Man of Tomorrow

Man of Tomorrow Legion of Super Heroes S1, episode 1 Television » LSH cartoon 250px Previous episode none Next episode Timber Wolf Creators Directors(s) Ben Jones Writer(s) Amy Wolfram Guest actor(s) Emerald Empress, Martha Kent: Jennifer Hale Tharok, Carnival Barker: David Lodge

Story Synopsis

When fearsome villains the Fatal Five set their sights on the newly formed Legion of Super Heroes, three of the Legion's members go back in time to get help from the greatest hero of all time: Superman. Instead they find Clark Kent, aware of his powers but not yet of his grand destiny.

Cast

Legionnaires

The following appear in the episode:

• Bouncing Boy
• Brainiac 5
• Lightning Lad
• Phantom Girl
• Saturn Girl
• Superman, joins in this episode
• Triplicate Girl

The following are mentioned but not seen:

• Colossal Boy
• Cosmic Boy
• Shrinking Violet

Villains

The Fatal Five:

• Emerald Empress, leader
• Tharok
• Persuader
• Mano
• Validus

Other Characters

• Booster Gold and Skeets (cameo)
• Martha Kent

Miscellaneous

• Flight Ring
• Mission Monitor Board
• Time Bubble

Locations

• 21st century Smallville
• 31st century Metropolis
• Braal (mentioned only)
• Legion Clubhouse
• Legion Outpost (mentioned only)
• Superman Museum in Metropolis

Trivia about the episode

• This is the first episode in the series.
• The series was originally going to show the Legion travelling back in time to get Superman, but overshooting the exact time and landing too far back, in a time before Superman had fully developed his powers. Clark Kent would have taken the name Superboy to fit in with his teammates. However, developments during production regarding legal issues to the Superboy name caused the show to have to be rewritten to show Superman instead of Superboy.
• Booster Gold and Skeets are seen in a scene where Clark Kent races to get the Superman costume. Booster Gold is a janitor in the Superman museum, similar to his original appearance as a museum janitor in the 25th century.
• Several aliens in the streets of 31st century Metropolis were designed to resemble several Green Lantern races.
• Interlac is correctly used in a scene where Superman is lifting progressively heavier weights.
• The Mission Monitor Board symbols of many Legionnaires are seen in the opening credits.
• The Legion Clubhouse is once again modeled as half of an upside-down rocketship.