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The Newsboy Legion of Super-Heroes
#1028386 08/01/23 11:22 AM
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Clearly, DC missed the obvious after they deleted Superboy from continuity by not having the Legion be inspired by the classic teenage orphan crimefighters!

Ideas?

I'm not sure what the 30th/31st century equivalent of a "newsboy" would be.

But obviously Marla Latham is the Guardian!

Tommy Thompkins = Cosmic Boy
Big Words = Brainiac V
Gabby = Matter-Eater Lad
Scrapper = Ultra Boy

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Eryk Davis Ester #1028392 08/01/23 02:32 PM
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Jack Kirby presents... The Newsboy Legion

The beating heart of the United Planets is the unsleeping city of Metropolis. Home to travellers, workers and diplomats from a thousand worlds. Yet, there are forces that would end the beating of this heart, plunging the galaxy into a cold, isolated death.

Beneath the streets of Suicide Slum it begins! The missing immigrants rarely trouble the investigations of the Science Police in this part of the city. Likewise, the strange sightings. Of creatures, more insect than man. They seek to sow the seeds of destruction for this future age!

One Daily Planet reporter investigates a dark takeover of the city's institutions. One reporter bears witness to an arrival from a rocky, long dead world. One reporter is changed as a prophecy is renewed!

Devlin O'Ryan hosts the universal harmonic force, becoming a New Guardian for the world of tomorrow! He gathers the lost, desperate, yet heroic around him. They will be a legion of irregular eyes and ears against the coming tide of evil.


Rond "Big Words" Vidar, genius son of UP criminal mastermind!

Troy "Gabby" Stewart, whose very words bring power!

Val "Scrapper" Armorr, who has fought for his rights world by world across the UP

"Tommy" Norg, quiet, almost invisible leader, an orphan like the others.

Tayla "Flip" Skott, whose species are wardens of Earth oceans, until the arrival of The Deep Six!

Angry Charlie Londo, transformed by a rival DNA project.

And their close allies...

Imra "Dubbilex" Ardeen. Protector of the DNA Project that allowed man to conquer the stars.

Jan Arun. Recovered from his 1000 year exile to the stars.

"Salute" Digby. Miniature militaristic clone of Scrapper


As a dark shadow crosses the cosmos, our heroes must face

RJ Mayavale and his Cosmic Wagon!
The Miracle Wall and it's prophecies of Doom!
Olsen V and the unearthed DNA Project!
The cloned Servants of Darkness created by Reep "Mokarii" Daggle.
The Aruks of Cargg
The Forager Demons!
Doomsday Olsen!
And the Intergang and their evil, revived master


"...not having to believe in a thing to be interested in it and not having to explain a thing to appreciate the wonder of it."
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Eryk Davis Ester #1028394 08/01/23 02:59 PM
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^^I knew someone would take the basic premise and flesh it out better than I could. wink

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thoth lad #1028400 08/01/23 05:13 PM
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Terrific, Thoth. Very Kirby - very Legion

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Eryk Davis Ester #1028444 08/03/23 03:31 AM
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What a lineup - and inspired choices for villains as well!


Holy Cats of Egypt!

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