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I mean it. yeah, Barry draws a beautiful Kara, but it was superboy that introduced the legion to the world, and while i never cared for SuperMAN all that much, i liked Superboy in the legion.
To me it's just right. The book over the years without him has seemed directionless and it seems to be missing that extra spark that endeared it to so many fans.
So, thats my hope. I realize it won't come true, but the crisis seems to be an attempt to right a bunch of wrongs. This is one of the biggest as far as i am concerned.
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From the bits and pieces I have seen it is starting to look like Superman has had a somewhat shadowy career as "Superboy" in the past. Maybe, just maybe, the legion will get a chance to travel back in time to induct a young clark kent into the new movement.
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Despite all I've read and stuff, I still can't help but hope for it.
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Eryk Davis Ester
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It's interesting that the three "shards" featured on the last page of IC #6 are Superman's career as Superboy, Batman's catching his parents killer, and Wonder Woman's position as an original Justice Leaguer. It would be nice if each of those items is restored.
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Unfortunately for DC-- and thus, fans of the character in any of its incarnations-- a judge has ruled in favor of Jerry Seigel's family with regards to ownership of Superboy. If it holds up to appeals, DC would have to license the character from them, I'm assuming. It's just as easy for them to kill him off and forget about him.
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Eryk Davis Ester
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Just out of curiosity, if DC doesn't license Superboy from the Siegel's, could another company do so?
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quote:Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester: Just out of curiosity, if DC doesn't license Superboy from the Siegel's, could another company do so?
I think it would be very difficult (if not impossible), because it's my understanding DC still owns a lot of the trademarks associated with the character (different from copyright). While the Siegel's could theoretically publish something with Superboy in it, they couldn't use his name, logo, appearance, etc. in any marketing or on the cover. Even then I'm not sure if it's entirely possible.
I may be way off base in my interpretation, but I think that's how it works. Feel free to correct me if I'm mistaken.
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I started reading comics in Uni because of the 'Reign of the Supermen' storyline in the Superman titles, mostly because of Kon (then just Superboy, errr... Superman) and Steel. So for me, Kon is the real Superboy. Hard to see him go.
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Well, I don't think Conner's gone. Other than the name, 'Superboy', he has no connections to the copyright of the Siegels. I have the feeling he will be Supernova and that will be the end of it.
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Can someone explain to me how the Siegels own Superboy but not Superman?
I'd love to see Superior Boy AND Superlative Girl back in the Legion for good, but I want Kara to get equal time with her cousin this time around and I wouldn't want either to dominate the book.
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My understanding is that Siegel signed Superman over in 1948. Then there was that whole years long battle with Warner/DC. That was settled some years back now.
But in another case, a court ruled that Superboy was a separate creation not covered by the Superman case, and not "derivative" of Superman or "work for hire".
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