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Adventure Comics #516
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Story title	Brande Speaks
Previous story	Adventure Comics #515: Playing Hooky: A Tale of Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes
Next story	Adventure Comics #517: Saturn Rising
Publication date	July 14, 2010
Cover date	September 2010

Creators

Writer(s)	Paul Levitz
Penciller(s)	Kevin Sharpe
Inker(s)	Marlo Alquiza
Letterer(s)	Travis Lanham
Colourist(s)	Blond
Editor(s)	Brian Cunningham, Sean Ryan
Cover artist(s)	Scott Clark, Dave Beaty

Brande Speaks

Synopsis

(20 pages/100 panels)

Key Quotes and Catchphrases

Roll Call

Legionnaires

Brainiac 5 (32 panels)
Chameleon Boy (9 panels, 1 as a child)
Cosmic Boy (cover, 19 panels, 5 in civilian clothes)
Lightning Lad (cover, 16 panels, 5 in civilian clothes)
Superboy (cover, 19 panels, 2 as book or view-screen image, 3 as imitated by R.J. Brande)
Saturn Girl (cover, 17 panels, 5 in civilian clothes)

Villains

Universo (1 panel)
R.J. Brande's would-be assassins (2 panels)

Supporting Characters

Circadia Senius (6 panels)
Marla Latham (2 panels)
Pheebes (9 panels)
R.J. Brande (69 panels, 27 as holographic image)

Other Characters

Unnamed Durlans (? panels)
R.J. Brande's egg-sister (1 panel)
R.J. Brande's unnamed assistants, bodyguards, and technicians (5 panels)
Unnamed Science Police officers (2 panels)
Unnamed time-travel researchers seeking grants (1 panel)
Unnamed protesting xenophobes (1 panel on view-screen)
Unnamed starship travelers (5 panels)

Planets and Settings

Durla
Earth

Technology, Gadgets and Other Neat Stuff

Legion Time bubble

Alien Wildlife

Notes

Errors and Oddities

Easter Eggs

First appearances

Reboot Reference Kit

Other

Solicitation

ADVENTURE COMICS #516

On sale JULY 14
40 pg, FC, $3.99 US
Written by PAUL LEVITZ
Co-Feature written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by KEVIN SHARPE & WAYNE FAUCHER
Co-Feature art by MAHMUD ASRAR
Cover by SCOTT CLARK & DAVID BEATY

ADVENTURE COMICS returns to its historical numbering with this issue just in time for Paul Levitz to retell the Legion's origins! Everything begins on a somber note reflecting on the past with "The Last Will and Testament of R.J. Brande"!

Also, this issue begins an all-new co-feature starring The Atom, which continues the story begun in this month's BRIGHTEST DAY: THE ATOM SPECIAL #1 as Jeff Lemire (SWEET TOOTH) launches Ray Palmer into an exciting new adventure smack-dab in the middle of the DCU.

Images

Cover artwork

Penciled artwork by Scott Clark
Inked artwork by Scott Clark and Dave Beaty
Solicitation artwork by Scott Clark and Dave Beaty
Cover, art by Scott Clark and Dave Beaty

Reprints

Brande Speaks has been reprinted in the following:

SuperboyLSHEarlyYears.jpg

Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes: The Early Years Hardcover
SuperboyLSHEarlyYears.jpg

Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes: The Early Years Trade paperback

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-==Roll Call==
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-===Legionnaires===
+====Legionnaires====
-*[[Brainiac 5/Lightning Saga|Brainiac 5]] (32 panels)
+*[[Brainiac 5/Preboot#Retroboot|Brainiac 5]] (32 panels)
-*[[Chameleon Boy/Lightning Saga|Chameleon Boy]] (9 panels, 1 as a child)
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-*[[Cosmic Boy/Lightning Saga|Cosmic Boy]] (cover, 19 panels, 5 in civilian clothes)
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-*[[Lightning Lad/Lightning Saga|Lightning Lad]] (cover, 16 panels, 5 in civilian clothes)
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-*[[Superboy/Kal-El/Lightning Saga|Superboy]] (cover, 19 panels, 2 as book or view-screen image, 3 as imitated by R.J. Brande)
+*[[Superboy/Kal-El/Preboot#Retroboot|Superboy]] (cover, 19 panels, 2 as book or view-screen image, 3 as imitated by R.J. Brande)
-*[[Saturn Girl/Lightning Saga|Saturn Girl]] (cover, 17 panels, 5 in civilian clothes)
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-===Villains===
+====Villains====
-*[[Universo/Lightning Saga|Universo]] (1 panel)
+*[[Universo/Preboot#Retroboot|Universo]] (1 panel)
 *R.J. Brande's would-be assassins (2 panels)
+====Supporting Characters====
-===Supporting Characters===
 *Circadia Senius (6 panels)
 *Marla Latham (2 panels)
 *Pheebes (9 panels)
-*[[Rene Jacques Brande/Lightning Saga|R.J. Brande]] (69 panels, 27 as holographic image)
+*[[Rene Jacques Brande/Preboot#Retroboot|R.J. Brande]] (69 panels, 27 as holographic image)
-===Other Characters===
+====Other Characters====
 *Unnamed Durlans (? panels)
 *R.J. Brande's egg-sister (1 panel)
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 *Unnamed starship travelers (5 panels)
+====Planets and Settings====
-===Planets and Settings===
 *Durla
 *Earth
+====Technology, Gadgets and Other Neat Stuff====
-===Technology, Gadgets and Other Neat Stuff===
 *Legion Time bubble
+====Alien Wildlife====
-===Alien Wildlife===
 ==Notes==
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 ==Other stories in this issue==
 There is an additional story that does not feature the Legion. The Atom tracks down the Calculator in "Nucleus, Part 1: Splitting the Atom."
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 ==Reprints==
-'''Brande Speaks''' has not yet been reprinted
+'''Brande Speaks''' has been reprinted in the following:
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+File:SuperboyLSHEarlyYears.jpg|[[Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes: The Early Years|''Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes: The Early Years'' Hardcover]]
+File:SuperboyLSHEarlyYears.jpg|[[Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes: The Early Years|''Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes: The Early Years'' Trade paperback]]
+</gallery>
 ==See also==
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 **[http://www.supermanhomepage.com/comics/2010-post-crisis-reviews/c-review-2010.php?topic=adventurecomics516 Superman Homepage]
 **[http://dangermart.blogspot.com/2010/07/adventure-comics-516-review.html Too Dangerous for a Girl]
-*[[Legion Publication History/2010-|Legion Publication History - Other issues published in 2010]]
+*[[Legion Publication History/2010|Legion Publication History - Other issues published in 2010]]
 *[[Legion Publication History/Series/Adventure Comics|Legion Publication History - Other issues of ''Adventure Comics'']]
-*[[Chronology/Lightning Saga|Lightning Saga Chronology]]
+*[[Chronology/Retroboot|Retroboot Chronology]]
 *[[Legion Publication History/Index/Series#Adventure Comics|Quick index of links to other ''Adventure Comics'' issues]]
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