Legion of Super-Heroes

Keith Giffen, 1952-2023

A controversial and polarising figure, Keith Giffen was instrumental in steering moribund franchises such as the Legion of Super-Heroes and the Justice League back to best-seller status, and is remembered for co-creating Lobo, Ambush Bug, and Rocket Raccoon.

Lee Moder, 1970-2023

Lee Moder, comics illustrator and co-creator of DC’s Stargirl, has died at the age of 53.

Steve Lightle, 1959-2021

Despite his relatively short stay on the Legion, Steve Lightle always described it as his “dream assignment”.

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Legion of Super-Heroes/Bugs Bunny 1

Yes, it’s fun… but in a smug, arch way that prevents it from being anywhere near as much fun as it clearly thinks it is.

JLA Adventures: Trapped In Time

“Are you members of the Legion of Doom?”
“We’re not members of any Legion – but we would be if Lightning Lad wasn’t such a hater!”

Is he wearing a “Wife-Beater”?

In a less funny “Scenes from The Sex Wars” than usual, we look at the Legion of Super-Heroes’ unexpected message to the boys of America – If you don’t approve of what a girl is saying, it’s perfectly okay to hit her to shut her up.

Leader of the Gang?

Brainiac 5 risks his much-vaunted ‘super-brain’ by antagonising the galaxy’s premier telepath on account of her ladybits…

Adventure Comics 523-525

Twenty-two years ago, in the previous ‘hardcopy’ incarnation of this illustrious publication, I concluded a dismissal of the first issue of the 1989 Legion of Super-Heroes series with a phrase along the lines of, “Legion fans have long memories, and endless patience. We can wait.”

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I’ve always had a soft spot for the Legion of Super-Heroes. It was a series that was always aware of its own absurdity, with its multitudinous cast of members, all of whom had ridiculous names and often even more ridiculous powers.