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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If I were a hero, I'd be Martin Luther (Part 4556)....

 Superhero Anydays

Today by someone named Rick Taylor, we have the Legion Of Super-Heroes ladies from circa 1980 or so. 

Standing: Phantom Girl, Dream Girl, Princess Projectra, Light Lass

Kneeling: Duo Damsel, Shrinking Violet

(not shown: Saturn Girl, Shadow Lass, Dawnstar)

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And today we also have cosplayers doing the superpowered mutants twins from the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Wanda (Scarlet Witch) and Pietro (Quicksilver).

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If I were a hero, I'd be Martin Luther (Part 4554)....

 Superhero Anydays

Today we have a panel from an issue of The Brave And The Bold (a title where Batman teamed up with a different hero each month).  In this particular issue, Batman teamed up with the Legion Of Super-Heroes (he was brought to the 30th century where the team is based). 

Clockwise from bottom right, on the ground: Sun Boy, Princess Projectra, Colossal Boy, Duo Damsel, Shadow Lass, Rond Vidar, Element Lad. 

In the air: Chameleon Boy

In the time bubble: Cosmic Boy and Batman.

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And today we also have a group of Marvel characters cosplayers. 

Rogue, Pyro, Firestar, Beast, Spider-Man

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If I were a hero, I'd be Martin Luther (Part 4552).....

 Superhero Anydays

Today, by the Fraim Bros. we have a black and white piece of that time when the wizard Mordru, one of the Legion Of Super-Heroes most powerful enemies, went back in time to Superboy's era and attacked him in Smallville.  The Legion followed and with Superboy's help (and Lana Lang's superhero persona, Insect Queen), defeated the evil villain. 

Clockwise from bottom left: On half of Duo Damsel (rescuing Ma Kent), Shadow Lass, Mon-El, Superboy, Insect Queen, and the other half of Duo Damsel (rescuing Pa Kent), with Mordru the Mystic in the middle!

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And today we also have a Marvel Girl cosplayer and a gender bent Dazzler cosplayer. 

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If I were a hero, I'd be Martin Luther (Part 4545).....

 Superhero Anydays

Today we have a t-shirt (I believe from BeardedShirts.com...a great source for all your superhero t-shirt needs) with all (or most of) the Legion Of Super-Heroes female members!

Clockwise from upper right (under the hair); Night Girl, Dream Girl, Saturn Girl, White Witch, Shrinking Violet, Shadow Lass, Supergirl, DawnStar, Phantom Girl, Princess Projectra and Triplicate Girl in the middle. 

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And today we also have a cosplayer doing Catwoman from the Batman movie.

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Night arrives with her purple Legion (Part 8)....

 Legion Lore

Invisible Kid

Today we have the second person from Earth to join in a row: Invisible Kid.  Lyle Norg developed a serum that could turn things invisible.  He ingested it and could become invisible to many forms of detection: sight, sound, telepathy, etc.  He served for years, he was a long term member of the Legion Espionage Squad. He also served one term as Legion Leader.  He was one of the most intelligent Legionnaires. 

He was killed by Validus when he (Validus) was under the control of his teammate Tharok.  

This, by the way, is drawn by Curt Swan longtime Superman artist from the 50s and 60s and a frequent Legion artist over the same period. 

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If I were a hero, I'd be Martin Luther (Part 4538)....

 Superhero Anydays

Today, by an artist named Rick Davis, we have his work, taking a bunch of different characters and redrawing them to be all of the people who have statues in the Legion Of Super-Heroes Hall Of Fallen Heroes.  Most of the dead were member of the Legion, but not all. 

Proty: died bringing Lightning Lad back to life

On of Triplicate Girl's three bodies: Killed by Computo

Ferro Lad: Killed using a bomb to blow up the Suneater and save the solar system

Invisible Kid I: Killed by Validus

Chemical King: Died to prevent World War VIII

Kid Psycho: Died saving civilians by anti-matter demons during the Crisis On Infinite Earths

Reflecto: Killed by the Molecule Master

Karate Kid I: Killed by Nemesis Kid 

Mentalla: Killed be Emerald Empress 

Karate Kid II: Killed by Radiation Roy

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And today we also have cosplayer DJ Croft doing Sam Wilson The Falcon/Captain America.

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Night arrives with her purple Legion (Part 7)....

 Legion Lore

Colossal Boy

Today we have the Seventh member to join and the first to be native to Earth!  It's Gim Allon aka Colossal Boy.   A strange radioactive meteor crashed very near him and he inhaled the vapors coming off of it and wash bathed in that radiation.  Afterwards, he found out he could increase his size. 

One thousand years in the future, Earth's president is selected via lottery and election.  A powerful computer selects the three most qualified candidates and then the citizens vote on them.  For a time, Colossal Boy's mother, Marte Allon was president of Earth. 

Colossal Boy had a long unrequited crush on fellow teammate Shrinking Violet,  After a time, she started suddenly returning his feelings.  It was only later discovered she had been impersonated by Durlan (see Chameleon Boy from last entry) actress Yera, and it was Yera who fell in love with him.  Even after discovering the deception, Colossal Boy still loved her and didn't reject her, and they were married.  At this point in the Legion's history, married Legionnaires  allowed.  And after a time, Yera was allowed to join the team as Chameleon Girl. 

He was the longest continuous serving member of the Legion from it's founding until it's disbandment after the Magic Wars/Five Year Later.  He never left the team over that entire period.

This is drawn by Legion artist Dave Cockrum.

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If I were a hero, I'd be Martin Luther (Part 4535)....

 Superhero Anydays

Today, by the Maestro George Perez, we have a cover of a Legion Of Super-Heroes comic, without the upper info on it (title, price box, number box, etc)

It shows Cosmic Boy, Karate Kid, Light Lass and Timber Wolf reacting in surprise at Reflecto (who was actually Ultra Boy), carrying Phantom Gil in a beam of light).

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Today we have a Silver Surfer cosplayer. 

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