Legion Publication History/1999-2001

This page is written from the Real World point of view

1999 (October - December)
October
	Starman v2 #60 (published October 6, 1999; cover date December 1999) Cover images from issues #57-62 link to form a poster depicting various incarnations of Starman, including a Kingdom Come-style Thom Kallor. No interior Legion content
	Legionnaires #78 (published October 13, 1999; cover date December 1999) Emissary (20 pages) W: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (DnA); P: Jeff Moy; I: W.C. Carani, Andy Lanning; C: Tom McCraw; L: Pat Brosseau; E: Mike McAvennie (Untitled epilogue/Legion of the Damned prologue) (2 pages) W: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (DnA); P: Olivier Coipel; I: Andy Lanning; C: Tom McCraw; L: Comicraft; E: Mike McAvennie
	Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #122 (published October 27, 1999; cover date December 1999) Legion of the Damned Part One (subtitle was to be "The End of All Things", but this was left off in the issue) W: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (DnA); P: Olivier Coipel; I: Andy Lanning; C: Tom McCraw; L: Comicraft; E: Mike McAvennie
November
	Starman v2 #61 (published November 3, 1999; cover date January 2000) Cover images from issues #57-62 link to form a poster depicting various incarnations of Starman, including a Kingdom Come-style Thom Kallor. No interior Legion content
	Legends of the DC Universe 80 Page Giant #2 (published November 10, 1999; cover date January 2000) Bedtime Story W: Paul Levitz; P: Stuart Immonen; I: George Freeman; C: Tom McCraw; L: Bill Oakley; E: Mike McAvennie
	Legion of Super-Heroes Archives Volume 9 (published November 10, 1999 (two weeks late); cover date 1999)
	Legionnaires #79 (published November 10, 1999; cover date January 2000) Legion of the Damned Part Two: Damned if we do! W: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (DnA); P: Olivier Coipel; I: Andy Lanning; C: Tom McCraw; L: Comicraft; E: Mike McAvennie
	Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #123 (published November 24, 1999; cover date January 2000) Legion of the Damned Part Three: Damned if we don't! W: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (DnA); P: Olivier Coipel; I: Andy Lanning; C: Tom McCraw; L: Comicraft; E: Mike McAvennie
December
	Starman v2 #62 (published December 1, 1999; cover date February 2000) Cover images from issues #57-62 link to form a poster depicting various incarnations of Starman, including Thom Kallor. No interior Legion content
	Legionnaires #80 (published December 8, 1999; cover date February 2000) Legion of the Damned Part Four: Damned for all Eternity! W: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (DnA); P: Olivier Coipel; I: Andy Lanning; C: Tom McCraw; L: Comicraft; E: Mike McAvennie
	Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #124 (published December 22, 1999; cover date March 2000) Widening Rifts part 1: Childhood's End W: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (DnA); P: Angel Unzueta; I: Jaime Mendoza; C: Tom McCraw; L: Comicraft; E: Mike McAvennie
2000
January
	Legionnaires #81 (published January 5, 2000; cover date March 2000) Widening Rifts part 2: Event Horizon W: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (DnA); P: Adam DeKraker; I: Andy Lanning; C: Tom McCraw; L: Comicraft; E: Mike McAvennie Leave Legion: Star Boy, Thunder Lori Watch: Helios Notes: Team officially suspended, R.J. Brande impeached from office
	Titans/Legion of Super-Heroes: Universe Ablaze #1 (published January 12, 2000; cover date 2000) (untitled) (48 pages) W & Layouts: Dan Jurgens; P&I: Phil Jimenez; C: Tom McCraw, Heroic Age (separations); L: Comicraft Notes: Takes place in an altered universe where the Titans were cryogenically frozen in the 20th century and recovered by the Legion from an Egyptian pyramid.
	Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #125 (published January 26, 2000; cover date March 2000) Widening Rifts Conclusion: Extinction Event W: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (DnA); P: Angel Unzueta; I: Jaime Mendoza; C: Tom McCraw; L: Comicraft; E: Mike McAvennie Join Legion: ERG-1 (Drake Burroughs) Lori Watch: Helios (H-Dial destroyed) Deaths: ERG-1 (apparent)
February
	Titans/Legion of Super-Heroes: Universe Ablaze #2 (published February 23, 2000 (two weeks late); cover date 2000) (untitled) (48 pages) W & Layouts: Dan Jurgens; P&I: Phil Jimenez; C: Tom McCraw, Heroic Age (separations); L: Comicraft Notes: Takes place in an altered universe where the Titans were cryogenically frozen in the 20th century and recovered by the Legion from an Egyptian pyramid.
March
	Legion Lost #1 (published March 1, 2000; cover date May 2000) Legion Lost W: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (DnA); P: Olivier Coipel; I: Andy Lanning; C: Tom McCraw; L: Comicraft; E: Mike McAvennie First appearances: Shikari, Progeny Roster: Saturn Girl (leader); Live Wire (deputy), Apparition, Brainiac 5.1, Chameleon, Kid Quantum (Jazmin Cullen), Monstress, Ultra Boy, Umbra
	Titans/Legion of Super-Heroes: Universe Ablaze #3 (published March 29, 2000 (three weeks late); cover date 2000) (untitled) (48 pages) W & Layouts: Dan Jurgens; P&I: Phil Jimenez; C: Tom McCraw, Heroic Age (separations); L: Comicraft Notes: Takes place in an altered universe where the Titans were cryogenically frozen in the 20th century and recovered by the Legion from an Egyptian pyramid.
April
	Legion Lost #2 (published April 5, 2000; cover date June 2000) Enigma Variations W: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (DnA); P: Olivier Coipel; I: Andy Lanning; C: Tom McCraw; L: Comicraft; E: Mike McAvennie
	JSA: Justice Be Done Trade Paperback (published April 12, 2000; cover date 2000) Reprints the four part story from JSA #1-4 Mordru appearance
May
	Titans/Legion of Super-Heroes: Universe Ablaze #4 (published May 3, 2000 (three weeks late); cover date 2000)
	(untitled) (42 pages) W & Layouts: Dan Jurgens; P&I: Phil Jimenez; C: Tom McCraw, Heroic Age (separations); L: Comicraft Notes: Takes place in an altered universe where the Titans were cryogenically frozen in the 20th century and recovered by the Legion from an Egyptian pyramid.
	(epilogue, untitled ) (6 pages) W & Layouts: Dan Jurgens; P&I: Phil Jimenez; C: Tom McCraw, Heroic Age (separations); L: Comicraft Story (Legion-related only): With the real universe restored and no memory of the altered universe, the Legionnaires check out what turns out to be an empty chamber in an Egyptian pyramid, Aven looks in on the imprisoned Sarmon Ardeen and Brainiac 5.1 works for 53.7 consecutive hours to prevent Y3K computer problems. First appearances: Universo Notes: Set before Legionnaires #78.
	Legion Lost #3 (published May 10, 2000; cover date July 2000) Lone Star State W: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (DnA); P: Olivier Coipel; I: Andy Lanning; C: Tom McCraw; L: Comicraft; E: Mike McAvennie First appearances: Kwai Join Legion: Shikari, ERG-1
June
	Legion Lost #4 (published June 7, 2000; cover date August 2000) Makeshift W: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (DnA); P: Pascal Alixe; I: Andy Lanning; C: Tom McCraw; L: Comicraft; E: Mike McAvennie Name changes: ERG1-->Wildfire
July
	Legion Lost #5 (published July 6, 2000; cover date September 2000) Omniphagos W: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (DnA); P: Olivier Coipel; I: Andy Lanning; C: Tom McCraw; L: Comicraft; E: Mike McAvennie First appearances: Omniphagos
August
	Legion Lost #6 (published August 2, 2000; cover date October 2000) Burnout W: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (DnA); P: Pascal Alixe; I: Andy Lanning; C: Tom McCraw; L: Comicraft; E: Mike McAvennie First appearances: Singularity
September
	Legion Lost #7 (published September 7, 2000; cover date November 2000) Singularity W: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (DnA); P: Olivier Coipel; I: Andy Lanning; C: Tom McCraw; L: Comicraft; E: Mike McAvennie
	Millennium Edition: Adventure Comics #247 (published September 13, 2000; cover date November 2000) Reprints entire issue of Adventure Comics #247 minus original advertising.
October
	Legion Lost #8 (published October 4, 2000; cover date December 2000) Lost & Found W: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (DnA); P: Olivier Coipel; I: Andy Lanning; C: Tom McCraw; L: Comicraft; E: Mike McAvennie
	Legion of Super-Heroes Archives Volume 10 (published October 11, 2000 (two weeks late); cover date 2000)
November
	Legion Lost #9 (published November 15, 2000 (one week late); cover date January 2001) Lost & Alone W: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (DnA); P: Pascal Alixe; I: Andy Lanning; C: Tom McCraw; L: Comicraft; E: Mike McAvennie Leadership: Saturn Girl steps down after a breakdown in trust following the revelation of her manipulations, giving leadership to Live Wire
December
	Legion Lost #10 (published December 13, 2000 (one week late); cover date February 2001) Rosette W: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (DnA); P: Olivier Coipel; I: Andy Lanning; C: Tom McCraw; L: Comicraft; E: Mike McAvennie
2001
January
	Legion Lost #11 (published January 4, 2001; cover date March 2001) One Billion Years of Solitude W: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (DnA); P: Olivier Coipel; I: Andy Lanning; C: Tom McCraw; L: Comicraft; E: Mike McAvennie Deaths: Monstress (killed by Element Lad/Progenitor)
	Hourman #24 (published January 10, 2001, cover date March 2001) Minutes To Go W: Tom Peyer; P: Rags Morales; I: Dave Meikis; C: John Kalisz; L: Kurt Hathaway, Heroic Age (separations); E: Tony Bedard While travelling forward to the year 85,273, Hourman sees glimpses of events in other times, including an image of Saturn Girl and Cosmic Boy in flight
February
	Superman v2 #167 (published February 7, 2001, cover date April 2001) Return to Krypton, Part One: Sliding Home W: Jeph Loeb; P: Ed McGuinness; I: Cam Smith; C: Richard and Tanya Horie; L: Comicraft; E: Eddie Berganza, Tom Palmer, Jr. (assistant) Superman and Lois Lane briefly encounter Valor (between Superboy v3 #19 and Legionnaires Annual #2 for Valor) as they pass through the Phantom Zone.
	Legion Lost #12 (published February 14, 2001; cover date April 2001) First & Last W: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (DnA); P: Olivier Coipel; I: Andy Lanning; C: Tom McCraw; L: Comicraft; E: Mike McAvennie Leaves Legion: Live Wire (resigns both leadership and membership when preparing to kill Element Lad/Omniphagos amalgam) Deaths: Live Wire, Element Lad/Progenitor, Omniphagos (Live Wire kills latter two, is vaporised in process)
	Superboy's Legion #1 (published February 21, 2001, cover date 2001) (untitled) W: Mark Farmer; P: Alan Davis; I: Mark Farmer; C: Richard and Tanya Horie; L: Pat Prentice; E: Mike McAvennie Notes: Part 1 of an Elseworlds story in which Superboy is R.J. Brande's son and one of the original three founders of the Legion
March
	Superboy's Legion #2 (published March 28, 2001, cover date 2001) (untitled) W: Mark Farmer; P: Alan Davis; I: Mark Farmer; C: Richard and Tanya Horie; L: Pat Prentice; E: Mike McAvennie Notes: Part 2 of an Elseworlds story in which Superboy is R.J. Brande's son and one of the original three founders of the Legion
April
	Legion Worlds #1 (published April 19, 2001; cover date June 2001) You are here: Earth (30 pages) W: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (DnA); P: Yvel Guichet; I: Dexter Vines; C: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon (separations); L: Comicraft; E: Mike McAvennie First appearances: "Mr Venge" The Earth Spins (8 pages) W: Dan Abnett; P: Olivier Coipel; I: Andy Lanning; C: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon (separations); L: Comicraft; E: Mike McAvennie
May
	Impulse #74 (published May 9, 2001, cover date July 2001) Dark Tomorrow, Part Two W: Todd Dezago; P: Carlo Barberi; I: Juan Vlasco; C: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon (separations); L: Janice Chiang; E: Joey Cavalieri Story takes place in an alternate version of the 30th Century. Interlac, Earthgov and the Science Police are all mentioned, as well as Bart's cousin, Jenni Ognats.
	Starman v2 #79 (published May 9, 2001, cover date July 2001) 1951 Part Three: --Why? W: James Robinson (co-plot/script), David S. Goyer (co-plot); P&I: Peter Snejbjerg; C: Jason Wright, Jamison (separations); L: Bill Oakley; E: Pete Tomasi, Steve Wacker (assistant); "Guiding light": Archie Goodwin (posthumous credit); "Special Thanks to Ole Comoll" Story (Legion-related only): A future version of Star Boy, in Kingdom Come costume, appears on last page with a Time Bubble to return Starman (Jack Knight) to the 21st century.
	Legion Worlds #2 (published May 16, 2001; cover date July 2001) You are here: Winath (30 pages) W: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (DnA); P&I: Enrique Breccia; C: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon (separations); L: Comicraft; E: Mike McAvennie A Change in Climate (8 pages) W: Dan Abnett; P,I&L: Darwyn Cooke; C: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon (separations); E: Mike McAvennie
June
	Superman v2 #171 (published June 6, 2001, cover date August 2001) Of Course, You Know, This Means Warworld! Story: Superman fights hardlight holograms based on the Pre-Crisis Fatal Five.
	Starman v2 #80 (published June 13, 2001, cover date August 2001) Arrivederci, Bon Voyage, Goodbye W: James Robinson; P&I: Peter Snejbjerg; C: Jason Wright, Jamison (separations); L: Bill Oakley; E: Pete Tomasi, Steve Wacker (assistant); "Guiding light": Archie Goodwin (posthumous credit); "Special Thanks to Ole Comoll" Story (Legion-related only): Starman (Jack Knight) is returned to the early 21st century by an elderly Thom Kallor/"Danny Blaine" (also Starman), before Thom returns to the day before his death. Before leaving, however, Thom discusses the possibility that the future where he becomes the 21st century Starman is not Jack's future, or the future of the Thom we see in Legion Worlds #4 onward.
	Young Justice: Our Worlds At War #1 (published June 20, 2001; cover date August 2001) Comedy of Eras (38 pages) W: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (DnA); P: Todd Nauck; I: Ray Snyder, Terry Austin, Randy Emberlin, Jaime Mendoza, Walden Wong, John Stokes; C: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon (separations); L: John F. Workman Jr.; E: Eddie Berganza, Tom Palmer, Jr. (assistant) Story (Legion-related only): Young Justice meets an alternate future version of the Post-Zero Hour Legion in the year 3004, from a universe where the 21st century Imperiex War was lost.
	Legion Worlds #3 (published June 27, 2001 (one week late); cover date August 2001) You are here: Braal (30 pages) W: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (DnA); P&I: Paul Rivoche; C: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon (separations); L: Comicraft; E: Mike McAvennie On the Net (8 pages) W: Dan Abnett; P&I: Rick Burchett; C: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon (separations); L: Comicraft; E: Mike McAvennie First appearances: Orla Eidoor
July
	JSA Secret Files #2 (published July 4, 2001; cover date September 2001)
	Legion Worlds #4 (published July 25, 2001 (one week late); cover date September 2001) You are here: Xanthu (30 pages) W: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (DnA); P: Duncan Rouleau; I: Jaime Medoza; C: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon (separations); L: Comicraft; E: Mike McAvennie War makes us Weapons (8 pages) W: Dan Abnett; P: Rick Leonardi; I: Al Williamson; C: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon (separations); L: Kurt Hathaway; E: Mike McAvennie
August
	Legion of Super-Heroes Archives Volume 11 (published August 15, 2001 (five weeks late); cover date 2001)
	Legion Worlds #5 (published August 22, 2001; cover date October 2001) You are here: Steeple (30 pages) W: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (DnA); P: Steve Dillon; I: Klaus Janson, John Stanisei; C: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon (separations); L: Comicraft; E: Mike McAvennie First appearances: Halpashar, Sorcsis Executive Action (8 pages) W: Dan Abnett; P&I: Jamie Tolagson; C: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon (separations); L: Kurt Hathaway; E: Mike McAvennie First appearances: Oversight Watch (M'Onel, Repulse, Twine, Brainstorm, Abyss; latter three also individual first appearances)
September
	Legion Worlds #6 (published September 26, 2001; cover date November 2001) You are here: Rimbor (30 pages) W: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (DnA); P&I: Kilian Plunkett; C: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon (separations); L: Comicraft; E: Mike McAvennie First appearances: Timber Wolf A Moment Here (8 pages) W: Dan Abnett; P: Mike McKone; I: Marlo Alquiza; C: Tom McCraw, Digital Chameleon (separations); L: Comicraft; E: Mike McAvennie