Elseworlds are published by dc comics and have been since the late 80 s, before that they were known as imaginary stories where a fresh idea or alternate histories were tried out on. The legion of superheroes are a team of teenage superheroes in the 30th. Although superboy grew up to be superman and no longer an active. Mark farmer colors richard horie, tanya horie letters pat prentice issue notes labeled as elseworlds. Superboy as a character always struck me as being, literally, out of his own element when he participated with the legion. The childhood hometown of superman, smallville was first named in superboy vol. Cloned from kryptonian and human dna, and gifted with powerful tactile telekinesis, superboy possesses. The legion of superheroes is a fictional superhero team appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Superboy is a fictional superhero that appears in american comic books published. A perfect caseinpoint would be this week s reprint of the paul farmeralan davis elseworlds twoparter from 2001, superboy s legion and it s an ironic choice, since elseworlds was an imprint dc designed specifically for what if type rethinkings of their core characters. The comic series is a tale about the baby kalel, the last survivor of the doomed planet krypton.
Dc comics legion of superheroes started out as onetime only guest stars in a superboy comic. I did notice the elseworlds mark on the cover, so i thought i knew what i was getting into. Generations iii, superboy s legion 2 rumored sequel by alan davis. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. The postcrisis superboy was a clone, created with dna from superman and lex luthor. Superboys legion is a twoissue miniseries, published by dc comics in 2001 under the elseworlds banner. Brande the legions financier in dcs main timeline finds the ship and raises kalel as his own. It was written by mark farmer and illustrated by alan davis. If there s anything to complain about, it s that some changes in history clearly exist just to allow the story to work properly. This includes both titles with the elseworlds logo, and titles retroactively declared as elseworlds.
Written by mark farmer, with art by farmer and alan davis. Superboys legion comic read superboys legion comic. Brande finds it among now inert kryptonite, its stasis systems still intact. This comic issue, event, or limited series takes place in its own separate continuity as an elseworlds story. What if superman landed on earth but was not found by the kents we now ask what if kalel never landed on earth and was stuck in space until the 30th century.
In this story, the richest man in the galaxy discovers the lifepod of baby kalel. Superboys legion is a 2issue elseworlds miniseries in the prestige format, edited by mike mcavennie. Maggin and curt swan based upon the original superboy character by jerry siegel and joe shuster. This tale explores how superman s life might have turned out if he had been raised by batman s parents. The bizarro legion when bizarro superboy is rejected by the legion, makes his own. Frustrated by the restrictions placed on his behaviour by the authorities, he formed a teenage legion of superheroes and, with them, removed the secret rule over earth by.
Elseworlds barcode 761941222059 00111 editing michael mcavennie color color dimensions standard modern age u. He has also been a member of the legion of superheroes. This is yet another version of the legion of superheroesand not connected to the first version, the reboot version from 1994, the threebooted version from 2004 and the current version which has ties to the first team. Superboy is the name of several characters produced by dc comics, most of. Mark farmer has teamed up with alan davis to bring us yet another version of what might have been in dc s elseworlds universe of taking the known and twisting it just a bit. The character first appeared in a superboy tale superboy v. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. He is the clone of the kryptonian superhero, superman and his archenemy, lex luthor, and was created by project cadmus to replace superman after his apparent death by doomsday. When a small spacecraft reaches earth from the doomed planet krypton, an infant is rescued and adopted by a human couple thomas and martha wayne. It makes me wish davis was onboard for one of the many many. But certain events prompt young kal to turn those dreams into reality, as he decides to find other unique teens like himself and form a legion of superheroes. The initial idea that somehow superboy had survived into the farflung future was an interesting one. Alone and without purpose, kal is regarded by many as a childish boy who dreams about the superheroes who protected earth a millennium ago. Brande, a thousand years after krypton s destruction.
He had his own series in adventure comics, as well as his own title, superboy, until both were taken over by the legion of superheroes. Superboy copper age legion of superheroes comics for sale. Smallville is a fictional town in comic books published by dc comics. Superboy s legion 2001, in which kal is raised in the 31st century by r.
But certain events prompt young kal to turn those dreams. Superboy is a younger version of superman and a member of the superman family. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. In this reality kalels spaceship drifts through space in suspended animation until the 30th century where r. To solve it, a pocket universe was created where the legion s superboy could live and 30th century continuity could be maintained. Written this time by davis s long time inker mark farmer, this series is fun. Brande and becomes a founding member of superboy s legion, later known as the legion of superheroes. The last son of krypton arrives on earth in the 30th century and is found by billionaire r. Could the arrowverse be introducing one of dcs most. Superboy s rocket was the byrne gestation unit, and legionnaire powers not credited to alien physiology were due to the metagene. Superman and the other dc superheroes only exist as fictional comic book characters.
Cover date based on onsale date and the normal offset used for monthly books. Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman. Since then, they have gone on to have a long and sometimes checkered career, which in recent years has had little to do with the company s current superboy. As kal grows up with dreams about superheroes of a millennium ago, he decides to find other superpowered teens like himself and form a legion of superheroes. In 2011, dc republished two comics from the elseworlds series which focused on superboys legion. And best of all the universe of superboy s legion is colorful, optimistic and fun. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. This was originally the identity that clark kent adopted using his powers to help others as a teenager in smallville. I highly recommend you buy these books if you find them. Superboys legion vol 1 1 hey kids comics wiki fandom. Get the best deals on superboy copper age legion of superheroes comics when you shop the largest online selection at. A rocketship blasts away from an exploding planet and into the 30t. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format.
Inspiration this game is loosely based on the recent elseworlds superboy s legion. Generations series of stories, in which superman gets his start as. In just a few short years, a legion of superheroes is formed. Superboy superboys legion dc microheroes wiki fandom. Brandes now adopted son, kal, grows up an impetuous teenager with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men. But next year, for two months at least, superboy and the legion will be reunited. In this elseworlds tale, the infant kalel is stranded in the asteroid belt, and he. Kal brande was the rebellious superpowered son of billionaire, rj brande. The series is a tale about if baby kalel, the last survivor of the doomed planet krypton. While superboys legion was predominantly based on the classic precrisis legion, there were some postcrisis influences. Superboys legion is a twoissue comic book miniseries, published by dc comics cover dated february and march 2001, under the elseworlds imprint. Ultra boy superboys legion dc microheroes wiki fandom. Kalel has also appeared as superboy in two popular elseworlds tales. He appeared in the comic book superboys legion in 2001 and shows a superboy who was never discovered until the year 2987.
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