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|[[Adventure Comics 337|''Adventure Comics'' #337]] (October 1965) | |[[Adventure Comics 337|''Adventure Comics'' #337]] (October 1965) | ||
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| − | |Unestablished ||Unestablished || | + | |Unestablished ||Unestablished || The election happened off-panel |
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|[[Adventure Comics 348|''Adventure Comics'' #348]] (published July 28, 1966, cover date September 1966) | |[[Adventure Comics 348|''Adventure Comics'' #348]] (published July 28, 1966, cover date September 1966) | ||
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| − | |Unestablished ||Unestablished || | + | |Unestablished ||Unestablished ||First mention of the existence of a deputy leader? |
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|[[Adventure Comics 371|''Adventure Comics'' #371]] (August 1968) | |[[Adventure Comics 371|''Adventure Comics'' #371]] (August 1968) | ||
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| − | |Unestablished ||Unestablished || | + | |Unestablished ||Unestablished ||Ultra Boy seems to simply be in charge. No readily apparent mention of an election. |
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|[[Karate Kid/Pre-Crisis|Karate Kid]] | |[[Karate Kid/Pre-Crisis|Karate Kid]] | ||
| − | | | + | |[[Mon-El/Pre-Crisis|Mon-El]] |
|[[Action Comics 382|''Action Comics'' #382]] (November 1969) | |[[Action Comics 382|''Action Comics'' #382]] (November 1969) | ||
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| − | |Unestablished ||Unestablished || | + | |Unestablished ||Unestablished ||No election shown or mentioned. Karate Kid just mentions in passing that he is Legion Leader. Mon-El is said to be the deputy in #392 (earlier mentions may exist) |
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|[[Mon-El/Pre-Crisis|Mon-El]] | |[[Mon-El/Pre-Crisis|Mon-El]] | ||
|[[Element Lad/Pre-Crisis|Element Lad]] | |[[Element Lad/Pre-Crisis|Element Lad]] | ||
| − | |[[Action Comics 392|''Action Comics'' #392]] | + | |[[Action Comics 392|''Action Comics'' #392 (September 1970)]] |
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| − | |Unestablished ||Unestablished || | + | |Unestablished ||Unestablished ||No election shown, but the change of leader is directly stated. |
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|[[Wildfire/Pre-Crisis|Wildfire]] | |[[Wildfire/Pre-Crisis|Wildfire]] | ||
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|[[Superboy v1 225|''Superboy'' v1 #225]] (March 1977) | |[[Superboy v1 225|''Superboy'' v1 #225]] (March 1977) | ||
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|[[Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes 247|''Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes'' #247]] (January 1979) | |[[Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes 247|''Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes'' #247]] (January 1979) | ||
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| − | |Unestablished ||Unestablished || | + | |Unestablished ||Unestablished ||The election was presented as a dispute between Brainiac 5 and Element Lad, despite the final result |
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Revision as of 09:38, 12 January 2014
Contents
Pre-Crisis
| Term | Leader | Deputy | Starting at issue / real time | Ending | Fictional Start Date | Fictional End Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cosmic Boy | Unestablished | Retroactively in Adventure Comics #352 (text piece) | Adventure Comics #304 (January 1963), as Saturn Girl is elected in his place | Unestablished (presumed shortly after founding of LSH) | Unestablished | |
| 2 | Saturn Girl | Unestablished | Adventure Comics #304 (January 1963) | Reelected in Adventure Comics #323 (August 1964) | Unestablished | Unestablished | |
| 3 | Saturn Girl | Unestablished | Adventure Comics #323 (August 1964) | Unestablished | Unestablished | ||
| 4 | Brainiac 5 | Unestablished | Adventure Comics #337 (October 1965) | Unestablished | Unestablished | The election happened off-panel | |
| 5 | Invisible Kid (Lyle Norg) | Superboy | Adventure Comics #348 (published July 28, 1966, cover date September 1966) | Unestablished | Unestablished | First mention of the existence of a deputy leader? | |
| 6 | Ultra Boy | Unestablished | Adventure Comics #371 (August 1968) | Unestablished | Unestablished | Ultra Boy seems to simply be in charge. No readily apparent mention of an election. | |
| 7 | Karate Kid | Mon-El | Action Comics #382 (November 1969) | Unestablished | Unestablished | No election shown or mentioned. Karate Kid just mentions in passing that he is Legion Leader. Mon-El is said to be the deputy in #392 (earlier mentions may exist) | |
| 8 | Mon-El | Element Lad | Action Comics #392 (September 1970) | Unestablished | Unestablished | No election shown, but the change of leader is directly stated. | |
| 9 | Ultra Boy | Unestablished | Superboy v1 #184 (April 1972) | Unestablished | Unestablished | ||
| 10 | Mon-El | Brainiac 5 | Superboy v1 #190 (September 1972; ran against Saturn Girl; result unrevealed until #193) | Unestablished | Unestablished | ||
| 11 | Wildfire | Unestablished | Superboy v1 #225 (March 1977) | Unestablished | Unestablished | ||
| 12 | Lightning Lad | Element Lad (third mandate as deputy) | Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #247 (January 1979) | Unestablished | Unestablished | The election was presented as a dispute between Brainiac 5 and Element Lad, despite the final result | |
| 13 | Dream Girl | Briefly Ultra Boy (until Legion of Super-Heroes v2 303); later unestablished | Legion of Super-Heroes v2 #291, September 1982; ran against Element Lad, who refused to be her deputy, and Ultra Boy, who also refused deputy leader status in #303 | Unestablished | Unestablished | ||
| 14 | Element Lad | Unestablished | Legion of Super-Heroes v2 #306, December 1983 (although he only truly learned of it in #310, April 1984 | Unestablished | Unestablished | ||
| 15 | Element Lad | Unestablished | Legion of Super-Heroes v3 #12, July 1985 | Ran against Brainiac 5; the two of them voted for each other |
(term 1)
- Became Leader : Undetermined; the first mention of the existence of a leader was when Saturn Girl took the role; Adventure Comics #352 established in a text piece (a profile of Cosmic Boy) that he was the first leader.
- Reason:
- Lost Leadership: to Saturn Girl
- Reason: Well-meaning plot from Saturn Girl.
(term 2)
- Became Leader : Adventure Comics #304 (January 1963).
- Reason: To ensure the safety of her teammates.
- Lost Leadership: Reelected to a second term.
- Reason: N/A
(term 3)
- Became Leader : Adventure Comics #323 (August 1964).
- Reason: Reelection.
- Lost Leadership: to Brainiac 5
- Reason: Regular end of term
(term 4)
- Became Leader : Adventure Comics #337 (October 1965)
- Reason: Elected to the role.
- Lost Leadership: to Invisible Kid
- Reason:
(term 5)
- Became Leader : Adventure Comics #348 (published July 28, 1966, cover date September 1966); Superboy was his deputy
- Reason: Elected to the role
- Lost Leadership: to Ultra Boy
- Reason: Regular end of term
(term 6)
- Became Leader : Adventure Comics #371 (August 1968)
- Reason: Elected to the role
- Lost Leadership:
- Reason:
(term 7)
- Became Leader : Action Comics #382 (November 1969)
- Reason:
- Lost Leadership:
- Reason:
(term 8)
- Became Leader : Action Comics #392 (September 1970; Element Lad was his deputy)
- Reason:
- Lost Leadership:
- Reason:
(term 9)
- Became Leader : Superboy v1 #184 (April 1972)
- Reason:
- Lost Leadership:
- Reason:
(term 10)
- Became Leader : Superboy v1 #190 (September 1972; ran against Saturn Girl; result unrevealed until #193; Brainiac 5 was his deputy)
- Reason:
- Lost Leadership:
- Reason:
(term 11)
- Became Leader : Superboy v1 #225 (March 1977).
- Reason: Elected to the role.
- Lost Leadership:
- Reason:
(term 12)
- Became Leader : Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #247 (January 1979)
- Reason: Elected to the role.
- Lost Leadership: Legion of Super-Heroes v2 #287, May 1982.
- Reason: Resignation due to excessive stress.
(term 13)
- Became Leader : Legion of Super-Heroes v2 #291, September 1982; ran against Element Lad, who refused to be her deputy, and Ultra Boy, who also refused deputy leader status in #303.
- Reason:
- Lost Leadership:
- Reason:
(term 14)
- Became Leader : Legion of Super-Heroes v2 #306, December 1983 (although he only truly learned of it in #310, April 1984; previously he had served three terms as deputy and stepped up when Lightning Lad rennounced leadership in #287; Dream Girl was his deputy).
- Reason:
- Lost Leadership:
- Reason:
(term 15)
- Became Leader : Legion of Super-Heroes v3 #12, July 1985.
- Reason: Regular election, running up against Brainiac 5 (the two candidates voted for each other).
- Lost Leadership:
- Reason:
Post-Crisis
(term 16)
- Became Leader : Legion of Super-Heroes v3 #36, July 1987
- Reason:
- Lost Leadership: Legion of Super-Heroes v3 #59, April 1989
- Reason: End of term; decided not to bring a candidacy for a second term.
(term 17)
- Became Leader : Legion of Super-Heroes v3 #60, May 1989; Timber Wolf was her deputy.
- Reason:
- Lost Leadership: Unofficially in March the 10th, 2991 during the Five Year Gap between Legion of Super-Heroes v3 #63, and v4 #1, , about four months before the Black Dawn crisis. Officially due to the disbanding of the Legion in July the 6h, 2992.
- Reason: Decision to resign from the Legion and return to Orando, in part because of the bleak perspectives on Earth.
Glorithverse
(term 18)
- Became Leader : Legion of Super-Heroes v3 #60, May 1989 (elected as deputy); unoficially became acting leader during the Five Year Gap, specifically in March the 10th 2991.
- Reason: The resignation of Sensor Girl.
- Lost Leadership: At July the 5th, 2991, just prior the Black Dawn crisis. Officially due to the disbanding of the Legion in July the 6h, 2992.
- Reason: Unspecified, but probably related to a general lack of purpose during the Dominator occupation of Earth.
(term 19)
- Became Leader : In July the 5th, 2991, during the Five Year Gap, as revealed in Legion of Superheroes Vol. 4, issues #1-#28. His role was largely as a puppet of the Dominators and may never been quite official.
- Reason: The resignation of Timber Wolf.
- Lost Leadership: Resigned in frustration in September the 14th, 2991, after the Black Dawn mission resulted in disaster. Details revealed in Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #28, April 1992. Unofficially appointed Polar Boy as his temporary successor.
- Reason: A combination of general frustration and an untennable political situation.
(term 20)
- Became Leader : Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #28, April 1992
- Reason: Sun Boy's resignation.
- Lost Leadership: Due to the official disbanding of the Legion in July the 6th, 2992.
- Reason:
(term 21)
- Became Leader : During the gradual reemergence of the Legion during early issues of Volume 4.
- Reason: Chosen by Chameleon Boy.
- Lost Leadership: By giving it up to Shrinking Violet.
- Reason: General frustration and recognition of a de facto situation of switched leadership.
(term 22)
- Became Leader : Cosmic Boy became the leader of the SW6 Batch legionaires in Legionnaires #1, (April 1993)
- Reason: Elected by his fellow SW6 teammates.
- Lost Leadership: Due to the Zero Hour reboot.
- Reason:
(term 23)
- Became Leader : Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #54, February 1994
- Reason: Acting as de facto leader at the time. Was officially given the formal leadership by a frustrated Cosmic Boy, who had become leader during the gradual reforming of the Legion since v4 #1, .
- Lost Leadership: Due to the Zero Hour reboot, in Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #61, September 1994.
- Reason:
