#The Heroes of Lallor
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Various side characters from the Silver age-version of the Legion of Super-Heroes, by Curt Swan. I'm embarrassed to state that I can't recall the name of the blue-skinned guy at bottom left, between Marla Latham and the White Witch. Likewise for the guy in purple with the green cape at top left, between Life Lass and Ornitho.
#Legion of Super-Heroes#Marla Latham#unknown#White Witch#The Heroes of Lallor#Gas Girl#Duplicate Boy#Evolvo#Beast Boy (not THAT one)#Life Lass#another unknown#The Wanderers#Ornitho#Celebrand#Quantum Queen#Psyche#Dartalag#Elvo#Immorto#The Tornado Twins#Don Allen#Dawn Allen#Lori Lemaris#R.J. Brande#DC Comics#Curt Swan
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The Khund Empire Will No Longer Tolerate The Legion's Interference!
#legion of super heroes#losh#lsh#khunds#brainiac 5#andromeda#laurel gand#heroes of lallor#querl dox#ultra boy#jo nah#five years later#dc comics#dc#dcu#firefist
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“she’s not”
#Shvaughn Erin#Element Lad#Duplicate Boy#Shrinking Violet#Keith Giffen#Larry Mahlstedt#Violets Story#heroes of lallor
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About to hang out your shingle, Evolvo Lad?
#tales of the legion of super-heroes#legion of super heroes#heroes of lallor#evolvo lad#sev tcheru#life lass#somi gan#gas girl#tal nahii#lallor#the future#30th century#paul levitz#Mindy newell#george tuska#karl kesel#dc comics#comics#80s comics#dat rack
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Keith Giffens AMAZING Legion of Superheroes poster from 1983.
His work on this title was transformational. He took what had become slightly dated since the early 70's (which is not to diminish Dave Cockrum and Mike Grell's contriibutions to that era) and made it new and 80's.
From new, or updated, costumes, to flashier tech, to a swanky new Headquarters. Even finally giving Cosmic Boy's magnetic powers their own distinctive "signature" effect
But this poster was any Legions nerds DREAM object in the early 80's (And yes, I am speaking from experience, and I still have my oriiginal copy)
It has everyone, the Legion, their allies (The Substitute Heroes, the Reserve Legionnaires, the Wanderers, the Heroes of Lallor), their enemies (The Legion of Supervillains, the Fatal Five, Mordru, Darkseid and his Servants of Darkness, the Super Assassins, even Doctor Mayavale!)
Failed applicants... successful applicants... the Science Police and... well, put it this way, if you need to ask "But does it include..?"
Yes.. yes it does.
Here it is broken down into panels
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Lallor info page
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A gift from the artist. Beast Boy of the Heroes of Lallor by @fernandoruizeverybody
#Fernando Ruiz#art gift#artist gift#Beast Boy#Ilshu Nor#heroes of lallor#Lallor#DC Comics#DC Comics art#Legion of Super-Heroes art#comic art#comic book art#art#artwork#illustration#superhero#superhero art#comics#comic books#comic superhero#comic hero#Long live the Legion
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The Heroes of Lallor by Curt Swan and Karl Kesel.
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Actually Shrinking Violet in the previous iteration didn't date Colossal Boy. She had a long distance relationship with The Hero of Lallor Duplicate Boy which was.....complicated to say the least.
The Reboot version of Vi did have a crush on Gim though her very shy nature kept her from having an actual relationship with him that ultimately led to the drama with the Eye of Ekron & got Gim killed but ultimately having Vi inherite his powers & becoming LeVIathan.
Actually I guess you’re right. I’d forgotten that the version of Vi who dated and ultimately married Gim was a Durlan imposter.
..like sands through the hourglass…
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LIFE LASS (SOMI GAN) OF LALLOR.
LIFE LASS IS ABLE TO BRING INANIMATE OBJECTS TO LIFE (LIKE THE NEW 52 VENTRILOQUIST A.K.A. SHAUNA BELZER) AND OFTEN LETS OBJECTS TALK FOR HER.
SHE IS A MEMBER OF THE HEROES OF LALLOR AND AN ALLY OF THE LEGION.
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Best Wishes
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THE GREAT DARKNESS SAGA LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #289-294 JULY - DECEMBER 1982 BY PAUL LEVITZ, KEITH GIFFEN, LARRY MAHLTSTEDT, BRUCE D. PATTERSON, CARMINE INFANTINO, CARL GAFFORD, HOWARD BENDER AND RODIN RODRIGUEZ
SYNOPSIS (FROM WIKIPEDIA AND DC DATABASE)
The Legion searches for its five members who are lost on an icy asteroid. Brainiac 5 and Element Lad attempt to cure Matter-Eater Lad's insanity, but fall victim to a renegade psychiatrist.
Legion of Super-Heroes co-founder Cosmic Boy leads a group of Legionnaires to investigate attacks on the Museum of the Mystic Arts and the Tower of London, both located on Earth. Included in the squad is 20th-century member Superboy (the legendary Superman as a teenager) and the latest addition to the team—Jacques Foccart, the new Invisible Kid. At each site they are attacked by beings of great power, both of whom are shrouded in darkness and mention that they are servants of their "Master" who controls the "Great Darkness". Through the use of a teleportation warp, the beings escape with two stolen items: a mystical wand from the museum and the sword Excalibur from the Tower of London. When a third Servant attempts to steal the Orb of Orthanax from the Institute of Parapsychological Phenomena of Talok VIII, she is captured. However, a fourth Servant appears via another teleportation warp and absconds with the Orb. At his unknown base of operations, the Master absorbs the power contained within each of the stolen artifacts. The captured Servant is taken back to Legion headquarters. When she is brought in close proximity to Invisible Kid's younger sister Danielle Foccart, who has been possessed by the rogue artificial intelligence Computo, Danielle's brain activity spikes. In effect, the Servant causes the unconscious Computo to have a nightmare.
Through genetic testing, Mon-El and Dream Girl determine that the captured Servant is an inanimate "reverse-DNA" clone of Lydea Mallor, Shadow Lass' ancestor and a 20th-century heroine of Talok VIII. Meanwhile, on the planet Avalon, the fourth Servant frees the immensely powerful Mordru, the mightiest wizard in the universe and arguably the Legion's most powerful enemy. Just as Mordru is about to destroy the Servant, the Master appears and quickly defeats him. Shortly thereafter on the prison planet Takron-Galtos, the Legionnaires discover that the Time Trapper — another powerful Legion foe — has been drained of his cosmic time-manipulation abilities by the Master as well.
Dream Girl's precognitive abilities allow her to foresee the Servants attacking her sister, the sorceress known as the White Witch, on their homeworld Naltor. She and a squad of Legionnaires travel there and prevent one of the Servants from kidnapping the White Witch. During the attack, Invisible Kid seizes the opportunity to journey into one of the beings' teleportation warps and take the battle directly to the Master. He confronts the Master, who is amused by the notion that the young hero is presumptuous enough to confront him. The Master blasts him with energy beams from his eyes, and warps him back to Naltor. Having seen the Master's real face, Invisible Kid is frightened on such a fundamental level that a large stripe of his jet black hair turns white permanently.
In the midst of the crisis, the Legion holds its long-delayed election, choosing Dream Girl as its new leader. She leads a squad of Legionnaires to the Sorcerers' World, where they repel an attack by the Master and several of his Servants. Mon-El confronts the Master directly and immediately recognizes him, but is easily defeated. The Master then reads his mind, learning that Mon-El recognized him because of all that the Legionnaire witnessed during his many centuries in the Phantom Zone. Additionally, the Master learns of Mon-El's homeworld, Daxam. The sorcerers cast a spell intended to defend them against the Master, and they surprisingly conjure a humanoid baby. Meanwhile, on Earth, the three Legion founders (Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl and Lightning Lad) determine that two of the Servants are reverse-DNA clones of Superman and one of the Guardians of the Universe. Shocked that the Master is able to clone and harness the power of two of the mightiest beings in history, the founders send out a general alarm, calling all active and reserve Legionnaires to duty.
The Legionnaires manage to locate what turns out to be the Master's homeworld. Engaging the Servants in battle, Wildfire destroys the Guardian clone, while Element Lad exposes the Superman clone to gold kryptonite, allowing Timber Wolf to destroy him. Afterward, Brainiac 5 recognizes the Master’s homeworld, and is able to deduce his true identity. Meanwhile, the Master has travelled to Daxam. Having added the powers of Mordru, the Time Trapper and others to his own abilities, he transposes Daxam with his own homeworld. Consequently, Daxam's three billion natives each gain powers equal to those of Superman or Mon-El, and all of them fall under the thrall of the Master, who is determined to conquer the entire universe. At the villain's command, the Daxamites use their powers to physically reshape the planet until it has been sculpted in the image of the Master himself: the ancient New Gods tyrant, Darkseid.
Brainiac 5 is the only Legionnaire (other than Mon-El) with any knowledge of Darkseid or his homeworld, Apokolips. Once he briefs Dream Girl, she sends out a second general alarm to all of the Legion's super-powered allies, including Supergirl (who resides in the 20th century) and the Legion of Substitute Heroes. Throughout United Planets territory, the Kryptonian intelligence agent Dev-Em, the Heroes of Lallor, the Wanderers, the Substitute Heroes and the Legionnaires all struggle to hold back the onslaught of attacking Daxamites. On Takron-Galtos, a de-powered Chameleon Boy fends off an attack from a Daxamite child by using judo to toss him into a cell with Validus, the mysterious childlike creature who is the most powerful member of the Fatal Five.
As the humanoid child inexplicably ages at an accelerated rate, the White Witch casts a spell transporting the people on Daxam to Apokolips and vice versa. She is forcibly aided by a powerful unknown entity. When Darkseid tries to seize the child, the entity completes the aging process and reveals itself to be Darkseid's ancient enemy Izaya, Highfather of the New Gods from the planet New Genesis. Highfather transforms the last remaining Servant into a perfect clone of Darkseid’s son Orion, who is destined to someday destroy his father. Before fading into nothingness, Highfather summons Superboy and Supergirl to the battlefield above Apokolips, with his power allowing the Kryptonian cousins to maintain their abilities under a red sun. Darkseid destroys the Orion clone and sends Superboy back to the 20th century. He then becomes so preoccupied with battling Supergirl and the other Legionnaires that he loses mental control of the Daxamites, who begin to make their way toward the planet. Realizing that he cannot defeat three billion Daxamites, Darkseid concedes defeat and vanishes, taking Apokolips with him. As he departs, he declares that he has left the Legionnaires with the "curse of darkness" which will destroy them from within, promising "that which is purest of you shall be the first to go." In the aftermath of the crisis, the White Witch is inducted into the Legion, while Light Lass decides to quit.
REVIEW
This is perhaps the most famous Legion story, which doesn’t really speak well of the rest.
Perhaps at the time, having Darkseid in the future was unthinkable, but these days, we know he was involved in this saga, and even if you didn’t, the moment you pick up the trade, Darkseid is in the cover. That makes the “mystery” totally decompressed. We are hinted at the big reveal (that happens in the second to last issue) and in the meantime, we have the same fight over and over with Darkseid minions. Just in case you needed more clues, one of the minions is very recognizable as Orion.
I think they also cheated a little bit, making Boom tubes look different. For what I have read about the way Levitz used to write. His fight scenes were vaguely plotted, he was only interested in the soap opera plots. To be honest, I learned to skip most fight scenes in comics from 1941 to 1985. They just fill issues.
There are a couple of good things about this saga and I think those are the main reasons this story is so well remembered. One is Giffen and Mahltstedt style (Giffen would change his style later on). It actually fits the Kirby theme, but in the early issues, I can feel a George Perez vibe.
The other good thing is how these stories are starting to be less annoying. I don’t really want to talk shit about Levitz writing skills, because I know this was a tough job, and despite making mysteries last more than six months, he manages to have some kind individual story in each issue. Things like Lightning Lad being depressed and Chameleon Boy acting like a jerk lasted too long.
Another reason for the importance of this, is the surprise appearance of Darkseid. This was later parodied by Giffen itself in his Ambush Bug mini-series, where Darkseid would be revealed as the big bad in each issue. I can imagine that at the time, having the Legion fighting Darkseid was a big deal.
The reason I don’t think this is a great story is because it is very anti-climatic. Darkseid decides that he has been defeated and leaves. It doesn’t feel earned. And I know he leaves a curse on them, to be explored in the future, but that is a different arc.
All this aside, it actually brought some hope. Now that they know they can do great epic stories, perhaps they will continue doing so and I will find my greatest Legion story.
To do: Less repetition, simpler exposition, don’t plant mysteries to much ahead of the reveals.
I give this saga a score of 7
#keith giffen#larry mahltstedt#fourth world#new gods#darkseid#legion of super heroes#superboy#supergirl#comics#review#1982#bronze age#dc comics#great darkness saga
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The Chronological Superman 1964:
While new Legionnaires are few and far between in 1964 and 1965, the Heroes of Lallor are introduced in Adventure Comics vol.1 No.324. The world of the 30th century has expanded sufficiently that there can be a rival/fellow super-team operating outside of the Legion’s purview -- it is a whole wide universe, after all!
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