If I were a hero, I'd be Martin LUther (Part 4579)...

 Superhero Anydays

Today we have a panel from a Legion Of Super-Heroes comic book, from late in it's run, and drawn by Steve Lightle, showing a group of team members. 

Sun Boy, Brainiac 5, Element Lad, Ultra Boy, Phantom Girl, Tellus, Magnetic Kid, Wildfire, Dawnstar.

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And today we have, and I think this is internet celeb Mr. Bananahammock, but I'm not positive, but anyway, in a guy in shades and a Robin costume. 

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If I were a hero, I'd be Martin Luther (Part 4666)....

 Superhero Anydays

This is a panel from Adventure Comics #340 from back in 1966 and drawn by Curt Swan.   In short, Brainiac 5 created Computo, and large computer monster.  He went rogue and attack the Legion, ending up killing one of Triplicate Girl's three bodies. 

Counter clockwise from the right is Chameleon Boy (with Proty on his shoulder), Mon-El, Colossal Boy, Brainiac 5, Matter-Eater Lad, Superboy, Shrinking Violet, Light Lass, a mis-colored Phantom Girl and Ultra Boy. 

The next to last person is colored like Triplicate Girl, but it's unlikely she'd just be standing there having had one third of herself just killed very recently, so I really can't be her.  We assume it's Phantom Girl because Ultra Boy is standing very close to her and leaning in to her, and Phantom Girl and Ultra Boy were a couple at this time. 

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And today we have a pretty awesome and unique chest tattoo of Spider-Man through ripped chest flesh. 

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If I were a hero, I'd be Martin Luther (Part 4664)....

 Superhero Anydays

Today, again by the taken too soon Steve Lightle, we have a cover of the Legion of Super-Heroes. 

Chameleon Boy, Phantom Girl, Ultra Boy, Element Lad, Shrinking Violet

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And today we have a Batman cosplayer in an unconventional costume. 

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If I were a hero, I'd be Martin Luther (Part 4660)....

 Superhero Anydays

Today, we have by the taken too soon Steve Lightle, the last panel from a Legion Of Super-Heroes comic book, the one where it was revealed the mysterious Sensor Girl was actually the former member Princess Projectra. 

Top left: Magnetic Kid, Sun Boy, Element Lad, Shvaughn Erin (his girlfriend)

Lighting Lad (and his son Graym)

Shrinking Violet, Saturn Girl, Lightning Lad

Top Right: (clockwise from lowest one): Blok, Invisible Kid II, Polar Boy, Tellus

Sensor Girl in the middle

Bottom: Phantom Girl, Dream Girl, Star Boy, Quislet, Wildfire, Dawnstar, Timber Wolf

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Today we also have cosplayer doing Bullseye and Daredevil

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If I were a hero, I'd be Martin Luther (Part 4657)....

 Superhero Anydays

Today, by an artist I don't know, we have an unusual conglomeration of Legion Of Super-Heroes' members. 

Sensor Girl, Tyroc, Shadow Lass, Mon-El, Tellus, with Wildfire and Chameleon Boy in back.

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And today we have a cosplayer doing the Joker from the Killing Joke mini-series. 

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If I were a hero, I'd be Martin Luther (Part 4655)...

 Superhero Anydays

On Earth-1, in the 60s, a bunch of sidekicks banded together and formed the Teen Titans.   Well, what would have happened if, on Earth-2, in the 1940s, a bunch of teen sidekicks did so?  Well, THIS may have been the team:

Dan the Dyna-Mite, sidekick to TNT; Tiger, sidekick to Judomaster; Star-Spangled Kid, technically the main hero with the grown up Stripesy as his sidekick; Robin, sidekick of Batman; Wing, sidekick of Crimson Avenger; Speedy, sidekick of Green Arrow; Sandy, sidekick of The Sandman, and Stuff, the Chinatown Kid, sidekick to Vigilante

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Today we also have, by neverknew_lane, some members of the Legion of Super-Heroes.

Clockwise from bottom left: Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Mon-El, Lightning Lad, Wildfire, Ultra Boy, Invisible Kid II, Star Boy, Superboy and Timber Wolf in the middle. 

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If I were a hero, I'd be Martin Luther (Part 4650).....

Superhero Anydays

Today, by the one time Legion artist and sadly gone too soon Steve Lightle, we have the three founding members of the Legion. 

Saturn Girl, Lightning Lad, Cosmic Boy

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Today we have a trio of black cosplayers doing black heroes: Nick Fury, Mr. Terrific, and Luke "Power Man" Cage.

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If I were a hero, I'd be Martin Luther (Part 4645)....

 Superhero Anydays

Mike Grell was one of the Legion of Super-Heroes greatest artist, and this is a portion of a cover he drew for a book.  It shows some members of the Legion from the mid-70s. 

Chemical King, Colossal Boy, Superboy, Chameleon Boy, Saturn Girl

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And today we also have an ad from the mid-70s for the MEGO line of superhero action figures!  Man I had a whole box of these I kept under my bed and I'll pull them out several times a week to play with them!  Making all my own comic book adventures using them!

Superman*, Captain Marvel, Supergirl*, Thor, Isis*, Mr, Mxyzptlk*, Conan, Green Arrow*, Falcon

Aquaman*, Batman*, Catwoman*, Hulk, Riddler*, Robin*, Batgirl, Joker*, Penguin*

Captain America*, Mr. Fantastic, Green Goblin, The Thing, Human Torch, IronMan*, Invisible Girl, The Lizard, Spider-Man*

Ones with asterisks are ones the I owned.  I also had some Star Trek ones who aren't listed here.

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If I were a hero, I'd be Martin Luther (Part 4622)....

 Superhero Anydays

Today we have, by I think, but am not at all positive, Gary Frank, a batch of Legion of Super-Heroes members, not looking happy and charging right towards ya!

Very roughly, clockwise from bottom: Bouncing Boy, Ultra Boy, Lightning Lad, Shrinking Violet, Shadow Lass, Saturn Girl, Night Girl, Chamleon Girl, Colossal Boy, Brainiac 5, Timber Wolf, Lightning Lass, Phantom Girl, Polar Boy, Sun Boy, Duo Damsel, Cosmic Boy, Wildfire, Dawnstar and Superboy in the middle. 

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And today we also have a squatting Spider-Man cosplayer. 

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If I were a hero, I'd be Martin Luther (Part 4617)....

 Superhero Anydays

Don't know what comic this panel is from, nor who the artist or writer is, but it shows some members of the Legion of Super-Heroes, and they're not happy. 

Sun Boy, Brainiac 5, Invisibile Kid II, Superboy, Colossal Boy, Ultra Boy and Shadow Lass

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And we also have a very built and attractive Black Panther cosplayer in half costume, contemplating the mask. 

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If I were a hero, I'd be Martin Luther (Part 4609).....

 Superhero Anydays

Today, by the Always Amazing Alex Ross we have his painting of a bunch of DC heroes, past, present and future. 

In front we have the JSA of Earth-2's WWII era: Hourman, Dr. Fate, Hawkman, Johnny Thunder, The Flash, Spectre and Green Lantern

in the middle we have the modern JLA of Earth-1: Aquaman, Green Arrow, Black Canary, Hawkman, Martian Manhunter, The Flash and Green Lantern

And in he Time Bubble above them all, we have the three founders the Legion of Super-Heroes from the 30th Century: Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, Cosmic Boy

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And today we also have a double-flexing Wonder Man cosplayer. 

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If I were a hero, I'd be Martin Luther (Part 4604)......

 Superhero Anydays

Not positive, but I think this is by Neverknew_Lane, and it's of my two favorite members of the Legion Of Super-Heroes (who also happen to be a couple): Ultra Boy and Phanton Girl. 

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And today we also have a Daredevil cosplayer. 

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If I were a hero, I'd be Martin Luther (Part 4601)....

 Superhero Anydays

Today we have by an artist who I recognize but don't recall his name, some members of the Legion Of Super-Heroes. 

Roughly clockwise from upper right we have Colossal Boy, Lightning Lad, Ultra Boy, Kid Quantum, Phantom Girl, Cosmic Boy and Star Boy in the middle.

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And today we also have a Brotherhood Of Evil Mutants Cosplaying group!

Blob, Toad, two Mystiques and two Magnetos.

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If I were a hero, I'd be Martin Luther (Part 4598)....

 Superhero Anydays

Today we have a panel, drawn by Dick Dillon, from a JLA comic book, during one of their annual team-ups with Earth-2's JSA and the Legion of Super-Heroes from the 30th Century. 

In front we have Superman (JLA), Batman (JLA), Black Canary (JLA), Green Arrow (JLA), The Flash (JSA), Shadow Lass (Legion), Princess Projectra (Legion), Green Lantern (JSA), Power Girl, (JSA), Green Lantern (JLA), and Wildfire (Legion)

In back: Chameleon Boy (Legion), Hawkman (JSA), Ultra Boy (Legion), Lightning Lad (Legion), Dr. Fate (JSA). 

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Today we also have an internet celeb (who's name I cannot currently recall) cosplaying as a gender bent Storm!

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If i were a hero, I'd be Martin Luther (Part 4597)....

 Superhero Anydays

Today we have, all drawn incidentally by Curt Swan, the Legion Of Super-Heroes in matching colors of rainbow Pride letters. 

Color Kid, Sun Boy, Princess Projectra, Timber Wolf, one of Duo Damsel's bodies, Insect Queen, Element Lad, Shrinking Violet, Superboy, Supergirl, and the other of Duo Damsel's bodies. 

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And today we have on the right, a cosplayer doing Marvel's first out gay superhero, Alpha Flight's Northstar.  With him is a cosplayer doing his twin sister Aurora...the best part is it's a drag queen doing Aurora.  So we've a whole lotta Gay Pride in this pic!

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If I were a hero, I'd be Martin Luther (Part 4596)....

 Superhero Anydays

Don't know the artist, but today we have the three founders of the Legion Of Super-Heroes, Lightning Lad (with the mechanical arm he used when he lost the real one, before a new one was grown for him [ah, the technology of the 30th Century]), Cosmic Boy and Saturn Girl. 

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Today we also have a gender bent Colossus cosplayer. 

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If I were a hero, I'd be Martin Luther (Part 4591).....

 Superhero Anydays

Today, by Keith Giffen, we have a group of the Legion of Super-Heroes from the time he was drawing it, circa 1984 or so. 

Clockwise from lower right: Computo, Timber Wolf, Shadow Lass, Dream Girl, Star Boy, White Witch, Blow, Chameleon Boy, Dawnstar, Lightning Lad, Cosmic Boy, Wildfire, Mon-El and Colossal Boy, with Phantom Girl resting on his arm. 

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And today we ALSO have an extrememly sexy, gender bent Scarlet Witch cosplayer. 

Yum-MEEE....

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If I were a hero, I'd be Martin Luther (Part 4581).....

 Superhero Anydays

Today, by someone named Dave Reyes, we have a bunch of members of the Legion of Super-Heroes from early on in their existence. 

In back: Mon-El (apparently watching still from the Phantom Zone

Back row: Duo Damsel, Chameleon Boy, Light Lass, Bouncing Boy, Phantom Girl

Middle row: Invisible Kid I, Princess Projectra, Brainiac 5, Ultra Boy

Front Row: Cosmic Boy, Ferro Lad, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet

Bottom right: Matter-Eater Lad

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And today we also have a pretty hot gender bent Storm cosplayer. 

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If I were a hero, I'd be Martin Luther (Part 4578).....

 Superhero Anydays

Today by Joe Phillips we have several gender bent Legionnaires.

Shrinking Violet, Dream Girl, Saturn Girl, Shadow Lass, Phantom Girl, and Dawnstar as men.

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And today we also have a cute Robin cosplayer, in the shadows. 

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Night arrives with her purple legion (Part 10)....

 Legion Lore

Supergirl

Kara Zor-El was as survivor of Krypton and the cousin to Superman.   The Legion went back in time, brought her to the 30th Century and offered her membership (after a stupid story when her FIRST attempt to join was thwarted by a dose of Red Kryptonite which aged her more than the limit allowed to join the Legion).   She was an occasional participant in the Legion, usually as a Reserve Member.  But she joined at the same time as Brainiac 5 and the two, despite the distance (in time) they spent apart, fell in love. 

With her dying in the Crisis On Infinite Earths and the Crisis wiping out all Kryptonians (making Superman the true last survivor of Krypton) including Supergirl, she had no other contact with the Legion during it's original run, because, well, she didn't exist.  And yes, it is complicated and nutty for all of us Legion fans as well, you're not alone. 

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