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I like both covers quite a bit, but I'm going to take 263 over the other because I find it just a bit more dynamic. It feels like we, the readers, are rushing into the fight and we could almost be the fifth Legionnaire arriving on the scene.

I vote 267. But I will confess that I had never noticed that Jan is touching the glass. The position of his legs doesn't make sense, does it?

Still, I love Lu and BB, and there are very few covers that feature them. I remember 267, and had no recollection of 263.

I like 267 because it shows off the Legionnaires better.

263 because I always thought that Element Lad looks odd on 267. The proportion or something seem off, the first time I saw that cover I though Jan had some sort of allergic reaction and was puffing up, not that he was drifting unconscious in space.

However, if it wasn't for the odd pose on Jan, I do think the rest of the cover is stronger than 263 and the subject matter is more interesting (nice classic vibe, beyond group of heroes gang rushing villain).

But I still vote 263, better understanding of anatomy or foreshadowing or something.

Updated tally:


LSH 263.... 9 votes

LSH 267.... 9 votes


Every tally has been a tie, that's pretty amazing. I'll leave the polls open until... I wake up tomorrow (THAT could by ANY time!) and we'll see if we have a winner or a tie!

Duo Damsel and Bouncing Boy on the cover gives #267 my vote.

I'm awake.... and we have a winner!

267... 10 votes

barely manages to take down

263... 9 votes!

Round 2....





VS.

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Gosh - tough choice!

I love #25 because it represents a bright moment in an otherwise VERY dark era but I also love #80 because hey - it's Alan Davis drawing the Legion flying through the sky waving their flag! What's not to love?

That issue was also the excellent culmination to a year's worth of intriguing and exciting stories and holds a dear spot in my Legion-loving heart so I'm going with it.

#80 for the win.

Dang, Lash. You're making this hard. Both are great.

I'm going to have to go with the Dusty Abell cover for #25. It's a substance over style thing. #80 is sleek and beautiful to look at. It has a better layout. However, the Abell cover tells more of a story. The image of the Dominator looking down gives a sense of danger. Gim, Imra and Devlin looking over their shoulders conveys a sense of urgency and movement. Dirk turning to flash his powers gives us a sense of his personality and defiance to whatever the threat is. The detail in the metallic mountain of debris gives it an eery dark feel.

The cover of #80 with the Victory! sign and all those smiling faces makes me want to stand up, wave the flag and yell yay Legion! I don't want to do that with the other one. Beautiful as it is.

I vote for #80.

Again for me, the difference is in the details. LOOK at that debris the LSH is standing in on # 25. How long did that take Dusty to draw???

Also, # 25 marks the point where I went from 'LSH fan' to 'complete LSH nerd learning about and obsessing over EVERYTHING LSH related' (it helped that the Archives were coming out regularly during this time-span).

It's # 25 for me.

This is definitely hard, but Silver Age costumes on #25 for the win!

#25 - I agree with Lash - it tells a story

# 25 because of its ominous mood and the contrast in colors.

By comparison, #80 almost hits you over the head with it's "gosh-wow-aren't-we-cool" vibe. I also think the composition is (literally) in your face.

80.
25 looks like its a detail of a larger picture, as if another cover connects to the left. 80 is a fun group picture but not much of a selling point for a cover. Hmm.
80 final answer.

I go with #25.

I also like the story telling aspect of the picture over the group shot, which a group shot of the Legion flying has been done and redone.

80. It captures the Legion I love to read about, set in a future filled with hope, not darkness.

25 has too many flaws. Lightning Lad's legs are attached wrong (or there's a coloring error, or something that makes him look like he's wearing a saggy diaper). Ayla is in a Liefield pose. Rokk looks like a caveman. Sun Boy's got an interesting dynamic pose, but his skull is square, like he's Herman Munster, pretending to be Sun Boy. Too many of the figures look deformed, or are posed awkwardly. Imra appears to be surprised by the sight of her own shoulder. What, did it sneak up on her? Tinya is doing her best Betty Boop pose, which apparently is the thing to do while your teammates appear to be running away from a giant floating Dominator head...

And the dark red haired dude in the center, wearing Star Boy's shirt and activating his Wonder Twin powers by bumping fists with Invisible Lyle, while grabbing Violet's ass with his other hand? I don't even know what's up with that. Let's put the dude who some Legion fans wouldn't even recognize in the center of the cover...

When you put it that way, I almost want to change my vote. Almost.

80. The awesome flight perspective easily overcomes the more cloying aspects of the scene. Like the cheesy mugging and the butter yellow background.


Lash, this is fun!

FIRST TALLY!

LSH 25... 6 votes

LSH 80... 5 votes

These tallies seem to run neck and neck-- sorta like Double-Header!

tough one.

much prefer the story in 25. i think cover #80 could almost work as the cover for issue #25.


#80!!! it's alan davis. and possibly one of the best LSH covers of all time.

#80
I have to go with Alan Davis, every time.

That ain't an easy choice!

I remember having to drive to multiple stores to find #25-- and being beyond excited to see the young Legionnaires in those costumes.

The Alan Davis is a great cover that really does encapsulate what was right about that era's LSH. I love seeing that many smiling faces in one image- so unusual for comics, or any art form these days.

But I'm going to pick #25 for four reasons-- Invisible Kid, Ferro Lad, Phantom Girl (whose image here I love) and Sun Boy. All characters dead by that point in LSH history. What a great thing it was to see them walking around, interacting and using their powers in that story and the ones that followed!

I often wonder what folks would've said about this issue and the ones around it had there been a 'Legion World' back then to use to communicate.