The Terra Mosaic

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"The Terra Mosaic"
PublisherDC Comics
Publication dateJanuary – Late November 1992
Genre
Title(s)
Al Gordon
Karl Story

et al.
Editor(s)Michael Eury

"The Terra Mosaic" is a story arc that was published by DC Comics, and presented in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #25-36 (January – Late November 1992). It was written by Keith Giffen and Tom and Mary Bierbaum, and was pencilled primarily by Jason Pearson. The story arc takes place during the "Five Years Later" period of the Legion of Super-Heroes' original continuity. It features the introduction of "Batch SW6" — time-displaced duplicates of the regular, adult version of the Legion — who become key participants in a war to free Earth from the control of the Dominators.

Plot

In the year 2995, teenage

Jacques Foccart
(the former Legionnaire who became the second Invisible Kid) and Universo. During a brief skirmish, Devlin learns that he has the metahuman ability to reflect energy blasts directed at him.

In an attempt to retrieve Batch SW6, the Dominators unleash B.I.O.N., an advanced android with all the powers of the Legionnaires. The unit instead engages the adult Legion at their headquarters on the planet Talus. B.I.O.N. is eventually defeated, and

Computo matrix.[6] While attempting to liberate underground Dominion chambers beneath Metropolis, the resistance (which includes former members of the Legion of Substitute Heroes) discovers numerous metahumans, including assassin/teleporter Monica Sade. They also discover a critically wounded Dirk Morgna (the former Sun Boy),[7][8]
who had been presumed dead.

Earth President Tayla Wellington finally grows tired of collaborating with the Dominators. When she pleads with other worlds for assistance, a Dominion soldier assassinates her during a live galaxy-wide video broadcast. After rioting breaks out across the planet, the Dominators openly attack several cities from space, killing thousands. As a result, the

United Planets declares war on the Dominion, hoping to reclaim Earth. When the SW6 Legionnaires discover that Universo has been secretly working with the Dark Circle, they leave his compound and join Jacques Foccart's faction of the resistance. Dirk Morgna's lover Circe and Legion associate Bounty infiltrate Earthgov headquarters,[9] where they are later joined by Sussa Paka (Spider Girl). Meanwhile, Jan Arrah (the former Element Lad) is completely supportive when his former lover Shvaughn Erin
— deprived of the Profem medication that she has been taking for years — physically reverts to her original gender and transforms back into the male Sean Erin.

The Earth-based Dominion troops find their resources cut off when their homeworld Elia is attacked by an unknown alien force. The SW6 Legion works with

April Dumaka, and the Crystal Kid. As the Dark Circle agent working with Universo is about to signal his allies to attack Earth, Universo uses his hypnotism powers to force the man to shoot himself in the head. Circe (the former commander of Science Police
Earth) uploads a virus into the Earthgov computer network, eventually purging the entire Dominator military intelligence database.

Upon meeting the adult Valor,[4] Sade chastises him for not using his Daxamite abilities to quickly defeat the Dominators and end the war. He tells an unconvinced Sade that the people of Earth must win the war for themselves, in order to preserve their collective spirit. Jan Arrah comes to the same conclusion at first, but then changes his mind and joins the fight. The SW6 Laurel Gand captures Pinnacle Command,[4] the Dominion field commander. Her teammates discover the adult Dirk Morgna — who survived the destruction of the chambers, but remains in agonizing pain as he literally burns alive. With a global uprising in process and the Presidential Palace in London in resistance hands, U.P. officials convince Pinnacle Command to order his troops to surrender, on the condition that they are allowed to return to Elia and prevent it for being completely conquered.

Earth is named a United Planets protectorate, and the U.P. Council names Jacques the planet's acting president. Pinnacle Command is taken to

Weber's World to stand trial for crimes against humanity. At Legion headquarters on Talus, Bounty tries to apprehend Sade and secure the billion-credit bounty on her head, but Sade critically injuries her in a shootout. The adult Brainiac 5 confirms that Bounty was actually an alien entity inhabiting the body of their former teammate, Dawnstar. Horrified by the continuing agony experienced by Dirk, Circe kills him in an act of euthanasia and then kills herself. Privately, Universo and billionaire Leland McCauley IV
take great delight in the fact that they have both used the war with the Dominators to advance their own agendas.

Aftermath

The SW6 Valor attempts to travel back in time to determine which Legion is the "real" one.

Catspaw. A number of the SW6 Legionnaires adopt new code names.[15] Meanwhile, Troy Stewart becomes president of New Earth when Jacques Foccart resigns from office and rejoins the adult Legion.[16]

Post-Infinite Crisis

In the aftermath of the

Time Trapper and the Legion of Super-Villains.[18]

References

  1. ^ The Legion disbanded during the five-year period following the "Magic Wars" which occurred in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 3, #60-63 (May–August 1989). The team officially reformed in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #12 (October 1990).
  2. ^ Devlin's injuries are revealed in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #20 (July 1991).
  3. ^ The Legion first battled Universo in Adventure Comics #349 (October 1966). In the following issue, Star Boy and Dream Girl rejoined the team under the aliases "Sir Prize" and "Miss Terious", but the two are not included in Batch SW6.
  4. ^ a b c Because of the alterations to the timeline following the events of Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #4-5 (February–March 1990), Superboy is removed from continuity, Supergirl is replaced by Laurel Gand, and Mon-El is renamed Valor.
  5. ^ Invisible Kid was elected team leader in Adventure Comics #348 (September 1966).
  6. ^ Brainiac 5 created Computo in Adventure Comics #340 (January 1966).
  7. ^ Dirk's powers began to destroy his body following the explosion of the Metropolis powersphere in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #19 (June 1991). The explosion itself was a direct consequence of the destruction of Earth's moon Luna in Adventures of Superman #478 (May 1991).
  8. ^ Dirk's condition is revealed in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #20 (July 1991).
  9. Circe, who was a major adversary of Wonder Woman
    in the 20th century.
  10. ^ Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #37 (Early December 1992)
  11. ^ Valor #17 (March 1994)
  12. ^ Valor #19 (May 1994)
  13. ^ Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #38 (Late December 1992)
  14. ^ The destruction of Krypton is first depicted in Action Comics #1 (June 1938).
  15. Element Lad becomes Alchemist, Light Lass becomes Gossamer, Laurel Gand becomes Andromeda, Ferro Lad shortens his name to Ferro, and Duo Damsel
    (the former Triplicate Girl) discovers that her third body is still alive and becomes Triad. – Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #41 (March 1993); Legionnaires #1 (April 1993)
  16. ^ Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #41 (March 1993)
  17. ^ The restoration of the original continuity was confirmed in the "Lightning Saga" and "Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes" story arcs of 2007 and 2008.
  18. ^ Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #5 (September 2009)
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