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This page gathers the information from the regular pages of the '''Legion Publication History''' pertaining to issues detailing background information of the Legion and the Legionnaires. This includes the 1981 ''Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes'' mini-series and several "Secret Files" singles issues  
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This page gathers the information from the regular pages of the '''Legion Publication History''' pertaining to the ''Secret Files & Origins'' series with Legion-related content, including three issues specifically devoted to the Legion.
  
==Issues==
 
 
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|[[Image:SecretsOfTheLSH1.jpg|80px|Pencils by Jim Janes, inks by Dick Giordano]]
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|'''[[Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes 1|''Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes'' #1]]''' (publication date [[October 9]], 1980, cover date January 1981)
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==Reboot (Post-Zero Hour)==
*'''The Past... Seen Darkly'''
 
 
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|valign="top"|[[File:FlashSecretFiles1.jpg|80px|Cover art by Steve Lightle (artwork) and Patrick Martin (coloring)]]
|'''[[Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes 2|''Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes'' #2]]''' (publication date [[November 11]], 1980, cover date February 1981)
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|class="reboot_postzh_cameo"|'''''The Flash Secret Files'' #1''' (published [[September 17]], 1997; cover date November 1997)
*'''R. J. Brande Is Dying!!'''
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*'''Timeline: Flash'''
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**W: [[Mark Waid]]; P: [[Georges Jeanty]]; I: [[Doug Hazlewood]]; C: [[Buzz Setzer]]; L: [[Richard Starkings]] & [[Comicraft]]/AD; E: [[Mike McAvennie]], [[Maureen McTigue]] (assistant)
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**[[Tornado Twins/Reboot|Tornado Twins]] & [[XS]] mentioned
 
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|valign="top"|[[File:LSHSecretFiles1.jpg|80px|Cover art by Phil Jimenez]]
|'''[[Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes 3|''Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes'' #3]]''' (publication date [[December 8]], 1981, cover date March 1981)
 
*'''Revelation!'''
 
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|valign="top"|[[Image:LSHSecretFiles1.jpg|80px|Cover art by Phil Jimenez]]
 
 
|'''[[Legion of Super-Heroes Secret Files 1|''Legion of Super-Heroes Secret Files'' #1]]''' (published [[November 26]], 1997 ''(one week late)''; cover date January 1998)
 
|'''[[Legion of Super-Heroes Secret Files 1|''Legion of Super-Heroes Secret Files'' #1]]''' (published [[November 26]], 1997 ''(one week late)''; cover date January 1998)
 
*'''''(frontispiece)''''' (Also used as ''LSH''v4 #80 cover)
 
*'''''(frontispiece)''''' (Also used as ''LSH''v4 #80 cover)
**P: Alan Davis; I: Mark Farmer; C: Patrick Martin
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**P: [[Alan Davis]]; I: [[Mark Farmer]]; C: [[Patrick Martin]]
*'''Legionnaires Three''' (22 pages)
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*'''Legionnaires Three: The Secret File on the Legion of Super-Heroes''' (22 pages)
**W: Tom Peyer (co-plot/script), Tom McCraw (co-plot); P: Jeff Moy; I: W.C. Carani; C: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon (separations); L: Pat Brosseau
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**W: [[Tom Peyer]] (co-plot/script), [[Tom McCraw]] (co-plot); P: [[Jeff Moy]]; I: [[W.C. Carani]]; C: Tom McCraw, [[Digital Chameleon]] (separations); L: [[Pat Brosseau]]
 
**''Notes:'' Contents page gives title as "Secret Origin"; set around the events of [[Legion of Super-Heroes v4 0|''Legion of Super-Heroes'' #0]]
 
**''Notes:'' Contents page gives title as "Secret Origin"; set around the events of [[Legion of Super-Heroes v4 0|''Legion of Super-Heroes'' #0]]
*'''Interview: [[Shvaughn Erin/Post-Zero Hour|Shvaughn Erin]]''' (text feature with illustrations)
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*'''Interview: [[Shvaughn Erin/Reboot#Post-Zero Hour|Shvaughn Erin]]''' (text feature with illustrations)
 
**W: Tom Peyer; P&I: W.C. Carani; C: Tom McCraw
 
**W: Tom Peyer; P&I: W.C. Carani; C: Tom McCraw
*'''Guided Tour: [[Legion Outpost/Post-Zero Hour|Legion Outpost]]''' (3 pages)
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*'''Guided Tour: [[Legion Outpost/Reboot#Post-Zero Hour|Legion Outpost]]''' (3 pages)
**W: Tom McCraw; P: Jeff Moy; I: Phil Moy; C: Tom McCraw
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**W: Tom McCraw; P: Jeff Moy; I: [[Phil Moy]]; C: Tom McCraw
 
*'''Lost Pages: "What did the Legion do for money while they were stranded in the 20th century?"''' (4 pages)
 
*'''Lost Pages: "What did the Legion do for money while they were stranded in the 20th century?"''' (4 pages)
**W: Tom Peyer; P: Todd Nauck; I: Lary Stucker; L: Albert DeGuzman; C: Tom McCraw
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**W: Tom Peyer; P: [[Todd Nauck]]; I: [[Lary Stucker]]; L: [[Albert DeGuzman]]; C: Tom McCraw
 
**''Notes:'' Set between ''LSH''v4 #86 and #87
 
**''Notes:'' Set between ''LSH''v4 #86 and #87
 
*'''Timeline: LSH''' (text feature, with small reprinted illustrations)
 
*'''Timeline: LSH''' (text feature, with small reprinted illustrations)
 
**W: Tom McCraw
 
**W: Tom McCraw
 
*'''Profile Pages''' (All written and coloured by Tom McCraw, P/I as shown)
 
*'''Profile Pages''' (All written and coloured by Tom McCraw, P/I as shown)
**[[Cosmic Boy/Post-Zero Hour|Cosmic Boy]] - [[Lee Moder]]/[[Ron Boyd]]
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**[[Cosmic Boy/Reboot#Post-Zero Hour|Cosmic Boy]] - [[Lee Moder]]/[[Ron Boyd]]
**[[Live Wire]] - [[Chris Sprouse]]/Karl Story
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**[[Live Wire]] - [[Chris Sprouse]]/[[Karl Story]]
**[[Saturn Girl/Post-Zero Hour|Saturn Girl]] - Jeff Moy/W.C. Carani
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**[[Saturn Girl/Reboot#Post-Zero Hour|Saturn Girl]] - Jeff Moy/W.C. Carani
**[[Triad]] - Leonard Kirk/Bob Almond
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**[[Triad]] - [[Leonard Kirk]]/[[Bob Almond]]
**[[Apparition]] - Paul Pelletier/Drew Geraci
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**[[Apparition]] - [[Paul Pelletier]]/[[Drew Geraci]]
**[[Invisible Kid/Lyle Norg/Post-Zero Hour|Invisible Kid]] - [[Dan Jurgens]]/Norm Rapmund
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**[[Invisible Kid/Lyle Norg/Reboot#Post-Zero Hour|Invisible Kid]] - [[Dan Jurgens]]/[[Norm Rapmund]]
**[[XS]] - Humberto Ramos/Wayne Faucher
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**[[XS]] - [[Humberto Ramos]]/[[Wayne Faucher]]
**[[Chameleon/Post-Zero Hour|Chameleon]] - Ron Boyd
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**[[Chameleon/Reboot#Post-Zero Hour|Chameleon]] - Ron Boyd
**[[Brainiac 5/Post-Zero Hour|Brainiac 5]] - Lee Moder/Ron Boyd
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**[[Brainiac 5/Reboot#Post-Zero Hour|Brainiac 5]] - Lee Moder/Ron Boyd
**[[Violet]] - Phil Moy/Ray Kryssing
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**[[Violet]] - Phil Moy/[[Ray Kryssing]]
***''Name change:'' LeViathan--> Violet (per profile)
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***''Name change:'' LeViathan Violet (per profile)
 
**[[Spark]] - Jeff Moy/W.C. Carani
 
**[[Spark]] - Jeff Moy/W.C. Carani
 
**[[Kinetix]] - [[Barry Kitson]]
 
**[[Kinetix]] - [[Barry Kitson]]
**[[Star Boy/Post-Zero Hour|Star Boy]] - [[Jason Armstrong]]/Ron Boyd
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**[[Star Boy/Reboot#Post-Zero Hour|Star Boy]] - [[Jason Armstrong]]/Ron Boyd
 
**[[M'Onel]] - [[Mike Collins]]/Drew Geraci
 
**[[M'Onel]] - [[Mike Collins]]/Drew Geraci
**[[Element Lad/Post-Zero Hour|Element Lad]] - Colleen Doran
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**[[Element Lad/Reboot#Post-Zero Hour|Element Lad]] - [[Colleen Doran]]
 
**[[Gates]] - Jason Armstrong/Ron Boyd
 
**[[Gates]] - Jason Armstrong/Ron Boyd
**[[Ultra Boy/Post-Zero Hour|Ultra Boy]] - Cully Hamner
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**[[Ultra Boy/Reboot#Post-Zero Hour|Ultra Boy]] - [[Cully Hamner]]
 
**[[Umbra]] - Phil Jimenez
 
**[[Umbra]] - Phil Jimenez
*'''The Roll Call pinup''' (endpiece, all postboot characters to that point or nearly so)
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*'''The Roll Call pinup''' (endpiece)
*P&I: Phil Jimenez; C: Tom McCraw
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**P&I: [[Phil Jimenez]]; C: Tom McCraw
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**Depicts all postboot characters to that point (or nearly so).
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|valign="top"|[[file:SupermanVillainsSecretFiles1.jpg|80px|Cover art by Dan Jurgens (pencils), Norm Rapmund (inks), and Patrick Martin (coloring)]]
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|class="reboot_postzh_cameo"|'''''Superman Villains Secret Files'' #1''' (published [[April 22]], 1998; cover date June 1998)
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*'''Super-Villains Timeline'''
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**W: [[Roger Stern]]; E: [[Joey Cavalieri]], Maureen McTigue (assistant)
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**[[Time Trapper]], [[Superboy/Kon-El|Superboy]], [[Pocket Universe]] & the LSH mentioned in timeline
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|valign="top"|[[file:JLACrisisSecretFiles1.jpg|80px|Cover art by Rodolfo Damaggio (pencils), Robert Campanella (inks) and Digital Chameleon (coloring)]]
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|class="reboot_postzh_cameo"|'''''JLA In Crisis Secret Files'' #1''' (published [[September 30]], 1998; cover date November 1998)
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*'''Origin Story: The Flash's Infinite Crises'''
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**W: Tom Peyer; P: [[Rags Morales]]; I: [[Dave Meikus]]; C: [[John Kalisz]], Digital Chameleon (separations); L: [[Kurt Hathaway]]; E: [[Dan Thorsland]], [[Alisande Morales]] (assistant)
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**''Appearances:'' [[Dominators/Reboot#Post-Zero Hour|Dominators]] (in the Flash's hallucination)
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*'''Profile Pages''' (writer uncredited)
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**'''Invasion''' (P: [[Frank Fosco]]; I: [[Danny Miki]]; C: [[Lee Loughridge]])
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***''Appearances:'' [[Daxam/Reboot#Post-Zero Hour|Daxamites]] & Dominators. [[Durla/Reboot#Post-Zero Hour|Durla]] & [[Khundia/Reboot#Post-Zero Hour|Khundia]] mentioned.
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**'''Armageddon 2001''' (P: [[Kevin Maguire]]; I: Karl Story; C: Lee Loughridge)
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***''Appearances:'' Lar Gand
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**'''Eclipso: The Darkness Within''' (P: [[Greg Luzniak]]; I: Dave Meikus; C: Lee Loughridge)
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***''Appearances:'' Lar Gand
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**[[Zero Hour]] (P: [[Paul Ryan]]; I: Norm Rapmund; C: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon (separations))
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***<span class="preboot_5yl_cameo" style="padding:3px 0">''Appearances:'' Saturn Girl (SW6).</span>
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***''Notes:'' Impulse mentioned as coming from the 30th Century. [[Vril Dox II]] & [[L.E.G.I.O.N.]] mentioned.
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**[[Final Night]] (P: [[Stuart Immonen]]; I: [[José Marzan, Jr.]]; C: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon (separations))
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***''Appearances:'' [[Ferro]] appearance; Team 20 mentioned
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|valign="top"|[[file:DCUHeroesSecretFiles1.jpg|80px]]
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|class="reboot_postzh_cameo"|'''''DCU Heroes Secret Files'' #1''' (published [[December 30]], 1998; cover date February 1999)
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*'''Lost Pages: Above Top Secret''' (4 pages)
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**W: [[Mark Millar]]; P: [[Matthew Clark]]; I: [[Tom Simmons]]; C: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon (separations); L: [[Clem Robins]]; E: [[Tony Bedard]], Maureen McTigue
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**''Story:'' A DEO accountant takes the information on how they intend to kill superheroes - including "how to ice [[Inferno/Sandy Anderson|Inferno]]" - if they go rogue to Lex Luthor, believing him to be a "great humanitarian". Luthor has the whistleblower shot and blackmails the DEO for a "ten figure sum" over its return.
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*'''Timeline''' (text feature, 2 pages)
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**W: [[Matt Brady]]; E: Tony Bedard, Maureen McTigue
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**''Notes:'' [[Thunder]] meeting the Legion in ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' v4 #110 is included. Her name is misparsed as "Cece Beck" rather than "Cecebeck".
 
|-
 
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|valign="top"|[[Image:LSHSecretFiles2.jpg|80px|Cover art by Chris Sprouse (pencils) and Al Gordon (inks)]]
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|valign="top"|[[File:LSHSecretFiles2.jpg|80px|Cover art by Chris Sprouse (pencils) and Al Gordon (inks)]]
 
|'''[[Legion of Super-Heroes Secret Files 2|''Legion of Super-Heroes Secret Files'' #2]]''' (published [[April 7]], 1999; cover date June 1999)
 
|'''[[Legion of Super-Heroes Secret Files 2|''Legion of Super-Heroes Secret Files'' #2]]''' (published [[April 7]], 1999; cover date June 1999)
 
*'''Unknown Point of Origin'''
 
*'''Unknown Point of Origin'''
**W: [[Dan Abnett]] and [[Andy Lanning]] ([[DnA]]); P: Chuck Wojtkiwicz; I: Dexter Vines; C: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon (separations); L: Clem Robins
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**W: [[Dan Abnett]] & [[Andy Lanning]] ([[DnA]]); P: [[Chuck Wojtkiwicz]]; I: [[Dexter Vines]]; C: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon (separations); L: Clem Robins
 
**''First appearances:'' [[Blight]] (cameo)
 
**''First appearances:'' [[Blight]] (cameo)
*'''[[Legion Constitution/Post-Zero Hour|The Legion Constitution]]''' (2 pages, text-only)
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*'''[[Legion Constitution/Reboot#Post-Zero Hour|The Legion Constitution]]''' (2 pages, text-only)
 
**Adapted from ''Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes'' (1988)
 
**Adapted from ''Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes'' (1988)
*'''Interview: United Planets President [[R.J. Brande/Post-Zero Hour|R.J. Brande]]''' (2 pages, text feature with illustrations)
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*'''Interview: [[United Planets/Reboot|United Planets]] President [[René Jacques Brande/Reboot#Post-Zero Hour|R.J. Brande]]''' (2 pages, text feature with illustrations)
**W: Tom Peyer; P: Derec Aucoin; I: Dan Davis; C: Tom McCraw
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**W: Tom Peyer; P: [[Derec Aucoin]]; I: [[Dan Davis]]; C: Tom McCraw
*'''A Partial Listing of the United Planets and Affiliated Planets'''
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*'''A Partial Listing of the United Planets & [[Affiliated Planets]]'''
 
**W: Matt Brady & Tom McCraw
 
**W: Matt Brady & Tom McCraw
 
*'''Profile Pages''' (All written by Matt Brady and Tom McCraw except where noted, P/I as shown, all coloured by Tom McCraw)
 
*'''Profile Pages''' (All written by Matt Brady and Tom McCraw except where noted, P/I as shown, all coloured by Tom McCraw)
**[[Karate Kid/Post-Zero Hour|Karate Kid]] - Scott Kolins/Keith Champagne
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**[[Karate Kid/Val Armorr/Reboot#Post-Zero Hour|Karate Kid]] - Scott Kolins/Keith Champagne
 
**[[Kid Quantum/Jazmin Cullen|Kid Quantum (Jazmin Cullen)]] - Jeff Moy/W.C. Carani
 
**[[Kid Quantum/Jazmin Cullen|Kid Quantum (Jazmin Cullen)]] - Jeff Moy/W.C. Carani
 
**[[Pernisius]] - Greg Luzniak/Mark Pennington
 
**[[Pernisius]] - Greg Luzniak/Mark Pennington
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**[[Ferro]] - Cully Hamner
 
**[[Ferro]] - Cully Hamner
 
**[[Brainiac 5.1]] - Sean Phillips
 
**[[Brainiac 5.1]] - Sean Phillips
**[[Blight]] - W: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning; P: Olivier Coipel; I: Andy Lanning
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**[[Blight]] - W: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning; P: [[Olivier Coipel]]; I: Andy Lanning
 
**[[Monstress]] - Dusty Abnell/Norman Lee
 
**[[Monstress]] - Dusty Abnell/Norman Lee
 
|-
 
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|[[Image:TheLegionSecretFiles3003.jpg|80px]]
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|valign="top"|[[file:JSASecretFiles1.jpg|80px|Cover art by Stephen Sadowski (pencils), Michael Bair (inks) and John Kalisz (coloring)]]
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|valign="top"|'''[[JSA Secret Files 1|''JSA Secret Files'' #1]]''' (published [[June 16]], 1999; cover date August 1999)
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*'''Gathering Storms'''
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**W: [[David S. Goyer]] & [[James Robinson]]; P: [[Scott Benefiel]]; I: [[Mark Propst]]; C: John Kalisz, Digital Chameleon (separations); L: [[Ken Lopez]]; E: [[Peter Tomasi]], [[L.A. Williams]] (Assistant)
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**''Notes:'' [[Mordru/Reboot#Post-Zero Hour|Mordru]] appearance
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*'''Dead Ends'''
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**W: [[Steven Grant]] (Script); P&I: [[Eddy Newell]]; C: [[Gloria Vasquez]], Digital Chameleon (separations); L: [[Janice Chiang]]; E: Peter Tomasi, L.A. Williams (Assistant)
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**''Notes:'' Mordru appearance
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*'''''(Profile Page)'''''
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**"Dark Lord" (Mordru) - W: David S. Goyer & James Robinson; P: [[Stephen Sadowski]]; I: [[Michael Bair]]; C: Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (separations)
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|valign="top"|[[File:JSASecretFiles2.jpg|80px|Cover art by Stephen Sadowski (pencils), Michael Bair (inks) and Digital Chameleon (coloring)]]
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|'''[[JSA Secret Files 2|''JSA Secret Files'' #2]]''' (published [[July 4]], 2001; cover date September 2001)
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*'''Breaking Storms'''
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**W: David S. Goyer (co-plot), [[Geoff Johns]] (co-plot & script); P: [[Javier Saltares]]; I: Ray Kryssing; C: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon (separations); L: [[Ken Lopez]]; E: Peter Tomasi
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**Mordru appearance
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|valign="top"|[[file:SFOGuideToDCU01-02-1.jpg|80px|Art by Ariel Olivetti, color by Tom McCraw and Digital Chameleon (separations)]]
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|'''[[Guide to the DC Universe Secret Files 2001-2002|''Guide to the DC Universe Secret Files 2001-2002'']]''' (published [[December 26]], 2001, cover date February 2002)
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*'''The Earth Spins''' (3 pages)
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**W: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (DnA); P: [[Dustin Nguyen]]; I: [[Richard Friend]]; C: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon (separations); L: Comicraft; E: Mike McAvennie
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*'''Profile Page'''
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**[[Legion of Super-Heroes/Reboot#Post-Zero Hour|The Legion]] - W: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning; P: Olivier Coipel; I: Andy Lanning; C: [[Richard & Tanya Horie]]
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|-
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|[[File:TheLegionSecretFiles3003.jpg|80px]]
 
|'''[[The Legion Secret Files 3003|''The Legion Secret Files 3003'']]''' (published [[November 19]], 2003; cover date January 2004)
 
|'''[[The Legion Secret Files 3003|''The Legion Secret Files 3003'']]''' (published [[November 19]], 2003; cover date January 2004)
 
*'''''The Earth Spins'' presents...''' (40 pages)
 
*'''''The Earth Spins'' presents...''' (40 pages)
**W: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (DnA); P: Leonard Kirk; I: Robin Riggs; C: Ronda Pattison of Sno Cone; P,I&C: Tony Harris and Tom Feister; L: Nick J. Napolitano; E: Ivan Cohen and Stephen Wacker
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**W: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (DnA); P: Leonard Kirk; I: [[Robin Riggs]]; C: [[Ronda Pattison]] of [[Sno Cone]]; P,I&C: [[Tony Harris]] & [[Tom Feister]]; L: [[Nick J. Napolitano]]; E: [[Ivan Cohen]] & [[Stephen Wacker]]
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|valign="top"|[[file:TheLegion-Foundations.jpg|80px|Art by Tony Harris and Tom Feister]]
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|class="reboot_postzh_reprint"|'''[[The Legion Foundations TPB|''The Legion: Foundations'' TPB]]''' (ISBN 978-1401203382, published [[August 4]], 2004, cover date 2004)
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*1st reprint of '''Foundations: Celebrating 45 years of the Legion''' from '''[[The Legion 25|''The Legion'' #25]]''', December 2003
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*1st reprint of '''''The Earth Spins'' presents...''' from '''[[The Legion Secret Files 3003|''The Legion Secret Files 3003'']]''', January 2004
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*1st reprint of '''Foundations part two''' from '''[[The Legion 26|''The Legion'' #26]]''', Early January 2004
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*1st reprint of '''Foundations part three''' from '''[[The Legion 27|''The Legion'' #27]]''', Late January 2004
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*1st reprint of '''Foundations part four''' from '''[[The Legion 28|''The Legion'' #28]]''', February 2004
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*1st reprint of '''Foundations part five''' from '''[[The Legion 29|''The Legion'' #29]]''', March 2004
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*1st reprint of '''Foundations: The Final Chapter''' from '''[[The Legion 30|''The Legion'' #30]]''', April 2004
 
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Legion Publication History

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This page gathers the information from the regular pages of the Legion Publication History pertaining to the Secret Files & Origins series with Legion-related content, including three issues specifically devoted to the Legion.

Reboot (Post-Zero Hour)

Cover art by Steve Lightle (artwork) and Patrick Martin (coloring) The Flash Secret Files #1 (published September 17, 1997; cover date November 1997)
Cover art by Phil Jimenez Legion of Super-Heroes Secret Files #1 (published November 26, 1997 (one week late); cover date January 1998)
Cover art by Dan Jurgens (pencils), Norm Rapmund (inks), and Patrick Martin (coloring) Superman Villains Secret Files #1 (published April 22, 1998; cover date June 1998)
Cover art by Rodolfo Damaggio (pencils), Robert Campanella (inks) and Digital Chameleon (coloring) JLA In Crisis Secret Files #1 (published September 30, 1998; cover date November 1998)
DCUHeroesSecretFiles1.jpg DCU Heroes Secret Files #1 (published December 30, 1998; cover date February 1999)
  • Lost Pages: Above Top Secret (4 pages)
    • W: Mark Millar; P: Matthew Clark; I: Tom Simmons; C: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon (separations); L: Clem Robins; E: Tony Bedard, Maureen McTigue
    • Story: A DEO accountant takes the information on how they intend to kill superheroes - including "how to ice Inferno" - if they go rogue to Lex Luthor, believing him to be a "great humanitarian". Luthor has the whistleblower shot and blackmails the DEO for a "ten figure sum" over its return.
  • Timeline (text feature, 2 pages)
    • W: Matt Brady; E: Tony Bedard, Maureen McTigue
    • Notes: Thunder meeting the Legion in Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #110 is included. Her name is misparsed as "Cece Beck" rather than "Cecebeck".
Cover art by Chris Sprouse (pencils) and Al Gordon (inks) Legion of Super-Heroes Secret Files #2 (published April 7, 1999; cover date June 1999)
Cover art by Stephen Sadowski (pencils), Michael Bair (inks) and John Kalisz (coloring) JSA Secret Files #1 (published June 16, 1999; cover date August 1999)
Cover art by Stephen Sadowski (pencils), Michael Bair (inks) and Digital Chameleon (coloring) JSA Secret Files #2 (published July 4, 2001; cover date September 2001)
  • Breaking Storms
    • W: David S. Goyer (co-plot), Geoff Johns (co-plot & script); P: Javier Saltares; I: Ray Kryssing; C: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon (separations); L: Ken Lopez; E: Peter Tomasi
    • Mordru appearance
Art by Ariel Olivetti, color by Tom McCraw and Digital Chameleon (separations) Guide to the DC Universe Secret Files 2001-2002 (published December 26, 2001, cover date February 2002)
  • The Earth Spins (3 pages)
    • W: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (DnA); P: Dustin Nguyen; I: Richard Friend; C: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon (separations); L: Comicraft; E: Mike McAvennie
  • Profile Page
TheLegionSecretFiles3003.jpg The Legion Secret Files 3003 (published November 19, 2003; cover date January 2004)
Art by Tony Harris and Tom Feister The Legion: Foundations TPB (ISBN 978-1401203382, published August 4, 2004, cover date 2004)
  • 1st reprint of Foundations: Celebrating 45 years of the Legion from The Legion #25, December 2003
  • 1st reprint of The Earth Spins presents... from The Legion Secret Files 3003, January 2004
  • 1st reprint of Foundations part two from The Legion #26, Early January 2004
  • 1st reprint of Foundations part three from The Legion #27, Late January 2004
  • 1st reprint of Foundations part four from The Legion #28, February 2004
  • 1st reprint of Foundations part five from The Legion #29, March 2004
  • 1st reprint of Foundations: The Final Chapter from The Legion #30, April 2004
Legion Publication History

1958-19641965-19701971-19781979-19821983-19861986-19891989-19941994-1996
1997-19981998-19991999-20012001-20042004-20062007200820092010201120122013
2014-20182019-2022
Adult LegionHomage and ParodyL.E.G.I.O.N.PrecursorsReferenceReprints
SpinoffsSeries IndexChronological IndexIndividual series pagesColour key