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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2022 8:20:57 GMT -5
In an attempt to push the very boundaries of what our survey engine can do, I've created a list of classic Legionnaires for your voting consideration. You may pick 3 in this survey.I've always been a huge Legion fan...a massive cast of characters that would make Tolstoy proud, an evolution from simple Silver Age teen superhero storytelling to some truly epic events (Earthwar, Great Darkness Saga, etc.), and some of the snazziest costumes to ever hit the funny books. To create a list of favorites in survey form is daunting...there are simply too many characters overall. So here's what I did: -Only characters that were inducted before 1980 just to create an arbitrary cutoff point. MANY cool characters came after that, so please use the "Other" option liberally. -I removed Superboy and Supergirl as options. Yes, they are core to the mythos, but very well represented outside of the Legion so just trying to trim the list a bit further. Again, please absolutely use "Other" here if those are still choices you want to make. -I'm using their pre-Crisis names, but post-Crisis incarnations are all fair game as well and please add comments if you'd like to comment on particular eras/versions. LONG LIST OF LEGION!! I mean, LONG LIVE THE LEGION!!
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2022 8:39:10 GMT -5
Great topic!
I voted for Colossal Boy, Sun Boy and Brainiac 5. Great power sets, good attire.
I haven’t read any post-Crisis LSH stuff other than Superman #8 and Action Comics #591, but I’ve read pre-Crisis stuff, including the Showcase volumes. I need to read more.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on May 12, 2022 8:43:55 GMT -5
I don’t really have strong feelings about any of the Legionnaires. It’s a title I only followed for maybe five years total in a couple different small chunks. I always liked Chameleon Boy though. I also voted other for Blok. And for Matter-Eater Lad because that name and power are nuts.
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2022 9:01:31 GMT -5
And for Matter-Eater Lad because that name and power are nuts. Oh yeah, for that exact reason I had to get this figure in a set when it came out. Crazy as Bouncing Boy was, Matter-Eater Lad was on a whole other level!
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2022 9:06:22 GMT -5
I voted Brainiac 5, Bob Cobb Mon-El, and Wildfire for my 3. Projectra is my close runner-up. Her 70's costume is probably one of my all-time favorite designs, but also liked her powers and storylines that explored her royal responsibilities.
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Post by badwolf on May 12, 2022 9:18:27 GMT -5
Umbra, Shikari, Brainiac 5 I could never get into the Legion until the Abnett & Lanning run, where Olivier Coipel's art caught my eye on the comic shop shelf. I loved this run so much and followed it until the sad reboot.
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Post by Graphic Autist on May 12, 2022 9:21:14 GMT -5
Saturn Girl, Brainiac 5 and Superboy (Other.)
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2022 9:45:32 GMT -5
Umbra, Shikari, Brainiac 5 Shikari is an AWESOME character...I'm usually more of a pre-Crisis reader, but Legion Lost really hooked me and her story/character was really compelling IMO.
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2022 9:47:19 GMT -5
Saturn Girl, Brainiac-5 and Superboy (Other.) I probably should have squeezed Superboy into the list in hindsight! After all, it was "Superboy and the Legion" for a number of years...
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Post by Cei-U! on May 12, 2022 9:52:53 GMT -5
I'm not much of a Legion fan, to tell the truth (I actually like the Substitute Legionnaires better). Still, I've read (and indexed) every pre-Crisis appearance of the team and its roster so I *do* have an opinion. Since I consider the entire series' core premise absurd, I have no problem choosing the absurd Bouncing Boy and the uber-absurd Matter-Eater Lad as two of my faves. The third, Phantom Girl, makes my list solely on her sexy Dave Cockrum redesign (I'm a sucker for ponytails and bellbottoms).
Cei-U! I summon the funky far-out future folk!
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2022 9:54:50 GMT -5
Great topic! I voted for Colossal Boy, Sun Boy and Brainiac 5. Great power sets, good attire. I haven’t read any post-Crisis LSH stuff other than Superman #8 and Action Comics #591, but I’ve read pre-Crisis stuff, including the Showcase volumes. I need to read more. Thanks, and great choices! Your mention of Superman #8 reminds me how much I loved Byrne's self-referencing FF cover homage. I know he didn't like the Legion very much, but I wouldn't have minded seeing him take a spin with pre-Crisis Legion in some capacity back in the day!
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2022 9:58:28 GMT -5
I'm not much of a Legion fan, to tell the truth (I actually like the Substitute Legionnaires better). Still, I've read (and indexed) every pre-Crisis appearance of the team and its roster so I *do* have an opinion. Since I consider the entire series' core premise absurd, I have no problem choosing the absurd Bouncing Boy and the uber-absurd Matter-Eater Lad as two of my faves. The third, Phantom Girl, makes my list solely on her sexy Dave Cockrum redesign (I'm a sucker for ponytails and bellbottoms).
Cei-U! I summon the funky far-out future folk!
Those absurd/quirky elements I think really are part of the charm in some ways, particularly for those Silver Age years. Even as a young kid reading those stories, I knew there was some particular silliness going on but loved it. I've got a soft spot for the Subs as well...I want to add Stone Boy right up there with Bouncing Boy and Matter-Eater Lad in terms of the crazy!
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Post by tarkintino on May 12, 2022 10:49:34 GMT -5
Wildfire, Mon-El and Lightning Lad. All three were creations that were solid no matter which era they appeared in.
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2022 11:29:45 GMT -5
From my Showcase volume: Love how Invisible Kid’s super power is described as ‘super-invisibility’, as opposed to, you know, just plain old regular invisibility…
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Post by Slam_Bradley on May 12, 2022 11:31:57 GMT -5
Saturn Girl, Brainiac-5 and Superboy (Other.) I probably should have squeezed Superboy into the list in hindsight! After all, it was "Superboy and the Legion" for a number of years... Which is why I never read Legion until he left.
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