Legion Publication History/Series/JLA & JSA

This page is written from the Real World point of view

This page gathers the information from the regular pages of the Legion Publication History pertaining to Legion-related issues from all incarnations of the Justice League of America and the Justice Society of America.

Preboot (Pre-Crisis)
	Justice League of America v1 #147 (published July 4, 1977, cover date October 1977) Crisis In the 30th Century! (JLA/JSA/LSH team-up) W: Paul Levitz, Martin Pasko (script); P: Dick Dillin; I: Frank McLaughlin; C: Anthony Tollin; L: Milton Snapinn; E: Julius Schwartz
	Justice League of America v1 #148 (published August 1, 1977, cover date November 1977) Crisis In Triplicate! (JLA/JSA/LSH team-up) W: Paul Levitz, Martin Pasko (script); P: Dick Dillin; I: Frank McLaughlin; C: Anthony Tollin; L: Milton Snapinn; E: Julius Schwartz
	Justice League of America v1 #247 (published November 7, 1985, cover date February 1986) ...There's No Place Like Home
Preboot (Five Years Later)
	Justice League Europe Annual #2 (published August 27, 1991, cover date 1991) Too Much Time W: Keith Giffen, Gerard Jones; P: Steve Carr, Russel Braun; Marshall Rogers, Linda Medley, Keith Giffen, John Beatty, Randy Elliott, Curt Swan, Ty Templeton; I: Randy Elliot, Michael Golden; C: Gene D'Angelo; L: Michael Heisler; E: Andrew Helfer Appearances: Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad, Polar Boy, Saturn Girl, Legion HQ, Legion Flight Belt Notes: Armageddon 2001 tie-in
	Justice League Quarterly #5 (published October 15, 1991, cover date Winter 1991) Be Careful What You Wish For! W: Mark Waid; P: Mike McKone; I: Andrew Pepoy; C: Gene D'Angelo; L: Bob Pinaha; E: Brian Augustyn; Special Thanks: Hal Lane, Graham Nolan, and Darwin McPherson--The All-Fight Squad! Cameo Appearances: Valor
	Justice League America Annual #6 (published June 23, 1992, cover date 1992) Maximum Eclipse W: Dan Mishkin; P: Dave Cockrum; I: José Marzan, Jr.; C: Gene D'Angelo; L: Clem Robins; E: Brian Augustyn; Dark Design: Dan Jurgens Cameo Appearances: Valor
Reboot (Post-Zero Hour)
	JLA: World Without Grown-Ups #1 (published June 3, 1998; cover date August 1998) W: Todd Dezago; P: Mike McKone, Humberto Ramos; I: Mark McKenna, Wayne Faucher; C: Jason Wright, Digital Chameleon (separations); L: John Workman; Special Thanks: Grant Morrison Cameo appearance Inferno. Team 20's occupation of the old JLA headquarters mentioned.
	JLA #21 (published June 24, 1998; cover date August 1998)
	JLA In Crisis Secret Files #1 (published September 30, 1998; cover date November 1998) Origin Story: The Flash's Infinite Crises W: Tom Peyer; P: Rags Morales; I: Dave Meikus; C: John Kalisz, Digital Chameleon (separations); L: Kurt Hathaway; E: Dan Thorsland, Alisande Morales (assistant) Dominators appearance in the Flash's hallucination Invasion W: Tom Peyer; P: Frank Fosco; I: Danny Miki; C: Lee Loughridge; E: Dan Thorsland, Alisande Morales (assistant) Appearances by Daxamites and Dominators. Durla and Khundia mentioned.. Armageddon 2001 W: Tom Peyer; P: Kevin Maguire; I: Karl Story; C: Lee Loughridge; E: Dan Thorsland, Alisande Morales (assistant) Lar Gand appearance Eclipso W: Tom Peyer; P: Greg Luzniak; I: Dave Meikus; C: Lee Loughridge; E: Dan Thorsland, Alisande Morales (assistant) Lar Gand appearance Zero Hour W: Tom Peyer; P: Paul Ryan; I: Norm Rapmund; C: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon (separations); E: Dan Thorsland, Alisande Morales (assistant) Saturn Girl appearance. Impulse mentioned as coming from the 30th Century. Vril Dox II and L.E.G.I.O.N. mentioned. Final Night W: Tom Peyer; P: Stuart Immonen; I: José Marzan, Jr.; C: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon (separations); E: Dan Thorsland, Alisande Morales (assistant) Ferro appearance, Team 20 mentioned
	JSA Secret Files #1 (published June 16, 1999; cover date August 1999) Gathering Storms Mordru appearance
	JSA #1 (published June 23, 1999; cover date August 1999) Justice Be Done Mordru appearance
	JSA #2 (published July 21, 1999; cover date September 1999) A Fateful Search! Mordru appearance
	JSA #3 (published August 18, 1999; cover date October 1999) Old Souls Mordru appearance
	JSA #4 (published September 15, 1999; cover date November 1999) Ouroboros Mordru appearance
	JSA: Justice Be Done Trade Paperback (published April 12, 2000; cover date 2000) Reprints the four part story from JSA #1-4 Mordru appearance
	JSA Secret Files #2 (published July 4, 2001; cover date September 2001) Breaking Storms W: David S. Goyer (plot), Geoff Johns (prlot and script); P: Javier Saltares; I: Ray Kryssing; C: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon (separations); L: Ken Lopez; E: Peter Tomasi Mordru appearance
	JSA #51 (published August 13, 2003; cover date October 2003) Princes of Darkness Coda: Justice Infinity W: David S. Goyer and Geoff Johns; P: Leonard Kirk; I: Keith Champagne; C: John Kalisz, Heroic Age (separations); L: Bill Oakley; E: Pete Tomasi, Stephen Wacker (associate) One page image of the Legion in group flight formation, Mordru appearance
	Justice League Adventures #28 (published February 4, 2004; cover date April 2004) Future Imperfect W: Jason Hall; P: Min S. Ku; I: Ty Templeton; C: Tom McCraw, Heroic Age (separations); L: Rob Leigh; E: Stephen Wacker
	Justice League of America: Another Nail #3 (published July 28, 2004; cover date 2004) Another Nail Part 3 W&P: Alan Davis; I: Mark Farmer; C: John Kalisz; L: Pat Prentice; E: Peter Tomasi, Stephen Wacker (associate) Due to disturbances in the timestream, the Legion meet other heroes in the pre-historic past and in the 21st Century.
Preboot (Retroboot)
	Crisis on Multiple Earths Volume 4 Trade Paperback (published May 3, 2006; cover date 2006) Reprints several stories in which the Justice League of America unite with teams from alternate Earths, including the Legion team-up from Justice League of America v1 #147 and #148.
Justice League of America v2 #1 (1st Printing) (published August 23, 2006, cover date October 2006) The Tornado's Path, Chapter One W: Brad Meltzer; P: Ed Benes; I: Sanda Hope (special thanks to Mariah Benes); C: Alex Sinclair; L: Rob Leigh; E: Eddie Berganza, Janine Schaeffer (assistant) Mention Legion Flight Ring
	Justice League of America v2 #1 (1st Printing, RRP Variant) (published September 8, 2006, cover date October 2006) The Tornado's Path, Chapter One W: Brad Meltzer; P: Ed Benes; I: Sanda Hope (special thanks to Mariah Benes); C: Alex Sinclair; L: Rob Leigh; E: Eddie Berganza, Janine Schaeffer (assistant) Mention Legion Flight Ring
Justice League of America v2 #2 (published September 27, 2006, cover date November 2006) The Tornado's Path, Chapter Two: Tornado-Red/Tornado-Blue W: Brad Meltzer; P: Ed Benes; I: Sandra Hope; C: Alex Sinclair; L: Rob Leigh; E: Eddie Berganza, Jeanine Schaeffer (assistant) Trident appearance
	Justice League of America v2 #1 (2nd Printing) (published October 25, 2006, cover date October 2006) The Tornado's Path, Chapter One W: Brad Meltzer; P: Ed Benes; I: Sanda Hope (special thanks to Mariah Benes); C: Alex Sinclair; L: Rob Leigh; E: Eddie Berganza, Janine Schaeffer (assistant) Mention Legion Flight Ring
Justice League of America v2 #3 (published November 1, 2006, cover date December 2006) The Tornado's Path, Chapter Three The Justice Society of America v3 #1 (published December 6, 2006, cover date February 2007) The Next Age: Chapter 1 W: Geoff Johns; P: Dale Eaglesham; I: Art Thibert; C: Jeromy Cox; L: Rob Leigh; E: Stephen Wacker, Eddie Berganza, Harvey Richards (assistant) A mentally unstable Starman is apparently a time- and era-misplaced Thom Kallor, as more fully revealed in the following issue. He makes reference to Color Kid and Polar Boy. Glimpses of coming scenes hint that Dawnstar will be involved in the unfolding story. Justice League of America v2 #4 (published December 13, 2006, cover date January 2007) The Tornado's Path, Chapter Four: Being Human The Justice Society of America v3 #2 (1st Printing) (published January 10, 2007, cover date March 2007) The Next Age: Chapter 2 W: Geoff Johns; P: Dale Eaglesham; I: Ruy José; C: Jeromy Cox; L: Rob Leigh; E: Eddie Berganza, Adam Schlagman (assistant) Starman makes reference to murder not being "part of the code", Kenz Nuhor and a vote of 10 to 9 - all primary story elements of Adventure Comics #342. He is shown unmasked for the first time, revealing a beard similar to that worn by Star Boy beginning in Keith's Giffen's stint on Legion of Super-Heroes v2. He also mentions being trapped somewhere that was "blown to Kingdom Come", implying that he is the same Starman seen in that series. The Justice Society of America v3 #3 (published February 14, 2007 (One week late), cover date April 2007) The Next Age: Chapter 3 W: Geoff Johns; P: Dale Eaglesham; I: Ruy José; C: Jeromy Cox; L: Rob Leigh; E: Eddie Berganza, Adam Schlagman (assistant) Starman appearance
	The Justice Society of America v3 #2 (2nd Printing) (published February 21, 2007, cover date March 2007) The Next Age: Chapter 2 W: Geoff Johns; P: Dale Eaglesham; I: Ruy José; C: Jeromy Cox; L: Rob Leigh; E: Eddie Berganza, Adam Schlagman (assistant)
The Justice Society of America v3 #4 (published March 21, 2007, cover date May 2007)
Justice League of America v2 #7 (published April 4, 2007, cover date May 2007) The Lightning Saga, Prologue Connection between Trident and Karate Kid revealed
	Justice League of America v2 #1 (3rd Printing) (published October 25, 2006, cover date October 2006) The Tornado's Path, Chapter One W: Brad Meltzer; P: Ed Benes; I: Sanda Hope (special thanks to Mariah Benes); C: Alex Sinclair; L: Rob Leigh; E: Eddie Berganza, Janine Schaeffer (assistant) Mention Legion Flight Ring
Justice League of America v2 #8 (published April 18, 2007, cover date June 2007) The Lightning Saga, Part 1: Lightning Lad W: Brad Meltzer; P: Shane Davis; I: Matt Banning; C: Alex Sinclair; L: Rob Leigh; E: Eddie Berganza, Adam Schlagman (assistant) Appearances: Starman, Karate Kid, Dream Girl (mentioned), Lightning Lad (mentioned) The Justice Society of America v3 #5 (published April 25, 2007, cover date June 2007) The Lightning Saga, Part 2: Dreams and Fire W: Geoff Johns; P&I: Fernando Pasarin; C: Jeromy Cox; L: Rob Leigh; E: Eddie Berganza, Adam Schlagman (assistant) Appearances: Dream Girl, Karate Kid, Starman, Wildfire, Lightning Lad (mentioned), Legion of Super-Heroes (statues), Legion Flight Ring
	Justice League of America v2 #1 (4th Printing) (published May 16, 2007, cover date July 2007) The Tornado's Path, Chapter One W: Brad Meltzer; P: Ed Benes; I: Sanda Hope (special thanks to Mariah Benes); C: Alex Sinclair; L: Rob Leigh; E: Eddie Berganza, Janine Schaeffer (assistant) Mention Legion Flight Ring
	Justice League of America v2 #2 (2nd Printing) (published May 16, 2007, cover date July 2007) The Tornado's Path, Chapter Two:Tornado-Red/Tornado-Blue W: Brad Meltzer; P: Ed Benes; I: Sandra Hope; C: Alex Sinclair; L: Rob Leigh; E: Eddie Berganza, Jeanine Schaeffer (assistant) Trident appearance
Justice League of America v2 #9 (published May 16, 2007, cover date July 2007) The Lightning Saga, Part 3: Suicide W: Brad Meltzer; P&I: Ed Benes; C: Alex Sinclair; L: Rob Leigh; E: Eddie Berganza, Adam Schlagman (assistant) Appearances: Dawnstar, Dream Girl, Karate Kid, Starman, Timber Wolf, Wildfire, Lightning Lad (mentioned) The Justice Society of America v3 #6 (published May 30, 2007, cover date July 2007) The Lightning Saga, Part 4: Three Worlds W: Geoff Johns; P: Dale Eaglesham; I: Ruy Jose; C: Jeromy Cox; L: Rob Leigh; E: Eddie Berganza, Adam Schlagman (assistant) Appearances: Dawnstar, Dream Girl, Karate Kid, Sensor Girl, Starman, Timber Wolf, Wildfire. Flashback only: Blok, Chameleon Boy, Cosmic Boy, Element Lad, Lightning Lad, Lightning Lass, Mon-El, Proty (disguised as Saturn Girl), Saturn Girl, Sun Boy and Superboy. As illusions: Triplicate Girl, Computo.
	Justice League of America, Volume 1 Trade Paperback (published June 6, 2007 (One week late); cover date 2007) Reprints Justice League of America v2 #1-#7
Justice League of America v2 #10 (published June 20, 2007, cover date August 2007) The Lightning Saga, Part 5: The Villain is the Hero in His Own Story W: Brad Meltzer; P: Ed Benes; I: Sandra Hope; C: Alex Sinclair; L: Rob Leigh; E: Eddie Berganza, Adam Schlagman (assistant) Appearances: Brainiac 5, Cosmic Boy, Dawnstar, Dream Girl, Karate Kid, Sensor Girl, Starman, Timber Wolf, Wildfire, Light Lass (mentioned), Lightning Lad (mentioned) The Justice Society of America v3 #7 (published July 11, 2007, cover date September 2007) Indestructible W: Geoff Johns; P: Dale Eaglesham; I: Ruy Jose, Rodney Ramos; C: Jeromy Cox; L: Rob Leigh; E: Michael Siglain, Harvey Richards (assistant) Superman tries to understand Starman's explanation for the Legion's 21st century mission The Justice Society of America v3 #8 (published August 1, 2007 (One week late), cover date October 2007) Bells & Whistles W: Geoff Johns; P: Fernando Pasarin; I: Rodney Ramos; C: Jeromy Cox; L: Rob Leigh; E: Michael Siglain, Harvey Richards (assistant) Dream Girl cameo appearance in a flashback to events of the Lightning Saga The Justice Society of America v3 #9 (published September 12, 2007 (One week late), cover date November 2007) Thy Kingdom Come, Prologue W: Geoff Johns; P: Dale Eaglesham; I: Ruy José; C: Jeromy Cox, Hi-Fi; L: Rob Leigh; E: Michael Siglain, Harvey Richards (assistant) Starman appearance The Justice Society of America v3 #10 (published October 31, 2007, cover date December 2007) The Kingdom Come: What a Wonderful World W: Geoff Johns, Alex Ross; P: Dale Eaglesham; I: Ruy José, Drew Geraci; Painted art: Alex Ross; C: John Kalisz; L: Rob Leigh; E: Michael Siglain, Harvey Richards (assistant) Starman appearance Legion Publication History 1958-1964 • 1965-1970 • 1971-1978 • 1979-1982 • 1983-1986 • 1986-1989 • 1989-1994 • 1994-1996 1997-1998 • 1998-1999 • 1999-2001 • 2001-2004 • 2004-2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 2014-2018 • 2019-2022 Adult Legion • Homage and Parody • L.E.G.I.O.N. • Precursors • Reference • Reprints Spinoffs • Series Index • Chronological Index • Individual series pages • Colour key