Legion of Super-Heroes v4 3

Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #3 Preboot » Five Years Later Cover artwork by Keith Giffen, Al Gordon and Tom McCraw Previous story Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #2: Untitled Next story Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #4: Untitled Publication date November 14, 1989 Cover date January 1990 Creators Writer(s) Keith Giffen, Tom & Mary Bierbaum, Al Gordon Penciller Keith Giffen Inker Al Gordon Letterer Todd Klein Colourist Tom McCraw Editor Mark Waid Cover artist(s) Keith Giffen, Al Gordon, Tom McCraw

Story Untitled

(? pages/? panels)

Synopsis

The issue opens with a page of different images taken by a probe of different Legionnaires. Though none of the Legionnaires are show in the images themselves, their location as well as current activity are shown. We then cut to the castle of the evil mage Mordru who has captured longtime Legion ally and secret Green Lantern Rond Vidar and is torturing him by letting some creature eat him alive, though it is merely an illusion that will last for eternity. One of Mordru’s servants informs him that the Legionnaires are regrouping once again. On the planet Winath, Garth Ranzz aka Lightning Lad and his wife Imra Ardeen aka Saturn Girl are now running a successful produce shipping business with Garth’s brother, the once villainous Mekt Ranzz aka Lightning Lord. Though they are better off than most, the galactic economy is still hurting their business. Meanwhile, Salu meets up with Ayla and she takes Salu into a secluded grove on Winath to surprise her, revealing the statues to all the dead Legionnaires that were bought by Garth from Earthgov. On Rimbor, Rokk and Reep are looking for Jo when a large, furry creature beckons for them to follow it. Though they are wary, they decide to go with it. They find Jo and are happy to be reunited after so long. Back on Earth, the Dominators are noticing all this Legionnaire activity and are worried that it could pose a threat to their plans of galactic domination. They have hired an agent to deal with the problem and have a tape of his work to see if he’s worth the price. The tape reveals that the agent is the man dressed in Victorian clothing from the end of the last issue. He reveals himself to be the space pirate Roxxas, who murdered the entire Trommite race except for Element Lad. In an attempt to establish his brutality, he murders the Legionnaire Blok, who was hibernating(?) on a barren planet. Shavaugn gets her hands on the same tape and his heartbroken to see what has happened to Blok. Back at Mordru’s castle, it’s revealed that one of Mordru’s servants had been eavesdropping on the Legionnaire’s conversation and their plan to get back Mysa Nal aka White Witch from Mordru. Mordru tells one of his servants, Vyrkos, that they should prepare for their arrival. Back on Winath, Garth finds that he has received a mysterious package in the mail. In it, he discovers the broken body of Blok that Roxxas has sadistically delivered to him. He tells one of his workers to prepare a transport to Shanghalla to bury Blok. The issue ends with a mysterious voice speaking as we see the grave of Lar Gand aka Mon-El. The tombstone explodes and a figure rises and walks off.

Roll Call

Legionnaires

• Blok (? panels)
• Reep Daggle (? panels)
• Rokk Krinn (? panels)
• Kono (? panels)
• Mon-El (? panels)
• Garth Ranzz (? panels)
• Ayla Ranzz (? panels)
• Imra Ardeen (? panels)
• Salu Digby (? panels)
• Fuball (? panels)
• Jo Nah (? panels)

Cameos

• Ferro Lad (? panels, as statue)
• Invisible Kid (Lyle) (? panels, as statue)
• Mentalla (? panels)
• Superboy (? panels, as statue)

Villains

• Dominators (? panels)
• Mordru (? panels)
• Roxxas (cover, ? panels)

Supporting characters

• Eltro Gand (? panels)
• Graym Ranzz (? panels)
• Mekt Ranzz (? panels)
• Rond Vidar (? panels)
• Shvaughn Erin (? panels)
• Strata (? panels)

Other Stories in this Issue

There are two text pieces in this issue which provide background information related to the primary stories, including Now Reaping A Golden Harvest and An Update on the Validus Plague. Both were written by Tom and Mary Bierbaum.

Reprints

This story has not yet been reprinted.

See also

• Announcements
• Previews
• Reviews and Discussion

• Legion Publication History - Other issues published in 1986-1989
• Legion Publication History - Other issues of Legion of Super-Heroes v4
• Glorithverse Chronology
• Quick index of links to other Legion of Super-Heroes v4 issues

« Previous    Next »Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #3
Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #2  By continuity Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #4
Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #2  By series Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #4
Secret Origins v2 #46  By publication Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #4