Random LSH panel discussion

Let's see what thoughts and posts this panel might inspire.

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Aha! What a total faker Dynamo Boy is! That's no old man! That's the descendent of Mr. Mxyptlk whose own younger brother will one day go on to join the Legion!

I think Ethel is staring at Rokk's package.

Not enough men wear mini-dresses in the future nowadays.

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Originally posted by Quislet, Esq.:
I think Ethel is staring at Rokk's package.

I think she's also staring at the Mess's package.

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Originally posted by Cobalt Kid:
Aha! What a total faker Dynamo Boy is! That's no old man! That's the descendent of Mr. Mxyptlk whose own younger brother will one day go on to join the Legion!

Only someone from the 5th dimension could balance himself on his toes like that!

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Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester:

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Originally posted by Quislet, Esq.:
[b]I think Ethel is staring at Rokk's package.

I think she's also staring at the Mess's package. [/b]

Nobody's package is safe from a power like that!!

If these are all Legion applicants, what was the old man's power? Looks like another forgotten rejectee to me.

Or did the Legion keep a few spare people around like human experiments, so applicants could demonstrate their powers on them?

Unfortunately, the 30th century holds little hope for the advancement of crutch technology or a cure for baldness

If Eye-Ful Ethel and The Mess had added 'Lass' or 'Girl' or 'Lad' or 'King' to their names, I think they wouldn't have been rejected so quickly.

"...so much, he's tossing away his crutch!"

Dynamo-Boy was obviously using Braalian hypno-rhyme to his advantage!

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Originally posted by Fat Cramer:
If these are all Legion applicants, what was the old man's power? Looks like another forgotten rejectee to me.

Or did the Legion keep a few spare people around like human experiments, so applicants could demonstrate their powers on them?

I wondered the same thing. Did the old man just happen to walk by during a tryout? Did Dynamo Boy pay him? Can the advanced technology find no better way for "feeble" old people to get around than on antiquated wooden crutches?

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Originally posted by Quislet, Esq.:
I think Ethel is staring at Rokk's package.

It looks like he's doing some staring himself.

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Originally posted by MLLASH:
"...so much, he's tossing away his crutch!"

Dynamo-Boy was obviously using Braalian hypno-rhyme to his advantage!

This is the real reason DB was admitted: his super-poetry skills.

The Mess: 30th century descendent of Alfred E. Neuman?

The most interesting thing about this panel is how each character is drawn to a different scale.
Kinda like when different artists get together for a "jam" project.

Okay, Jimmy, was that really necessary?

I can't tell if Jimmy's trying to hold up that portion of the display case, or what...

Say! How did an "Honorary Member" manage to squirm his way into the official Legion doll collection?!

Was he the bonus incentive?

I want to know why the Legion would give Superboy trophies that show his cousin and "best friend" from his future.

They came with spoiler warnings.

Jimmy's presence is especially puzzling given that these statues were given to Superboy. Wouldn't that violate the whole ideal of not letting him come back to the past with anything that would give him knowledge of his future?

Jimmy is just over compensating.

Is it just me, or does it look like the Legionnaire dolls are giving a modified Heil Hitler salute?

Makes one wonder if Kal posed them that way on purpose . . .

Interesting... considering Kal was actually possessed by Hitler at one point...

Evil spirits never go away.

Proty is missing.

Who's the hunk with Superman?

It's funny how different the postures are. Supergirl has her arm in a 'slap to the back of the head' position, while Brainiac 5 has his arm in a Vanna White 'A new car!' position. Chameleon Boy looks like he's checking someone's prostate, and Sun Boy looks all eager and on tippy-toes, like 'pick me! Pick me!' Humph, as if Dirk ever got picked last for anything...

Star Boy and Element Lad could sue the toymaker for damaging their image. Those belts make them look fat!

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Originally posted by Fat Cramer:
Proty is missing.

Who's the hunk with Superman?

Is that LW fan fave Joe Meach?

Proty wasn't missing. He was Lightning Lad.

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Originally posted by Set:
...Chameleon Boy looks like he's checking someone's prostate...

<strike>Set, there is such a thing as having too creative a mind, you know.</strike>

Click Here For A Spoiler"...Everybody get in line
Everybody turn and cough
Everything would be just fine
If you'd just lay off!!!"

-- some pop tune that I can't remember the name/origin of

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...and Sun Boy looks all eager and on tippy-toes, like 'pick me! Pick me!' Humph, as if Dirk ever got picked last for anything...

He was definitely picked last for that long-overdue re-enactment of Wesley Willis' immortal "Cut the Mullet." Sorry. Some days, everything turns into a song break. But I digress...

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Star Boy and Element Lad could sue the toymaker for damaging their image. Those belts make them look fat!

OTOH, Bouncing Boy looks positively svelt.

Ayla and Tinya were both doing the "These heels are KILLING me!" weight-shift. Ironic, in Ayla's case...

Here's the next random panel....

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Too dangerous for a girl? And you're letting the Invisible Hostage go?

[Cut to Brainiac Five sitting on the floor, sucking his thumb, and Saturn Girl saying, "I'm sorry, what was that not-so-Brainy?"]

Is Bouncing Boy going to an Alfalfa look-a-like contest?

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Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester:

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Originally posted by Fat Cramer:
[b]Proty is missing.

Who's the hunk with Superman?

Is that LW fan fave Joe Meach? [/b]

I believe so. Isn't he about to become the Composite Superman?

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Originally posted by Quislet, Esq.:
Is Bouncing Boy going to an Alfalfa look-a-like contest?

I wonder if he's planning to sing "The Barber of Seville"?

Jeepers! Saturn Girl *finally* won something fair and square, and Brainy tries to take it from her!

If it's so dangerous, why weren't the girls excluded to begin with? Or perhaps Brainy just find out that there was some threat exclusive to females, like a plague that would turn them all pink.

And why is Lyle standing to one side? I suspect he is secretly a girl, and is trying to get out of this dangerous mission.

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Originally posted by Fat Cramer:

And why is Lyle standing to one side? I suspect he is secretly a girl, and is trying to get out of this dangerous mission.

The kid is bright. He knows "too dangerous for a girl" is bs, but "too dangerous for a gay guy"... that's a real concern.

Isn't it amazing how they had already lined up in the order Brainy called them, except for that straggler, Invisible Kid?

A little known requirement for Legion membership was that members had to be able to anticipate when their names would be called and to queue up accordingly.

Who's this fair Chance guy Saturn Girl is referring to? Was he a really cute assistant of R.J. Brande's?

And regardless of what Brainy says, it looks like her right boob is already heading off on the mission.

Dream Date should ditch that hat.

If only Paste-Eater Pete hadn't eaten all that paste to save the galaxy a few times, he'd have a full head of hair. He's kind of like the amalgam Kid Psycho as well!

I think I'm getting the rest of the references, but who the heck is Chameleon Boy supposed to be mashed up with?

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Originally posted by Set:
I think I'm getting the rest of the references, but who the heck is Chameleon Boy supposed to be mashed up with?

The Spider-man villain, the Chameleon?

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Originally posted by MLLASH:
Dream Date should ditch that hat.

You mean straight guys aren't turned on when their "dream" date shows up wearing a big, shiny phallic hat?!

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Originally posted by Quislet, Esq.:

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Originally posted by Set:
[b] I think I'm getting the rest of the references, but who the heck is Chameleon Boy supposed to be mashed up with?

The Spider-man villain, the Chameleon? [/b]

Ah, now I see it, the really flat face is a dead giveaway!

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Originally posted by MLLASH:
Dream Date should ditch that hat.

I wonder if she has a giant bald head under it?

Wouldn't "Timberwolf by Night" have basically the weakness as Night Girl?

Hey! How did I miss that great Legion figurine panel?! I never thought about the fact that Superboy shouldn't have statues of Supergirl or Elastic Lad before.

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Originally posted by Quislet, Esq.:

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Originally posted by Set:
[b] I think I'm getting the rest of the references, but who the heck is Chameleon Boy supposed to be mashed up with?

The Spider-man villain, the Chameleon? [/b]

I can't believe that they didn't use Karma!!

Old fan is old. (Sigh.)

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Originally posted by Ram Boy:

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Originally posted by MLLASH:
[b]Dream Date should ditch that hat.

You mean straight guys aren't turned on when their "dream" date shows up wearing a big, shiny phallic hat?! [/b]

But hetero females begin to question their own orientation when they meet her...

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Originally posted by Ram Boy:

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Originally posted by MLLASH:
[b]Dream Date should ditch that hat.

You mean straight guys aren't turned on when their "dream" date shows up wearing a big, shiny phallic hat?![/b]

How would LLASH know that?
Maybe he just thinks the hat is hard to sleep in.

'Growing Boy' certainly has an exciting code name!
And how come Garth has lightning for hair but Ayla doesn't?

Some of them are genius, but others seem like odd fits. Ultra Boy + Captain Universe? Shadow Lass + Starhawk?

Starhawk should totally have been paired up with Dawnstar, for instance, while Shadow Lass seems like a better fit for Darkstar (former Champion & Soviet Super-Soldier).

Personality-wise, Ultra Boy might mash-up nicely with Roberto 'Sunspot' da Costa.

Sun Lord is another one I'm not really sure who it's supposed to be (other than Sun Boy). Nothing about that picture is reminiscent of Star Lord, for instance.

I could totally see a neat team built up out of Vance Cosmic (his magnetic powers contained only by the metallic suit he must always wear), Martinex 5 (silicon intelligence with a computer brain), Growing Boy (synthetic organism created by a time-trapping villain to be a giant destructive henchment, turned out to be too nice for the job and turned on his 'creator'), Multiple Maid (sends out her duplicates to learn and master different skills, making her the ultimate polymath,) etc.

OOOwwww!
'Polymath'!
Nice word and those are all great concept ideas, too.
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I wish I had your brain, Set.
Maybe I'll get lucky and the part you were looking for on another thread will make it's way to my house!

Yeah, four beings with the strength of Superboy & Supergirl, yup can't be bothered with them. But let's take a person who can turn invisible and a person who can split into three people.

Comet looks like he can't believe what he's hearing.

Yeah, Invisible Kid is already turning his power on, just in case somebody changes their mind about him.
Lu isn't looking back, either.
Brainy may be hanging around somewhere!

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Originally posted by Candle:
Yeah, Invisible Kid is already turning his power on, just in case somebody changes their mind about him.

Actually, he's stuck in invisible mode! Neither his nor Lu's power is working, as I recall!

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Originally posted by Quislet, Esq.:
Comet looks like he can't believe what he's hearing.

Comet's a well-known perve, he's probably trying to look up Lu's skirt.

'I say thee neigh, neigh!'

Sheesh! I wonder why "The Revolt of the Super-Pets!" took so long!

Check out Lyle giving Garth a backrub. And then see how jealous Jan is.

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Originally posted by MLLASH:
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Poor Proty, the only super-pet without a cape.

You'd think by the 30th century they'd come up with a better way of boarding spaceships than that dinky looking retractable ladder.

I wonder why "Legionnaires" was in bold and nothing else was? Lettering mishap-fix?

More like Semi-Opaque-Animal-Hater Kid!

Element Lad's thighs are soooo pink and manly. They really do put Lightening Lad's orange chicken legs to shame.*swoons*

Element Lad has no shadow. He must be an imposter!

Hmmm... I wonder where Element Lad & Invisible Kid are...?

Yeah Ayla, you like your woman to be butch.

Emmmm, I don't think it's the baby doll "face" that's got them so riled.

"Would you like a chair, Dream Girl, and by 'chair,' I mean couch, and by couch, I mean *casting couch.*"

Although, she probably doesn't have to worry about the 'examination' taking an hour. We know all about Clarks problems with 'super-speed.'

At least the couch doesn't come with stirrups. "Stay tuned for next week's episode of Kryptonian Gynecologist!"

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Originally posted by Set:
Comet's a well-known perve, . . .

He is?!
Says who?

"You musn't get tired"? Uh... her power is basically to sleep! That's what she does!

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Originally posted by MLLASH:
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That Neptune Nectar must be a good drink because it looks like it won Dream Girl's heart for Star Boy.

Heh heh! Lu and Imra look so delightfully enraged!

Where I come from, that facial expression would NOT be called "Baby-doll." [cough]

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Originally posted by MLLASH:
Hmmm... I wonder where Element Lad & Invisible Kid are...?

Seeing who'd have the most fun kissing whom?

She's SO CUTE!

Good thing he didn't offer her any nectar from Uranus.

Check out Mon-El's hand. Looks like Saturn Girl broke out the Shrew Gavel just in time.

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Originally posted by Set:
[b]Comet's a well-known perv, . . .

He is?!
Says who? [/b]

Supergirl. Comet is the first of her super-stalker wanna-be-boyfriends, being a 3000 year old greek centaur name Biron trapped in a horses body, and longing for a chance to become a man, so that he can express his love for the Girl of Steel.

She rides around on his back, confiding her secrets to him, thinking he's just a clever horse...

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Originally posted by Ram Boy:

Check out Mon-El's hand. Looks like Saturn Girl broke out the Shrew Gavel just in time.

Actually, Mon was patting the shoulder of Invisible Kid, who had just sat on the side of the couch and was about to make a fool of himself.

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Originally posted by MLLASH:
Hmmm... I wonder where Element Lad & Invisible Kid are...?

Garth isn't around, either. Maybe dying and coming back to life somehow affected his libido.

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Originally posted by He Who Wanders:

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Originally posted by Ram Boy:
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Check out Mon-El's hand. Looks like Saturn Girl broke out the Shrew Gavel just in time.

Actually, Mon was patting the shoulder of Invisible Kid, who had just sat on the side of the couch and was about to make a fool of himself. [/b]

HWW: Fandom Iconoclast. I wonder if there's a degree for that...

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Originally posted by Set:
Supergirl. Comet is the first of her super-stalker wanna-be-boyfriends, being a 3000 year old greek centaur name Biron trapped in a horses body, and longing for a chance to become a man, so that he can express his love for the Girl of Steel.

She rides around on his back, confiding her secrets to him, thinking he's just a clever horse...

I remember reading that story as a kid and finding it very romantic.
Everyone has their own perspective, I guess.

GREAT. Cosmic Boy ruins everything AGAIN.

Proof that Star Boy had mental problems way back when.

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Originally posted by MLLASH:
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I never pegged Cosmic Boy as a whistler.

Wait, isn't Erg/aka Wildfire made of *anti*-energy, which was described as the energy equivalent of antimatter, explosive to pretty much *everything* on contact?

"Once I enter Cos, he'll explode in all directions at the speed of light with the force of a small atom bomb, as the molecules of his body are annhilated by my presence within him. The rest of the Legionnaires will notice I'm there, 'though, and be able to fetch me my costume, so can we call it a partial win?"

And how did the Comics Code Authority allow any sort of plan that involved Erg 'entering Cos' body' to slip past them? That's hawt energy-dude-on-dude action, right there! Besides, I always thought it was Dawnstar he was trying to slip it into...

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Originally posted by Dev Em:
Proof that Star Boy had mental problems way back when.

Yeah. "Hi, I'm STD Lass. Can I have a volunteer from the audience to demonstate my powers?"

Garth, Jo, Gim, Brainy, Dirk and Lar, at once, "Not it!"

Thom, "Wait, what? Oh crap..."

[later]

Garth, "Okay, who'se next?"

New recruit, "Hi, I'm Turns-People-into-Hamsters Lad, and I'll need a..."

Thom, "NOT IT, darn it!!!"

Poor Thom. It's bad enough that he collapses from the flu, but he collapses onto the floor that is covered in Porcupine Pete's quills!

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Originally posted by Set:

And how did the Comics Code Authority allow any sort of plan that involved Erg 'entering Cos' body' to slip past them? That's hawt energy-dude-on-dude action, right there!...

To me the most, uh, twisted thing in this sequence is the clashing of Thom's and Drura's costumes. Probably everyone in the room was feeling a bit wobbly in the gut right about then...

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Originally posted by Set:
Wait, isn't Erg/aka Wildfire made of *anti*-energy, which was described as the energy equivalent of [b]antimatter, explosive to pretty much *everything* on contact?
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Well, since "anti-energy" is completely made-up psuedo-physics, who knows how it's actually supposed to work?

Yes, it was right after his encounter with Drura that Thom began his medication for a rare type of virus induced schizophrenia (said virus native only to planet Somahtur.)

It's one of the reasons why Drura is still in hiding.

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Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester:
Well, since "anti-energy" is completely made-up psuedo-physics, who knows how it's actually supposed to work?

True, just because Drake was originally defined as needing a containment suit to protect everybody else from the horrible explosions that would occur if he 'sprung a leak,' doesn't mean that later writers would be able to grok that concept, and decide to just have him float around willy-nilly and try to skooch up inside of his male teammates to give them an antimatter enema...

I'm sure it was terribly confusing for the new guys. Just like the whole 'Projectra. Not a snake.' concept eluded them.

I forget what Drura's home world actually is, but isn't it the home base for Carnival Cruise Lines?

Was "Whistling Jack" too important to attend the lowly tryouts session?

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Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester:

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Originally posted by Set:
[b]Wait, isn't Erg/aka Wildfire made of *anti*-energy, which was described as the energy equivalent of [b]antimatter, explosive to pretty much *everything* on contact?
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Well, since "anti-energy" is completely made-up psuedo-physics, who knows how it's actually supposed to work? [/b]

Or perhaps it isn't. Check out http://www.astronomy.net/forums/blackholes/messages/5976.shtml?disp=0

Longtime Legionnaires all knew that there was a secret Legion whistle that either Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl, Brainiac 5 or Invisible Kid would do whenever a new applicant was applying; it would either tell the Legionnaires "they're okay" or "they want to infiltrate us and kill us all". After the Command Kid and Dynamo Boy debacles, it was created by the secret Legion Leaders Society we once speculated about here on Legion World several years ago (the thread eludes me). Once again, Cos proves he's the greatest, and when he harms another Legionnaire, its for thier own good.

Maybe Infectious has a different meaning on the planet Xanthu. Or the Earth bound Legionnaires told Thom that it was another Earth word for Orgasm.

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Originally posted by Kid Quislet:
I forget what Drura's home world actually is, but . . .

Yes, that would be ~

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Originally posted by Candle:
. . .(said virus native only to planet Somahtur.)

"The Betrayer from Beyond" (SUPERBOY # 201) was one of the first Legion stories I ever read, so my associations with the above page are colored by the fond memories of discovery.

I can still feel ERG's frustration at not being being able to possess Cosmic Boy (due to the latter's flight ring, as we find out on the next page or so). I still feel sorry for Thom, who good-naturedly volunteered to assist an applicant not knowing what she would do to him. (Yes, her name probably should have been a giveaway.) And I feel for Drura, whose command of her power wasn't as great as she thought.

In short, this page touches on all the pre-teen emotions of awkwardness and wanting to fit in and not being able to communicate that Bates and Cockrum were so effective at mining for drama.

Nothing funny about the page to me, just pleasant memories.

Serious as well as funny discussion of these pages/panels is more than welcome!

For me, the page represents the beginning of an infectious era in LSH history!

And that early Cockrum artwork.... swooon!

"Mutant ability".... heh heh... to this day, I wish the Tom & Mary run of LEGIONNAIRES had lasted about 30 more issues...

Thom was such a cutie, a real football player type.

It was spot on a few years later when we saw him as a coach, I think.

Edit: This comment goes with the previous Infectious Lass page, of course!

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Originally posted by MLLASH:
"Mutant ability".... heh heh... to this day, I wish the Tom & Mary run of LEGIONNAIRES had lasted about 30 more issues...

Yes, me too!
AND Chris Sprouse, I love his artwork!

I don't know what good being able to control his power would have done, but I like Tenzil in plaid.

The 3boot Cham wouldn't have cared, costume wise, but he might have had a physical reaction to Plaid's power: some plaids might tickle, some might itch, or ache or etc..

This scene with Cera is where I started actively disliking Inferno, too.
I loved what happened with her and the Eye ~ except for the part where she became a 'bad girl', of course.
But 2 Eyes!!!
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This could be the first confirmation that they still have socks in the 30th century and not just tight-fitting boots.

I suppose being born with the power to make things plaid is better than having an accident whihc gives you that power.

Hmm... no doubt his parents were involved in some activity which causes said mutation in their child.

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Originally posted by MLLASH:
"Mutant ability".... heh heh... to this day, I wish the Tom & Mary run of LEGIONNAIRES had lasted about 30 more issues...

Honestly, the more I think about it, the more I think this run is pretty close to being my favorite Legion run ever.

I've grown to really appreciate and love Sprouse's work as the years have gone on. This was such an awesome run that was under-appreciated in its time.

If not for the Plaid, Plaid Lad has a pretty groovy costume! Pirate boots, cool belt, Cockrum Star Boy glooves. If the Plaid was Lava-lampish instead he'd have had his own series in the 70's!

I wish that they had also introduced his sister...Argyle Annie.

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Originally posted by Fat Cramer:
This could be the first confirmation that they still have socks in the 30th century and not just tight-fitting boots.

Or boots... of SPACE have the socks built right in.

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Originally posted by Dev Em:
I wish that they had also introduced his sister...Argyle Annie.

lol
And his older brother Harringbone Bob.

Attacking a LSH reservist? tsk tsk

I can barely even see it...let alone read it.

Cockrum drew the sexiest Lana EVER!!

Didn't Cockrum draw the sexiest any Legionnaire ever?

But yeah, I'm not sure if I want to see a young super powered alien attacking a young girl, creepy...

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How else does one get away from Lana aside from giving her a concussion?

Apologies for the smallness of this panel, but I really wanted to post it and didn't know at the time it would turn out tiny!

Another proven way to get away from Lana is to give her a bio-ring that changes her into half-insectoid forms!

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Didn't Cockrum draw the sexiest any Legionnaire ever?

Pretty much!

Little known fact: A time-traveling Supergirl once played out a similar scene with young Isaac Newton!

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I love that the tradition of giggling, gossipy girls in the audience was still alive.

Plaid Lad!

Along with Stripe Boy and Gingham Girl, he would become a founding member of the Textile Teens. Additional members would include Damask Damsel, Voile Vixen and Floral Lad.

The existence of Plaid Lad would seem to support the theory that there are some super-powers not good enough for the Legion of Substitute Heroes.

Re: Clark and Lana

I pointed out on another thread that Clark could easily have kissed Lana and then answered the LSH summons. Of course, he was just being an honorable gentleman by bonking her on the head with apples.

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Originally posted by He Who Wanders:
The existence of Plaid Lad would seem to support the theory that there are some super-powers not good enough for the Legion of Substitute Heroes.

That's what the Subs Auxillary is for!

Right. But I wonder if Plaid Lad is good enough even for the Auxiliary.

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Originally posted by He Who Wanders:
Right. But I wonder if Plaid Lad is good enough even for the Auxiliary.

Do you know of anyone else who can make things plaid any quicker?

Plaid is the one weakness of The Caped Chameleon from The Tick.

Then I guess Plaid Lad should be placed in the Substitute Auxiliary Reserve just in case the Caped Chameleon shows up in the 30th/31st century.

Plaid Lad is the ultimate legacy hero . Fie on all those speedsters and quarter-Kryptonians and what-not! Where were they when I needed to get beer and chips super-fast at 4AM?

Did Chuck ever know that he was a rebound boyfriend?

Hmm... I wonder if any tapes exist of Bouncing Boy's dates with Iresa?

I'd pay serious cash for some Legion date-tapes! Especially Cos and Sinde's!

Meanwhile, Cockrum very nearly surpasses Swan as "best Lu artist"! Perhaps he even does.

I never really thought about it, but when Chuck inflates, he doesn't fill with lighter-than-air gas, does he? Because it would seem profoundly unlikely that Lu could pick him up and throw him at herself (or catch him without being squished!).

Perhaps he was using his flight ring to counteract his weight...

Geez! I never thought about that either. When he hits the ground, does he get bruised? We've seen him knock people out with impact, so there must be some good mass there.

I would assume that chuck uses momentum to bounce rather than being lighter than air. I can see him using his flight ring to help him gain initial momentum. From that I would say that Chuck is probably the Legionnaire most skilled at using his/her flight ring. i.e. making himself light enough to get maximum bounce without becoming totally weightless and just floating there.

His power HAS to be something that happens without the flight ring.

He doesn't just get round and sit there.
He bounces like a giant, rubber medicine ball.

His weight must be reduced and the force comes from the built up momentum energy, some physics stuff.

I'm not saying that he doesn't use the flight ring to augment his powers, they ALL do, really.
The ring just can't be how his powers WORK.
imo

Oh, I'm not saying his power can only work with a flight ring. For the most part Chuck while inflated retains arms and legs. I imagine he would have to start his bounce by jumping. In fact I think I remember when he lost his power, him being shown as jumping and the landing with no bounce. His weight could be reduced, but as Set said, he doesn't become lighter than air.

As for the bruising, his inflated body, at least, is rubberized.

And I wouldn't say that a flight ring augments Saturn Girl's power. It let's her fly, but doesn't help her telepathy. But Chuck on the other hand can use the gravity negating power of a flight ring to increase his bounce (full weight on the way down and reduced weight on the bounce up). Of the other Legionnaires, I would say that Timber Wolf (super acrobat) and Karate Kid might use the flight rings in conjunction with their power. We have seen Dream Girl use her flight ring for something other than flying herself, but the ring didn't augment her power.

I always imagined that Chuck's body changes to something like flubber, which would allow him to gain momentum as he bounces rather than losing momentum. This would allow him to get started without the flight ring, but he could probably use the flight ring with his powers as well. When he knocks someone down, it's more because of momentum than mass, though perhaps he could change part of his body back to flesh and bone to increase his mass as he's impacting someone.

This, too, is from one of my earliest Legion comics, SUPERBOY # 200.

I was ten years old when this story was published--an age when girls are more the enemy if not downright icky. I couldn't fathom Legionnaires having girlfriends, let alone getting married!

But I came to like both Lu and Chuck as a result of this story, so it was a shame that it marked the end of their tenures as regular characters. I don't think Cary Bates developed the personalities of any other Legionnaires quite so well as he did here.

That's such a cute page, except for the fact that Duo's boots always make me think of those weird perforated cheese knives.

I think that my favorite incarnation of Chuck is the spiky-haired cartoon version. A guy with those kinds of powers was born to be animated!

BouncingBoya

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Originally posted by Candle:
His power HAS to be something that happens without the flight ring.

Oh, he definitely bounces, even without the Flight Ring, but for him to play volleyball with Lu(s), and for her to comment that he *intentionally* slammed into her hard instead of being light enough to bounce off of her fist, suggests that he's somehow manipulating his weight / mass.

We know that he's got the 'inflatable invulnerable body' thing going on, but it's never really been established if he inflates like a balloon, with a big empty space inside, retaining the same mass, or generates all sorts of extra tissue inside of himself (similar to Colossal Boy, just on the inside).

Is manipulating his mass yet another super-power, in addition to becoming invulnerable and swelling in size and bouncing (which he could do just fine without manipulating his mass, depending on the properties of his body), or was that a Flight Ring assisted weight-reduction for the purposes of volleyball?

That's the kind of nit-picky questions that I get from reading panels.

I sometimes think that he would have been taken more seriously if he was thin, like Speedball, who basically has the same powers.

I agree that the flight ring must help on some level, just not the most important levels.

And I agree that some of the Legionnaires get more bang for their buck where the rings are concerned.
Definitely the fighters: Val, Brin, Lu, Shady, Jo (who has two powers with the rings + partial invulnerability, increased speed, increased 'get there in time', surprise of approach, etc.), Vi (who wouldn't be very Vi-able without the rings), Ferro, Blok, Nura when she's portrayed as a fighter of some kind.
Then there are those who are much more effective with ability to more fast and from any direction: Rokk, Garth, Brek, Tinya, Thom, Jan, Dirk, etc..

Tellus absolutely needs the rings for a non-liquid environment and he & Imra have a definite advantage over say, an Esper Lass, just in line of sight and being out of reach of other combatants.

Even the ones who fly on their own are aided as the rings give communication and additional invulnerability in different eco-systems, as well as often maintaining them in the air if they loose consciousness, which I seem to remember.

Wow, that's kind of anal but I AM a Legion fan of very long standing.

Hm, Purple Lu seems hotter to me than Orange Lu here.

What I want to say is not appropriate for this board.

Servants entrance in the rear!

Ahem.

Anyway, I too have the 'super-power of becoming huge,' but my version takes longer and involves a lot of Pringles.

Atlantis? NOW we know the secret to what sunk the island-state! Gim had some bad Martian tacos the night before...

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Vi (who wouldn't be very Vi-able without the rings),

Heh. That was funny. And yeah, without a flight ring, Vi's contributions to combat would be to spend 30 minutes working her way into the mechanism of the enemy machine, crossing about six real world inches in that time with her teensy little microscopic legs...

Gee, you think they would want a bridge that doesn't limit them to going across single file.

Scoff all you want. I really miss the good old days when it was okay for superheroes to wear perms.

I never realized until now how truly hot Colossal Boy is. He looks likes he could lap dance all of Metropolis at once.

Which would be hot.

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. . . was okay for superheroes to wear perms.

Standard Legion equipment for missions: flight rings, portable bridges.

You're mining my childhood, Lash. This panel is from the second Legion story I ever read: "The War Between Krypton and Earth."

I don't have any particular thoughts about this panel. Gim is just doing his job. The Kryptonians are on their way to attack the Atlantians with stun guns, not knowing that the Atlantean weapons will prove lethal to Kryptonians.

I still think that this story is more sophisticated than people give it credit for. While some fans deride it for its explanation of how dinosaurs came to earth or its out-of-DC-continuity origin for Atlantis, or even for Star Boy making an entire city sink beneath the ocean, I still think its an insightful story that shows how wars can start and escalate despite the best intentions of those involved. It also shows how even Legionnaires can choose sides and come to blows with each other.

"Normal"? Girlfriend, that ship sailed and crashed YEARS ago.

That freaky curved architecture can't be very stable.

Nothing worse than being knocked flat on your back. Oh yeah, actually, being knocked flat on your back on a lawn that obviously hasn't been mowed in weeks.

New caption for the Colossal Boy picture;

Having just created a bridge for his allies, Matter-Pooper Lad leans over and braces himself in preparation for creating another one!

Damned Super-Companions have killed yet ANOTHER thread!!!

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Nothing says alien like men who wear a hat, long-sleeved shirt, gloves, boots, a belt, and yet *still* leave their legs exposed!

I don't think the guy in the foreground is sleeping. He's just drunk.

Two things I miss from the Silver Age:
1) Planets with an over-abundance of consonant letters in their names
2) Page numbers

Also, the fella on the left seems very restful and contemplative...

The planet of freaky architecture and nelly caps!

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Two things I miss from the Silver Age:
1) Planets with an over-abundance of consonant letters in their names
2) Page numbers

Also, the fella on the left seems very restful and contemplative...

3) Grown men running around (or on siestas, as the case may be) dressed like Robin.

A straight super-hero would stop to make the cute chick more comfortable.

It's like the masterpiece Salvidor Dali never painted.

(The sentient puddle is cool too)

Sigh... my first exposure to the lovely Infectious Lass. I never forgot her, you know.

Wouldn't see her again until the SUBS/Ambush Bug issue of DC COMICS PRESENTS. Or more likely in S/LSH 201 which I probably got from the back issue bins before the DCCP issue came out.

Poor Shannen Dreys AKA Quake Kid... his power to make sentients quake with arousal for him was useless against illness-inducing Dru.

Absorbancy Boy later became Earth Man and no longer had to wear used Legionnaires' undies to drain powers from them.... curse or blessing?

This is from SUPERBOY # 218--17 issues after Drura's first appearance. I remember being surprised to see her try out for the Legion again--and still be rejected. Right before this panel, she is lamenting that she can now create plagues or somesuch, yet the Legion still doesn't want her. I wanted to say, "Honey, they don't care how many people you can make sick. They just want to know you can turn your power off when necessary."

As for the sleazy Quake Kid, he must have wondered what other kinds of diseases she could give him.

Jeepers! I'm beginning to think these panels aren't exactly "random".

Blast! I knew 2 Drura images so close together was pushing it!

Well, the next 3 images I have picked out are WAY random!!

Lesson 1: When Infectious Lass gets forgetful people DIE (or, at the very least, cramp up really bad).

Lesson 2: Call yourself "Absorbency Boy" and you deserve a life of bitter dejection.

All-SPECIAL POST-THANKSGIVING BONUS RANDOM DISCUSSION PANEL!!!

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Well, this is fairly concrete evidence that Fortress lad was an android...

Gee, they have some huge gumball machines in the future.

I bet the Legionnaires are sorry they built legs on the clubhouse.

This confirms the longheld theory that the Entrance Hall to the Clubhouse was Fortress Lad's colon.

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(The sentient puddle is cool too)

That's the Legionnaire, right!
lol!

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I was munching a sweet pickle when I read this and I must have coughed 30+seconds!

AND this!

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Blast! I knew 2 Drura images so close together was pushing it!

The lesson to be learned here is never to eat or drink while reading here!

That's no sentient puddle, that's the chickenhawkiest of all the Super-Companions... LIQUIDMAN!

Well, this is fairly concrete evidence that Fortress lad was an android...

And not very big!
5 Legionnaires and your dancing cheek to cheek!

I'll try not to get too distracted and fall behind, next time!

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This is also proof that Fortress Lad was a hero: he was obviously trying to take a "dump" to expel the trapped Legionnaires.

Pity that the clubhouse didn't include a basement door . . .

Baldness really is a widespread problem with adult heroes in the future.

You would think that garment support panels would be a little bit more effective in the 31st century.

Julie Lad was a founding member of the Legion of Boys With Girls' Names, along with Barbara Boy and Iris Kid.

The Legion of Boys With Girls' Names was inspired by the 20th century hero, Boy Named Sue.

Little did Tinya anticipate Dawnstar's Thanagarian love affair!

Tinya isn't very sympathetic toward Drake. "Sack of energy"? Sheesh!

I actually liked that Tinya was often written as having very little tact, to be brutally honest, to have idealistic standards. The problem is, it makes her rather unlikable. At least she had a sweet side.

I love Shady's "vulcan" look, despite the obvious impracticality of the mega-high collar.

Jeepers! I don't even remember this scene! Time to re-read this classic story!

The Subs always made good use of their consolation flight belts.

"Have to get tough on you": the 1960s version of "We'll blow your f--kin' heads off!"

Fire Lad's looking kinda' babe-a-licious there, in a worried sort of way.

It was the record of this incident that led to Eve banning Tenzil from ever playing "I've got your nose!" with the kids.

When I first saw this page, a few minutes ago, I didn't notice the large, gaping hole in Stargrave's face. I thought that Tenz had bitten off something altogether different.

All I can think of at this point is that I want to dig this issue out and read a fun lighthearted comic.

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When I first saw this page, a few minutes ago, I didn't notice the large, gaping hole in Stargrave's face. I thought that Tenz had bitten off something altogether different.

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THIS explains why Tyr hates the Legion. All of them are stupid, per Lester Spiffany.

"I pity the fool who uses a name that Mr. Tyr don't approve of!"

How stupid will Tyr feel when he gets a lethal dose of radiation from "Radiator"?

Wow, I'd forgotten Tyr, with his mohawk and his pornstache. Yeesh, what a strange character.

"I have a gun for a hand! Do what I say!"

"I have actual super-powers, punk. Also, you're now sterile, your hair is gonna fall out and I've just fried your intestinal micro-organisms, so you'll die of starvation over the next week, if the burns don't kill you first."

"This is a comic-book, idiot. Has anyone ever died of radiation? No. You probably just gave me super-powers..."

Tyr should totally go on a naming spree.

"We're the Legion of Super-Heroes, I'm Lightning Lad."

"That's a stupid name. You're now called Shockinator."

"Uh, and I'm Saturn Girl."

"Saturnator."

"And you'll probably call me Cosminator..."

"No, I'm still trying to figure out why you're dressed like Grimbor the Chaininator, but without pants."

I used to work with people who did that, bit off people's noses.
The state's answer was to pull out their 4 middle front teeth, top and bottom.

I wonder if Tenzil thought about the possible consequenses?

This could call for a whole new thread, Body Parts that Tenzil Chomped.

Tyr, Roy ... your colours are clashing.

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THIS explains why Tyr hates the Legion. All of them are stupid, per Lester Spiffany.

There was some fun discussion of this panel here.
http://www.legionworld.net/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=001102;p=2

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Tyr should totally go on a naming spree.

"We're the Legion of Super-Heroes, I'm Lightning Lad."

"That's a stupid name. You're now called Shockinator."

"Uh, and I'm Saturn Girl."

"Saturnator."

"And you'll probably call me Cosminator..."

"No, I'm still trying to figure out why you're dressed like Grimbor the Chaininator, but without pants."

I had a SKETCHINATOR phase.... but it was too hard to post with an "Ahnold" accent, so I had to let it go.

"So, basically, you're named after an obscure one-handed Earth deity, and you have the nerve to make fun of other people's names?"

Roy: "How about Screw-You Man? How's that? Or maybe Bite-Me Lad? Do you approve of that one? What, no? OK, I got it. Captain Change-Your-Own-Frickin'-Name-You-Pompous-Ass! Now that one has a real catchy ring to it, doesn't it?"

Hmm... I wonder if KL-Lang is any relation to K. D. Lang?

What the heck is Tinya doing?!

You see Ayla doing jumping jacks... does this story take place before or after the cellular trim ray?

I didn't know that Trips was russian.

Wow, Vi, way to show off the goods! This panel is scandalous!

BTW, is Lu not wearing shoes?

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You would think they would at least have stereo speakers in Legion HQ.

Imra's going to be mad. Everyone's dancing, but no one is singing.

Perhaps they were singing:

When the remaining boy members return,
A month from now,
We'll destroy them, too!

We'll change the club constitution
So no boys can join,
Ever! - Ugh!

How I hate them!

(With backing vocals of "Kl-lang! Kl-lang!" it has a nice rhythm, don't you think?)

For some reason I cannot get past the Queen saying "Behold me on your space-monitor."

Just seems overly simplified for even kids.

I don't have much to add regarding this panel, but I just LOVE those Legion girls!

Okay, so, Saturn Girl commands her boy-hating girl posse to dance and this how they get down wit' it:

Shrinking Violet - ballet
Triplicate Girl - an Eastern European folk dance
Phantom Girl - a hula
Supergirl - the Twist
and finally, we have Lightning Lass - who's doing either jumping jacks or spinning her boobs around like a stripper

Very telling.

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What the heck is Tinya doing?!

Clearly some sort of "Martha Graham"-esque interpretation of a tree awaking to the first spring thaw...

"I am... a knotty pine..."

I did a couple of quick image searches for Ayla's dance, and I found similar images of Beyonce, Madonna, Creed and Wayne Newton.

Is Beyonce using a Cellular Trim Ray?
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It's nice to see Imra smile, anyway.

Poor Forte.
He had absolutely no ability to draw anyone with grace of movement.
This scene must have been torture for him!

WAITaminnit! Does the above panel imply that for a solid month, only the lass Legionnaires were available in case of a crisis? Fodder for untold tales, I tellsya!

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Some father.
It looks like he made her mouth extra wide, too.
I thought fathers were supposed to know how to give good gifts!

It looks more like he was making her to be a terrorist suicide bomber.
Another era.
sigh

Has anyone ever been transformed into a weapon / super-person by their scientist *mother?*

Night Girl, Timber Wolf, Big Mouth Betty up there, all got experimented on by their dads (or, in Karate Kid's case, not experimented upon, but definitely trained intensely).

And what's up with that, anyway? In the 30th century do fathers no longer settle for reliving their own glory days by enrolling their kids in various sports the kid has no interest in playing, and instead go all out and try to turn them into super-heroes (or villains)?

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Are you sure you want to try out for the Legion Betty? Your costume makes you a shoo-in for the X-men.

Betty looks more like some random American Flagg extra to me. Even the face with the Julia-Roberts-proportioned mouth. If I could see that her footwear featured teeny tiny 5" spike heels, that would totally clinch it.

She does look Chaykinesque.

The first thing that pops into my mind is "X chromosome"--which, I guess, explains her "obvious" talent.

The second thing is I'm glad I sat out this era of Legionnaires.

I liked this era of Legionnnaires. Loved Sprouse's art despite his love of the mullet.

I always get X Bomb Betty mixed up with the girl who thought she possessed Inferno. Must review those issues!

They look like an Eighties pop synth group. Possibly from Germany.

Roxxxy und die Großen Gürtelschnallejungen?

"X-Bomb" I guess the 'insert X in front of something to make it sound all futury' thing is put in here more as a joke, but damn it still makes me cringe. And the costume is pretty bad.

What I want to know is what Garth is looking at in the second panel, for a teenage guy they don't seem to be looking where they are supposed to be.

This is the future: They are enlightened and too polite to stare.

Isn't "x-bomb" standard slang for a super-powerful bomb, expanding on a-bomb, h-bomb, etc.?

As I recall, Dirk is definitely staring (and commenting) in the next panel.

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What I want to know is what Garth is looking at in the second panel, for a teenage guy they don't seem to be looking where they are supposed to be.

He is looking at the reflection in Tenzil's sunglasses.

Ummm, yeah-- because Rokk refused to assist her!

On the other hand, maybe those bathing suit costumes aren't so bad...

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Wowser!
Absolutely, and go to it!

And poor Lydda.
If THAT suit (there's not enough of it to be a 'costume') didn't get Rokk's attention, I don't know what would.

I guess she thought dying might do it.

Does Tasmia sound a little condescending?

Yet another case of a character with one power (super-strength) being automatically assumed to have another (invulnerability).

The art is interesting. It's pretty meh until that last picture of Lydda's face, with the shadowing and the wistful look, which is kinda awesome.

How her bosums don't go flying out of that thing is beyond me...

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Ummm, yeah-- because Rokk refused to assist her!

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Yet another case of a character with one power (super-strength) being automatically assumed to have another (invulnerability).

The art is interesting. It's pretty meh until that last picture of Lydda's face, with the shadowing and the wistful look, which is kinda awesome.

How her bosums don't go flying out of that thing is beyond me...

Another power - Super-Bosom Control

Oh Tasmia can sound very condescending but not here.

When I first read that page there I was just a boy. By the time I reread it for the 9th time, I had become a man.

Rokk is hiding just out of sight hoping Shady would have had to give her mouth to mouth.

The last panel depiction of Lydia is awesome.

Otherwise, what stands out to me about this story was Rokk acting like a total jerk. He did that in those days--maybe being around so many scantily clad women causes his Braalian hormones to go haywire.

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When I first read that page there I was just a boy. By the time I reread it for the 9th time, I had become a man.

When Quislet, Esq. had read the story 9 times and *still* thought Sinde was the most interesting thing in the story, that's when he knew he was gay.

This issue was one I lost and never replaced for years. Consequently, this little back-up loomed large in my imagined memories. When I bought the archive that reprinted it, I was a bit disappointed in it. It didn't quite live up to what I thought I remembered.

It's still an example of a great team-up, though-- one that's sort of referenced in the Johnsboot LSH, when Legionnaire Night Girl (Woman?) is reintroduced.

I always wanted Lydda to be Tasmia's best friend, instead of Tinya.

At least some of Rokk's jerkwad scenes *have* to be depictions of some alternate reality Rokk-- a reality where Garth and Mekt were twins and Ayla their bratty little sister.

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[b]When I first read that page there I was just a boy. By the time I reread it for the 9th time, I had become a man.

When Quislet, Esq. had read the story 9 times and *still* thought Sinde was the most interesting thing in the story, that's when he knew he was gay. [/b]

No, that was after I saw Grimbor the Chainsman

I still think Sinde would be a fun person to hang around with.

I remember Grell's Night Girl and/or Laurel Kent reminded me of the girl from the original Planet of the Apes.

The thing is, these characters are just stunningly beautiful and extremely sexy in those skimpy outfits. Part of me wants them to go get dressed so they can actually perform some super heroics, and part of me buys into the fanstasy.

Sigh!

Poor Sketch.
It can be tough being a guy.

Where's the Law and Order bum-bum?

Superboy thinks "I love it when Brainy gets all dictatorial and hard ass!"

It also looks like Star Boy is about to show Brainy that he thinks he's #1 in his book.

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I've never thought about it before, but you've got to wonder if the Legion really has any right to hold him in the "detention center". He's been cleared of any actual crime, and the only real question is whether he is going to have his membership in their "club" revoked.

The detention center was really just the place where bad Legionnaires had to spend Saturdays.

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How her bosums don't go flying out of that thing is beyond me...

Another power - Super-Bosom Control [/b]

No, it's Spirit Gum... OF SPACE!!!

Ouch. Poor Lydda.

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The thing is, these characters are just stunningly beautiful and extremely sexy in those skimpy outfits. Part of me wants them to go get dressed so they can actually perform some super heroics, and part of me buys into the fantasy.

Sigh!

As a very obscure (but much beloved-by-me) cartoonist once had a goddess remark:

"Boys, the whole trouble with cheesecake and cherry tarts is that your teeth fall out if you live on them!"

The other problem is that even skilled artists like Grell really only draw one type of "ideal" beauty. There's little if any difference between the two characters beyond costume and skin color. That always depresses me a little.

Get Jaime Hernandez on the phone already.

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Where's the Law and Order bum-bum?

...followed by the ad where Saturn Girl takes Brainy aside to remind him that if he just washed his fatigues in Cold Power X-E, they wouldn't shrink and ride up like that.

"Boys, the whole trouble with cheesecake and cherry tarts is that your teeth fall out if you live on them!"

I agree with that statement and it's definitely something I am now (more than ever) keeping in mind as an artist.

Whenever Brainy is in Legion meetings, he always stands up and points at people when he talks. Just a tad abbrasive, I'd say.

And they wanted us to buy that he was Rokk.
idjets!!!!!

I thought that, to Tenz, everything was candy.

The Trapper...worst baby sitter ever!

Ah, the days when the de-aging process always resulted in turning into slime.

OMG, the Trapper is hilarious!

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Obviously, diamonds are the broccoli of Bismol.

Okay...MEL can eat anything...and couldn't Jan just turn everything into sugar? Just saying.

Now I kinda wish the Trapper had always been played for laughs...

Hmm... I wonder what the Time Trapper would've been like had they done more with the "Iron Curtain" metaphor? Like he could dress in red and refer to his agents as "Comrade Glorith" and so on...

Poor Vi! She gets to see so little of Duplicate Boy that she has to wave at him through the holovision during live broadcast Legion Auditions!

I thought Vi was doing jazz hands.

And seeing as Krypton exploded, is "popping planets" a good expression for Kal?

Did anyone else notice on the next panel, where Superboy had Giffen on the phone? Kal's not as nice as his agent portrays him.

You know what, I miss when a character would get slugged and think "Oof!

Who wrote that...a 14 year old?!?!?!?!

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Poor Vi! She gets to see so little of Duplicate Boy that she has to wave at him through the holovision during live broadcast Legion Auditions!

Are you sure she's not waving to Ayla?

I was gonna comment about the art...but then I remembered that they literally just drew the story based on Shooters layouts that he sent in. No wonder the characters are out of depth.

Shouldn't it be "who's catching WHOM off guard?"

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Obviously, diamonds are the broccoli of Bismol.[/b]

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Who wrote that...a 14 year old?!?!?!?!

sigh
Great way to end an evening here.

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Wowser!
Absolutely, and go to it!

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Apparently, ballet is THE dance of the 31st century.

Lash said I could post some panels in here. So here is my first

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Someone apparently got a royalty every time "kryptonite" was used...

Kewl! Imra's using her super-telepathy to... ummm, read the kryptonite's mind???

Lightning Lad has apparently been working out a lot. He's hefting that boulder like it was a cardboard prop.

And how exactly is Rokk lifting those two granite blocks? No metal in them that can be seen, and if there were...he would not have to actually touch them.

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Lightning Lad has apparently been working out a lot. He's hefting that boulder like it was a cardboard prop.

It's just like those knockoff Kryptonite "boulders" you can buy at all the spaceports nowadays. Only the outside is a thin layer of the genuine article. The inside is pumice stone.

They were leftover Shatner-era STAR TREK props repainted green...

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Kewl! Imra's using her super-telepathy to... ummm, read the kryptonite's mind???

A side effect of dating Garth: lightning vision.

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[b] Lightning Lad has apparently been working out a lot. He's hefting that boulder like it was a cardboard prop.

It's just like those knockoff Kryptonite "boulders" you can buy at all the spaceports nowadays. Only the outside is a thin layer of the genuine article. The inside is pumice stone. [/b]

Well with the Kryptonite weakening Superboy, the pumice stone should be capable of holding him prisoner.

They just want to SUBTLY infer that these three aren't REALLY Imra, Rokk and Garth.
Superboy may be putz enough to think the Legion has turned against him otherwise.
sigh

Well, this was only his second encounter with them . . .

Good to know, but are we supposed to worry about those things when we make silly statements here?
I thought it might be funnier if we didn't.
Otherwise, I'm going to have to look these panels up before I comment.
Rats!

The more informed a silly comment is, the better.

Has anyone ever been helplessly suspended in lower air, or upper air even?

No. Mid-air is the "helpless" zone.

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[b] Kewl! Imra's using her super-telepathy to... ummm, read the kryptonite's mind???

A side effect of dating Garth: lightning vision.[/b]

She's using her super-telepathy to reshape matter! Ala Telepathy Man!

Hmm... actually, that whole story might make more sense as a Super-Companions tale...

Some alternative costumes:

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There are somethings worse than a bustier.

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This is why writers and editors should not listen to fans. Plain and simple.

The thing about those costumes is that they don't look like super-hero costumes. They look like typical go-go fashions of the late '60s. Even Cos's costume looks like something you'd see on a fashion runway by a designer who wants to show off.

'Fans' used to mean 'kids' so I think they aren't so bad.
And a kid or two designed costumes that were actually used, besides the Shady/Jeckie costumes we see here that were used in the one, alien possession story.

But I agree, those shown are pretty bad, especially Rokk's.
sigh

I quite like the girls' designs, but certainly not as superhero costumes. They'd be fine as club-wear or as we've seen in Legion comics, day-wear. Cosmic Boy's costume is just goofy.

I think the gold on Shady looks surprisingly nice. Jeckie's looks like one that would be in vogue today.

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What exactly is Tinya doing here. And is that a Flava Flave starter kit?

What's up with Projectra's breasts?

Shady's costume is very similar to her Grell costume albeit in a different color.

Among the pictures where I got these pictures from was Duo Damsel's orange/purple split costume.

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I think the gold on Shady looks surprisingly nice. Jeckie's looks like one that would be in vogue today.

I can picture Jeckie's outfit on Paris Hilton.

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I think the gold on Shady looks surprisingly nice.

I agree.
I always thought that black was too monochromatic on her.
I would have liked royal blue and a grape purple on her with gold glam, if the gold was too unshadowlike.

Oh, and my favorite Jeckie outfit is the one she wore in the last part of the Great Darkness Saga.
I think we only saw it at that time, but I loved it.

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Shady's costume is very similar to her Grell costume albeit in a different color.

I was just thinking that the gold gave her a Dejah Thoris sword-and-blaster 'warrior princess' vibe.

Which I like.

Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!

I totally forgot about this one. whole different thing if you consider where these two ended up in the 5YL issues.

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Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!

I totally forgot about this one. whole different thing if you consider where these two ended up in the 5YL issues.

and we'll never know for sure if that was post-meditated or even pre-meditated. Wouldn't be the first time that a writer went back to some obscure little Legion factoid and built a story around it.

Just think how much their parents would have approved, as nothing would have happened.

Cos' costume is not impressive, and his face/hair combo looks sort of like a Martin-Lewis amalgam. Well, why not? Isn't the current Superboy the offspring of Superman and Lex Luthor-- kind of?

The girls all look like they could be hawking the kind of "activewear" I throw around all day at work. As such, none of it really looks like anything conducive to being active, but...

comics.

Did you think the thrill would have been gone if Ayla had long hair?

Wimps!

Lightning Lad's hands are red. That must mean he's using his power to full intensity. Either that, or he didn't wash up after burning the Venusian crab in butter sauce again.

Tinya, hands on hip - "Yeah, Garth, we can't get through all of this junk! Too bad we don't have a Legionnaire who can walk through all of it and get right to Molecule Master! Oh wait..."

Garth, pouting - "Sarcasm is never helpful."

Heh. Blok is punching rocks. Val is punching rocks. Garth is blasting rocks. Imra is... pushing Val into the path of danger? Go Imra! Use Val as a human shield!

Blok: "If saturn Girl weren't standing here, I wouldn't have to bother batting these rocks away. At least she looks good, for a fleshy."

It looks like Blok is taking a swing at Imra

Perhaps Imra isn't using Val as a human shield. The picture also could be interpreted as Imra giving Val a massage...

No wonder Garth is so cranky!

Imra could also be doing aerobics.

She is obviously reading the rocks' minds!

I'm impressed by how wide her stance is ...

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I have it on good authority that White guys in comics aren't officially gay until they get that first perm. So there.

Ayla didn't have the big computer around for guidance, so her confusion was likewise understandable.

Oh, let's face it. Those high collars look awesome, but they're a recipe for disaster, since the wearer can't see anything over his/her shoulder.

Saturn Girl is just making sure that Karate Kid doesn't forget that there's a teammate behind him, rather than some sneaky enemy. "Friendly Fire" is so last-century.

I'm not even going to say anything about Phantom Girl's timely reminder that millions of comic book artists were weaned far sooner than they should've been. Oh, wait...

"Hitler's right!"

No good ever follows that statement ...

Poor Dillinger! He's clearly out of his league, and the other villains are making it clear to him!

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"Hitler's right!"

No good ever follows that statement ...

So, why isn't Superboy speaking with a German accent?

That Dillinger! Always wanting to use super-speed and give people the works.

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So, why isn't Superboy speaking with a German accent?

Probably for the same reason Mon-el isn't speaking ancient Latin.

You know, that would have been funny: Superboy speaks German, Mon-El speaks ancient Latin, and
Ultra Boy speaks 1930s American English--and none of them can understand each other!

That's one thing Alaktor forgot!

Well, presumably he didn't forget it, but solved the problem in some way that we are not treated to an explanation of!

Of course, they're all speaking Interlac, anyway.

I wonder how Interlac with a German accent would sound . . .

Hmm... it's amazing with as dedicated a fanbase as the Legion has, we've never actually gone about inventing an Interlac language...

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Of course, they're all speaking Interlac, anyway.

I wonder how Interlac with a German accent would sound . . .

The same as English when spoken with a German accent, if we are to take Jacques ridiculous French accent into account (cause apparently no matter what language you speak your accent never changes).

P.S. I never realized spaceship was a hyphenated word...

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Hmm... it's amazing with as dedicated a fanbase as the Legion has, we've never actually gone about inventing an Interlac language...

If we did, it would only lead to opera.

[cries in beer]

Misogyny is so funny!

You don't usually see that much blue hair outside of a museum docents' committee.

Ah, Cham's disguise as Cos' wife... known affectionately on LegionWorld as Lovey Dovey.

Wow, Rokk seems exuberantly *happy* to be going on a date with Cham. He never looked like he was having that much fun with Lydda...

OR Sinde...

I think it was the threat of violence that got Cos all excited.

What's Coz doing with his other hand?

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I think it was the threat of violence that got Cos all excited.

Oh, good point. He's all about the slappage.

Which, in retrospect, completely explains the Grell bondage-wear...

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Ah, Cham's disguise as Cos' wife... known affectionately on LegionWorld as Lovey Dovey.

He ain't got time for that now!!11

Cos looks like he's had one too many punches already. Either that, or he's tuned into his "cosmic" awareness. (Well, it was the '60s . . .)

HWW:

Every time I see Cos in pink, I'm reminded of The Official Preppie Handbook and its assertion that Prep was/is the only American subculture to not see manly guys in pink as, uh, peculiar. Which leads me to wonder if Cos, not Cham, should've been Brande's real offspring.

Okay, I'm jumping in a bit early here on the heels of Quis' last pic post, but I found this image today and could NOT wait to share. It's a panel I have NEVER seen before and I really got a kick out of it!

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Hey!
I'm not even going to go into it.

Except to say that I have older friends who look just like those statues and there's nothing 'ghastly' about them!
Well, not TOO ghastly, anyway.
Just a little ghastly.

And Lex should talk!
grumble, hrumph

Oh, the cruelty of youth!

Something else else makes me doubt the accuracy of precognitive sculptures that depict Cosmic Boy as the only male Legionnaire with a full head of hair...

The sculptures' nameplates should have read stuff like "Chameleon Codger", "Cosmic Peepaw", "Saturn Granny" etc.

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Imra seems to have put on more weight than Chuck in her old age.

I keep waiting for Sun Boy to boom, "GOOD NEWS, Everyone!"

Bouncing Gramps actually looks a bit like Sugyn.

When Sugyn blew the Metropolis reservoir into Chuck, perhaps he transfered some DNA.

Bah! Those "elderly has-beens" could still whoop your ass Lex!

Better a has been than a never will be!

'Cosmic PeePaw'?!

I see that hearing aids have gone retro.

Wow. The Accurate Precognitive Sculpture Modeler must have made a bundle on that commission.

In their 70's or 80's or 90's and they still haven't updated their costumes from their hayday as teens!
sad

And here, I shake my head at women who keep the same hair style forever.
sigh

I wonder if Accurate Precognitive Sculpture Models Inc. is based on Naltor?

Wouldn't Cham just turn his ear into a hearing horn rather than holding one all day?

GOOD NEWS, everyone! It's placebo pill today.

But I need my heart-ACK!

Time for a new panel

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Where did Tenzil's Piano go?

In the NBA, they'd be fined for flashing gang signs.

Tenzil's just practicing his finger positions for a shadow bunny!

so many improper thoughts are coming to mind, I may need to go to confession ...

It drives me crazy, too, when aliens come and use their superior tickle-technology on me.

And that's why I wear tinfoil pajamas.

Tenz isn't mad; he's just trying to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner."

I feel old, because I remember when Brainy's costumes still benefited from artists who at least tried to acknowledge the existence of draped fabric.

That's not exactly how you do the Vulcan nerve pinch.

A Coluan nerve pinch, maybe?

Brainy was first in line to buy the life-size 'Tickle-Me-Tenzil' doll.

Dave Hunt's inks were thick as syrup!!

Dude, that was totally my ideal of inking! I wasted twenty years of my life trying to learn it and falling flat on my-- uh, you know --before I finally gave up.

James Sherman!!!! *drool*

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Gah, he gets SO mad at her all the time.

Lydda reminds me of Kristin Kreuk, late of "Smallville."

Early signs of Rokk's madness! Oh, Lydda, you won't be laughing one day.

Rokk looks good in his wife beater.

Five bucks (U.S.) for the first brave soul who Photoshops a Sonny Bono 'stache onto Rokk's face.

Who's the other player, Lydda's partner?

It's a sad display of temper and even worse control of the ball!

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Rokk looks good in his wife beater.

Ah...the irony.

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Who's the other player, Lydda's partner?

It's a sad display of temper and even worse control of the ball!

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I don't know if Polla is supposed to be Pol's girlfriend or perhaps a sister.

Great Space!!! What if Polla is--SINDE's LITTLE SISTER?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

!!!!?!?!?!?????????????????????????!!!!!?!?!?!?

Dun dun!

I'm so naive! I always just assumed Polla was Pol's girlfriend. "Pol & Polla" is just TOO CUTE!

Polla is obviously a Braalian, and if she's Sinde's sister, that would make Sinde a Braalian!

Um... that really doesn't make much/any difference, does it? (:-/

Very courteous of Lydda to remind the native Braalians that they have magnetic powers.

I like the idea that Sinde was a Braalian. Maybe an ex-girlfriend of Rokk's - before she became an XGF again. Dumped twice! Poor Sinde!

A "slight" disadvantage? Unless some clouds roll in, Lydda might as well just hop in the General Lee and go help Uncle Jesse and the boys run some moonshine ...

Wasn't "Pol & Polla" a top ten hit in the '60s?

That was "Hey Polla."

Of course, it wasn't as big a hit as "Rokk & Pol Hootchie Koo."

They seem to all be playing different games...no real clue as to what they're trying to do. They're all aiming different places.

So if Imra had shown up for the game during this era, I guess she'd be overdressed...

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I like the idea that Sinde was a Braalian. Maybe an ex-girlfriend of Rokk's - before she became an XGF again. Dumped twice! Poor Sinde!

For the record, the reboot Sinde *was* a Braalian. She was a magno-skater, romantically linked to Rokk in the press!

Magno-skater! I entirely missed or forgot that issue. There must be a whole line of magno sports on Braal.

She's mentioned in the first issue of the reboot!

With my normal vision power, I can see you are digging a pit trap.

"What else am I thinking Saturn Girl?"

"Well, it just so happens that I won our county's Rantak Calling Championship three years in a row, Miss SuperSmarty Pants!"

"Popcorn, where's my popcorn? Bantak's LOVE popcorn!"
'Thinking popcorn, Saturn Girl. Get my popcorn.'

And how come Saturn Girl couldn't use her telepathic power to see how Stone Boy would lure the Rantak?

That hole is really 100 feet deep, and he's using his flight belt to lift the soil out.

It's somehow comforting to know that, even in the 31st century, they still dig holes with good ol' fashioned shovels.

It's somehow comforting to know that, even in the 31st century, there are serene countryside landscapes like that.

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It's somehow comforting to know that, even in the 31st century, there are serene countryside landscapes like that.

Even as the adventure develops before us, Cezanne 5 is just over the other side of the hill, sketching the pastoral scene into his Space Pad...

Stone Boy's secret power was to avoid getting dirt on himself or mussing up his hair by breaking a sweat. (He is digging a hole while wearing something akin to a turtleneck.)

Does Imra hear through her pelvic bone? Is that why she's thrusting it out towards Stone Boy?

John Forte's stiff art fills me with joy!!

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Little does Saturn Girl realize that Stone Boy is also engaging in the traditional Zwenian custom of throwing dirt over your shoulder for good luck!

This goes for all the Legionnaires who come from planets where everyone can do what they do. How is being able to do what a whole world of people being able to do what you do a "super power"? I mean if I traveled to a world where no one had opposable thumbs, could I say I had the super power of one handed grasp? Call me Grip Boy!

Yes, and then you could join the Appendagers.

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This goes for all the Legionnaires who come from planets where everyone can do what they do. How is being able to do what a whole world of people being able to do what you do a "super power"? I mean if I traveled to a world where no one had opposable thumbs, could I say I had the super power of one handed grasp? Call me Grip Boy!

I've always thought there's got to be an interesting story about an Earth-human crash landing on the planet of the blind, or the planet of the really short people, or something, and becoming a super-hero.

Many years ago, there was a "Tales of Green Lantern" backup story in which the Guardians recruited an alien from a sightless world. The words "Green" and "Lantern" held no meaning for him. So, he ended up becoming "The Clanging Bell," or somesuch.

Rot Lop Fan, The F-Sharp Bell!

...Why do I remember this? (I mean, I didn't even have to look it up.)

Ah, yes: The F-Sharp Bell. Thanks, Enigma.

Why did you remember it? Probably for the same reason I remembered it (even though I didn't remember the character's name): It was a good story that cast something familiar in a new light (pun not intended). I had never thought of how "Green Lantern" might be perceived by a sightless culture.

I would think that would be a great impediment to a Green Lantern, though.

How would he know if he was up against something yellow?

Perhaps B-flat serves the same purpose?

Slow news day.

In the next panel, Superman shoves a cucumber up Garth's arse ...

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Originally posted by He Who Wanders:
Many years ago, there was a "Tales of Green Lantern" backup story in which the Guardians recruited an alien from a sightless world. The words "Green" and "Lantern" held no meaning for him. So, he ended up becoming "The Clanging Bell," or somesuch.

"In loudest din or hush profound,
my ears catch evil's slightest sound.
Let those who toll out evil's knell,
beware my power: The F-Sharp Bell!"

Gosh, Rokk sure seems eager to ruin Superman's marriage! Just because *he* can't hold onto a girl...

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Did the Daily Planet even think that Superman might be a nudist?

The "Unclothed Man of Might" actually has a pretty nice ring to it.

Oh, I bet that story was written by that Clark Kent fellow, too. He was always trying to get Lois to date him, so I bet he's just jealous over her marriage to Superman!

What does LL have against cucumbers? Surely there are very intelligent cucumber races in the 30th century.

Unclothed Man of Might....

...cucumber....

It's extrememely difficult to NOT make that joke.

I won't.

I can't.

Okay, good.

I didn't.

Whew!

The Legionnaires are just jealous because Superman jilted them for a girl. (Even Imra!)

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The "Unclothed Man of Might" actually has a pretty nice ring to it.

[fans self]

Cos is a few minutes away from offering to slap Lois.

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Unclothed Man of Might....

...cucumber....

It's extremely difficult to NOT make that joke.

I won't.

I can't.

Okay, good.

I didn't.

Whew!

<strike>Lemon Curry?</strike>

Lemon Cucumber?

The Krptonite Cucumber of Doom!

I always have so much fun ruining marriages.

High heels aren't just for evenings.

Yes, and you know what a whisper-light thing she is to avoid just having her heels sink into the sand.

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It's actually somewhat interesting that when reduced to babies, flashier Legionnaires Lightning Lad and Ultra Boy both become extremely needy, while "weaker" Legionnaires Shrinking Violet and Bouncing Boy seem determined to enjoy it.

I'm just surprised we have never seen the psychological repercussions the Legionnaires had from being turned into infants so many times. I think in the three showcases I have there are at least 3 baby Legionnaires instances (the above, the time trapper incident, and when the orphan legionnaires were turned into children).

Hee hee hee, baby Legionnaires are so funny...

No water, anywhere. Mud Pie. Ewwww.

"Mummy? Are you my mummy?" / Doctor Who reference.

Also:

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Originally posted by He Who Wanders:
Ah, yes: The F-Sharp Bell. Thanks, Enigma.

Why did you remember it? Probably for the same reason I remembered it (even though I didn't remember the character's name): It was a good story that cast something familiar in a new light (pun not intended). I had never thought of how "Green Lantern" might be perceived by a sightless culture.

(Sorry it took so long to reply.)

Yeah, pretty much that. I just found the idea so unique that it just stuck out in my mind.

Two thoughts on the ACTION page:

1. It's a little known fact that Legionnaires were handsomely paid. Affording Sky-cars was one of the perks of the job.

2. Notice how Tinya doesn't invite Jo in to have dinner with her and her parents. She's not ready for Mom and Dad to meet "the bad boy."

1.) Win Mortimer's artwork is groovy.

2.) Condo sure seems intent on taking Tenzil home. Perhaps he and Lyle had a spat?

...Condo sure seems intent on taking Tenzil home. Perhaps he and Lyle had a spat?

Why was poor Tenzil always the temporary rebound? Violet... Condo...

I really feel for the guy.

Should any driving really upset Ultra Boy's stomach???

Did anyone else get the vibe that M-E Lad didn't want Condo to know where he lived, perhaps because he was ashamed of something?

4-Sale
2980 4-door conv. Sky-Car
Color: Pumpkin
Low Miles
Previous Owner Died Preventing WW VII
(slight radiation problem)

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Did anyone else get the vibe that M-E Lad didn't want Condo to know where he lived, perhaps because he was ashamed of something?

I'm pretty sure that's the direction the story went. That or he didn't want to explain that he lived in a condo, figuring it would be open to misinterpretation.

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[b] Did anyone else get the vibe that M-E Lad didn't want Condo to know where he lived, perhaps because he was ashamed of something?

I'm pretty sure that's the direction the story went. That or he didn't want to explain that he lived in a condo, figuring it would be open to misinterpretation. [/b]

Heh. Cue 'come on in, my back door's always open for you' double-entendre.

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1. It's a little known fact that Legionnaires were handsomely paid. Affording Sky-cars was one of the perks of the job.

Interesingly, according to his characters write-ups, Shooter basically saw Condo as a spoiled rich kid (contrasted, of course, with Tenzil's less pleasant home environs).

This story is the only place I can think of where we see an indication of that in the text.

Can you imagine mile-long elevator rides to get from your penthouse apartment to ground level?

(snip)

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Notice how Tinya doesn't invite Jo in to have dinner with her and her parents. She's not ready for Mom and Dad to meet "the bad boy."

Oh, don't be so cynical.

There's probably some version of Space-Beano out there, so non-Bgtzlians can comfortably digest 4-D cuisine. Still, Jo's stomach was already a little iffy that day, so...

The thing about 4D cooking is that it tends to go right through you.

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[b] 4-Sale
2980 4-door conv. Sky-Car
Color: Pumpkin
Low Miles
Previous Owner Died Preventing WW VII
(slight radiation problem)[/b]

HAR!!!

Ramsey! I literally did a spit-take LOL when I read that!

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Imra's hair looks amazing. Oooooh.... it's the very rare side part.

"No Thanks, Chemical King! Saturn Girl and I are going to catch a late 3-D Movie..." said Lightning Lad as Saturn Girl's breasts pretty much LEAP OFF the panel.

Makes you wonder if Tenzil interrupted him before he could say, "..then hopefully I'll get myself some 3-D Sex with these things HERE!"

Imra looks like she is in a trance.

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[b] Notice how Tinya doesn't invite Jo in to have dinner with her and her parents. She's not ready for Mom and Dad to meet "the bad boy."

Oh, don't be so cynical.

There's probably some version of Space-Beano out there, so non-Bgtzlians can comfortably digest 4-D cuisine. Still, Jo's stomach was already a little iffy that day, so... [/b]

Cynical is all I've got with respect to romance these days.

Still, you're probably right. Jo went home to take some Pepto Rimbor.

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The thing about 4D cooking is that it tends to go right through you.

"Old joke, Earthman."

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[b] (snip)

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Originally posted by He Who Wanders:
[b] Notice how Tinya doesn't invite Jo in to have dinner with her and her parents. She's not ready for Mom and Dad to meet "the bad boy."

Oh, don't be so cynical.

There's probably some version of Space-Beano out there, so non-Bgtzlians can comfortably digest 4-D cuisine. Still, Jo's stomach was already a little iffy that day, so... [/b]

Cynical is all I've got with respect to romance these days.

Still, you're probably right. Jo went home to take some Pepto Rimbor. [/b]

No, big brave Ultra Boy is going home to Mommy and Daddy.

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Imra looks like she is in a trance.

That was my thought, too.
Probably because of all the minds she's blocking, poor thing. Garth must have been a relief for her to be around since he usually doesn't seem to be thinking much.
joking

I'm glad Jo likes his parents
I hope that we see more loving parents in the retroboot.
Jo's homelife was bad in the reboot - MOST of the kids had bad family relationships in the reboot!
AND in Prime.

I can't say that I'll miss that idea as a focal point for the Legion.

Imra is just annoyed that Garth is taking her to see Jaws 3-D!

Or maybe Avatar....again!

Does Jo live in a pool?

What are Mr. and Mrs. Nah and Mr. and Mrs. Wazzo doing on earth, anyway? Keeping tabs on the kids?

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Does Jo live in a pool?

Great observation.
And very appropriate coming from you.

Jo probably sticks to pools though, 'cause I don't think that sharks have changed much in 1000 years!
(Yes, I know he's invulnerable sometimes, but getting tagged by a great white couldn't ever be labeled as 'fun', imo.)

Jo afraid of a little speed?

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What are Mr. and Mrs. Nah and Mr. and Mrs. Wazzo doing on earth, anyway? Keeping tabs on the kids?

Well, PG did say her parents were visiting. But it does seem that the Nahs have moved to Earth.

What's a Godfisher? Cos is a fish now? WILL THE RETCONNING NEVER END!

Very nice Lightle art. Am I alone in detecting a Giffen-during-GDS influence?

I can remember at first not being able to tell that Giff didn't finish up the Baxter Super-Villains arc...

Poor Brek was saddled with that cringe-worthy helmet.

And poor Pol got his brother's hand-me-down costume.

...but he sure filled it in nicely!!

Sensor has neither boob window nor cleavage.

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And poor Pol got his brother's hand-me-down costume.

Not to mention a villain's hand-me-down codename!

God thing Shadow Kid decided not to go with Blackout Boy.

I have it on good authority Pol was hoping to meet a Size Lad!

Oh that;s nice.

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What's a Godfisher? Cos is a fish now? WILL THE RETCONNING NEVER END!

No no! Rokk is the FISHER KING!

(So much for keeping organized religion out of our comic books. Tsk.)

Is it just me or does it look like Dean (Sketch Lad) drew Brek there? It has a very Dean-ish composition to the face. Brek also looks much more square-jawed and masculent than usual.

Time for a new picture?

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"I won't bore you with... long speech."

I vote for Invisible Kid for, well almost any political post.

Wow,

No love for Shrinking Violet...

Obviously, Lu voted for herself...

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Obviously, Lu voted for herself...

Duo Damsel voted for herself, twice.

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Wow,

No love for Shrinking Violet...

Or Lightning Lass...maybe that's why they ended up together.

It looks like there's a lot of pressure on Phantom Girl here. It looks like it was obviously going to be Supes or Lyle. She could have voted for someone else and thrown the whole process into chaos...

Lyle should have ended his speech with "Nib High Football Rules!"

Voting "Jeopardy" style! Don'tcha just love the future?!

At least Vi and Ayla can say they are as popular as Mon-El.

If the Legion did a few more charity shows they might not have that publicity problem with Earth right now. Notice how they stop doing that and everything goes to hell.

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"I won't bore you with... long speech."

I vote for Invisible Kid for, well almost any political post.

These days it would be boring long speech followed by a political fundraiser, rather than a charity event!

When he says "...radioed in their votes", I'm just assuming he means "...sent them via a highly advanced sound particle acceleration device that's appropriate for the space-aged civilization that we live in".

Then again, Planetary Chance Machine...

The Legion clubhouse meeting room had green curtains!!?!!

Bold choice for Superboy to appear at the Charity Show in blackface ...

cue the porn music ...

Do men loose nipples in the next 1000 years?

When did David Hasselhoff join the Legion? Or is he just making a onetime appearance as Horny-Old Man?

I feel like I should recall the place and context of those pictures, but... maybe it's better that I don't.

[glowers at SharkLad]

As to the earlier panels, I don't care what anyone says. Invisible Kid I's original "Eddie-Bauer-Of-Space" uniform was totally cute!

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Do men lose nipples in the next 1000 years?

When they do that "all-over body wax" to get rid of chest hair and such, they sometimes get a little too... zealous during the application and removal stages.

Sad, really. No harm in a little fuzz here and there, but that's the shifting sands of body aesthetics for you.

BTW, that wax is how the Daggle clan REALLY made its fortune around the galaxy. The whole star-building thing was just a sophisticated tax shelter.

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I feel like I should recall the place and context of those pictures, but... maybe it's better that I don't.

I can help! Since it's obviously a promotion for Man Jammer II, the highly anticipated sequel to Man Jammer IX 1/2, you must have seen it while you were browsing through your copy of Lusty Man Magazine!

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I feel like I should recall the place and context of those pictures, but... maybe it's better that I don't.

Nothing controversial. Polar Boy's election as I recall.

I hope this is better -

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My nipples are back and you're gonna be in trouble!

On a related note, I hate the word "nipples". It just annoys me. Perhaps typing it over and over will help...

nipples nipples nipples nipples

Hmm. Now I'm undecided...

Who says Jay Leno has the world's biggest chin?

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My nipples are back and you're gonna be in trouble!

Well,. . . . . . . . .

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I hope this is better -

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nipple-restoration ... a mighty power, indeed ...

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[b]My nipples are back and you're gonna be in trouble!

Well,. . . . . . . . .[/b]

To be sung to the tune of "My Boyfriend's Back"...

God damn you for putting that in my head.

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Originally posted by MLLASH:
My nipples are back and you're gonna be in trouble!

On a related note, I hate the word "nipples". It just annoys me. Perhaps typing it over and over will help...

nipples nipples nipples nipples

Hmm. Now I'm undecided...

On a nipple-adjacent tangent, I used to get the word areolae and aureole confused. Awkward, although there are points of similarity...

Heya Heya my boyfriend's back! (This also applies to the panel because of Gim's back!) Hee!

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See? Gim's back!

Okay just for that I ain't paying for that picture of Matter-Eater Lad dressed as Divine!

I believe that much could be made of that little smirk on Dirk's face and those half-lidded eyes, very much like the cat eying the canary...

Is he the only male Legionnaire to never have a steady girlfriend?

<kicks rumor mill>

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Since it's obviously a promotion for [b]Man Jammer II, the highly anticipated sequel to Man Jammer IX 1/2, you must have seen it while you were browsing through your copy of Lusty Man Magazine! [/b]

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Nothing controversial. Polar Boy's election as I recall.

[smacks forehead] Ram Boy's right!! Oh, the shame of it all...

Although the bigger shame is that I never wrote an outraged letter to the editor decrying how those mean ol' Seniors made fun of poor Brek. Bad Fangirl! No TPBs! Bad!

[skulks off]

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cue the porn music ...

IIRC A very sweaty Violet was also present in the room...

And to start off March:

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I just love this scene, even on re-reading it for the thousandth time. It portrays the Legionnaires as so human: Tasmia's insecurity (or is she being manipulative?), Lu's attempt at manipulating Superboy and her frustration and sadness when it doesn't work out; the apparent cluelessness of the boys. There's a wonderful ambiguity here.

People often don't understand their own motivations, or they are driven by several motivations at once. It's easy to look at the surface of this scene and say that Lu was being catty or Tasmia was, in fact, "sinking her hooks" into Mon-El. But much more is going on if we dig a little deeper.

The fact that the Legionnaires are teens and in a life-and-death situation further blurs the lines of motivation.

Rarely have the Legionnares seemed so relatable.

There's a good reason why that Lu-crawling-through-the-tunnel scene was included during the whiting-out during Zero Hour. It really is one of the best moment of characterization of any version of the Legion.

Clark - "It's okay Lu, I take all my special friends into tunnels under my house..."

Could Lu have seen in the 30th century history tapes that Clark marries Pete Ross and she can't help but to try to "straighten" him out?

It would be nice to have a scene of Lu and Brainy discussing their respective hopeless crushes on the Super-cousins.

That is my all-time favorite LSH sequence ... loved that it was included in the montage at the end of the Zero Hero LSH and L* issues ...

but, at the same time... Shadow Lass, what a beyotch!

Hey, give Shady a break. She has to wear full make-up to hide her lovely blue complexion.

You've got to wonder if "near Chief Parker's house" is the smartest place to have your secret tunnel come out.

It seems to me that a police officer would be more likely to stumble on it than the average citizen. Though, I suppose, if someone were to stumble onto it, Chief Parker would be a beter choice than the average citizen.

Thank for posting this page. I remember reading it as a child & being absolutely riveted!!
It's still one of the greatest Legion stories ever.

Gosh, Lu, it's not like Superboy allows anyone into his tunnel! Armageddon!

And, given my internal retcon of Shadow Lass into always being a warrior-princess butt-kicker, I've decided that she's angry with herself for not knowing anything about this time and place, and feeling like a tactical liability. Shady as insecure just doesn't work for me!

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[b] cue the porn music ...

IIRC A very sweaty Violet was also present in the room...[/b]

all the more reason ...

Why is everything on here about porn lately?

lately?

Hey, I joined in 08 so cut my a florging break.

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Why is everything on here about porn lately?

Too many snowbound posters, I guess.

So? I'm snowbound and I only resorted to cannibalism.

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So? I'm snowbound and I only resorted to cannibalism.

I originally misread that as "resorted to Cannabis."

No fair getting my hopes up like that, Dude.

DoctorMayavale

I own an "adult" DVD with a similar cover!!

Oh dear God...

Gawd, that's hot... heeheehee

But... wouldn't it be simpler and quicker for Coz or Dirk to use THEIR powers? This scene would be more believable if Chuck and Brainy were in the scene instead.

And isn't Tenzil considerate to point the way out? BWAhaHAhahaha!!!

Oh, yes, I also remember when the team was captured by the gravity-defying space-nymphomaniacs of Planet Sexalot, and Tenz had to eat their way to freedom.

Such a trooper, way to take one, or, uh, about fifty, in this case, for the team!

Heh--recall referring to this scene when the LWorlders were complaining about Storm Boy having bars on his cell in the new Adventure Comics...

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Tenzil is being a little piggish here. I mean he has already eaten a hole big enough for them to escape through, but he is still scarfing down the cage bars.

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But... wouldn't it be simpler and quicker for Coz or Dirk to use THEIR powers? This scene would be more believable if Chuck and Brainy were in the scene instead.

Well they were non-ferrous heat resistant metal bars.

ME looks like he is doing something entirely different from eating to that bar

Eating ebony spaghetti?

Is that a euphemism!?!

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by dedman:
 ME looks like he is doing something entirely different from eating to that bar

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Tenzil is being a little piggish here. I mean he has already eaten a hole big enough for them to escape through, but he is still scarfing down the cage bars. [/b]

Damn. I hate people who can do that and still look totally awesome in a brightly-colored leotard! Why, I just look at a handful of thumbtacks or a few river rocks, and... [grumble]

And his hair! The Dry Look--- OF SPACE!! at its very finest!

[is jealous]

Today he eats bars, but tomorrow it will be cars, and soon, he'll only eat guitars!

The man has eaten laser beams...I'd be nice to him.

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The ironic thing about Lu's trip through the tunnel is the Talokian skin-cast she has from the lighting.

I always liked that it remained part of their personalities that they each loved more than one person. It gives them an interesting connection.

Also, the idea of "One Twue Wuv For Each Of Us," where you can't have feelings for another person and still be a good person yourself, never worked for me.

That Clark Kent sure is a cad, making poor Lu clamber through his dark tunnel alone

And they had great concealer makeup back then, I'd never guess shady is blue

When did Supergirl get super-telepathic communication with animals powers?

I think that Comet was the telepath and did all of the relaying/coordinating.

Comet says: "All right guys, pull up at the last second and let the stuff fly!"

Brainy: Um yes, we need you Subs to *snicker* bring us back the imprint of an enchanted shoe. This is a very important mission. Now hurry!!! Are they gone? Ha ha ha *snort*

I demand Chlorophyll Kid pajamas!!!

That Streaky is one huge-a** domestic feline!

I wonder if Beppo ever super-flung his own feces ...

In the future, even monkey droppings will smell like roses. Just never ask what roses will smell like. (Damn you, Monsanto! Damn yooooooooouuu!!)

I think Computo has a bladder infection ...

The good ol days when men were men and computers were computers. Now you can't tell one from the other.

Computo has the greenest eyes.

ROOOOOOSIEEEEE!!!!!!

If we could all maintain a positive attitude like Bizarro Computo, then nothing would ever get us down.

Red might have been a bad choice for the explosion color.

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Red might have been a bad choice for the explosion color.

They were anticipating the Red Lanterns.

I wonder if you can still buy bottled Evil Force Gas ...

See, that's the problem with bottled evil, you don't look at the expiry date and the next thing you know, your new flunky is socking you in the kisser!

If he wanted Garth that bad, making him go through that tacky fake wedding vow and trying to get him to take off his clothes and lie down for the nice 'doctor,' he coulda just used Ruhypnol, but no, he had to get all fancy...

Garth's all like, "Nuh uh, I'll give *you* a new arm!" Ker-Pow!

I'm never going to be able to forsake evil so long as Set and Sharky continue to participate in this thread.

"You can't do much with one hand."

Errr...

I had such a nice, clean mind before I discovered this place. No, really!

Suuuuuure.

That's the best oath Evillo could come up with?

Little known fact

The original script read like this:

EVILLO: "You'll strike here... at the platinum mines on the planet Waldak!"

GARTH: "How 'bout I strike here... on your face!"

But then they remembered they needed to throw in a panel to introduce Zan Orbal.

Evillo's costume here makes him look more like a Lady Bug than ever before.

Like you can trust anything said by someone evil.
tsk, tsk
What's Evillo thinking?

If he's anything like me, he's thinking "Why is Dr. Zan Orbal wearing a t-shirt?"

Garth was a dreamboat, even back then.

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Originally posted by SharkLad:
If he's anything like me, he's thinking "Why is Dr. Zan Orbal wearing a t-shirt?"

Jeepers! I never noticed that! All that elaborate headgear to cover up his face, and then bare arms!

DC was obviously angling for a spin-off, "Dr. Zan Orbal: Arm Doctor Extraordinaire!"

When pretending to be evil, always use beatnik slang like "boss-man" and "make with the details".

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All that elaborate headgear to cover up his face, and then bare arms!

Well, obviously, if he's the best *arm* doctor in the universe, he's got to show off his biceps, so that people can see what they're in for!

If he covered up his arms, it would be like some dude coming up to you and saying that he's the best plastic surgeon in the universe, and he'll give you the face of a Greek god, but, oh, strangely, he always wears this mask...

Hmm... considering Zan Orbal can fix anything except faces (and dead Cargitte bodies), that actually kind of makes sense!

That perm!!! Even Mike Brady would disown that perm!!

[removes rhino from holiday card list]

Bring back the curl, Legion!

Gross! 2 guys making out!!!

Last panel missing thought balloon..."Oops...better go take that profem right now before anyone looks down there."

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Gross! 2 guys making out!!!

You so wanna run your fingers through that fro.

does shvaughn have a limp? she seems to be favoring one leg.

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does shvaughn have a limp? she seems to be favoring one leg.

Maybe she's trying to hide an inappropriate boner.

The shadows on Jan's crotch makes me think something bad is going to happen ...

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Gross! 2 guys making out!!!

Cosmic Boy should have magnetically stoned them ...

I want to live in a future where the cops all wear buccaneer boots. Absolutely.

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Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester:
All that elaborate headgear to cover up his face, and then bare arms!

Well, obviously, if he's the best *arm* doctor in the universe, he's got to show off his biceps, so that people can see what they're in for!

If he covered up his arms, it would be like some dude coming up to you and saying that he's the best plastic surgeon in the universe, and he'll give you the face of a Greek god, but, oh, strangely, he always wears this mask...

The Guns of Dr. Orbal.

Wasn't there a doctor on 'Scrubs' who wore his shirts like Dr. Orbal?

the Todd.

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does shvaughn have a limp? she seems to be favoring one leg.

Hey, even in the future, sometimes you just get a pebble in your boot and there's no time to sit down somewhere and remove it.

Big pause between "long overdue" and "talk". I think he was going to say confrontation, then toned it down. He knew she was on ProFem - he can sense chemical composition, can't he?

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So Cosmic Boy is going to keep an eye on Saturn Girl and Lightning Lad. Hey give them some alone time Cosmic Voyeur!

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Big pause between "long overdue" and "talk". I think he was going to say confrontation, then toned it down. He knew she was on ProFem - he can sense chemical composition, can't he?

I think he ment long-overdue woo-hoo.
And the chemical composition idea is brilliant, goes with his powers nicely and keeps him from being clueless.

Profem might not be carried through in the retroboot, though.

"...a long overdue...makeover. Your golden oak colored hair would look wonderful frizzled. Just like my lemon meringue colored hair does.

mmmmmm...lemon meringue"

Is Cos just standing there in the background while they have their little... kiss?

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Is Cos just standing there in the background while they have their little... kiss?

He's probably taking pictures. He's such a perv!

Whole lotta dudes wearing pink in that scene, come to think of it. "Yes, Cham and Vi and Tinya are the Legion Espionage Squad, me and Jan are the Legion Pink Patrol!"

Yeah, that page is full of pastels.

[snip]

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Originally posted by Set:
[QUOTE]..."Yes, Cham and Vi and Tinya are the Legion Espionage Squad, me and Jan are the Legion Pink Patrol!"

Cham was at that point wearing mauve and those ridiculous epaulets. Even Prince in his heyday didn't wear mauve and yellow epaulets at the same time, for pity's sake.

"URR-RRKKK!", indeed.

It always cracks me up that Krypto and Streaky can manage elaborate sentences in their thought bubbles, but the best Beppo can get out is "Me copy him!"

Lightning Lad has the only spoken dialog in this scene.

Saturn Girl of course goes for the horse.

Garth goes for a dog...poor krypto.

and Rokk flies solo. No love for the Monkey or kitty?

Just ONCE I'd like to to hear my other half say, "Nice going, Super-Horse!". Just once.

The grossest things about Brain-Globes? The tentacles.

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Ew.

Streaky boils brain alive.

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Streaky boils brain alive.

He does specify "mild" heat vision.

Did he really check the tolerances to the Brains globe though?

I've fantasized about Garth riding me, but not like that!!
( okay, maybe like that.)

The juxtaposition of Imra and the cape kind of suggests-- oh, never mind. Can't go there today. And by "today" I mean "ever."

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Originally posted by Cobalt Kid:
The grossest things about Brain-Globes? The tentacles.

They look more like cilia to me.
( still gross though.)

Actually the "brain" parts kinda' look like peonies.

Why's Cos wearing a jet pack?

And what did the brains do to deserve such hostile treatment? It seems like the Legionnaires are just bullying some nerdy kids ...

Is Beppo a Bizarro?

And Comet doesn't say anything (think anything, that is) at all.
He's the one who's half human, being a centaur, originally!

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Why's Cos wearing a jet pack?

And what did the brains do to deserve such hostile treatment? It seems like the Legionnaires are just bullying some nerdy kids ...

Jet packs were in use before flight belts.

The Brain-Globes didn't do anything, really . . . only take over the Legionnaires' bodies and make them try to kill Superboy. Minor stuff.

Well, that and the whole plot to move Earth out of its present orbit and transport it to where Rambat used to be.

Why so blue, Triplicate Girl? Ha, ha ha!

Lester's uniform's kinda' cute. Too bad about his attitude problem, though.

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I never have been able to figure out how Storm Boy manages to end up wearing the dazzle gem around his neck by the end of the page.

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Originally posted by Eryk Davis Ester:
I never have been able to figure out how Storm Boy manages to end up wearing the dazzle gem around his neck by the end of the page.

He should have stuck with his natural super-power - Super-Persuasion

Are those twins behind Kate Pierson in the last panel?
...and does that other guy have little blue wings?

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Are those twins behind Kate Pierson in the last panel?

I just wonder how many people are going to get the B-52s reference.

I did!

Blue wings has a cross type thing on his shirt... Iron Angel?

Love Shack Lass!

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I did!

Well, you're one of the cool people, Lash.

Those twins could be an early version of Double-Header!

The Type A Twins- they're very pushy.

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Blue wings has a cross type thing on his shirt... Iron Angel?

Yes, or maybe he's an early, humanoid version of an X-Wing Fighter!

Is this like the second picture we've seen in this thread where Lu is colored blue? (The other be when she's <snerk> on her hands and knees is Superboy's 'secret tunnel.')

I wonder if it's a Carggite thing. Sometimes, when they are having a strong emotional reaction, they just turn blue! It's like blushing, for a Carggite.

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Originally posted by SharkLad:
[b] Why's Cos wearing a jet pack?

And what did the brains do to deserve such hostile treatment? It seems like the Legionnaires are just bullying some nerdy kids ...

Jet packs were in use before flight belts.

The Brain-Globes didn't do anything, really . . . only take over the Legionnaires' bodies and make them try to kill Superboy. Minor stuff.[/b]

hmmm, didn't realize this was pre-flight belts/rings ...

Evil brains ... further reason to drop out of school, kids!

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forget what I said about the Brain-Globes being nerdy ... Storm Boy, oofah!

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If only Joe McCarthy had frozen his brain like Roy Cohn suggested, then it would be alive to drag Cosmic Boy in front of a thawed-out brain committee and demand that he explain his anti-capitalistic attitude in this situation (as well as his preference for pink).

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Is this like the second picture we've seen in this thread where Lu is colored blue? (The other be when she's <snerk> on her hands and knees is Superboy's 'secret tunnel.')

I wonder if it's a Carggite thing. Sometimes, when they are having a strong emotional reaction, they just turn blue! It's like blushing, for a Carggite.

Maybe she had a rare allergy toward Talokians. (Which means there's a "shadow" applicant somewhere off panel.)

Wow! Sun Boy must be able to speak very loudly if Lester can hear him from inside his ship!!

...and of course, Imra the panel-hog shows up in panel 3 to give Lester a dirty look.

Interesting that Dirk assumed that whoever was in the ship had to be an enemy. (He really did try very hard.)

It's kind of nice that in the 30th century you can just land your jet aircraft anywhere. No need for a fancy runway, or air traffic control, or any of that nonsense.

I really want to get a Dazzle Gem to go with this turbin...

Sargon the Sorcerer had a neat 'gem in turban' look. Pretty spiffy power, too. Pity they killed him off.

DC has it out for people in turbans!

Then again, the Arabian Knight just died last year in Marvel, so Marvel *also* has it out for people in turbans!

Well, I am going to wear this one proudly!

CK doesn't look a bit flustered here... I wonder why?

"Harmless?" ... it bleached half of his face!

You know... this should be some sort of clue to suicidal tendencies on Condo's part...

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"Harmless?" ... it bleached half of his face!

LOL
SharkLad you rock!

So one panel, Superbully has DuPont Lad up in the air, ready for a face-punching, and the next time we see Condo he's back on the ground, notably not face-punched.

How did he get loose? Did he turn Superboy off like a light by shutting down all the chemical processes in his body? Was Superboy just kidding and put him down *immediately* and wandered off? What the hell happened off-screen there?

It's like 'ooh, dynamic confrontation!' 'never mind, you missed it.'

Also, interesting place that Superboy is grabbing Condo. Is he lifting him by his nipple-ring?

Sexiest Jan Ever!!!
This is the very issue in which I fell in love with Element Lad.
I read it over and over again until it basically fell apart in my hands.

This reminds me . . . when I first bought Superboy # 211, I flipped through the book without reading it and came to the panel of Condo "shooting" himself in the temple. The suspicious part of my imagination proclaimed (it does that sort of thing): "Aha! That's how he really died. The Legion fabricated the part about him preventing World War VII because it wouldn't look good to have a Legionnaire commit suicide!" (Yes, even at 11, my imagination loved using words such as "fabricate.")

Although the above story was a classic, I think my version would have been even better.

Because of the positioning of the panels in the above post, I thought Tenz was running away, Calorie Queen was boasting and punching him, and then, Tenz was kayoing her with the flag.

Rather like an ADD music video.

Tenz calling Cal "sweetie"...

I wonder if it's Tenz yelling "Timber!", or some random lumberjack off panel.

Actually, he's yelling to Brin to get out of the way.

Brin must have heard him, as he leaped so fast he can't be seen.

I'm just going to have to assume that the flag post is equipped with a device that warns people to get out of the way if its sensors indicate that it's falling over.

The future is going to be very, very safe.

Why is it always 'my father designed this process?' Calorie Queen joins Night Girl and Timber Wolf in having her dad give her powers.

Why can't more Legionnaires be like Lyle?

"My dad? Shiftless layabout. *I* did this."

In other news, that flagpole, where it's near Calorie Queen, is thicker around than her waist. Tenz must have a dislocating jaw!

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I wonder if it's Tenz yelling "Timber!", or some random lumberjack off panel.

Maybe the flagpole reminded him of Brin somehow?

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Originally posted by Set:
Why is it always 'my father designed this process?' Calorie Queen joins Night Girl and Timber Wolf in having her dad give her powers.

Or why not "my mother" or cousin or favored aunt and uncle or the well-meaning neighbor next door?

Is Tenz stammering? The extra "-R" at the end of "Timber" seems odd ...

Shrinking Violet looks like she is tripping over herself.

All that nuclear radiation coming off Bismollians can't be safe to be around.

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Shrinking Violet looks like she is tripping over herself.

Her head is kinda not-attached-right to her body either. It's like she's a bobblehead, in mid-bob.

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Originally posted by Set:
[b]Why is it always 'my father designed this process?' Calorie Queen joins Night Girl and Timber Wolf in having her dad give her powers.

Or why not "my mother" or cousin or favored aunt and uncle or the well-meaning neighbor next door?[/b]

Mad scientist dads are a Legion staple!!

And, as everyone knows... moms can't be scientists!

And if they are... they're all crazy and evil like Brainy's mom!

If it was a well meaning neighbor we'd get a bunch of half-assed powers like in "My secret Identity"

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And, as everyone knows... moms can't be scientists!

And if they are... they're all crazy and evil like Brainy's mom!

Someday I'll make myself read that, but I already know it's gonna' make me wince.

Gurrrl, Brainy's mom puts all the evil scientist dads to shame with her brand of crazy!!

Oh and Color Kid, you are still rejected.

"There's nothing too tough for us to tackle now!"

Except, of course, for green kryptonite clouds encircling the Earth, which you'll *still* need to help of the Substitute-Heroes to deal with!

"Me...Color Kid!" Remember me? No? Any clue from the colors on my chest? No?

"Bouncing Bolides?"

Invisible Kid = nerd

Why is Cos sporting Color Kid's hairdo in panel 1? Was "Skunk Ring" hair frosting all the rage in 2966?

Why does it look like Gim is really goosing Color Kid in that panel--and putting his shoulder into it!

Oh, stop that! He's just trying to help CK get that last bit of lint off his left shoulder blade.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

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Why is Cos sporting Color Kid's hairdo in panel 1? Was "Skunk Ring" hair frosting all the rage in 2966?

It's just the sheen from his Brylcreem.

You've got to love it when Legionnaires say things like "Well, that wraps up another case!"

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Why does it look like Gim is really goosing Color Kid in that panel--and putting his shoulder into it!

Color Kid has a great butt. See how Gim's smiling with delight?

Tinya's early hairstyle is certainly icky!

And, was there a reason given why Element Lad didn't change the Kryptonite into something else?
Was it too big of a project for him?
But, it's not too big for Color Kid?

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With all this talk of "green clouds" and "blue clouds" and "changing Green K capsules in our heads", I'd say that these panels represent the EXACT point at which the 1960's drug culture began to really take off. I'm also thinking it was probably not such a bad thing. After all, you'd need to be a little bit stoned to deal with Colossal Boy's hyper-enthusiasm.

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And, was there a reason given why Element Lad didn't change the Kryptonite into something else?
Was it too big of a project for him?
But, it's not too big for Color Kid?

Actually, he did try to transmute the cloud but found that if he proceeded, it would have caused a chain reaction that would have destroyed the world.

It was not just green kryptonite, but unstable green kryptonite!

Though I don't think it was explained why Tenzil couldn't have eaten it, unless it was the fact that his powers were still kind of messed up from Nardo's super-fatassing him.

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But, it's not too big for Color Kid?

No job's too big for Color Kid!

He's a fighter, not a lover...

Most martial artists nowadays just can't master their hair volume that well. It's sad, really.

I had no idea Karate Kid and Kamandi partied like they were Led Zeppelin in the 1970's! Based on the panel's coloring, I think Val might not have pants on!

Somehow it always returns to the pants question, doesn't it...

POV is Karate Kid?!?!?!?!

Watch out for Giffen POV!!!

That panel was in desperate need of a soundtrack and I think I may have found the perfect one!

Music to Get Down On It to

The look of confusion on Val's face reminds me of Jan ...

Val must be wearing the same Beatle wig that Walter Koenig was forced to wear during his first few episodes on Star Trek.

Oh, that's where I've seen Val's hair before, he's Davy Jones, from the Monkees!

I think the blond guy looks like onetime applicant, shoulda been Legionnaire, Animal Lad!

Animal Lad, Last Boy on Earth?

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Tim Urban (of this season's American Idol) = this picture of Val.

Nice leopard print panties on the lovely young lady in the middle.

Who's the blond guy?

ETA: Never mind. I found the KK and Kamandi thread.

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But, it's not too big for Color Kid?

No job's too big for Color Kid!

And thanks for the information on ELad question, WWW and EDE!

I reread from where the Val picture was posted.

I was amazed before when I first saw it on this page, because I thought the blonde was Imra!

I didn't remember the Legion being so risque!

It would only be risque if Val and Kamandi acted like they were enjoying themselves.

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Nice leopard print panties on the lovely young lady in the middle.

Apparently there's not a WOC anywhere in pop culture who can get through life without a leopard print.

[looks at leopard print umbrella drying in the living room]

D'oh!!

Boy! Rimbor must really be a backwater planet if they don't have history books that let them know that Superboy's secret identy is Clark Kent.

Back then, it was nothing to rent a furnished house!

"Our costumes will convince "them" that we are not imposters!"

So, a couples of villains, for whatever reason, travels back in time to interefere with your initiation test, steals your cosmic-scope and manages to duplicate your appearance when contacting the Legion. But obviously they wouldn't be smart enough to steal your clothes.

The COSMIC-SCOPE looks pretty damn frightening.

"No one must suspect we are-- different".

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It would only be risque if Val and Kamandi acted like they were enjoying themselves.

Yeah, Val's like, "OMG! Wimmin! With the touching! Prepare to fight your way out!"

"It's too perilious, my lord!"

"I could stay for a bit, hold them off..."

"No!"

"Just a little bit of peril?"

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"No one must suspect we are-- different".

"Now that we are alone, let's take our shirts off and get ready for the next step of our secret mission, young man!"

"You go set up the video camera, while I attempt to look appropriately disheveled and out of breath for the next scene..."

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It would only be risque if Val and Kamandi acted like they were enjoying themselves.

Not if the gal was hangin on Imra rather than Kamandi.

You know... losing your powers seems like a pretty pathetic fear compared to many of the others.

But then came the brain damage he suffered when his head went "WHUMP".

Man, that Imra can sure open her mouth wide!

And you thought Garth liked her for her looks.

I like how Timber Wolf seems to be more confused than scared, as if he long ago got over that 'worst fear.'

I would've liked to see a follow up panel where he says, "My android brain no longer knows the meaning of fear!"

It would be really funny if that were Imra's giant mouth swallowing Ultra Boy!

Even in her worst nightmare Dream Girl's hair is meticulously styled.

I feel the worst for Chuck...you know that that just had to really hurt.

THIS is what happens when you write your LSH story starring 5 Legionnaires you draw from a hat...

Everyone looks so pissy--lighten up, Legionnaires!

Hmm... interesting that it features both the most beautiful female Legionnaire and the most handsome male Legionnaire!

Does this not look like Shooter intentionally intended to feature some lesser-seen LSH members? It kinda does to me. Or that
drawn from a hat" thing. Whatever the case, MISSION: DIABOLICAL is one of my favorite ADVENTURE non-Swans!

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THIS is what happens when you write your LSH story starring 5 Legionnaires you draw from a hat...

Was this before or after Ultra Boy became leader?

It's actually a fairly powerful team.

Definately looks like he was trying to spread the wealth as it were.

ahhh, Win Mortimer's stiff arms & clenched fists!

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It's actually a fairly powerful team.

For sure, Kara, Jan and Jo place it pretty over the top powerful wise. But none of them had been seen for awhile, iirc... I may check the archives out and solve this mystery....

"Seconds later" - things move fast in Legion stories!

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And you thought Garth liked her for her looks.

[deliberately launders Quislet's mask with wayyyyyy too much starch]

For the record, I probably would've gone with entering through the ears.

If he sneezed at the wrong moment, well, I shudder to think what might have happened.

That's a nostil? Wow, Kryptonian anatomy sure is trippy!

Perhaps the artist needed a better closeup nostril reference?

Where's the Kryptonian nose hair?

Silver Age Kryptonians can't grow nose hair under a yellow sun!

"Miniscule Maid" Would that make Imra "Mental Maid"?

This is awesome. Somebody give me some context/plot here so I can bask in the awesomeness of it even more.

Pretty please?

Shrinking Violet enters Superboy's nose to deliver a kryptonite capsule to cause him to forget the Legion forever!

On her way, she gets attacked by his white blood cells!

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Easily one of the greatest Legion panels ever.

No wonder Vi was so quiet. What was she going to talk about, Superboy's nostril?

I wonder if Ultra Boy was scared of giant nostrils as well as giant mouths?

Now see, I always imagined that I'd enter Superboy through the backdoor.

<---quickly puts on Superboy costume...

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Shrinking Violet enters Superboy's nose to deliver a kryptonite capsule to cause him to forget the Legion forever!

On her way, she gets attacked by his white blood cells!

Thanks. I figured it had to be her, but the figure's coloring was throwing me.

S/LSH 205. My favortie LSH comic ever and the first I can 100% remember buying off the rack.

It just occurred to me that that whole "U.P. symbol" thing looks suspiciously like the Planetary Chance Machine.

lol ... I was just thinking the same thing ...

Do you think they put those wooden stakes in the courtyard just for this occasion or are they there on a regular basis?

Look at the composition of the Mon-El "flying in" panel. Just pure energy and excitement, fundamentally lacking in today's comics. It just pops!

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Look at the composition of the Mon-El "flying in" panel. Just pure energy and excitement, fundamentally lacking in today's comics. It just pops!

Agreed. The whole page has kinetic energy, and yet the figures look human and the art is clean. Some artists today sacrifice one aspect or another. Coipel, for example, drew with kinetic energy, but his figures looked grossly caricatured and sometimes "dirty."

(For the record, I liked Coipel's Legion work, but it can't hold a match to Grell.)

In the future, our descendents will not only look like us but they will also have our names.

AND they will be bald.

AND gay!

and wear stupid looking metallic outfits.

Still think Douglas Nolas should've save the day in that story.

I wonder if this lameass ending to an othewrwise cool story was dictated by Uncle Mort?

As I recall, yes.

But they're such a cute couple!

Who ever came up with 'Mr. Mxyzptlk' for a name must have been a complete geek and a bit of a butt, too!

It's just impossible to try to spell correctly or pronounce correctly or either one or both or visa versa!
aaaauurrrrgh
(Slightly frustrated!)

I've heard it in cartoons both as;

Micks Yez Pittle Ick or Micks Sez Pittle Ick
and
Micks Ull Pulk

I've always used the "micks yez pittle ick" pronunciation.

heh. The idea that we are discussing this at all is amusing me!

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I've always used the "micks yez pittle ick" pronunciation.

heh. The idea that we are discussing this at all is amusing me!

Well, it's an important survival tactic in the DC Universe to be able to spell and pronounce the names of 5th dimensional imps!

Random fact: For awhile in the late 50s, his name was actually changed to Mr. Mxyztplk!

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Who ever came up with 'Mr. Mxyzptlk' for a name must have been a complete geek and a bit of a butt, too!

It's just impossible to try to spell correctly or pronounce correctly or either one or both or visa versa!
aaaauurrrrgh
(Slightly frustrated!)

While he did not come up with it...I'msure that Mark Waid is one of the few people that can spell it without reference...plus he probably knows his SSN as well.

Mix Yes Spit Lick

How come there's no cure for baldness in the 30th century?

Why cure baldness when you can just wear a metal mask? Especially if you were going to anyway.

That catnip looks...dangerous

It really is amazing how Cholorophyll Kid almost inevitably turns out to be one of the most effective subsitutes.

Hoods with fins are so damn cool. They're the ultimate in-your-face wear. Right after hoods with big middle fingers on them.

I am sooooo gonna' make a cute little cape and lightning bolts for our cats one of these days...

Jeckie should really have more last names than that if she wants to be as cool as other royalty...

It always makes me sad when she swallows poor Cannus at the end of this issue!

1. I pronounce it mix-za-plk, and I still can't spell it correctly without looking.

2. Cholorophyll Kid's power IS one of the most powerful around, IF the writer knows what to do with it!
I've read some pretty amazing things using the power to grow plants.

3. I love that color blue on Jeckie but the 'suit' is cut way to high.
And it's amusing to know that she's really a snake.

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AND gay!

>GASP<

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Good thing Jeckie shaved for the occasion.

Within two minutes things go terribly wrong.

How condescending is Triad? "Go right ahead DEAR, you're next."

After that panel the reboot went horribly wrong for Jeka.

I could never get over that.

That was actually about two or three issues before I stopped reading Legionnaires.

I think I stopped LSH after about one issue in the 20th century.

FEH! That was the Legion at it's worst!

I do like Zoe's hair though

YIKES! It still annoys me every time I think of how she got shafted in that run.

Me too, so I try not to dwell on it. It was such a waste after the Levitz Projectra. I cried a little when I saw that Snake...

I thought it was a fakeout for at least an issue or 2 afterwards...

"I didn't think there were any humanoid races on Orando!"

"That's why no one pays you to think, child." /royal eyeroll

I wasn't particularly fond of the snake version but I loved the Naga.

In the Elseworld tale by Davis and Farmer, they only show Jeckie in one little panel as the snake with the illusion of the humanoid princess over her.

And I think Projectra was much more 'shafted' in the Waid/Shooter/Legion Prime era.

I would have much rather been a snake then a murderer of friends.

I've read this entire sequence over at scans_daily and I actually like it.

Viva la difference, and all that, I guess.

Proty is now filing a sexual harassment case against Cham...

Whew!! I'm sure glad they patched things up!!

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WHAT THE HELL....!

What issue is this from? Cham's a jerk!!!

For a minute I thought it might by Chameleon King?

Your *pet* is playing 'hard to get?'

Oh Cham, that's just wrong!

Besides, doesn't Cham know about peanut butter? I mean, really, this isn't rocket science...

Beppo has something in his fist for Cham...it's about to go flying.

Uhhh... color me unbelievably disturbed.

I may not sleep for days.

This cannot be the first time that has happened here...

I wonder if Pete and Jimmy were friends in the Legion's time.

It's got to be a bit weird, since Jimmy is about four or five years older than Pete, but, in his own time, about ten years younger than Pete.

It's amazing how mean the Legionnaires were. I mean, for most people they shot them down and called them worthless, only a few special ones (the Subs) were let down gently.

When I'm in a position to interview applicants for a job, I totally want to open up with "Next applicant, identify yourself!"

Yep, the Legionnaires used to be pretty nasty to applicants AND pets!
I seem to remember that they weren't awfully nice to boyfriends or girlfriends, either.

That can happen when you're too full of yourself!

John Forte's characters have wonderful posture!

I don't know why Phantom Girl is getting upset for being entangled in Spider Girl's hair. I mean all she has to do is turn intangible.

I'm "I stuck my finger in a light socket Lass."

Did she give any indication that she couldn't control her hair? No.

Another good applicant being rudely rejected. No wonder she joined the LSV!

Uh- she said 'it's out of control'.

Wonder what the original writers would think of Geoff Johns retcon that Saturn Girl telepathically prescreened the applicants... they were mean to the ones they 'knew' would turn out 'bad'?

It'd be kind of neat if one of these old characters were reintroduced and mentioned knowing about the mind-reading bit... and consciously worked with/against it.

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I don't know why Phantom Girl is getting upset for being entangled in Spider Girl's hair. I mean all she has to do is turn intangible.

and all Mr. Smarty Pants had to do was use his force field belt ... drama queens ...

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[b] I don't know why Phantom Girl is getting upset for being entangled in Spider Girl's hair. I mean all she has to do is turn intangible.

and all Mr. Smarty Pants had to do was use his force field belt ... drama queens ...[/b]

See, this is why the Legion should have admitted Spider Girl--she was able to ensnare Tinya and Brainy before either of these trained Legionnaires could react.

With a little bit of training herself, Sussa could have become an outstanding Legionnaire.

Count me as a big fan of her membership 5YL!

Count me as not a fan of her retrobooted rejection for evil tendencies.

Her power's ideal for the 'no kill rule' Legion, too. All about incapacitating foes, unlike, say, Sun Boy or Lightning Lad, who are one-man weapons of mass destruction!

I liked her better with orangey-red hair, 'though, although the more sandy color in this appearance also works. White hair, as in the Earth-Man appearances, totally didn't work for me, and came off as an attempt to make her look less like Marvels Madam Medusa...

I think it should also be noted that Sussa has some junk in her trunk...

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I think it should also be noted that Sussa has some junk in her trunk...

Well, her power to 'make her hair expand' was out of control...

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Please note Sussa's trunk-junkage above!

I love Double-Header's Venn Diagram symbol!

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Uh- she said 'it's out of control'.

D'oh! My powers of observation... gone!

Oolp!

Sussa has got some back!

You know Double-Header was totally checking her out..

I love Cham's standing all casual with his hand in his belt, and everyone else is standing like a cardboard cut-out.

Ole' Ironbutt rejected Sussa 'cause she was too sexy!!

Imra didn't like dream Girl, either.
And Sussa WAS extremely, exotically beautiful in those panels, especially full face!

Even though Forte messed up her hair pretty badly!
Why is it so short in the back and sticking straight out like that?

I think her outfit is supposed to be 'gathered' on the frontsides there.
Forte didn't get very 'designer' with his looks usually, so I have to give him props for trying.

Yeah, Jimmy... you woulda been SO much help in that mission...

When is this supposed to take place? Ayla is wearing her Lightning Lass insignia, but she had become Light Lass long before Lu became Duo Damsel.

That's not really paper, obviously, just a flat-reader micro-media device.

The walls are interesting, all orange with those lines. It almost looks as if they are holding their meeting inside of a basketball...

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That's not really paper, obviously, just a flat-reader micro-media device.

The walls are interesting, all orange with those lines. It almost looks as if they are holding their meeting inside of a basketball...

Violet was experimenting with an Imskian Collective Shrinking Ray.

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When is this supposed to take place? Ayla is wearing her Lightning Lass insignia, but she had become Light Lass long before Lu became Duo Damsel.

Clearly there must be an unrevealed story in which Ayla temporarily regains her lightning powers!

Or, perhaps this is evidence that Infectious Lass did indeed have a previous unrevealed tenure in the Legion, and accidentally infected Garth with Grandin's Disease!

Maybe her Light Lass costume was at the cleaners.

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Or, perhaps this is evidence that Infectious Lass did indeed have a previous unrevealed tenure in the Legion, and accidentally infected Garth with Grandin's Disease!

Or Garth was in an awkward phase where he was experimenting with ProFem.

"Then, a thousand years in the future..."

I'm SO going to steal that caption...

"Cosmic Boy, give your report on how your squad defeated the Sun-Eater menace...

...no... wait a moment... 22... 23... I'm sorry, all of our members haven't arrived yet. Let's wait for Ferro Lad before you give the report."

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When is this supposed to take place? Ayla is wearing her Lightning Lass insignia, but she had become Light Lass long before Lu became Duo Damsel.

If the lessons I learned from "Bewitched" and "I Dream of Jeannie" are accurate, I don't think that's Lu at all ... it's her dark-haired, evil cousin ...

Classic television never lies!

The vertical lines are an optical illusion painted on the walls to help the Legionnaires, and guests, to not suffer from 'coffeepotphobia', which can strike one in four sentients who sit in, well, what's essentially a giant coffee pot.

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Isn't it amazing how Saturn Girl manages to sneak into every panel??

Odd that we never see any windows on the *outside* of the Clubhouse...

Silly! That's a mirror, so Dirk can turn around and admire himself during lulls in the meeting!!

That's neither a mirror, nor Dirk. He couldn't make it, so they blew up one of his trading cards, and propped it up where he normally sits.

They didn't think Pete would notice.

Is that someone flying in the distance over Dirk's shoulder?

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[b]When is this supposed to take place? Ayla is wearing her Lightning Lass insignia, but she had become Light Lass long before Lu became Duo Damsel.

Clearly there must be an unrevealed story in which Ayla temporarily regains her lightning powers! [/b]

IIRC Ayla wore her Lightning Lass costume for a bit after her power was changed. I remember seeing a panel where she changes the symbol on her costume.

Saturn Girl is unusually quiet in this panel. I wonder what she is up to?

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[b]When is this supposed to take place? Ayla is wearing her Lightning Lass insignia, but she had become Light Lass long before Lu became Duo Damsel.

Clearly there must be an unrevealed story in which Ayla temporarily regains her lightning powers! [/b]

IIRC Ayla wore her Lightning Lass costume for a bit after her power was changed. I remember seeing a panel where she changes the symbol on her costume.[/b]

Yeah, but she changed it long before the Sun-Eater story, and I'm pretty sure it was well before Lu became DD.

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Saturn Girl is unusually quiet in this panel. I wonder what she is up to?

Following her gaze, she's not looking at Jimmy, but at his thought bubble.

Which, given her powers, is appropriate.

Perhaps this is the first time we see her using her telepathy to pre-scan applicants and see if they 'have the stuff.'

Maybe they are all blowup dolls except Lyle. It would explain Ayla's costume, Lu's hair and Imra's unusual silence.

But why would a blow-up doll Sun Boy need a mirror?

So that Jimmy would belive it's the real deal.

Does Jimmy have to stand?
That seems a little rude.
Go figure!

Ma Kent, closet racist.

They'd be in big trouble in Arizona right now!

Superboy - "Ma, you get to choose...I can have the girl with blue skin...or the one who triplicates. I'll have fun either way."

Really though, the things Ma and Pa Kent had to put up with...!

Mon-El's thinking: "Wait, that's not how I remember Ma and Pa Kent looking!"

Hmm... obviously the fact that Pa Kent is wearing the same color scheme as DD is signficant...

Wow..looking at all these old panels makes me want to read the whole Legion series.

The subtext is "Mom, Dad, please give Mon-el occupied while Duo Damsel and Shadow Lass show me... um, something..."

That Clark's a playa, yo!

"Good heavens! A girl with blue skin! I don't know if I can handle this. After all, I'm not used to seeing such strange things. It's not as if my son was from another planet!"

Makes you wonder what would've happened if a Talokian baby had landed in that spaceship?

I notice that we don't see what Pa is thinking!
But he seems to be looking with a lot of serious concentration at Shady's blue skin, too.

And there's quite a bit of it to see!

Superboy is in a kinda, odd, pose in that pic. He is giving off that 'playa' vibe...

Mon-El is staring straight at Kal's hand on Tasmia's shoulder....

Fight!

Huh, Shady and Lu in Smallville. It occurs to me this must be the same issue in which Clark invites Lu to go crawling around in his secret tunnel.

Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!

Why are Garth & Rokk sitting on my balls!!!

See, now I'm all curious what's up with the girl in the background with her hands on her hips, and the dork next to her with the upside-down legion clubhouse costume!

You'd think Arm-Fall-Off Boy would have known about the Legion's code against killing. "Die Villain!" indeed!

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See, now I'm all curious what's up with the girl in the background with her hands on her hips, and the dork next to her with the upside-down legion clubhouse costume!

Is she really Mnemonic Kid?
Does she appear somewhere else?

I interested in all four of the Applicants behind AFOB.

We know the one boy ISN'T Fortress Lad because the Legion already has a clubhouse, so I really want to know who he is.
He's not handsome and the Legion either didn't take non-handsomes or they all turned out bad, in that era, anyway.

Perhaps he's the BITS character Omni-Boy, who can travel through the air, the sea, underground or even in space (who, in my mind, turns into a vehicle, making him kinda the mobile version of Fortress Lad...).

I'm curious about the girl with the plant hair and the leafs over her breasticles. I'm guessing she's kinda planty anyway.. can't really tell by that pic, and I really don't wanna dig through my back issues. Any ideas?

Arbor Girl? Leaf Lass?

Fortress Lad

Arm-Fall-Off-Boy!!!! Yay, much happiness.

Plorp!

Fortress Lad...funnist character ever...deeply disturbing if you read the Secret Origin issue.

Admittedly, I don't really know much about the carving of ice statues. But I seriously doubt you can do it with flame.

I find interesting here that Stone Boy can talk while.. um.. stoned.

Thrill as the rejects exposition about their powers!

Watch Chlorophyll Kid flirt with Color Kid! 'How do ya like them tomatoes?' indeed...

Amaze as Lydda drops Stone Boy like a bad habit!

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Why are Garth & Rokk sitting on my balls!!!

I really like the designs here.

I am filled with shame...

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Fortress Lad...funnist character ever...deeply disturbing if you read the Secret Origin issue.

So he appeared in this issue first and then he became THE Fortress in the Secret Origins special later added to the continuity?

Too many years and too many continuities & issues to remember.
sigh

This *is* the Secret Origins story, isn't it?

Same story.

It was told retroactively.

You know, for YEARS I actively hated on the Fortress Lad story.

And then I thought to myself, "Why not?"

So the original HQ was a brain-dead Fortress Lad stuck in fortress form. I accepted it. Now I can make fun of it.

Still deeply disturbing...funny as anything...but c;mon.

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I would love to retcon it back and have the Legion HQ be inhabited by a living individual, who no longer has any physical body (although he can manifest a robot body, that comes out of the walls, in addition to controlling doors and security systems throughout the HQ or appearing on various monitors to talk to people).

Due to the sheer size of the HQ, and his essence having diffused through the enormous structure, Fortress Lad would no longer be able to reduce himself down to a mere humanoid self and walk away, so, in essence, he's 'trapped,' only because he's unwilling to surrender as much of the resources that he's acquired through the many expansions of the headquarters over the years.

Vi was always so quiet around the established Legionnaires, but always very talkative around the new Legionnaires (especially cute guys!)!

Vi and Lar make a cute couple.

Was this Vi's 1st crush??

Hmm... I'd have to look back to see if there's evidence of her putting the moves on Tenz a few issues earlier...

I know the Legion have had like 10,000 artists over the last five decades, but wow, these two characters look like Lois and Clark disguised as Violet and Mon!

Mon's even got the spit-curl.

Vi's eyebrows and dimples are irresistable.

At least Lar got a Happy Ending...

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I would love to retcon it back and have the Legion HQ be inhabited by a living individual, who no longer has any physical body (although he can manifest a robot body, that comes out of the walls, in addition to controlling doors and security systems throughout the HQ or appearing on various monitors to talk to people).

Due to the sheer size of the HQ, and his essence having diffused through the enormous structure, Fortress Lad would no longer be able to reduce himself down to a mere humanoid self and walk away, so, in essence, he's 'trapped,' only because he's unwilling to surrender as much of the resources that he's acquired through the many expansions of the headquarters over the years.

That idea is kind of like Ann McCaffery's 'Ship Who Sang' about a spaceship who's computers (and by extension, everything else on board) were controlled by a human, female in this case, brain.

Having Fortress Lad remain sentient but forever in the center of the Legion compound would have been amazing, I think.

I loved those two in the original series.
Vi, though, only when she wasn't running, cringing, hiding, breaking down or crying.
Which she only did on missions, most of the time.
sigh

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At least Lar got a Happy Ending...

Do you think Vi was full size at the time?

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I would love to retcon it back and have the Legion HQ be inhabited by a living individual,

That idea is kind of like Ann McCaffery's 'Ship Who Sang' about a spaceship who's computers (and by extension, everything else on board) were controlled by a human, female in this case, brain.

Oh, awesome, I'd totally forgotten about that one!

My mom pretty much raised me on Anne McCaffery, Andre Norton, Tanith Lee, Linda Bushyager, Ursula K. Le Guin, etc. She was a huge fan of fantasy and it seemed that the men were mostly writing harder sci-fi (Niven, Pournelle, etc.), which I also liked, but was less to her tastes.

To Ride Pegasus was, IMO, her best book (at least, of the ones I've read).

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[b] At least Lar got a Happy Ending...

Do you think Vi was full size at the time?[/b]

So wrong. So, so wrong.

I'm picturing Rhino from the movie Bolt saying "Rhino is awesome!!!"

Set -

Those were the first of the mutant kids stories, weren't they?
She wrote more of those under various 'Pegasus' titles, I think.
I love Le Guin and Norton, too.

Norton was fun when I was a child because she wrote a lot about people/girls and animals with powers.

With McCaffrey, I love her Dragons, especially the Dragon Singer stories.
You should read them, and then write a Legion of Dragon Riders story!

Jo (Emerald Dragon), Val (son of the Black Dragon) and Xiao (Dragonmage) kinda have a dragon-rider theme going on already. That could be interesting.

Add in some other stuff, like Tasmia speaking to a shadowy dragon deep below Talokk VIII and challenging it to learn it's ability to breath forth clouds of darkness, and you could probably squeak a few other Legionnaires into that theme.

(Of all the Legion femmes, Jeckie, Tasmia and Mysa have the most mystical feel, and, IMO, would work best with draconic imagery. I could make Saturn Girl or Dawnstar work as well, but it might feel a bit forced. Violet, Tinya and Lu, I got nothing.)

But no, I save Dragon Legion for someone else. I have enough plot bunnies breeding in my head!

So, back on topic, that white collar thing on Vi's neck looks like a bandage.

Was Mon like totally giving her a super-hickie?

Was she attacked by a vampire?

I love the Dragonriders of Pern books (The White Dragon's my favorite) and always thought a rider/dragon pair would be fun in the Legion, popping into the LSHs reality from between.

Hmm- which would be the Legionnaire- the dragon or the rider?

Set- McCaffrey's dragons aren't mystical in nature at *all* and, in fact, are one of the best examples of the depiction of the biological life cycle of a 'fantastic animal'.

I also thought a matrix worker from Marion Zimmer Bradley's DARKOVER series, a 'goblin' from the PLIOCINE EXILE series by Julian May and, more recently a Knight Aeris, Flora, or Pisces from the Codex Alera series would make good LSH candidates, if all fictional realms could crossover into the 31st century DCU.

Hey- Sherlock Holmes appeared in BATMAN, so why not?

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Set- McCaffrey's dragons aren't mystical in nature at *all* and, in fact, are one of the best examples of the depiction of the biological life cycle of a 'fantastic animal'.

Oh, I know, I've read the first couple trilogies, but visually, I think the more 'mystical' Legion ladies would look best on dragon-back, visually.

In the Pern series, it's the ones with Telepathy and Empathy who are able to impress.

The Dragon Singers impress the little, original dragons, before they were genetically enlarged by humans.

Almost anyone could impress them.
And they wouldn't be so disruptive to the Legion concept.

I would have given the early Vi a small fair that would give her some self-esteem, a pair of greens, a brown and a blue.

Then, maybe, Lar would flirt with HER!

I kinda like Ayla's poufy hair there.

Ultra Boy's hair, on the other hand, ick, he looks like the lead singer of Creed...

Just proof that teens in any era can be asses.

And we laughed and laughed and laughed and laughed!

Now that's just mean.

I would think they would insulate the entire clubhouse against "monitor-snooping".

There's no one more likely to roll their eyes and laugh at you behind your back, usually so you can hear them, then teenage girls.
sigh

They're kinda cute though.
The three of them rarely looked better in that era.

Is it really them or aliens?

In my experience teenage girls are the most scariest thing in the world.

I learned this back when I was a teenager, and am currently reminded as a father.

and

That's really them! They were pretending to fall for Jimmy to help him impress Lucy Lane!

Jimmy's being kind of bossy ... Dirk and Jo should've dropped him off in the stone age ...

Yeah, the girls were actually trying to help...in their own weird Mean Girls way...one thing I'll say for Silver Age DC, as much as it made EVERYONE really horrible people a lot of the time, that kind of fits teenagers interacting..

Those three girls look like they belong to the IBTC (the only defense that teenaged boys have against teenaged girls).

I guess this was before Shady... the personalities seem much more like Tinya and Tasmia than Ayla and Imra

It occurs to me that Jimmy is in an awful big hurry to get away from his adoring female fans, now that his elasticity serum has worn off...

Indeed.

If there isn't a Legion by-law about using your super-elasticity to impress the ladies, there should be!

A rare Imra as part of the girls moment! Only when its in the service of Superman or his Pal, I guess.

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I would think they would insulate the entire clubhouse against "monitor-snooping".

They probably all secretly like monitor-snooping.

Anyway, I'm betting that saferoom is actually the ladies' bathroom.

I want to know more about the metal flower

Pete Ross and Ultra Boy instantly bonded, because they both were admitted to the Legion as the result of super-voyeurism!

Imra's posing like a model and Jo's the only one at attention.

Imra does have that Vanna White 'Let me show you your fabulous prize!' posture going on, doesn't she?

Everybody has 'super-' this and 'super-' that for their power (Super-thought? Really?), but Ultra Boy has 'Penetra-Vision.' I wonder if that sounded as pervy then as it does now?

Cham's the only one who seems to be in an 'organic' pose, as if he was caught in the middle of doing something when the camera flashed. (That's it! He was holding the controls to the camera! Everybody else got to pose, and he's stuck with his hand out, and since they photoshopped the controller out in post-production, he's got a strangely empty hand gripping nothing!)

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Cos' pose is like "Already hurry this up! I got people to slap!"

Cham is doing "the Robot".

Pete was smart to leave the rest of the statues in their original boxes.

Imra is waiting for a tip.

Why does Pete's canoe have a furry tail?

Cham is taking the shape of someone doing "the Robot".

Is the flower supposed to be in proportion to the figurines? Cellophane flowers, maybe, of yellow, green, and purple/brown/grey?

Follow Pete's line of vision. He's using Penetra-vision right now.

Pete takes a certain small-town pride in being able to still remember things.

Imra looks like her picture was taken while performing "I'm A Little Teapot" at the Legion Talent Show.

Cos looks like he wasn't impressed with the performance.

Reep was caught trying to open the door to get out.

Jo may have been snapped just before his Riverdance routine at the same show.

I see Superboy hasn't put these statuettes in any kind of order. They aren't alphabetically arranged, or in order of joining the team, or whatever.

Is that Garth? Or is Ayla impersonating him again ... cause I see breasts ...

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Cham's left hand should be holding a full-size fountain pen.

And, no, I don't want to know where the inkwell is located, thanks.

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Is that Garth? Or is Ayla impersonating him again ... cause I see breasts ...

I was afraid to say anything about that, personally.

And did Imra make moves on Garth while Ayla was impersonating him?

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Vi looks like she's about to burst into a chorus of "Hey, Big Spender" from Sweet Charity.

yikes

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I want to know more about the metal flower

[clears throat]

Well, Son... when an alloy and a soldering iron love each other verrrrrrry much...

If she's trying not to alert the guy to her presence, should she, oh, maybe not be talking?

Why does the rest of his plan hinge on her getting to his belt buckle...Batman wants her to depants him?

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And then I'll deploy the Bat-Sterilizer to make him impotent! Mwa-ha-ha!

Odd that he carries Bat-Sterilizer, now that I think of it, but he does hang around with teenage boys in hot pants, so maybe it's just a precaution...

Just what part of his clothing is Shrinking Violet on right now?

It doesn't look so much like clothing, so much as she's peeking out from Dawnstar's cleavage or something (based on the coloration, the 'stuff' on the left being the color of Dawny's skin colored, and the 'stuff' on the right being the color of her costume).

That's funny, Salu never had trouble making her way down to the belt buckle before...

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Why does the rest of his plan hinge on her getting to his belt buckle...Batman wants her to depants him?

Um, do I have to paint you a picture?

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Is that Garth? Or is Ayla impersonating him again ... cause I see breasts ...

You would.

On Vi, so to speak - it's amazing what a change of clothes and a couple of additional inches of hair can do to a girl's self-esteem!
Even when no one is looking, she strikes a sexy pose!

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[b] I want to know more about the metal flower

[clears throat]

Well, Son... when an alloy and a soldering iron love each other verrrrrrry much...[/b]

OR . . .

original photo credited to Mordachalfl

[bows]

Well played, Madam. Well played.

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[bows]

Well played, Madam. Well played.

Thanks, cleome.
But you've done equally as well, or better, with your little birds and bees tale and the two graimlins!
I didn't know that ferro lad and plant lad interacted that way!

Seems like something exploded under Mon's cape to make it billow out like that ...

Wow, Brainy's face and hair makes him look glamorous!

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Why does the rest of his plan hinge on her getting to his belt buckle...Batman wants her to depants him?

Robin was out-of-town with the Titans...

So it would be effective against Invisible Kid and not someone who is intangible like Phantom Girl.

The FATAL FEET of PHANTOM GIRL!

OOOFF!

Could that be any bigger?

Could dude's mustache be any more ridonkulous?

Who goes "Oooff" when kicked in the face?

I think his toupee is totally coming off.

That panel looks more like a Hanna-Barbera animation cel. It's that goofy looking.

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The FATAL FEET of PHANTOM GIRL!

Now we know where the canon inspiration for OT's "Feet Vision" came from!

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That panel looks more like a Hanna-Barbera animation cel. It's that goofy looking.

Except punching/kicking/otherwise-beating-on opponents is a no-no in a Hanna Barbara cartoon!

She would've had to pick him up and shake his toupee off!

Wow, check out those hips! Tinya's got back! Work it!

Speaking of back, that dude's spine snapped in, like, three places...

Look how long those feet ARE!
And such practical soles and heels!

That guy never stood a chance with feet and footwear like that.
Go Tinya!

That was my favorite part, too, Candle.

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[b]Why does the rest of his plan hinge on her getting to his belt buckle...Batman wants her to depants him?

Robin was out-of-town with the Titans...[/b]

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How come Ayla can rip out a chemoid's (what's a 'chemoid'? It LOOKS like a Cham-oid, to me!) antennae but Jeckie can't?
Ayla didn't even use her power!

The Princess was always pretty much that way until she killed Nemesis Kid.
If she'd been more like Ayla, maybe Val would still be alive.
sigh
Sorry for the downer but really, what a wuss!

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[b]Why does the rest of his plan hinge on her getting to his belt buckle...Batman wants her to depants him?

Robin was out-of-town with the Titans...[/b]

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Sorry guys, I don't find that funny at all.
I never DID find Batman as a child rapist funny.

I need to stop posting anywhere but to the picture/story threads, I guess.

Cham thought it would be fun to give Ayla a piggy-back ride around the park, until she mistook his antennae for handlebars!

And yes, in the back, we see Superboy, crawling away like a whipped dog, while Karate Kid manhandles his opponent like a real hero!

Jeckie might be a wuss in this scene, but Clark is a Super-Wuss!

Ayla may have been a little bit space-crazy at times, but it likely made her a much more effective Legionnaire in situations like this!

Obvious Ayla is making those antennae super-light in order to make them easy to rip out!

Or else they just don't make chemoids like they used to!

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I never DID find Batman as a child rapist funny.

I need to stop posting anywhere but to the picture/story threads, I guess.

Well, I tend to think the idea that people are still hearkening back to Seduction of the Innocent in that fashion is kind of amusing. I assume that's the real origin of the jokes. I don't think anyone is saying that child abuse is a jolly good laugh.

But, hey, not every joke has to be funny for everyone. I hope you'll reconsider and continue posting here, C.

In the last few hours of Flag Day, a panel and a cover.

I predict that Superboy's army will lose, if only because Cham's army is much more organized from a costume color standpoint.

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...Or else they just don't make chemoids like they used to!

Well, once you add more water and fresh fruit to your diet, they do tend to wane pretty quick.

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So the flag is made out of indestructible material, but they can't do the same for their protective gear.

No wonder Lightning Lad got killed.

Priorities, man! Legionnaires are a cred a dozen, but there's only one flag.

Well, they could make indestructible costumes, but unfortunately the glow from them would be visible for hundreds of miles.

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Well, they could make indestructible costumes, but unfortunately the glow from them would be visible for hundreds of miles.

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[b]

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Originally posted by Candle:

I never DID find Batman as a child rapist funny.

I need to stop posting anywhere but to the picture/story threads, I guess.

Well, I tend to think the idea that people are still hearkening back to Seduction of the Innocent in that fashion is kind of amusing. I assume that's the real origin of the jokes. I don't think anyone is saying that child abuse is a jolly good laugh.

But, hey, not every joke has to be funny for everyone. I hope you'll reconsider and continue posting here, C.[/b]

I can't be sophisticated about the subject.
The evil is too great and all invasive.

If only Lightning Lad had died AFTER he saw our flag instead... *choke!*

Lightning Lad and Element Lad, two people who can point at you and kill you, have guns? What's up with that?

'OMG! It's an elephant! And he's got... a knife?!'

Well, it was a war. And in a war you need a gun, don't you?

a gun and a spiffy uniform

And it maybe one of those future guns of space that doesn't kill anyone. That way the Legion code against killing is upheld.

Actually, that's exactly right, Quis. The Legion agreed to participate in the war only if both sides agreed to use non-lethal weapons. The kicker was that the non-lethal Vrunn weapons proved deadly to Kryptonian physiology anyway.

. . . which still doesn't explain why the Legionnaires carry guns on the cover. (In the story, they don't.)

I'm guessing that Daisy payed DC BIG bucks to get those non-lethal guns on the cover.

Er... I'm pretty sure that wouldn't work.

You mean fighting-wise, or relationship-wise?

Either way.

Why is there something that looks like a full stanky kryptonian diaper hovering over Kal's head?

Set, I think that's the Eye with Supes' cape over it.

I leave further symbolic analysis to those who aren't still on their first cup of coffee.

It looks to me like Emerald Empress is coping a feel. I do believe I admire her for that.

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Set, I think that's the Eye with Supes' cape over it.

Oh, I know, but I like my stanky diaper idea better.

At least Superboy didn't use an apple this time to knock a girl out.

hmmm ... what was the Empress going to say?

"Together, we could win Dancing with the Stars"

"Together, we could revolutionize intergalactic shipping"

"Together, we could cure restless leg syndrome"

The mind reels ...

"Together we could ..... make a Captain and Tennille comeback".

Make me pass out one more time
Once is never enough
With a super-stud like you

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She wasn't using those ribs anyway.

She was trying to say;

"Superboy wait! I'm your mother, Lara, shot 1000 years into the future by your father's other secret get-off-Krypton-before-it-splodes gizmo, and the Eye is Kryptonian tech, which is why it's green and kicks your ass! Together, as mother and son, we could bring peace to the galaxy!"

But he always interrupts her, and now she's just torqued off and wants to give him a spanking.

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It looks to me like Emerald Empress is coping a feel. I do believe I admire her for that.

UFF! Indeed.

Together they could break the Chains of Love...

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Make me pass out one more time
Once is never enough
With a super-stud like you

LOL!
I love it ... that is exactly what she must have meant. ;-)

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hmmm ... what was the Empress going to say?

"Together, we could win Dancing with the Stars"

"Together, we could revolutionize intergalactic shipping"

"Together, we could cure restless leg syndrome"

The mind reels ...

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Together they could break the Chains of Love...

...until she refocuses her attentions on Dirk.

I'm drawing a blank with that one ... when was EE interested in Sun Boy?

Been online too long! I've begun imagining Supes and Em in that very pose, but with no clothes on!

BAD!!

Moving on....

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I'm drawing a blank with that one ... when was EE interested in Sun Boy?

If memory serves, Original Recipe Sarya did once attack him while saying, "How do I hate thee, let me count the ways," or something like that. My first thought was, "Whoa. Somebody's got a bit of a crush!"

Though I'm not normally a connoisseur of foe yay .

Didn't Cera Kesh in Reboot also have a crush on Dirk (pre-possession), until she found out what a jerk he was?

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Been online too long! I've begun imagining Supes and Em in that very pose, but with no clothes on!

BAD!!

Moving on....

Sarya is always a lady! She would insist that they leave their capes on!

Does anyone have a scan of the Adventure era panel where Brainiac 5 is giving Ultra Boy & Phantom Girl and Saturn Girl & Lightning Lad a hard time for "smooching?" Later in the issue, the girls put some alien symbols over their heads to show the guys they're interested in being "smooched" ...

I believe this is the panel right before they get caught.
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excellent, thanks! Do you know the issue? I love when Imra tells Brainy that he's too cold or distant to understand ...

Adv. 337, I believe. "The Weddings that Wrecked the Legion".

Thanks EDE!

Contemporary reader response to that story:

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Dear Editor: I was thrilled with "The Legion Dropouts." I was all set to frame the cover and put the story in my private "Hall of Fame." I turned every page with increasing interest! That is, until page 6 of part 2, when Brainiac 5 said, "It'll be a fake wedding, natch!" Why? Why? Why? The Legionnaires' affection seemed real enough. Other super-heroes have married successfully - Hawkman and Aquaman, for instance. The latter even has a son! This issue was a disappointment, so how about a sequel wherein the marriages are real? -Kevin Byrnes, Florham Park, N.J.

Yes, I remember the successful marriage of Hawkman and Aquaman.

Another reason Crisis on Infinite Earths was unforgivable.

That was my first thought when I read it too!

I bet that Kevin guy still lives in New Jersey! We should totally send Rhino out to find him!

Rhino, he might be cute!! Let's check!!!

*tee-hee!* I found a Kevin Byrnes in Basking Ridge, NJ on one of those public record sites!!

...and there are 109 Kevin Byrnes on Facebook!

A lot of cutting and pasting...but we have faith in you.

I think there are ads for this on yahoo.

Cosmic Coot's Russian Novelist beard is awesome.

*tee-hee!* I love Cham's droopy antennae!!

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Yes, I remember the successful marriage of Hawkman and Aquaman.

I just read that and thought the same thing!

And their spawn, the Flying Fish!

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*tee-hee!* I love Cham's droopy antennae!!

Can you imagine how much "medicinal" spam will flood everyone's inbox in the future regarding this very thing?

[cries]

Seven out of ten Durlans suffer from AD (antenna droopage). Don't be forced to wear a hat in public, when a simple treatment can allow you to stand proud and tall! Be the envy of your menfriends, and admired by the ladies!

Operators are standing by!

I know I'm on Legion World too much when the first thing I think when I see the phrase, "Accurate Precognitive Sculptured Models" is "Hey... with a little tweaking that could totally be used in the "Still Another Person Below Me" thread.

[snip]

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Seven out of ten Durlans suffer from AD (antenna droopage). Don't be forced to wear a hat in public, when a simple treatment can allow you to stand proud and tall! Be the envy of your menfriends, and admired by the ladies!

Or transform into a lady, in which case vice versa. Maybe.

Lash would disagree ...

Gee Color Kid, maybe your masculine wiles would work better.

His Brilliantine look IS pretty hot.

[whew!]

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Gee Color Kid, maybe your masculine wiles would work better.

Masculine wiles? Color Kid?

I think he'd have better luck demonstrating feminine wiles for Drura! Perhaps she could swap his gender again...

Finally... proof that Hate-Face wasn't gay!

But I'm pretty sure his brother "Prissy Face" was ...

Pussy face? [Linked Image]

oh oh Prissy face...my bad!

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Yes, I remember the successful marriage of Hawkman and Aquaman.

Another reason Crisis on Infinite Earths was unforgivable.

Isn't that a part of the secret origin of the new Aqualad?

Oops, I forgot: SPOILER ALERT!

^What an asshole!

You've got to love the not-so-subtle symbolism of the devil tempting Pete to do the wrong thing.

I was sure that "Devil Lad" was going to say, "I'll scratch your eyes out!"

May as well just go ahead at this point and change the phrase under my avatar to "desperately needs to get out more."

Sorry Lois... but you are NO Lana Lang...

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Rockhopper Lad looks appalled ...

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Sorry Lois... but you are NO Lana Lang...

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I dunno.... she's kinda hot....

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Girl, please!

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Sorry Lois... but you are NO Lana Lang...

"Lana will be *so* jealous! She hasn't been able to fit into this costume in ten years!"

Was it established that Lois knew about Lana's Insect Queen ID?

So much for the effectiveness of the mask...

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I dunno.... she's kinda hot....

I think she looks way better in that outfit than Lana.

Then again, I'm a mutant, since I don't really think orange hair is all that...

duh Duh DUH

Well, at least they're not doing their Hanson medley, right?

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[b]Sorry Lois... but you are NO Lana Lang...

"Lana will be *so* jealous! She hasn't been able to fit into this costume in ten years!" [/b]

Lois has NO business in that outfit!

Well, not everyone can be like the 1980s Captain Marvel, and find an abandoned stash of last year's Mardi Gras costumes on such short notice.

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Me! Me! Pick Me!

That would be a hard gym class to be in

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Oh this is SO getting stolen for the Facebook page.

Middle Jo is embarassed to admit that he actually prefers Face Dances.

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Oh this is SO getting stolen for the Facebook page.

Glad I could help, even if I'm not George Perez.

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Middle Jo is embarassed to admit that he actually prefers Face Dances.

I think that I do, too!

Hmmmm... if you look at Jim's chest emblem it looks rather like the letter "T".
Hey, he could be Triplicate Boy in yet another parallel universe!

Kinda like Jo bros?

Meanwhile, a lonely reboot Ferro Lad looked on as a single tear rolled down his cheek ...

Lucky pillow!!

So do you think Garth sleeps in pajama bottoms, boxers, or au naturale?

C'mon! He's Winathian! Imagine the scandal if the folks back home found out he wore garments to bed...

Manapul's Garth was a hunk o' beef!!

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Manapul's Garth was a hunk o' beef!!

His bedside alarm-Dalek is kinda' creepy, though.

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His bedside alarm-Dalek is kinda' creepy, though.[/QUOTE]

"You played it for Imra and you can play it for me. If she can stand it, I can! Play it!" - Humphrey Ranzz

^
^

Sorry. Delayed reaction there.

And, moving right along:

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Reminds me of that Bionic Woman ep where we learned that the REAL point of giving a girl super-powers is so she can prepare a can of tuna without having to look around for an opener!

As a dude this panel make me a little scared to find out what happened when Brainy & Kara 1st hooked up.

Yeah? My guess is that they would really put the "heavy" into "heavy petting," AL.

And then hopefully they went out for breakfast in order to spare Brainy's collection of cookware.

...Why Proty never diguised itself as Supergirl's lucky rabbit's foot...

Tizzles

Kara's very good with eggs over easy, but ask her to poach them . . .

Er... am I the only one wondering why she doesn't just use her heat vision?

How else could she teach the kids about friction?

OMG, Supergirl's rubbed her hands so fast that she fried her eggs!

No wonder the Kryptonians went extinct. Her cousin, a lonely farmboy with telescopic & X-Ray vision, and some surprisingly hot neighbors, probably accidentally yanked his crank clean off at the tender age of 14.

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Er... am I the only one wondering why she doesn't just use her heat vision?

She was using that off-panel to cook the bacon and the hash browns.

Damn it! Now I'm hungry!

Great googly moogly! That fellow in the background... could it be...

This panel makes me wonder why we never saw healing urns again. One could have been used, for example, to heal Jeckie of her numerous maladies.

Obviously Healing Urns are no long medically sound as it is in a museum.

I'm wondering why Unnamed Electrical Villain is stealing the urn. Just for profit? Or did his wife or daughter or someone have some great disease that he thought he could cure by procuring the urn?

Maybe the 'Healing Urn' can cure Rubber-Clad Man's atypical male pattern baldness...

Perhaps the Healing Urn contained the ashes of a dead Somhaturian which had to be snorted or otherwise ingested to achieve the desired effect?

I was looking at its distinctly pointed shape and thinking that you'd just take the cure by inser-- oh, never mind. I've had a bad day.

And you thought Booster Gold stealing a flight ring from a museum was implausible. 500 years of technological development later, you can still pretty much take any shiny artifact you want.

Wow, I don't miss thought bubbles that take up 25% of the panel!

Streaky is a true hero!!

Poor, misguided Streaky should remember...

Give a few cats a turned over milk canister, and they'll drink for a day.
Teach those same cats how to super-wreck a truck and steal their own milk, and they'll drink for life!

There was never a crossover featuring the crazy cat-lady from The Simpsons. What a pity.

That big head is creepy, yo!!

They had to tell people that her power was super-shrinking so they wouldn't think she merely turned violet.

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That big head is creepy, yo!!

Maybe she shrank her body and forgot to shrink her head too!

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Sorry. Delayed reaction there.

And, moving right along:

super eggs by jooleeah_stahkey , on Flickr

Reminds me of that Bionic Woman ep where we learned that the REAL point of giving a girl super-powers is so she can prepare a can of tuna without having to look around for an opener!

Now suddenly I do not want Kara to ever give me a massage.

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That big head is creepy, yo!!

I bet her hands were super-large back then, too. That's why she had to hide them under the table.

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How dare he talk in stone form.
He's ruining continuity!

Ulu and Staq had the good sense to hide behind the others.

While Krypto naturally zeroes in on the dude with the tree motif.

Krypto's secret weapon: Kryptonian dog urine!

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How dare he talk in stone form.
He's ruining continuity!

From "Adventure Comics" #313 (4) by Joelk75 , on Flickr

^^There's a great thread about Superboy's horrible bedside manner somewhere!

Here!

Ah, yes. It's coming back to me now.

I'm surprised he didn't complain that flying to the quarantine planet by themselves was too dangerous a mission for girls!

It's Brainiac 5 who thinks there are missions too dangerous for girls, not Superboy.

I always attributed that to his crush on Imra.

Lots of exclamation points... did Supes think that shouting would make the situation better?

Everybody shouted in those days. People in the Silver Age were hard or hearing.

From "Adventure Comics" #313 (5) by Joelk75 , on Flickr

After Humility Girl's successful performance it was her sister's turn.

Sill, loving Supergirl in the hot slinky outfit!

Cosmic Boy: Wow! I like your costume! It reminds me of the one worn by that reject from Kathoon

Rokk took one look at Jan and knew it was going to be one loooong weekend.

Weisinger decided that Satan Girl was a much less controversial name than Lucifer Lass or Devil Damsel.

I actually do find it kind of surprising that the name was considered okay by the CCA.

The CCA also didn't seem to have a problem with "The Devil's Jury" (Adv. 370) or The Devil's Dozen (Adv. 350-51), so, apparently, representations of ultimate evil were not considered harmful to children.

It seems to be an odd thing about comics compared to other media. As I recall, The Demons Three were changed to something else (The Three Ghosts or something?) when they appeared on the Super Friends cartoon.

"... I can do more things than all those girls together"

Surprisingly, Jan and Lyle weren't moved...

Too bad all the remaining trees in the forest were killed by the radiation from the meteors... not to mention all the fish in the lake...

Cos could similtaniously use his Magnetic Vision and his Scotchguard-Meteorites-So-They-Don't-Burn-Up-Upon-Atmospheric-Entry Vision. Superboy was never more ashamed of his Put-Back-Together-the Wall-Of-China Vision.

Previous thread inspired by the above panel!

Rokk seems pretty inconsistent about wearing that bubble over his head. Perhaps he was building up a tolerance to earth's atmosphere at the time, and only needed it to 'catch his breath.'

Wow, magnetic eyes. There's a power to never turn on while visiting a cutlery store.

"Aiiee! 10,000 knives, all headed straight for my eyes!"

Re: the space helmet. Perhaps Braalians were affected by allergens in 20th century earth air.

What really bothers me about this scene is how Superboy doesn't even *try* to defend himself. Humility is good, but Kal needs some backbone! If the Legion didn't trust him enough to buy the "saved a city from a falling satellite" story, why would they want him to join anyway?

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Recruit! Recruit! Recruit!
Ha! Ha!
Good thing the American Family Association never read this, or else they would've picketed the DC offices!!

Little Violet just thought of reason #39 of why she should have kept the Emerald Eye.

Now that Salu finally had a twin, Alya keenly awaited family holidays on Winath.

I don't get that page at all. Whose the dude? The black and green outfit makes me think Rond Vidar. Is Sunbeam a pet name, or is there a character named Sunbeam present (perhaps off-panel?)?

Since we see Violet shrinking in the first panel, and she's roughly the same height as Zoe in the next one, I get that this is from the boot where Colossal Boy was dead and Violet had his powers (since she must have just shrunk from giant size), but I'm not hugely familiar with that Legion...

The Dude and Sunbeam are Shrinking Violet and Lightning Lass, respectively, from 5YL. I don't recall the details, but somehow they show up in the reboot to interact with Kinetix and Violet (who can shrink naturally, and acquired Leviathan's power to grow). 5YL Vi has met the (yet another)SW6 version of herself before and so feels qualified to give "herself" advice on life.

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Originally posted by Set:
Whose the dude?

Ha! Ha!
Oh Set, you're a panic!

The above panel outrages Ellen-hating One Million Moms.

Doh. I thought I had it all figured out, that the 'dude' was Tenzil, and not Rond! ('He' looks kind of Tenzil-ish, to me!)

Turns out 'dude' was a lady. Cue Aerosmith.

For Set . . .

So never judge a book by its cover
Or a 5YLer by her lover
Kid put me wise to her manly disguise
She had the body of Tenzil
Lord imagine my surprise

Dude was really a lady
Dude was really a lady
Dude was really a lady
Dude was really a lady

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Originally posted by Set:
Doh. I thought I had it all figured out, that the 'dude' was Tenzil, and not Rond! ('He' looks kind of Tenzil-ish, to me!)

Turns out 'dude' was a lady. Cue Aerosmith.

The artist really didn't give you much to work with, IMHO.

I like how Kinetix' outfit can't decide if it's an evening dress or a traditional super-union suit.

Still my favorite thread ever...

Major love to Lash ❤️

Are those links or thread IDs?

Edit I think I found the one, nevermind. LOL