Who's Who: Chlorophyll Kid

Chlorophyll Kid
by Siskoid

Real Name: Ral Benem

Super-Power(s): Plant growth
Planet of Origin: Mardru

Legion Seniority: Chlorophyll Kid was the tenth recruit to join the Legion in the mostly-unchronicled era known as the Five-Year Gap.

Superman (v2) #8

Superman (v2) #8 (August, 1987)
title: "Future Shock"

writer: John Byrne

penciller: John Byrne
inker: Karl Kesel
lettering: John Costanza
colorist: Tom Ziuko

editor: Michael Carlin & Andrew Helfer 

cover: John Byrne
reviewer: Russell "Bilingual Boy" Burbage

Mission Monitor Board:  
Superman, Brainiac 5, Sun Boy, Blok, Invisible Kid, Superboy; cameos by Mon-El, Ultra Boy, Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, and the rest of the Legion

Guests: 
Ma & Pa Kent, Lana Lang, Pete Ross

Opponents: 
The Time Trapper, misunderstandings, muddled editorial decisions

Element Lad: Hot or Not?

A group of candid women with no real Legion knowledge tell us if each Legionnaire is hot or not, and what elements are needed to keep that hotness/notness going across several continuities.

Participants
Our honorary Legion members are...
Art Girl - Loves pink, almost irrationally. We'll see how this works out.
DJ Nath - Available for weddings. Co-star of Mind Linked, on You-Tube, with her sister Lip-Bomb.
Havana Nights - All packed for a camping trip. You know how these girls are by now.
Science Girl - And the science in question is Biochemistry. We'll see how this works out.
Shotgun - BLAM! Damn, is she just practicing, or did she just take down another Legionnaire?
Moderator: Siskoid - His chief weapon is fear. Fear and the element of surprise. TWO chief weapons...

5YL: Legion of Super-Heroes #53

Recap: After settling in for a little, the Legion has another threat to face. With Mordru defeated, Glorith, just recently defeated, can again rise to power. The Legion decides the best strategy is a straight on assault. Streaking to Balduur, the team is united. In the meantime, Universo continues to tarnish the Legion's image, bringing evidence to the United Planets that the team is working with the Khunds. But a temporal anomaly is on the horizon.

The Five Year Later run was now in its fifth year. There were a lot of changes to the Legion mythos in this run, a re-imagining built on the foundation of Legion lore. And these changes were spearheaded by writers Keith Giffen and Tom & Mary Bierbaum. After 50 issues, all of them were gone. And colorist Tom McCraw had stepped in as writer. And with a subtle nudge to become a more streamlined (read easier) title, this title had slipped into a sort of ennui.

Superboy and The Legion #236

Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #236 (Feb, 1978)
title: "Meanwhile..."

writer: Paul Levitz

pencillers: Jim Sherman

inker: Bob McLeod

colorist: Anthony Tollin
letterer: Ben Oda
editor: Al Milgrom

cover: Mike Grell & Joe Rubinstein (signed)

reviewer: Russell "Bilingual Boy" Burbage

Mission Monitor Board:  
Cosmic Boy, Superboy, Element Lad, Colossal Boy, Chameleon Boy, Princess Projectra, Brainiac 5

Guests: 
Night Girl (acting as if she is already a Legionnaire), future Legionnaire Pol Krinn

Opponents: 
World-Smith

Who's Who: Infectious Lass

Infectious Lass
by Siskoid

Real Name: Drura Sehpt

Super-Power(s): Transmit any disease
Planet of Origin: Somahtur

Legion Seniority: Infectious Lass was the ninth recruit to join the Legion in the mostly-unchronicled era known as the Five-Year Gap.

Legion of Super-Heroes (v3) #37

The Legion of Super-Heroes (v3) #37 (August, 1987)
title: "A Twist In Time"

writer: Paul Levitz

penciller: Greg LaRocque
inker: Mike DeCarlo
ink assist: Arne Starr
lettering: John Costanza
colorist: Carl Gafford

editor: Karen Berger 

cover: Steve Lightle
reviewer: Russell "Bilingual Boy" Burbage

Mission Monitor Board:  
Mon-El, Ultra Boy, Brainiac 5, Invisible Kid, Blok, Sun Boy, Polar Boy, Element Lad, Saturn Girl, Sensor Girl, Tellus, Lightning Lass, Timber Wolf, Colossal Boy, Dream Girl, Shadow Lass, Phantom Girl, Shrinking Violet, Dawnstar, Wildfire, Superboy

Guests: 
Cosmic Boy, Night Girl, Pete Ross, Ma & Pa Kent, Lana Lang

Opponents: 
The Time Trapper

Happy Birthday, White Witch!

According to the 2995 LSH Sourcebook, today will be the birthday of Mysa, better known throughout the galaxy as The White Witch.

White Witch joined the Legion during their most dangerous adventure: The Great Darkness! As Dream Girl's younger sister, she had already met many of the Legionnaires. So when they asked her to join, she was happy to expand her experiences with them. She served until a discussion of morality during the trial of Brainiac 5 caused her to return to the Sorcerers' World. She returned to the Legion after the events of the Magic Wars.

White Witch is a Virgo. What was complicated becomes super-simple today. It's all cause and effect. Everything she needs is in her realm. All she has to do is choose.

As an extra bonus, here's the scene where White Witch creates a Boom Tube of her own so that the Legion can bring the battle TO Darkseid!  (Legion of Super-Heroes (v2) #294 with art by Keith Giffen and Larry Mahlstedt)

Tales from the Convention Floor (1995)

The year was 1995. The location was Novi, Michigan. The event was The bi-annual Motor City Comicon.

Polar Boy Elected Legion Leader!

In Legion of Super-Heroes (v3) #36, Polar Boy was elected the newest Leader. His election was the main plot of the story in that issue, so we thought this was a good chance to look at the details of his election specifically and Legion elections in general.