Man of Tomorrow

Man of Tomorrow Legion of Super Heroes S1, episode 1 Television » LSH cartoon Previous episode none Next episode Timber Wolf Original airdate (US) September 23 2006 Original airdate (UK) unknown Original airdate (Other) unknown Creators Directors(s) Ben Jones Writer(s) Amy Wolfram Guest actor(s) Jennifer Hale as Emerald Empress, Martha Kent, David Lodge as Tharok, Carnival Barker

Story Synopsis

TV listing

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.

Expanded synopsis

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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 New Metropolis
• Braal (mentioned only)
• Legion Clubhouse
• Legion Outpost (mentioned only)
• Superman Museum in New 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 have 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 New 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.

Quotes

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Adaptations

This episode features concepts similar to those in Adventure Comics #247 in which a trio of Legionnaires travel back to Smallville, where they recruit Kal-El (before he becomes Superman) to the 30th century to be a Legionnaire. The Legion recruited him for not only his powers but as a tribute to the legacy he would leave as Superman.