Legion Publication History/Reference

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Legion Publication History

1958-19641965-19701971-19781979-19821983-19861986-19891989-19941994-1996
1997-19981998-19991999-20012001-20042004-20062007200820092010201120122013
2014-20182019-2022
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1981

Legion Outpost #10 cover date Spring 1981
  • Article and illustrations contributed by Legion fans

1982

Starlog Presents Comics Scene #4 cover date July, 1982

1984

Comics Interview #16 cover date October 1984

1986

Amazing Heroes #88 cover date Februay 1, 1986
  • The future of medical care and treatment as presented in the stories of the Legion of Super-Heroes
Amazing Heroes #91 March
  • Crisis on Infinite Earths reviewed. Kid Psycho obituary, Crisis timeline

1987

Art by Steve Lightle Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes #1 (publication date December 22, 1987, cover date April 1988)
  • Individual entries for Absorbancy Boy through Dr. Gym'll
  • Interlac alphabet
  • Legionnaires' mission monitor board symbols

1988

Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes #2 (publication date February 23, 1988, cover date June 1988)
  • Overview of Legion history from Adventure Comics #348 to events in contemporary issues
  • Individual entries for Dr. Mayavale through High Seer
  • Legion Constitution articles 1.0 - 3.6
Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes #3 (publication date March 29, 1988, cover date July 1988)
  • Planets of the 30th Century
  • Individual entries for the Heroes of Lallor through the Legion of Super-Rejects
  • Legion Constitution articles 3.7 - 4.6
Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes #4 (publication date April 26, 1988, cover date August 1988)
  • Homeworlds of the Legion
  • Individual entries for the Legion of Super-Villains through Mon-El
  • Legion Constitution articles 5.0 - 6.8
Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes #5 (publication date May 31, 1988, cover date September 1988)
  • Tour of Legion Headquarters
  • Individual entries for Mordru through Science Police Officer Quav
  • Legion Constitution articles 7.0 - 7.11
Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes #6 (publication date June 28, 1988, cover date October 1988)
  • The Wonders of Metropolis
  • Individual entries for Sden through Timber Wolf
  • Legion Constitution articles 8.0 - 8.6
Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes #7 (publication date July 26, 1988, cover date November 1988)
  • The Nik Feelds Show
  • Individual entries for the Time Trapper through Zoraz
  • Index
  • Errata

1989

Art by Keith Giffen and Al Gordon Amazing Heroes #172 (cover date October 1989)

1994

Art by Jeff Smith Hero Illustrated #16
  • The Legion of Super-Heroes Hero Files
    • "Roll Call:Legion of Super-Heroes" by Brian Wenberg
    • "The Soap Opera Digest Version of Legion History" by Brian Wenberg
    • "The Future: It Sure Ain't What It Used To Be" by John Benton
    • "Long Live the Legion" by John Benton and Brian Wenberg
  • Price Guide: Legion of Super-Heroes

1998

Legion of Super-Heroes Secret Files #1 (published November 26, 1997 (one week late); cover date January 1998)
  • (frontispiece) (Also used as LSHv4 #80 cover)
    • P: Alan Davis; I: Mark Farmer; C: Patrick Martin
  • Legionnaires Three (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
    • Notes: Contents page gives title as "Secret Origin"; set around the events of Legion of Super-Heroes #0
  • Interview: Shvaughn Erin (text feature with illustrations)
    • W: Tom Peyer; P&I: W.C. Carani; C: Tom McCraw
  • Guided Tour: Legion Outpost (3 pages)
    • 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)
    • W: Tom Peyer; P: Todd Nauck; I: Lary Stucker; L: Albert DeGuzman; C: Tom McCraw
    • Notes: Set between LSHv4 #86 and #87
  • Timeline: LSH (text feature, with small reprinted illustrations)
    • W: Tom McCraw
  • Profile Pages (All written and coloured by Tom McCraw, P/I as shown)
    • Cosmic Boy - Lee Moder/Ron Boyd
    • Live Wire - Chris Sprouse/Karl Story
    • Saturn Girl - Jeff Moy/W.C. Carani
    • Triad - Leonard Kirk/Bob Almond
    • Apparition - Paul Pelletier/Drew Geraci
    • Invisible Kid - Dan Jurgens/Norm Rapmund
    • XS - Humberto Ramos/Wayne Faucher
    • Chameleon - Ron Boyd
    • Brainiac 5 - Lee Moder/Ron Boyd
    • Violet - Phil Moy/Ray Kryssing
      • Name change: LeViathan--> Violet (per profile)
    • Spark - Jeff Moy/W.C. Carani
    • Kinetix - Barry Kitson
    • Star Boy - Jason Armstrong/Ron Boyd
    • M'Onel - Mike Collins/Drew Geraci
    • Element Lad - Colleen Doran
    • Gates - Jason Armstrong/Ron Boyd
    • Ultra Boy - Cully Hamner
    • Umbra - Phil Jimenez
  • The Roll Call pinup (endpiece, all postboot characters to that point or nearly so)
  • P&I: Phil Jimenez; C: Tom McCraw

1999

Legion of Super-Heroes Secret Files #2 (published April 7, 1999; cover date June 1999)
  • 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
    • First appearances: Blight (cameo)
  • The Legion Constitution (2 pages, text-only)
    • Adapted from Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes (1988)
  • Interview: United Planets President R.J. Brande (2 pages, text feature with illustrations)
    • W: Tom Peyer; P: Derec Aucoin; I: Dan Davis; C: Tom McCraw
  • A Partial Listing of the United Planets and Affiliated Planets
    • 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)
    • Karate Kid - Scott Kolins/Keith Champagne
    • Kid Quantum (Jazmin Cullen) - Jeff Moy/W.C. Carani
    • Pernisius - Greg Luzniak/Mark Pennington
    • Fallen Heroes (2 pages) - Phil Jimenez
    • Sensor - Kilian Plunkett
    • Elements of Disaster - Jeff Moy/Phil Moy
    • Thunder - Matt Haley/Tom Simmons
    • Ferro - Cully Hamner
    • Brainiac 5.1 - Sean Phillips
    • Blight - W: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning; P: Olivier Coipel; I: Andy Lanning
    • Monstress - Dusty Abnell/Norman Lee

2003

LegionCompanion.jpg The Legion Companion by Glen Cadigan, Two Morrows Publishing, published October, 2003
80px The Legion Secret Files 3003 (published November 19, 2003; cover date January 2004)
  • 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

2004

BestOfTheLegionOutpost.jpg The Best of the Legion Outpost Edited by Glen Cadigan, Two Morrows Publishing, published June, 2004

2006

AnimationMagazine165B.jpg Animation Magazine #165 (cover date October, 2004
  • "A Legion of Their Own" by Ramin Zahed
  • "Fall 2006 TV Preview"
    • Provides concept synopsis, production company, premier date and names of creators for 27 animated TV shows premiering in the Fall of 2006, including Legion of Super Heroes
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