Legion Trivia - Legion World

It had to get started at sometime.

Who served the most terms as Legion Leader, pre-boot?

Would that be ... Lightning Lad?

I'm going to take a guess and NOT look at Chaim's Legion Help File. :-)

Didn't Sensor Girl have like 4 terms in a row during the 5-year gap?

Possibly Cosmic Boy?

He has two terms in the beginning of Legion history, plus co-leader of TMK's Adult Legion, and leader of the SW6 Legion. Not to mention leader of Shooter's Adult Legion...

EDE has it even though Kid Prime is right to, in a way.

Here is the breakdown as I have it from the founding in 2973 through 2995:

Cosmic Boy: 2973, 2974, 2994 (co-leader), 2995 (co-leader)
Saturn Girl: 2975, 2976
Brainiac 5: 2977
Invisible Kid: 2978
Ultra Boy: 2979 (1st half), 2980 (2nd half)
Karate Kid: 2979 (2nd half)
Mon-El: 2980 (1st half), 2981
Wildfire: 2982
Lightning Lad: 2983
Dream Girl: 2984
Element Lad: 2985, 2986,
Polar Boy: 2987, 2988,
Sensor Girl: 2989, 2990, 2991
Chameleon Boy: 2994 (co-leader), 2995 (co-leader)

Rokk had four legal terms as leader. Projectra had four official terms but her last one (2992) doesn't count as see had left in 2991 to reacquire her crown on Orando. Due to political reasons the change in leadership was not recognized.

During 2991 there were four leaders: Sensor Girl, Timber Wolf, Sun Boy then Polar Boy. A very unstable year for our Legion. In 2992 the Legion was disbanded and not reformed until 2994.

So I'm declaring EDE the winner of this round unless someone else can prove me wrong.

Well, before anyone can challenge it, I'm going to move the game along...

When was the tradition of not voting for oneself in leadership elections first mentioned?

I'm going to guess when Ultra Boy ran against Dream Girl. Jo went against the tradition by voting for himself -- it was also the first time there were open elections so everyone could see how everyone was voting. I don't know if that's the first time that tradition was mentioned though.

While it is mentioned in that story, Levitz was drawing on an older source for that feature of Legion lore.

If it's before open elections, how might one figure out that someone had violated the tradition?

Just bumping... didn't think the question would be THAT hard...

It ain't.

Adv 304. Colossal Boy makes this comment in his thoughts after observing that Saturn Girl's election victory was unanimous. Later, she invades Iraq.

I'll try to come back with a good 'un.

Okay, I just remembered this question I was curious about a while back that I answered with some research. I believe I'm correct, even though I didn't have a 100% complete collection at the time and no longer have all the issues that were contenders for the correct answer. I just remember the winner and the amount involved.

Q: Excluding Who's Who In The Legion # 7, which has 270(!) thumbnail portraits of Legion characters on it's cover [great for Avatars, hint, hint], what comic book cover has the most Legionnaires on it?

By my count, the cover in question shows 28 different Legionnaires on it. (Your guess might not beat that, but go ahead and mention any that have more than 20 just for the fun info!

It's either going to be very very easy, or very hard. I hate those!

[Okay this second question isn't a quiz Q (so no "winning" if you supply the answer!,) but I'm curious about something similar. Maybe somebody else has found out. Simple inquiry: What was the first ever depiction of the whole team together, i.e. one scene that included every then-current Legionnaire? I doubt that it happened during the Forte period, maybe not even the Swan period. It might not have even happened till Levitz took over, perhaps in the last pages of #245's Earthwar saga? Or as late as V2 #300's cover? Anybody know?]

The only candidate I can find for this is "LSH" v2 n300, with the group "watch the birdie" portrait of 27 Legionnaires (including reservists), taken by Proty II.

This cover also had those characters drawn by 27 different artists, with 6 more yet taking part in inking a character.

I don't know how you're counting members, though, and whether Proty II qualifies. Also, if what you have in mind is from the "Adventure"/"Action" eras, I'm out of luck.

I'm just counting "real" members at the time of the comic, and all issues that have Legionnaires on the cover, regardless of the actual title, are in the running.

I do believe V2 #300 came in second place with 27 members (nothing tied it that I recall,) and third place was I believe 26 members, but I can't remember what issue that was. But like I said if anyone finds covers with 20+ Legionnaires on it, post and mention it, because likewise IIRC, I only came across around ten comics with 20+ members on the cover.

BTW, I had to give an unavoidable clue somewhere in my few posts on this topic! But it ain't a howler.

I hope somebody can venture some possibilities on my second (non-quiz) question. It might be even considered "essential" trivia for a comic series about a Legion of characters to know when they were first all shown together!!

Legion of Super Heroes (V2) # 280 ?

Nope. But I believe that was one of the ten 20+ Legionnaire covers.

No longer have that issue, so I'm straining to recall, but I think it was in the lower 20s.

However, it might be contender for my second question. Someone would have to check to see if all then-active Legionnaires are on it. If so, it sets a handy demarcation date for searching only prior issues for an earlier first complete active Membership picture.

Who's Who in the Legion #1?

Nada.

I still have that issue, and if you eliminate the duplicate depictions of 5 Legionnaires (two different eras) you have 22 legionnaires on the cover. Either way, under the 28 count of the mystery cover.

Maybe time for a clue...

The mystery issue was published after Volume 3 #1, but before the reboot #0 issues.

If nobody guesses by mid-tomorrow, I'll give one more clue that will really narrow it down, and if nobody gets it by evening, I'll reveal it.

On Q2, anybody check V2 #280 to see if it has all the active membership? Am I alone in thinking my second Q is a semi-important inquiry???

Well, it's Tuesday, probably lowest net traffic week day...

It wouldn't be issue #63 of Volume 3 would it? The final part to the Magic Wars and final issue of the series? I seem to recall a number of Legionnaires depicted on the cover but they were all covered in dripping blood (?) no faces visible.

No. Sorry.

I don't recall that being one of the 20+ members covers, and I don't remember any mass amount of blood covered Legionnaires on it, but I gotta admit I kinda go blank on those Magic Wars issues.

Uuummmmm, Legionnaires #1??

Good try, but not the one. However, I'm pretty sure it was one of the 20+ members covers though.

Damn! You're gonna make me go to my parent's place and raid my old closet to dig through my old comics aren't you?!?!

I have no idea - just wanted to make sure my first post was on the Legion trivia thread.

It wouldn't be v3 #46, would it? The first issue of the Conspiracy storyline, with all the heads looking at one another?

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Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester:
It wouldn't be v3 #46, would it? The first issue of the Conspiracy storyline, with all the heads looking at one another?

No I have that one at my site and there is only 11 Legionnaires on it. I was thinking the same thing when I posted about the Magic Wars issue.

I think I got it. Volume 3, issue #29.

Again, no.

I really hadn't considered that one when I did my research because they're all just background heads, not a depicted scene with many, many Legionnaires. Even so, looking at my copy of #29, there are many duplicated heads (and yet... yet... no double-header!) so even without counting I can tell there are less than 20 different Legionnaires.

For the record, I'm eliminating such floating heads motifs from consideration. I'm talking about an actual scene on a cover which has the most (28) Legionnaires in it.

Since several people have made guesses, I'll give a clue that I hadn't planned to. The penciller of the cover never did any Legion stories that I know of, and I familiar with most of 'em. He certainly isn't one of the main or minor artists we associate with the Legion. The inker, signed on the cover, did do a few Legion covers, but likewise no stories that I know of.

The scene by the way is pretty spectacular in my opinion, one of my faves.

Keep the guesses comin.' I'm gonna be offline for awhile.

Since its come up a few times...

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Thanx SorM!

By my count, I see just 24 L's on the cover.

Re: my second Q about the first all active membership depiction: I can't think of any active members at that time who were left out of that cover. So, unless someone mentions either a missed Legionnaire or comes up with an earlier cover or panel with all the active membership, I'm going to proclaim the cover of SB/LSH #280 the earliest known scene of the entire active Legion membership!

Okay now that outta spur a few fans to start looking thru some back issues trying to find one earlier. (I don't have it handy, but what about those last pages of SB/LSH #245, the celebratory end of the Earthwar???)

Okay, time for my final clue of the main Trivia question (i.e. what cover has the most Legionnaires on it.)

Prior clue: The issue is question was after V3 #1 and before the reboot.
Final clue: It's not a Legion series issue! It's the cover of an issue of a Legion mini-series!

This should be solved real soon...

Then again, maybe not.

Okay here's the answer.

Recall I said I had to give an unavoidable clue. In stating the Trivia Question, I necessarily prefaced it with "With the exception of Who's Who in LSH # 7" because of it's 270 thumbnail Legion character portraits.

Well, the answer is Who's Who in LSH # 6! 28 Legionnaires, count 'em up. I was sure somebody would go thru the other six issues and spot # 6's plethora of Legionnaires, but maybe not that many people have it (WWLSH issues are not easy to find; I don't have # 3 myself and hopefully that doesn't have 29 Legionnaires!)

The cover artists cited as clues are Jim Valentino (penciller) and George Perez (inker.) It was pubbed in Oct, 1988.

If somebody has # 6 and wants to post a cover image for everybody it may be hard because it's a wraparound. The back half has 14 L's and so does the front. The scene is simply all the L's flying outward in a loose sunburst pattern over a close shot of 31st century Metropolis, with a beautiful warm orange sky behind them. It's a great scene.

Okay, next Trivia Question and I'll make it easy!

Who is the only Adventure era Legionnaire to have an alliterative civilian name? (Princess Projectra doesn't count. )

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Originally posted by Reep:
Re: my second Q about the first all active membership depiction: I can't think of any active members at that time who were left out of that cover. So, unless someone mentions either a missed Legionnaire or comes up with an earlier cover or panel with all the active membership, I'm going to proclaim the cover of SB/LSH #280 the earliest known scene of the entire active Legion membership!

Doesn't the large "Find Ultra Boy" slightly dent that

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Who is the only Adventure era Legionnaire to have an alliterative civilian name? (Princess Projectra doesn't count. )

Nura Nal (Dream Girl)

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Originally posted by Sanity or Madness?:

Doesn't the large "Find Ultra Boy" slightly dent that

Normally that would be true, but in this case it's merely accurate.

However, Nura is both true and accurate!

You're up, SorM!

OH boy...

Okay then - full names & codenames of both of post-boot Wildfire's component selves.

Blast-Off: Leroy Drake
Atom'x: Randall Burroughs

I'm pretty sure I'm right (though it'd be embarrasing if I weren't considering my name and avatar

) so I'll just ask the next Q to move things along:

Which character was the product of "centuries of inbreeding"

Tasmia?

Nope -- not her, but thanks for playing and try again

Sigh... I'll stick with my crazy multiple-board meta-games... :-(

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Originally posted by DrakeB3003:
Which character was the product of "centuries of inbreeding"

Dubya?

Boy, Drake, if there ever was a straight line...!

Seriously, I'm gonna guess Dawnstar.

I wanted to post the results of a search I did on my inquiry of what was the first known panel/cover that had all the active Legionnaires in it.

Even though I felt It wasn't in Adventure, I decided to check issues I knew had many members in it. Before I did, I made the time-saving observation that scene would have to have Supergirl, since she was on active status during Adventure, even if she only appeared roughly every year. Checked 313, 325, 359/360, but no luck.

Moving on, I recalled the great wedding scene in SB 200 with a zillion characters. Checking the story reveals that Mon & Shady stayed on monitor duty at the HQ and weren't in the scene.

So I went all the way to my original suspicion of SB 245, and sure enough, the first panel of the epilogue, the one with everybody seated around the round meeeting table while Wildfire banged a gavel, does indeed have every active Legionnaire in the picture.

I used my list on the order the Legionnaires joined, and every Legionnaire not in the scene was either dead or had some form of reserve status at that time (including Tyroc who I believe by then had some official designation of detached service or the like.) Interestingly, on the very next page Garth & Imra rejoin the team.

So there it is - until disproven with an earlier example - the first known depiction of all active Legionnaires in one scene is the epilogue to The Earthwar in Superboy & The Legion # 245.

Another Legion mystery solved!

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Originally posted by DrakeB3003:
Blast-Off: Leroy Drake
Atom'x: Randall Burroughs

WRONG!!

I emphasised full names, and one of the real names is incomplete.

D'oh!!

How about: Blast-Off -- Jahr-Drake Ningle which was later retconned to Leroy I think

Oh yeah, and yes you are correct!! Dawnstar's abilities came through "centuries of inbreeding" (eewwwww...)

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Originally posted by DrakeB3003:
D'oh!!

How about: Blast-Off -- Jahr-Drake Ningle which was later retconned to Leroy I think

That'll do

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Originally posted by DrakeB3003:
Oh yeah, and yes you are correct!! Dawnstar's abilities came through "centuries of inbreeding" (eewwwww...)

So, new Legion law of genetics: Boff your cousin and your kids gets wings and FTL speed.

"Becky Sue! C'mere, darlin', we gots to create us a passel of 'lil angels!"

Reckon I done answered your "premature" question correctly, Drake, but go ahead and ask a 'nuther one, cuz Becky Sue's got me all tuckered out...

Q: Name five Legionnaires (all eras) who have lost body parts and name the parts (death doesn't count).

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Originally posted by DrakeB3003:
[b]Q: Name five Legionnaires (all eras) who have lost body parts and name the parts (death doesn't count). [/b]

Let's see if I can get this one:

Garth (both versions): Lost right arm.
Vi (pre-boot): Lost right eye and a leg (don't remember which).
Drake (both versions): Lost entire body, does that count?
Dawnstar (pre-boot): Lost her wings
Shadow Lass (pre-boot): Cut off finger in wedding rite.

Lil' bud Proty, uh sorry, "LL," I think you probably got 4 outta 5. I'm doubting Wildfire.

I think the fifth is maybe Kinetix. She had a tail once and lost it at some point,

If this is correct and makes the five, I donate my 1/5th question to my lil' bud Proty, damn, sorry, "LL," and he can do next Q.

If I'm wrong, this post never happened. Just like the Glorith universe and the Proty/Garth.

I thought about Kinetix but I didn't think her tail and ears (she had pointed ears too) counted since she reverted to normal. But I could be wrong since that is a period of the Legion I am not too familiar with.

Hmm... if Wildfire is indeed the fifth one, I would think a case could also be made for Luornu.

Does a case of Grandin Gender Reversal germs count? Then Tenzil qualifies...

While there are more than 5 Legionnaires who have lost body parts (I'm surprised no one's mentioned Ferro's recent loss of a finger or two), I did indeed count Wildfire among them -- he's gone on and on enough about losing a body that I decided to count him.

So Lightning Lad's go it! (I hadn't thought of the Shady one though and I don't remember it, but I'll take your word for it)

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Originally posted by DrakeB3003:
While there are more than 5 Legionnaires who have lost body parts (I'm surprised no one's mentioned Ferro's recent loss of a finger or two), I did indeed count Wildfire among them -- he's gone on and on enough about losing a body that I decided to count him.

So Lightning Lad's go it! (I hadn't thought of the Shady one though and I don't remember it, but I'll take your word for it)

Thanks Drake. The story where Tasmia cut off her finger in a Talokian marriage ritual was in issue #51 or #52 of the second series. And I had totally forgotten about Ferro having his fingers broke off. I wonder if they still are?

I'll provide a question tomorrow as it is way past my bedtime.

{/BelatedInterjection ON}

Where, DrakeB, did you read the phrase "centuries of inbreeding"? I don't recall that being in any description of Dawnstar.

Variations on the term "mutant," legitimate and not, yes. Paul Levitz wasn't on top of such science, and the proper term was still fairly new back in '77, but did exist: "genetic engineering."

"Mutation" is generally reserved to describe naturally occurring, or uncontrolled, sharp variation in a physical quality on the genetic level, and apart from the effects of procreation. "X-Men" always used it properly.

Inbreeding rarely can be controlled in its outcome, and that's why the taboo on incest arose ... but I don't think that is what anyone who even wrote ad blurbs for the Legion ever had in mind. Still, it's worth noting that many cultures -- including many American Indian tribes -- do not consider relations between first cousins to be incestuous, as U.S. states' laws tend to do.

{/BelatedInterjection OFF}

We all know of Magno-Ball (or should). Name three other organized spectator sports in the 30th/31st Century

I'll guess...

1. Magneto-ball (its a small, offshoot of the mainstream Magno-ball played mainly in the outer rim where they can't can't afford real Magno balls)

2. Talokian River Dancing (mostly seen off panel)

3. Legion Shower Room Watching (I hear the female looker...ahem, Locker Room can become quite heated and steamed)

What did I win?

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Originally posted by minesurfer:
What did I win?

A free round of Legion Shower Room Watching but only while Monsteress is there.

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Originally posted by Greybird:
Where, DrakeB, did you read the phrase "centuries of inbreeding"? I don't recall that being in any description of Dawnstar.

I only read it for the first time myself recently when I bought a whole stack of old "S&LSH" and "LSH" books -- I was taken aback by that description myself since you'd think inbreeding had a negative connotation even in 1978.

"Superboy and the Legion of Superheroes" #240: The Man who Manacled the Legion (yes, it's good ol' Grimbor). There's a backup story with Dawnstar and the other trainees where she tells her origin to Laurel Kent. And I quote:

"My people were renowned throughout the galaxy for their proficiency in deep space navigating and piloting. I am the result of centuries of inbreeding... the ultimate navigator -- with a natural propulsion system far greater than any starship's."

So now you know ... and knowing is half the battle ...

Hmm...

1) Moopsball.

2) Batball.

and, ummmm...

3) Robot Gladiator battles (as seen in the "Secret Origin of Bouncing Boy"

1 -- rollerball
2 -- sonic bass fishing
3 -- speed fucking

While I like Drake's third answer, EDE got the closest. The first two were ones I was looking for and the third one also fits. I would have also accepted ricochetball and kangobronc racing.

You're up Eryk.

{/DawnyAside ON}

Grey: Where did you read the phrase "centuries of inbreeding"? [...]
Drake: "SLSH" #240 {Dawnstar's origin story}.

Well, that's why I didn't recall it from any description by others -- it's how she described herself. As I noted, I don't believe writer Levitz was quite aware that he wasn't on top of the proper terms, and this was when he was still defining the character. (His only non-story reference to her thus far had been a roster in SLSH 231, where she was said to be from Earth, with "more details later." Starhaven had yet to be discovered.)

Other nuances were missing there, as well, I'd say. She was shown as far too abrasive, even with having met a payroll before Brande recruited her for the Academy. And this story was set at the Academy, before she met (and joined) the Legion in Superboy 226. Levitz admitted in a later lettercolumn that the legend "An Untold Story of the LSH" was omitted.

{/DawnyAside OFF}

Keep forgetting that need to ask a question!

Alright, name all Legionnaires who have different homeworlds since the reboot than they did before.

Andromeda
Karate Kid
Kid Quantum I
Collosal Boy / Leviathan
Wildfire (sort of)

That's all I came up with D.B.!

But it should be noted that Xanthu was what Kid Quantum claimed as his homeworld preboot.

Don't forget Timberwolf.

And though he doesn't count in this question, R.J. Brande as well.

Damn! I forget all about T Wolf. Guess that makes it your question Drake!

I'm still inclined to give it to Danny. It's not completely clear that Brin is a native Rimborian, versus someone who just ended up there and fell into a gang. He could still be from Zuun, for all we know.

OK then, what were the original pre boot homeworlds of the above Legionnaires? Just to keep the thread going...

Guess I killed the game LOL

Andromeda - Ricklef II
Karate Kid - Earth
Kid Quantum I - Antares II
Collosal Boy / Leviathan - Earth
Wildfire - Earth

Assuming those where the Legionnaires in question.

yup, your turn

Who called the scantily-clad, large-proportioned women of Aarok "Amazon Babes" and what Legionnaire calls the same planet home?

I believe the answers are Jamm and XS.

You got 'em Eryk. I didn't think that would take someone too long to come up with. The next question is yours.

Hmmm... on the same theme, when was the planet Aarok first introduced?

Is it Legion of Superheroes (v3) Annual #4?

Much earlier than that...

Ah, my second choice was Adventure Comics #312. I think my mom has that issue.

Yeah, didn't it appear as the name under a clock or something?

Yep, it was one of the name on the clock in Legion Headquarters that kept the time on various worlds.

Next question to M'Onel!

This one may be a toughie but aw heck we're all Legion Fans aren't we?

In Legions (v2) #290, who did Wildfire suspect was responsible for the break-in at the Museum of Mystic Arts? Extra points with me if you tell me who specifically really responsible.

I think Wildfire was saying it looked like Validus, but it was really Darkseid's dark servant, the Superman clone.

Asolutely, Drake you have the floor

Question: Why was it so important for the team to discover the identity of RJ Brande's secret Legionnaire offspring?

Because Brande fell ill with Yorrgian fever and they needed a suitable blood donor.

It was "Yorggian fever", but I'll give it to ya

.... funny how they didn't just test everybody's blood instead on interviewing everyone (and I guess they didn't know about DNA testing back when this was written).

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It was "Yorggian fever", but I'll give it to ya

.... funny how they didn't just test everybody's blood instead on interviewing everyone (and I guess they didn't know about DNA testing back when this was written).

Hmm. I'll have to dig out my books but I checked with the Help File and it shows the spelling I used. The planet's name is Yorrg. Could be we have a correction to submit to Chaim for the next version.

Okay, question me this:

Pre-boot Thom and Nura's romance ended. But he still ended up with someone from Naltor. What was her name and occupation?

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Originally posted by Lightning Lad:
Hmm. I'll have to dig out my books but I checked with the Help File and it shows the spelling I used. The planet's name is Yorrg.

I went straight from the source -- "Secrets of the Legion of Superheroes" #3. They used the spelling "Yorggian" with two g's (no mention of a Yorrg or Yorgg). I have no idea if it was changed in a later publication, though.

Definitely need to get to my back issues then. The planet was first mentioned in Adv. 325 and then in LSH 8 the fever was mentioned again. Could still just be a typo on Chaim's part but it would be interesting to see if they didn't do their proper research for the Secrets mini.

Then this is the same title that couldn't get it together to spell Carggg after the re-boot.

I forget her name, but she owned a baseball team - or was it batball?

Oh, I know! Marge Schott!

Heh... Living in Cincinnati, she's been quite the public figure...

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Oh, I know! Marge Schott!

Although Marge was mean enough to have still be around in another 1000 years (didn't she pass away last year?) that isn't the correct answer. Plus, had she been from Naltor she would have seen the trouble she got into for her bad language.

lancesrealm got it partially right. She owned a batball team. But what was her name?

Come on guys. Is this one really that hard? If no one has guessed it by the time I get home from work tonight, I'll give a hint.

She was Yvyya - how would you pronounce that? Did she have a last name other than "Kallor"?

She was a lot prettier than Marge and called him Thom-cat. We saw her again, I think, in the reunion issue. I thought she might have been based on the female-owner in the movie Major League and I wondered if she and Thom would stay married.

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She was Yvyya - how would you pronounce that? Did she have a last name other than "Kallor"?

She was a lot prettier than Marge and called him Thom-cat. We saw her again, I think, in the reunion issue. I thought she might have been based on the female-owner in the movie Major League and I wondered if she and Thom would stay married.

Her last name was Val and as far as I know that's the name she used. I always thought Thom married her because she reminded him of Nura. It would have been interesting to see if the marriage would have lasted. Although it was Dream Girl Thom kissed as he disappeared into Zero Hour and not Yvyya, so I guess that's our answer.

Next question to your FC.

In the Legion's first encounter with Universo, one legionnaire (of those present) did not become hypnotized. Who and why?

This is a bit random, but I'm going to guess Superboy because Rond Vidar warned him??

That's not it Drake, but a good guess. Superboy stood out in that story for a different reason - he was the only one who stayed hypnotized for the entire issue, since Universo had green kryptonite in his medallion.

I want to say it was Rond Vidar because he is immune to his father's power. But Rond wasn't a Legionnaire at the time of that story, he became an honorary member, I think, after the second encounter with Universo.

Ok - another wild guess:
Projectra because she was unconscious at the time.

Nope ... but keep going. Your guesses are logical.

Invisible Kid, Lyle Norg, Legion leader at the time. He was working out and didn't have dinner with his folks, didn't drink the water.

If I remember correctly, this was Brainiac 5, and he was not not hypnotized because Universo did not want him hypnotized. I believe Universo left him unhypnotized so Brainy could locate the "time trails."

Abracadabra, Lancesrealm. Next question to you.

I thought this was a nice touch, since it played on Brainy's ego. He thought his superior mind control resisted Universo.

OK, off we go...

Who was the first Legionnaire to encounter the sun-eater?

Mon-el??

Drake, it was Mon-El, in Adventure #305, I think. Your question, sir.

I was right?!? I guess it does pay to make wild guesses now and then -- I've never read that story. I just figured Mon-El got around a lot...

Ok, here's my Q:
When Reflecto first made his appearance, whose life did he save?

IIRC, he saved Tinya from drowning. That was the adventure with the camel-people, I think.

You got it-- your turn!

OK, here's an obscure one...who was Dafe Meron?

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OK, here's an obscure one...who was Dafe Meron?

Polecat.

I really thought I would get a few more miles out of that one. To you, Scott.

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Originally posted by lancesrealm:
I really thought I would get a few more miles out of that one. To you, Scott.

Sorry lr. Kinda hard to forget a Legion wannabe that had the power of emitting a foul odor from the horns on his head.

I'll have to get back with a question. Give me a little bit since I'm at work.

What Legionnaire left something behind on Tenazor-4 and what was it?

Hmmm, you've got me stumped on that one (looks like everyone else too!)

How 'bout a clue?

V

Is that where Garth left his arm?

Ummmm, didn't Brainiac 5 leave Koko behind there?

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Is that where Garth left his arm?

No but I think Drake had one of his famous blowouts there and left a containment suit behind.

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Ummmm, didn't Brainiac 5 leave Koko behind there?

That's the answer I was looking for Danny B. You have the next question.

And sorry for not being able to provide a clue earlier. I've been away from the board for quite a while today due to work and family. But I should be here most of the weekend.

So it's my turn.

Hmmmmm.

OK. Here we go.

Who freed Glorith from her force field prison and why did he/she do it?

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Who freed Glorith from her force field prison and why did he/she do it?

Pulsar Stargrave, to get an ally against Mordru

That's right. Now it's your turn!

Well then...

what animal did Rokk & Garth freak out upon unexpectedly seeing in the early reboot

And no, the Help File won't help you here

Stumped you all, have I?

Ummmm....Whizzy the Wonder Cat?

Just kidding! How 'bout a clue?

It's funny. I remember reading it, but those issues are locked away...

Clue 1: It said "Hellllo Wilbur..." They said "AAAAAAAAHH!"

I know I don't have that issue but.....

A HORSE (of the talking variety, as in Mr. Ed?)

Naw, couldn't be. Could it?

Oh, yeah. The girls (Imra, Tinya, Lu) snuck Mr. Ed into Garth and Rokk's virtual reality training program... good questions SoM!

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I know I don't have that issue but.....

A HORSE (of the talking variety, as in Mr. Ed?)

Naw, couldn't be. Could it?

Let's see if you're right...

[Linked Image]

Yup!

Your go Varilant

Alright then...

How many applicants were testing along with Fortress Lad on the day he tried out for membership and who were they?

Wasn't it just Fortress Lad, Arm-Fall-Off Boy and Mnemonic Kid? I don't have the issue handy to check.

I went ahead and checked the issue Scott, and I think you got it. The three you mentioned are the only 3 applicants named during the story. There were 7 applicants in all.

Looks like Mnemonic Kid didn't affect your memory!

Omni! Haven't seen you in forever! Good to see you, fella!

Glad to be back lance! I've been really busy and majorly bummed about Legion related MBs being so blah, until I found my way here to Legion World! Dis place is awesome!

Varalent? You out there? Was Scott right? Let us know, or Scott can play on through.

I'll give Varalent until tomorrow to confirm or deny my answer and then I'll post a new question.

I'm going to go ahead with the next question to keep the game moving.

Three members of one of the most reviled races in Legion history were only known by a number. What were their 'names', what race were they and what made them stand out from others of their kind?

Reviled in Legion history, eh? Then it must be:

362, a female Dominator rebel leader
556, a Dominator scientist
097, a Dominator scientist

Only Dominators of the upper caste have names. Lesser castes have numbers.

These three helped Valor foil a second invasion of Earth in the 20th century. They rebelled against the Dominion upper caste and freed a large number of human test subjects. These mutated people went on to use their new powers to seed new worlds (appropriate to their powers, things like magnetism, cold projection, etc.). These worlds would act as a buffer between the Dominators' homeworld and Earth.

And these planets eventually would wind up being many of the future "United Planets" we all know and love.

Of course Craig is right on all counts. Very nicely answered. Give us your best shot.

Thanks!

Where are fusion powerspheres manufactured?

I'll pass to play fair. For now.

Uh oh. Looks like my "best shot" is about to be hit out of the park on the first try.

Scott! You don't know! You only think you know... (alright, totally bluffing here, trying to psyche you out).

Let's just say I think I know the answer but I don't want to be a hog since I gave the previous question.

I'm so much the hog I'm willing to answer my own questions!!

What a good sport you are!

UUUuuummmm....... the um, the moon???

It's one of those asteroids with a letter and then a number, ain't it?

Only I can't remember the letter, and I can't remember the number...

M-36 maybe?

Okay, I'll shut up now...

Eryk,

You're totally on the right track. Two letters and two numbers to be exact. And M is correct, and is the first letter...

M _ _ _

Keep trying!

M-19?
M-88?
M-27?

...Bingo!

MR83?

Any closer?

Is looking up the Help File considered cheating?

I don't consider it cheating. Where do you think I got the question from?

Okay, so I looked it up in the issue itself.

M-17W: A manufacturing center located in the galactic core, noted primarily for the quality of fusion powerspheres it exports...

There you go! Take it away Eryk!

Who was the first Legion character whose costume was modified by Dave Cockrum, and what was that modification?

oh...that would be one of four legionnaires right? that book was full of color errors especially on Cham, and Matter-Eater Lad.

Shrinking Violet?

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Who was the first Legion character whose costume was modified by Dave Cockrum, and what was that modification?

Complete guess - Duo Damsel going from all purple with orange cape (both merged & seperate) to half-purple, half-orange with yellow cape (merged), with one split wearing purple with a yellow cape, and the other orange with a yellow cape.

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oh...that would be one of four legionnaires right? that book was full of color errors especially on Cham, and Matter-Eater Lad.

You're thinking of Superboy #193, "War between the Days and Nights!", in which Dave introduces new costumes for Chameleon Boy, Shrinking Violet, Karate Kid, and Duo Damsel (the last of which was actually a fan-designed outfit). But there's one costume he modified prior to that.

oh darn! I have a short memory. Yeah that's the book I am talking about...oh well. Has to be Princess Projectra...I remember how horrible Shadow Lass, Princess Projectra, and Karate Kid costumes were...yeeewwwww...they really ranked top 3 of the worst costumes of them all! Karate Kid got a new costume there...remember that Princess Projectra got a new costume in #197...so has to be Shadow Lass??? or Princess ?? Help! Sorry could not answer that.

PS I absolutely LOVED how Cockrum designed on Shrinking Violet, Karate Kid, Phantom Girl, and Cosmic Boy. *hee hee*

Here's a hint: The modification in question is not a complete redesign of a costume. Dave takes an existing outfit and makes some slight, but significant changes to this outfit over previous depictions.

Saturn Girl??

Lightning Lad

Crap! Didn't see your other clues and guesses. Garth's change came after the trio in #193, #197 I think. So he couldn't be the right answer.

I think its Cosmic Boy....

Nope, not Cosmic Boy.

Everyone is on the wrong track. Read the question more carefully.

If I remember my archives correctly, the first story Dave drew was the story about ME Lad's brother, and the three legionnaires in that story were ME Lad, Ultra Boy and Saturn Girl....

So my guess is that the first alteration was to change the color of Ultra Boy's chest-symbol from green to brown.

That change, is, I believe, a coloring error, and not a genuine change in costume.

I thought it was just an error....
ohwell, it was worth a shot

Sounds to me like the question isn't about a Legionnaire -- I have no idea who it might be though. I'll go out on a limb and say he gave The Persuader a new helmet.

I think it was Tharok who got the costume change. Didn't he have shorts when he was first introduced in Adv. #352 and then he had a yellow leg on his costume in Superboy #190?

Dr. Regulus got a new helmet in Superboy 191.

From the introduction to Legion Archives #11:

One notable point about that job [SUPERBOY #191]: it showed the first signs of my tendency to tinker with costumes. I played around a bit with Dr. Regulus's armor. I don't think anybody noticed.

And the most notable change was indeed the more sleeker, more rounded helmet design, which also became standard in future depictions of Regulus's armor.

Tharok was indeed bare-legged in his first appearance, but he had donned pants well before Dave first drew him. He actually seems to make the switch between the two issues that introduce Shadow Lass. This may also originally have been a colorist's error that stuck.

I'm going to assume that my answer was close enough.

While we're on the subject of Dave Cockrum, I can think of 4 Legionnaires who were miscolored in some way, each in a different story drawn by Dave. Name them.

Hmmm...

I know M-E Lad was in one story for sure. And I think Cham in another.

Now I gotta go reread the Legion backups in Superboy. Darn you Jim!

And welcome back to the future!

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And the most notable change was indeed the more sleeker, more rounded helmet design, which also became standard in future depictions of Regulus's armor.

Wow, my wild guess wasn't so far off -- I was right about a helmet, but not which villain.

Not only that, you were the first to realize that it wasn't necessarily a Legionnaire I was talking about!

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Hmmm...

I know M-E Lad was in one story for sure. And I think Cham in another.

Now I gotta go reread the Legion backups in Superboy. Darn you Jim!

And welcome back to the future!

You're welcome, Craig. Those are great stories to reread, just to feast your eyes on Dave's art. I'd forgotten about one of the ones you mentioned, so that makes it 5!

5 miscolored Legionnaires, ah ah ah

Grife! We're going the wrong way here!

Colossal Boy, Matter-Eater Lad, Chameleon Boy, Ultra Boy, and maybe Element Lad?

Hey sboymd,

That's right! Now that you mentioned Colossal Boy, I can picture the panel you are referring to!

And I almost just misspelled Colossal Boy. If that's not a sign we need Gim back, I don't know what is!

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Colossal Boy, Matter-Eater Lad, Chameleon Boy, Ultra Boy, and maybe Element Lad?

You're just guessing, aren't you?

no (unless you're talking about Gim's new costume being orange for one issue and red thereafter)
yes, but what was miscolored and when?
yes, but what was miscolored and when?
no
no

I am going from memory, so there may be others besides the 5 I have in mind. Don't know if Colossal Boy qualifies for sure or not.

oh gee...I only guessed the last one...but I do remember seeing Colossal Boy's costume kept miscoloring by red and blue alternatively...for instance, his boots were supposed to be blue but miscolored red in few pages.

As for Matter-Eater Lad and Chameleon Boy, oh boy....proably in Superboy #193...or 195? the one where four Legionniares were shown with new costumes (Karate Kid and Shrinking Violet, and Duo Damsel)....Matter-Eater Lad's miscolored costume were red, not green, and yellow. As for Chameleon Boy - shoulder's was colored yellow instead of purple.

As for Ultra Boy, I dunno.

so that leaves us three more Legionniares - so my GUESS

are: Invisible Kid, Braininac 5, and Saturn Girl.

Chameleon Boy's shoulders were not changed to yellow with a purple costume until much later. There's something else miscolored on Cham in the Cockrum era.

As for your other guesses, I'm not confirming or denying any of them unless you can tell me specifically what was miscolored and when. Otherwise everyone will just keep guessing Legionnaires until the correct 5 are named, and where's the fun in that?

Ones I know for sure, since I just went through Dave's issues:

I'll go with: Ultra Boy, Matter-Eater Lad, Chameleon Boy, Dream Girl, and Princess Projectra (with Lightning Lad as an alternate):

Superboy 184, page 4 panel 6 (and again on the next page): Ultra Boy's belt is brown instead of green, shorts are yellowish(??) and pant legs are red instead of green. [Linked Image]

Superboy 191, page 1 panel 1: Dream Girl is in purple instead of white. I'm assuming she's supposed to be in her uniform, because everyone else is. [Linked Image]

Superboy 193, page 2, panel 3: Matter-Eater Lad's uniform is red where it should be green. [Linked Image]

Also, Chameleon Boy has yellow skin throughout the story instead of orange.

Superboy 195, page 1 panel 1 (and again on page 5 panel 1): Princess Projectra's costume seems to have changed from her Adventure days, but the colorist appears to have put blue where her skin should be (shoulders). At any rate, it appears the colorist "went over the lines". **I'm not too sure about this one.** [Linked Image]

And on page 6 panel 2 it appears Lightning Lad's uniform has been colored blue above the bolts on his chest, but should be white.

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Superboy 191, page 1 panel 1: Dream Girl is in purple instead of white. I'm assuming she's supposed to be in her uniform, because everyone else is.

Superboy 193, page 2, panel 3: Matter-Eater Lad's uniform is red where it should be green.

Also, Chameleon Boy has yellow skin throughout the story instead of orange.

These are 3 of the ones I had in mind, though your other choices certainly fit the criteria. Matter Eater Lad also appears with brown hair instead of black in #184 and Dream Girl's legs are left white in #190.

There are two other miscolored members that no one has spotted yet from this era. Can anybody spot them or should I spill the beans?

Omni Craig, I'd give you an "A" for effort with bonus points for perserverance!

I'm out of here for the day and probably won't be back until Monday, SOOoooOOOOoo the answers are:

Superboy 184: Saturn Girl's new costume is red in some panels and pink in others. It was originally red with a white collar (Act. 392). In the middle of this issue it suddenly turns to pink and in some panels the white collar is replaced with bare skin. Apparently the pink color was preferred, because Saturn Girl's costume is pink from her next appearance on.

Superboy 190: Can't believe nobody spotted this one. On the splash page, Shadow Lass's upper body has white skin, while her legs are blue. I believe in a later panel, her skin is still white and her headband is green.

Omni Craig, I think the next question should be yours. Take it away, young man.

Hmm... well, in addition to Jo's miscolored costume in Superboy 184, his hair appears to be strawberry-blonde in most of the panels.

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:Superboy 184, page 4 panel 6 (and again on the next page): Ultra Boy's belt is brown instead of green, shorts are yellowish(??) and pant legs are red instead of green.

I think Ultra Boy also had red hair in some panels of this story.

Let me look a bit more...

Oops. Looks like we posted simultaneously, Craig.

Another one I doubt you were counting. On the classic and immortal Bouncing Boy/Duo Damsel wedding two page centerfold, Chlorophyll Kid's costume is in all white. Chloro was only a Sub Legionnaire at the time though...

Oops is right. I posted on to the next page and never looked back. Thanks for telling me Jim. I'd have gone home tonight to look through more Cockrum issues, and you'd already gave the answers you were looking for.

Hmm... a question? Here's a relatively easy one:

Name two people who tried to usurp Matter-Eater Lad's place in the Legion.

Calorie Queen and Renkil Kem (his brother)

And there it is! Take it Sanity. Or Madness. Whichever you prefer!

Sanity's fine

Anyway, we've seen two gravestones for Starboy so far, prophesied by Dreamer. I want the text from both. And you need to translate the Interlac one

First the easy one:

[Linked Image]

"To the Memory of Thom Kallor, Starboy".

The second one, with the mis-spelling:

[Linked Image]

"Thom
Kallor
Legionnare
His Star
Guides
Our Way"

What I got. Away you go!

[Just a thought: Dreamer obviously can't be 100% accurate, if she's Dreaming alternate versions of the same thing]

Damn that means I gotta come up with a question.

Okay let's try this:

At one time Kid Quantum (the first one) went on the run. Where did he hide, what name did he use while in hiding and he was he hiding from?

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At one time Kid Quantum (the first one) went on the run. Where did he hide, what name did he use while in hiding and he was he hiding from?

Where: Yal
Name: Rouvin
Hiding From: Glorith

That it?

Right, righ, and right. You've got next question SoM.

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Right, righ, and right. You've got next question SoM.

Okay... umm...

What Legion story was originally due to be reprinted in Demand Comics 2?

I'm going to guess it was to be a reprint of Adventure Comics # 357 "The Ghost of Ferro Lad".

I also believe this was the intended cover:

[Linked Image]

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I'm going to guess it was to be a reprint of Adventure Comics # 357 "The Ghost of Ferro Lad".

Is this going to keep bouncing back & forth between me & you here? Sheesh - your go.

I guess it will if we can't get anyone else willing to play. But I'm going to think a bit before I post the next question. Be back with it later.

I've been stuck trying to think of a good question so I'm going to ask an easy one and let someone else come up with a good one.

In what century was Starhaven founded?

23rd? Just guessing...

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23rd? Just guessing...

Nope. You're a few centuries off. But I'm not saying in which direction.

27th, maybe?

That's the one. I actually had given the answer in the Scrambled Alphabet thread earlier. You're up EDE.

I almost picked the 27th to begin with, but that seemed kind of late.

Jeepers! Now I've got to come up with a question...

What is "Savage-- Exciting-- Yet Harmless"?

30th century view of 20th century boxing?

Nope, but you're on the right track!

Well, if this was a Douglas Adams forum I'd say it is an updated entry to "Earth" in the Hitchhiker's Guide. (from "Mostly Harmless..")

Robot Gladiator Tournaments?

That's it, PB! Your question.

Counting all realities, how many people born in the 20th century have joined the Legion?

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Counting all realities, how many people born in the 20th century have joined the Legion?

Bearing in mind that some accounts have Kal & Kara being born in the 19th Century, and againg slower due to the suspended animation, do they count?

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[b] Counting all realities, how many people born in the 20th century have joined the Legion?

Bearing in mind that some accounts have Kal & Kara being born in the 19th Century, and againg slower due to the suspended animation, do they count?

[/b]

What accounts are you reading?

But I'd say, yes, as long as one accounting of them is born and operating in the 20th century, they count.

I'll say four.

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I'll say four.

<john_mclaughlin> WRONG! </john_mclaughlin>

huh? let's see...Superboy, Supergirl, Ferro, Mon-El...unless if you're counting all the realities..so that should include M'Onel, Superboy (Kon-El), Supergirl (Matrix/Linda Lee), Pete Ross (honorary member), Insect Queen (Lana - honorary member), Lady Mysa (not a legionnaire yet), Jimmy Olsen (honorary member)...so I guess that counts up to 11?

Right number, wrong members. I'm not counting Mysa (do we know she was both in the 20th?) as she is not a member. the Matricx Supergirl also not a member, AFAIK.

So, who are the other two?

hint, one's is another version of the ones you've already listed.

What about the SW6 Valor & Ferro Lad? Are those the other 2?

SW6 Valor - yeah you're right...but Ferro Lad was not born in 20th century (he was from Pre-Zero Hour, Post-ZH Ferro was born in 20th century)...Lori Morning??? ( I don't remmy her being a honorary member....reserver member???)

Does RJ Brande count?

I am not counting RJ as I do not believe that it was ever stated specifically (although it was strongly intimated) that he was "the durlan."

I do not count any of the SW6 Legionniares as, being clones, they were "born" in the 30th century.

HINTS: Of the two remaining, one is a another version of one of the one's already mentioned, the other is from a completely alternate, one might say imaginary, universe.

Singularity!!!

Was Impulse made an honorary member?

As for the other one, it really depends on which realities you're counting, and what counts as a separate reality. Are Superboy and Valor from the Glorithverse from different realities than the Superboy and Mon-El from the Trapperverse?

What about the classic adult Legion stories, and the other realities viewed by Douglas Nolan? Do those count? Superboy's Legion?

Um....

Well, I was not considering Morduverse or Glorithverse as I tend to view those as readjustments of the timelines in existing universes, not entirely different dimensions.

Beisides the ones listed above I was looking for the Pocket Universe Superboy.

Now, let's make that final one easier, since your right, we could spin ourselves silly looking at two many realities.

How's this:
Besides Superman, what other member of the Justice League of America has been shown to have joined the Legion?

J'onn J'onzz

Did Batman join in an imaginary story? I seem to recall that...

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Did Batman join in an imaginary story? I seem to recall that...

dingdingding

You are correct sir!

superboymddjr got most of them... so I think he should have the next question.

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superboymddjr got most of them... so I think he should have the next question.

Sounds good to me...

Batman, really? Don't think I ever heard that one before. Can you point me towards the issue?

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Batman, really? Don't think I ever heard that one before. Can you point me towards the issue?

World's Finest Comics #172 (12/67) "Superman and Batman... Brothers!"

An "Imaginary Tale" in which Batman joins the Adult Legions (Shooter/Swan-Klein)

Batman? yuck...can't imagine him being a member of the Legion. Okay...since I am at my work...during my lunch break I will run out to my home (hey, it's only three minutes drive) and try to come up with a question, okay...be patient, eh?

hmmm... I wonder if he's still at lunch?

Nightcrawler! Don't laugh! last week after I had a lunch, got back here and got a memo ordering me and co-workers not to have an access to the internet for a WEEK! (Due to Blaster invading the system at work)...now Here I am! So this time I will go easier -

how many issues did Karate Kid did when he starred in his own series way back in late 70s?

15 issues, I beleive.

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Nightcrawler! Don't laugh! last week after I had a lunch, got back here and got a memo ordering me and co-workers not to have an access to the internet for a WEEK!

Glad you're back, sboy. But did you have to take Legion World with you?

Omni - ha! would be nice, wouldn't it?

Anyway, 15 issues is the correct answer. You go!

Oh goody, I got one!

OK, here's a pretty easy one:

Which Justice Leaguer upon hinding his/herself inexplicably transported to the 30th century was rejected Legion membership only to be offered a spot with the Subs?

I know, I know!!! But I'll give others a chance.

(I love the irony of the consolation prize he got.)

taking a stab: I would say Hawkman because his powers are derived from artifical means. And it would be ironic for him to get a flight belt

Quislet you are on the right track, but its not Hawkman...

How about Hawk WOMAN?

Well Omni Craig seems positive that it is a "he".

Thinking of other JLAers who rely on artifical powers, I would guess Green Lantern (with clashing rings)

Yeah I think it might be Green Lantern (Kyle) The one when the Green Lantern Corp was impersonated by some criminals. GL is brought to the 30th Century by the last Oan and eventually a female descendant of his takes his ring and helps defeat the criminals.

Nope.

And it's a "he". Definitely.

Hee hee hee!

Hmmmm???? Now I'm going to have to start digging through stacks & stacks of back issues!

Oh well there are worse ways to spend my time

For $5, I'd be happy to tell you guys where to look.

Oh, that would probably tarnish the game.
Never mind!

Both Quislet and Portfolio Boy are still kinda-sorta on the right track with the Hawks.

Think of a different Justice League era.....

It was BlueJay, and they offered him a flight belt...the guy with wings.
"Shrinking Violet with wings" was the comment I believe, right?
It was in a JLE annual.

And it was hysterical to boot!

Yes, it was hilarious, one of the funniest Legion moments ever, imo.

The ball's in your court, LoneWolfLondo.

OK then boys and girls,

What was Chemical King's mother's name?
(Mrs Arlik not a valid response)

Bonus points if you can tell me the unique properties of Condo Arlik and where they went when he died.

His mother's name was Darvon.

His unique properties were a great sense of humor, cheerful and friendly, handsome as anything and the world's second best fighter.

As to where they went? Well Brainy said elsewhere but I think he, and the rest of the Legion, inherited them in some way.

[edited to finish the bonus question and correct the spelling of his mother's name.]

Fast as lightning there L Lad!
And 100% right to boot!

Over to you....

Hey, Lightning Lad, whatcha ya doing? trying to take the Legion World with you, eh? We are still waiting for you! So give us the question!

Sorry. I totally spaced off to see if I was right or not.

Here's the next question:

What Legionnaire befriended some field-hockey enthusiasts and what were their names?

field-hockey? I am stumped...does it associate with Team 20, eh?

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field-hockey? I am stumped...does it associate with Team 20, eh?

You could say that. And I will add that this did not take place in a Legion book.

Inferno? Am I close?

Nope. It was a Legionnaire but the meeting didn't take place in a Legion book.

Oh...sorry I did not explain clearly...i mean is that if it takes place in Inferno mini-series. So I wonder if i am close or not...

As for the title, I believe it's Sovereign 7 Plus. (If it's field hockey, it must be Claremont.

)

The second part I had to look up. The characters shown playing field hokey are Daisy (Finale), Taryn (Network) and Cassey Rassendyll.

This is also where we discover that the 31st century has no real ice cream!!

Oh....yeah that's right. I completely forgot about S7.

You got it Arachne. It was S7 and the two girls Imra befriends, amongst others, were Daisy Miller and Casey Rassendyll. Next question is yours.

Having to come up with a question is why I usually don't try to answer them, but OK...

Who created the sewer creature?

Mantis Morlo?

I think.

Correct. Your turn.

During the TMK run, the moon was destroyed.
Who was it that hit the trigger to do so?

The Linear Man (after Dev-Em had tried to, but failed thanks to the presence of Superman... caused by the Linear Man himself.)

Hey, somebody, you're right. I have that book.

On the flight to fight Tangleweb the first time (post-ZH if there's a difference), what were each of the Triad doing and who were they sitting closest to?

hmm if i can remember right - one is sitting next to Cosmic Boy, one to XS, and one to Apparition making fun of Brainiac 5.

Half of your answers are wrong, and incomplete, since you only say what one of them was actually doing.

Triad Neutral was next to Live Wire, helping to pilot the ship.

Triad Purple was next to Apparition, snickering about Kid Quantum's ego.

Triad Orange was next to XS, asking Jenni if she is scared and using humor to hide her fear.

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Triad Neutral was next to Live Wire, helping to pilot the ship.

Triad Purple was next to Apparition, snickering about Kid Quantum's ego.

Triad Orange was next to XS, asking Jenni if she is scared and using humor to hide her fear.

Yup, yup & yup. Not that you had an unfair advantage when it came to board access or anything

And we need a TRIAD smiley, rather than Trip Girl. Its not as if the Triad name won 31-2 (by FAR the biggest margin) in the poll I ran on this, or postboot Lu looks more distinctive.

Wait...

I should've posted 2000 times, while no one else was able to bwahahahahaha!

What a freaky thing it was being here pretty much by myself.

At any rate, here's the question I posted last time we had a great darkness. I don't believe it was answered before the posts were lost (and if it was, I never confirmed it):

What does Honest Al sell in his Emporium, according to the billboard?

Oh, good grief, that question again? Ok, I'll guess ... robo-pets

Nope. Sorry if the question is too much of a "repeat", but I never saw the answer posted before the sky went dark...

still stumped...I thought I did remember...but i am stumped. sorry.

Time for a hint Craig. No one got the answer before the blackout, that I saw.

Okay. Good to know this is needed (so the thread doesn't grind to a halt twice due to the repeat). Here's enough clues to trim the search down:

- The sign is not in Interlac.
- The Emporium itself appears to be destroyed during a battle between Laurel Gand and an upgraded Computo (poor ol' Honest Al)
- The inker's on this very book was also named Al. Coincidence? I think not!!

This should move us along.

"Honest Al's Antigrav - Shoe Emporium"??

Nope. It's a rather common 30th century device...

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Nope. It's a rather common 30th century device...

Honest Al's Omnicom Emporiun?

That'd be "bingo" Sanity!

Yer up!

What are the names of the Sorceror's Worlds, pre AND post-ZH?

[I know its easy, but I can't think of a better one offhand]

I assume you mean Zerox & Gemworld although Tharn could also be considered Sorceror's World

Actually it should be Gemworld, Zarrox, Tharn and Zerox.

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Actually it should be Gemworld, Zarrox, Tharn and Zerox.

Be-Eye-Enn-Gee-Oh.

On you go...

Which reboot Legion ally is the child of a super villain?

Mysa is the daughter of Mordru, in current continuity (at least that means we don't have to worry about her marrying Mordru, this time around

).

Actually, it makes me worry even more...

Bicycle Repair Man got the answer. And I surely hope we don't see another Mysa/Mordru liaison. The next question is yours BCM.

I don't have anything really obscure on hand (but just wait 'till I get a turn at the "Other Comics Trivia" thread! [SIVANA]Heh, heh ... heh, heh, heh[/SIVANA]), so here's a similar question:

Which reboot Legion member is the child of a super-villain?

Brainiac 5

Yep, that's the answer I was after.

Your turn.

okay simple question -

Who is Grava of Colony Extal (Grall III)?

Legion Academy student Comet Queen

(and I believe it's Graal-III)

misspellings? what else is new? Anyway, your turn.

Hmmm...don't have a question at the ready. Anybody want to play through with a tidbit they've been dying to ask, go ahead!!!

Omni Craig (plays well with others

)

Okay, I will go ahead!

Q: what do Quicksand, An Ryd, and Calorie Queen have in common?

Who are three people that have never been in my kitchen??

Huh? I am not sure if you're joking or grumbling?

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Who are three people that have never been in my kitchen??

It's a little known fact that DrakeB3003 is a fan of Cheers!

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Okay, I will go ahead!

Q: what do Quicksand, An Ryd, and Calorie Queen have in common?

Would it be that they all had those color circles around their eyes?

Right! your turn!

Speaking of Calorie Queen, How much stronger than an average person was she and why?

Hmm...I know she had super-strength but I don't remember seeing anything that said exactly how much stronger than average she was. She gained it when her father experimented on her after discovering a way to improve how Bismollians make use of the food they eat

HINT: either Legion Archives #11 or #12 or Superboy starring the Legion of Super Heroes #212....the pure ironic is I dont remmy!! I know it already mentioned there.

well, no one wants to answer that.....okay here it comes: the answer is THREE!

Well superboy, you might as well throw us the next question since your last one stumped us all...

Okay, sure no problem.

next question: (easy this time, I hope so!)

What was the codename of Sussa Paka when she was in the Legion on the Run? AND what color hair?

She called herself Wave and dyed her hair blue.

LL - your turn!

What was in the canister Susa stole from SP HQ for Starfinger?

You won't find this answer in a book or the Helpfile and there are 4 possible answers.

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What was in the canister Susa stole from SP HQ for Starfinger?

Was Chameleon Boy hiding in there??

Nope. And it wasn't animal or vegatable.

FOUR?!? thought it was two...but four. wow...okay that question is pretty debatable if gathering different sources...

so far i know only two:
1 - starfinger
2 - from TMK interview...heard somewhere or whatever - said that they plan to have Molock's body and tooth in the canister...but I cannot remember. sorry.

I have a feeling that question is gonna stump us for a while.

You are close on number one but it wasn't Starfinger himself. And on number two you are correct, the answers come from a T&M Bierbaum interview. But it wasn't Molock's body and/or tooth.

Two possible items were pieces of jewelry, one was a costume and the other belonged to one of the Legion's greatest foes.

Guess away and I'll check back in tomorrow morning. Bedtime for me.

hmm the jewelry - must be either Crystal Quintile from Time Trapper OR the diamond that Sden wanted to use to conquer the universe.

Nope neither one of those. Hints later.

Hint time?

One of the pieces of jewelry belonged to the predecessor of the person who masterminded the theft, the other wound up in the hands of a child. The costume had a humorous past and the last item that could have been in there was a dark formula.

Starfinger's ring? by Starfinger's son? Lars Hancomb II? Not sure...

and Dark Formula? never recall that. beats me.

Superboy, I'm going to give it to you as you got one of the items and that's all I asked for. According to an interview with the Bierbaums, while it was never disclosed, they considered having one of the following items in the cannister:

The second Starfinger's ring
The Hero Dial
The original Heckler's costume
Darkseid's Anti-Life Formula

Sorry, Lightning Lad, I find the idea of Bierbaums of having Heckler costume and Darkseid's Anti-Life Formula being contained in canister a little far-fetched...but again, Keith Giffen was the only one who would be likely to throw different ideas on writing story.

second Starfinger's ring - now that would be an interesting story! Damn...

Okay, anyway, question:

What is Duplicate Boy's real name?

Ord Quelu or Quelu Ord (according to Legion Lore, on Lallor the positions of the given name and surname are interchangeable ~ personally, I've always felt that this was invented to explain away an early screw up by writers that didn't check their facts.)

fire away, Var!

Who was Kirt Niedrigh?

hmmm...sounds familiar..but....hmmm...Absorbancy Boy?

That's right! You're up SB

here i am! Sorry for the delay. here is the question ---- more like true or false.

Tenzil Kem's birthday is on Dec. 25th. True or False.

True!

(?)

Yes!!! Drake, your turn.

Why did the Legion illegally comandeer a privately owned amusement park?

They used it to create illusions to restore Brainiac 5's sanity.

To prove that one of the Legionnaires had not committed a crime

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lance!!! Where the heck have you been??? Good to "see" you, bud!

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You got it! You're up next...

someone PM or email Lance to let him know that he needs to post a new question for this......

Lance hasn't posted since the 12th and from his "recent posts" list, he's not exactly a frequent visitor. Since I did the last question, I'll ask another one this afternoon to keep this thread rolling unless anyone else wants to step up?

I just emailed Lance and told him he should stop by and post the next question! Hopefully we'll hear from him soon, or Drake should go ahead and ask another one.

ah...let's wait for one more day.

First of all, I apologize to everyone for making them wait. Second, a big thank you to Omni Craig for emailing me! Third, it is so nice to be missed!

Anyway, here we go. (Oh, and don't wait for confirmation - I don't get by here much since I have been working mega hours...I hope to re-enter the realm of slackers soon.)

Name at least 2 Legionnaires who have at one time been disguised as a member of the opposite sex.

I just thought of another one, so now you have to name 3. Ok?

Hey, did he just call us "slackers"?

Dude, I would so be offended by that, except that being offended would require actual effort and all that...

The obvious answer I can think of is Chameleon Boy has changed into a woman before, back during the Adventure run (I can picture the panel, he posed as Rokk's wife while they were undercover).

And Color Kid once changed genders after exposure to Infectious Lass. CK became a Legionnaire during the 5YG. Does he count?

The trick must be finding the third person (unless it's from a time in the Buffer Zone that Mon doesn't like to talk about...)

Matter-Eater Lad changed into Matter-Eater Lass, so much to his/her dismal (thanks to Kono's prank).

Does Rokk getting dressed in that old bustier/ costume count?

Jimmy "Elastic Lad" Olsen disguised himself as a women twice in his own magazine.

guess what have to wait to hear from Lance..to see what he says about this. I think we got two right...but not sure about the third one. Hmmm.??

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Oh yeah! How could I forget a great Adam Hughes cover like that? Good remembery, superboymddjr!!

Supergirl as Unknown Boy in Adv. 334.

Lightning Lass as Lighting Lad in Adv. 308.

I think Jim's on the right track.

oh yeah....now I remember...Jim gallagher is a master on the trivia! ah...remember DCMB?

Good of Jim to not post all the time on this thread and give others a chance, unlike some trivia hogs I know ([cough]Omni[/cough]!!! Oh wait, that's me!)

Jim, you should post more often!

And while we're on the subject of Legion Trivia masters, has anyone seen Commander Steel recently? Is he over on the DCMB still?

Commander Steel!? that's right...I almost forgot about him too...have not seen him in DC MB lately. I don't know which one is a real stumper master - you, Jim, or Steel?

I'd have to go with Jim or Steel on that count, my friend.

And how are you having time to post as much as you have here AND still make appearances over at DCMB? Did you successfully clone yourself?

well, hee hee I can be cloned all over and over again and again (#1000000 of Superboy remember?)

The 3 I was thinking of are:

1) Supergirl as Unknown Boy
2) Ayla as Garth
3) Chameleon Boy - I don't remember which issue that was, but I do remember him threatening Rokk not to get fresh with him

I think we have to give it to Jim here. (Imagine that!)

Oh, and I would not have counted Tenzil's gender switches. He was not actually disguised as a member of the opposite sex, he actually became one.

You guys are too kind. I haven't posted much on this thread (at all) because I got kind of burnt out on the old game, but I do check in once in a blue moon.

Heck, now for the hard part. I had a good one picked out last night, but would have to look it up to make sure I got it right. In the meantime, try this one. Just to make it a little harder, how about a two parter:

Which single issue of Adventure featured the most full-fledged Legionnaires?

Which single issue of Adventure featured the most supporting characters?

Sorry for being stuck in the Adventure rut, guys, but you know how I am.

Rut Lad

Umm... the Adventure 500 cover

and Adv 300

[Complete Guesses

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Completely wrong.

Perhaps I should clarify. I'm talking about the Legion run in Adventure, issues 300-380.

Darn ! can't believe that I got Matter-Eater Lad/Lass wrong...pretty tricky!

Hmmm, if I remember right, that the Adv Comics #350 boasting the largest number of Legionnaires, am I partially right? The one that spotlighted on Dream Girl and Star Boy's reinstatement to the Legion and disguised as Sir Prize and Miss Terious.

Jim, I am going to take some wild guesses.

Most Legionnaires : Adv 310 - the Mask Man issue
Most supporting characters : Adv 311 - the issue with the subs.

Am I even close?

Most Suporting Characters: Agree about the Subs issue

Most Legionnaires: I think it might have been the Universo story where Rond Vidar makes his second appearance and the Legion is outlawed (was that #356?)

yeah, that s what I was thinking of but I did not opt for it....because I kept thinking about Princess Projectra and Karate Kid being the last official member before Shadow Lass, Timber Wolf, Chemical King...I have never seen Shady or Wolf and Chemical King team up with FULL Legion roster. So either 350 or yours could be right. let's see what jim says.

Nope, nope, and nope to issues 310, 311, and 359-60 (which are the issues Varalent is referring to)

Oops. Nope to issue 350 as well. I missed Superboy's guess before.

*drops jaw* no way! hmmm....there is something we must have missed....let's think harder.

Most supporting characters: Super Stalag of Space

Most full fledged Legionnaires: Invasion of the Dark Circle

the one issue with Mordru's first appearance - where Shadow Lass is....hmmm Adv. Comics #377? the one with Neal Adams (beautiful but scary) showing two hands bursting out of the vault and Superboy and Mon flying away and Shadow Lass was terrified. is that one comics you could be basing on?

No, Varalent. I wasn't counting generic background characters like the inmates of the super stalag of space. I'm talking about specific LSH supporting cast members who appeared periodically throughout Legion history.

And I think only 8 or 10 Legionnaires appeared in the first Dark Circle story: Rokk, Garth, Tinya, Luornu, K Kid, Sun Boy, Superboy, Brainy . . . I Kid and Star Boy got about 1 panel each.

No, Superboy. Only 4 Legionnaires appeared in most of that story, not counting a few flashback appearances and the 3 Legionnaires who appeared in the epilog at the end.

okay one last chance - the issue where the Legion met the Wanderers and they had to fight and it led Chameleon Boy the winner of them all. Am I close enough?

Ding! Ding! Ding! You are correct, Superboy. That was Adv. 375, which featured 25 Legionnaires. The only then-current member not to appear in that issue was Dream Girl.

Now who can answer the 2nd part of the question?

well it has to depends on what you define by "supporting characters" like you mean Honorary members, Substitute Heroes, Wanderers, Heroes of Lallor, RJ Brande, etc..would they be considered as supporting characters?

I kept telling myself that it has to be the one who often appears in Adventure Comics...so Night Girl, Lana Lang, Pete Ross, Jimmy Olsen, Ma and Pa Kents, Chief Parker...I kept thinking that it was first Mordru appearance that has many supporting characters - Ma and Pa Kents, Chief Parker, Lana Lang, Pete Ross (5)...I cannot think of any Adv that went higher than 5. Any hints?

Okay, here's a hint.

There are no less than 11 supporting characters in the issue in question. All of whom appeared at least twice in the Adventure run.

*sigh* Okay, I always try to answer these without looking things up but now I'm at my wits end. When I get home I pulling out my Adventure run and then we'll see!

Hmmmmmm, wait a minute, what about the Legion of SUper Villans Academy story? Are you counting Ron Karr, Lightning Lord, etc as supporting characters?

No, I count them as villains.

By supporting characters I mean Legion allies. Not 30th century citizens, sci cops, alien races, Legion rejects, etc. etc.

It's got to be an issue where the Super Pets (5) and the Subs (6) both appear but I can't think of which it would be unless it the one where they bring back Supes and Kara after Color Kid changes the Green K to Blue K.

well, that would be Adv. Comics #350 or 351...but Jim nullified that saying that it was not the answer.

that one really stumped me...

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It's got to be an issue where the Super Pets (5) and the Subs (6) both appear but I can't think of which it would be ...

V-

I was thinking the same thing, but the only overlap of these two groups I found only had 4 Subs (Polar Boy, Chloro, Night Girl and Fire Lad). The issue was Adv #322, the initiation of Proty II to the Legion of Super-Pets. So that's not it, there were only 9 (4 subs + 5 pets).

I may have found something promising in my digging through the Adventure run. Jim has said these folks are "supportive cast" and "Legion allies". In Adventure #356, I found more than 11 family members of the Legion team getting some cameo panel time:

Mr & Mrs Kallor (Star Boy's parents)
Mr & Mrs Ranzz (Lightning Lad & Light Lass's folks)
Mr & Mrs Krinn, and brother Pol (Cosmic Boy's family)
Mr Morgna (Sun Boy's dad)
Mrs Norg (Invisible Kid's mom)
Mr & Mrs Durgo (Duo Damsel's folks) (do they count as 2, or 6?

)

Right there (and only counting Lu's parents as 1 each) that's eleven.

There's also a shot of Mon-El's extended family (30th century descendants of his brothers & sisters). All unnamed, but there were 6 people in the panel.

This was about the 5th issue I looked through after skimming covers of most of the run. I remembered the issue focused on the "Five Legion Orphans", on duty while the rest of the team celebrated "Parents' Day". Figured there would be a number of family members on hand, and there were.

How's that for an answer, Jim?

Craig, with 4 kids, how do you find the time?!!!

The answer is Adv. 351:

4 super pets
6 substitute heroes
1 White Witch

That totals 11 Legion allies. You might make it 12 by including the reservist Chuck Taine, who also appears in that story, but since he regained full membership status in that issue, I didn't count him.

If you'll look back at Superboy's previous answer, he guessed Adv. 350 for the most Legionnaires in a single issue. He did not guess Adv. 351 for most supporting characters in a single issue. Sorry if my reply to that post was misleading. It wasn't meant to be.

Somebody ask a new question.

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Ok -- Here's an easy one. Whose life did WILDFIRE save in his first appearance? (as ERG-1)

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[b] Somebody ask a new question.

Ok -- Here's an easy one. Whose life did WILDFIRE save in his first appearance? (as ERG-1) [/b]

Colossal Boy

You got it SoM -- you're next!

OKay, this game's dying of old age so I'll jump in with another one.

Who said:

"Manto Sulop! Kortaros!"?

I'm guessing MLash after he's had a few too many...

Um, was the White Witch doing a spell??

No to Mlash and no to White Witch.

Brainiac 5 speaking that language to another race...he's the smartest legionniare, you know? only my guess...

Chameleon Boy?

[Emmm... sorry about no asking a Q - I completely forgot I'd posted here

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I think Omni is on the right track - this sounds Durlan. I'll guess Lyle.

No to Brainy, no to Cham, no to Lyle.

knowing Jim's love with Adventure run...so I guess it has to be :

Dream Girl - she does have some mystic experience...am I right?

No to Dream Girl.

huh, hint please!!!

Yeah, it's about that time:

The speaker is a disguised female Legionnaire.

hmm I think that would be either Triad, Shrinking Violet, or Aparition when they were disguised as Durlans to draw out the White Triangle

Laurel Gand has been an undercover Khund agent.

But I don't think that's it, since that was from 5YG, not from the Adventure era.

Gotta be Quislet, sounds just like the kind of smart remark he was famous for.

Nobody's gotten it yet, but we're running out of female Legionnaires, so somebody's bound to pretty soon.

Sensor Girl??????

Ah, you've fallen into my trap, Space Ranger. I knew someone would guess her after my last clue, but that is INcorrect.

We'll meet again, Space Ranger. . .

Yes we will sentient, yes we will!

Truth and Justice shall Prevail!

Saturn Girl

Nope. Not Saturn Girl either.

And since I'm OUTTAHERE for the weekend, time for a BLATANT clue:

The girl in question is quite a hot topic RIGHT NOW and the quote is from her very first appearance.

Batter up!

Now if that's not the biggest softball ever...

Shadow Lass (Not Umbra)

Shadow Lass from the issue when she offered to serve as a guide to the Legion team going to invstigate the closure of her home planet.

EE

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EE

Nass! Looks like that Partly Used Kid beat me to the punch!

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[b] Shadow Lass from the issue when she offered to serve as a guide to the Legion team going to invstigate the closure of her home planet.

EE

Nass! Looks like that Partly Used Kid beat me to the punch!

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[b] Shadow Lass from the issue when she offered to serve as a guide to the Legion team going to invstigate the closure of her home planet.

EE

Nass! Looks like that Partly Used Kid beat me to the punch!

[/b]

hehe

Jim Gallagher? you there? I hope you will say "YES!!!" to some one who got the answer right.

Supes, He said he'd be back Monday.

Besides I need more time to think up a really good comment to lay on EE.

Hey, EE, you hear what New Kid said?!? You gonna squish him or what?

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Thanks, Supes old buddy, any time I can help you out you just let me know.

Come On EE I Dare Ya, I Double Dog Dare Ya!!!

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Shadow Lass (Not Umbra)

Tomato, Tomahto.

You got it, Pre-owned Kid

OK, Here's a softball.

How did Quislet 'introduce' himself to R. J. Brande? Not the Dialoge, the actions.

P.S. Don't I have enough identities with out you guy's creating more for me to play with?

Hmm... Pre-Owned Kid... Escaped Orion Slave Girl found on a used car lot...

Hmm... Partly Used Kid... Don't even want to go there!!

you would think I would know this. But I don't.

Quis, I thought you were gonna jump on this faster than a starving Chihuahua (sp) (Small Mexican Dog) in a dropped taco.

Didn't Quislet take over his computer screen thingie?

Close, but a little more detail, please. i.e. Where was the computer screen thingie???

I thought he was holding it - been too long since I read this one!

Nope, He wasn't holding it.

I think it was on a podium of some sort. Been forever since I reread that stuff.

Nope, Hint "he had it on him but he wasn't holding it"

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[b] Hey, EE, you hear what New Kid said?!? You gonna squish him or what?

Thanks, Supes old buddy, any time I can help you out you just let me know.

Come On EE I Dare Ya, I Double Dog Dare Ya!!!

[/b]

Partly Used Kid, you should feel lucky about two things! I've turned over a new leaf and am now a model citizen of this wonderful new world (hadn't you heard?) and I think you're a cute kid (I don't make up nicknames for people I detest) so I'll ignore your childish bravado and chalk it up to childish exhuberence this time!!!!

Next time, I may not be able to contain my Eye, so be careful sweetie!

EE

PS: I could have called you PUK or PU Kid instead, you know!

Hi, there E E, (that's different from EE, you notice) Your Imperial Emerald Easyness, I just wonder, do you have an answer to the question???

Hmmm... ???

His belt?

Closer, but no.

His wrist?

Either that or his well concealed cod piece.

Batter up... He swings... It's outta here...

It was sewn into the wristband of his tunic.

Go for it Dev.

Coming soon...

Hurry up!!!

Just kidding...just take your time, but don't hold too long.

Softball...question...

What was the name of Thom's team that he coached?

That would be the Naltor Dreamers.

Yup that's right, Omni!

I'll press onward then!

Which Legionnaire married a Phantom Zone villain?

Jo

Sounds like something Supergirl would do.

Nope to Jo.
And "almost" to Supergirl...but no.

Any other guesses?

Shadow Lass (Mon WAS in the Phantom Zone although not a villain)

V- I knew someone would think of Shady for that very reason, but "nope".

I'll toss out a semi-hint: Based on a disguise she was wearing, the PZ villain thought he had married Supergirl... [Linked Image]

Saturn Girl while disguised as Supergirl--but she stepped off the dais, so the marriage wasn't binding.

That's it Jim! Please step on up to the podium and take your turn!

I don't remember this - what issue is it from?

It's from an old issue of Action starring Supergirl. Don't know the issue offhand.

Who once posed as the fat man at a circus?

Huh? The obvious answer is Bouncing Boy, but that can't be right, can it?

Star Boy using his mass inducing powers. Projectra used her illusions to make him seem fat

Yep, Star Boy. That was quick.

a question... hmmmmm......

Pre-Boot:

When Lightning Lad was first elected as Legion Leader there were a series of interruptions during the voting. Who caused the interruptions and why?

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It's from an old issue of Action starring Supergirl. Don't know the issue offhand.

Action #307. I looked it up over lunch.

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Pre-Boot:

When Lightning Lad was first elected as Legion Leader there were a series of interruptions during the voting. Who caused the interruptions and why?

Superboy, because it was the anniversary of his initiation. The Legion founders sabotaged Kal's initiation tests to see how he would react to the interferences. He humbly accepted defeat, saying he must not be worthy of joining their ranks. They then reveal the "real test" of responsibility and honor, and they cheer his nobility and welcome him to the Legion in Adventure Comics #247.

The real "anniversary" here was that the story you are referencing took place in Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #247.

Correct Omni Craig. IIRC the interruption involved the the three missions from Superboy's initiation, a statue, a fire, and a stranded spaceship.

YRC, IIRC!

Who was the first human colonist to set foot on Dryad?

Help, help, I've killed this thread!

A hint, to move it along: The answer can be found in the issue Blok defeated the Starburst Bandits.

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Help, help, I've killed this thread!

A hint, to move it along: The answer can be found in the issue Blok defeated the Starburst Bandits.

I can picture it scenes but can't come up with the names. I even remember the little colonist kids that make the discovery of sentinent life forms as their playing on what apears to be an oddly shaped rock. Sorry, guess I'll have to look it up, which I don't like to do.

Was this Dr. Hosono?

And it's over to lance, who is correct!

The issue in question was Legion of Super-Heroes #272. Blok's origin, and the history of Dryad, was told to three other Legion applicants (Lamphrey, Nightwind, and Crystal Kid). At the end of the story, Blok is welcomed into the Legion!

Hey Craig, is the new show, the OC, about Omni Craig? Can't wait to see it! Then we can play OC trivia! Oh, and I looked this up yesterday, and when Dr. Hosono is getting off the ship, there are already some humans outside the ship, so I wasn't sure if I was right. Anyway, I have a question in mind, so I'll post in a few hours.

Ok, Here we go...

Who was Matil?

OK, I'll give some hints..

1) Matil only appeared once - and she died in that same issue.
2) Matil never appeared with the Legion - her story was told only in flashback.

The Psycho-Warrior's fianceé, from Bunyon's World.

Musta been too obvious with my hints. You're up, SoM!

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Musta been too obvious with my hints. You're up, SoM!

No, just thank the magic of the Help File

Give me a little time to think up a Q, huh?

No! Think of one now!!

How did B5 react to Metron's lamenting of how Saturn Girl's puny intellect couldn't tell him what the Source was like?

Brainiac 5 was entirely sympathetic and told Metron he knew how Metron felt.

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Brainiac 5 was entirely sympathetic and told Metron he knew how Metron felt.

"I know exactly how you feel sir" were his exact words

Away you go Lance...

Ok, here we go...

Mordru has attacked the Legion many times, using various schemes. I want you to list:

1) the different forms Mordru has taken
2) any aliases Mordru has used
3) all of the devices or constructs Mordru has sent against the Legion

1) the different forms Mordru has taken

Old Hag
Chicken
Dust mite
Form of ... a bucket of water

2) any aliases Mordru has used

Mr. Jumby from the planet Mumby
John Travolta
Garth Ranzz (no wait, that was Proty...)

3) all of the devices or constructs Mordru has sent against the Legion

Molecule Master robot
The Swiffer
Legion Eliminator 3000

Ok, I have no idea...

OK, I seemed to have killed the game so...

By my count, Mordru has used 1 alias, 2 different forms, and 3 constructs.

Do I get a prize if I mention Romdur and his castle?

Maybe - but no prizes yet. That is the 1 alias he used - still looking for the answers to the other parts of the question.

Ok, no one is even guessing, so I guess it's time to move on. My answers were:

1 alias - Lord Romdur

2 forms - 100 foot giant
Ambassador Relnic

3 constructs - Cosmic Boy double
- blood crystals
- globe thingies used to search for Legionnaires

I admit, the constructs are a bit iffy since the blood crystals were not specifically sent againt the Legion, but I was curious to see what people came up with. Looks that Kill, I guess you get the next question.

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It had to get started at sometime.

Who served the most terms as Legion Leader, pre-boot?

Was it Braniac 5

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[b] It had to get started at sometime.

Who served the most terms as Legion Leader, pre-boot?

Was it Braniac 5 [/b]

Kevin,

That question was answered a while a go. We are currently waiting for a new question as lancesrealm stumped us with his Mordru question

Oh and Kevin, I hope this didn't embarrass you away. The more posters we have posting here, the more we like it

Me? Oh bugger. I need to think of something now.

Lets see...

What was Foxmoors power?

Where is everyone? Was that too hard or do I have a hygene problem?

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Where is everyone? Was that too hard or do I have a hygene problem?

If you mean Annie Foxmoor, her power was listed as "misfortune-probability" in Legion V4, #27.

If you're gonna play like that, what was the given name of Holdur (Superboy & the Legion #227?)

yay! you got it!

I can go back to sleep now.

Hald Atovio?

Stikk E. Fing'zz??

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Hald Atovio?

Close enough; Hold Atovio.
Batter up!

OK, here we go. For this question, we are considering only those things pre-TMK.

List all Legionnaires who were initially rejected by the Legion.

I've come up with seven:

1. Superboy: his rejection was part of his initiation test, of course, but I'm assuming it still counts for the purposes of this question.

2. Supergirl: rejected on her first attempt because exposure to Red Kryptonite temporarily aged her into an adult.

3. Bouncing Boy
4. Shrinking Violet
5. Sun Boy: these three were all present at the tryout which resulted in Supergirl and Brainiac 5's admittance, which means they were all passed over at least once (BB was also shown to have been rejected in his origin story).

6. Wildfire: rejected as ERG-1, later admitted after saving the Legion from the robotic Molecule Master.

and of course ...
7. Polar Boy: who finally got justice from Paul Levitz, after being stuck in the Subs for too many years!

I'm not sure about Violet and Sun Boy, but the rest are correct. Take it away!

And as we old-timers often discussed, there was a long-held belief that Supergirl was already a member when Superboy joined, due to the presence of Brainy in a flashback to Superboy's induction ceremony; since she and Brainy joined together, she was there before Superboy. Ah, the good old Pre-everything days.

I haven't come up with anything difficult or devious, so, rather than hold up the game any longer:

Which active Legionnaires, if any, did not attend the wedding of Bouncing Boy and Duo Damsel?

Shadow Lass and Mon-El

... 'cause someone had to stay at HQ on monitor duty.

Over to jimg.

Which of the following also did not attend the wedding:

Kid Psycho
Rond Vidar
The Tornado Twins
White Witch
Martian Manhunter

White Witch

Correct. Carry on.

Who were Redin and Sarei and how did they come into contact with the Legion?

Ok, they were either the goofy wraithy-ghosty thingies that took over Mon-el, Karate Kid, Projectra, and Shadow Lass way back in the mid-70s, or the were the wraithy-ghosty things that took over M'Onel and Thunder a few years ago. (Does anybody else miss Thunder? Too good a character to rot in limbo.) Ummm...they came in contact with the Legion by taking over some members?

Correct! They were they misty-wraithy things from a few years ago that took over Mon and Thunder.

You're up!

OK...ummm....ok, here we go...

When is the only time Night Girl is mentioned as having x-ray vision?

Adventure 319

That's it - you're up, SoM!

I think SoM must be on vacation, so we'll continue with a question I've been sitting on. When SoM shows up, he gets his turn back. Ok?

Ok, here we go...name all the Legionnaires who have been imprisoned by another Legionnaire(s). Describe the circumstances if you can.

I don't believe it - I did it again... someone please PM me the next time I correctly answer a trivia question and completely forget about it.

Ok, just to keep the game moving, I'm going to ask a bunny. What is Night Girl's home world? Don't wait for confirmation, just take the ball and run.

Kathoon

And in reply to the earlier question:

Sun Boy was was imprisoned when he went crazy from space fatigue

Brainy was imprisoned after the conspiracy storyline (?)

Ultra Boy over the murder of Ann Ryd (?)

Thats all I can think of

Cham was also imprisoned (but I forgot why).

Take it away, Shadow Kid. I'll save the prisoner question for another time.

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Cham was also imprisoned (but I forgot why).

Cham was imprisioned for leading the mission that almost started a war with Khundia. It was just after he found out RJ Brande was his father.

And, I might add, you've all missed the most famous one of all! Mon-El was imprisoned in the Phantom Zone for a thousand years by Superboy.

Lightning Lad was imprisoned by his comrades for betraying the secret of the Concentrator in Adv. 321.

Brainiac 5 and Matter Eater Lad were both imprisoned after becoming insane after the Omega storyline.

Postboot Brainy was imprisoned again for breaking the time barrier (?)

Superboy was imprisoned by Cos, Garth,and Imra in their 2nd appearance in Adv.267.

Colossal Boy helped the school for super villains imprison Superboy, Cham, T Wolf and Chemical King in Adv. 372.

A brainwashed Legion imprisoned Ultra Boy in S/LSH #205.

The Legion imprisoned Star Boy during his trial in Adv. 342.

That's all I can think of for now.

There are 2 that have not been mentioned.

Projectra and Saturn Girl were imprisoned by the Legion is the story where Projectra was being tested. I think this was an Action backup?

Also, I remember a story where Matter-Eater Lad was imprisoned and ate the phony magnozite bars.

But despite these omissions, very good. Go ahead and take the next question, Jim.

In the silver age, there were 2 Alluras connected to 2 different Legionnaires. Who were they?

I really have no idea, but I'll take a guess anyway (I've been lucky before):
Dream Girl
Sun Boy

nope and nope

I know one Allura is Supergirl's Mom.

Not sure of the other one, but am thinking it was one of those throw away girlfriends that would pop up for an issue then never seen again, I am thinking possibly Sun Boy.

Supergirl's mother is one Allura and you're on the right track with the other one, but it's not Sun Boy.

For some reason, I think it's Starboy

Negatory on Star Boy.

The second Allura was a giantess if that helps anybody.

Okay, this question's dragged on long enough.

The answer is Jimmy Olsen. Allura was a giantess from another planet who was in love with him.

Quislet, you got half the answer right, so ask away if you've got one ready, otherwise I've got another one up my sleeve about everybody's favorite redheaded reporter.

hmm trivia trivia trivia

I don't have a question (even an easy one) so ask your next question Jim

Okay, here we go:

What Legionnaires has Jimmy Olsen used the costumes and powers of?

I know he used Sun Boy's, Lightning Lad's, and Element Lad's in an old Jimmy Olsen story. I can't think of any others.

There's one more that I know of.

Well, not counting Elastic Lad, I'm sure he dressed up as Superboy at least once.

Pete Ross has dressed as Superboy, but I don't know of any time when Jimmy did, so that's not who I'm thinking of.

He dresssed as this person in a story that featured Allura from my last question. That should be a dead give away...

Okay, I guess that clue wasn't obvious enough, or else everyone has lost interest in this game. The final answer is Colossal Boy. Lance, you got 3/4, so take it away.

Ok, if you think you have the right answer, do not wait for confirmation, because I am about out of here for the holiday.

Name at least 3 aliases Supergirl has adopted, other than Linda Lee or Linda Danvers.

Let's see....

1. She was Satan Girl

2. I think she was The Unknown Legionnaire

3. She posed as a female criminal when the LSH fought the Taurus gang. (but I don't know if that one really counts as an alias.)

Varalent, those were exactly the 3 I was thinking of. I'm sure there are more. You're up!

In the Super Stalag of Space (In honor of Nardo, whose been popping up lately), who freed the guys from imprisonment? And how?

Didn't Matter-eater Lad chew a hole through the fence?

Duo Damsel did it by shining the search lights into the jungle, inciting the elephant-like Phanders to stampede the barricade and trample the robot guards.

Correctomundo, Jim! Your'e up!

I'm outta here on vacation guys, so don't wait for a confirmation on this one:

What were the ingredients for Miss Terious's magic potion to convert the Hag back to the White Witch?

A lock of hair from a genuine magician (obtained from Mr. Mxyzptlk) and the print of an enchanted shoe (obtained from Comet the Super-Horse).
It was also necessary that the spell be boiled in iron (Ferro Lad molded a cauldron out of the outer casing of a security satellite) and stirred with lead (Miss Terious stirred it with her own lead-armor-encased arm).

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A lock of hair from a genuine magician (obtained from Mr. Mxyzptlk) and the print of an enchanted shoe (obtained from Comet the Super-Horse).
It was also necessary that the spell be boiled in iron (Ferro Lad molded a cauldron out of the outer casing of a security satellite) and stirred with lead (Miss Terious stirred it with her own lead-armor-encased arm).

It certainly seems like you know what you're talkin about, BRM -- maybe you should just ask the next question as requested if you're pretty sure you're right

I knew the ingredients from memory; I checked the story to confirm the "boiled in iron, stirred with lead" part. Give me an hour or two to come up with a new question.

OK, recycling time: here's a reboot version of a question I once posed in the "Adventure-era Trivia" thread on the old DC boards ...

In current continuity, who is the first Legionnaire to have one or both parents appear on-panel?

(Don't count R.J. Brande, as we don't know if he's still related to Cham or not!)

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In current continuity, who is the first Legionnaire to have one or both parents appear on-panel?

Apparition - Winema Wazzo appears in Legionnaires # 0.

You are correct, sir! Carry on ...

Who resurrected C.O.M.P.U.T.O. after the Legion dismanted him in the 20th century?

L.E.G.I.O.N.?

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Who resurrected C.O.M.P.U.T.O. after the Legion dismanted him in the 20th century?

?!?
I thought this hadn't been revealed yet! As I remember it, DnA were very vague on the details of C.O.M.P.U.T.O.'s post-20th century history.

No, the answer is in there. Maybe a bit subtle, but there nonetheless. And not L.E.G.I.O.N.

Hey, Chaim, haven't seen you in forever! Glad to see you here lurking about. (Y'know, just about everybody who plays trivia here uses your help file. If I'm coming up with a question, I have to make sure somebody can't look it up too easily!)

Ok, I'll bite. Was it the Time Trapper?

lancesrealm:

Good to be here...I just discovered this message board. I can't believe no one told me about it until now!

No, it wasn't the Time Trapper. I'll give this question one more day and if no one gets it, I'll post the answer and ask a new question.

Come on guys, it's just a year ago that C.O.M.P.U.T.O. told his story!

Brainiac 13?

All I remember is that it was reassembled during the Our World at War crossover, but I don't remember the details.

Eryk, you are correct...Brainiac 13 assembled/resurrected as many artificial intelligences as he could find for that war. C.O.M.P.U.T.O., though, was essentially a draft-dodger, having been quite traumatized by his only experience with humans, and fled to eventually establish Robotica.

Next question!

Digression: Does that mean Doc Magnus/madeupmetalium is gone now?

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Digression: Does that mean Doc Magnus/madeupmetalium is gone now?

No, what it means is that somehow C.O.M.P.U.T.O.'s "essence" (soul?) had an independent existence, and Brainiac 13 located it and created a new housing for it. Doc Magnus/Veridium is still out there somewhere in the 21st century.

At least, that's mt take on it.

Who once played a game of rock-paper-scissors, and what was the additional object introduced into the game?

I'm pretty sure it was Cham & Proty during the Revolt of the SUper Pets but I can't recall what was added to the game (by Proty). I may have to look it up

Now that I've had time to think about it (No, I didn't look it up!

) I think he become a hammer to break up the rock.

That's it, Vee! You're up!

In the classic Mordru two parter in Adventure, Supes, Mon, Lu & Shady flee to Smallville in the 20th Century. All four of them hid as "civilians". Superboy, of course, becomes his alter ego "Clark Kent", but what names did the other three use and who were they supposed to be?

Hmmm! I really didn't think this was that tough a question. Maybe it's becasue it's the weekend. I'll give it one more day before declaring the board stumped.

Mon-El was Bob Cobb, traveling brush salesman.
Duo Damsel was Marie Elkins and Shadow Lass was Betsy Norcross, but I don't remember their cover stories...I think one of them was a cousin of the Police Chief's wife? Was the other an exchange student perhaps?...but I don't remember which was which.

Good enough Chaim. Lu was Marie Elkins a supposed daughter of a cousin of Mrs. Parker. She claimed that her mother had written to tell the Parkers that "Marie" was coming to visit.

Shady was Betsy Norcross an exchange student who's arrangements had been confused which caused her to not have a place to stay. She claimed the school sent her to the Lang's hoping that they would put her up.

Mon of course to on his standard alter ego, Bob Cobb, traveling brush salesman and cousin of Clark Kent which he used whenever he visited Smallville.

You're up next Chaim!

What 30th-century villain routinely used robot duplicates of himself or herself?

Doctor Doom? No wait... (actually, it'd be cool to see Dr Doom go against the Legion)

I'll take a wild guess and say Pulsar Stargrave (I almost said Computo, but that can't be it, can it?)

No, not Pulsar Stargrave.

Think Adventure-era, boys and girls (and kids, lads and lasses with the odd damsel thrown in).

Starfinger?

Mantis Marlo?

Hmm... Nardo used android duplicates, but I'm not thinking of anybody who uses robots, other than Lex Luthor, who probably doesn't count as a 30th century villain.

And Mantis Morlo used "Chemoid" duplicates of himself...

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And Mantis Morlo used "Chemoid" duplicates of himself...

I forgot about the Chemoid dupes. That's probably the right answer.

Nardo's the one I was thinking of. I wasn't distinguishong between androids and robots.

Take it away, Eryk!

Who was Carol Domblewski?

Blackhawk's sister?

Sounds like she could have been an old girlfriend of Chuck (Bouncing Boy) Taine

Author of the acclaimed text "Grammar for Writing" used at Legion Academy for all first year Cadets.

It's true! I swear!

See the proof here!

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Digression: Does that mean Doc Magnus/madeupmetalium is gone now?

No, what it means is that somehow C.O.M.P.U.T.O.'s "essence" (soul?) had an independent existence, and Brainiac 13 located it and created a new housing for it. Doc Magnus/Veridium is still out there somewhere in the 21st century.

At least, that's mt take on it.

Digression follow-up: A Mother Box was also one of C.O.M.P.U.T.O.'s primary components. It was borrowed from Metron, but we never found out if it got returned to Metron ...

Okay, here's a hint: She dated John Alvarez.

This was Dream Girl in a former life in the *shudder* dreaded Dr. Mayavale story.

That's it, Lance!

OK, I'm about out of here for the weekend, so away we go...

Name 5 20th (or 21st) century villains the Legion has battled in the 30th (or 31st) century.

1) Lex Luthor
2) Professor Ivo
3) Ra's Al Ghul
4) Darkseid
5) Mordru (if you accept his retconned origin)

Well seeing as Lancesrealm is gone for the week-end, I will assume that I can just go ahead and ask the next question.

When Ayla impersonated Lightning Lad, how was she dicovered to be an imposter?

Sun Boy noticed she had no Adam's apple. He also noticed that the back of her neck was not tan, as if she had had long hair but had had it cut.

Ok, Quislet came up with 4 answers to my pevious question I had not thought of. So...

Name 4 more 20th (or 21st) century villains the Legion has battled in the 30th (or 31st) century - besides the ones Quislet has listed.

1 - Oan Manhunters
2 - Controllers
3 - Sun Eater
4 - Computo (he was created in the 20th century and the Legion later fought him again in the 31st)

You also have Chronos and Lex Luthor

Quislet also mentioned Lex Luthor -- when has the Legion battled Lex in the 31st century?? Is this a reference to "Superboy's Legion"?

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Quislet also mentioned Lex Luthor -- when has the Legion battled Lex in the 31st century?? Is this a reference to "Superboy's Legion"?

Drake, I think it was back in one of the earlier Adventure issues. I'd have to go back and check for the exact one

Well, the ones I was thinking of were the Scavenger, Dillinger, Hitler, and Nero. I think Drake deserves the next question, though. (Oh, and Luthor battled the Legion twice, I believe - once in Adventure 300 and again in Adventure 325.)

The ongoing connection between Luthor and the Legion is actually one of the more interesting subplots of the early Legion stories.

Luthor first encounters the Legion in Superboy #86, in which Lightning Lad travels back to the past to save Superboy from Luthor's Living Kryptonite Men.

In revenge for this, Luthor sends the robot Urthlo into the future into the future in Adv. #300, in an attempt to discredit the Legion by turning them into super-menaces.

Luthor himself travels to the 30th century in Adv. #325, pretending to have not yet turned evil, but in actuality with a plan to destroy the Legion by trapping them all in the Phantom Zone.

Later, the Adult Luthor, remembering his encounters with the Legion, reasoned that there must be a Legion of Super-Villains as well, and so contacted the Adult LSV in Superman #147, which led to a couple of encounters with the adult LSH.

Next Q:
Who's mission was it to "bring natural balance to this techno-ridden planet"??

lancesrealm:

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Well, the ones I was thinking of were the Scavenger, Dillinger, Hitler, and Nero.

Nero was from the 20th century?

Drake:

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Who's mission was it to "bring natural balance to this techno-ridden planet"??

Would that be the Restorer?

Umm...yeah...I meant Nero Wolfe. That issue is very rare, by the way, so don't be surprised if you haven't read it. Very limited run. Really. (dance, dance)

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Would that be the Restorer?

That's him! You're up

What unusual facial feature distinguishes Sam from the planet Wham?

Er, I mean, what feature is he, from that planet, known for, not how does it enable one to tell the difference between him and the planet.

His three-eyes?

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What unusual facial feature distinguishes Sam from the planet Wham?

Um, I like to think I am familiar with most things Legion, but who is this character? What story/issues was he in?

Eryk is correct.

Quislet, the character never appears on screen. He may even be a fictional character within the Legion millieu. A broadcast mentioning "three-eyed Sam from the planet Wham" was amongst the things picked up by Antennae Boy's antennae in Adventure # 305. This quote was also amongst the random "backward in time" indicators that were shown in the TMK series, in the scene where Jo Nah is being thrown through the time stream (I think that's issue # 11).

The strange thing is that Eryk answered that one a lot sooner than anyone got my question about who resurrected C.O.M.P.U.T.O. - a story that was published within the past year!

Chaim,

Thanks for letting me know. The TMK era is one I am less familiar with.

Name one devotee of the Krilli religion.

Cosmic Boy? Is that the name of his religion in which he couldn't use his magnetic power for one day?

Nope. Hint: The only one mentioned (to my knowledge) is a Legionnaire, though, and it does restrict the use of their powers!

Gates?

Wasn't that Chameleon of the 1,000,000 Legionnaire's (Justice Legion L)? He wasn't supposed to use his powers other than for camoflage, I think. He agonized over using it to create a spaceship when their's was damaged in the sun's core but did it anyway and saved the team.

Shrinking Violet?

All good guesses, but none correct.

Hint #2: Vee is sort of on the right track...

Would that be Dav, the kid from the Earth Tesseract who found the picture of the Justice Legion and freed Wildfire (the Wild Flame) by accident when he tried to destroy it?

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All good guesses, but none correct.

Hint #2: Vee is sort of on the right track...

Hmmmmmmmm....

Would it be Element Lad and his beliefs forbade him to use his powers on organics??

I'll give it to you, Drake. Specifically, it's the Superboy's Legion version of Element Lad, who had taken a vow to use his powers only defensively.

(The reason Vee was kind of on the right track was that he was looking at alternate versions of the Legion...)

Next Q:
What group did Zall Morgan belong to?

Zall Morgan was the head of the Earth Emergency Service, which handles non-life threatening emergency situations. At least, it did in the Adventure Era.

That's it, IB! -- you're up

Thanks! Um, okay, let's have an easy one... Give the locations for ALL of the Legionnaires and their associates when Brainy split up the team in the two-parter when they were stuck in the timestream. For example, so and so was with so and so in this place doing this... Don't worry, none of them were being naughty

Er, seeing as how I've already stalled the Legion Quotes thread, I guess I'll give an easier question. Give the reboot member planets of the Dark Circle.

Question the first:

Sensor, Star Boy, Neutral Triad - In the time stream to get chronal energy from various time-traveling Flashes

Invisible Kid, Inferno, Umbra - In the time stream to get chronal energy from a time-traveling Chronos

XS, Kinetix, Element Lad - In the time stream to get chronal energy from a time-traveling XS from Legionnaires Annual # 3

Magno, Ferro, Ultra Boy, Apparition, Purple Triad, Spark, Live Wire, Chameleon, Brainiac 5, Koko - To the Space Museum to get Rip Hunter's Time Machine.

M'Onel, Gates - In time stream, responsible for maintaining portals that the others traveled through.

Saturn Girl, Orange Triad - With the above, to comfort them and ease their pain.

Shvaughn Erin, Lori Morning - stay in time stream in case help needed. (though Lori might or might not have been obeying - it's still unclear just where she was when the Time Trapper gave her the H-Dial.

Rond Vidar - In 30th Century Legion Headquarters

Cosmic Boy - In 20th Century hospital

Colonel Mustard - in the Conservatory, with a lead pipe.

Question the second:

Khunds, Dominators, Gil'Dan, Tyrrazi, Sklarians.

Very impressive! The question is yours!

Oh great, give the trivia question to Chaim! He hasn't even asked his question and I despair already. I might as well skip this round entirely, I know I'll never get it.

Name three women to whom Drake Burroughs/Wildfire has been romantically linked.

Dawnstar is the obvious. There was the daughter of the professor who made his containment suit (I forget her name) I don't know the third, I assume it was from the TMK era.

Yes to Dawny; I can't remember Professor Vultan's daughter's name either; and was the third XS, from the "Dead Earth" LSH Annual?

Two you've got right (Vultan's daughter's name was Zera); as to the third, all I can say is "don't assume".

And I wasn't thinking XS, it doesn't seem quite that certain that Dead Earth Wildfire's recollections of her are necessarily romantic. Definitely fond, but not enough evidence to indicate romance.

Dawnstar, Dr. VUltan's daughter Zera and his girlfriend before the accident, Kerri

I'm almost certain I'm right so I'll just post the next Q to move things along:

Which Legionnaire has a bell-shaped pattern of freckles on their left buttock?

Drake, you're right.

And the answer to your new question is Kono.

Since I'm certain of it, I'll post my next one right now...

Not counting various different languages' names for Earth, name three Legion homeworlds that have been known by two different names.

Colu is one, I think it's been called Yod before?
And I think Winath is also called Amarta.
And I think Dryad is also known by another name, but I'm not sure what.

I'll give it to you, IB. The alternate name for Dryad was Korlon.

I am not familiar with the Winath alternate name. Where is it from?

I'm not sure either, I just know I read it somewhere and it stuck in my memory.

Who is the first Legion reject in reboot continuity?

I remember the Winath/Amarta deal only being discussed in lettercols - I'm not sure it ever made it into a story. I think Winath was called Amarta in one of the "Legionnaire bios" during the Adventure run. I don't think it has ever been used anywhere else.

I think (though I could be wrong - can't look it up at the moment) the name Amarta for the Ranzz home planet was also used in the backup story of Superboy # 207.

Hint for the question: This Legion reject only appeared in the reboot, and has only appeared one other time, as far as I know, aside from his/her first appearance.

Lume?

Yup, you got it again!

Both pre and post boot, how many Legionnaires have had a tail?

Not counting Chameleon/Chameleon Boy in any tailed form.

I can think of Kinetix, Tellus, Sensor and Flederweb, so my guess is 4.

4 is the answer I was thinking of, so I'll give it to you...but I don't recall Flederweb having a tail. My fourth was Gates.

I'm pretty certain Flederweb had a tail, but I'm not sure either, it was pretty much a shot in the dark. My question: Name at least 6 characters in preboot and reboot continuity who have needed some form of containment, such as headgear or a suit, or anything like that. Preboot and reboot versions of the same character count as one.

Quislet
Wildfire
Dirk Morgana Re-boot
Tellus

That's all I can think of for now

I'll see Quislet Esq's list and add Mano and Zymyr.

Dang I was concentrating on just Legionnaires and the question asked for "characters"

Well, I'll give it to Quislet since he got more of them. I would also have accepted Radion, since he had to wear something to contain the radiation his face was leaking.

Darn now I have to think of a question.

Name five Couples combinations that did not get rebooted. (Both characters have to have been re-booted. So Dawnstar and Wildfire do not count)

1 -- Jan and Shvaughn
2 -- Vi and Ayla
3 -- Mon and Shady
4 -- Brin and Ayla
5 -- Jeckie and Val

Next Q:
When they first formed, who tried to set the Heroes of Lallor against the Legion and why?

Dr. Marden King, in revenge for the death of his brother, Jungle King (aka Monster Master).

I'll ask a related question: Of the Legion of Super-Monsters, which species was later seen again?

Earthquake beast

Yup. Mirror beast also made a minor appearance, as one of the frozen "items" in Leland McCauley's collection in Legion (TMK series) # 39.

But the main one was Earthquake beast. You're up, Jim.

Okay, who defeated the earthquake beast in each of its appearances?

Umm...I think Bouncing Boy defeated the Seismic Sauropod the first time, and I believe it was the White Witch who beat the Tectonic Tail the second time. I'll definitely wait for confirmation on this, though.

You got it, Lance. Take it away.

OK, here we go...

Name at least 6 Legion villains who relied on gadgets instead of powers when fighting the Legion.

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Name at least 6 Legion villains who relied on gadgets instead of powers when fighting the Legion.

Hunter I (Otto Orion)
Hunter II (Adam Orion)
Grimbor
Tyr
Dr. Mantis Morlo
Starfinger I

Good enough for me, Chaim. Oddly enough, you only gave one of the villains on my list. My list included Arma Getton, the Psycho Warrior, Grimbor, Lex Luthor, and a couple of others I have written down somewhere. Take it away, Chaim.

Who was R. J. Brande in danger from the first time he appeared on-panel?

The Devil's Dozen

Two thugs hired to kill him. I believe it was Brande's cousin Doyle who wanted the old guy dead.

Sanity or Madness is correct. Quislet, you're right that that's chronologically R. J. Brande's first time being saved by the Legion, but his first appearance on-panel, which is what I specified, was in the Devil's Dozen story.

Your turn, SoM.

Okay, what's reputedly in the Big Belt Pouches™?

Transuits?

Not just

life preservers? emergency rations?

Clue: there are four (types of) things included.

Transuits, telepathic earplugs, Mini-Omnicoms, and Emergency rations.

Chips, dip, chains and whips?

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Transuits, telepathic earplugs, Mini-Omnicoms, and Emergency rations.

Yup - Your go

[And for anyone critising the size of the belt pouches, the food alone should be enough to account for it

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Hmm...I don't know if anyone's asked this already, but name all of the people/organizations who have sponsored/funded the Legion throught it's history (pre and post-reboot).

R.J. Brande
Earthgov
the United Planets
can't think of anything else...

You're missing one. Think TMK.

The Khundian empire? Or Universo?

Are you referring to the government of New Earth?

Also, in the post-boot, the Legion got Affiliated Planets sponsorship as well as UP sponsorship after the Dark Circle was defeated.

Nope. It's something a lot closer to home.

Are you thinking of Reep after he inherited his dad's money?

I think you got it Drake. IIRC, Reep wsa the funding source for refounding the Legion post 5YG.

Yup, that's the one missing (although "self-funded"; which nobody mentioned, also counted). I think it's Braniac's turn, since he got the most right.

Thanks! Okay, name all the Legionnaires who have worn a Science Police costume at least once in the reboot. I can think of at least seven.

Hmm...
Saturn Girl
Sensor
Gates
Invisible Kid
Leviathan
Does Shvaughn count as a legionnaire?
I'm blanking on the sixth one, though.

Kinetix and Magno would be the other two.

Hey, Chaim, you wanna take the next one? I'm all questioned out.

Well, te ones you listed are correct, so whoever gets the next one is up to you two.

All right, here's one:

What bad-luck taboos did Lightning Lad, Bouncing Boy, Star Boy and Triplicate Girl violate before the incidents that cost them their arm, powers, Legion membership and third body, respectively?

Triplicate Girl used her triplicating abilities thrice in one day.

Star Boy shook Calamity King's hand, I think.

Can't remember the other two, though...

Lightning Lad opened his umbrella indoors??

Actually, didn't Garth break some sort of superstition by stepping off a spacecraft with the wrong foot first as he was going to confront Moby?

And Chuck reset some sort of timepiece counterclockwise, didn't he?

I've always thought the superstition that one shouldn't step out of a spaceship left foot first would be particularly annoying. If the door is on the left side of the ship, then that's the most natural foot to step out on if one wants to be facing towards the front of the ship when one steps out.

Those are the correct answers...so it's a tie, each of you getting two.

Whichever of you posts a question first...

Well, Eryk, what do you expect from superstition, logic?

IB can take it away.

Thanks, Pov!

What issue was Gear's first appearance in?

um.... "Legionnaires" #75?

I thought Gear's first app was in LSH 117?

You're right, Impulse I! You get to ask the next question.

oops... I lost track of this thread

Who did kent Shakespeare join the Legion immediately after ( his first membership in the Legion Pre-5YG)

*evil grin* can we tell who I like yet???

Random guess -- Stone Boy?

I'm thinking Nightwind.

Good guess Eryk, but no... (at least according the Mayfair Games Legion Sourcebook)

Wait, actually you are right, they just didn't put in a character entry for her. so ask the next question.

Who joined the Legion immediately prior to Superboy? (in the preboot, that is)

Brainiac 5 and Supergirl?

Nope. There's someone you've forgotten, IB!

Quislet is the person who joined just before SuperBoy in the pre-boot 5YG Legion. If we are talking pre-5YG then it's Brainiac 5.

Um... Kid Quantum?

Hmm... now that I think about it, the answer that I was looking for was actually wrong. I was thinking of Anti-Lad, but he was never actually inducted as a member. Combine that with the fact that I forgot about Superboy's membership occuring much later in the Glorithverse Legion, and I apparently really screwed the question up.

So IB's original answer was correct, if we're talking about the pre 5YG Legion, so I'm inclined to give it to him.

That's fine, give it to him. I was just giving another answer because you had said his was not correct.

Thanks, guys.

Which Legionnaire has been described as "having the niftiest navigation skills of any Legion cruiser pilot"?

I think that was Lightning Lad. IIRC, the group was grumbling about Wildfire bring in Dawnstar and that Lightning Lad had been the best navigator they had and was up for the job.

Hmmmm...I thought it was Gim Allon but something about Quis' answer sounds familiar.

Well... Quis' answer sounds right to me to, but the Legionnaire I'm looking for was specifically and exactly described that way.

Based on the use of the word "niftiest" I'll change my answer to Sun Boy. Sounds very 60's and I recall him always often shown to be piloting the Legion Cruisers.

Star Boy!

Varalent is right!

If you head over to the Encyclopedia Galactica, you can find a "Meet the Legionnaires" thread on page two (you'll have to change the settings to show all topics). You can find the quote there.

Vee, you're up!

What I'm right?!!!!!!! My philosophy professor use to say "When knowledge fails try logic." I guess he was right!

Since I'm at work, I'll have to offer up an easy one.

In the Adventure era, the Legion faced an invasion of Earth by the Black Circle. How were the Black Circle's forces defeated and by whom?

IIRC the Dark Circle was forced off of Earth by use of the Miracle Machine. I forget which Legionnaire actually used it.

I think Brainiac 5 was the one who used it.

Correct & correct, Brainey remembered the Miracle Machine when he wished that Karate Kid was at HQ instead of in Japan and Val suddenly appeared.

Since you each got half but Quis answered first, I'll give the next turn to him.

Quis?

I can think of four Legionnaires that suffered from nervous breakdowns or mental illnesses.

Name them.

B5 - His preboot "Crazy Brainy" period.
Sensor - I think that locking yourself in a darkened room and screaming at anyone who comes in not to look @ her counts as a breakdown.
Tenzil - went insane from eating the Miracle Machine.
Kinetix - Her anomolus near-catatonia. And you could make a case for her at the moment too, since she can barely form coherant sentences.

You got two of the ones I was thinking off. I should probably specified pre-boot Legioonnaires.

While you make a good case for the two post-boot characters, the two pre-boot characters I am thinking of had it specifically stated that they were suffering from a nervous breakdown/mental illness.

Cosmic Boy also suffered from a mental breakdown, from using the gauntlet's that Brainy made for him. I would also say that Mysa/White Witch suffered a breakdown after her marriage to Mordru.

Not the two I was thinking of.

Hint: One resulted in the Legion constitution being amended. The other cause a leader to resign.

Brainiac Five
Matter-Eater Lad
Lightning Lad
Sun Boy

These are the four I was thinking of.

Brainiac 5 when he create Omega
Matter-Eater Lad when he ate the Miracle Machine
Lightning Lad when he was Leader
Sun Boy when he suffered space fatigue and marooned the other Legionnaires.

Your question Awkward Pause Boy

Hmmmm....

I've come up with one, but could have all of the details wrong in my head. So the winner won't necessarily have to provide the right response, just what matches my preconceptions.

What common household tool did Ultra Boy use to escape from the jaws of the Ultra Beast?

I thought he just blasted his way out. But then I thought of the most recent mini-series. Didn't he use pepper to make the Ultra Beast sneeze?

Nope, at least, not in my mind.

And if I recall correctly, this happened around the time that Ultra Boy was rather close to a mental breakdown.

Woops, yeah a few details mixed up here.

It wasn't an "Ultra-Beast" per se, but the same genre of creature. And, it wasn't close to when he had a little breakdown, but it was close to a time during which Lightning Lad exhibited some rather compulsive behavior.

um ... a can opener??

hmm.... nice guess Drake!! I am stumped by this one.

A flashlight, which Jo used to make the Super Moby Dick of space open it's mouth.

Correct, The Big Bad.

Which just goes to show you that the most powerful of foes should still go to their dentist.

Okay, then. I don't know if this has been asked, but which legionnaires (post boot and pre boot, and yes, you have to specify) have lost their powers, be it temporarily or permanently?

Free bonus: Kon-El is one.

Pre-boot:

Cosmic Boy (after the 5YG)
Triplicate Girl/Duo Damsel (following the death of her second body at the Time Trapper's/Glorith's hands...before said body was revealed by Glorith to be alive)
Chameleon Boy (during/after the Great Darkness)
Star Boy (lost his Superboy-like powers, though he retained his mass-shifting ones)
Sun Boy (Adventure Comics # 302)
Bouncing Boy (on two occasions)
Lightning Lass (lost lightning powers, gained gravity-cancelling ones and vice versa later)
Dawnstar (wings not present as Bounty after 5YG, retained tracking powers)

Post-boot:

I'll take the bonus Kon-El, though I don't know just when that happened.
Kinetix
Magno
Spark (lost lightning powers, gained gravity-cancelling ones and vice versa later)
Umbra
XS (during the Savitar story in Flash and Impulse)
Element Lad (very briefly, during the Mordru story)
Ferro (sort of - he's still iron, but can no longer become flesh)

That's all I can think of.

That's it, at least, if you don't count the numerous times Superman/the Gands went into red sun territory or the times where their powers were switched for panels at a time, which I'm not, so that's it.

And for those who don't know, Kon lost his powers for a time after the "Sins of Youth" fifth week event.

Who's the only person who ever referred to Kent Shakespeare as "Impulse" on-panel?

Reep

Not that I recall, though if you can cite issue & page, I'll give it to you. It was someone else that I recalled doing so.

Brainy? Oh, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

I haven't looked to be certain, but I think it was Jo.

OK, unless someone can come up with an actual issue & page for their guesses, I've got to say: all wrong, though Omni Craig clearly knows the scene I'm referring to. I'll give a hint: it wasn't a Legionnaire.

The Persuader?

Nope.

Glorith?

Nope. It wasn't a "top" villain by any means - but (another hint) the guy who said it was working for one.

I found it.

Page 2, panel 1 of Legion (v4) #23
Part III of "The Quiet Darkness".

Chief Commander Skan'L-La, while detaining Celeste, Jo, and Kent who were attempting to get to Zuun. He says, "...your reputation precedes you Ultra Boy...as does yours 'Impulse'".

There we go! Omni, the ball is in your court.

Which Legionnaires were present for the memorial of Kid Psycho (as his rocket/monument was prepared to blast off to Shanghalla)?

Ohhh, tough one! Good question Omni. That's one I'd have to look up.

Oh, no!! I've killed the trivia thread!!

Here's a clue: There were only 3 Legionnaires present (two guys and a girl).

That would be Lar, Tasmia and Jan.

That would be correct! Take it away, LegionWorld founder guy!

What three members of the JLA did Lightning Lad once stun into unconsciousness with a low voltage current?

Ummm... Batman, Hawkman & Hawkgirl?

Nope. You got one of the 3. And I'm not telling which one.

Batman, Hawkgirl & Green Lantern

Batman, the Atom, and Black Canary

Empress got 1 right. Quislet, you have two right.

Hmmmmmm!

Okay let's try this:

Batman, Black Canary, & Flash

[meatloaf voice]Two out of three ain't bad.[/meatloaf voice]

Batman, Atom, Flash?

Oh, down to one right.

Okay then...

Batman, Black Canary and....Martian Manhunter

Back to two!

One more then I'll give a hint.

Batman, Black Canary & Green Arrow?

Batman, Black Canary and Green Arrow?

Oh crap -- V beat me to my guess....

[Off topic] Morning Drake! Sorry bout that!

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Vee got it. The classic team-up in Justice League #148 is where it happened.

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Next question to you Vee!

Name at least three heroes shown in the memorial room to fallen heroes in the infamous Adventure era Adult Legion story that were not Legionnaires at that time.

Reflecto
Quantum Queen
Shadow Woman
Chemical King
Power Boy

Yup! We have a winner! You're up, Portfolio Boy

Before new creators brough Magnoball into fashion, what was the 30th century sport of choice for many Legionnaires?

Moops Ball?

yup. Although I don;t think we ever saw the game played on-panel.

In Adventure Comics #371, Superboy is forced to leave Earth and turn his back on his Legion buddies in order to join another group of super heores. Who are these other heroes (HINT: There are five besides Supes!)

Um.... it's not Fatal Five is it (before they were officially villainous)??

Nope! But that would have been interesting

Let's see how many I can remember:

Liquidman
Stormboy
Tree Man
Hmmm... wasn't one of them a telekinetic?
????

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Let's see how many I can remember:

Liquidman
Stormboy
Tree Man
Hmmm... wasn't one of them a telekinetic?
????

Yeeeeeeesssss

Do I get extra points for knowing that this particular Legion story is really a reprint of an earlier Superboy story, with the Legion pasted into two panels?

Never should have been included inteh Legion Archives series, IMHO.

You get all the extra points you want PoFo. I didn't know that although the Legion appearance really does seem pointless in the story.

But I'm still waiting for the other two heroes to complete the roster!

The others are Telepathy Man (who, strangely enough, is actually telekinetic, not telepathic)and Shadowman. Yes, I looked it up.

I am trying to remember, and too lazy to dig out the issue... what color was Shadowman's skin? A possible Talokian?

EDE got them all so he's up next.

PoFo: I looked it up. ShadowMan is drawn "transparent' throughout the story so I have no idea what skin color. As for the others: Storm Boy is caucasian, Treeman is greenskined, Telepathy Man is pinkish, and Liquid Man is Yellow. Quite an assortment, don't you think?

What, no blacks!? This group must've been all honkey tools of da man!!

OOUUUIIIEEEEE!!!!!

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Do I get extra points for knowing that this particular Legion story is really a reprint of an earlier Superboy story, with the Legion pasted into two panels?

Never should have been included inteh Legion Archives series, IMHO.

Yeah, what he said. Never should've made the cover in favor of the much superior "Colossal Failure" story that appeared in the same issue either.

Next Question:

Brainy's defusing a Zeta Bomb, Karate Kid stopping a runaway sport-speedster, and Ultra Boy holding up the roof of a burning building all contributed to thwarting the plans of what villain?

Zeta-Bomb Betty?

Evillo, by Lightning Lad, in Adv. 351.

Those are indeed the three good deeds that Garth thought of to help keep out the concentrated evil that Evillo was trying to stuff in his mind!

You're up, Jim!

Which of our heroes once bestowed a world with the gift of smog in order to overthrow a tyrant?

Dou Damsel in "The War Between the Nights and the Days?"

Night Girl. That's how she completed her Legion tryout assignment of stopping Sun Woman in Adventure # 315.

Yup. Didn't think it was THAT easy.

Harumph Lad

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Dou Damsel in "The War Between the Nights and the Days?"

You were close, Portfolio Boy, in that both of those stories featured planets with one side constantly in the dark and the other side constantly in the sun.

Jim, it wasn't "that easy." You just have to remember who you're up against here.

I'll stick with your "environmental hazards" theme, though. What planet's inhabitants suffered severe problems in their personal lives due to an attempt at stopping certain natural disasters?

Was this Naltor? I think their "earthquake-stopper," or whatever they called it, jammed their precog powers.

That's exactly correct - your question.

OK, an easy one...

When Svaughn Erin (preboot) first met the Legion, she wanted to tell them something, but never got the chance. What was it she wanted to tell them?

If you know you've got it, don't wait for confirmation.

She wanted to tell them that Mordru had escaped from his imprisonment...

but was interrupted by the Earthwar, which the direct result of that.

What noteworthy event in the Legion's history took place on the homeworld of a heroine named Xera?

It was where ERG-1/Wildfire first gained (posthumous, it was believed @ the time) Legion membership.

Right you are, SoM.

What memory did XS use to calm herself when she panicked?

The memory of Cosmic Boy telling her he had a feeling she would make a great Legionnaire?

Yup

Thanks

Name all the worlds that have been Blighted.

Hint: There are eight, and all were named in the same issue.

And whoever comes up with all eight, why not come visit us over in the Alphabet Legion Worlds thread...

Last hint: The great majority of these worlds are Legion homeworlds.

I'll give it until tomorrow, since I've already stalled the game enough...

Bismoll was blighted. Oh no, wait... that was bloated.

Earth, Braal, Aleph, Winath, Rimbor, Korzon 5, and Loberzia. Don't know the eighth, unless it was Titan or the moon

Invisible Brainiac is unable to log into the message board at this time. He's asked me to convey the following:

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...please give the next Q to SoM
and tell him that the one he missed was Xanthu. (poor Xanthu, first blighted
then plundered by Robotica... looks like Thom's luck extends to his whole
world!

The next question is yours SoM!

What - you accidently ban him too?

*will get a question after he's thought one up

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What - you accidently ban him too?

Unfortunately, if it were that simple, I could undo it.

Thanks, Gary! I knew I could count on you!

Unfortunately the problem seems to be with my computer, so I'll have to wait for the memory to be fixed or something. Until then I'll be here only on the weekends

But I'll never be far away, so don't get TOO naughty.

What materials were the three Triads once closely surrounded in - two completely, one with a little room for manoeuver?

Hmmmm...methinks this is from the Superboy crossover when the Legionnaires fought Scavenger. He used the Philosopher's Stone to transmute various substances to trap the Legionnaires. I'll have to go home and check the issues to see if I'm right... (Legion v3 #74 and Legionnaires #31)

I don't remember what materials were used and they don't let me bring comics to work anymore...

something about "decreased productivity, blah blah blah"...

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I don't remember what materials were used and they don't let me bring comics to work anymore...

something about "decreased productivity, blah blah blah"...

That's very rude of them in my opinion. Feel free to tell them I said so!

I believe the materials were birch wood, tar and...some sort of crystal? Amber, perhaps?

Since I looked it up, you got two out of three CM. It was birch, gold, and tar. The tar-trapped Luornu had some room to manuver, as she got ahold of the Philosopher's Stone when Cham battled Scavenger and used it to free some of her teammates.

Well, you're the one who bothered to look it up, so I guess the next question is rightfully yours, Omni.

Yeah, he's right (Cham was the one in the crystal). Since CMK's conceded, away you go Omni.

Thanks fellers.

What flavor of ice cream did Supergirl try during one of her first meetings with the Legion?

"Martian" ice cream (which one would hope wasn't made from minced-up members of J'Onn's people).

That's the scoop!! SoM, the magnoball is back in your court!

What was the prize of the bet Chuck won over Tenz by sinking three pool balls with one shot (and why was Tenz so upset, over and above the fact he was beaten)?

All right, since no one has jumped on this one, I'll play through...

Chuck won Randonian Pudding, whenever he wanted it, for the next month.

Yup - your go Omni

Thanks, SoM!

On the planet Murgador, many workers use a tool called a "Tronga".

What would we (mere 21st century humans) call this tool?

Shovel?

Garden Weasel??

Nope. (To either answer, take your pick).

Screw Driver?

Nope again. It's a more "outdoorsy" kind of tool.

Well I guess that rules out melon baller.

One more guess then : Plow

No. And if I can take a moment to be a stinker, I'll go ahead and reveal that I hid the answer in plain sight during an earlier response

A pickaxe?

I see and I see it. But as I don't have a question, I'll leave it for someone else to pick up on.

A pickaxe or a pick. You guys found it. Go ahead and run with it CM!

Murgador is a planet that was enslaved to drain their own wealth from the mines of their world. When the Legion showed up to liberate the planet from their oppressors, the workers rebelled against the heroes instead, in fear for their lives. The armies of planet Thargg had put a bomb at the core of Murgador and threatened to detonate it if the Murgadorites stopped mining. During the reluctant fight against the Legion, a miner swung his pickaxe through Tinya, amazed that his Tronga went right through! S/LSH #220

Sure looked like a pickaxe to me... (so much for advanced civilizations 1000 years from now...)

What Legionnaire homeworld was once ruled by the Dirigible Dictator?

I'm pretty sure this was Bgtzl. With a cool name like that, I wonder why we didn't see more of him?

Correct. Another example of the dangers of the "let's throw some plot elements onto paper and see what the next writing team can make of them" school of comic book writing.

OK, here we go...

In Adventure Comics 317, there is a panel showing several of the Legionnaires passing judgement on Ultra Boy. This panel may have been reprinted more than any other panel. Why?

It was used as the header graphic for the "Legion Outpost" lettet column.

Yep...back to you.

When Mordru raised the dead, there was one planet whose dead he could not re-animate without help. Which planet, and whose help did he need?

was it Trom, and did he need Roxxas' help?

That's the one, IB. Your turn at bat. (Hooray! Spring Training games start today!)

Thanks.

Who was the first Legionnaire to get wiped out by Zero Hour?

Dawnstar?

I think Gim Allon was the first of the old guard to disappear but that was because his younger SW6 version had just been killed by Glorith. Does that count?

Nice guess, Blacula, but SoM got it right. Dawnstar disappeared at the end of Legionnaires 17.

Take it away, SoM!

Place this quote & the Legionnaire who said it:

NO! It's not fair--! IT'S NOT FAIRRRR!

Was that Ayla bemoaning the fatal injuries of Laurel Gand in LSH (TMK series) # 58?

Was that Dirk Morgna at the end of his rope during TMK?? (before the moon fell)

Was that Brainiac 5's reaction when Koko was returned to him in LSH 100?

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Was that Brainiac 5's reaction when Koko was returned to him in LSH 100?

That was the one of which I thought

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Dawnstar disappeared at the end of Legionnaires 17.

Hip hip hurray!

I think I'll give an easy one...

Name all the Legionnaires who joined during the 5 year gap. (Laurel Gand doesn't count) At least, I think this will be easy!

Nightwind
Karate Kid II
Impulse (Kent Shakespeare)
Reflecto
Echo
Fire Lad
Chlorophyll Kid
Color Kid
Stone Boy
Porcupine Pete
Infectious Lass
Storm Boy
Calamity King

I think that's all of them.

By my count you're still missing three, (Atmos, Crystal Kid, Visi-Lad) but you get the next question, anyway! Great answer!

That's what I get for doing that off the top of my head rather than looking it up...

Question: What's the first name of Lori Morning's father?

Ronald
(I had to look it up).

You're up, Omni.

Thanks, CM!

We once saw Jo leisurely hanging out with his folks at a family barbeque. How does Ultra Boy like his Vege-Steak prepared?

Ohh, poo. I know what issue this is from, but I don't keep my comics at work. I'll take a guess though - well done?

Medium rare?

Guess: rare

A little on the green side?

Very good Mr Gallagher. Just a touch on the green side. From S/LSH #208.

In an amazing coincidence, a short time after posting my question, I happened to refer to this same issue number in EDE's thread about Chameleon Chief not being a Durlan. It was revealed Chief could "change the shape of other things" (a very non-Durlan power) in the the same story Jo was having his slightly green vege-steak.

You're up Jim!

Dang! I almost said just a touch but I wasn't sure.

Name two worlds that are inhabited by wraiths.

Sataar is one, I think it appeared postboot.

I never heard of Sataar. It's not one of the two I had in mind.

Time for a clue methinks.

Phantom Girl visited both planets solo.

I remember the scenes but I don't remember the names of the planets.

Well, Sataar... (from legion.hlp:)

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Sataar

Sataar is a planet that was once ruled by the despotic Redin and Sarei Klerrgh, who loved the people over whom they ruled (even though they got much forced labor out of them) and were extremely xenophobic. They feared that after they died, their planet would be overrun by aliens and their people would be defenseless, so they attempted to ensure their immortality by having themselves transformed into wraiths that could possess another body, once suitably strong and immortal ones were found.

Sure enough, Sataar has become a racial melting pot...amongst the non-native species that make their home there are Tergonites, Zalasians and Arachnovids. In the late thirtieth century, several large pieces of the magical mineral Eternium landed there, and the Legion, in order to help their member Thunder re-assemble it, came to Sataar to retrieve those fragments. The presence of Thunder and M'Onel woke Redin and Sarei's spirits to possess them, but the other Legionnaires defeated them in battle and drove them from their friends' bodies. They then returned to Sataar and retrieved the fragments (Legion of Super-Heroes (3rd series) # 111).

and Tombor:

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Tombor

Tombor is a planet on which the inhabitants turned themselves into insubstantial wraiths to avoid being killed in a planet-wide disaster. In 2977, Phantom Girl approached them, to tell them of a way they could become substantial again now that the disaster had passed, but they declined, having grown used to their wraithlike existence (Adventure Comics # 340).

Good enough for me. The other planet I was thinking of is Gendyx, inhabited by "the Timeless Ones," whom Phantom Girl visited in S/LSH #233 to ask for their help against the Infinite Man.

Which issue saw the first post-boot time-trip by a Legion member?

Guy Gardner: Warrior #29?

Brainiac 5 was experimenting with time travel. He appeared at Warriors, was handed a beer, and popped back to Legion HQ.

Ack, I was hoping someone'd trip up

Indeed it was - your Q Omni.

Let's try something a little different...

Who autographed my copy of Adventure Comics #346?

Curt Swan!

Jim Shooter?

Yes Jim, it was Jim!

I saw him at a store signing back when he tried to launch Defiant Comics. Most folks were having him sign Valiant books or the new Defiant stuff. I dropped Adv #346 in front of him and asked for the sig.

He perused the issue and said he got to sign an
Adventure era book from "time to time". His collaborators with Defiant, artist David Lapham I believe it was, teased him about some of the campy dialogue. Hey, whadda ya want from a thirteen year old kid?

I know Shooter has gotten a lot of criticism from folks for his editorial methods and decisions, but looking at him as a Legion creator, I have to have a lot of respect for the guy! He was what most of us wished we could be...a fanboy turned comic book writer!

Go Jim! (Gallagher)

Sorry I took so long. I've been away from my computer a few days. Here's a gimme to move things along:

While we're on the subject, who pencilled Adv. 346?

Curt Swan

It's not quite THAT easy, Mr. Madness.

I did! I distinctly remember taking a pencil when I got that issue and penciling all the figures. 's True! I swear!

Okay, but who pencilled it AND got it published? And why on Earth did they use HIM?

I think Swan pencilled it, but Sheldon Moldoff did the inks. Is that what you mean, Jim?

Nope. Swan only did the cover. If you guys look at the issue it's obvious that it's not Swan's work.

Ok, did Moldoff do the pencils? Or maybe George Klein?

I believe 13-year-old Jim Shooter himself did the pencils on that first issue of his. That's how he sent his his "audition".

CMK is correct. Jim Shooter is the answer again!

I can't believe they used his art. Such a great story that introduced so many great characters and the art was crap. At least it had an awesome cover though.

Ah, the art wasn't that bad. Swan it wasn't, but it certainly wasn't (IMHO) any worse than Win Mortimer's. I kind of cringe at that Taurus Gang issue's art.

Oh, yes...I'm supposed to ask a question now, right?

Try this: When Universo outlawed the Legion, he had Superboy put in chains of Kryptonite and Mon-El in chains of lead. What did he chain Ultra Boy with?

I believe they radiated a special type of radiation that nullified Jo's powers.

uranium?

The paralyzing thought that one day, postboot, he would have a hyper-aging child named "Cub"?

I'll give lancesrealm the next question, because the chains were described as being "radioactive." That doesn't necessarily mean they canceled out Jo's powers, though. There's no indication (other than that very issue) in Legion history that there's any form of radiation that actually cancels Jo's powers.

My pet theory had always been that by chaining Ultra Boy with something radioactive, they were effectively, not actually, preventing him from using his powers. He'd be forced to leave his invulnerability turned on, and thereby be prevented from swicthing to an offensive power that he could have used for escape.

Actually, unless I'm mistaken it was established that Jo was affected by "radiation" in much the same way Kal was affected by Kryptonite or Mon by lead as early as the Nero/Hitler/Dillinger story. Levitz also had him make reference to the fact that radiation could hurt him even when invulnerable somewhere early in v3 (I believe during the Lost Legionnaires follow-up to the LSH-LSV War).

Eryk, there's nothing wrong with your memory. I remember those situations as well. (All the while, chuckling at Craig's answer...wish I'd thought of it.)

Ok, here we go...

Who discovered/invented the substance used in the Legion flight rings? (Note: Across all continuities, there are 3 different answers. Name them all.)

Ummm... preboot Mon-El discovered/invented the material.

Postboot, Brainy created the metal, but it was Lyle who discovered the possibilites of what Querl thought of as waste.

That do?

I think the obvious ones are Brainiac 5 and Invisible Kid... and for the third I'll guess - Supergirl?

There is still one missing - I'll check out the exact issue tonight and post a hint, but there was a third discovery of anti-gravity metal discovered early in Legion history. Who discovered it?

Oh, yuck!! I can almost picture the issue you are talking about lance. I'm thinking it was Superboy, but it's partially poor remembery and partially a guess.

And quite frankly, shouldn't Cos have discovered an anti-gravity metal? Or Ayla during her "Light Lass" era...

The earliest mention I can recall is Mon-El as Legionnaire Lemon/Kid Marvel(or Marvel Lad?) when he was finally released from the Phantom Zone. He whipped it up as part of the test he had to go through for membership since most of the members didn't know he had been released.

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There is still one missing - I'll check out the exact issue tonight and post a hint, but there was a third discovery of anti-gravity metal discovered early in Legion history. Who discovered it?

Superman and Supergirl zoomed out into space and brought back an anti-gravity meteorite and presented it to the adult Legion as a Christmas present. It was in "Superman's Super Courtship" when Supergirl tried to get her cousin married off by fixing him up with various women including Saturn Woman and Helen of Troy. Can't remember the issue number offhand but it was in a Supergirl story in Action.

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discovered early in Legion history. Who discovered it? [/qb]

Superman and Supergirl zoomed out into space and brought back an antimatter meteorite and presented it to the adult Legion as a Christmas present. It was in "Superman's Super Courtship" when Supergirl tried to get her cousin married off by fixing him up with various women including Saturn Woman and Helen of Troy. Can't remember the issue number offhand but it was in a Supergirl story in Action.

thanks tp my handy dandy legion archive it is action 289 and the title is supermans super-courtship

That's it! Well, Jim got the hard one, but SoM got the other 2 first, so I'll give the question to him.

The funny thing is, in "Superman's Super Courtship," I think Superman makes the comment "Now you won't have to use flight belts anymore!" This was apparently forgotten when the flight ring origin was published in the short story around 1980 or so, which attributed the invention of the metal to the Legionnaire Lemon. Go figure...

You're up, SoM!

At one post-boot point, there was only one active Legionnaire left in the 30th/31st Century. Who was it, when was this and why?

M'Onel, while Imra and company were lost, and because "McCauley" had disbanded the Legion?

I'll also say M'Onel, but I'm thinking that SoM is referring to during Legion # 100, when Team 30 went to rescue team 20 and bring them home, but he was away fighting Khunds (Legionnaires # 56).

Or was it Leviathan when Cosmic Boy & co. went back to the 20th Century to meet Superboy for the first time?

I can't remember if there were any other active Legionnaires left in the 30th Century with him but there may have been.

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I'll also say M'Onel, but I'm thinking that SoM is referring to during Legion # 100, when Team 30 went to rescue team 20 and bring them home, but he was away fighting Khunds (Legionnaires # 56).

CMK has it.

Blacula, there were tons of active Legionnaires in the 30th century during the Superboy issue. The only ones who went to the 20th century were Cos, Saturn Girl, XS, Chameleon, Brainiac 5 and Triad.

In any case...next question:

How many potential members did we see the Emerald Empress reject for her Fatal Five, and name them. (yes, that's a giveaway that there were more than one)

I'll say 2: Persuader and Kamrag

She initially rejected Persuader, but when her efforts to find recruits proved fruitless during a battle with the Legion, she grabbed him up as she escaped saying "when the ideal fails, go with what's reliable".

She was looking for Validus, and Tharok was gone. She winced at the thought of Mano, although Mano claimed the Empress had promised he could join the team if he brought her a Legionnaire in a bag... I'd almost count Mano, because she did not want him on the team and he wanted to be, so she probably sent him on the fool's errand knowing/hoping he'd be caught. And any discussion they had regarding him joining was off-panel, and you asked "How many did we see..."

Kamrag was killed by the Eye for failing to find out where Validus was.

And on the flipside of things, Sensor Girl rejected the Empress' offer to join.

Ultimately her Fatal Five were the Emerald Empress, Persuader, Flare, Caress, and Mentalla.

Omni:

You're right about Kamrag, and I was counting Mano, who we "saw" wanted to join but was not allowed until he killed a Legionnaire. I was not counting Persuader, who she ultimately accepted.

Since you got 2, I'll give you the next question. For the record, though, there was also a third: someone on Rimbor named Javors, who Lightning Lass and Shrinking Violet had gotten a tip might be joining the Empress. As it turned out, he had been killed...presumably by her, in rejection.

Oh, I did see the Javors' body as I skimmed the issues surrounding this, but I wasn't following that the Empress had killed him. I missed the bit that he was trying to join.

Quite frankly if I had to choose between being rejected by the Emerald Empress or by the Legion, I'd choose the Legion. At least there you get a flight belt... the Empress just kills you if you don't pass your initiation!

Back in a bit with a question!

This will be an easy one. Which individual was said to be:

First Born, Twice Cursed, Thrice Blessed

Easy indeed - Mekt Ranzz, aka Lightning Lord.

And there it is! Tag CM, you're it!

Who said that about Mekt?

The Luck Lords, in Legion of Super-Heroes #45 (Baxter series, 30th anniversary issue).

They were using Mekt as their unwitting agent to kill Garth. The Luck Lords believed Garth's death would have shifted the balance of the universe from reason to chance.

They each spoke during the brothers' battle, saying:
"First Born, he shall be our prince of victory."
"Twice-Cursed, by birth and by accident."
"Thrice-blessed, by the Lords of Luck."

Other than at the beginning of the recent "Foundations" story, when else in the post-boot did a story's creative team do a take-off on the opening scenes of the first egion story in Adventure # 247, in which the Legionnaires, in civilian clothes, greeted Superboy/Clark Kent, revealing knowledge of his secret identity?

Lyle
M'Onel
Braniac

Huh? Was that a mistaken post?

I think KGZ was replying to the anti-gravity Q from a while back.

Hey, KGZ, we've moved on

*doesn't know the answer to the Superboy-homage Q*

No that was a mistake, I had copied and paste and accidentally pressed reply and it was to late to do anything because I was on a teacher's computer and she was kicking me off the computer. Sorry!

No prob, Zoe! (I can call you that, right?

)

As for the Q, was it when Cos, Imra and Ayla encountered Impulse when they were stuck in the 20th century?

That's fine, or you can call me Terry (for Theresa)
and the answer is yes(?)

You got it, Brainiac. Ask your question.

Yikes! Sorry for stalling the game this long!

Whom did Ultra Boy think/suspect Green Lantern got his ring from?

The Emerald Eye

You got it, SoM!

On what planet did Valor/M'Onel have his first fight for 1000 years?

Was this Cargg?

No

Daxam?

Earth - where Urthlo/"evil robot from the past" deposited itself in front of Legion HQ.

No and no

[And I thought saying "M'Onel" was enough - but to make it clear, I'm talking about the postboot]

Oh, I should have realized you meant post-boot.

Drak IV, I think it was?

Right this time

Your go

Which Legionnaire hired a descendant of Batman to track down an old girlfriend?

Timber Wolf

You got it, Omni.

Sorry, I've been so busy I forgot to check this thread! Thanks SoM, for the reminder!

When Brainiac 5 was on trial for murder of Jaxon Rugarth, what was the final tally, including abstentions?
And for a special bonus, which Legionniare cast their vote differently than Brainy had predicted?

Hmm... good question.

I know Quislet was the one Brainy got wrong, and that he abstained rather than voting guilty as Brainy predicted.

As for the numbers, I'm going to say 11 for acquittal; 7 for guilty; and 5 abstentions.

That'll do perfectly, EDE!

Brainy was fascinated by the fact that he had misread Quislet.

Ask away!

Wow! I'm amazed I got that from memory.

Hmm... now I've got to come up with a question...

What facility, associated with Metropolis University, required a three-year waiting period for students wishing to study there, after a recommendation from an advanced scholar in the field?

The Time Institute.

That's it, cmk!

Pre-boot, what are the two addresses that Legion HQ was located at?

The original "Super-Hero Clubhouse" was located at 344 Clinton Street, which was also the address of the apartment building Clark Kent lived in for many years.

When the Clubhouse was replaced (after being trashed by the Fatal Five) by the much larger Legion Headquarters complex, the site was rededicated as 1 Nolan Plaza, in honor of the late Andrew "Ferro Lad" Nolan.

I was unaware of the Clinton Street address...can you tell me which issue indicates that as the address of Legion HQ?

Nolan is one of the two I was thinking of. The other was mainly used during the TMK era.

Re: 344 Clinton Street: Superboy 195, page 5, panel 4. Seen over the doorway as ERG-1 exits LSH HQ (which means that the address wasn't changed when the new HQ was completed, as I had previously thought).

As for TMK ... I remember the Talus asteroid ... there might have been something more specific glimpsed on some correspondence shown in a text page, or the Legion Sourcebook ...

Well, since the Clinton Street thing is legit, you get the next question.

The other address I was thinking of was Weisinger Plaza, which was pretty much consistently referred to as the location of Legion HQ during the TMK era.

Speaking of TMK ...

What effect did Kid Quantum's membership have on the Legion Constitution?

Um.... no Legionnaires who depend on tech for their abilities?

Mmmmm ... close enough.

According to TMK-era continuity, it was only after Kid Quantum's induction and subsequent (apparent) death-in-action that the Membership section of the Legion Constitution was modified to require that each Legionnaire must have at least one genuine super-power, which can be fully controlled without the need for technological or other external aids.

Over to Drake.

Ok, while we're waiting for Drake, let's play Ultra-super-easy Legion trivia. No need to wait for confirmation, just trying to keep the wagon train a-movin'. Ok, here we go...

Oh, and when Drake shows up, the game ends and we get back to normal Legion trivia.

Ok, here we go...

In what comic book did the Legion first appear?

Adventure # 247.

In the same vein as ultra-easy.

In what comic book did the Legion most recently appear?

The Legion #32.

Assuming I'm right

, here's my question:

Which Legionnaire was originally known as Lightning Boy?

Lightning Lad, in Adventure 247

That's right, though he's now known as Live Wire!

Your question, Vee!

Do we continue with Ultra-super-easy trivia, or do we just thumb our noses at Drake and move on? Ii has been 5 days, so let's just move on. (Apologies to Drake and Varalent, but this thread has been stalled long enough so let's rev it up.)

Here we go - back to real Legion trivia, and I'll ask a question so easy you don't need to wait for confirmation.

Name 3 Legionnaires that have never been in my kitchen.

Tellus, Gates and Quislet

I'm sorry, SoM, but Quislet has been in my kitchen. I have a strict "no possessing appliances" rule in my home, but does he listen? Nope. I hope I never see a blender doing the Macarena again.

Just kidding, Som. Did you really need to wait for confirmation on this one?

No, but I'm still thinking up a question

When Triad was playing herself at squash (or a similar game anyway), what colour[s] was she wearing?

Purple & Orange

What, you think I'd pick something THAT obvious?

And, indeed, I didn't

Green and light green?

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Green and light green?

Yup indeed.

Go iB

Thanks

Name two characters who have given Chameleon nicknames with a color in them, and give the nicknames. (hint- the ones I'm thinking of use the same color)

No need to wait for confirmation if you're sure, since I'll be gone for the weekend.

Ok, I know Kono called him orange-butt, but try as I might I cannot come up with the second answer. Help anyone?

Shikari's Orange Legion would presumably be the other one.

I recall him once using the code-name "orange knight" while working undercover, but I don't recall who called him that...Marla Latham or Rokk, I think.

lancesrealm and EDE got the two I was thinking of, but since lancesrealm replied first I'll give it to him. Take it away!

I've never heard of the "orange knight" nickname before, so thanks for that tidbit, Chaim.

I can think of 3 Legionnaires who have the power to "phase" through objects. Name them.

Apparition, Gates, & Shikari

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Apparition, Gates, & Shikari

Replace Shikari with XS.

Shikari phases through threshholds.

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Shikari phases through threshholds.

That's not an inherent power - if the thresholds are shut down/destroyed, she can't go anywhere.

I would count Apparition/Phase/Tinya/Phantom Girl. Gates doesn't phase through, he would teleport. I see his power as a quantum leap - that is, he goes from point A to point B without being anyplace in between. We only have one so far - there are 2 more.

Oh, and I wasn't thinking of XS - have we ever seen her vibrate through a wall or anything else? I might count Jenni, but there are still 2 more.

Keep in mind, I am thinking of Legionnaires from every era, and am counting only those who made lots of appearances.

Kono's gotta be one.

Chameleon Boy was shown becoming a phantom twice, but was never actually shown phasing through anything.

Would Quislet count? He can "enter" objects, IIRC, though that might be a bit of a stretch.

Jim, Kono and Cham were the other 2 I was thinking of. Since you got 2 of them, next question to you.

What word did Lana Lang once have to write repeatedly on the blackboard and how did she accomplish it quickly?

Lana (Insect Queen) Lang turned into a centipede to write "ecstasy" 100 times on the blackboard.

100% correct, Omni Craig. And here I thought that would be a hard one.

Hey, Lance, if I counted correctly, this is the 1,000th post on this thread:

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I can think of 3 Legionnaires who have the power to "phase" through objects. Name them.

Woohoo!

Woohoo! Big milestone for me! Wasn't even trying either...

The next question:

Who directed the musical hit "Legion Follies of 2964 A.D."?

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Hey, Lance, if I counted correctly, this is the 1,000th post on this thread:

Hey Jim! You're not tallying all these threads, are you?

I know! I know!

It was Sondheim Lad!

wasn't it?

Was it Bouncing Boy?

This was revealed in a short story with Comet Queen if memory serves.

Would you be referring to the time when Jimmy (Elastic Lad) Olsen manipulated marionettes of the girl Legionnaires as a chorus line as his assigned task, in the story "The Eight Impossible Missions", from Adventure Comics # 323 (Aug., 1964)?

Commander Benson

That's it Commander!! Take it away!

O.K., here's an oldie-but-goodie:

Pre-Crisis, Mon-El's Legion flight ring had one function no other Legionnaire's ring had.

What was it?

I SHOULD know my Legion trivia...but you got me on this one so here's a stab at it. His flight ring contains a lead poisoning serum.

I'm pretty sure it did not contain the serum itself, but rather, contained an alarm reminding him of when he needed to take his next dose of it.

Sorry, guys, you're both wrong.

Wasn't it the only flight ring which could open the door to the lab which produced his lead serum?

This is starting to bother me, maybe his ring had a "key" to the Phantom Zone.

You must be really upset, triple posting like that.

I think Shady had him install a vibrating function??

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Wasn't it the only flight ring which could open the door to the lab which produced his lead serum?

That's it, IB!

Mon-El's flight ring--and only his--was modified to emit special coded impulses which opened the electronic lock on the door to the vault which contained the lab which manufactured his anti-lead serum.

This was seen in the story "Lament for a Legionnaire", from Action Comics # 384 (Jan., 1970).

You're up, friend.

MYG-

Have you secretly been Luornu all along?

Thanks, Commander!

Er, I mean, sir thank you sir!

Much better.

Now for the Q-

What dessert has Tinya once had a considerably large craving for?

It was some kind of berry jello wasn't it? Darn, can't remember which kind. It was from Legion Worlds.... #3? #4 maybe? The one that introduced Brin to current continuity.

Bygztyllian Blue. I am certain I did not spell it correctly, but you know what I mean.

Something else else is whacky with this board, because I didn't triple post...I pushed the "back button" a few times maybe. They SHOULD be posts #59 not #58...oh well!

cherr berr gelato

Bgztlian Blue was her favourite desert (it looks very like a type of ice cream), but "craving" was the cherr berr gelato she nearly got killed for in LW6.

Cher Berr Gelato is also popular among drag queens!

What comic (featuring a cameo by the Legion) did Mary Jane Parker give to her husband Peter, and why did she do it?

Well it's been 3 days with no guess so I'll enter a new question.
MJ gave Peter ACTION COMICS #380, "The World's Greatest Heroine" because young Peter had an infatuation with Kara Zor-El.

Who was Gotok?

Don't be so impatient! I actually knew that, but I don't check the thread every day, and you posted on a weekend when the board is slower.

Clues are okay tho

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Who was Gotok?

The brother of Cometok and Wentok?

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Who was Gotok?

Someone who has never been in my kitchen (that answer's gotta work eventually....).

Tharok's first victim.

(He was the surgeon who grafted a "half dead" Tharok to his cyborg body).

Correct, you're up OC...

Thanks Korbal!

How many hands do the natives of Procyon have?
And for a "pointless" bonus question, how many fingers do they have?

Shot in the dark... 4 hands?
With 3 fingers each?

Wrong on both counts, but thanks for trying!

Time for a clue.

Proty II assumed this shape while trying to move a lot of things around inside the clubhouse.

100 hands 10 fingers each

Too many of each.

Any other guesses?

4 arms, two fingers each?

Too few.

Here's another clue. One of the answers (hands or fingers) is just like us humans (no offense to non-humanoids)...

2 hands with 50 fingers each?

8 hands
5 fingers (including that pesky thumb thing)

CJ's got the right number of fingers, so we'll call it close enough (one out of two answers correct).

And it was 10 hands, so you were close there too! Everybody please give CJ a hand, cause I proclaim it his turn!

(Thought we should move this little trivia bus along before everyone wanted to give me "the finger"!

)

Go CJ!

Okay here's what I got for ya'all:

Which villain did Bouncing Boy defeat with a sneeze?

That would be the Hunter II.

And he didn't even have to run around the jungle shirtless to do it!

You got it EDE!

If we're lucky, WnK will remedy that little oversight.

Speaking of WinK, anyone know when their first issue is due?

December

Well, EDE, what's the next question????

Jeepers! I always forget about having to ask questions on these things!

Okay, name three planets that use living currency.

Bugger me! I just read this in one of the archives.

Dagnabbit, sprockin memory chip...

That would be one, OO! There's one more easy one, and then the hard one...

OK, there are the living crystals of Rujun (the crystal turtles,) and the walking money has been mentioned, but I'll have to look up the planet. I can't think of a third. Anyone?

The walking money is used on two different planets. Ventura is one. I don't remember the name of the other off-hand, but if anyone has time to look up a copy of Adventure # 377, I think it's in there.

Rojan and Ventura are correct.

The other answer can be found in an early issue of the Adventure run...

Grr...why doesn't the legion help file have a special section on walking money?

Ah... but it does! Where do you think I got the question from?

It does have an article about money in the 30th century.

I'd consult it myself, except that I lost my source files about a year ago (I still have the hard drive that they're on, I just need to bring myself to spend a few hundred dollars for a data retrieval service), and for some odd reason, when I try to re-download the last posted version of the file, WinZip refuses to recognize the download as a valid Zip file. It must have gotten corrupted on the web site somehow.

I think it's Barak that has living money similar to Ventura

That's right! I'll give the next question to Vee since he got the difficult one.

Quick one since I don't have alot of time right now and don't want to hold up the thread.

Name all of the preboot Wanderers and tell me what caused them to turn evil.

Celebrand, Ornitho, Elvo, Dartalg, Immorto, Quantum Queen and Psyche. And the Nefar Nebula, I think, caused them to turn evil.

Good answer, Chaim! You're up!

I'll stick with this theme:

Following that first Wanderers story, those heroes were only twice more seen in the pages of a comic whose main character is the Legion. Which two stories were those?

You're not refering to the two wedding issues are you? (Chuck & Lu and Garth & Imra) I seem to remember them being in the Great Darkness Saga (defending Weber World maybe?)

You're correct about them being at Chuck & Lu's wedding and in the Great Darkness Saga. So, back to you for the next question.

They were not, however, present for Garth & Imra's wedding.

In keeping with the Wanderers theme...in that issue of Adventure when the Wanderers went bad, which two Legionnaires were the two finalists in the competition?

Superboy and Chameleon Boy (disguised as Bouncing Boy).

You are correct sir!

Continuing the Wanderers theme:

Which Wanderer had a twin brother?

What was his code name?

The Wanderers also appeared in LSH #300 too.

I know!

It was Patty Duke Lass!

and she has a BRitish accent.

:stumped:

Are you talking about Quanto and Quantum Queen?

That was just a reader and editor making a joke in a letter column wasn't it?

Well, Quantum Queen is who I'm thinking about, and the answer is from a letter column, but it's not Quanto who's her twin brother (though that may be in another letter column...)

Oh, yeah. I think there was a Quantum Lad suggested in a Bits of Legionnaire Business column that a reader suggested could be QQ's twin.

That's it. Actually, the reader suggested QQ was Quantum Lad's girlfriend, to which Mort Weisinger replied that QQ was in fact Quantum Lad's twin sister, who shared his power to turn into a beam of light.

You're up, Jim!

Sticking to the Wanderers theme, since I don't have anything else in mind.

There was a mistake in their first appearance. What was it?

Didn't the pair ups get screwed up between the two issues?

I think you're on the right track, Varalent, but it all happened in one issue. Can you be more specific?

From memory: I think the seeding should not have been able to produce a Superboy v Bouncing Boy final. I believe they should actually have faced each other in the semi final round. Don't recall who the fourth semi finalist was (Saturn Girl?) but the juxtapsition of Chuck (actually Cham) beating Supes was much more appealing & compeling so they switched them around with no explanation.

How's my memory?

Pretty good, Varalent. The 4th semi-finalist was Karate Kid. He and Chameleon Boy were slated to fight Elvo. Bouncing Boy and Superboy were slated to fight Psyche. Instead, Superboy and Karate Kid fought Elvo and Cham and BB fought Psyche.

The Legion's sense of fairplay--or lack thereof--in that story always bothered me. Sun Boy defeated Quantum Queen, but Karate Kid kayoed him in order to claim the "collar" in cop talk. Chemical King defeated Ornitho, but Cham claimed the collar, only because CK was busy saving Saturn Girl. Superboy could've easily swooped in and grabbed Celebrand at super speed ahead of Chuck/Cham, but he, at least, was apparently too fairminded to do so.

Anyway, take it away, Varalent.

Continuing with this story...what was the whole point of this competition to capture the wayward Wanderers? Why not just go out enmasse and round 'em up?

The point was to decide who would journey to the other dimension and help whoever sent the message asking for a champion.

Correct you are, lancesrealm. Your up next

Continuing with the same theme...

The hero who traveled to the other dimension met a girl. What was her name, and name the girl who appeared later who looked just like her.

Elwinda, and her look-alike was Janice Warren

Dang, I was too slow! I knew this one too!

Its just as well, I don't have any "Wanderers" Trivia ready...

Yeah, I didn't have a good Wanderers question either, so I tossed up a softball. Take it away, CMK!

OK, this one will be easy as well...

Which Legionnaire was Janice Warren's friend, who Janice invited to the party?

Projectra!

It was she! You're up, EDE!

Another anomaly from ADVENTURE #375, the first appearance of the Wanderers--in the first panel they appear in, there are nine shadowy figures depicted, but only seven members introduced--the other two (one being their pilot, the other wearing a jagged horizontal line across the back of his costume) are never named and have been subsequently forgotten in Legion lore...

It was probably the flight attendant

Sorry for the delay!

Name the Knights of Nadir, and the weapons they possessed.

King Artros had a Sword of Sound
Sir Kayle had a mace with repelling power
Sir Elistar had a bow and power arrows
Sir Borrs had a horned helmet
Sir Norwith had a hypnotic shield
Sir Galado had an axe that can cut anything (Persuader anyone?)

That's it.

Which Legionnaires did Brainiac 5 help with the use of his "Normalizer Ray"? And who did it not work on?

Light Lass, Collosal Boy and Matter-Eating Lad. The normalizer ray unfortunately didn't work on Phantom Girl.

That star finger issue is the only silver-age legion comic I own.

Looks like having that issue paid off Shadow Kid. Your turn!

Yikes! I can't think of anything!

Umm...give me a moment while I consult my comix (&/or the legion help file)

What was the Emerald Eye's one physical weakness?

A magnesium flare?

Green kryptonite.

bad plot devices.

Green Kryptonite is correct!

Take it away Jim!

Name 3 applicants who competed for membership against Polar Boy, Sensor Girl, Magnetic Kid, Tellus, and Quislet but were rejected.

Power Boy, Energy Boy and Mentalla.

Mentalla, Energy Boy, Power Lad, Comet Queen, those twin floating fish things, Tygra (I think that was her name)...that's all I can think of off the top of my head.

Damn! Chaim beat me to it by milliseconds!

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Power Boy, Energy Boy and Mentalla.

That'll do, CMK. Carry on.

What Legion villain went unseen for the longest period of time after his/her/its first appearance?

(as measured in publication time, that is)

Hmmm....I think it might be Mordru.

Good question, CMK. I'm going to say Computo.

No to both...I'll throw a hint...the villain I'm thinking of has NEVER appeared since his/her/its first appearance, which was, incidentally, earlier than either Mordru's or Computo's.

Not being too familiar with very early Legion history I was about to guess Glorith but your last post has thrown me CMK. Do you mean that this villain only appeared once and then never again? Surely there are loads of villains that fit that criteria? Or am I misunderstanding?

Anyway, if not Glorith I'll take a crazy stab in the dark and say the name of the villain in the earliest issue of Adventure I have - Dynamo Boy.

The earliest distictive Legion villains I can think of who have never re-appeared were:

The Brain-Globes of Rambat!

Close, but I've got one whose first and only appearance was earlier still.

Its a guess, but I'll say Glorith.

Oops. Looks like I need to refresh my screen more often. Glorith was already guessed.

Earlier than the Brain-Globes, eh? Gimme another minute...

My guess would be the Sun Boy impostor from "The Secret of the Seventh Super-Hero", Adventure Comics # 290 (Nov., 1961).

The little green chameleon men that impersonated the Legion in that Supergirl story with Whizzy?

You're getting closer with the Sun Boy Impostor, but there's one earlier still. (the Chameleon Men were after the BRain-Globes)

Luthor maybe?

No, Luthor appeared more than once in Legion stories.

Another hint: This villain was never given a name.

The only earlier appearance by a criminal I can think of would be the guy that Superboy helps Star Boy capture on Xanthu giving Lana Lang the opportunity to try to make Supes jealous (Adventure 282). Is that who you mean?

You got it Varalent!

Oh, puh-lease....

Excuse me? What's wrong with obscure Legion trivia? It's a genuine Legion question, with an answer that's findable in an actual Legion story. As opposed to, say, a recent question about a theoretical twin sibling for Quantum Queen...

In the infamous Adventure era Adult Legion story, who are the 5 members of the LSV depicted and what are their powers?

Lightning Lord-- Electrical powers.

Saturn Queen-- Mental powers.

Cosmic King-- Transmutation.

Echo-- Sonic Powers.

Beauty Blaze-- Flame powers.

I suspected this wouldn't take long to answer when I saw you were logged in EDE! Excellent! You're up next.

On the same topic, then:

What other two characters were portrayed as members of the adult LSV?

That would be Chameleon Chief and Sun Emperor, as seen in the story "The League of Fantastic Supermen", Jimmy Olsen # 63 (Sep., 1962).

Yep. Take it away, Commander!

In what story did Proty II debut?

Jimmy Olsen #72 (in-continuity, Adventure Comics #316)

Correct, sir.

Proty II first appeared in the story "The World of Doomed Olsens", from Jimmy Olsen # 72 (Oct., 1963)--the story in which Jimmy is awarded his honorary membership in the Legion. In fact, reference is made in that story to the fact that Proty II is a replacement for the original Proty.

Take it away, friend!

In what story did we see all the male Legionnaires wearing shorts, and all the female Legionnaires wearing pleated skirts? Except one.

Would that be the Dark Circle rebel-infiltration story in Action Comics # 390-391?

The story I'm thinking of is post-boot

Oh...Legionnaires # 77, then? The beach issue?

Nope - most of the girls were in swinsuits/bikinis, not pleated skirts

True, but I'm having a hard time thinking of when else post-boot all the guys wore shorts.

When I see the answer (if I don't get it first) I just know I'll be slapping my head.

The Swan-tribute issue, perhaps? I don't remember if the guys actually wore shorts.

There's a semi-sorta connection there, EDE, but it's not from either Lgs 61 or LSH 105

I know!

It was from the World War II issue - another timewarp issue similar to the Swan issue, later revealed to be a Time Trapper gimmick, where the legionaires are a young-JSA-type group!

that may have been Legionaires 54, if memory is working... don't have those issues handy at the moment.

Nope. Only Imra & Lu were wearing skirts there. Colossal Girl (Vi) wasn't, and none of the guys were in shorts.

Clue: Cos wore pink

Legionnaires Annual # 3? With the "Legionnaires" in question being Ultra-Man, Behemoth, Ava the Avatar and Metallica (plus XS, who would be the one non-skirt-wearine female Legionnaire)?

Nope - doesn't fit with the Cos hint anyway

Would it be the crazy lil'Legion Brainiac 5 and the Time Trapper (Clarence) visited in LSH #100? This probably isn't accurate, but it's the only instance I can recall where most of the Legion were in shorts and skirts!

This is a toughie, SoM. I know I'm going to kick myself too when the answer is found.

No, you're not going to kick yourself, since you got it

Away you go

E-gads! I didn't think that was it.

You saved me a nasty kicking, SoM.

I can think of two times, preboot, that Chameleon Boy has been killed. Can you identify both these instances?

By the Mask Man, in "Doom of the Super-Heroes".

And the SW6 version was killed when Grinn blew the underground chambers.

Precisely the two I had in mind, EDE!

You're up.

What does Chameleon Boy disguise himself as in his first appearance?

He changed into a talking tree. (I had to look this up.)

Yep.

I was actually going to ask for his first three disguises, but figured that would be a bit harder than I wanted, plus I'm pretty certain there's some non-Archived stories in which he helps Superboy protect his secret identity which would technically qualify.

For the record, the first three I found were the talking tree, the newlywed bride, and the driller beast from the LSM story. For a power that would seem easy to come up with uses for, it really didn't get used much in the early days.

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For a power that would seem easy to come up with uses for, it really didn't get used much in the early days.

I think it's less a matter of not finding use for it than of juggling a large number of Legionnaires into either a story that didn't really feature them in the first place, or into an 8-page story. Chameleon Boy - as well as any other individual Legionnaire except the founders - just didn't get much face time (real face or otherwise) back then.

OK, here we go...a two-parter

1) There have been (at least) 3 Legionnaires who have suffered some type of mental breakdown. Name them.

2) Also, there have been (at least) 2 more who were suspected of becoming mentally or emotionally unfit for duty. Name them.

That's 5 Legionnaires total, and all of these situations are pre-TMK.

1) Brainiac 5, Matter-Eater Lad and Lightning Lad.

2) Sun Boy and...Colossal Boy, during the Tarik the Mute story?

I'll agree for the most part, but I think instead of Gim, the answer is...Imra! In the Adventure story that culminates in LL (first) death.

If you're thinking of Sun Boy from the Xennian evacuation story, I don't think he was just "suspected" of being unfit for duty. Actually, there's several instances of Lightning Lad being suspected of being unfit (The Concentrator story; the Super-Moby Dick) before his actual breakdown during v2, so I'd basically switch those two in cmk's answer.

Projectra in Act. 392.

It occurs to me that Matter-Eater Lad was not a Legionnaire when he ate the Miracle Machine.
I wonder how picky lancesrealm is being in defining the terms of his question ...

Y'know, I love and hate list questions. People always come up with examples I haven't thought of. However, here were the answers I was thinking of.

3 who actually suffered some type of breakdown:

1) Lightning Lad - when Imra was missing and he quit being leader - sure seemed like a breakdown to me (arguably a little iffy.)

2) Brainiac 5 - Omega anyone?

3) Sun Boy - the old "space fatigue" story

2 who were suspected of becoming unfit:

1) Projectra, from the story Jim mentioned

2) Mon-El, from a short story involving Mon and Saturn Girl, where he mentioned he was afraid to be leader because he might break down again, although I don't recall him breaking down in the first place.

I would not have counted Tenzil, but not because he wasn't active. He doesn't count because his madness was not caused by stress or emotional issues, but by the alien energies in his body, i/e., physical source rather than emotional or mental.

Chaim got the most, so he's up.

Hmm, as I recall, wasn't Garth's problem actually caused by some sort of electrical problem in the brain or something hokie like that? Maybe I'm misremembering.

That sounds right to me too Eryk, but I wouldn't trust my mind as far as I could throw it...

Who was the first non-Legionnaire to be notified of Element Lad's re-election as Legion leader?

Flyntt Brojj, their #1 fan.

You got it, EDE!

What three objects did Supergirl uncover while auditioning for the Legion, and which was seen later in Legion lore?

um... Excalibur (which was later taken by Darkseid's Oan servant), the Maltese Falcon (who came to life and served a short term as "Lead Lad" and Bill Shatner's toupee (which was really Proty in disguise)??

She uncovered King Arthur's sword, Excalibur, Achilles' helmet and King Richard the Lion-Hearted's shield.

LL got all three of the objects right. Excalibur was indeed taken by from the Musuem of the Mystical Arts (or whatever it was called) by one of Darkseid's servants!

Your question, Scott!

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Hmm, as I recall, wasn't Garth's problem actually caused by some sort of electrical problem in the brain or something hokie like that? Maybe I'm misremembering.

You and Omni are remembering correctly. I still think it was brought on by stress though - with the "asteroid incident" with Brin pushing him over the edge.

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You and Omni are remembering correctly. I still think it was brought on by stress though - with the "asteroid incident" with Brin pushing him over the edge.

I'm sure stress was a major cause for the mental short circuiting Garth experienced, lance! If my wife was found in another guy's arms when they were almost killed and marooned in the middle of nowhere, I'd freak!!!

Well, Omni Craig...

I don'y know how to say this...

Maybe you'd better sit down.

Hmm... it just occurred to me that Scooter went on vacation without giving us a question!

So, I'm going to open it up to whoever wants to post the next question!

Who were the four other Legionnaires present when Tasmia Mallor was offered "battlefield" membership in the Legion (in the preboot, of course) during the Legion's battle with the Fatal Five?

I'll post one.

During the Levitz Baxter series, there were several issues which contained short backup stories. Only one of these stories featured a Legionnaire fighting any villains. Name that Legionnaire.

Sorry Chaim, but you have to answer my question first before you can post your own! That's how this game works.

(Just kidding. Looks like my post just barely beat out yours

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Varalent: Three I know were Superboy, Karate Kid, Brainiac 5. Was the fourth Cosmic Boy (I can't quite recall, and my books are at home in a box while I'm at work

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Chaim: I believe it was Invisible Kid II

Cosmic Boy it was! You are correct on all counts. And I think you are also correct on Chaim's question but I'll let him reply to be sure.

You're right about mine as well, Omni. You undisputably get to ask the next question.

Thanks guys!

According to Tharok, what is the most devastating weapon in the universe?

Validus?

Good guess, Quis, but nope!

Darn!! And I broke a nail answering that one too!

Time.

Time it is!

I should've known you would get it Eryk, since you were "up" on your Bates issues (per your recent thread on "Garth/Mekt Twinness").

Tharok said it in Superboy and the LSH #198, "The Fatal Five who Twisted Time!"

This should be easy:

Which member of the original Legion of Super-Rejects, from Superboy #212, has never appeared since that story?

Neither Chameleon Kid nor Phantom Lad re-appeared (at least not pre-boot. There was a reboot Phantom Lad).

Chameleon Kid was the one I was thinking, counting the rebooted Phantom Lad as a "re-appearance".

You're up, cmk.

I always thought Phantom Lad was the space pirate captain that used his power to phase his ship when escaping from the authorities, during the Baxter run (issue #12). IIRC, he had a similar appearance. Or maybe Steve Lightle used Phantom Lad as a basis for the character. Or I'm way overanalyzing...

(wouldn't be the first time).

That would have been cool, Omni, but, as far as I know, there's no evidence to support it, other than a superficial similarity in their appearances. According to WWitLSH, Phantom Lad became the boy toy for some rich dame after his failed attempt to join the LSH.

But... damn it! I like that space pirate Phantom Lad idea so much that, as far as I'm concerned, it's continuity!

Name the only two Legionnaires of whom versions were seen in the "Mordruverse" story.

Andrew Nolan/Ferro Lad (though he's an adult in the story) and Mysa/White Witch.

Them's the ones! You're up, BRM!

30th Century Gossip!

Which Legionnaire was seen flirting shamelessly with a certain Ambassabor Jeryl?

(no, it's not the obvious answer

)

Chameleon Boy

That didn't take long!

Yep, in the backup story in Superboy & the LSH 249.

Back to Legion-Reference-File Lad.

And the question is...

Name one source of prophecy (in Legion lore) other than the planet Naltor.

I believe that the Oracles of Orando were consulted once.

IIRC, the Oracles (or Orakills, I believe they're spelled) of Orando can't tell the future. They communicate with the dead, but I do not recall them ever revealing anything that is yet to occur.

Of course, if you can cite me an instance of them doing so, I'll give you the next question.

I don't have my comics in front of me. I thought they were consulted during the Great Darkness saga. It could be as you said to consult with the dead rather than prophecy.

Obviously that is not the answer you wanted and I am willing to say that I was wrong.

I don't recall that. I remember three times when Projectra used her power as an Orakill - the Ghost of Ferro Lad story, the Magic Wars and the Mordru-raises-the-dead story. In all of those, the spirits told her what she needed to do to defeat the menace at hand (except in the Ghost of Ferro Lad story, where it was the evil Controller making her think she had to disband the Legion), but not foretelling any future events.

There's the Trylop Council of the planet Mernl.

That's the one I had in mind, Ball's yours, EDE.

Hmm... I think my theory that the Trylop Council was actually a front for a not yet self-confident Nura is posted somewhere on this board.

I'll have a question a little later.

Didn't the Luck Lords also prophesize?

I thought about the Luck Lords before I answered, but they're actually a bit more complicated. I'm thinking about starting a thread about them, actually.

What three items did the LSV give to Lex Luthor to help him escape from prison?

A disintegrator ray gun, a force-field helmet and a flight belt.

Well, it was really a force-shield helmet, but I guess I'll give it to you.

What was unusual about the Khund ship that attacked the Science Asteroid?

Besides the fact that it was shaped like a giant humanoid?

Or that it was set up to 'fulfill' the Adult Legion-prophesized death of Tasmia?

Not besides that, EDE, exactly that. Back to you!

Which Legionnaire was on the Metropolis board of Junior Space Scouts?

Element Lad

That would be correct, Korbal!

Your question!

Who were the only 3 Legionnaires to meet the "new" Wanderers?

Lightning Lass, Wildfire and the White Witch?

Yup

Which reboot era Legionnaires have never faced a member of the Fatal Five? (I'm counting the Emerald Eye as a member)

By my count, there are four of them.

Kid Quantum I
Magno
Dreamer
Superboy

Wait... ditch Magno. Gear, maybe?

You got three of the ones I was thinking of, but I'm not counting Superboy since he wasn't an active member, just honorary.

I would think Chuck would be one as well.

But Chuck's an honorary member.

Thunder, maybe? I don't recall if she was on Tenazor or not.

Good point EDE, maybe Andromeda?

Andromeda was in the "Legion Rescue Squad" that saved the rest of the team from the Five in their first postboot appearance.

It would have to be somebody who joined after the first battle with the Five (since everyone except KQI was around for that), didn't participate in the battle with Mordru, wasn't at Tenazor, and didn't help mop them up after Timber Wolf's battle.

I'm guessing it's either Thunder (for whom I'm not sure about Tenazor) or Wildfire (for whom I'm not sure about the post-TW battle cleanup).

Dreamer's the fourth!

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Wildfire (for whom I'm not sure about the post-TW battle cleanup).

Wildfire was there pre-TW battle and got himself axed by The Persuader.

Hmm... that's right.

Okay, so I'm still leaning towards Thunder.

Oops! Sorry for being so late! EDE got it, KQ 1, Gear, Dreamer and Thunder were the four I was thinking of.

All other Legionnaires who joined before or at the time of the Chu Sting faced off agaisnt the Five, except Apparition, but then she faced Mano earlier. Umbra, Sensor, Magno, Monstress and Kid Quantum II took part in the Mordru/Eye battle, and Karate Kid and Ferro were on Tenazor-4. And Wildfire, Shikari and Timber Wolf faced the Five in Legion 15-16.

take it away, EDE!

Why was Tinya's preboot "death" a misfortune for Arn Strikl?

"And what lucky fashion designer is going to see his business shift into hyper-drive when his gown graces the lovely bride? It's Arn Strikl, who's come up with a flowing cream-colored silk stunner trimmed in violet blue lace. The hooded two-piecer is sure to set trends through the next millenium, especially with the blushing Tinya showing it off."

Unfortunately for Arn, nobody got to see the lovely gown he made, due to the untimely demise of the beautiful bride.

That's it, Craig. Take it away.

Thanks Eryk!

We know the Legion crossed time often to visit Superboy and Supergirl as a group, as most of their earliest appearances are in "threes".

Who was the first Legionnaire we saw traverse time all by him/herself to visit Superboy, and why?

I believe it was Lightning Lad, back in Superboy #86.

The Legion witnessed Superboy pinned beneath Kryptonite with their spiffy time-viewer, and L.L. went back alone and exploded the rocks with lightning.

There was a running gag in that issue about how many of Superboy's closest friends or foes, such as Lana Lang or Lex Luthor, have L.L. for initials. Garth was obviously thrown in as another nod to this theme.

Hmm..if not Garth, then perhaps Star Boy, in Adventure #282? He needed Kal's help to find a villain in a copper pipe. Star Boy couldn't see through copper.

Future is correct, Garth was first in Superboy #86.

lance, that was the very next "Legion" appearance, so you were close. The Star Boy issue is more widely remembered I think, because Star Boy is involved in the whole story, whereas Garth makes a few headshots on a couple of pages in the Superboy issue and that's it. Take it away Future!

Thanks, Craig!

Off the top of my head, I can think of four fan-designed costumes that made actual in-canon appearances during the Adventure/Action back-up runs. These were all featured in the 'Fashions by Fans' three-page feature.

So, accordingly, a three-part question! Name those four members who wore fan-created costumes, which Legionnaire was the only one to keep said costume for any length of time, and which Legionnaire accompanied the remaining three on the sole mission their costumes were featured in?

Shadow Lass, Karate Kid, and Projectra all wore their fan designed costumes for one issue. Mon-El would be the one who accompanied them.

Imra's famous bikini was the fan design that lasted. Though I believe the long-term version of it was a slight redesign on the original.

EDE's correct, as always!

Though it went through a slight color change from red to pink, and lost a few of the white lines around the tops of the boots and gloves, Imra's famous 70's bikini was the only fan-designed uniform to last in Legion lore. The other three I can only assume were misses to then editorial or just a nod to the fans.

You're up, Eryk.

Future:

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Imra's famous 70's bikini was the only fan-designed uniform to last in Legion lore.

Actually, that's not true. Duo Damsel's 70's costume (for the most part...the original fan design lacked gloves or boots) was designed by a fan named Nick Pascale. In fact, the planet Pasnic, in which the costume first appeared in a story (and played an important part in it) is named after him, and King Jonn is named after his father.

*Gasp*! You're right, cmk! And I should have thought of that as well! Especially since I think that the whole "split" costume design, while a neat idea, really should not have been used in the long term.

E-gads! CMK is also right...I saw it the other day while flipping through the Fashions pages and didn't think twice about it. I'm even a big Luornu fan, shame on me! A "my bad" from this direction. I'll leave it up to EDE whether or not he wants the question.

EDE's welcome to it, since he got the answer you were thinking of, and it was certainly valid.

Which Legionnaire, at the age of seven, stuck his or her head in a dye tube, causing it to be "purple for a month"?

Polar Boy?

Nope, not Brek.

Don't know but it sounds like Kinetix to me

Matter-Eater Lad?

It was Sun Boy per the TMK issue where his life flashed before his eyes.

Nope, not Kinetix or Matter-Eater Lad.

HINT: In response to this story, the Legionnaire retorts by pointing out that it was "about the time" the person who relates the story sat on an unprotected grid, setting his or her pants on fire.

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It was Sun Boy per the TMK issue where his life flashed before his eyes.

matlock got it while I was posting the previous hint in regards to ol' "Red-Rump Regulus"!

Your question, matlock!

I think we must be going through the same back issues right now, EDE.

Preboot, what future villain was once a student at the Naval Academy of Amadus?

(I hope this hasn't been asked before, I have missed huge swaths of this thread and can't really go back through them all.)

Yeah, I'm currently reading v4 (as if other recent questions and threads didn't make this obvious!)

Hmm... I know a certain second-string hero who was a student at Amadus, but I can't think of any villains.

Roxxas

Yep, back to you Korbal.

When did Saturn Girl claim that electricity hampered her powers?

Was that in the Urthlo story?

I may be way off.

Wrongo

Her wedding night?

Ummm..I'm thinking this was in the "Brain Globes of Rambat" story...gonna look it up...

I think you might be right lance

Ok, good. I've been sitting on a question so I finally get to ask it.

I like to play chess. I know of (at least) 5 Legionnaires who play chess. Tell me their names, and tell me how we know they play chess.

Actually lancerealm was way off. The true answer is JO#76 "Jimmy's Legion Romances." It is unclear whether or not Imra lied at the time.

that's right. I knew I read that recently, but couldn't remember where. It almost sounded Gerry Conwayish... threw me off.

Maybe that explains how she never noticed Pr**y

hmmm... I smell a conspiracy.

Brains function on itty bitty electrical bursts, right? Proty manipulated the part of her brain that realized the truth! Every time she realized, he'd see it in her eyes (no one ever said she was a good actor), and he gave her a minute zap to erase her short-term memory! It happened so often, that she effectively had a Pavlovized lobotomy on the entire subject.

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I like to play chess. I know of (at least) 5 Legionnaires who play chess. Tell me their names, and tell me how we know they play chess.

The most obvious is Brainiac Five, who defeated the Legion computer at 3-d chess as one of the "Eight Impossible Missions", as I recall.

I'm sure we've seen other Legionnaires playing 3-d chess, but I don't recall who.

Oops - I'm sorry. I thought the response confirming my guess was by the same person who posted the question. Since the answer has been posted, I guess we'll continue with the question I put on the floor. Ok? Sorry about that.

I think I may have committed a breach of etiquette here. Korbal asked a question which no one answered. It seems the right thing to do is to allow him to post a new question. I should only have continued with my question with his permission. Can I get a judgement from a moderator, please?

I say we proceed with trying to answer your question, since it's already on the table. If Korbal returns and wants to claim his right to ask another question (which is the ordinary procedure the case of unanswered questions), we can pick up the game with that.

Sounds like a plan. Thanks Eryk.

I recall a few occasions where Legionnaires were playing a holographic D&D-type game. Sun Boy vs Star Boy (around the Great Darkness Saga)
Polar Boy vs Timber Wolf (on a Legion Who's Who cover)
Is this what you had in mind?

Kid Quislet, one of your guesses is correct - but not for the reason you mention. Eryk got the obvious one - Brainiac 5. There was a scene though, that depicted 2 Legionnaires playing chess - the scene ended with one Legionnaire knocking the board over. There was another scene - years later - where one Legionnaire says to another "Chess tonight? I've got a new opening move to try out." I hope these are hints enough; I've certainly stalled the game long enough.

Lancesrealm, I can see the "Chess tonight" scene clearly in my mind. I believe it's from the Who is Sensor Girl arc, between Chameleon Boy and Timber Wolf (I may be off on one of them), after they try to change the subject when they discover SG might be eavesdropping.

I'm blanking on the other clue, however.

I'm pretty certain the "knocking the board" over scene is in the late Adventure era or early Superboy era, but I can't think of the precise circumstance.

OK, I guess I've stalled the game long enough. Brainiac 5 is of course correct. There was a scene from SLSH 217 where Superboy and TWolf are playing. Future clearly remembers the other scene I was thinking of, although it was Sun Boy and Cham who were talking about playing chess. Since Future got 2 of them, I'm giving the next question to him.

Thanks, Lancesrealm.

Though Lori dialed up plenty of heroes when she possessed the H-Dial (postboot), these personnas weren't always seen by other Legionnaires. Which Legionnaire saw Lori's "Dialed" heroes the most, and which 3 did she see?

For bonus points, seven other Legionnaires and one supporting character saw 2 of her hero personnas. Can you name these other 8?

Hm, this is tough! Without cheating, I can remember-

I think the answer is Monstress. She saw her as Galaxy Girl, Chiller and Plasma.

As for the others-

XS saw her as Galaxy Girl and Ink.
Element Lad saw her as Helios and Chiller.
Chuck saw her as Helios and the red-haired woman in Legionnaires 51.
Kinetix saw her as Galaxy Girl and Chiller.
Saturn Girl saw her as Blip and Plasma.
Kid Quantum II and Ferro both saw her as Blip and Galaxy Girl.
And I just realized that I am way too anal.

IB, well done with the research! Not only did you guess Monstress correctly, but you guessed the other eight and every Lori incarnation perfectly.

I don't know if you need to be afraid of being anal, but that you remember so much about Lori.

You're up, bud!

I don't even think I could have named all those Lori-identities, much less who saw them.

You're right, Future! All this Lori info is taking up too much of my brain space!

Hm... name the only reboot era Legionnaire who was rejected at least once before being admitted into the Legion?

Dreamer.

You got it, Eryk, though after I posted the Q I remembered that Gates was also officially listed as rejected in LSH 66; but anyway, you're up!

Actually, Gates wasn't rejected, he refused to go with Leviathan and co. Dreamer applied and was told "no."

Whose timely intervention prevented the Xral Energoid from turning orange, and what would have happened if it had?

Yes, but in one of the panels in that issue there was a picture of Gates with a big red REJECTED on it. We're looking at it from the back so it's not obvious, but it's there. So while Gates refused to go, he was still officially listed as rejected.

No one has answered?

HA! My mighty trivia powers are better than all of yours! But there may be hope for you yet!

Xral would have gone to a "heightened state of alert"?

(kidding, I haven't a clue)

Xral would have had fresh juice, not from concentrate.

By turning orange it would have clashed with Dream Girl's outfit. And I'd guess it was Color Kid who stopped it.

Great answers from everyone. Can't wait to find out what the answer really is though! :hint, hint:

Bah! Your trivia powers are weak and useless! I can give you mighty powers like mine, though! First swallow one of these pills!

Thanks! don't mind if I do.

(swallow) Hmmm... they taste just like bitter almonds...

gasp! (choke! gag!) aaaaaarrrgghhhhhhhh!!!!

(falls over dead. DC editors resurrect for no apparent reason (what'd you expect?))

Damn.
Hate that cyanide.

Leaves a nasty after-taste.

Ha Ha Ha! I only made you think you were dead to show how mighty I am! Now, quick! Swallow this suspended animation pill, and I'll give you great trivia powers!

No takers! Perhaps I need to speak to you more commandingly!

And don't try giving any of your silly gold medals for my great trivia skills! I don't need such paltry rewards!

How about a silly golden nelly cap then?

No! Keep it away!

I don't have time for such trinkets!

I realized a few hints ago that you're referencing the Command Kid story, but darned if I remember an Xral Energiod on the verge of turning dangerously orange. (And I don't have me coollection on hand to look it up.)

I just skimmed through the Command Kid story thanks to Chaim deciphering the hint, but couldn't finy a reference to anything about Xral of color save for all the "golden" objects in the story.

It's the penultimate moment in the story where Command Kid is about to infest the Legionnaires with his demon brethren. Once the Xral Energoid changes from pink to orange, the Legionnaires will be possessed. He's stopped thanks to Element Lad and Saturn Girl's arrival, and in particular Element Lad changing all of the equipment to gold.

I'll go ahead and give it to Chaim, since he figured out it was the Command Kid story...

I don't feel like I deserve the honor, but what the heck...

Who did Keith Giffen once draw into a panel though he was not instructed to do so by the script...forcing the writer to construct a whole unplanned storyline to explain it?

Lyle Norg

Really? Was this the whole Jacques' dimension hopping power subplot??

Harbinger is correct.

Drake, the answer to that is...partially. That subplot existed as early as LSH 298-299. The surprise appearance of Lyle Norg was in the last panel of the first story of LSH 311, which forced Paul Levitz to resolve it with a sequel to that story, but the teleportation-power subplot predated the Giffen surprise.

Thank you Chaim, I don't know where I read that bit of trivia but it stuck

Okay doke, here's an easy one - who did Lightning Lass, Magnetic Kid and Tellus stop from stealing a rare fish?

Garak of the Glow

I knew it would be too easy, you next Chaim.

Bxx

What planet was attacked by Legion teams chosen by the Planetary Chance Machine?

Thoon.

Close enough - I believe it was actually Throon.

Your Q, EDE.

I can never remember if it's Thoon or Throon.

New question coming up!

What planet is the fighting technique known as Ku-Jui native to?

Braal

Yep. Back to you, cmk!

Cute trick question...most people would have racked their brains trying to think of a Karate Kid reference.

So I'll go ahead and offer up a Karate Kid reference: Who was Val partnered with on a mission during which he suffered a near-fatal internal injury that he never felt, due to his training to block out pain?

This was with Dream Girl, in S&LSH #201. She later foresaw the death of a Legionnaire in the monitor room, though it was actually just Val collapsing from his injury.

That's the one, Future.

I love this crowd. No story too insignificant, too obscure, to not be in someone's mind...

Too true, Chaim!

During End of an Era, many Legionnaires, their SW6 counterparts, and supporting characters were killed, wiped out of history, or replaced. Of all the Legionnaires & friends involved in this story, I can think of three that were not shown vanishing or killed. They simply disappeared between issues and weren't mentioned again, save for one.

So, my question: Which three Legionnaires vanished off-panel during End of an Era and which one of those three was later mentioned in passing?

I can think of adult Chameleon, SW6 Invisible Kid, Celeste Rockfish and Dragonmage. It was Dragonmage who was mentioned by the SW6 Imra in LSH 61.

You've got it, IB!

E-Gads! I think I forgot Cham...glad to see someone else remembered!

Your show.

Name all Legionnaires who attended the Legion Academy.

Timber Wolf, Chemical King, Dawnstar, Magnetic Kid, Tellus, Nightwind (5YL), and Power Boy (5YL).

Colossal Boy temporarily attended during the LSV scandal, and Duo Damsel and Bouncing Boy were there as teachers.

Very good, Future, you got Brin, Chem, Dawnstar, Pol, Tellus, Nightwind, Gim (whom I admit I forgot), BB and DD. Power Boy was never a Legionnaire though he did attened the Academy.

Again, great work, but there are three others whom you've missed. The Q will definitely go to you, though, since you've gotten the most right. Knowing you, though, you'll probably want to guess the last 3 before asking the next Q?

Hmm. I'd like to guess them, but I'm having some difficulty. I know White Witch and Invisible Kid II trained at the academy for a day or two shortly before the Omen storyarc, but I don't know if you'd call them students per se.

Wasn't Atmos at the Academy for some time, off-panel? Another 5-Yr Gap member. I think Myg fits this description too, as Karate Kid II. Mentalla trained there but never made Legion status, nor did Comet Queen who went on to become a Substitute.

That's about all I can conceive! Now I'd really like to know which three you had in mind.

You got Karate Kid II. The other two I had in mind were Crystal Kid and Visi-Lad, both of whom joined during the Gap. I'm really not sure about Atmos, so I didn't count him.

Nice job, Future! Ask away!

Ah, Crystal Kid! Good memory, IB. Visi-Lad my mind also can apparently do without.

Which five Legionnaires have been turned to frogs?

Invisible Kid, Star Boy, Element Lad, Chameleon and Gates?

You got it. Right back to you, IB.

What drink might Chuck Taine prefer to an alcoholic drink?

Doctor Gingold.

Chuck Taine would prefer drinking that super plastic fluid which gave him his Super bouncing powers in the first place.

Beardy!

Hmm...I guess this would be a pre-boot/post-boot conflict, wouldn't it?

What say you, Brainiac?

Chaim got what I was thinking of, since it specifically mentioned in Legionnaires 66 that Chuck would prefer a gingold to the drink he was having. Good guess, though, beardguy.

You're up, Chaim!

Wasn't gingold the name of the soda he was attempting to drink when he accidentally swallowed the the super-plastic fluid in the preboot, as well?

Maybe if it was a ret-con, EDE. Gingold is most associated with Elongated Man, he had discovered that circus rubber men drink it, and he used a concentrated version of the stuff to give himself stretching powers.

The post-boot reference was obviously to that (i.e., indicating that Chuck may be developing a predisposition for bodily elasticity), but as far as I recall, such a reference was never made in the pre-boot.

Following the shooting of Laurel Kent, which JLA descendants had theit lives saved by the Legion?

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Maybe if it was a ret-con, EDE. Gingold is most associated with Elongated Man, he had discovered that circus rubber men drink it, and he used a concentrated version of the stuff to give himself stretching powers.

The post-boot reference was obviously to that (i.e., indicating that Chuck may be developing a predisposition for bodily elasticity), but as far as I recall, such a reference was never made in the pre-boot.

I must be misremembering. I knew it was a reference to something, but I don't know why I developed the notion that it was the name of his soda.

Dawn and Don Allen, the Tornado Twins.

You missed one.

Oli-3 Queen

That's him.

Though I guess Lance has you beat 2-1, so next question to Lance.

OK, here we go...

How many times has Legion headquarters been destroyed (or at least incredibly damaged) and who destoyed it each time?

Twice.... The Fatal Five Damaged it badly back in the Aventure Run, and Wildfire TOTALLY destroyed it Fighting Omega. There may be more but I haven't been paying mych attention to the Zero Hour Reboot Legion, but do plan to check out the NEXT Legion reboot. Hope it doesn't suck. : )

That should have read ADVENTURE run, LoL.

Postboot, the Blight sabotaged the Legion Outpost to blow up (which it did). Otherwise, this current reality has been safe.

Brainy also blew the HQ up once or twice around the beginning of the Levitz era.

Computo also converted the Clubhouse into a walking computer, and Dr. Regulus stole it, both during the Adventure Era.

Lightning Lad severely damaged it with out-of-control lightning in Adventure #300.

Calamity King brought a pillar down, but was asked to leave before the whole Clubhouse collapsed.

And Chronos brought down a wing during their early re-boot battle.

And, as Future mentioned, Outpost Allon was destroyed by the Blight, but their replacement headquarters (an old Science Police satellite) was also destroyed during Widening Rifts.

I was only considering the 3 times when the clubhouse was so obliterated that they got a new one. Beardguy got 2 of them, and Jesse the third. Since Beardguy got 2 of them, I'll give it to him.

Ok, name all the Legionaires who died during the Adventure era.

Ferro Lad and Triplicate Girl (one body) are the stay-deads. Lightning Lad was killed, but later revived.

All Legionnaires, save for Superboy, were killed in the story against the Mask Man/Doll Man and later revived.

Star Boy was once placed in a death-like coma but later revived thanks to Mon-el escorting his body around a star for several days.

If we work with the Adult Legion story, Shadow Lass and Chemical King are shown to eventually die alongside Quantum Queen and Power Boy.

DING DING DING DING DING!!!!

We have a winner!!!!

Jesse Future is correct!!!

I was only looking for One of Triplicate Girls'
Three bodies and Ferro Lad, and yes, Mask man did kill the Legion save for superboy, and then there are the Heroes on the infamous cover of the Adult Legion saga, and Lightning Lad DID indeed die and come back. ( Truly, Garth is the son of God? )

Ok, Jesse, it's your turn to ask a question. : )

The Mask Man's victims were actually every Legionnaire except Superboy, Supergirl, and Star Boy (who was still on extended leave).

EDE, that's true, but I was only looking for the ones who died and stayed dead.

Everything else was just dust on the ol' crypt.

Ooh, good point. I always assumed Star Boy was in that story with Phantom Girl, Matter-Eater Lad, and the other 'underused' Legionnaires at the time who were quickly written off as their shuttle was pelted by meteors...which leads me to wonder, if Thom wasn't there, why there'd be like four Legionnaires in one vessel and 12 in the other which survived. Oh well.

Okay, new two-part question. First, name the one Legionnaire who wasn't a part of Violet's Emerald Legion, yet we later got to see their Emerald counterpart in another tale anyway. Second, which issue did this Emerald So-and-so exclusively appear in?

Hint: It's not Apparition.

Gim in the Soverign Seven/Legion Plus

Korbal's got the issue reference, but the wrong Legionnaire! Gim was in there, but not as one of the Emerald Legion. It should be easy to deduce who from there.

Next one's definitely yours though, Korbal. I thought the issue reference would be the thing that threw people off.

Apparition?

Andromeda

Chaim is correct, as always!

Emerald Andromeda showed up in a panel (as well as Emerald Spark, Kinetix, & one or two others) helping Emerald Vi (who was Saturn Girl at the time, oddly enough) overtake several of the Sovereign Seven on the astral plane. Gim was there in Imra's astral reliving of Emerald Vi's experiences, but was shown only as a Legionnaire and then a rotting corpse.

Still Korbal's show, for recalling the crossover.

Everyone knows Mark Waid's Legion work as an editor and writer--but what are his artistic Legion credits?

He did some stuff in WWitLSH, including a few of the headshots on this cover

But which characters in particular did he draw?

Proty I and II

correct--your turn CMK

Speaking of Proty, what job did Proty II perform during the ceremony in LSH # 300?

The group photographer/holo-taker, I believe.

That's right!

Currect, Jesse!

During Ayla's absence from the team, a raving Mekt went searching for her at Legion HQ. Phantom Girl went to intercept him, phased through a blast, but ended up accidentallty letting which Legionnaire behind PG take the blow meant for her?

Dawnstar!

Egads! I wish I had the issue in front of me. I was thinking of Shadow Lass, but Dawnstar sounds accurate too. In fact, the more I think about it, the more I wonder if it was Timber Wolf or Dawnstar who avoided the blast instead of Tinya. Oy, my mind!

Well, since I can't positively confirm or deny the answer, I'll give it to Marla since I was ill-prepared. Can Chaim or anyone else clarify who evaded and got hit for me?

I'm willing to hold off until someone can confirm... you've got me doubting my own memory now.

I can look it up when I get home after work. But it'll be about 3 hours from now.

That's fine, Craig! Thanks for the help and apologies again for my bad memory.

It's Legion of Super-Heroes #301, if anyone else wants to look it up.

I looked it up. I think you're conflating two different scenes (which, incidentally, happen to be in issue 302, not 301).

At the beginning of the issue, Mekt invades Legion HQ. That's where he injures Dawnstar, but Phantom Girl is nowhere in those pages.

Later, the Legionnaires who were there, plus reinforcements, tried stopping Mekt atop the surface of the polymer shield. There, Phantom Girl and Shadow Lass both got hit with lightning...although it doesn't look like it phased through PG and hit Shady, but rather that it was a broad lightning blast which was aimed at all of them.

Haha. Yeah, I fail at the memory game. Thanks so much for the clarification, Chaim.

All yours, Marla.

okay, let's see...

What two legionaires 'failed' to defeat the ice dragon?

Bouncing Boy and Duo Damsel pretended to not be able to defeat it in order show the colonists of the world they were on (forget the name) they didn't need ex-Legionnaires to solve all of their problems.

Correct!

sorry for the delay here, BTW. busy work-week plus a few other headaches and memory lapses.

It's Scott's question!

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Bouncing Boy and Duo Damsel pretended to not be able to defeat it in order show the colonists of the world they were on (forget the name) they didn't need ex-Legionnaires to solve all of their problems.

I couldn't remember either Scott, so I looked it up. The planet was Wondil IX in this back-up tale in S/LSH #257. And a colonist named Norsk defeated the ice dragon when Chuck and Luornu "failed".

BTW, with Scott being sick perhaps someone else (maybe Omni?) should provide the next question.

If Scott (get well soon!) and Kent don't mind, I'll oblige to keep things moving.

Preboot: Who were the first Teen Titan and Legionnaire to meet face to face, and in what issue? (going from memory here, so I could be wrong. I do have a specific issue in mind).

In Action #270, Supergirl and Robin meet for the first time, if that counts.

Robin traveled back in time and met Superboy in a Silver Age Adventure comic but I can't be sure of the issue number, maybe #255?

You are each 1/2 right, but neither is the one I have in mind. I will belatedly add the condition that the Legionnaire cannot be from the 20th Century (since Superboy nor Supergirl are frequent commuters on the time travel express!)

Any other Titan/Legion crossovers come to mind?

Well XS, a Legionnaire, met her cousin, Impulse way back when and he became a Titan.

There was the Brave & the Bold issue with Batman and Karate Kid. I never read it, but I suppose Robin might have been in it as well.

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There was the Brave & the Bold issue with Batman and Karate Kid. I never read it, but I suppose Robin might have been in it as well.

Actually, Robin met Karate Kid in KARATE KID #14.

Yes, I'm that big a KK fan that I picked up about 1/2 his series.

Also, in LSH #99 & #100, Team 20 paired-up with Superboy, Robin, and Impulse for the COMPUTO arc.

They also crossed over with Bart in LSH #88 & Impulse #21.

To get really anal, this same team of Legionnaires worked with the Jurgens Titans in the Final Night and Genesis crossovers. Spark and Saturn Girl specifically were with Prysm, Atom, and other heroes as they tried to penetrate the Godwave or something.

Ooh. More anal notes.

Green Lantern came to the 30th century and cross-over with the Legion in Green Lantern #s 98 & 99. They had also previously worked together in LSH #100 and were at Hal Jordan's funeral in GL #85-or-something.

Flash was another Titan they likely teamed-up with in Final Night or Genesis. He was in the previously mentioned away team with Spark, SG, Prysm, etc. He's also encountered XS multiple times in the Chain Lightning story-arc and another Flash event in the past decade.

EDIT: I just re-read the question and realized Omni was asking for the FIRST Titan/Legion cross-over, which none of my answers come close to. Ignore this post and the one above.

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[b]There was the Brave & the Bold issue with Batman and Karate Kid. I never read it, but I suppose Robin might have been in it as well.

Actually, Robin met Karate Kid in KARATE KID #14.

Yes, I'm that big a KK fan that I picked up about 1/2 his series. [/b]

That's the one I had in mind Andy. Take it away!
(And I have the whole KK series, so let's talk about retentive...

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(And I have the [b]whole KK series, so let's talk about retentive...

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how did u get through it? it read PAINFULLY bad

It's Legion, baby!! How can you not love it?!? (yes, I have issues, but they are all "back" issues...)

Thank you, thank you, I'll be here all week! Try the veal!

And I have vowed to buy anything that DC prints with the happy "L" logo on it, unless it is swiped, lifted, photocopied, and/or scripted by Liefeld. Otherwise, I'll follow them to the gates of Hell! (Mind you, once we get there, I'm making a U-turn and running like spit the other way!!)

Ah, mindless consumerism. Legion is the only book I'll buy even when it's "not good". Other books I'll drop like the edges are giving me papercuts. Bad art, bad story or a combination of both, goodbye. But LLL 'til the day I die!

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[b](And I have the [b]whole KK series, so let's talk about retentive...

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how did u get through it? it read PAINFULLY bad[/b]

Ummm... Andy. That's not a TRIVIA question

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And I have vowed to buy anything that DC prints with the happy "L" logo on it, unless it is swiped, lifted, photocopied, and/or scripted by Liefeld.

And you DO realise that's not healthy, right Omni

sorry ! forgot about the whole trivia question aspect of the thread (?)
oops

How many Legionnaires have criminal relatives?

I'm thinking specifically from Adventures-through-Levitz

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It's Legion, baby!! How can you not love it?!? (yes, I have issues, but they are all "back" issues...)

Thank you, thank you, I'll be here all week! Try the veal!

And I have vowed to buy anything that DC prints with the happy "L" logo on it, unless it is swiped, lifted, photocopied, and/or scripted by Liefeld. Otherwise, I'll follow them to the gates of Hell! (Mind you, once we get there, I'm making a U-turn and running like spit the other way!!)

Ah, mindless consumerism. Legion is the only book I'll buy even when it's "not good". Other books I'll drop like the edges are giving me papercuts. Bad art, bad story or a combination of both, goodbye. But LLL 'til the day I die!

And that's the difference between you and I, Craig. Even if Liefeld had something to do with the book, I'd still buy it. Milk ads? Got one. Obscure, foreign trading cards? Got 'em. Hell even fan produced ID cards. Sitting in the box in my closet.

You may be retentive but its me who adds the anal.

Uh, on second thought, strike that last bit. This is a family board afterall.

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How many Legionnaires have criminal relatives?

I'm thinking specifically from Adventures-through-Levitz

Let's see:

Garth
Imra
Ayla
Nura (Mysa was disguised as the Hag)
Tenzil (Renkil, if he counts)
Val (father was the Black Dragon)
Projectra (members of her family who tried to steal the throne)

Hmm... that's all I can think of.

Jeepers! I forgot the most obvious... Brainiac 5!

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And that's the difference between you and I, Craig. Even if Liefeld had something to do with the book, I'd still buy it. Milk ads? Got one. Obscure, foreign trading cards? Got 'em. Hell even fan produced ID cards. Sitting in the box in my closet.

You may be retentive but its me who adds the anal.

Uh, on second thought, strike that last bit. This is a family board afterall.

All right, since you challenged me... I was pretending I had a breaking point when it comes to collecting Legion stuff. But I don't...I need help!

Does Rond Vidar count?

And if I recall correctly, there was a member of the El family in the Phantom Zone so technically both Superboy & Supergirl had a criminal relative as well.

The relative part of this one has been ret-conned out of existance.

Chameleon Boy - Father is RJ Brande who's cousin Doyle tried to have him killed.

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How many Legionnaires have criminal relatives?

I'm thinking specifically from Adventures-through-Levitz

Let's see:

Garth
Imra
Ayla
Nura (Mysa was disguised as the Hag)
Tenzil (Renkil, if he counts)
Val (father was the Black Dragon)
Projectra (members of her family who tried to steal the throne)

Hmm... that's all I can think of.[/b]

You got Brainy too. I would've counted Brande/Cham & Doyle (as part of Adventures-thru-Levitz) and Ferro Lad (whose brother attacked the Legion at one point) but that's most of 'em.

Vidar wasn't a Legionnaire until the 5-year gap, so I didn't think of him.

TAKE IT AWAY!

I'd thought about Douglas Nolan, but he was under the hypnotic influence of the LSV at the time he attacked, so he wasn't really a criminal.

to be honest, i've never read the actual story -- just an assumption i made

oops

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Vidar wasn't a Legionnaire until the 5-year gap, so I didn't think of him.

Actually Rond was an honorary Legionnaire for quite a while. As stated in the thread Nightcrawler made:

ROND VIDAR
of Earth
The Legion first met Rond at a Student Science Fair, when he entered his “Time Cube" invention (Adventure 349). He later improved on it and also helped the Legion defeat his father, Universo. He has his father's immunity to hypnotism. He again saved the Legion from his father (Adventure 360) for which he was made an honorary member.

1975 Legionnaires Thread

ok, quislet
but EDE still got most of 'em this time around

EDE - take it away

New Question coming soon!

If not... keeping bugging me!

You got it Eryk! I'm good at that!

Can't think of anything good, so:

Who was the first Legion reject to become a Legion villian?

Hmm...wasn't Storm Boy (Adv. 301?) rumored to have become a Legion traitor during the 5-year gap?

As for actual villainy first & not the first reject that later became a villain...Jungle King?

No, I think Storm Boy became a government meteorologist and tipped off the Legion that weather control was being used for nefarious purposes by EarthGov.

I think you're right that Jungle King would have been the first. Can't think of anyone earlier.

Jungle King was who I was thinking of.

Take it away, superstar.

To my limited knowledge, Shadow Lass has worn white make-up on three different occasions.

Name/describe each adventure and why she wore it.

in the special anniversary issue, Shadow Lass wore white make-up when she was vacationing on the Science Asteroid with Mon-El; she briefly considered changing her name to Shadow Woman on this adventure and nearly died saving the day

in the death of Chemical King, Shadow Lass wore white make-up as a disguise to find out information about Deregon

when battling Mordru, Shadow Lass wore white make-up to hide in 20th century Smallville

Andy got all three that I remembered!

Your turn!

Tyroc was the 1st Legionnaire to stop disgruntled civil-servant-turned-explosive-terrorist Fenton Pike. Who stopped Pike's plans the second time?

As I recall, he planned to explode the Fusion Sphere. Chemical King slowed the reaction down long enough for Tinya to get inside and turn the Sphere off until it could be repaired. In the meantime, the other Legionnaires figured out where he was hiding...in a tunnel underneath Legion HQ and Jo collared him.

you got it!

did that appear in regular Legion books? My copy is in some DC SUPERSTAR NATURAL DISASTERS SPECIAL or somesuch

Yeah, I think it was in an issue the year following the original story. It was one of the few times that Condo's power was used for anything at all useful.

Next question: In Adventure 359-360 (The Outlawed Legionnaires/The Legion Chain gang) some Legionnaires are sent to Takron-Galtos for violating curfew & using their powers and some others remain active on Earth to try to save the world from Kandru Boltax. Who comprised each group and from where did they operate since the Legion Clubhouse was off limits.

Ooh! I *LOVED* that story! Let's see...

Curfew Violators: Saturn Girl, Dream Girl, Light Lass (sent to washboard hell), Superboy, Mon-El, Ultra Boy, Colossal Boy, Element Lad, and Matter-Eater Lad (chain gang style)!

Free, but later captured: Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad, Duo Damsel, Sun Boy

Free & operating: Invisible Kid, Shrinking Violet, Phantom Girl, Star Boy, Bouncing Boy, Karate Kid, Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Princess Projectra (injured & hospitalized), Supergirl (left for home time with no way to call her back)

The free group later operated in an underground facility of some kind links to the sewers. I believe it was an old hideout of Lex Luthor. The Legionnaires who were captured but not sent to Takron-Galtos were held in an Earth jail.

Jeepers, Future! That's incredible!

When I went through many of the Archives for the first time, I got a few chuckles and breezed through classic, fun stories I've heard about for years.

When I got to the Outlaw Legionnaires two-parter, it took forever to read because I was enamored with it! Simple, but fun...and nice to see the only 8 free Legionnaires and thus the stars were the most underused Legionnaires (save for Brainy & Cham). It took me three read throughs to figure out where Cos and the others went, as I had totally missed Lyle's line to PG that they had been captured at Brande's.

A truly fun story, right behind the sequel-like Universo Project.

Way to go Future, I think you got all of them correct!

This two parter is also one of my all time favorite stories. Glad to know you favor it as well.

Sticking with a Universo-centric theme...

Besides Saturn Girl, Dream Girl, Brainy, & Cham, name four other heroes who were fitted with mental blocks and made slaves on Universo's island.

Atmos
Silver Sword
Gas Girl
Xera of Manna-5

The four I was thinking of!

Your game, Eryk, sir.

Name all Legionnaires who've worn costumes with letters on them.

Invisible Kid
Element Lad
Cosmic Boy
Lightning Boy
Saturn Girl
And all the postbooters (last I checked, those Ls on the belts counted as letters)

Can I discount the founders who had their whole names written across their chests in their first appearance?

Phantom Girl sported a P (I think)
Element Lad
Ferro Lad
I think either Supergirl or Mon-el disguised as Marvel Lad sported an "M"
Superboy & Supergirl

That's all I can think of

Postbooters:

Andromeda
Apparition
Brainiac 5
Chameleon
Cosmic Boy
Element Lad
Ferro
Gates
Invisible Kid
Karate Kid
Kid Quantum I
Kid Quantum II
Kinetix
Leviathan
Live Wire
Magno
M'Onel
Monstress
Saturn Girl
Sensor
Shikari
Spark
Star Boy
Superboy
Thunder
Timber Wolf
Triad
Ultra Boy
Umbra
Violet
Wildfire
XS

(oh, and Supergirl preboot).

I can think of at least six more.

Element Lad
Invisible Kid
Phantom Girl
Superboy
Supergirl
Mon-El (as Marvel Lad aka Legionnaire Lemon)
Ferro Lad
Karate Kid
Shadow Lass
Duo Damsel

If you include reservists then add Elastic Lad. Of course you could also count the Founders in their first appearance and REALLY stretch things by counting all the post booters as mentioned above but I assume no of that that wasn't your intention.

Well, I believe Vee got all the ones if you leave out the "L-belts". If you include those you have everyone Reboot listed, plus the SW6 members who weren't in the reboot (at least Matter-Eater Lad, Catspaw, Dragonmage, Computo, Inferno, Bouncing Boy).

I'm inclined to give it to Vee, since I really hadn't considered the L-belts when I wrote the question.

didnt preboot Atmos have an interlac 'A' on his chest?

Name all the Legionnaires that have turned out to be criminals/baddies?

Reboot
Vee
Lightning Lad
Actor Lad
Loser Lad

That was my first thought too!

Egads! This may be quite hard.

False-Pretenses Lad (name never revealed)
Command Kid
Dynamo Boy
Lightning Lord
Saturn Queen
Cosmic King
Size Lad
Magnetic Kid I
Blackout Boy
Nemesis Kid

Other people I think could be Academy students Laurel Kent and Mentalla (a traitorous traitor?). Sun Boy and Shadow Lass have also been impersonated by criminals and both Colossal Boy and Ultra Boy have been expelled for perceived criminal activity.

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Reboot
Vee
Lightning Lad
Actor Lad
Loser Lad

Please click here

Damn, that hurt!

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Vee
Lightning Lad
Actor Lad
Loser Lad

Sorry M'Arr V'inn, you missed more than a few!

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Egads! This may be quite hard.

False-Pretenses Lad (name never revealed)
Command Kid
Dynamo Boy
Lightning Lord
Saturn Queen
Cosmic King
Size Lad
Magnetic Kid I
Blackout Boy
Nemesis Kid

Other people I think could be Academy students Laurel Kent and Mentalla (a traitorous traitor?). Sun Boy and Shadow Lass have also been impersonated by criminals and both Colossal Boy and Ultra Boy have been expelled for perceived criminal activity.

So far so good but I believe there at least two more.

Hmm. In the 5YG, didn't Storm Boy join and was revealed to be a traitor? Not sure if that's one that counts.

Along the lines of impersonation, I forgot one of the most obvious: Yera disguised as Vi.

Can't think of any others at the moment.

Blok was a criminal before he was a Legionnaire. As was Mysa, sort of.

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Blok was a criminal before he was a Legionnaire. As was Mysa, sort of.

You're right although they're not the two I was thinking of. I had forgotten about Blok & the Hag.

Time for some hints: Both of those I was thinking of were real Legionnaires. One even spent time on Takron-Galtos for his crimes! The other was prominenet displayed in handcuffs on the cover of the issue.

Brainiac 5 is the one who spent time on Takron Galtos for his crimes involving the study of time-travel.

Can't think of who the last one might be. Polar Boy during v.4 maybe? Was he in handcuffs on the cover though?

Chameleon, shirley.

Well, to address the clues, Brainiac 5 was in handcuffs on the cover of LSH # 273, and Chameleon Boy was on Takron-Galtos.

In addition, you could add Shrinking Violet, who was imprisoned until the beginning of TMK. Polar Boy TMK might not count as having been "criminal" since he was eventually acquitted thanks to Tenzil for the Defense. For that matter, Brainy was acquitted as well.

Post-boot, as someone mentioned, Brainy was imprisoned on Takron-Galtos too. As were, pre-boot, several Legionnaires sent by Universo, then impersonating President Kandru Boltax.

Speaking of Universo, he'd probably count for this question in the "Dynamo Boy/Lightning Lord/Saturn Queen/Cosmic King" sense. As might Tharok, who was briefly declared Legion leader, though it can perhaps be said that though he was leader, he was never a member.

Well, Chaim put it all together so the next question is his. Take it away Chaim!

Name six Legionnaies who, during their Legion tenure, used more than one code name.

(the change in code name for the SW6 Legionnaires doesn't count)

Projectra (Princess Projectra, Sensor Girl)
Ayla Ranzz (Lightning Lad/Lass, Light Lass)
Salu Digby (Shrinking Violet/Leviathan)
Drake Burroughs (ERG-1/Wildfire)
Luornu Durgo (Triplicate Girl/Duo Damsel)
Querl Dox (Brainiac 5/5.1)

That'll do just fine. Take it away, EDE.

Jeepers! I always forget when it's my turn to ask a question!

On what planet do they make fake heads that can be used to dress up as one of the noblest beings that ever lived?

Mrynah?

Good guess, but incorrect!

Touston?

Cargg?

Nope, neither Cargg nor Touston are noted for their fake head industries!

I just had to look for that union label, even if it meant digging through my boxes.

The answer is Winath.

Winath it is.

Your question, cmk.

What issue is this from?

From TMK LSH # 11, Tenzil for the Defense. Tenzil had Brek put on a fake big head and pretend to think that he's "Braino of Mrynah, the noblest being of all time." (hence my initial response). In a later panel we see that the back of the costume head says "Made in Winath."

Now, my question:

Why is it better to have Apollo's power than to be Charma's?

replace "be" with "have"

Because Apollo doesn't have half the sentients of the galaxy trying to beat him to death?

[There's a very sexist answer available too, on reflection, but I doubt that's what you mean]

Correct, Reboot. Though they both have the power to get members of th opposite sex to love and obey them, Charma's power gets members of the same sex to hate her...Apollo's does not.

Go for it, reboot

Where was this located?

[Linked Image]

On the moon?

It may or may not have been, but I'm looking for something FAR more specific than that.

Leland McCauley's place where he had the space-anomaly teleportation machine.

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Leland McCauley's place where he had the space-anomaly teleportation machine.

Yes. Which was....?

Luna?

Good question by the way Reboot! Me like picture questions!

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Luna?

EDE already said the moon, and I said it wasn't specific enough

The men's room in McCauley's place on Luna? (No, I'm not kidding

)

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Where was this located?

[Linked Image]

Was this on the ship that was bringing Tinya, Cub, & Timber Wolf to Earth?

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The men's room in McCauley's place on Luna? (No, I'm not kidding

)

You're not only not kidding, you're right - it was in McCauley's personal toilet

Your go iB

Guess Evolvo was multi-tasking when he built that thing

Okay... Everybody knows that Zoe Saugin just LOOOOOVES clothers, and her closet is a sight to see. Which three heroines costumes can also be found in her closet?

Phantom Girl's, Shrinking Violet's, and....Wonder Woman's?

That was fast! You're up!

Gotta love the postboot! But I'll switch gears for this question.

Which Legionnaires, of any boot, have killed before?

Hint: Yes, I know there are the obvious ones that are "acquittal" issues, but I can think of two instances when a Legionnaire killed not in the active membership.

Lightning Lad/Live Wire
Element Lad as the Progenitor
Star Boy
Sensor Girl, indirectly by shielding the Emerald Empress from the Eye
postboot Timber Wolf
Brainiac 5 (the Infinite Man)
Devlin O'Ryan (accidentally with his reflecting powers)
Leviathan (postboot Doctor Regulus)

can't really think of anyone else right now...

Rokk and Salu during the Braal Imsk War

IB and Vee got most of the ones I was thinking of (though I admit that I forgot about Devlin & Venado Bay).

There's one more Legionnaire I can think of, and they did the deed while on active duty.

Would Ferro Lad destroying the Sun-Eater count?

Not who I was thinking of, though I suppose there DID have to be some sentience to the Sun-Eaters.

Hint: This Legionnaire joined post-Ferro Lad's death.

And how could we forget Princess Projectra Killing Nemesis Kid!

Wildfire killing another Sun Eater (in Time & Time Again). Plus a few Progeny in Legion Lost.

Dawnstar infecting some natives of Kol?

PP is indeed another one, (I'd also count Nemesis Kid's beating of KK, who would have died from wounds possibly anyway and Magnetic Kid's corpse which killed Bloodclaw) but there's still one more Legionnaire who was ACTIVE at the time of the act.

Another hint: You guys are finding good instances, but you're getting too obscure. This character later was acquitted by the Science Police and so there was no on-panel trial held by the Legion.

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Wildfire killing another Sun Eater (in Time & Time Again). Plus a few Progeny in Legion Lost.

He also killed those energy leach creatures in Lost. (did he actually kill any progeny in that story?)

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[b]Wildfire killing another Sun Eater (in Time & Time Again). Plus a few Progeny in Legion Lost.

He also killed those energy leach creatures in Lost. (did he actually kill any progeny in that story?)[/b]

I may be getting mixed up with the leeches, actually...

But I think the leeches were described as not being sentient.

As for the Legionnaire Future wants, I'm stumped...

Oh, wait! Invisible Kid II accidentally teleporting into space with a Khund!

IB got it! Jacques' new power resulted in the accidental death of a Khund during the Presidential elections on Earth!

Since he got the largest chunk of Legionnaires I could think of, next question is Invisible Brainiac's.

Give all the Legionnaires who have had a romantic relationship/marriage (you get what I mean

) with someone who was NOT a Legionnaire, and give their partners.

Let's see how well I do without looking at the Love Lives Project:

Cosmic Boy - Night Girl
Colossal Boy - Yera
Sun Boy - Gigi Cusimano; Laurel Kent
Shrinking Violet - Duplicate Boy
Element Lad - Shvaughn Erin
Karate Kid - Iris Jacobs
Dream Girl - Atmos
Timber Wolf - Marella Tao
Laurel Gand - Rond Vidar

I'm not sure if these count:
Ayla was dating Brin before he joined the Legion.

Chameleon Boy had his share of girlfriends outside the team, but none really stuck to my memory.

Dream Girl dated Kenz Nuhor before joining.

There were tons of 'one-time' Adventure/v2 girlfriends, like Krystal (Star Boy), Iresa (Bouncing Boy), Markita (Invisible Kid), Synde (Cosmic Boy), etc.

Matter-Eater Lad - Saturn Queen

You guys got most of the ones I was thinking of, escept for a couple from the TMK era. Great work, Future, I had forgotten about Iris Jacobs.

Which four Legionnaires were turned to stone against Sthena, and which other two defeated her?

...at least I think that's her name.

Triad, Ultra Boy, Element Lad and Gates were turned to stone but Violet and Ferro saved the day.

And the game goes right back to you, IB.

Sorry! I forgot to check back!

Name all the Legionnaires and allies either preboot or postboot who've had some sort of memorial erected to them.

postboot -
Kid Quantum I
Andromeda (removed after she turned up alive)
Apparition (removed after she turned up alive)
Leviathan (two, if you count Outpost Allon as a memorial)
Monstress
Live Wire (was this one removed?)
Element Lad (on Trom)
The Group Memorial of: Wildfire, Live Wire, Element Lad, Monstress, Ultra Boy, Kid Quantum II, Saturn Girl, Chameleon, Umbra
Star Boy (Dream Girl's vision)

Atom'x
Blast-Off
The Unknown Martian (who looks supiscioulsy like J'onn)

I'm pretty sure thts all of them without going over every back issue I own.

For preboot:
Beast Boy
Chemical King
Duo Damsel (2nd body)
Ferro (Zero Hour blip)
Ferro Lad
Invisible Kid
Karate Kid
Kid Quantum I
Laurel Gand
Lightning Lad (after his Adv. funeral)
Mentalla
Sun Boy (with anti-Earthgov graffiti)
Superboy
Supergirl
Triplicate Girl (3rd body)

Though they didn't have memorials in their shape, there was a group one for Magnetic Kid, Phantom Girl, and Mon-El at the Ranzz plantation.

Blok also later got a memorial I believe.

Postboot, the Dead Earth annual revealed memorials for Gates, Galaxy, and Reflecto.

And because I'm anal, several living heroes had statues at the Avenue of Super-Heroes (Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl, and Sun Boy).

d'oh! forgot the Dead Earth annuals. and I also forgot we saw a gravestone for Ignot when the team was stranded in the 20th century.

Didn't the Avenue of Heroes have statues of all the Legionnaires? and in preboot, there were a lot of odd memorials seen during Zero Hour, including: SW6 Projectra, Karate Kid & Ferro; Chameleon; Laurel Gand.

Well, together you guys got everyone I thought of (plus some I forgot!) except Gates (included in the group memorial for the Lost Legionnaires). Nice job! You both named an almost equal number of Legionnaires, though... But Future named a bit more and included both preboot and postboot Legionnaires in his answer, so I'll give it to him.

Actually, I've hogged the game enough as it is. EuroMutt can go ahead and ask a question.

Addendum:

as realities shifted in Legionaires 17, Cham briefly had a monument when Chem King replaced him for one panel (plus the cover) as time streams shifted back and forth.

If EuroMutt doesn't show by tomorrow I guess I'll go ahead and post a question to keep the game going.

Sorry, I forgot to check back... hold a tick for me to come up with something. I hope I don't ask something that has already been asked... I've only just joined a coiuple of weeks ago and havn't had a chance to go through this entire thread.

Ok, got one. In which issue did Karate Kid retire his original costume in favor of hte white, black & yellow version?

Superboy 210

Close - it was 209.

and its over to Chaim.

I always liked that sequesnce of Karate Kid's costume change. It always seemed like the most natural way for one to happen. Not some grand "unveiling" but a causal change, like any other clothing change.

I'll stick with a costume-change theme: which two Legionnaires put on new costumes for the first time far away from Legion headquarters?

Hmmm...sound like Val and Projectra way back in a story in the early '70s...

No, not them.

Would you be refering to Lu and Cham in "The War Between Night & Day" (I think that was it's name)

No, maybe I need to be more specific. In both of your examples, the first time we saw the Legionnaires in question wearing new uniforms they were indeed far away from Legion HQ, but they were already wearing them, and as far as we know, they put them on before leaving. It was (we assume) a planned costume change, and numerous copies of the Legionnaires' regular costumes are probably stored at HQ.

In the story I'm thinking of, the Legionnaires in question were "seen" (obviously not literally) changing into the new costume, and apparently just discovering the new design to be there, far away from Legion HQ.

It wouldn't be shadow lasses orange number and princess projectors animated supergirl styled outfit.

How about Andromeda with both her Sister Andromeda and Mini Andromeda costumes?

By that same token - didn't Brainiac 5.1 also receive a slightly altered costume to go with his upgrade in the Anomaly?

And is my memory fuzzy or didn't Kinetix also change her costume out there? Or does that not count since she was always doing it?

You know, I wasn't thinking of post-boot, but I've got to give it to Blacula, since that's certainly a valid answer to the question.

What I had been thinking of was in the story where a bunch of Legionnaires are stranded on a faraway asteroid after Chameleon Boy's illegal invasion of Khundia. Timber Wolf and Saturn Girl went to the ship to get a spare costume, and lo and behold, it was a new one.

Take it away, Blacula.

OK hope I've got a new question for this thread but at 104 pages its gonna be hard to tell -

What poor lonely creature, the last of its species, did the Legionnaires mercilessly slaughter because they decided its life wasn't as important as someone else's?

(In case you can't tell this is one of my least favourite Legion stories ever!

)

I think of I've heard of this one before... It was some sort of energy beast... a radiation beast maybe?

I'm pretty sure it was the Titanian psycho-beast, but I'll have to look it up to be sure.

I'm guessing Blacula's referring to Element Lad/Progenitor at the end of Legion Lost.

Chaim, the psycho-beast story is in Superboy/LSH #235. It fits Blacula's clue exactly, but we'll wait for confirmation.

No way CMK - Legion Lost is one of my favourite ever Legion stories!

Lancesrealm got it - it was indeed the poor Titanian Psycho-Beast who was murdered by Brainiac 5 so that they could bring Wildfire back to life. What a whack story!

lance, you're right...but the ending of Legion Lost fits the clues as well, with just a little bit of stretching. Allow me to parse:

What poor lonely creature, Element Lad was lonely for billions of years, and his loneliness led to his madness
the last of its species, I trust I don't need to explain why this applies to Jan?
did the Legionnaires mercilessly slaughter Well, Live Wire did kill him, and electrocution doesn't sound to merciful to me.
because they decided its life wasn't as important as someone else's? Here's where my answer breaks down...they decided his life wasn't as important as everyone else's.

Nonetheless, I can't disagree that Blacula meant the psycho-beast.

Gosh - when you put it like that CMK I can kinda see how Element Lad could be a (sort of) viable answer to my question.

If I had been talking about Legion Lost though then my question would have seemed unnecessarily vague ("its" rather than "his" for Jan for example) and, as you mention, the line "because they decided its life wasn't as important as someone else's" would have been a strange way of interpreting the scene where Garth killed Jan in more-or-less self defence.

I like alternative interpretations of things but in this case lancesrealm did get the correct answer.

I can't think of a question and am leaving town for awhile, so go ahead and take it Chaim.

OK, here's one:

Name three Legion-universe characters who could change their forms, at will, from matter to energy and vice versa.

If memory serves:

Quantum Queen of the Wanderers,
Quanto of the Taurus Gang, and
Lazon of the League of Super-Assassins.

Those were the three I had in mind. Take it away, BRM.

Next question:

Which Legionnaires were lost in Limbo after the LSV War, and what did they find there?

It was Cham, Elemental Lad, Shrinking Violet, Ultra Boy and Phantom Girl. As I don't have the next issue I have no idea what they found.

Maybe God.

They found a planet where a controller was building a sun-eater.

That bastard!

Well, he meant to use it to destroy Tyrraz, which was about to invade the Milky Way. Still, unleashing a Sun-Eater is not exactly the best of ideas, regardless of one's motives.

Let's see what a new player can bring to the game:
PolarBoy, come on down!

Ok it's probably dead easy but what the hey
Which former Legionnaire and Legion reject took it upon themselves to free polar boy from prison?

Matter-Eater Lad and Calorie Queen.

Since I know I got this right, I'll just go ahead without waiting for Polar Boy's affirmation:

Who was Circe the protege of for much of her career?

Chief Wilson?
obviously not Zendak, and it would have been just like the Bierbaums to link her to the Silver Age top cop.

Yeah that was right sorry i could confirm computers die under my control

Kent - right track, wrong guy.

Zoltorus

You got it, Reboot.

Well, I would hope you'd agree with your own help file

Okay:

We're told what the belt pouches contain in (at least) two seperate issues. Which issues?

I think Legionnaires 60 is one.

LSH V4 84 might be the other.

Reboot:

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Well, I would hope you'd agree with your own help file

Good point. The original source, I'll mention, is the looseleaf Who's Who entry for Legion Supporting Cast.

You're right about one, and wrong about the other iB.

Would the other be Legion Annual # 6?

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Would the other be Legion Annual # 6?

If it was, you'd need to pick out which of iB's guesses goes with it

oooh hes a tricky robot.

The one he's right about is LSH v4 # 84

Yup: LSH Annual #6 (which was, basically, a SF&O before they called them that) includes the info, and v4 84 has Imra telling Inferno & kid-Shavaugn.

What crime was committed by Hawkor Phuy?

Crimes against fashion.

Grand theft melon?

Oh, come on, guys. Is that the best you can do?

Do you need a hint?

OK, hint: his appearance was in connection with Uli Algor.

Was it for kidnapping shadow lass

Nope, but at least someone's finally attempting a real answer.

My G-d, those crickets are going to wear out their legs from chirping so much.

One last hint: Action Comics # 386. If no one gets it within the next two days, I'll just post another question.

He was a killer.

There we go! Now I don't need to bother thinking up a new question for a while.

Hot seat's yours, lance.

Getting hard to ask a question that hasn't been asked, so here we go with an easy one, I think...

List all the Legionnaires who have had their own series, mini- or otherwise.

Karate Kid
Cosmic Boy
Timber Wolf
M'onel/Valor
Superboy (Kal)
Superboy (Kon)
Supergirl

... that's all I can think of.

You are missing at least 2 of them. If anyone can get both of the other two, the question is theirs.

Does Inferno count? I didn't think she ever officially became a member. Still thinking about the other one. Hmmm...

How about Lightning Lad and Saturn Girl as part of Legionnaires 3?

I was counting Inferno, although now that you mention it, I am not sure if she was a Legionnaire. The only one you missed was Jimmy Olsen. Anyway, you got enough of them. Take it away, Blacula.

Gosh, I had a good question a couple of days ago and now I've completely forgotten it. Hmmm... thinking... thinking...

OK. Let's try this one -

Which 'Angel of Death' Legionnaire was present, or in the vicinity, at the deaths of all the members who died post-boot?

Saturn Girl?

Vi

Wrong and Wrong.

Jan

Has to be Garth or Cham. Imra's been ruled out, and they're the only other two who were both on both the Tangleweb and Lost teams. Depends on how you count "vicinity" - Cham was in another galaxy by the time Garth died after all! But Garth wasn't there when Jan blew Monstress apart

You've forgotten a death that will answer all your questions Reboot.

... except for the one about how I define vicinity.

Will explain once someone gets it.

I would think Reboot is correct in guessing Cham.

He was on the mission where Kid Quantum was killed, was among the Legionnaires transported back to Earth with Gim when he died, and was present for both Monstress's murder as well as Live Wire's sacrifice.

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You've forgotten a death that will answer all your questions Reboot.

Not forgotten any of the deaths - just who was present at the other deaths!

Now I've been able to check LSH v4 83; Garth wasn't on the Regelus team, Cham was, and Gim was dead before the teleport back to Legion Plaza - and that's the tie-breaker. Cham.

In terms of vicinity:

- KQ1: We see Garth running into the room, third in line behind Gim & Cos at the edge of the panel. But Imra was clearly close behind him, since she was there immediately to scan the corpse. Cham was on the base, but slicing open TW's cocoons elsewhere

- Apparition and Andromeda: None of them were particuarly close. Ultraboy was very close to Apparition, and Vi to Laurel, but neither had redebuted when KQ1 died, so they're out anyway. Cham was knocked out before either "died" and Garth & Imra were in the hospital, then @ Legion Plaza.

- Gim: Garth & Imra were both @ Legion Plaza when he died, but Cham was actually in-shot.

- Monstress: Cham & Imra were in the room, Garth on the radio

- Garth & Jan: Well, Garth, obviously, but Cham was already though the Threshold. Are you not counting Garth (resigned) or Jan (ummm... kicked out, I think we can safely say) as Legionnaires here? Or is it that the Jarth came back...

Well Chameleon was the correct answer as you had guessed. (Though I think Future understood what I was asking a little better.)

As far as the deaths -

Kid Quantum I : Chameleon was in the same small, spaceship as James when he was killed by Tangleweb.

Leviathan : Chameleon was standing a few yards from Gim when he made his sacrifice.

Monstress : Chameleon was standing just metres form Candi when she was obliterated.

Live Wire and Element Lad : Chameleon was the last person (along with Ultra Boy) that Garth spoke to before jumping out of the doorway to his and Jan's doom.

Obviously in a couple of the examples I use the term 'vicinity' kinda loosely but I think its still a fair question.

I didn't think it was that hard a question either. Obviously the death of Monstress only left 3 possibilites as to who the character could be. And knowing that Jan didn't join the Legion until after James died meant that it had to be either Reep or Imra. Both were approximately as close to Garth when he made his leap, though Reep was the only one of the 2 concious and the last to talk to him, so it was Gim's death that held the key and as you discovered, Imra was back at base when it happened (as was Garth by the way), while Reep was right there... so there's our winner!

Moral of the story - Don't stand too close to Reep!

P.S. I didn't count Andromeda or Apparition since neither of them really died and (even though it wouldn't have changed the outcome) I like to think that 'Jarth' never happened!

Your question Reboot. And well done to Future for explaining all this a lot more simply and succintly than I did!

Which Legionnaire is 5'6" with Light Blue eyes?

Spark?

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Yup

Okay, sticking with the post ZH reboot (still my favorite era!) questions.

By my count there are 23 Legionnaires from this era whom I'm sure have had at least one relative appear on-panel, and 7 who have not had any relatives appear at all. There are 3 more whom I can't be sure of either way. (Didn't count either Chuck or Superboy since they're only honorary.)

So name 23 reboot-era Legionnaires whose relatives we've seen, identify the relative and where for confirmation, and name 7 Legionnaires whose relatives we've never seen.

OK - I'm sure I've got most of this wrong but I'll get the ball rolling. This was a TOUGH one by the way IB!

NO FAMILY SEEN :

* Shrinking Violet
* Andromeda (unless you count M'onel)
* Ultra Boy
* Star Boy
* Gates
* M'onel (unless you count Andromeda)
* Karate Kid
* Shikari
* Timber Wolf
* Gear
* Wildfire
* Dreamer

FAMILY SEEN :

* Cosmic Boy - brother (Pol)
* Saturn Girl - Mum, Dad and sister (Jancel)
* Live Wire - Mum, Dad, brother (Mekt) and sister (Ayla)
* Triad - Mum, Dad and Grandmother ... in her spotlight issue
* Apparition - Mum (Winema) and Dad
* Leviathan - Mum (Marte) and Dad (Wynn) ... in his funeral issue
* Invisible Kid - Mum and Dad ... brief glimpse in his spotlight issue
* Chameleon - Dad ... safe to assume it was him we saw the Composite Durlan killing when he escaped
* XS - Mum (Dawn) and Dad (Jeven)
* Kid Quantum I - sister (Jazmin)
* Brainiac 5 - Mum (Brainiac 4)
* Kinetix - Mum and brother (Thanatos)
* Spark - Mum, Dad, brother (Mekt) and brother (Garth)
* Element Lad - Mum and Dad
* Monstress - Dad ... flashback in Legion Lost
* Kid Quantum II - brother (James)
* Magno - Mum, Dad, older brother, younger brother, sister ... the issue where he goes home to Braal
* Umbra - cousin (Grev) ... in her spotlight issue
* Sensor - Dad and brother
* Thunder - Mum and Dad
* Ferro - Mum and brother (Douglas) ... during the Team 20 story

OK I'm sure I've forgotten some people here and there but that's a start anyway.

Good answer, Blacula. You got everybody in your "family seen" list right. As for the "no family seen list", you got the 7 I was sure of. The three whom I can't tell either way are there too, but I can tell you right now that Andromeda and M'Onel are two of those since I wasn't sure if they were still cousins this time around. So that leaves two people on that list whom I'm certain have had relatives on-panel.

Just thought I'd post my own notes on the "family seen" list for comparison.

Cosmic Boy: Mom(Ewa), dad(Hu) and Pol, quite a few times (the issues where Domain and the Elementals appeared, etc)

Saturn Girl: mom, dad and Jancel, when she went to Titan with Cos and Garth

Live Wire + Spark: aside from each other, Mekt and their parents have appeared quite a few times, and their aunt appeared in LW 4

Apparition: Cub, Winema, her husband Jo, her father (in the issue explaining her three bodies)

Triad: mom, dad and Granny Murlu, plus (if you'd count them) adoptive father RJ Brande, and adopted sibling Ferro

XS: cousin Bart, both parents, her aunt and uncle (Bart's parents), plus Flash (Wally West) who'd be her uncle too I think?

Invisible Kid: his parents in his spotlight issue

Leviathan: both parents, at his funeral

Chameleon: dad, just as Blacula said

Kid Quantum I and II: each other, plus their parents were seen in a one-panel flashback in the issue Jaz joined

Brainy: his mom Brainiac 4

Kinetix: mom Azra and bro Thanot

Element Lad: both parents

Umbra: cousin Grev, and her mom (in her origin issue, Legends of the Legion 3)

Sensor: dad and brother, and we also saw her mother's grave

Magno: both parents and his three siblings, just as Blacula said

Ferro: brother Douglas and his mother, and if you count them adoptive father RJ Brande (an interesting development not fully explored, unfortunately) and adoptive sibling Triad

Monstress: father, in flashback

Thunder: both parents

*M'Onel and Andromeda should probably be here. They could still be cousins, but I'm not sure if this was confirmed.

I didn't include him since he's only honorary, but poor Chuck is a confirmed orphan.
and of course the two other characters

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*M'Onel and Andromeda should probably be here. They could still be cousins, but I'm not sure if this was confirmed.

Laurel claimed he was her ancestor while she was dying of lead poisoning, and Brainy cut her off with "Are you sure? In the last millenium, Gand has become quite the common surname on Daxam" (she responds with a bratty "I know what I know, Dox")

Jo's mom was seen in Legion Worlds.

Were Thom's parents in his Legends of the Legion spotlight?

Those were the two I had a feeling could be wrong in my answer EDE.

Though - could the Hive-mother, or whatever she was, be considered a relative of Shikari's? I can't remember how the social structure of her people worked. And how about that Kwai guy who got killed at the beginning of Legion Lost - boyfriend or brother? She seemed kinda broken up about it.

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Though - could the Hive-mother, or whatever she was, be considered a relative of Shikari's? I can't remember how the social structure of her people worked. And how about that Kwai guy who got killed at the beginning of Legion Lost - boyfriend or brother? She seemed kinda broken up about it.

Probably mother & brother - they're insects, remember. Hive-mother = Queen.

EDE got it - Ultra Boy was one that you missed. Shikari was the other one; she mentioned later on in Legion Lost that the Kwai who were killed in the 1st issue were her "nest-kin", which I took to mean "relative". Star Boy I'm not sure of, since I don't have his Legends of the Legion issue.

Well, Blacula got the most, so the next question is yours.

OK this question might already have been asked but I'm having a brain-freeze at the moment -

Ultra Boy & Spider Girl
Karate Kid & XS
Live Wire & Spark
Cosmic Boy & Apparition
Chameleon & Leviathan
Inferno & Triad

What's significant about these pairings?

when they were on that prison in the sun they were cell mates.

Well done PolarBoy. You're up.

Lydda Krin goes into labour at which event?

Legion reunion on Winath.

yeah thats pretty much it but there was a specific event going on at the time.

Ok this is weird I posted a reply but it seems to be gone. Oh well as Im away for a couple of days Chaim can have the next question. He was right about the planet but she was actually at a christening at the time.

now I can see the responce curiser and curioser

Oh, right - that was at the point during the reunion when the Ranzz girl twins were being Christened.

Question: In current continuity, what device removed Lar Gand from the physical universe in the 20th/21st century?

Statis Zone Portal.

Maybe I worded the question too vaguely. I'll be more specific: whose stasis zone portal?

Glorith's?

Nope.

Wasn't it Loophole?

That it was, Omni. Your turn.

Which Legionnaire volunteered for extra duty on Christmas Eve?

Hey, Craig, long time no post! Busy picking out gifts for those four boys of yours - or is it five by now?

I'll take a guess - was it Cham?

Still four and holding! Actually, it is "four and done" (extreme measures were taken)!

Bout done with all the Christmas shopping! How about you? PJ a big brother yet?

Oh, and it wasn't Cham, but good try!

I think it was Saturn Girl.

You think right, Mr Keller! Phantom Girl mentioned it to Superboy.

Yes, Omni - PJ got a little sister last August. We named her Mariah Dene. (I wanted to name her Salu, 'cause she's so small. Ah well...)

Aside from X-mas (and the obligatory Hanukkah mention in that same story), what other well-known 20th-century holiday had been seen to be celebrated by the Legionnaires?

There was parents' day, which was a melding of Mothers' and Fathers' days. Hmmm...I can't think of any others...

Halloween

EDE has it right. Back-up story of Legion (Baxter) # 20.

Who were Elza Perkins' next door neighbors?

The Allons.

That's it, cmk.

Those, of course, were Gim Allon's parents - what other Allon blood relative did we meet pre-boot? And who was with Gim when we first saw him or her?

His cousin Rogir in S/LSH #232.

OK lance, and what Legionnaire was with Gim at that time?

Oh, sorry - Cosmic Boy was with him then.

That's correct...you seem to be immune from wrong answers today!

Thanks, Chaim. (How do you pronounce that, anyway?) Ok, here we go...

There only are a few times in Legion history where dollars (instead of credits or whatever) are mentioned. Where?

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Thanks, Chaim. (How do you pronounce that, anyway?)

The "Ch" is that gutteral German sound, like the end of "Bach." There's no real English equivalent. Most people who aren't Jewish just use an "H" when they say my name.

That understood, it's pronounced Chah-yim.

And incidentally, the "a" in my middle name is pronounced with that "ah" sound as well, not "a" like "apple" or "Saturn Girl".

Chaim, Ich spreche ein bisschen Deutsch, nicht so gut, aber es geht. I recognized your middle and last name as German, but the first name mystified me. Thanks!

Also, I seem to have killed yet another thread. Hint - think adventure era. I'll give the next question to the first person who finds a reference to dollars.

I had 4 years of German, but would butcher it horribly if I attempted to say hello!

I goofed off too much Freshman year of high school, so I missed all the basics. I understand a lot of the language/words but my grammer would be abominable!

And lance, belated congratulations on your little girl!!

Actually, while the last name is Yiddish (and therefore a variant of German), the first two names are pure Hebrew.

And the thread...killed? Good grief, you just posted the question last night! Have some patience!

Look, I am headed out of town soon and will be gone awhile, so I'll ask a new question. Just go ahead and proceed without confirmation. Ok, here we go...

What is Night Girl's homeworld?

Sheesh, is no one even reading this anymore?

The answer is Kathoon.

New question: Pre-boot, which Legionnaires met Lightning Lord while he still had reddish hair?

Wouldn't that have been Garth, Ayla, and Brin? I'm thinking of the Superboy issue with the back-up tale "Brotherly Hate".

Those are three, but he made one other red-headed pre-boot appearance, and at least nine other Legionnaires were there for that one.

I think that would have been the story about Tarik the Mute's first LSV? So Colossal Boy, Chemical King, Chameleon Boy, Duo Damsel and Superboy would have met him too. Can't remember who else was there though.

I'll give this one to IB, because he had more, and the ones he mentioned from the Tarik story got all the one I knew without looking it up except one.

The ones you missed are Shrinking Violet (remember her photon ride? That's the one I didn't need to look up to remember that you missed), Phantom Girl, Star Boy and Ultra Boy.

Thanks.

Okay... Which Legionnaires have won Science Police uniforms postZH?

Dyrk, Zoe and Imra?

Leviathan.

And Gates and Sensor. (I don't blame you for not remembering them though Drake - some of us are having a harder time expunging Dark Crap Rising from our memories than others.)

I think Lyle wore one for that storyline as well.

He did? Its working! Its working!

You guys got all the ones I was thinking of (not sure if Cham counts, since I think he only shape-shifted the costume) but Drake got 3 and posted first so he gets the next Q.

Drake?

Look, I'm just gonna post an easy question to get the thread moving. Drake can have his turn back when he wants it. Ok? This thread has been stalled for over a week, so let's get it going again. Here we go with a softball question...

What is Kid Psycho's real name?

Gnill Opral.

Sorry for stalling the thread. I thought I had missed the last question. Next time that happens, feel free to PM me ...

Next Q:
Why did newly elected President Marte Allon order the Legion be disbanded?

Because Brainiac 5 was responsible for the death of Jaxon Rugarth, by siccing him (the Infinite Man) on the Time Trapper.

Close, but also far off (time wise).

umm...I am sure it was the death of Rugarth....but earlier than the incident I described.

Wasn't it Brainy's being responsible for the death of Jo's ex-girlfriend?

That's the Brainy murder I was lookin' for (he was of course exhonerated later). You're up EDE!

That was hardly the first time the Legion were in trouble with the authorities. Early in their career, they were ordered to leave Earth. Why?

Because Universo outlawed the Legion?

Universo prohibited them from using their powers or doing anything super-heroic, but the Legion wasn't told specifically to "leave Earth", as in the story I'm thinking of.

Was this the Wanderers story?

No, wait, I'm getting confused....was this the first story with the heroes of Lallor?

The goal of the Heroes of Lallor was to drive the Legion off Earth, but I'm looking for an incident in which they were told by the authorities that they needed to leave.

Are you referring to when the Time Trapper, disguised as Chief Wilson, had the whole Legion go to another planet for "psychological testing" lest they divulge the secret of the Concentrator?

That's not the story I'm thinking about, though it *was* the Science Police who ordered them off-planet (though I don't believe they were referred to as "Science Police" in the story).

Hint: The Legion was ordered off-planet if they couldn't fix a certain problem in a certain amount of time. Fortunately, they succeeded.

ohhh.....this waswen their powers were out of control....umm..crap...I'll thik of the story after someone else gets it...

Actually, since the question simply asked why they were asked to leave Earth, I'll go ahead and count that answer, lancesrealm.

Urthlo was responsible for them losing control of their powers.

Y'know, I was gonna say the Urthlo story, but I was just not sure...ok, here we go...

Following EDE's question, what issue featured Luthor's next appearance (after the Urthlo story) in the 30th century?

Adventure comics # 325, I believe

Yep - the "Luthor with hair" story...go CMK

While trying to work on the problem of how to attack the Time Trapper, what other issue was occupying a portion of Brainiac 5's mind, forcing him to divert precious mental resources until he worked it out in reality?

There was a chess position he had to play out, I think...

How Rond Vidar survived his "death"?

lance is right. That's a scene that always amused me a bit.

OK, cool...here we go...

What city was Polar Boy born in?

Last Chance, I believe.

Yep...did you have to look that up?

Actually, I remember reading that not too long ago, and thinking it would make a good trivia question.

EDE, did you forget to post a question or are you trying to find a real killer triva Q?

I'm still working on my question.

Okay, how about this:

Which Legionnaire was responsible for interfering with the livelihood of Donald Mace?

Was that Ssturn Girl in search of Spark, in LSH # 89?

Nope.

Aha! It was Superboy, when his x-ray vision fogged the film in Mace's photography business.

That's the right scene, but the film was already messed up when Superboy used his x-ray vision.

Ummm...was it Ultra Boy then?

Yep. Gary Crane (secretly Ultra Boy) used his penetra vision to discover Clark Kent's secret identity. Clark was standing in front of Mace's shop, and overheard him complaining about his ruined photos, which he speculated was caused by something like his x-ray vision. Having noticed Gary looking his way, he then used his x-ray vision to discover Gary's secret identity.

okie dokie...here we go...

pre TMK...name all the Legionnaires who never went on a date, or even showed any interest in the opposite sex.

Chemical King
Tyroc
Blok
Invisible Kid II
White Witch
Tellus
Quislet
Polar Boy

I'm not sure about Blok or Quislet. Blok did seem to have more than a friendly interest in Mysa, and I'm not sure Quislet has an opposite sex. You did get almost all the ones I was thinking of, so back to you, Eryk...

FYI, I was also thinking of Nemesis Kid. There were other one-issue Legionnaires, but I wasn't looking for them. Take it away...

The number "247" holds special significance for Legion fans. Which Legionnaire was inspired to join the team by an incident in which the number "247" played a part?

Anti-Lad?

BTW, Invis Kid II wound up married to Drura.

Nope, not Anti-Lad.

And lance's question specificed "pre-TMK".

The post-boot fight against Tangleweb in which Kid Quantum I was killed took place in Space Sector 247 or some such. It could be said that either Star Boy or Kid Quantum II was inspired to join because of KQI's sacrifice.

The example I'm thinking of is *much* earlier.

Hint: The scene in question involves Lightning Lad.

Another hint: The number "247" is written on something which is blasted by Lightning Lad.

He was always blasting things willy nilly (I think he had issues being ginger)

Wildfire?

Nope.

So this person sees Lightning Lad blast something with the number "247" written on it, is inspired to tryout for the Legion, but is rejected.

umm 247 lad

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So this person sees Lightning Lad blast something with the number "247" written on it, is inspired to tryout for the Legion, but is rejected.

But does become a Legionaire anyway, later?

Would that be Brek?

Not Brek. And yes, the character does become a Legionnaire after the initial rejection.

Is it Superboy?

Lightning Lass?!?!

Chuck?

ohh....wait a minute.....I think I know...but I am gonna check....

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Chuck?

That would be correct! As seen in "The Secret Origin of Bouncing Boy", from Adv. 301, Chuck, unsure what to do with his accidentally gained bouncing powers, is inspired to use his powers for good by joining the Legion when he sees Lightning Lad capture some crooks by blasting the engines on their getaway rocket. Written on the side of the rocket is the number "247".

Awright!

Gimme a littie bit of time; Lemme think of a good one here...

Okay, bear with me.

Name every instance when a Legionnaire was believed to be actually, definitively dead (not simply missing) by most of his/her fellow legionnaires for at least three issues in a row or longer?

All six parts of "End of an Era" are exempt here; as everyone faded to oblivion by the end.

I'll give it a shot:
Ultra Boy - believed to be dead, but really had amnesia and was playing pirate. Believed dead again by Saturn Girl right after that.
Timber Wolf - I don't remember much about the circumstances (during silver age), but I think this is right.
Duo Damsel's second body - turned out she had been Glorith's puppet.
Phantom Girl - believed killed in an accident during 5YG, but was really sent back in time with amnesia.
Wildfire - believed dead after his try-out and again during Black Dawn during the 5 Year Gap.
Mon-el - died from injuries suffered in battle with Time Trapper, came back during TMK.
Apparition - charred body? Still not dead. Her spirit floated around only to be brought back with the old "secretly a half-Carggite" trick.
The Entire "Legion Lost" crew
Live Wire - thought dead after Legion Lost, but came back as "Jarth"

I don't think Rond was ever a Legionnaire so I won't count him.

Plus

Andromeda - Cos was the only one who knew she survived the fight with Roxxas

How about:

Kid Quantum - believed dead for years before they finally revealed what happened to him

what about Ferro Lad after the suneater;
Invisible Kid I after validus;
Chemical King after the Australian incident;
Karate Kid after the LSV battle

T-Wolf, as far as I know, was a one-issue jobber circa Superboy 197, and I'm not counting it.

I count 17 instances still remaining [in case I wasn't clear: permanent deaths (other than END/ERA) are fair game].

Drake leads the pack with 9 correct, Ded follows with 4, EDE and Reboot with one each... it's still a wide open field!

Perm deaths then:

KQ1 (reboot)
Ferro Lad (preboot, unless you count SW6 as a resurrection)
Invisible Kid I (ditto)
Element Lad/Proginator (postboot)
Monstress (postboot)
Sunboy (preboot)
Karate Kid I (preboot)
Laurel Gand (preboot)
Supergirl (preboot)
SW6 Chameleon (preboot)
SW6 Projectra (preboot)
SW6 Karate Kid (preboot)

And another non-permanent one:

Wildfire (postboot) - believed dead & gone between LSH #125 and Lost #3 (this may be disqualified by the overlap with him being believed dead by everyone left behind, that said)

My initial thought was that Drake did overlap with the entire Lost situation, but thinking more, the Lost themselves knew they weren't dead, but still believed Drake to likely be dead in LSH 125, LL1, 2, and part of 3, so I'll give Reboot credit for that one I hadn't considered.

Subtracting preboot Val, Lyle and Andrew, who Ded named first, that adds 8 to Reboot's count, now tied with Drake at 9 each.

But with 7 more on my list, Ded's still in the running.

ummm....
triplicate girl's 3rd body (killed by computo)
Lightning Lad (adventure era, brought back to life by proty)
Monstress zapped by element lad
Pol Krinn (can't remember his codename) died in the Magic Wars

can't belive i forgot poor old blok so;

Blok

also forgot the two khundish legionairres who died, Bloodclaw and Veilmist

Reboot already got Montress.

Wouldja believe I forgot Blok from my list? good catch. Garth WAS on my list, but I forgot to count him as part of the seven left (so there were actually 8).

The two Khunds I really don't consider 'real' Legionaires, but I'll PM three fair-minded people -say, Scott, Quislet and Chaim, and if so advise, I'll weigh them in.

With Garth, Blok, Lu and Pol, Ded's up to 8 (possibly 10), keeping this a three-way race: 9,9 and 8.

I have five instances left on my list, meaning unless I've forgotten plenty, EDE and everyone else are too far behind to win this one.

Okay. heard back from 2/3.

Quis said he wasn't familiar with those issues, but laid down a foundation that leads me to conclude they do count.

Independently of this, Scott also found that the Khunds count as Legionnaires.

Based on these, I will count the Khunds, and Ded leads the pack, 10-9-9!

But with at least 5 remaining, the race is still on.

mon'el at the beginning of the 5YG

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? </cough>

What about honorary Legionnaires?

Gates (believed dead by most Legionnaires from LSH125-Lost12, and by ALL of them from LW1-Legion3)
Reflecto (okay, he joined & died in the 5YG, but that still leaves the entire v4 series

)
Nightwind (ditto)

Nemesis Kid
postboot Leviathan

Ded-
Drake aleady got that one.

Craig-
I'm excluding honoraries.

Reboot-
Since Gates was assumed dead with the Lost, I count that as the same 'incident.' I sawconcern of Gates' whereabouts in The 1-3, but no assumption of death. I rule it not to count.

I can't recall Reflecto or Nightwind definitively defined as members during the gap, or that Reflecto (other than Kal/Jo version) ever died. I do recall Nightwind's death, but I don't see evidence that she was ever a Legionnaire. If you can supply a story source (vs letter column or RPG info), I'll count them, but otherwise, no.

EDE-
Nemesis I hadn't considered, but he was briefly a member, and was later killed. So he counts.

Postboot Gim IS one of the five on my list.

So Ded still leads 10
Reboot and Drake still tied at 9 (pending further information for 'boot)
and EDE sneaks up the side with 3.

I have four names on my list, and it's time for hints:

All four are male, long-time members, and all four have had some sort of incarnations in at least 2 of the 3 'boots.

Three have each already been accurately cited for other death-y stories.

All four instances occured before End of an Era.

Oops!

Re-looking at Craig's post, I see he did make an accurate guess - via graemlin.

Kal-El/Superboy was one of the four - the one not previously cited (so the other three have had multimple death-counts).

Three left to go.

I was going by the Help File. Since it gives specific dates for both of them (Nightwind - Dates of Legion membership: March 17, 2990 - July 6, 2992 (disbanding); Reflecto: Dates of Legion membership: May 28, 2991 - July 7, 2991), I presume it comes from the TMK RPG thing. Rats.

Also:

Timber Wolf (most thought he had died rather than become Furball)

i'm totally stumped now.....though Kent i would consider Nightwind as a fair answer, i think reboot sould get credit for that one

Was Jo believed dead when he was lost in time during v4?

EDE-

YES! Thought dead in #10, Brainy didn't conclude he'd been lost in time until #14!

Ded-
Since you're 'competing' against 'boot, and you feel Nightwind counts, I'll count her, but I still need proof before I count Reflecto.

Reboot-
I hadn't considered the Furball thing. I'll give it to you.

Reboot now leads with 11.
Ded's still holding at 10.
Drake remanins at 9.
EDE edges up to 4.
Craig's at 1.

We're at a point where heads are sratching, I see, and there's not too much point in dragging out much longer.

My last two hints:
One's perceived death resulted from false reports, but tied into an actual death more than a dozen issues later.

The other's death technically happened before he ever became a legionnaire, but legionnaires considered his death as one of their own.

Whether anyone gets these or not, I'll call this one closed by Monday evening (probably somewhere around 11 Eastern time). If we have a tie at that point, I'll give it to the defending leader, currently Reboot.

'Boot's answer of Reflecto should count. The Stig Ah version of Reflecto was a gap-era member. Hence his inclusion in the Legion of Super-Zombies during later v4.

The other answers are Sun Boy, who was believed dead before his actual death in v4, and Erg-1, who was believed dead between his initial tryout and actually joining the Legion.

ERG-1 during his tryout was mentioned earlier Eryk. I too thought that was who Kent was referring to, but I went back and checked all the guesses...

Jeepers! He couldn't be referring to... Proty?

Not Proty.

I see Reflecto was among the reanimated dead legionaires, so I'll concede the point; Reboot's up to 12.

EDE, you're correct about Sun Boy, but Erg-1 was already accounted for, as Craig noticed.

With Reboot holding a two-corpse lead over Dedman, and only one dead legionnaire on my list,

I ask Dedman (or Drake, who's now been absent from this contest for a full week now):

any last guesses, or can we call Reboot the winner?

oh i submit....what's the full list?

The missing one was Valor, killed out-of-time by Glorith, and his SW6 duplicate had to fill his timeline-niche (rather paradoxically, since there had to be a Vaor to make a duplicate of).

My list (with revisions) in chronological order:

Garth DEDMAN
Lu-1 DEDMAN
Andrew DEDMAN
Drake (Erg-1) DRAKE
Lyle DEDMAN
Condo DEDMAN
Jo (Pulsar) DRAKE
Jo (pirate) DRAKE
Val DEDMAN
Nem Kid EDE
Kara REBOOT
Kal OMNI-CRAIG
Lu-2 DRAKE
Pol DEDMAN
Lar (Trapper) DRAKE
Brin-furball REBOOT
Blok DEDMAN
Tinya (Glorith) DRAKE
Jo (time lost) EDE
Kid Q- retcon EDE
SW6 Cham REBOOT
SW6 Val REBOOT
SW6 Jeckie REBOOT
Dirk (news) EDE
Dirk (suicide) REBOOT
Veilmist DEDMAN
Firefist DEDMAN
Lar (DOA) no one
Laurel (bomb) REBOOT
Kid Q- REBOOT
Tinya (ghost) DRAKE
Laurel (jailed) REBOOT
Gim EDE
The Lost 12 DRAKE
Monstress REBOOT
Garth DRAKE
Jan REBOOT

Thanks, all!

Reboot, it's your show!

Whoo-Hoo!

New Q soon

What did Saturn Girl see when she looked directly into a stargate?

Valor in the Stasis Zone

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Valor in the Stasis Zone

Yup

Pre-boot, pre-Crisis, who was the first Legionnaire ever encountered by Superboy?

Shrinking Violet?

Cosmic Boy (unless you're counting Legion Reservists and Honorary members in which case it's a toss up between Lana Lang and Pete Ross

)

If Mon-El met baby Kal when he visited Krypton, he'd be the first. But I don't believe there's any evidence he did...

Lance is correct, he met her when he was a baby in SLSH # 255. So, Vee, Pete and Lana are Johnny-come-latelies in this question.

Take it away, Lance!

I can smell a trick question a mile away...

Ok, here we go...

Name every Legionnaire who has disguised him/herself as a member of the opposite sex.

Chameleon Boy-- on a number of occasions, for example in the Meglaro story
Ayla-- impersonating Garth
Supergirl-- Unknown Boy phase
Matter-Eater Lad-- Matter-Eater Lass

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Chameleon Boy-- on a number of occasions, for example in the Meglaro story

Just pointing out that, since Reep's a hermaphrodite, technically he can't imitate the "opposite sex"

Eryk, that's all the ones I thought of except for Matter-Eater-Lad. He wasn't disguised as a fem, he actually became one. Also, in the Adventure days, Reep was pretty much portrayed as male, so I did count that. Anyway, your question, Eryk...

Name all planets that have been the homeworld of more than one Legionnaire.

Winath, Earth, Xanthu, Rimbor, Khundia, Daxam, Krypton, Braal, Naltor and Cargg (

on that last one)

That's all I came up with Reboot. Though Krypton technically only has one, since Kara was born on a chunk of the exploded planet, rather than on the planet itself.

Okay, which of these is the Odd One Out - and what's the SPECIFIC reason for picking that one as the odd one out, rather than another character?

Kid Quantum I [img]http://tinypic.com/1se59w[/img] [img]http://tinypic.com/1se5qw[/img] Gates
Invisible Kid I [img]http://tinypic.com/1se5hi[/img] [img]http://tinypic.com/1se6gw[/img] Magnetic Kid

Gates - He didn't have both a Preboot and Reboot version.

While true, that's not the reason I'm looking for (since among other things, that applies to several other characters).

We never saw Gates die?

Again, applies to innumberable other characters. ['Sides, on principle, I'm ignoring TT/L here]

It's not to do with them inventing the source of their powers is it? Not sure if that's true of Gates but it's certainly true of Kid Quantum and Lyle. That wouldn't explain why you had specifically chosen Cos as the odd one out though...

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It's not to do with them inventing the source of their powers is it? Not sure if that's true of Gates but it's certainly true of Kid Quantum and Lyle. That wouldn't explain why you had specifically chosen Cos as the odd one out though...

Nope. And it's Pol, NOT Rokk who's the fourth one. I couldn't find a pic of his unique suit...

Gates is the only one of those four that DIDN'T die while on active duty. Lyle was killed by Validus; Pol sacrificed himself in order to open the mystical lock during Magic Wars; and Kid Quantum 1 was (retconned) the first Legionnaire killed in action.

Close. Again, plenty of Legionnaires who haven't died on active duty. There is something which is (to my knowledge) unique about the odd one out which directly relates to what makes him the odd one out.

No - Mammal/insect's a... bit broad

Kid Q's power depended on a device.

I think I need to give an example here.

If the four pictures were Tellus, Kinetix, Quislet and Gates, the odd one out would be Kinetix, because none of them are humanoid, except for Kinetix, who was given some non-humanoid features by Mysa. (NB: this may not be specific to Zoe, it's just as an example).

And remember, Vee was close, he just didn't get the right reason for picking the OOO.

Gates didn't wear a uniform bottom!

Colder

Ah! Gates is the odd one out, because there was never another Legionnaire with his name, unlike James (Jazmin), Lyle (Jacques) and Pol (the spy Magnetic Kid from ADV # 337).

Gates is the only legion member to be Gates.
There were two difrent members calling themselves the other names.

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Ah! Gates is the odd one out, because there was never another Legionnaire with his name, unlike James (Jazmin), Lyle (Jacques) and Pol (the spy Magnetic Kid from ADV # 337).

Nice try, but since I hadn't known there was a second Magnetic Kid...

[And 'sides, weren't there two Karate Kids?]

I think you misunderstood my "reason" part - it IS death-related. It's just the bit after "except for X, who..." that Vee got wrong. And I'm playing off a fairly obscure point to boot

They all died in the line of duty, except for Gates whose death was foreshadowed in the Legends of the Dead Earth Annual.

Kid Q, Invisible Kid, and Magnetic Kid were all succeeded by another member with the same power after their deaths. Gates wasn't.

Cosmic Boy did rejoin after Magnetic Kid's death didn't he?

Not until after the Five Year Gap, and then he was powerless.

Nope (I actually doublechecked the DE annuals to be sure they didn't contradict what I'm thinking of, and Gates doesn't even appear in any of the flashbacks).

It's got something to do with ages too... (and I possibly need to upgrade the obscurity factor...). And Vee's first guess remains the nearest yet.

They all died before they were 18, except Gates who suggested he would die before that age?

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They all died before they were 18, except Gates who suggested he would die before that age?

Close enough

(Number's off a bit (Gates' line was "If I live to be twenty", and I wasn't sure of the others' ages at death, so I had it down as 22-25 to be safe). But yeah, they all died before they were 25, except Gates who suggested he'd be dead of old age at that point

Away you go EDE

Yeah, I couldn't remember the exact line, and figured it would take to try to figure out which issue it was in.

Ummm.. you need to ask a Q, EDE

Sorry!

Um... list the initiation tests that Proty II had to pass in order to join the Super-Pets.

Comet has him turn into Superboy and carry out a mission in that guise

Streaky has him impersonate a legionnaire (he chooses Cham) and accompany Saturn Girl on a mission without her realizing it's him

Beppo has him keep the Legionnaires out of the clubhose for an hour

and Krypto has him hunt and track him for two hours.

That'll do, Kent!

While on a mission with Wildfire and other heroes, Lar Gand witnessed the killer of someone who previously wore a Legion ring flee.

Who killed who?

He saw Deregon, killer of Chemical King, teleport away from them.

Looking over the issues 228-9, I see Deregon teleporting, but not in front of Lar, nor on a mission when he and Wildfire are together.

Good guess, tho.

Hmm...I guess you're right. Mon as picked by Wildfire to head up the Deregon revenge mission, but he didn't actually see Deregon flee.

Validus killed Invisible Kid?

I'm guessing he witnessed the Anti-Monitor, who had previously killed Supergirl, flee.

Lar saw Sensor Girl, who killed Nemesis Kid, flee.

It's a guess.

lance- such a good guess I had to double-check. No Wildfire tho, and it's not clear if Lar saw Validus flee.

Craig- Neither Lar nor Drake were on Orando at the time, nor did Jeckie flee (unless you count teleporting Orando into another dimension as fleeing, but Lar and Wildfire still weren't there).

EDE is correct! the hint was "and other heroes," not necessarily other Legionnaires. Crisis #7 sees Kara's death, after she effectively destroys S-M's physical incarnation. His energy trail flees to an escape ship, ad blasts off, leaving Lar and Wonder Woman agape. Wildfire, meanwhilw, has the unpleasant duty of radioing the rest of the team (assorted Kryptonians, GLs, Marvels and atomic-powered people, mostly) that she's dead.

Your go, EDE!

What Legion villain's first chronicled crime was stealing a credimeter from someone who was "ten wagers to the better at the star stones".

Is this Starfinger (Char Burrane?)

It is.

Ok, here we go..name all the Legionnaires who have killed.

Projectra
Element Lad
Live Wire
Element Lad
Inferno (does she count as a Legionnaire?)
Element Lad
Preboot Cham
Element Lad (C'mon, he killed a few billion in his time, four repetions are nothing

)

Star Boy (Kenz Nuhor)
Lightning Lad/Live Wire (Zaryn/Progeniphagos)
Invisible Kid II (Khund assassin)
Brainiac Five (Jaxon Rugarth)
Cosmic Boy (well, he was in a war)
Violet (ditto)

Wow - you guys got more than the one's I counted - except for Dawnstar, who killed on the Kol planet, and Mon-El, who killed the Time Trapper - sort of. Also, when did pre-boot Cham kill?

Eryk got more, so back to you EDE.

Lance, he's probably referring to the fact that Cham had to kill his brother in order to live. This was before he joined the Legion, apparently it's a rite of passage on Durla, and he always felt guilty over it.

LSH v4 # 6.

I knew there was another one right around the time of Projectra killing NK and Jacques killing the Khund, but I couldn't remember who it was.

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Lance, he's probably referring to the fact that Cham had to kill his brother in order to live. This was before he joined the Legion, apparently it's a rite of passage on Durla, and he always felt guilty over it.

LSH v4 # 6.

Actually, I just remember generically hearing that PBCB had killed, not the specifics

And EDE, remember to ask a Q this time, huh

lol..I'm sure he just wants time to think up a good one, instead of asking a gimme like I did.

Well, I don't know how good it is, but here goes...

What building was reinforced with thyno-plastic lined with maganium inertron?

The Time Institute?

The fusion powersphere?

Nope on both accounts.

How about the cell on Takron -Galtos holding Validus?

Was this Legion headquarters after Validus destroyed the old rocketship?

One of you is close.

Was it that prison that was in the sun?

Nope.

I thought it was that block that Validus was encased within that Tellus released him from just before Takron Galtos was destroyed during Crisis on Infinite Earths.

As I recall, that was pure inertron.

Okay, I didn't think this would be so hard at this point.

Lance was the one who was close.

Legion HQ after Wildfire destroyed the old one>

That's it, per Secrets of the Legion.

ok, here we go...

pre-TMK, name all the Legionnaires who took on a new identity, and kept their true identity secret even while they interacted with the Legion in their new identity. To rephrase, which Legionnaires deceived other Legionnaires with a new identity?

I can think of at least 5...

Supergirl as Satan Girl and Unknown Boy
Star Boy as Sir Prize
Dream Girl as Miss Terious
Ultra Boy in Superboy's body as Reflecto
Projectra as Sensor Girl

Oh, and Chameleon Boy pretended to be Bouncing Boy during the first Wanderers story.

Chaim, I think the next question is yours, although you missed Mon-El as the Legionnaire Lemon. Take it away...

What Legionnaire on the active duty roster was not present for the ceremony the Legion held in issue # 300?

Chameleon Boy?

No, he was there...didn't leave for Durla until after.

Does Wildfire count?
Sulking, he refused to don a containment suit.

Shrinking Violet? She was really Yera at the time.

Bingo, Lance!

OK..here we go...

Name all the Legionnaires whose bodies have gone through bizarre changes. I'm only counting changes that lasted more than one issue.

Cosmic Boy - lost powers, went insane, became Time Trapper
Saturn Girl - does being pregnant count?
Lightning Lad - lost an arm. The whole "Jarth" thing, the whole "Proty" thing.
Triplicate Girl - lost a couple of bodies, one of whom turned out to have been Glorith's slave
Phantom Girl/ Apparition - burned to a crisp, reabsorbed into another of her half-Carggite selves
Brainiac 5 - does that mullet count? Aged by Glorith
Timberwolf - plastic surgery, Furball
Shady - lost a finger
WILDFIRE - originally lost his body, later inhabited the corpse of Sun Boy
Sun Boy - burned to a crisp as his powers were eating him alive. Body later reanimated by Wildfire
Starboy - does that beard count?
Vi - lost an eye, lost a leg, gained a green streak
Sensor - from snake to half humanoid snake
Kinetix - where to begin??
Ferro - stuck in iron form
Dawnstar - wings hacked off, possessed by Bounty
Element Lad - became Progenitor (does that perm count?)
Andromeda - became a little girl after emerging from the Anomaly
White Witch - de-aged by Glorith
Ayla - de-aged by Glorith (I think?)
Blok - changed form, but I'm not sure how bizarre that was
Invisible Kid II - got that white streak after seeing Darkseid

I dunno, that's all I got ...

Got all the ones I was thinking of, plus a few....You're up.

In honor of the preview pages and the cookie scene:
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The Question is:
Which Legionnaire refused a cookie and why?

Dawnstar, because the food was too "processed", she prefers her food au natural.

Yep! No cookie for Dawny! (I think she ended up snacking on their houseplant though...

)

Which of these is the odd man out and why:

Doctor Landro
Doctor Lanphier
Doctor Hanscom
Doctor Orbal

I'm shocked, SHOCKED, I tell you!

Drake and lance apparently both managed to forget that classic of LSH bizarre physical changes, the fat@$$ing of Matter-Eater Lad!!

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I'm shocked, SHOCKED, I tell you!

Drake and lance apparently both managed to forget that classic of LSH bizarre physical changes, the fat@$$ing of Matter-Eater Lad!!

I have no idea what you're talking about -- is this something that lasted for more than one issue??

Drake - yes, it lasted from ADV # 345-351

And, come to think of it, shouldn't Chuck be on that list also. His body went through a bizarre change when he BECAME Bouncing Boy.

i didn't forget ME-Lad actually - but Drake came up with so many I didn't have the heart to get nit-picky.

Dr. Lanphier because he does not have an 'o' in his last name.

Cute. But more specifically, what in Legion history did three of those doctors deal with that the other (and which other) did not?

Doctor Landro was the only one who had nothing to do with Lightning Lad's metal arm.

You got it, EDE!

Eryk?

New question coming soon!

Name twelve villains the Legion faced who were relatives of another villain the Legion faced.

Good question, Eryk. I've come up with 11 so far, and some of these are questionable.

Mordru - Mysa
Titania - Lazon - Mist Master - Silver Slasher - Neutrax
Hunter1 - Hunter2
Stargrave - Brainiac 5

I am pretty sure Kenz Nuhor's brother attacked the Legion at some point, but for the life of me I cannot remember the story.

Which of these count?

Adventure # 385. The guy's name was Yark Althu

Were the Super-Assassins actually related? I don't remember that being the case at all.

And Stargrave and Brainiac Five ended up not being related, so they don't count.

I'm going to disqualify Mordru and Mysa as well, since they Mysa wasn't "really" a villain, and, even if she were, they weren't related at the time she fought the Legion.

So, basically, we've got four so far (the two Hunters and the Naltorian brothers).

The League wasn't related although I do seem to recall the terms brother and sister being used. I never took it to mean actual blood realtions.

What about Garth as Starfinger and Mekt? That count?

hmm... thought the assassins were related - or at least, they used the term cousin. I'll have to look it up to make a cogent argument for it, though.

Some of these maybe a stretch and I don't think I've gotten everyone:

Brainiac and Brainiac 4
Charma and her daughter Cocheta
Dark Man and Tharok
Jungle King and brother Marden King
Darkseid and Orion/Kalibak Servant Clones (?)
Hagga and Pharoxx
Otto and Adam Orion
Kenz Nuhor and brother Yark Althu
Leland McCauley III and IV
Lars and Molock Hanscom
Uli Algor and her brother Byno (Sunburst)
Validus and uncle Mekt
Garth as Starfinger and the Composite Legionnaire and Mekt

Just to clarify, you only needed twelve individuals, so six sets of two would be sufficient.

The ones I was thinking of were:

Jungle King/Marden King
Kenz Nuhor/Yark Althu
Mekt/Validus
Hunter I/Hunter II
Lars and Morlock Hanscom
Charma and Cochetta

Oh, so next question to Scott.

I wasn't sure if it was twelve total or twelve sets so I listed everything I could.

I'll have to figure out a question that hasn't been asked and post it in a bit.

Jillikers! Scott seems to be pulling an EDE!

Guess I am. I've been wracking my brain and can't come up with something that hasn't already been covered. So here is a simple one. What does Tellus mean?

a) the debris that collects at the bottom of a mountain?

2) We wanna know real bad! Please Tellus!

III) Earth?

It means "person" to a native of his home planet, Hykraius.

Chaim is right. The next one is yours.

Weeping Willows! What a weird codename!

When Kono first appeared, she was on the run from several Science Police officers.

a) Where did she go to try to escape them?
b) Why was her strategy not entirely successful?

a) she went to a strip clib cuz men can't keep their heads straight around "fem flesh".
b) Unfortunately, one of the SP's was a woman.

a) She went to a strip joint.
b) It wasn't entirely successful because one of the officers was female.

I'm comin' after you, Drake...

wooooo.... lucky I didn't bother checking for typos

lol...maybe we need seconds on the posting times...

Drake's got it...boy, that was fast.

Next Q:
Who was responsible for sending Wildfire into that other dimension where he was briefly able to be human again?

Invisible Kid II?

Quislet?

The supposed ghost of Lyle Norg

It was either Jacques or the "dream demon." I think the dd used Jacques power to transport Wildfire.

It was indeed the "Dream Demon". Nobody mentioned Kharlak, the red herring Khund warrior who blasted Wildfire when he got transported the first time -- which is good, cuz that would've been wrong.

So, you're up lance! (honorable mention to Vee though since he did impersonate Lyle)

OK, here we go...

I only recall Shrinking Violet wearing a cape once. What was the occasion?

On her date with Matter-Eater Lad in Action # 381?

Really thought I'd get more miles outta that one. How'd you get it so fast? Anyway, you're up, CMK.

I guess some images just stick with you, sorry.

Question, very appropriate for this thread: Which two Legionnaires were once seen playing a trivia game in the rec room?

(Bonus: what question was asked at that time?)

I think it was Colossal Boy and Star Boy. It was a sports question that they ask Brainiac 5, who replied that his 12th level intelligence doesn't mean he knows every bit of useless information.

I know Blok was one....was Polar Boy the other? I remember Blok asked if there was a game based on useful facts...

One of the questions was "What is the tallest city on Mars?"

Quislet, I remember the scene you're referring to (though I think it was Colossal Boy and Sun Boy, not Star Boy) but I don't think they were playing a trivia game...they just wanted to resolve a disagreement in a regular discussion.

Lance has the question correct, and Polar Boy is correct, but it was Tellus, not Blok, who was the other participant (and asked about the usefulness of the facts).

That said, Lance gets the next question, since he got more than half correct.

Oh, crud, yeah, it was Tellus. Ok, here we go...

Name all the other forms Mordru has taken, and list all the aliases he has used.

I only recall two - he impersonated Ambassador Relnic during the Earthwar (and used his name), and he called himself Romdur on Avalon (though I don't know that he actually disguised his appearance at the time).

In his younger days, he was Wrynn of Gemworld, and he refers to himself as "the Dark Lord" when fighting the JSA (which confused the heck out of them, they were expecting Voldemort).

He has taken at least one other form...

Are you referring to the flaming lion form he briefly assumed in the TMK Mordru storyline?

no...Actually, I was referring to the 100-ft giant he appeared as in his first appearance. You got the rest I was thinking of, so go ahead and take it.

Hmm...I never thought of merely size-changing as a "different form," but, whatever.

What file did Shvaughn Erin get yelled at by Chief Zendak for looking at?

The Durlan files?

Btw, Mordru did indeed have quite a different look when he became the "100 ft giant," as shown in his first appearance.

Good point, lance, I'd forgotten...

...and BTW, you're right, specifically Durlan immigration files.

Your question, lance.

Sorry - computer died and just got the new one set up. I'll have a question soon.

Ok...What was the first alias the Time Trapper used, and what was he after?

Chief Wilson, the Concentrator.

Back to you, CMK...

Which Legionnaire on the cover of LSH # 300 was depicted wearing a costume he or she never wore in the interior of the comics at any time?

Jeckie?

Jeckie it was! Your turn, Kent!

...still trying to think of a good one. I'll post a question in the next day or two.

okay its been a week. so sue me; life's been busy.

still haven't thoughtup a doozy yet, so instead:

Name every Titanian foe that the Reboot (94-04) Legion fought.

Titanor
Aven
Nara Minsork
Universo
Titan Girl (Legion #1,000,000)

I hadn't thought of Aven as a foe, but I guess, technically, he was during that brief misunderstanding.

That's all the ones I thought of, and then some!

Go, Korbal!

The Legion once kept Superboy in a Kryptonite cage in their second appearance in ADVENTURE #267. Who else did they once incarcerate in the same manner?

Lightning Lad?

Kryptonite cage? Dev-em??

They once trapped Tenzil in a cage painted to look like that stuff he can't eat!

Hint--it was a Kryptonian--but not Dev or Supergirl...

Laurel Kent?

Hint: the action involved Lori Lemeris...

Sounds like the "Civil War of the Legion" so I wouls guess it was on of the Kryptonian's that attempted to colonize Earth.

Superman?

Jimmy Olsen??

Krypto?

Hint: It happened immediately after Saturn Girl's "first marriage"...

Final Hint: Mon-El ultimately discovered how to reverse the effects of this villain's misguided experiments in ADVENTURE# 316...

Tor-an?

Correct--Tor-An had escaped the Phantom Zone and hatched a plot to humiliate Superman by marrying his cousin. Supergirl fell for Tor-An, but Comet, Lori, and Jerro the merboy pooled their telepathy to crack the time barrier and contact Saturn Girl. She traveled to the 20th century, told Kara the truth, and took her place at the altar. When Tor-An revealed his true motives at the end of the ceremony, Saturn Girl coolly shed her disguise, informed Tor-An the wedding was not binding because she was not Kara Zor-El and promptly transported him to the 30th century to remain in the Kryptonite cage until the Legion sent him back to the zone. (ACTION# 309)

Your turn, EDE

On what planet can the Hotel Woodmere be found?

summer world

Nope.

Winath?

Nope.

Here's a hint: one of the most popular activities on both of the worlds guessed is impossible on the correct answer.

Tharr?

Close, in a way.

At the opposite extreme, in another.

Mercury?

Kathoon?

Chaim has it. Loomis took Lydda to the Hotel Woodmere after they left Braal in early v4.

Sun-bathing, popular on both Summer World and Winath, is, of course, impossible on Kathoon.

Tharr was close because it's also the homeworld of one of the founding Subs, but, whereas Tharr is extremely hot due to proximity to its sun, Kathoon is is perpetually dark.

Where was Duo Damsel's and Bouncing Boy's first choice for a wedding location, which was too booked up for them to use on such short notice?

OK, hint time - it was also within Earth's solar system.

Asteroid R-K528?

Good guess, but wrong.

Pretty sure it was Mars...have to look it up...

Mars is where the wedding actually was...but it was second choice.

The Radisson on IO?

Getting closer...

Ganymede?

Saturn was booked months ahead.

That's the place, Omni! I guess there's just something about the rings that say "wedding."

I guess their backup plan was to have Imra as the maid of honor.

I always found it funny that Garth and Imra stood up with Chuck and Luornu, and they were the next Legion couple to wed.

The next question is a two parter:
1) According to Cosmic Boy, what is the deadliest beast in the solar system?
2) Who ultimately vanquished this vile creature?

Tuvanian Witch Wolf/Flyntt Brojj?

Nope!

It is a Tulvanian Witch Wolf & Flynt (with one "t") Brojj.

But I guess you're close enough that I'll let you have it.

(Dang Eryk, did you do that from memory? Color me impressed!)

I remember thinking when I read that story how odd it was that the Witch Wolf, as dangerous as it was, was only the most dangerous creature in the solar system rather than, say, the galaxy.

Next question:

Which Legion villain shares a name with a popular 30th century news service?

Leland McCauley?

Starfinger?

Universo?

Nope, not McCauley, Starfinger, or Universo.

actually, I would say McCauley Omnicoms would count, but barring that...

wasn't there a Computo News?

Omnicoms are a device that can be used to access news, among other things, not a news service themselves.

But the horribly named "Computo News", seen periodically through the late Adventure/early SLSH era was what I was thinking of.

Name all the aliases and code-names ever used by the Ranzz siblings.

Mekt - Lightning Lord

Garth - Lightning Boy
Lightning Lad
Starfinger
Live Wire

Ayla - Lighting Lass
Light Lass
Gossamer
Spark
Live Wire

That's all I can think of...surely there must be more...

Add to Lance's list:

Ayla-- Lightning Lad (during impersonation), Pulse (LoTR)

I don't catch the Pulse reference (Lord of the Rings? Legion of the Rimborians?)

Anyway, Lance had all but one on my list (which EDE got). Since had most of em, I'd say it's his turn!

Legion on the Run

Most of us try like hell to forget that mess ever happened...

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Legion on the Run

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Most of us try like hell to forget that mess ever happened...

For good reason! I'd succeeded quite well... figures my own question would come back to haunt me.

I think the main value of that arc is for trivia questions...

hey I loved LotR! Mostly especially the SUBS blossoming and being useful. and Spider Girl's blue beautiful wavy hair and her neat costume!

OK, here we go...

Chameleon Boy has shown that he can become a phantom, just as Tinya can. What task did Cham once perform as a phantom that could only be performed as a phantom?

he phased through a wall, if memory serves.

Kent, I don't recall this, and it is not the instance I am thinking of. If you can give me an issue number, I'll check it out.

To my knowledge, Cham has only become a phantom twice:

1) In the Girl's Revolt storyline, he turns into a phantom to impress Supergirl, who then sprays cancellite on him to trap him in phantom form.

2) In the Soljer storyline, he becomes a phantom to extract a phantom dagger that Soljer had used to stab Tinya.

I assume the latter case is the one to which Lance is referring.

I was indeed thinking of the second case. Your turn, EDE.

What was Magpie hired to steal from Legion HQ?

A "time-chip", as in computer, not potato.

Yep. Your turn, cmk.

Name all Legionnaires who have been turned evil by mystical artifacts.

Um vi by the emerald eye.

Ok im spent

I can think of two others.

Chameleon Boy by blood crystals.

Rokk Krinn by the contents of the Infinite Library.

Hmm...didn't think of Rokk in that way, the third I was thinking of was Mysa when she encountered the Amethyst statue, which put an "angry" spirit in her rather than the Amethyst spirit (which went into Jonn Jonzz and then Kono before properly settling in Mysa.

But I'll give you the Rokk one, and the next question.

Hmm... name all Legionnaires whose bodies have been "possessed" by malevolent minds/spirits.

Since "posessed" is in quotes, I'll assume a little leeway.

Firstly, there's Universo pre and postboot taking over *everybody* except Brainy, Dream Girl, Cham, and Imra (I think that's all). Postboot Universo got them all except Dreamy.

- Bounty took over Dawnstar
- Glorith took over Lu's second body
- Glorith made Brainy go insane
- Triad and Rokk were taken over by Computo
- Rokk was taken over by Imra

- Dream Girl was "taken" by Atmos
- Pretty much everyone was Blighted
- Mon-El wasn't quite posessed by the Time Trapper, but I'll list it here anyway.
- Vi and the Emerald Eye. She in turn posessed a bunch of team members.

s'all I can think up right now...

Hmm... I knew I needed to clarify that more. By "possessed" I meant cases in which a villanous mind/spirit actually inhabits the body of the Legionnaire, but to exclude case in which their minds are controlled by external forces.

So Bounty taking over Dawnstar would be a paradigm case, as it actually inhabits her body.

M'Onel and Thunder were possessed by the wraith creatures while looking for eternium.

And weren't Mon, Shadow Lass, Projectra and Karate Kid possessed by the wraith-mates too?

Very good. There's three more I'm thinking of, however.

Karate Kid, the Princess, Shady, and Mon-El were possessed in "The War of the Wraith Mates."

Ultra Boy possessed Superboy during the "Reflecto" storyline.

Wildfire possessed Dirk's corpse
for a while.

Command Kid was possessed by a demon.

Re-boot Computo possessed Triad and Cosmic Boy.

Cobalt Blue possessed XS (and most of her family) briefly.

Sorry, forgot I had an open question.

Ones I was thinking of that have been guessed so far:

Mysa-- possessed by non-Amethyst spirit (per cmk's previous question)

Dawnstar-- possessed by Bounty

Karate Kid, Projectra, Mon-El, and Shady possessed by the Wraith-Mates

Thunder and Mon-El possessed by the postboot version of the wraith-mates.

I would count Korbal's guess of Command Kid being possessed by a demon as well. I hadn't thought of that one.

There are three more cases of a villainous spirit/mind inhabiting the body of a Legionnaire, all from a single story.

Dillinger, Hitler and Nero possessing Ultra Boy, Mon-El and Superboy (not necessarily in that order)?

Those are the last three I was thinking of SD.

Hmm... not sure who gets it next...

I guess IB, since he named the most characters first...

Then again, IB doesn't seem to be around, so Drake, Korbal, SD, if one of you wants to take it...

Whoops! Sorry.

A number of Legionnaires were given power-ups during the reboot era, gaining either new dimensions to their powers, or actually receiving new powers. Additionally, some were depowered.

Name all the Legionnaires in the reboot era who have had their powers altered somehow after they first got them.

Let's see,

Spark had her lightning powers changed to the power to make things super-lightweight in the Genesis miniseries, then later got her lightning powers back.

Ultra Boy briefly could use more than one power at a time, also due to events in the Genesis miniseries.

Kinetix lost her powers for a while, from contact with a magical artifact she had hoped would increase her powers (I'm not even going to go into all the other #%&@! that happened to Zoe).

Violet gained the power to grow.

Star Boy gained several new powers after being fed space-whale meat.

Magno lost his powers in the big fight against Mordru.

Umbra lost her powers during Legion Lost, but later got them back.

Dreamer greatly increased her control over her power through Khund training (not sure that counts, since it happened before she was officially a member of the team).

Hmmm ... should we count Element Lad? He went through a period of transmuting himself before transmuting anything else after the big fight with Mordru, but it was never clear if he *had* to, or merely chose to. And he became much more adept at using his powers after a couple of billion years of practice as The Progenitor.

Then there's Live Wire, whose spirit inhabited some Tromium crystals left over from The Progenitor's destruction and thereby gained transmutation powers.

And Ferro, trapped in his iron form after injuries sustained on Steeple.

Finally, Kid Quantun II, whom DnA (without explanation) gave the ability to travel through time under her own power during "Foundations".

Almost forgot: Star Boy's mass-manipulating power was behaving oddly just before "Foundations", but that was never explained; not sure it counts, but I'll mention it anyway.

BRM, you got 11 of the ones I was thinking of. It shames me to say that I almost forgot about Live Wire; I guess I was trying to forget about the whole Jarth thing. I also forgot about Ulra Boy, so that makes 12. Good job.

I can still think of at least 5, maybe 6, other Legionnaires who exhibited abilities beyond those which they were previously shown to have, though.

Ok, I've stalled this game long enough.

The others I was thinking of were,

ANDROMEDA gained some light energy powers after her trip to the Anomaly.

APPARITION got the ability to wreck, and later, manipulate machinery while she was a phantom.

BRAINIAC 5's forcefield was also internalized after his encounter with the Anomaly.

I'd also included Legionnaires whose powers were not exactly changed, but whose power levels increased significantly. These are all pretty much debatable, but I would have accepted them.

INVISIBLE KID, who was shown having the ability to make up to two others invisible, and also using the ability of partial invisibility to make him look like a skeleton. It wasn't very clear if he had been able to do these all along or if he just learned them along the way.

SATURN GIRL's powers were increased after Doctor Psycho destroyed the blocks that Aven had implanted in her mind, causing her to become much more powerful. After that, the writers had her shutting down multiple minds at once (Legion of the Damned and after), sustaining convincing mental illusions (Legion Lost) and much much more.

SENSOR's mutation increased her strength to the point that she was able to whip M'Onel around easily. (Legion 21)

SHIKARI was surprisingly able to escape from being voided by Abyss; she somehow was ablew to drag Abyss into the void and escape through a warp hole which she may have created herself. (Legion 6)

There are also other instances which would have qualified for Legionnaires answered correctly by Bicycle Repair Man. When Spark regained her lightning powers in LSH 101, she was shown to have become much more powerful (even powerful than Garth). Star Boy's gravity powers were increased during Legion Worlds to give him pretty much complete control over gravity. Umbra darkfield evolved from being used to blind and deafen opponents and contain energy to being solidified and used as a hard-hitting energy weapon. And Kid Quantum II's powers were originally very low level, but she underwent experimentation to increase them. She was later shown to be able to speed up time as well as slowing it down, and was the deus ex machina standard for the Legion until Kinetix was terrorformed.

Bicycle Repair Man, the next Q is yours.

New Question:

Which 2boot Legionnaires were not native to the Legion's era?

Ferro and Thunder?

There were more than two.

M'Onel and Kon-el?

Now you've got all of 'em:

M'Onel, Ferro, Thunder, Kon-El.

Back to Invisible Brainiac.

Name at least 8 reboot Legionnaires who haven't had either of their parents show up on-panel, even in flashbacks.

Kid Quantum I and II, Gates, Violet, Gear, Shikari, Timber Wolf, Dreamer, Karate Kid.

You got 7 right, but Jaz and James' parents showed up in one panel in Legionnaires 60.

I'll have to re-check that...didn't remember seeing them.

OK, then, # 8 is...Wildfire. I don't believe we ever saw Blast-Off's or Atom'X parents.

Yup! I don't remember seeing Wildfire's parents either.

For the record, Jaz and James' parents shwoed up in a flashback scene. I don't remember the page number, but it was just before Jaz and Karate Kid were inducted into the Legion.

You're up.

What substance is too poisonous for even a Bismollian to eat, and what color is it?

I'm sure it glowed purple...was it Magnozite?

Correct, lance! Your question.

OK, here we go...

Pre-TMK, I can think of at least 2 Legionnaires who, when they tried out, did NOT want to display all their powers for the Legion. Name them.

Wildfire and Element Lad.

That didn't last long. Take it, Eryk. Y'know, you seem to answer all the questions I ask...

Obviously you ask questions I like!

Next question:

The Legion tryouts are one of the coolest parts of Legion lore. Name three other organizations contemporaneous with the Legion that held similar tryouts/initiation tests.

Bonus: Name four rejected applicants from those organizations.

Jungle King organized tryouts for his Legion of Super-Monsters (rejecting the spinner and the gas monster).

The LSV had tryouts at least once, when Dynamo Boy took over the Legion and transformed it into a villainous organization. They rejected Golden Boy, Polecat, Tusker, and Animal Lad.

The Emerald Empress had tryouts/initiations of a sort when she re-formed the Fatal Five... though I don't recall her actually rejecting anyone unless you count her brief "open call" aboard the prison ship.

The Legion of Super-Monsters was one of the ones I was thinking of. I hadn't considered the Empress's Five, but I believe it counts. The LSV was another one I was counting, though not in virtue of the Dynamo Boy story (those tryouts were still officially "LSH" tryouts, even if the organization had been corrupted to villainous purposes). I was thinking instead of the v3 LSV's sending Tusker and Eyeful Ethel to Bismoll to prove their worth.

The third example I had in mind was the Legion of Super-Pets, which put Proty II through the "Super-Tests of the Super-Pets".

Next question is yours, Calybos!

Who won the dinosuar-throwing event at the Rorbis Rodeo?

Gooba of Aktar

Correct!

What Science Police officer gave him/herself the assignment of guarding Legion headquarters in its presumed vacancy, and who did he/she find was in fact keeping an eye on it?

Roon Dvron, and he found Bouncing Boy keeping watch?

That's correct, though Chuck Taine was without his bouncing powers when that story opened...he was Bouncing Boy again at its conclusion, though.

You're up, IB!

Is this a private contest or can anybody join in?

Of course anyone can answer! However, at the moment we'll have to wait for Invisible Brainiac to pose the next question ...

Which Legionnaires decided not to join their teammates on Summer World, and what reasons were given for their absences?

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Which Legionnaires decided not to join their teammates on Summer World, and what reasons were given for their absences?

Brainy and Gates - COZthey werent interested
M'onel and Umbra - ditto
and Apparition and Ultra Boy coz they had monitor duty

6 Legionnaires down, 1 more to go. Oh, and why weren't Brainy, Gates, Umbra and M'On not interested? Somewhat more specific reasons were given for each.

Bloody hell...

Brainy and Gates had other matters to attend to
M'onel and Umbra were too busy socialising with each other to worry about socialising with the others.

Close enough?????

Wait a sec...Thunder didnt go coz she had gone back to the future

You got all the Legionnaires, so I'll give the Q to you.

Thunder was on-leave, presumably back in the future.

M'On and Umbra were "on patrol" together, though some of the others commented that they didn't go because they hated crowds.

Gates chose to use his vacation time to visit Brainy on the Outpost; Brainy just didn't want to go and Lyle gave him a whole bunch of projects to attend to instead.

All righty - how did Sun Boy know that Lightning Lad was a fake when it was assumed he had come back from the dead after being killed by Zaryan the Conquerer in ADVENTURE 304?

He saw Ayla's adam's apple.

Couldnt fool u with my question, IB - how did u do with my other questions?

Not too well. I had to do some research on a few, and about four stumped me. They were pretty fun, though.

When The Emerald Eye possessed the whole Legion in the reboot, some of its members were able to break free and reassert their free will. Additionally, a handful of their allies remained free. Name eight Legionnaires and allies who were not under the Eye's complete mental domination during the battle on the satellite.

Rond Vidar, Chuck Taine, Lori Morning, Shvaughn Erin. Dirk Morgna, R. J. Brande (da civvies!)

Brainiac 5 and Gates (da Legion!)

Didnt get either right, eh?

Aw scrofulus....

This is just the 8 characters on the Satellite right IB? Not people like Marla Latham who were unaffected but back at the base?

If so - then it was definitely...

Saturn Girl, Apparition, Inferno and Shvaughn Erin

and then I think it was also...

Kinetix, Gates, M'onel and Violet herself?

You got the right idea, Blacula. You also got 7 of the characters I was thinking of. I think Violet would count as well, though I didn't count her. Brainiac 5 was also able to free himself from the Eye's control.

Since you named 8, you get the next Q.

OK I hope I'm right with this question but I'm sure I'll hear it from you guys if I'm not!

Who/What was the first villain the reboot team encountered as the Legion?

R'as Al Ghul (not sure about the spelling)

Grimbor.

Grimbor it was CMK. You're up.

Name four Legion rejects, pre-boot, who were clearly created as jokes rather than as serious characters.

Infectious Lass, Tusker, Eyeful Ethel, Double Header

Plaid Lad, The Mighty Macaw, X-Bomb Betty and... Barbershop Boy (the one with the scissors for hands)?

Blacula got two of the ones I was thinking of - Macaw was post-boot, and X-Bomb Betty had a genuinely useful (if limited) power, and more so, her tryout was important as a long-term plot point (the favoritism based on looks).

I don't think Infectious Lass, Double-Header, etc. really were created as jokes. I could be wrong of course, and I suppose some of them were used to humorous effect, but it didn't seem that the creators were engaging in mockery of the process, as with Barber Boy, Plaid Lad and the other two I'm thinking of (hint: they did not appear in the Legion's own book).

Arm Fall Off Boy.

Estimate Lad

Those are the other two I was thinking of.

Since Blacula was first with his two, though, I'll give him the next question.

Were Arm Fall Off Boy and Estimate Lad from the Secret Origins (of the HQ) issue? I was trying to think of who was in that comic but couldn't get my mind past Fortress Lad.

OK gimme a minute to think of a question.

Preboot, which Legionnaire was also a part-time actor?

Male or female?

I wonder....Chameloen Boy had a disguise that he used - a humanoid called Dane Roberts, could he be the one?

Ultra Boy.

Hi Chaim

Ultra Boy? A part-time actor? In which era was this thought up?

Would that be Sun Boy from the time just before the reboot? I didn't read the Legion then, but wasn't he a holovid personality at least?

Tinya?

It's probably Chameleon Boy, who had to interrupt filming of his role as a movie monster once to answer a Legion call.

As I recall, two of the Legionnaires (Violet and Gim, unless I'm mistaken) were also shown playing themselves in a movie before they were captured by the Scorpio gang.

And of course Ultra Boy was revealed by TMK to have been into theater before joining the Legion, which facilitated his pretending to be the "dumb jock" throughous most of Legion history. I don't believe, however, he moonlighted as an actor while a member of the Legion.

Oh wait!

It's Supergirl. She was in a soap opera.

Yes, yes. it may not be who Blacula was thinking of, but here's proof

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The next change will be in SUPERMAN FAMILY 208 (July 1981) when Supergirl moves to New York to be an actress in the TV comedy "Secret Hearts" untill she will miss her student life and will go to Chicago to the Lake Shore University when she will stay till the last adventure in SUPERGIRL 23.

It was indeed Chameleon Boy I was thinking of, as was revealed in Adventure #338 in the scene Eryk describes above.

I think legionadventureman was the first to guess him though so next question to him.

The first Lesla Lar story features a mind-wiped Supergirl in the Bottle City of Kandor being hired to star in a movie about herself!

Who knew so many Legionnaires had aspirations of movie-stardom!?! Next time I'll research my question a bit better!

Come to think of it, Pete Ross's first appearance features him convincing Clark to portray Superboy in a school play...

And there was that home-video Thom and Nura made...

I was so sure you were referring to Ultra Boy's role in "Leeta 87" in the first TMK Legion Annual.

"Ultra Boy, you're quite a thespian!"
"Now, now, in this day and age, why should his sexual orienation matter to us?"

Nah, he said he'd "never acted a day in his life" before that fill-in role for his then-girfriend's rehearsal session.

Thanks Blacula...

In ADVENTURE 368 - Who was the first Legion Lass to break free from Thora's mind-control and who inadvertantly helped her to do so?

Saturn Girl, inadvertently helped by Light Lass?

I see i created a tough question...here's a hint:

One Legionnaire wore blue - the other Legionnaire WAS blue

Altho i dont suppose i am allowed to give hints???

It was Supergirl, whose love for Brainiac Five freed her after Shadow Lass made some comments about using Brainiac Five as a servant.

Hey Eryk, how long have u been a Legion fan? That was brilliant!!!!

Would u have guessed it if i hadnt supplied the obvious hints?

Anyways, your turn...dude

I became a Legion fan when Element Lad was leader. I've read off and on ever since. I *love* the Archives, however.

Next question:

I can think of occassions on which two of the three founders have fired laser guns. Which two, and what did they fire at?

Saturn Girl fired one to melt the message from the Trylop Council of Mernl, so the others wouldn't see it.

Lightning Lad at the Super-Moby Dick of Space?

SG and the Trylop message is right, but I don't believe LL fired at the SMDoS.

Didnt he shoot lightning bolts from his robotic arm which shrunk the beastie?

Yep, using modifications on his arm made by Doctor Lanphier.

But he didn't fire a laser gun at the creature, as far as I remember.

Did Cosmic Boy ever use a gun when those fireballers killed his parents or just his powers?

Nope.

Did Cos use a laser gun during that fight against the Emerald Empress which took place on a day he wasn't allowed to use his powers?

I don't believe so.

Hint: The Legionnaire in question fired the gun in an attempt to wing an opponent. It didn't have the intended effect...

The only Legionnaire to fire a gun at an opponent was Star Boy (at Kenz Nuhor)- but since he wasnt a founder, i cant see how that could be significant...

How about another hint...which era of the Legion did this incident take place?

Hmm... the story that this takes place in *is* related to the Star Boy shooting at Kenz Nuhor story...

Did Lightning Lad shoot some sort of robot, a film of which was displayed at Star Boy's trial or studied by Superboy for his defense?

You're probably thinking of Superboy showing a tape of Brainiac Five using deadly force against an opponent, which was soon revealed to be a robot.

As it turned out, the opponent, rather than being disable by the weapon, was in fact energized by it, becoming more powerful...

Nardo? I'd guess it was Cosmic Boy that shot him?

Not Nardo, but very close to him in time...

Evillo! Lightning Lad shot Evillo with a ray gun and it was really an energizer!

Man, I had forgotten that.

(There was a scene in the Nardo story where one of the Legionnaires shot him but it made him stronger, wasn't there?)

Hmm, I don't remember that from the Nardo story, but Evillo is definitely correct!

You're up, cmk!`

Whew, that one was driving me nuts.

Speaking of being driven nuts, name four Legionnaires who had been insane at some point in their careers, and what drove them over the edge.

Brainiac 5, Lightning Lad, Colossal Boy and Cosmic Boy

1) Brainy was driven mad by the mechanations of Pulsar Stargrave, with a little help from a behind-the-scenes Computo.

2) Lightning Lad broke down from the pressure of being Legion Leader and by the revelation that Saturn Girl had been "unfaithful" with Timber Wolf.

3) Colossal Boy went nuts after an executioner crystallised Superboy and shattered him to bits.

4) Cosmic Boy went on a rampage to avenge the deaths of his parents from a fireballing incident.

and as a bonus:

5) Element Lad went temporarily insane trying to kill Roxxas

"Very angry" does not equal insane. I'm not even sure if Lightning Lad counts, he was depressed, but didn't seem to need professional help of any sort. If you had gotten all the other three, I might have given you that one, but not in this case.

So far, the only one of those that counts is Brainy (BTW, it was Glorith, not Computo, who was behind the scenes there).

Matter-Eater Lad-- went nuts after eating the Miracle Machine.

Saturn Girl-- had to be institutionalized after invading the Composite Man's mind.

Element Lad-- driven insane by millions of years of solitude in Legion Lost?

You forget Sun Boy who suffered from "Space Fatigue"

I didnt think of the post Zero Hour Legion stories

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You forget Sun Boy who suffered from "Space Fatigue"

Jeepers! One of my favorite stories, too! And probably a better answer than Element Lad!

EDE two of the others I was thinking of. Sun Boy was another of those I had in mind, and one that I was thinking of that no one mentioned was Cosmic Boy during the "Legion on the Run" story, where those gauntlets unhinged his mind.

Element Lad I had forgotten, but I think he qualifies.

So, next question to EDE.

I think this one is easy.

We've seen two different versions of Garth Ranzz lose an arm (Adv. 332 and L* 30).

Which other Legionnaire have we seen survive the loss of an arm?

If applicants count, Arm-Fall-Off Boy leads the league!

And of course, Drake Burroughs survived the loss of his entire body. But I'm guessing you want the Legionnaire who lost an arm while active as a Legionnaire, right?

Yeah, I meant someone who loss their arm while an active Legionnaire.

The only Legionnaire i could think of who lost an arm while on active duty would be Invisible Kid (Lyle Norg)...if he turned invisible, he couldnt see his hand, so he couldnt see if he had lost his arm....

Maybe a hint would improve my poor attempt at logic and humour.

Didn't this happen to Rond Vidar during the 5 YG?

I don't suppose Triplicate Girl's surviving the loss of two arms (as well as the rest of one body) counts?

Seriously, assuming that Triplicate Girl is not in fact that answer intended, I'll say Gear. I don't recall precise circumstances, but he seems like the type.

No, it's not Triplicate Girl. Nor Blok, who survived for at least a few minutes after his arm was blown off.

The example in question involves a character losing an arm, and only an arm.

And it's not Gear.

There's a bit of a clue in the original post.

Was this in the "Mask Man" story?

Nope. A story told *much* later...

Did Sensor ever lose her robotic arms in the reboot? Maybe when she was captured and nearly operated on by Pernisius or something? Does that count?

It was the 5YL Garth, who thanks to the Validus Plague, had lost his arm...

I'd actually forgotten that Garth lost his arm a third time, but it's a distinct character I'm looking for.

You're thinking about the problem in the right way, though.

And I don't believe Sensor lost her robotic arms, but the scene in question has a character with a natural arm losing it.

Did Firefist maybe lose his arm in a Khundian battle arena before he became a cyborg?

Perhaps so, but I'm looking for a loss of an arm while an Active Legionnaire.

Here's a hint: It was in battle with the Fatal Five that the arm was lost.

Garth didn't lose an arm to the Validus plague. He just got unsightly blemishes on the arm that had been regrown.

Lost an arm in battle with the Fatal Five? I so don't remember this happening. Was it in Superboy's Legion? Did that version of Lightning Lad lose his arm? (I'll assume it was the Persuader who was responsible)

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Garth didn't lose an arm to the Validus plague. He just got unsightly blemishes on the arm that had been regrown.

But he did lose again right before Zero Hour, or was retconned to have never gotten it back, or something like that.

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Lost an arm in battle with the Fatal Five? I so don't remember this happening. Was it in Superboy's Legion? Did that version of Lightning Lad lose his arm? (I'll assume it was the Persuader who was responsible)

Garth didn't lose his arm in Superboy's Legion.

Cosmic Boy did though. At last! You had us all stumped there EDE!

Yep, Blacula, that's it!

You know, I'm always surprised which ones turn out to be stumpers. I guess the hard part about this one is that it was an "Elseworlds" tale and so people don't immediately think of it. I thought the "different versions" from the original question might get people thinking about different continuities and who might have had the equivalent fate in them, however.

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But he did lose again right before Zero Hour, or was retconned to have never gotten it back, or something like that.

What you're thinking of is that DURING Zero Hour, when Glorith and Mordru stole the Infinite Man's power, the Legionnaires' personal timelines got all messed up...they found themselves in costumes from varying eras (excuse for Saturn Girl to wear the pink bikini again) (though their memories were intact, they didn't think they were living at any time other than 2996). One of those occurrences was that Garth did indeed have a robotic arm again, though the rest of his body was dressed in its contemporary way.

Which 2 Legionnaires fell asleep in each other's arms, while looking at the covers of 'Legion of Super-Heroes' comics on the monitor screen?

Blok and the White Witch.

Gosh - that was quick! I thought this question might keep people wondering a little while longer but I didn't reckon on some of the eagle-eyed Legion-philes around here! Take it away CMK!

Well, you see, I have a good memory for stuff in regular Legion continuity...not so much for Elseworlds.

What comic book was Dr. Gym'll seen holding when Lightning Lord attacked Medicus One?

Wonder Woman?

It was a Flash (Barry Allen) comic book..the issue where the Eradicator was holding the empty costume of the Flash.

Correct, lance! Next question is yours.

And thus we appropriately end this first Legion Trivia thread.

lancesrealm has started a new thread and this one will now be unfeatured and locked down.

Thanks everyone for playing!