Legion of Super-Heroes and Deathlok

 

A no-nonsense cyborg working with a team of clean cut super-teens?  Sounds like a recipe for fast paced action and generational drama to me.

Doctor Strange and The Legion of Super-Heroes in: "Master of Mystic Interrogation!"

 

Based on the costumes, I'd say that this adventure takes place prior to Doctor Strange's first encounter with the LSH on this blog, back in STF #3546.  As for who the traitor might be in the scene above?  I never fully trusted someone who claims to be a descendant of Brainiac...

Chewbacca and The Legion of Superheroes

 

I remember being excited to see the Muppet Show episode where Mark Hamill and characters from Star Wars appeared.  Chewbacca appeared without his ammunition strap so he looked kind of naked to me.  Still, it's one of the best Muppets episodes - the Pigs in Space sequence in this one is a masterpiece.

Legion of Super-Heroes and Daredevil

 

I remember loving the first Secret Wars mini-series, but it did have one glaring flaw.  If this was really supposed to be a team up of all of Marvel's big stars, I think that Daredevil should have been included.  Probably Power Man and Iron Fist as well, but definitely DD.  It was just as big an omission as when Hal Jordan was completely left out of Crisis on Infinite Earths. 

Saturn Girl and Saturnin Farandoul

 

This off-beat pairing came from a suggestion by Arcadia Berger, a Patron of this Blog. I had to admit that I was not familiar with the Jules Verne-inspired hero and it was tough to find a usable image of him.  I finally found a cover to an Italian paperback that would work, end here are the results.  Thanks for the idea and the patronage, Arcadia!

Thor and The Legion of Super-Heroes

 

Teenage boys can get pretty girl-crazy, so this isn't a bad plan by The Enchantress to overpower these LSHers.  Something tells me that the female members of the Legion aren't going to let this situation stand for long - that is, if they aren't distracted swooning after Thor!

Legion of Super-Heroes and Captain America (Part One)

 

Gil Kane is my favorite Marvel cover artist and he has worked with many talented inkers over the years, often to great effect.  Still, I always enjoyed seeing work that he inked himself,  There seemed to be an extra bit of raw power in the images when he did so.  

This is only Part One of a Three-Part tale - so make sure you come back tomorrow for the next exciting chapter!

Phantom Girl and Kitty Pryde

 

I got a kick out of the characterization of Kitty Pryde during her first few years in Uncanny X-Men. I liked how she could not settle on a costume or a code name for a while, trying out different things.  I think that's how I would be as a kid that got invited to join a super group.

Legion of Super-Heroes and Futurama

 

I was very happy to read that contract negotiations were successful and the entire voice cast of Futurama is returning for new episodes of the series. I can't wait to see what the new episodes have in store and I look forward to seeing old favorites like Clamps and The Hedonism Bot.

I'm also glad to use the animated LSH here.   That cartoon was a lot of fun, and kept getting better as it went along for its too-short run.

Thanks to Blog Patron Bob Greenwade, among others who pointed out that these two 30th century groups really did need to get together! 

Doctor Strange and The Legion of Super-Heroes

 

Here's another cover that comes about as a result of a conversation in the comments section of this blog. Thanks for the idea, Emsley Wyatt! I figured this would be a somewhat cluttered cover, and it is - but I managed to get everyone in there.  Let's just hope that Doctor Strange is a bit more careful with his spell casting than he is in Spider-Man: No Way Home!

Legion of Super-Heroes and Quantum Leap

 I didn't watch enough of the episodes to know if Sam Beckett ever leapt forward past the span of his own lifetime, but I'm sure he never went to the 30th Century.  Future jumps would have been cool to see, though, and made for some fun stories.  Especially if he leapt into the body of a certain Captain Jonathan Archer.

The Legion of Super-Heroes and Quasar

 

One thing I liked about Star Trek: The Next Generation was that they had a whole episode that explained why so many of the "alien" races they met on the show still had many humanoid features.  Something about an ancient race seeding the cosmos, it made sense within the context of the show.  I'm trying to remember whether Marvel or DC have done something similar.  I Look at a team like The Legion of Super-Heroes with a roster from all over the galaxy, yet most can still pass for human - was there ever an in-story reason given for that phenomenon? 

Legion of Super-Heroes go Back to the Future

Has anybody read the new Brian Michael Bendis-penned Legion of Superheroes stories?  Are they worth checking out?  I love The Legion as a property, but they get restarted and rebooted so often that it is hard to get invested in the characters,  Will this latest iteration stick, or will another writer come along and revamp the team once again?

Power Pack and The Legion of Super-Heroes

Now that Disney owns the Marvel properties, I will be surprised if we don't heard more plans for Power Pack.  A superhero team made up of young brothers and sisters that get caught up in intergalactic shenanigans seems like a natural for the the House of Mickey.  I can imagine a feature film, streaming series or even an animated show coming out of the concept.

The Thing and The Legion of Superheroes

This was a tough cover to make but I think it was worth the effort. The Legion looks to be set for yet another reboot along with the rest of the DCU. Hopefully the new series will be as reader friendly as possible despite the huge cast and long history of the team. Even though it was skewed towards younger viewers, I think that the Superboy and the Legion of Superheroes animated series did an admirable job of presenting the LSH to a new audience. I also got a kick out of the Smalville appearance, complete with the Persuader! I'd like to see DC devote one of its animated films to the LSH - The Great Darkness Saga would be a great storyline to adapt.