Legion Publication History

This page is written from the Real World point of view

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Introduction

One of the goals of the Legion Wiki is to provide a comprehensive chronicle of every Legion-related story. All major appearances will eventually be detailed, with minor or cameo appearances receiving less attention on summary pages. The Legion Publication History (LPH) is a both a quick reference index of all those appearances and an easy way to find links to all the corresponding issue pages in the wiki.

The primary LPH pages are a chronological listing of issues as they were published. Separate pages have been created for information specific to individual series, with information collected from the regular LPH. Reprints and reference material get their sections, and several pages group issues of a particular theme (see the Area-Specific Pages section). The easiest way to navigate through the LPH is by using the Nav bar located at the top and bottom of each LPH page. Individual series pages are listed in the series list, and relevant series pages are also linked at the bottom of most LPH pages. Eras are noted by colored headers as the chronology of issues proceeds, with background shading to denote out-of-era issues, reprints, and cameos (see color key).

Typical entries within the LPH list series title and issue number, story titles, issue credits, noteworthy events and a brief synopsis. Note that since the LPH is written from the real world point of view, issues are mostly ordered by actual publication date without regard to story chronology (the exception being that, when issues are published on the same date, the order of issue entries may be influenced by story events).

Legion's Publication History Summary

While the chronological pages that follow list every issue individually, many new readers may benefit from a brief summary of the various stages and series that encompass the more than fifty years of Legion history. Following is a brief summary of the various periods from 1958 to present.

1958-1962: Early sporadic guest appearances

• Primary issues include: Adventure Comics 247, 267, 282, 290, 293. Action Comics 267, 276, 287, 289. Superboy v1 86, 89, 98.
• See LPH page: 1950-1964
• Primary reprints: Legion Archives 1, Showcase Presents: LSH 1

1962-1966: Headlining Adventure Comics

• Primary issues include: Adventure Comics 300-345
• See LPH pages: 1950-1964, 1965-1970
• Primary reprints: Legion Archives 1-5, Showcase Presents: LSH 1-2

1966-1969: The Jim Shooter years

• Primary issues include: Adventure Comics 346-380
• See LPH page: 1965-1970
• Primary reprints: Legion Archives 5-9, Showcase Presents: LSH 2-4, The Life and Death of Ferro Lad

1969-1970: Backup stories in Action Comics

• Primary issues include: Action Comics 378-392
• See LPH page: 1965-1970
• Primary reprints: Legion Archives 9, Showcase Presents: LSH 4

1971-1977: Taking over Superboy

• Primary issues include: Superboy v1 172, 173, 176, 183, 184, 188, 190, 191, 193, 195, 197-230
• See LPH page: 1971-1978
• Primary reprints: Legion Archives 10-13, Showcase Presents: LSH 4

1977-1979: Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes

• Primary issues include: Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes 231-258
• See LPH pages: 1971-1978, 1979-1982
• Primary reprints: Legion Archives 13

1980-1984: Their own series and the Levitz/Giffen years

• Primary issues include: Legion of Super-Heroes v2 259-313
• See LPH pages: 1979-1982, 1983-1986
• Primary reprints: The Great Darkness Saga, The Curse

1984-1989: The baxter series

• Primary issues include: Legion of Super-Heroes v3 1-63, Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes 314-325
• See LPH pages: 1983-1986, 1986-1989
• Primary reprints: An Eye For An Eye, The More Things Change

1989-1994: "Five Years Later"

• Primary issues include: Legion of Super-Heroes v4 1-61, Legionnaires 1-18
• See LPH page: 1989-1994
• Primary reprints: No reprints to date

1994-1999: Post-Zero Hour

• Primary issues include: Legion of Super-Heroes v4 0-121, Legionnaires 0-77
• See LPH pages: 1994-1996, 1997-1998, 1998-1999
• Primary reprints: The Beginning of Tomorrow

1999-2004: The Abnett/Lanning years

• Primary issues include: Legion of Super-Heroes v4 122-125, Legionnaires 78-81, Legion Lost v1 1-12, Legion Worlds 1-6, The Legion 1-38
• See LPH pages: 1999-2001, 2001-2004
• Primary reprints: Legion of the Damned 1, Legion Lost v1, Foundations

2004-2007: The Waid/Kitson threeboot

• Primary issues include: Legion of Super-Heroes v5 1-15, Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes 16-36
• See LPH pages: 2004-2006, 2007
• Primary reprints: Teenage Revolution, Death of a Dream, Strange Visitor From Another Century, Adult Education, The Dominator War

2007-2009: The second Jim Shooter run

• Primary issues include: Legion of Super-Heroes v5 37-50
• See LPH pages: 2007, 2008, 2009
• Primary reprints: Enemy Rising, Enemy Manifest

2007-2010: "The Lightning Saga" and the Geoff Johns retroboot

• Primary issues include: Justice League of America v2 8-10. Justice Society of America v3 5-7. Action Comics Annual 10, 858-864. DC Universe 0. Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds 1-5. Adventure Comics 504-514.
• See LPH page: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
• Primary reprints: The Lightning Saga, Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes, Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds

2010-2011: The return of Paul Levitz

• Primary issues include: Legion of Super-Heroes v6 1-16. Adventure Comics 515-529.
• See LPH page: 2010, 2011
• Primary reprints: The Choice, Consequences, The Early Years

2011-Present: Post-Flashpoint series

• Primary issues include: Legion of Super-Heroes v7 1-13. Legion Lost v2 1-13. Legion: Secret Origin #1-6.
• See LPH page: 2011, 2012
• Primary reprints: No reprints to date

Series List

Following are links to individual Legion Publication History pages listing all issues for a specific series. A series must have two or more Legion-related issues to merit its own page. Those series with only one Legion-related issue are represented on the Specials page.

• 52
• Action Comics
• Adventure Comics
• Amalgam Universe
• Amazing World of DC Comics
• Ambush Bug (various)
• Amethyst v2
• Armageddon: Inferno
• Booster Gold (all versions)
• Brave and the Bold (all versions)
• Crisis on Infinite Earths (and related issues)
• Cosmic Boy
• Countdown
• DC Comics Presents
• DC Universe: Trinity (and related issues)
• Eclipso: The Darkness Within (and related issues)
• Final Night (and related issues)
• The Flash (all versions)
• Genesis
• Green Lantern (all versions)
• Impulse
• Inferno
• Invasion (and related issues)
• JLA/JSA (all versions)
• Karate Kid
• Kingdom Come (and related issues)
• L.E.G.I.O.N. 89-94
• Legends
• Legends of the Legion
• The Legion
• Legion Archives
• Legion Lost v1
• Legion Lost v2
• Legion of Super-Heroes v1
• Legion of Super-Heroes v2
• Legion of Super-Heroes v3
• Legion of Super-Heroes v4
• Legion of Super-Heroes v5
• Legion of Super-Heroes v6
• Legion of Super-Heroes v7
• The Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century
• Legion Science Police
• Legion Secret Files (various)
• Legion Worlds
• Legionnaires
• Legionnaires Three
• New Gods
• Phantom Zone
• R.E.B.E.L.S.
• Secret Origins (all versions)
• Showcase 93-96
• Showcase Presents (all related volumes)
• Starman (all versions)
• Super Friends
• Super Powers v3
• Superboy (all versions)
• Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes
• Superboy's Legion
• Supergirl (all versions)
• Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes
• Superman (all versions)
• Superman/Batman
• Superman Family
• Superman's Girlfriend, Lois Lane
• Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen
• Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
• Teen Titans (all versions)
• Timber Wolf
• Titans/Legion of Super-Heroes: Universe Ablaze
• Unlimited Access
• Valor
• Wanderers
• Who's Who (all versions)
• Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes
• Wonder Woman (all versions)
• World's Finest Comics
• Zero Hour (and related issues)

Area-specific pages

• Adult Legion
• Cameos
• Guest Appearances
• Homage and parody
• Specials & One-shots
• Miniseries
• Digests & Tabloids
• Precursors
• Reference
• Reprints
• Spinoffs
• Marvel Comics crossovers
• Promotional
• Series Index
• Chronological Index
• Sample character index page (Cosmic Boy)