Superboy's Legion
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| Superboy's Legion | |
|---|---|
 Cover to Superboy's Legion, art by Mark Farmer and Alan Davis | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Format | Mini-series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | 2001 |
| No. of issues | 2 |
| Main character(s) | Tanya Horie |
| Editor(s) | Mike McAvennie |
Superboy's Legion is a two-issue comic book
Plot
In the year 2987,
Every planet in the Milky Way Galaxy is protected by the Science Police, who are guided by the supercomputer Universo. The Science Police sees Kal as a misfit because he damages public property and makes unregistered flights, and threatens R.J's business if he does not control Kal's behavior. After a heated argument with Brande, Superboy flies off into space to the former location of Krypton and meets Talu-Katua, a member of the Green Lantern Corps who inspires him to form his own group.
Meanwhile, on the luxury space cruiser Lystrata, a young couple,
As the Legion heads for Rimbor, Lyle Norg (
The Legion is attacked by the
Superboy is not sure he wants to do any more good, after getting Colossal Boy killed, but Star Boy encourages him to rescue Brainiac 5. The rescue party arrive at Colu, but the planet is now visible and is being accessed by the computers in Luthor's ship. Luthor sics the Fatal Five on the heroes to avoid interference. Superboy and the Legion arrive and incapacitate the majority of the villains. Sensor mind controls Emerald Empress into believing her Eye has been destroyed. Tinya and Reep trick and knock out Mano and the Persuader, and Sun Boy stops Validus.
On Earth, Saturn Girl senses a malevolent presence inside Universo and attempts to find it, but Commissioner Leeto orders the Science Police to gun her down. The Science Police realize Leeto is paranoid, and sees Saturn Girl is their only hope as Universo starts to crash. Saturn Girl discovers the evil presence is diverting Universo's power to Colu. Luthor becomes aware of the interference and snaps Emerald Empress out of Sensor's illusion to stop Saturn Girl. Emerald Empress arrives on Earth and traps Saturn Girl and the others, but Ferro Lad and Karate Kid incapacitate the Emerald Eye and Empress, respectively, and Saturn Girl befriends the Eye, convincing it to serve as Universo's replacement.
On Colu, Superboy rescues Brainiac 5 from Luthor's ship, but Luthor has transferred his mind into an indestructible robot and continues to hack into Colu. After the Legion rescues him from Tharok, Superboy engages Luthor, who reveals he plans to transfer his mind into Superboy's body to achieve immortality. The Legion severs his link to Colu, and Brainiac 5 forces Luthor to face the truth—that he is a computer and the original Luthor has been dead for centuries, hidden inside Universo. Furious at this revelation, Luthor decides to destroy himself and Colu, though Superboy and Ultra Boy are able to save both. The Coluans teleport the Legion's friends and R.J. Brande to Colu and Superboy makes up with his adoptive father. Subsequently, the Legion become the official heroes of the newly formed United Planets. Superboy hands over leadership of the Legion to Ultra Boy, renames himself Kal-El and starts dating Lois Olsen.
See also
References
- Superboy's Legion at the Grand Comics Database
- Superboy's Legion at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
External links
- Superboy's Legion at Comicvine
- Superboy's Legion at DC Wikia
