The Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century #20 [Direct Sales]

(January 2009)

Metallo 3000 (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Jack Briglio

Pencils

Phil Moy

Inks

John Stanisci

Colors

Heroic Age

Letters

Sal Cipriano

Genre

superhero

Characters

Legion of Super-Heroes [Superman; Dream Girl; Brainiac 5; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Timber Wolf; Sun Boy (cameo); Shrinking Violet (cameo); Tyroc (cameo); Triplicate Girl (cameo); Bouncing Boy (cameo); Ultra Boy (cameo); Phantom Girl (cameo); Colossal Boy (cameo); Chameleon Boy (cameo); Matter-Eater Lad (cameo)]; Tharok [also as Metallo]; Mon-El (cameo); Superman X (cameo); Imperiex (cameo); Drax (flashback; cameo); Legion of Super-Heroes (of the DC Universe) [Brainiac 5; Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Superboy (cameo)]

Synopsis

While Brainiac 5 is distracted with other-dimensional research, someone breaks into his lab and steals kryptonite. Soon after, someone claiming to be Metallo attacks Superman, but he is rescued by his Legionnaire friends. When Metallo returns once again, the Legion exposes him as Tharok in disguise and Superman retrieves the kryptonite, returning it to Brainy, who is unaware that he too is the subject of someone else's inter-dimensional research.

Indexer Notes

Through his dimensional portal, Brainiac 5 views Superman (as seen on the cover of Superman (DC, 1939 series) #1), Mon-El in the Phatom Zone, Superman X fighting Imperiex, and the Legion rejecting Superboy for membership (as seen on the cover of Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #247).