Legion Publication History/Key

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Legion Publication History

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This page is written from
the Real World point of view
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The colours used on the Legion Publication History denote the following.

Heading colours

Used for year headers on the by-year pages, and for era on series which cross eras, such as Legion of Super-Heroes v4.

era_color
Colour Era
#ff8080 Pre-Crisis
#8080ff Post-Crisis/pre-Glorithverse
#cc99ff Glorithverse
#5be85b Post-Zero Hour
#96a02c Post-Infinite Crisis (Earth-Prime/LoSH v5)
#cb9056 Post-Infinite Crisis (Lightning Saga/Earth-0/LoSH v6)
#ffe25f Based on DCAU
#ffb84f Based on LSH cartoon
#cccccc Elseworlds

Issue background colours

These relate to issue entries, e.g.:

Legionnaires77.jpg Legionnaires #77 (published September 8, 1999; cover date November 1999)
  • Endless Summer
    • W: Roger Stern, Tom McCraw; P: Jeff Moy; I: W.C. Carani; C: Tom McCraw; L: Pat Brosseau; E: Mike McAvennie, Frank Berrios (Assistant Editor); "Adult Legionnaire" [Script Assistant]: Carmela Merlo
Cover by Alan Davis (pencils), Mark Farmer (inks), Richard and Tanya Horie (colours), John Roshell (logo design) Superboy's Legion #1 (published February 21, 2001, cover date 2001)
  • (untitled)
    • W: Mark Farmer; P: Alan Davis; I: Mark Farmer; C: Richard and Tanya Horie; L: Pat Prentice; E: Mike McAvennie
  • Notes: Part 1 of an Elseworlds story in which Superboy is R.J. Brande's son and one of the original three founders of the Legion

White, as in the Legionnaires #77 example, denotes a "normal" issue - i.e., an issue of a Legion title, or a significant guest appearance, which follows the era denoted by the year/etc header.

Other background colours, such as the grey behind Superboy's Legion #1, break down as follows:

Out-of-era comics

These are comics primarily featuring the "wrong" Legion for the era. Most of these are automatically Elseworlds (grey), but occasionally an attempt to do an "in-continuity" story with an earlier Legion occurs.

In addition, with multiple versions post-Infinite Crisis, only the version with the main Legion comic is designated "in-era".

Colour Era
#e5e5e5 Elseworlds
#ffd5d5 Pre-Crisis
#d5d5ff Post-Crisis/pre-Glorithverse
#e5cfff Glorithverse
#dfffc5 Post-Zero Hour
#e8efaf Post-Infinite Crisis (New Earth/main)
#f3e2c2 Post-Infinite Crisis (Lightning Saga)
#fff0af Based on DCAU
#ffd9a0 Based on LSH cartoon

Reprints

These colours are used for comics, TPBs, etc which reprint other comics.

Where the issue reprints cameos, or contains original stories as well, the reprint colour is used as a border, rather than a solid background.

Colour Era
#ffd5f5 Pre-Crisis
#d0e8ff Post-Crisis/pre-Glorithverse
#efcfff Glorithverse
#d5ffd5 Post-Zero Hour
#efecd1 Post-Infinite Crisis (New Earth/main)
#f4e2d2 Post-Infinite Crisis (Lightning Saga)
#ffdec4 Based on LSH cartoon
#dadada Elseworlds

Cameos

These relate to non-speaking apparances of Legionnaires, the appearance of Legion-related elements without involving the team itself, or minor appearances of a page or less (excluding cliffhanger appearances which are followed up in the next issue).

Colour Era
#f0d8d8 Pre-Crisis
#d8d8f0 Post-Crisis/pre-Glorithverse
#ded1ef Glorithverse
#d5f4bf Post-Zero Hour
#dcdfc3 Post-Infinite Crisis (New Earth/main)
#e6dcce Post-Infinite Crisis (Lightning Saga)
#e5e5e5 Elseworlds

Colors sorted by era

Pre-Crisis

Colour Purpose
#ff8080 Heading
#ffd5d5 Out of era
#ffd5f5 Reprint
#f0d8d8 Cameo

Post-Crisis

Colour Purpose
#8080ff Heading
#d5d5ff Out of era
#d0e8ff Reprint
#d8d8f0 Cameo

Glorithverse

Colour Purpose
#cc99ff Heading
#e5cfff Out of era
#efcfff Reprint
#ded1ef Cameo

Post-Zero Hour

Colour Purpose
#5be85b Heading
#dfffc5 Out of era
#d5ffd5 Reprint
#d5f4bf Cameo

Post-Infinite Crisis

Earth-Prime (LoSH v5/SG&LoSH)

This was considered the "default" post-Infinite Crisis group for the duration of LoSH v5/Supergirl & the LoSH

Colour Purpose
#96a02c Heading
#e8efaf Out of era
#efecd1 Reprint
#dcdfc3 Cameo

Earth-0 (Lightning Saga/LoSH v6)

Until this team became the team in the main LoSH comic, all appearances were nominally "out of era"

Colour Purpose
#cb9056 Heading
#f3e2c2 Out of era
#f4e2d2 Reprint
#e6dcce Cameo
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