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==Pre-Crisis==
 
==Pre-Crisis==
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[[Cosmic Boy/Pre-Crisis|Cosmic Boy]]
 
  
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*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.
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*Lost Leadership: to Saturn Girl
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**Reason: Well-meaning plot from Saturn Girl.
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! width = "10%" |Leader
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! width = "12%" |Starting at issue / real time
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[[Saturn Girl/Pre-Crisis|Saturn Girl]]
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*Became Leader : [[Adventure Comics 304|''Adventure Comics'' #304]] (January 1963).
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! width = "12%" |Fictional End Date
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**Reason: To ensure the safety of her teammates.
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!Notes
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*Lost Leadership: Reelected to a second term.
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**Reason: N/A
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| [[Cosmic Boy/Preboot|Cosmic Boy]] || Unestablished || Retroactively in ''Adventure Comics'' #352 (text piece) || [[Adventure Comics 304|''Adventure Comics'' #304]] (January 1963), as Saturn Girl is elected in his place || Unestablished (presumed shortly after founding of LSH) || Unestablished ||
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[[Saturn Girl/Pre-Crisis|Saturn Girl]]
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*Became Leader : [[Adventure Comics 323|''Adventure Comics'' #323]] (August 1964).
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|[[Saturn Girl/Preboot|Saturn Girl]]
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**Reason: Reelection.
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|Unestablished
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*Lost Leadership: to Brainiac 5
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|[[Adventure Comics 304|''Adventure Comics'' #304]] (January 1963)
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**Reason: Regular end of term
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|Reelected in [[Adventure Comics 323|''Adventure Comics'' #323]] (August 1964)
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|Unestablished ||Unestablished ||
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[[Brainiac 5/Pre-Crisis|Brainiac 5]]
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*Became Leader : [[Adventure Comics 337|''Adventure Comics'' #337]] (October 1965)
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**Reason: Elected to the role.
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|[[Saturn Girl/Preboot|Saturn Girl]] || Unestablished || [[Adventure Comics 323|''Adventure Comics'' #323]] (August 1964)
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*Lost Leadership: to Invisible Kid
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**Reason:
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|Unestablished ||Unestablished ||
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===(term 5)===
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[[Invisible Kid/Lyle Norg/Pre-Crisis|Invisible Kid (Lyle Norg)]]
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|[[Brainiac 5/Preboot|Brainiac 5]]
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*Became Leader : [[Adventure Comics 348|''Adventure Comics'' #348]] (published July 28, 1966, cover date September 1966); Superboy was his deputy
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|Unestablished
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**Reason: Elected to the role
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|[[Adventure Comics 337|''Adventure Comics'' #337]] (October 1965)
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*Lost Leadership: to Ultra Boy
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**Reason: Regular end of term
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|Unestablished ||Unestablished || The election happened off-panel
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[[Ultra Boy/Pre-Crisis|Ultra Boy]]
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|[[Invisible Kid/Lyle Norg/Preboot|Invisible Kid (Lyle Norg)]]
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*Became Leader : [[Adventure Comics 371|''Adventure Comics'' #371]] (August 1968)
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|Superboy
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**Reason: Elected to the role
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|[[Adventure Comics 348|''Adventure Comics'' #348]] (published July 28, 1966, cover date September 1966)
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*Lost Leadership:
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**Reason:
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|Unestablished ||Unestablished ||First mention of the existence of a deputy leader?
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===(term 7)===
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[[Karate Kid/Pre-Crisis|Karate Kid]]
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|[[Ultra Boy/Preboot|Ultra Boy]]
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*Became Leader : [[Action Comics 382|''Action Comics'' #382]] (November 1969)
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|Unestablished
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**Reason:
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|[[Adventure Comics 371|''Adventure Comics'' #371]] (August 1968)
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*Lost Leadership:
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**Reason:
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|Unestablished ||Unestablished ||Ultra Boy seems to simply be in charge.  No readily apparent mention of an election.
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[[Mon-El/Pre-Crisis|Mon-El]]
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|[[Karate Kid/Preboot|Karate Kid]]
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|[[Mon-El/Preboot|Mon-El]]
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*Became Leader : [[Action Comics 392|''Action Comics'' #392]] (September 1970; Element Lad was his deputy)
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|[[Action Comics 382|''Action Comics'' #382]] (November 1969)
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**Reason:
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*Lost Leadership:
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|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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**Reason:
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!8
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[[Ultra Boy/Pre-Crisis|Ultra Boy]]
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|[[Mon-El/Preboot|Mon-El]]
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|[[Element Lad/Preboot|Element Lad]]
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*Became Leader : [[Superboy v1 184|''Superboy'' v1 #184]] (April 1972)
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|[[Action Comics 392|''Action Comics'' #392 (September 1970)]]
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**Reason:
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*Lost Leadership:
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|Unestablished ||Unestablished ||No election shown, but the change of leader is directly stated.
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**Reason:
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===(term 10)===
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!9
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[[Mon-El/Pre-Crisis|Mon-El]]
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|[[Ultra Boy/Preboot|Ultra Boy]]
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|Unestablished
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*Became Leader : [[Superboy v1 190|''Superboy'' v1 #190]] (September 1972; ran against Saturn Girl; result unrevealed until #193; Brainiac 5 was his deputy)
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|[[Superboy v1 184|''Superboy'' v1 #184]] (April 1972)
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**Reason:
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*Lost Leadership:
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|Unestablished ||Unestablished ||
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**Reason:
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===(term 11)===
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[[Wildfire/Pre-Crisis|Wildfire]]
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|[[Mon-El/Preboot|Mon-El]]
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|[[Brainiac 5/Preboot|Brainiac 5]]
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*Became Leader : [[Superboy v1 225|''Superboy'' v1 #225]] (March 1977).
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|[[Superboy v1 190|''Superboy'' v1 #190]] (September 1972; ran against Saturn Girl; result unrevealed until #193)
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**Reason: Elected to the role.
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*Lost Leadership:
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|Unestablished ||Unestablished ||
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**Reason:
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===(term 12)===
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[[Lightning Lad/Pre-Crisis|Lightning Lad]]
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|[[Wildfire/Preboot|Wildfire]]
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|Unestablished
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*Became Leader : [[Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes 247|''Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes'' #247]] (January 1979)
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|[[Superboy v1 225|''Superboy'' v1 #225]] (March 1977)
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**Reason: Elected to the role.
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*Lost Leadership: [[Legion of Super-Heroes v2 287|''Legion of Super-Heroes'' v2 #287]], May 1982.
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|Unestablished ||Unestablished ||
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**Reason: Resignation due to excessive stress.
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!12
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[[Dream Girl/Pre-Crisis|Dream Girl]]
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|[[Lightning Lad/Preboot|Lightning Lad]]
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|[[Element Lad/Preboot|Element Lad]] (third mandate as deputy)
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*Became Leader : [[Legion of Super-Heroes v2 291|''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 [[Legion of Super-Heroes v2 303|#303]].
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|[[Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes 247|''Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes'' #247]] (January 1979)
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**Reason:
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*Lost Leadership:
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|Unestablished ||Unestablished ||The election was presented as a dispute between Brainiac 5, Wildfire and Element Lad, despite the final result. Lightning Lad resigned in LSH #287 (May 1982) in favor of Element Lad.
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**Reason:
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!13
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|[[Dream Girl/Preboot|Dream Girl]]
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[[Element Lad/Pre-Crisis|Element Lad]]
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|Briefly [[Ultra Boy/Preboot|Ultra Boy]] (until [[Legion of Super-Heroes v2 303]]); later [[Star Boy/Preboot|Star Boy]]
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|[[Legion of Super-Heroes v2 291|''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 [[Legion of Super-Heroes v2 303|#303]]
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*Became Leader : [[Legion of Super-Heroes v2 306|''Legion of Super-Heroes'' v2 #306]], December 1983 (although he only truly learned of it in [[Legion of Super-Heroes v2 310|#310]], April 1984; previously he had served three terms as deputy and stepped up when Lightning Lad rennounced leadership in [[Legion of Super-Heroes v2 287|#287]]; Dream Girl was his deputy).
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**Reason:
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|Unestablished ||Unestablished ||Ran against Ultra Boy and Element Lad.
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*Lost Leadership:
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**Reason:
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!14
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|[[Element Lad/Preboot|Element Lad]]
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|Unestablished
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[[Element Lad/Pre-Crisis|Element Lad]]
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|[[Legion of Super-Heroes v2 306|''Legion of Super-Heroes'' v2 #306]], December 1983 (although he only truly learned of it in [[Legion of Super-Heroes v2 310|#310]], April 1984
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*Became Leader : [[Legion of Super-Heroes v3 12|''Legion of Super-Heroes'' v3 #12]], July 1985.
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|Unestablished ||Unestablished ||
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**Reason: Regular election, running up against Brainiac 5 (the two candidates voted for each other).
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*Lost Leadership:
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**Reason:
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|[[Element Lad/Preboot|Element Lad]]
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|[[Brainiac 5/Preboot|Brainiac 5]]<ref>As hinted by the results and confirmed in to [[Legion of Super-Heroes v3 Annual 1]] (1985)'s Roll Call, as well as in [[Legion of Super-Heroes v3 17|''Legion of Super-Heroes v3 #17'']]</ref>
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|[[Legion of Super-Heroes v3 12|''Legion of Super-Heroes'' v3 #12]], July 1985
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|class="lastcell"|Ran against Brainiac 5; the two of them voted for each other
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==Post-Crisis==
 
==Post-Crisis==
 
===(term 16)===
 
===(term 16)===
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[[Polar Boy/Pre-Crisis|Polar Boy]]
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[[Polar Boy/Preboot|Polar Boy]]
  
 
*Became Leader : [[Legion of Super-Heroes v3 36|''Legion of Super-Heroes'' v3 #36]], July 1987
 
*Became Leader : [[Legion of Super-Heroes v3 36|''Legion of Super-Heroes'' v3 #36]], July 1987
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*[[Cosmic Boy/Pre-Crisis|Cosmic Boy]]
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*[[Cosmic Boy/Preboot|Cosmic Boy]]
 
**Original team leader; first appeared in Adventure Comics #247 (April 1958); revealed to be a founding member in Superboy #147 (May/June 1968).
 
**Original team leader; first appeared in Adventure Comics #247 (April 1958); revealed to be a founding member in Superboy #147 (May/June 1968).
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*[[Saturn Girl/Pre-Crisis|Saturn Girl]]
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*[[Saturn Girl/Preboot|Saturn Girl]]
 
**Second team leader, beginning with Adventure Comics #304 (1963).
 
**Second team leader, beginning with Adventure Comics #304 (1963).
 
**Elected for a second term in Adventure Comics #323 (August 1964).
 
**Elected for a second term in Adventure Comics #323 (August 1964).
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*[[Invisible Kid/Lyle Norg/Pre-Crisis|Invisible Kid (Lyle Norg)]]
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*[[Invisible Kid/Lyle Norg/Preboot|Invisible Kid (Lyle Norg)]]
 
**Elected in Adventure Comics #348 (published July 28, 1966, cover date September 1966); Superboy was his deputy
 
**Elected in Adventure Comics #348 (published July 28, 1966, cover date September 1966); Superboy was his deputy
 
**Elected in Action Comics #392 (published July 30, 1970, cover date September 1970)
 
**Elected in Action Comics #392 (published July 30, 1970, cover date September 1970)
 
**Served twice; ran for a third term against Element Lad and Dream Girl, served as Dream Girl's deputy.
 
**Served twice; ran for a third term against Element Lad and Dream Girl, served as Dream Girl's deputy.
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*[[Wildfire/Pre-Crisis|Wildfire]]
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*[[Wildfire/Preboot|Wildfire]]
 
**Elected in Superboy and the Legion of Superheroes #225 (March 1977).
 
**Elected in Superboy and the Legion of Superheroes #225 (March 1977).
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*[[Lightning Lad/Pre-Crisis|Lightning Lad]]
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*[[Lightning Lad/Preboot|Lightning Lad]]
 
**Elected in Superboy and the Legion of Superheroes #247 (January 1979) running against Wildfire and Brainiac 5.
 
**Elected in Superboy and the Legion of Superheroes #247 (January 1979) running against Wildfire and Brainiac 5.
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*[[Dream Girl/Pre-Crisis|Dream Girl]]
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*[[Dream Girl/Preboot|Dream Girl]]
 
**First elected during the Great Darkness Saga (Legion of Superheroes #291, September 1982).
 
**First elected during the Great Darkness Saga (Legion of Superheroes #291, September 1982).
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*[[Element Lad/Pre-Crisis|Element Lad]]
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*[[Element Lad/Preboot|Element Lad]]
 
**Served as deputy for three consecutive terms (under Wildfire, Lightning Lad) and filled in for Lightning Lad; ran for leader against Dream Girl, refused to be her deputy, won as write-in in the following election (Legion of Superheroes #310, April 1984).
 
**Served as deputy for three consecutive terms (under Wildfire, Lightning Lad) and filled in for Lightning Lad; ran for leader against Dream Girl, refused to be her deputy, won as write-in in the following election (Legion of Superheroes #310, April 1984).
 
**Later a deputy for Brainiac 5 and Polar Boy (Legion of Super Heroes #36 (July 1987)).
 
**Later a deputy for Brainiac 5 and Polar Boy (Legion of Super Heroes #36 (July 1987)).
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*[[Polar Boy/Pre-Crisis|Polar Boy]]
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*[[Polar Boy/Preboot|Polar Boy]]
 
**Elected in Legion of Superheroes #36 (July 1987); Sensor Girl renounced the role of deputy leader in favor of Element Lad.
 
**Elected in Legion of Superheroes #36 (July 1987); Sensor Girl renounced the role of deputy leader in favor of Element Lad.
 
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**Elected leader as Sensor Girl; stepped down as deputy in favor of Element Lad in Legion of Superheroes #36 (July 1987)
 
**Elected leader as Sensor Girl; stepped down as deputy in favor of Element Lad in Legion of Superheroes #36 (July 1987)
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*[[Superboy/Kal-El/Pre-Crisis|Superboy (Kal-El)]]
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*[[Superboy/Kal-El/Preboot|Superboy (Kal-El)]]
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*[[Chameleon Boy/Pre-Crisis|Chameleon Boy]]
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*[[Chameleon Boy/Preboot|Chameleon Boy]]
 
**Leader of the Espionage Squad
 
**Leader of the Espionage Squad
  
 
According to Legion of Superheroes #290 (August 1982) Dream Girl's election was the 13th overall.
 
According to Legion of Superheroes #290 (August 1982) Dream Girl's election was the 13th overall.
 
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 18:59, 21 August 2016

Pre-Crisis

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, Wildfire and Element Lad, despite the final result. Lightning Lad resigned in LSH #287 (May 1982) in favor of Element Lad.
13 Dream Girl Briefly Ultra Boy (until Legion of Super-Heroes v2 303); later Star Boy 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 Ran against Ultra Boy and Element Lad.
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 Brainiac 5<ref>As hinted by the results and confirmed in to Legion of Super-Heroes v3 Annual 1 (1985)'s Roll Call, as well as in Legion of Super-Heroes v3 #17</ref> Legion of Super-Heroes v3 #12, July 1985 Ran against Brainiac 5; the two of them voted for each other

Post-Crisis

(term 16)

Polar Boy

(term 17)

Sensor Girl

  • 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)

Timber Wolf

  • 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)

Sun Boy

  • 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)

Polar Boy

  • 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)

Cosmic Boy

  • 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)

Cosmic Boy (SW6 Batch)

  • 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)

Shrinking Violet

  • 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:

References

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