From: [d--u--a] at [yang.earlham.edu]
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Subject: LSH FAQ: Part 1
Date: 23 Sep 93 03:25:59 GMT
THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS LIST
version 1.1
Compiled by Doug Atkinson
([d--u--a] at [yang.earlham.edu])
Welcome to the LSH FAQ!
This FAQ is intended to serve as an overview of certain
popular topics of discussion regarding the Legion of Super-Heroes.
Each question here has been hashed out on rec.arts.comics or
rec.arts.comics.misc, or in the Omnicom mailing list, enough to
qualify as being Frequently Asked. Some of these questions don't
have answers yet; if not, the information available is given
instead.
The first version of this FAQ dealt almost exclusively
with the current series. The new release adds some long-standing,
older issues that are still relevant.
Questions covered: (Questions marked with an asterisk (*)
are new to this version. Questions marked with a plus (+) have
been substantially modified since the last version.)
Part 1:
1. Where are they now?
Part 2:
+2. What's the story with the Pocket Universe/Time
Trapper/Glorith?
3. Who is Kid Quantum?
4. Who are the SW6 Batch? And which of them are clones?
5. Who were the Dominators holding in the Weisinger
Chambers?
+6. Are Ayla and Vi friends or lovers? And what about Jan
and Shvaughn?
Part 3:
7. What are the origins of the new characters? And who
created them?
8. What is it with Bounty?
9. What was Black Dawn?
10. What is the connection between the LSH and
L.E.G.I.O.N.?
+11. How was the moon destroyed? And who is Dev-Em?
*12. What was the Adult Legion story?
Part 4:
*13. How many versions have there been of the original
LSV?
*14. Who is Foxmoor? Or Foxworth? Or whatever?
Bibliography
Part 5:
*Appendix I: Timeline of the LSH
+Appendix II: Guide to the supporting cast
==================================================================
A brief glossary of terms and abbreviations:
Adult Legion: The Legion of the future, set during the
team's teenage days, as a flash-forward to their adult days. See
question 12. Not to be confused with the current adult Legion.
Five-Year Gap: The time passed behind the scenes between
the end of volume 3 (2989) and the beginning of volume 4 (2994).
LSH: The (adult) Legion of Super-Heroes. Members are
referred to as LSHers, to distinguish them from the younger
Legionnaires. This is the convention used throughout the FAQ,
except in quoted material. (In other words, a reference to
"Legionnaire Brainiac 5" means the young Querl; "LSHer Brainiac 5"
is the older model.)
Retcon: From "retroactive continuity," a term used on
r.a.c.m. to refer to a change made to a comic's established
continuity in a later comic. This may contradict previous
versions of continuity, or it may complement the story and add
details without actually overriding anything established.
Changing Zoon to Zuun, or Bgztl to Bgtzl, are examples of the
former; saying that Cosmic Boy was born on Earth and was a magno-
ball champion is an example of the latter.
SP: Science Police.
SPE: Science Police Earth.
T&M: Tom and Mary Bierbaum, scripters/writers of the
current series.
UP: The United Planets.
Abbreviations used:
ACT: Action Comics
ADV: Adventure Comics
LRS: Legionnaires
LSH: Legion of Super-Heroes
(in four volumes:
v1, 1974
v2, 1980
v3, 1984
v4, 1989)
SBOY: Superboy
SLSH: Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes
SMAN: Superman
TLSH: Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
WWITLSH: Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes
==================================================================
1. Where are they now?
This section covers the changes in character's histories
between the conclusion of volume 3 and the beginning of volume 4,
as well as including the members who have joined since. Every
person who has ever been a member is treated. Not all changes to
characters that have occurred during the current series are
treated, however--this section is primarily intended to cover the
Five-Year Gap.
Cosmic Boy: Rokk Krinn of Braal. Married Lydda Jath
(Night Girl); they now have a son, Pol Jath Krinn. Rokk was
drafted into the Braalian military for the war with Imsk; during
Venado Bay, his powers were removed by the damper. In 2994 Reep
recruited him for the new LSH as co-leader; he became sole leader
after Reep resigned in June of 2995.
Lightning Lad: Garth Ranzz of Winath. AND Saturn Girl:
Imra Ardeen Ranzz of Titan. Retired to Winath to run a
plantation. Mekt Ranzz, now reformed, works for them. They have
two more children, Dacey and Dorritt Ranzz, born 4/13/95. Their
son Garridan (Validus) turned out to be carrier of a plague that
only affected Winathians and Titanians, apparently a second
revenge measure by Darkseid. (The first was turning him into
Validus.) A cure has yet to be found. Garth was affected
by the plague, disfiguring his arm and leg; he now walks with a
cane. It has been revealed that, when Garth died at the hands of
Zaryan the Conqueror, he was actually dead; Proty I transferred
his mind and life-force into him using the life-transfer machine.
He has had Proty's mind ever since.
Triplicate Girl/Triad/Duo Damsel: Luornu Durgo Taine of
Carggg. AND Bouncing Boy: Chuck Taine of Earth. In 2990 they
closed the Legion Academy and founded the United Planets Militia
Academy on Xolnar. Recently, Luornu got back the body that had
been killed by Glorith, and discovered that Querl had given her
the ability to project force fields.
Phantom Girl: Tinya Wazzo of Bgztl. She was engaged to
Jo, but sent back in time to the 20th Century by Glorith
(exchanging her with the Durlan who became R.J. Brande). Deprived
of her memory, she became Phase of L.E.G.I.O.N.
Chameleon Boy/Chameleon: Reep Daggle of Durla. Left the
LSH to run Brande Industries. In late 2994 he decided to revive
the LSH, with himself and Rokk as co-leaders. In June of 2995, he
became adult advisor to the Legionnaires.
Colossal Boy: Gim Allon of Earth. Stayed with the LSH
until it disbanded, then became an SP officer. He is unable to
use his powers without considerable pain, due to the injuries
given him by Starfinger II.
Invisible Kid I: Lyle Norg of Earth. Still dead, although
Mordru temporarily revived him as a zombie.
Kid Quantum: "James Cullen of Xanthu." See later section
on him.
Supergirl/Unknown Boy: Kara Zor-El/Linda Lee Danvers of
Argo City. Retconned into nonexistence. A Supergirl exists on
20th century Earth, but she has not joined the LSH. (She is from
the Pocket Universe, so there is still some connection.)
Laurel Gand of Ricklef II: Fills Supergirl's niche in the
LSH. Her origin was given in LSH v4 #9. Since leaving the LSH
after the conspiracy against Glorith, she became the common-law
wife of Rond Vidar. They have a daughter, Lauren.
Brainiac 5: Querl Dox of Colu. After resigning he
eventually wound up on Winath, attempting to solve the problem of
the Validus Plague. Rejoined the LSH when it re-formed.
Superboy: Kal-El/Clark Kent of Krypton (Pocket Universe).
His career as a Legionnaire was extremely shortened; see the later
listing of Superboy II.
Valor: Lar Gand of Daxam. Married to Tasmia Mallor; they
are exploring the galaxy.
Ultra Boy: Jo Nah of Rimbor. After Tinya disappeared, he
returned to Rimbor and became a Silverale smuggler; competitor
Kono eventually joined him. He rejoined the newly formed LSH
after returning from a journey to five thousand years in the past.
Star Boy/Sir Prize: Thom Kallor of Xanthu. Married Yvyya
Val, owner of the Naltorian Dreamers, and was named manager of the
team in late 2991.
Shrinking Violet: Salu "Vi" Digby of Imsk. For patriotic
reasons, she left the LSH to join the Imskian military in 2991.
She became a Field Commander, and lost an eye at the battle of
Venado Bay (she was given a mechanical replacement). She
continually protested their actions at Venado Bay, eventually
being dishonorably discharged. Going to Winath, she joined the
re-formed LSH. During the latest Khund War, her right leg was
shot off in mid-thigh. She was given a bionic prosthesis and,
later, a (blue) probe replacement.
Sun Boy: Dirk Morgna of Earth. Took over the leadership
of the LSH during Black Dawn, and quit in frustration after most
of the team resigned. Became an official spokesman for Dominator-
controlled Earthgov. He was hit by a burst of radiation when the
Metropolis powersphere blew up after the Lunar disaster, turning
him into a walking corpse. Eventually Circe killed him, out of
mercy. Mordru revived him as a zombie for a while.
Bouncing Boy: Chuck Taine of Earth. See under Triplicate
Girl.
Matter-Eater Lad: Tenzil Kem of Bismoll. Combined his
career as a Senator with a popular series of holos. After being
declared dead and losing his seat to assistant Calorie Queen, he
joined the re-formed LSH and assisted Foccart's underground
resistance.
Element Lad/Mystery Lad: Jan Arrah of Trom. Returned to
Trom to continue his spiritual journey, and left with Celeste,
Bounty, and Devlin to track down Roxxas. Joined the re-formed
LSH.
Lightning Lass/Light Lass: Ayla Ranzz of Winath. Retired
to Winath to help her brother with the plantation, and joined the
re-formed LSH.
Dream Girl/Miss Terious: Nura Nal of Naltor. Became High
Seer of Naltor in 2991. She's put on some weight.
Command Kid: Jeem Rehtu of Pretzor. Hasn't been heard
from since being unpossessed.
Dynamo Boy: Vorm of New Tortuga. Hasn't been seen since
being expelled from the LSH.
Cosmic King, Lightning Lord, Saturn Queen: May never have
joined in the new continuity. (See later section on the LSV.)
Kid Psycho: Gnill Opril (or Opral) of Hajor. Destroyed by
anti-matter in Crisis, and hence (presumably) never existed in the
continuity.
Blackout Boy (Graah of Murra), Magnetic Kid I (Xaxan of
Murra), and Size Lad (Aarl of Murra): Unheard of since losing
their powers and being expelled.
Princess Projectra/Sensor Girl: Projectra of Orando.
Returned to Orando in 2991, giving up the Sensor Girl powers and
becoming queen again. She brought Orando back into our dimension
and hired Marte Allon as a senior advisor.
Nemesis Kid: Hart Druiter of Myar. Still dead. He became
a zombie briefly.
Ferro Lad: Andrew Nolan of Earth. Still dead, but back as
a zombie for a short time.
Karate Kid I: Val Armorr of Earth. Still dead, though back
as a zombie temporarily.
Shadow Lass: Tasmia Mallor of Talok VIII. Married to
Valor, and exploring the galaxy with him.
Chemical King: Condo Arlik of Phlon. Still dead, back as
a zombie for a couple of issues.
Timber Wolf/Lone Wolf/Furball: Brin Londo of Zuun. During
Black Dawn, when he was deputy leader, he was affected by a blast
of radiation that caused him to periodically transform into a
huge, mindless beast (dubbed "Furball" by Kono). He lost his
fortune due to Earthgov manipulation, and eventually Jo brought
him to Rimbor, where he tagged along and became "mascot" of the
new team. He was cured by Darkseid, but was dying from the
effects of the radiation; in an attempt to cure him, Gemini
inadvertently transported him to the 20th Century. A while later,
he was accidentally brought back to the 30th Century, along with
Jamm and Angon. He was severely injured fighting Angon and
remains hospitalized on Talus.
Wildfire: Drake Burroughs of Earth. His fate has not been
officially revealed, although it is rumored that he has merged
with the sun. Whatever his fate, something really bad happened to
him at Black Dawn.
Tyroc: Troy Stewart of Marzal. In 2994, Earthgov (using a
recording of his scream) brought Marzal into our universe again,
and slaughtered everyone but him. Tyroc joined the underground,
and became Foccart's Vice-President of Earth. After the Terran
Disaster and Jacques' resignation, he became President.
Dawnstar: Dawnstar of Starhaven. At some point (around
early 2992) she was possessed by the Bounty entity, who cut off
her wings and turned her into a bounty hunter. She wound up as
Celeste McCauley's partner, and joined the re-formed LSH. After
being critically injured fighting Sade, the entity abandoned her
body.
Blok: Blok of Dryad. Resigned the LSH after Black Dawn.
He was slain by Roxxas the Butcher on November 12, 2994.
Invisible Kid II: Jacques Foccart of Earth. He resigned
the LSH to form an underground group based around the Legion of
Substitute-Heroes (who were rechristened the SUBS, Superhuman
Underground Battle Squad). He also became involved with
Infectious Lass. Was named President of Earth, but resigned after
the Great Terran Disaster to rejoin the LSH.
White Witch: Mysa Nal of Naltor. Married the reformed
Mordru, and returned to a more human-looking form. However,
Mordru turned villainous again and became abusive; eventually the
re-formed LSH came to rescue her. She eventually took a leave of
absence to look for Amethyst in the remains of the Sorcerer's
World, but possessed and wound up being absorbed by Mordru as part
of a galaxy-conquering scheme. They were separated and she was
joined with Amethyst; she chose to leave the LSH.
Polar Boy: Brek Bannin of Tharr. Tried to keep the LSH
going after everyone else resigned, recruiting the old Subs as
members. He finally dissolved the team (July 6, 2992). He was
arrested for the "Pizza Hall Insurrection," where he was publicly
speaking out against Earthgov. He remained in prison, awaiting
trial, until finally being freed by Tenzil. He's now tutoring
Evillo's daughters on the use of their powers.
Magnetic Kid II: Pol Krinn of Braal. Still dead, though a
zombie for a short while.
Tellus: Ganglios of Hykraius. Returned to Hykraius after
Black Dawn, and seems to be associated with the Dark Circle
somehow.
Quislet: (Untypable) of Teall. Quislet has not returned
since leaving this dimension in LSH v3 #58, as far as anyone
knows. It is the only LSHer never to be mentioned in v4.
Superboy II: Kal-El/Clark Kent of Krypton. The Pocket
Universe Superboy, who joined for two weeks in 2987 and then died.
See the section on the Pocket Universe for more details.
NOTE: The Five-Year Gap begins here.
Nightwind: Berta Skye Haris of Earth. Joined the LSH in
2990, and left when the team disbanded. She became an instructor
at the UP Militia Academy, and was killed by the Khunds in 2995.
Impulse: Richard Kent Shakespeare of Earth. See question
7 for his history.
Karate Kid II: Myg of Lythyl. Joined in early 2991, and
was targeted by Dominator-controlled Earthgov. He finally
attacked several SP vehicles and was arrested, being placed in the
Weisinger chambers, mindwiped, and given sonic powers.
Atmos: Marak Russen of Xanthu. Joined the LSH in early
2991, and attempted to become a servant of Earthgov (like Dirk) in
2992. He was put into the chambers so his powers could be
studied; he was later released to serve as a test subject for
BION, and died in the fight.
Crystal Kid: Bobb Kohan of Earth. Joined LSH in mid-2991,
and quit after Black Dawn. Was arrested by Earthgov for spreading
anti-Earthgov propaganda and placed in the chambers; he was not
mindwiped, and escaped after the explosion.
Echo: Myke-4 Astor of Aetia. Became an LSHer in 2991, and
resigned after Black Dawn. Wound up joining a resistance group
somewhere (probably fighting the Khunds).
Reflecto: Stig Ah of Rimbor. Served as protector of
Rimbor until 2991, when he joined the LSH. He died at Black Dawn
(killed by Molecule Master) but has come back briefly as a zombie.
See question 12 for more details.
Fire Lad: Staq Mavlen of Shwar. Like the other ex-Subs,
he was recruited into the LSH by Polar Boy after the team fell
apart in late 2991. After the team fell apart, he was recruited
into Foccart's SUBS and was given training in his powers. The ex-
SUBS began working with the LSH after the Dominators were driven
off.
Chlorophyll Kid: Ral Benem of Mardru. Same as Fire Lad.
Porcupine Pete: Peter Dursin of Earth. Same as Fire Lad.
He's become a pilot now.
Infectious Lass: Drura Sehpt of Somahtur. Same as Fire
Lad. She and Jacques are involved.
Visi-Lad: Rhent Ustin of Earth. Joined in late 2991; he
was eventually placed in the chambers by the Dominators.
Color Kid: Ulu Vakk of Lupra. Same as Fire Lad.
Stone Boy: Dag Wentim of Zwen. Same as Fire Lad; he can
now move in his stone form, due to "hypno-animation."
Storm Boy: Myke Chypurz of Earth. Joined in early 2992.
Nothing is known of his LSH career (or how he joined, since he
didn't have powers at last count).
Calamity King: E. Davis Ester of Touston. Joined the LSH
in mid-2992, apparently to annoy Earthgov. He was captured by the
Dominators and became a test subject.
NOTE: At this point the Five-Year Gap ends.
Kono: Brita An'nan of Sklar. See the Origins section for
her background. She was part of Jo's smuggling ring, and came
along with him when the LSH was re-formed.
Celeste McCauley: Alias Celeste Rockfish, of Earth. A PI
and partner of Bounty, she was hired by Earthgov to investigate
Roxxas (on the grounds that she'd likely be incompetent, and not
expose their connection). She was critically injured by him on
Winath, but she expressed some sort of unexplained Green Lantern-
like powers and healed herself.
Devlin O'Ryan: Of Earth. Devlin was a cub reporter who
tagged along with Celeste and Bounty to seek out Roxxas (since he
got them transportation). He hung out with the LSH, and returned
to Earth eventually; he was hurt by null radiation from the
Metropolis Powersphere explosion and zapped by the SW6 Lightning
Lad. Apparently this activated his metagene, giving him
reflective powers; he joined the LSH in the wake of the Terran
Disaster.
The Khundish members: In LSH v4 #44, the Khunds requested
that four new members be admitted; they are:
Firefist: a Khund. A cyborg and marksman. Seemingly
killed by rebound when he tried shooting Devlin; he may have
survived, though.
Veilmist: a Khund. Wife/slave of Firefist, and a
teleporter.
Blood Claw: a Khund. Big and tough, with indestructible
claws. Killed by Magnetic Kid II's zombie.
Flederweb: race unknown. Has wings and climbs walls, and
acts as a bounty hunter.
The two surviving Khundish LSHers resigned on the orders
of the Khundish military in LSH v4 #48.
HONORARY MEMBERS:
Elastic Lad: Jimmy Olsen of 20th Century Earth. The post-
Crisis version never joined the LSH, and only became Elastic Lad
once (involuntarily).
Pete Ross of 20th Century Earth: Likewise, never joined
post-Crisis.
Insect Queen: Lana Lang of 20th Century Earth. The new
version never received the bio-ring, and never met the LSH.
Rond Vidar of Earth(?): Married Laurel Gand. They have
a daughter, Lauren. His Green Lantern ring was destroyed by
Mordru.