Legion of Super Heroes...silver age to present!

[Silver]

We really need a official Legion of Super Heroes thread to post and discuss all things Legion! I really don't want to limit the discussion or posts to just silver age stuff as the Legion has a history longer than any Marvel hero and is being published still. Let's start this in the silver age forums, since the Legion started there.

 

I will kick it off with my copy of Adventure 267, the Legions 2nd appearance. I am hoping Ian or Tim will grace us with one (or both!) of their beautiful copies of Adventure 247.

 

I have nearly a complete Legion collection (all the way to present) so you won't see me being shy!

 

Let the posting begin!

 

[Shadow]

It's funny, I've always liked the Legion and collected them in the early 80's when the title went to "Legion Of Superheroes" with #259 I believe. I loved the times I would get to read the older stories also. But, it never made an impression on my Want List radar. Perhaps, when the JLA run is done, I'll mix Avengers & Legion into the list more.

 

Good thread to start.

[tth2]

We really need a official Legion of Super Heroes thread to post and discuss all things Legion!

What, did you run out of Jimmy Olsens to post?

 

Great idea for a thread, since the Legion are one of my very favorite runs and a title that I'm still actively collecting. I also like the idea of transcending comic eras and showing everything Legion from SA to modern. We've been successful in doing that in the Duck thread in the GA forum, which thus far has included everything from the early 1930s to the 1970s.

 

I am hoping Ian or Tim will grace us with one (or both!) of their beautiful copies of Adventure 247.

How can I resist an invitation like that!

 

[tth2]

From the very first Legion appearance to a much more recent appearance in the 1970s.

 

[adamstrange]

 

Might as well post your "Ode to Adv 247" pic while you're at it.

[tth2]

I don't appear to have saved it anywhere.

[Silver]

What, did you run out of Jimmy Olsens to post?

 

 

 

[tth2]

What, did you run out of Jimmy Olsens to post?

 

 

 

[steelcity]

What, did you run out of Jimmy Olsens to post?

 

 

 

 

JO #76 is such a great Elastic Lad (Legion related) cover and one of my two favorites along with #62. By the way, Silver, today is your JO#31 posting day - first Elastic Lad!

 

[steelcity]

Another nice Legion related Jimmy olsen is #77:

 

[steelcity]

And #99:

 

[steelcity]

Anyway, there are so many Legion books we can all post.....tth2 has posted 1st appearance and Silver their 2nd appearance. Here is the 3rd Legion:

 

[Silver]

4th:

 

[Silver]

5th and first appearance of Star Boy:

 

[Silver]

6th and the introduction of several Legionnaires plus one of the coolest Supergirl covers ever in Action Comics:

 

[Silver]

First Mon-El appearance. While technically not a Legion issue, Mon-El became a key member shortly after this.

 

[Silver]

7th Legion appearance and first adult Legion / Superman appearance:

 

[Silver]

8th Legion appearance. Technically, this is an imaginary story (and the best one ever IMO) but the Legion appears and it is is still an early appearance, Overstreet denotes it as the 8th overall apperance of the Legion:

 

[Silver]

9th Legion appearance.

 

Since the Legion was still in it's early days each issue expanded on the team. This issue debuted Sun Boy and is the last 10 cent Legion appearance. Their next appearance is in Superboy 93, the first 12 cent issue of that title....and one I don't have scanned yet....who's gonna beat me to it?

 

[Timely]

I really don't want to limit the discussion or posts to just silver age stuff as the Legion has a history longer than any Marvel hero and is being published still.

 

I think the Sub-Mariner, Ka-Zar, Captain America and a few others would like a word with you out back.

 

West