Legends (comics)
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Publisher | DC Comics | ||
Publication date | November 1986 – May 1987 | ||
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Main character(s) | ISBN 1-56389-095-X |
"Legends" is a
The series was plotted by John Ostrander, scripted by Len Wein, pencilled by John Byrne, and inked by Karl Kesel.
Publication history
The six issues of the Legends series could be read as an abbreviated story by themselves, or all 22 chapters could be read as a longer story that included the Legends issues as well as issues from other titles including Batman, Superman, and Secret Origins. It was also the first major DC Universe crossover after the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths.[1]
Legends served mainly as a launching pad for several new comic series, including the latter-day
Plot
Story chronology
The official reading order was announced as follows by DC Comics:
- Chapter 1 Cross-over: Batman #401 (November 1986): "A Bird in the Hand..."
- Chapter 2 Cross-over: Detective Comics #568 (November 1986): "Eyrie"
- Legends #1 (November 1986): "Once Upon A Time...!"
- Chapter 3 Cross-over: Green Lantern Corps vol. 1 #207 (December 1986): "Simple Minds"
- Legends #2 (December 1986): "Breach of Faith!"
- Chapter 4 Spin-off: Cosmic Boy #1 (December 1986): "Those Who Will Not Learn the Lessons of History..."
- Chapter 5 Cross-over: Justice League of America #258 (January 1987): "The End of the Justice League of America: Saving Face"
- Chapter 6 Spin-off: Secret Origins vol. 2 #10 (January 1987): "The Phantom Stranger"
- Chapter 7 Cross-over: The Fury of Firestorm#55 (January 1987): "The Stench of Brimstone"
- Legends #3 (January 1987): "Send For... the Suicide Squad!"
- Chapter 8 Spin-off: Cosmic Boy #2 (January 1987): "Is History Destiny?"
- Chapter 9 Cross-over: Justice League of America #259 (February 1987): "The End of the Justice League of America: Homecoming"
- Chapter 10 Cross-over: Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #56 (February 1987): "Firestorm No More"
- Chapter 11 Cross-over: Blue Beetle vol. 6 #9 (February 1987): "Timepiece!"
- Legends #4 (February 1987): "Cry Havoc...!"
- Chapter 12 Cross-over: Warlord vol. 1, #114 (February 1987): "When A Legend Dies"
- Chapter 13 Spin-off: Cosmic Boy #3 (February 1987): "Past, Present...and Future"
- Chapter 14 Cross-over: Justice League of America #260 (March 1987): "The End of the Justice League of America: Flesh"
- Chapter 15 Cross-over: Blue Beetle vol. 6 #10 (March 1987): "Time on His Hands"
- Chapter 16 Cross-over: Warlord vol. 1 #115 (March 1987): "The Citadel of Fear"
- Chapter 17 Cross-over: Superman vol. 2 #3 (March 1987): "Legends From the Darkside"
- Chapter 18 Cross-over: Adventures of Superman #426 (March 1987): "From the Dregs"
- Chapter 19 Cross-over: Action Comics #586 (March 1987): "The Champion!"
- Legends #5 (March 1987): "Let Slip the Dogs of War"
- Chapter 20 Spin-off: Cosmic Boy #4 (March 1987): "Time Without End"
- Chapter 21 Cross-over: Justice League of America #261 (April 1987): "The End of the Justice League of America: Last Stand"
- Legends #6 (April 1987): "Finale!"
- Chapter 22 Spin-off: Secret Origins vol. 2 #14 (May 1987): "The Secret Origin of the Suicide Squad"
Collections
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The three Superman issues have been collected in Volume 2 of the Superman: The Man of Steel trade paperback series and Volume 1 of "Superman: The Man of Steel" hardcover collection.
DC Comics published Legends 30th Anniversary Edition (
The Batman issue was collected neither in the Batman: Second Chances trade paperback nor in Volume 1 of the Batman: The Caped Crusader trade paperback series.
The Detective Comics issue has been collected in Volume 2 of the Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told (focusing on Catwoman and the Penguin) and Volume 1 of the Batman: The Dark Knight Detective trade paperback series.
The "Green Lantern Corps" issue has been collected in Volume 1 of "Green Lantern Corps: Beware Their Power" hardcover.
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9.)
DC's next big crossover showcased John Byrne's pencils on all six of the miniseries' issues. Entitled Legends, this new limited series was plotted by writer John Ostrander and scripted by Len Wein...By the series' end, the stage was set for several new ongoing titles, including...the Suicide Squad, as well as the Justice League.
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has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - ^ Wein, Len (w), Byrne, John (p), Kesel, Karl (i). "Once Upon A Time...!" Legends, no. 1, p. 3 (November 1986). DC Comics.
- ^ Wein, Len (w), Byrne, John (p), Kesel, Karl (i). "Once Upon A Time...!" Legends, no. 1, p. 5 (November 1986). DC Comics.
- ^ Wein, Len (w), Byrne, John (p), Kesel, Karl (i). "Breach of Faith!" Legends, no. 2, p. 9 (December 1986). DC Comics.
- ^ Wein, Len (w), Byrne, John (p), Kesel, Karl (i). "Once Upon A Time...!" Legends, no. 1, p. 14 (November 1986). DC Comics.
- ^ Wein, Len (w), Byrne, John (p), Kesel, Karl (i). "Breach of Faith!" Legends, no. 2, p. 13 (December 1986). DC Comics.
- ^ Wein, Len (w), Byrne, John (p), Kesel, Karl (i). "Breach of Faith!" Legends, no. 2, p. 22 (December 1986). DC Comics.
- ^ Wein, Len (w), Byrne, John (p), Kesel, Karl (i). "Once Upon A Time...!" Legends, no. 1, p. 15-16 (November 1986). DC Comics.
- ^ Wein, Len (w), Byrne, John (p), Kesel, Karl (i). "Send For...The Suicide Squad!" Legends, no. 3, p. 6 (January 1987). DC Comics.
- ^ Wein, Len (w), Byrne, John (p), Kesel, Karl (i). "Cry Havoc!" Legends, no. 4, p. 15-18 (February 1987). DC Comics.