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| Legion of Super-Heroes | |
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.png) The Legion of Super-Heroes, with their allies and enemiesArt by Phil Jimenez | |
| Group publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4) #0 (October 1994) |
| Created by | Mark Waid and Tom McCraw (writers) Stuart Immonen (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Base(s) | Legion headquarters Legion World |
| Roster | |
| See: List of Legion of Super-Heroes members | |
| Legion of Super-Heroes | |
 | Cover of Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4) #0 (October 1994). Art by Stuart Immonen & Ron Boyd. |
| Series publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series, Limited series |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Publication date | (Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4)) October 1994 – May 2000 (Legionnaires) October 1994 – March 2000 (Legion Lost) May 2000 – April 2001 (The Legion) December 2001 – October 2004 |
| Number of issues | (vol. 4): 64 Legionnaires: 63 Legion Lost: 12 The Legion: 38 |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Mark Waid Tom McGraw Dan Abnett Andy Lanning |
| Penciller(s) | Lee Moder Jason Armstrong Scott Kolins Olivier Coipel |
| Inker(s) | Ron Boyd |
| Colorist(s) | Tom McCraw |
| Creator(s) | Mark Waid and Tom McCraw (writers) Stuart Immonen (artist) |
The 1994 version of the Legion of Super-Heroes (also called the post–Zero Hour or Reboot Legion) is a fictional superhero team in the 31st century of the DC Universe. The team is the second incarnation of the Legion of Super-Heroes, following after the 1958 version, and was followed by the 2004 rebooted version. It first appeared in Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4) #0 (October 1994) and was created by Mark Waid, Tom McCraw, and Stuart Immonen.
Publication history
Following the Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! continuity reboot, a new Legion continuity was created, beginning with a retelling of the origin story starting in Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4) #0 and then continued in spin-off sister series Legionnaires #0 (both released in October 1994). Several members from the previous continuity are given new codenames and several new heroes are added, including XS, Sensor, Kinetix, and Gates.
While in some ways following the pattern of the original continuity, the new continuity diverged from the old one in several ways: some characters died as they had previously, others did not, and some Legion members spent time in the 20th century where they recruited Ferro. The Legion are initially not allies of the United Planets, earning their respect by exposing their president Chu as corrupt and defeating the White Triangle.
In Legion Lost, a group of Legionnaires disappear through a spatial rift and struggle to return home. The ensuing limited series Legion Worlds (2001) showed what was happening back in the United Planets during their absence.
A new series, The Legion, is launched in which the Legion reunites and gains a new base and purpose. Written for its first 33 issues by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, the series was cancelled with issue #38. The most notable addition to the team during the title's publication was Superboy, a 21st-century clone of Superman who had previously been granted honorary membership.
Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds
The post-Zero Hour Legion appears in Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds, written by Geoff Johns and drawn by George Pérez. The miniseries features the 1994 Legion teaming up with Superman and the post-Infinite Crisis and 2004 incarnations of the Legion to fight the Legion of Super-Villains and the Time Trapper.
Members
Main article: List of Legion of Super-Heroes members § Reboot members (1994–2004)Workforce
| Workforce | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4) #64 (January 1995) |
| Created by | Mark Waid (script) Lee Moder (art) Tom McCraw (art) |
| In-story information | |
| Member(s) | Amber Blast-Off Dune Evolvo Lad Inferno Karate Kid Lori Morning Particon Radion Repulse Spider Girl Ultra Boy |
The Workforce is a group founded by corrupt industrialist Leland McCauley as a response to the Legion. They solely operate for profit and disguise themselves as heroes.
Membership
Original members
- Spider Girl (fired to create "Adult Workforce")
- Evolvo (fired to create "Adult Workforce")
- Ultra Boy (quit, joined Legion)
- Karate Kid (quit, joined Legion)
- Inferno (transported to 20th century Earth)
Later members
- Blast-Off ("killed", see Wildfire)
- Particon (contract bought out by R.J. Brande)
- Radion (contract bought out by R.J. Brande)
Adult Workforce
- Repulse
- Amber
- Dune
- Lori Morning
In other media
Elements of Workforce are incorporated into Legion of Super Heroes' incarnation of the Legion of Super-Villains.
See also
- Legion of Super-Heroes
- Legion of Super-Heroes (1958 team)
- Legion of Super-Heroes (2004 team)
- List of Legion of Super-Heroes members
- List of Legion of Super-Heroes publications
References
- Irvine, Alex; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1970s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. p. 267. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9.
The previously uninterrupted adventures of the team from the 30th Century had ended in the chaos of Zero Hour. But in this zero issue written by Tom McCraw and Mark Waid and drawn by Stuart Immonen, a new incarnation's adventures were only just beginning.
{{cite book}}:|first2=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Wallace, Dan (2008). "Fatal Five". In Dougall, Alastair (ed.). The DC Comics Encyclopedia. New York: Dorling Kindersley. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1. OCLC 213309017.
- "GEOFF JOHNS: LEGION OF 3 WORLDS, I - NEWSARAMA". 2008-12-16. Archived from the original on December 16, 2008. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
- Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #5 (July 2009)
External links
- Legion of Super-Heroes (Post-Zero Hour) at the DC Database Project
- The Legion of Super-Heroes Reference File
- Workforce at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original).
