saturn Girl; Spark; Triad; XS]; Workforce [Ultra Boy; Karate Kid; Inferno; Live Wire; Spider Girl; Evolvo]; Leland McCauley; Bur Rac
Synopsis
While Live Wire goes on a mission with McCauley's Workforce, the Legion travels to the prison called Planet Hell to repair its gateway to the outside, but finds much bigger problems there.
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Breakout! (Table of Contents: 12)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid (credited); Tom McCraw (credited); Tom Peyer (credited) (plot assist)
Pencils
Lee Moder (credited)
Inks
Ron Boyd (credited)
Colors
Tom McCraw (credited)
Letters
Bob Pinaha (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Invisible Kid; Triad; XS; Brainiac 5; Cosmic Boy; Spark; Apparition; Chameleon; Saturn Girl; Leviathan]; Workforce [Live Wire; Evolvo; Inferno; Karate Kid; Spider Girl; Ultra Boy]; Bur Rac
Synopsis
The Legion is joined by the Workforce in trying to put down the jailbreak on Planet Hell, but the prisoners get the upper hand.
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Hard Time! (Table of Contents: 13)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Peyer (credited)
Pencils
Jeff Moy (credited as Jeffrey Moy)
Inks
Tom Simmons (credited)
Colors
Tom McCraw (credited)
Letters
Pat Brosseau (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Apparition; Brainiac 5; Chameleon; Cosmic Boy; Invisible Kid; Leviathan; Saturn Girl; Spark; Triad; XS]; Workforce [Live Wire; Karate Kid; Spider Girl; Evolvo; Inferno; Ultra Boy]; Bur Rac
Synopsis
The inmates allow Brainiac 5, Invisible Kid, Saturn Girl, and Evolvo enough time to figure out a way to save Planet Hell.
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Indexer Notes

Mark Waid and Tom McCraw credited as "Adult Legionnaires".

[Cover Gallery] (Table of Contents: 14)

Legion of Super-Heroes / cover reprint (on interior page) / 3 pages (report information)

Pencils
Stuart Immonen (credited) (Legion of Super-Heroes 0); Jeff Moy (credited as Jeffrey Moy) (Legionnaires 19-22); Lee Moder (credited) (Legion of Super-Heroes 62-65)
Inks
Ron Boyd (credited) (Legion of Super-Heroes 0); Lee Moder (credited) (Legion of Super-Heroes 62-65); Wade von Grawbadger (credited) (Legionnaires 19); Phil Moy (credited as Philip Moy) (Legionnaires 20); W. C. Carani (credited) (Legionnaires 21); John Dell (credited) (Legionnaires 22)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Live Wire; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Chameleon; Invisible Kid; XS; Kid Quantum; Leviathan; Apparition; Brainiac 5; Spark]; Tangleweb; Mano; Workforce [Ultra Boy; Inferno; Karate Kid; Spider Girl; Evolvo]; Leland McCauley
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Indexer Notes

The covers are reproduced at reduced size, three per page, and slightly obscured. The cover to Legionnaires (DC, 1993 series) #0 is not included.

Welcome to the 30th Century... (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  2. 1. Legion of Super-Heroes: The Beginning of Tomorrow
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. Daily Planet, Wednesday 2294.05.07
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  5. 4. Time and Chance
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  6. 5. Close Encounters
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  7. 6. Forced Friends, Deadly Consequences!
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  8. 7. The Quick and the Dead
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  9. 8. Things at Hand!
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  10. 9. The Descent of Mano
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  11. 10. Sibling Rivalry
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  12. 11. Enter the Workforce!
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  13. 12. Breakout!
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  14. 13. Hard Time!
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  15. 14. [Cover Gallery]
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  16. 15. Welcome to the 30th Century...
    Legion of Super-Heroes
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Hunter Johnson
  • Pat Lang
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Andrew S. Troth
  • Jim Van Dore