Legion of Super-Heroes v6 8

Legion of Super-Heroes v6 #8 Preboot » Retroboot <choose> <option></option> <option></option> <option></option> </choose> Refresh for alternate images. Mouse-over for credits. Story title The Shape of Death Previous story Adventure Comics #521: The Summons of the Ring Next story Adventure Comics #522: Consequences Publication date December 22, 2010 Cover date February 2011 Creators Writer(s) Paul Levitz Penciller(s) Yildiray Çinar, Daniel HDR Inker(s) Wayne Faucher Letterer(s) Sal Cipriano Colourist(s) Hi-Fi Editor(s) Brian Cunningham, Sean Ryan Cover artist(s) Yildiray Çinar, Wayne Faucher, Hi-Fi

The Shape of Death

(30 pages/128 panels)

Roll Call

Legionnaires

• Brainiac 5 (cover, 3 panels)
• Chameleon Boy (2 panels)
• Colossal Boy (cover, 25 panels)
• Cosmic Boy (cover, 29 panels)
• Dawnstar (cover, 3 panels)
• Dream Girl (33 panels)
• Earth-Man (cover, 18 panels)
• Element Lad (cover, 10 panels)
• Invisible Kid (7 panels, 1 invisible)
• Phantom Girl (cover, 8 panels)
• Shadow Lass (10 panels)
• Tellus (cover, 11 panels)
• Wildfire (cover, 4 panels as disembodied energy)

Cameos

• Chameleon Girl (cover only)
• Ferro Lad (1 panel, as statue)
• Gates (5 panels, voting results)
• Karate Kid I (1 panel, as statue)
• Karate Kid II (1 panel, as statue)
• Lightning Lad (5 panels, voting results)
• Lightning Lass (5 panels, voting results)
• Mon-El (cover, as silhouette, 7 panels, hologram and voting results)
• Polar Boy (5 panels, voting results)
• Quislet (cover, 6 panels, monitor board symbol and voting results)
• Saturn Girl (5 panels, voting results)
• Sensor Girl (6 panels, monitor board symbol and voting results)
• Shrinking Violet (cover, 5 panels, voting results)
• Sun Boy (6 panels, monitor board symbol and voting results)
• Tyroc (cover, 6 panels, monitor board symbol and voting results)
• Timber Wolf (cover, 6 panels, monitor board symbol and voting results)
• Ultra Boy (6 panels, monitor board symbol and voting results)

Villains

• Durlan terrorist impersonating Science Police Chief Zendak (21 panels)
• Unnamed Durlan terrorists (44 panels)

Supporting Characters

• Dr. Gym'll (2 panels)
• Gigi Cusimano (6 panels)
• Pheebs (19 panels)

Other Characters

• Unnamed hospital staff (4 panels)

Planets and Settings

• Earth (115 panels)
  • Brande estate in Kerguelen Islands (65 panels)
  • Legion Headquarters (50 panels)
• Medicus One (13 panels)

Technology, Gadgets and Other Neat Stuff

• Antigrav gurney
• Cancellite
• Holographic communicator/projector
• Legion Flight Ring
• Legion Time Bubble
• Mission monitor board

Solicitation

THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #8

On sale DECEMBER 22
40 pg, FC, $3.99 US
Written by PAUL LEVITZ
Art and cover by YILDIRAY CINAR & WAYNE FAUCHER

As votes come in from across the galaxy for the next Legion leader, Chameleon Boy enlists Yera in the hunt for their fellow shape-shifting Durlans, convinced that more are at work to destroy the United Planets.

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