Each episode pits superman and the legion against otherworldly threats and adversaries who challenge the team on both super heroic and emotional levels. A new enemy, the justice league of earth, have corrupted superman s name, claiming that he was a. Sep 23, 2006 the series centers on the young superman s adventures in the 31st century, fighting alongside a group of futuristic superheroes known as the legion of super heroes. But unbeknown to many of its inhabitants, the circus contains more than fun tricks. A 41st century superman clone, travels to the legion s time as he needs the groups help against the intergalactic menace of imperiex. Superman and the legion of super heroes is a 2007 comic book dc comics story arc written by geoff johns, illustrated by gary frank, which features the character superman and the return of the precrisis on infinite earths legion of super heroes. Now if you speak about new 52 superman then for sure legion. The teases continued following the season 2 finale, when series star melissa benoist stated in an interview that the legion ring would make its return at some point. Other notable members include superman and supergirl. Legion of super heroes the man from the edge of tomorrow. Legion of super heroes season 2 episode 4 chained lightning. The return of the companys beloved legion of super heroes a group of teenage heroes from the 31st century, inspired by the superheroes of today. The legion of superheroes is an interplanetary superhero crimefighting organization operating in the 31st century, inspired at least partially by the legend of superman.
The current season has finally introduced the legion, and revealed that monel was stranded in the 30th century for years. This is a complete list of original appearances of the legion of super heroes in chronological order, without reprints. In the 20th century, kalel was born on krypton, a planet that was doomed to explode shortly. The legion of super heroes s existence in supergirls reality was initially teased in the shows first season, when viewers saw a legion flight ring on display in superman s fortress of solitude. Legion of superheroes smallville dc database fandom.
It wasnt hard to guess that hed be sent to the 30th century, and become a member of the legion of super heroes. In the present, superman returns to the spot where he made his first trip to the future, and places his hand on a tree lightning lad marked with an l, to remind him where to wait for the legion to return. He was discovered and raised by jonathan kent and martha kent. Legion of superheroes season 39 main characters superman. His barriers did hold up against the best but in dc superman is above demigod status possibly even above god status. Legion of super heroes complete 3 dvds box set, cool90s. When the series opens, the 31stcentury legion is hopelessly outclassed by the famed fatal five.
In 3009, cosmic boy, lightning lad and saturn girl traveled to 2009 to prevent an attempt on the young clark kents life. Timber wolf aka brin londo was the son of the amoral scientist dr. Computo is a fictional character, a supervillain in the dc comics universe and a foe of the legion of super heroes. Legion of superheroes 201120 by paul levitz, francis portela, et al. Her robotic assistant woodhouse has to pay off people such as. A backdoor pilot for a supergirl and the legion of super heroes series was written and animated for the series in the form of the 2006 jlu episode far from home by paul dini and dwayne mcduffie. Batmans son is joining dcs legion of superheroes, too. It also included just as many treats for longtime legion fans and a good introduction to what the legion is about. Superman is fighting alongside the eponymous group of superheroes. She is a risk taker due to the boredom of being so rich. In order to create the ultimate fighting machine, doctor londo performed experiments on his own son, transforming him into a human canine. Saturn girl amy jackson, and a new character, brainiac 5. Meet the legion of superheroes, dcs newest team gamespot. Legion of superheroes supergirl superman wiki fandom.
The legion of super heroes are a team of heroes from future in the 31 century. Legion of super heroes is an american animated television series produced by warner bros. Legion of superheroes is a 2000s cartoon series featuring a young superman, as well as his friends from the future, the legion of superheroes. He is the leader and founder of the legion of superheroes. The legion of super heroes are a team of teenage super heroes in the 30th and 31st centuries of the dc universe who were inspired by the adventures of superboyclark kentkalel precrisis.
Legion of super heroes s02e04 chained lightning video. In season 2, superman returns two years later older, wiser, and more powerful to assist in fighting off the menace of imperiex, along with a clone of his from the 41st century. Legion of super heroes season 01 episodes funnyaction moments duration. In legion of super heroes, a team of superheroes from the 31st century heads back in time to enlist superman s help in battling their nemeses, the fatal five. On supergirl, a legion flight ring was on display in the fortress of solitude, which seemed to imply superman in that world had spent some time in the future with the legion as superboy, as he did in.
Legion of super heroes stars a young superman and combines humor with highstakes, grandscale super heroics to create the ultimate scifi, super hero, wishfulfillment fantasy for kids of all ages. Season 2 takes place two years after the end of season 1, at least from the legionnaires point of view. Producer james tucker looks back on legion of superheroes. Created by the digitized gestalt inventor k3nt using dna from the first superman, superman x was genetically conceived to possess all of superman s strengths, but none of his weaknesses. Superman travels to the future and teams up with his childhood friends. Superman and the legion of super heroes booster set singles. Main characters in seasons three through nine of legion of superheroes. Legion of superheroes was a darn good show that thrived on its own merits. In other batman, superman and legion of superheroes stories, hamilton introduced such memorable characters as batwoman, the composite superman, element lad, dream girl, timber wolf and brainiac 5. The focus early on is mostly on this version of superman superboy, really, but we get enough of a spotlight on the other kids to justify the series title. He elected to stay in the future and learn to master his powers.
One of the well known members of the team is superman. In this patreonsponsored episode, linkara looks at one of the most famous legion of super heroes stories ever. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Brings you a new series inspired by the dc comics legend superman. Episode 9 the substitutes with the legion all kinds of busy as they try to avert a catastrophe in outer space, its up to the hapless legion of substitute heroes to take on starfinger each finger with a different power. Alexis luthor is the richest girl in the galaxy in the 31st century, who also has a knack with machinery and access to her own corporations powerful technology. In the early 31st century a group of young superheroes, inspired by the heroics of superman, came together to found their own team. Superman was brought to the 31st century again when the joining began attacking.
Animations the legion of super heroes come to an end saturday after two seasons, he was far too busy to get too sentimental about the show he produced for 26 episodes. Nov 14, 2016 watch legion of super heroes s02e04 chained lightning rachelwaltonu821 on dailymotion. Superman and the legion of superheroes is a 2007 comic book dc comics story arc written by geoff johns, illustrated by gary frank, which features the character superman and the return of the precrisis on infinite earths legion of superheroes. Supergirl is adding a key new character when it returns for its third season next month.
Lightning lad is the eager and hotheaded unofficial leader of the team. Supergirl season 3 introduces legion of superheroes. Characters legion members superman superman x brainiac 5 lightning lad cosmic boy saturn girl bouncing boy timber wolf phantom girl chameleon boy. Kent returned to help the legion defeat the fatal five with a stolen costume.
They managed to save him, but not before the persuader destroyed a crystal that wouldve allowed clark to defeat brainiac. Prone to fighting first and thinking later, he can come off as brash at first but is usually well intentioned. The show was produced by its main designer james tucker, a coproducer of. The animated adaptation of the legion of super heroes comic book series. The legion of super heroes is a fictional superhero team appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. No surprise, the season ended with monel forced to leave earth, and his ship was caught in a temporal anomaly. He was part of the main cast until he left at the end of the third season. Legion of super heroes fanfiction archive fanfiction. Their appearance changed based on the 2 years without superman after superman left in the episode sundown pt. I pitched an idea of a future superman, a clone of superman from the future, who would come back to the legion time, to enlist their help, which is basically the flip of what we did season 1 when we had the legion go back to smallville and get superman. Apr 09, 2017 clark meets the legion of superheroes robin x. Their founding members are cosmic boy, lightning lad, and saturn girl, but they have since vastly increased their membership to include vast numbers from varying worlds.
Mar 26, 2020 the original superman returns to help the legion after superman x is unable to defeat imperiex. A beautiful redhead who wears a purple jumpsuit echoing lex luthors original hair color and classic costume. Ran for two seasons, 20062008, abruptly ending with a hook for the third season that never came. Unlike the original superman, superman x was not vulnerable to the effects of kryptonite.
In season 2, which takes place two years after the end of season 1, the character is called superman, without reference to his young status. Legion of superheroes should replace legends of tomorrow. Superman x aka kellel was born in the 41st century and is a clone of the 21stcentury hero superman. Superman x kel ell legion of superheroes animated series. Superman returns, older and wiser, as does superman x, called kelel, to distinguish him from the original kalel, a clone from the 41st century, to battle imperiex. The first liveaction version of the character was introduced in season 2 of supergirl, played by chris wood. The legion of superheroes are a team of heroes from future in the 31 century. Season 2 takes place two years after the end of season 1. He was born on the planet zuun, the most uninhabitable planet. They resolve to recruit the nearmythical superman from the past, but for.
New members, such as chameleon boy, duo damsel the once and future triplicate girl have joined the legion. Superman x, while resistant to working with a team initially, eventually became a part of the legion family, in large part thanks to the presence of his genetic source kalel. Chameleon boy appears more often in season two than season one. Animation, adapted from the dc comics series of the same name.
When brainiac 5 lost himself to his ancestor brainiac 1s malevolent code and destroyed imperiex superman x was left without a purpose and for a brief period he simply. Before leaving for his era, superman tells the legion to let him know when they need his help. The third season of the american television series supergirl, which is based on the dc comics character supergirl kara zorel, focuses on a costumed superheroine who is the cousin to superman and one of the last surviving kryptonians. Its official, the legion of superheroes will have a new member come january, batmans own son and smartmouthed sidekick damian wayne. When he was a boy, clark kent was isolated and alone until he met this teen team from the 31st century. The first season featured a young superman joining the legion. The legion s actually going to debut very soon in superman 14, where theyre going to offer to a member of the superman family to come join them, which is very much in the tradition of the legion. One thousand years from now, superman, the legendary man of steel, will inspire a group of emerging super heroes from the 31st century to band together to defend the rights of all free worlds and uphold the laws of the newly formed united planets. Superman clark kent after the fight with the joining, superman was flying around musing about how he missed his friends from the future, though happy with his friends in the present, unaware he was being watched by brainiac.
Glorith of baaldur is a fictional character appearing in stories published by dc comics. Supergirl as the inspiration for the founding of the legion is the series spin on their classic comics origin where the young teen heroes of the future modeled their team after the example of superman before they traveled back in time to meet superboy. Its baffling that after two really excellent seasons, this series was abruptly canceled. Circus freaks by djdude2649 when a popular intergalactic circus featuring unique creatures from across the galaxy comes to kelna to entertain the citizens. It was speculated that a backdoor pilot for a supergirl and the legion of super heroes series was written and animated for the series in the form of the 2006 jlu episode far from home by. As veteran television producer james tucker watched warner bros. Legion of super heroes complete 3 dvds box set summary. In season 2, the show introduced the character of superman x, and reimagined the villain imperiex. Legion of super heroes tv series legion of superheroes. The legion of super heroes has been teased on two of the shows already. Kent stumbled upon the superman museum and got a glimpse into the legacy he would one day begin. Mar 02, 2009 dynasty and evolution of the legion of superheroes travel into the future duration. Check out this clip from legion of super heroes and then head over to wf for more. Dcs legion of superheroes returns in superman this.
He and his father relocated to the planet rawl so his father could continue his research. The second season featured not only superman but a clone from the 41st century named kellel or superman x. Superman also returns from the 21st century to aid the legion, but hes physically grown much older and it is even stated by brainiac 5 that they need the help of a more experienced superman. Superman and the legion of super heroes after 20 years of dc comics not allowing superman to have a career as superboy, and not allowing him within a thousand years of the legion. Wood returned in the 100th episode of the fifth season. In legion of superheroes, the supergirl season 3 premiere airing monday, monel chris wood, his wife imra ardeen, a. In october 1994, the legion of superheroes continuity was rebooted in legion of super heroes vol. Supergirl casts the legion of superheroes saturn girl. The return of the companys beloved legion of super heroes a group of teenage heroes from the 31st century, inspired by the superheroes of today was announced back in june as happening. Hamilton retired from comics in 1966 and lived with his wife, leigh brackett a science fiction novelist and screenwriter whose credits include the. Injustice 2 story mode superman chapter 12 leave a like on the video if you want to support the channel. In season two, most of the legionnaires have changed their appearances, e.
At legion headquarters, he didnt make a very good first impression despite lifting 3000 tons. Superman and the legion of superheroes story arc comic vine. Saturn girl, a founding member of the legion of superheroes, a team from the 31st century that supergirl. The original superman returns to help the legion after superman x is unable to defeat imperiex. It debuted on september 23, 2006, and centers on a young superman s adventures in the 31st century. Jan 23, 2018 but the history of the legion of superheroes is nearly as old as supergirl herself. The former coproducer of justice league and justice league unlimited has been hard at work the last six months preparing for his new show.
A backdoor pilot for a supergirl and the legion of superheroes series was written and animated for the series in the form of the 2006 jlu episode far from home by paul dini and dwayne mcduffie. Legion of super heroes is an animated series starring a young superman that combines humor with high. Joshua orpin will play conner kent when superboy is introduced in titans season 2 on dc universe. His father, jorel, placed him in a rocket with a few choice items, including the symbol of his family. One thousand years from now, superman, the legendary man of steel, will inspire a group of emerging, young heroes from the 31st century to band together to defend the rights of all free worlds and uphold the laws of the newly formed united planets. Superman and the legion of super heroes fast forces. Her primary foe is the 30th century team known as the legion of superheroes, and she was a major presence in volume 4 of the legion of superheroes title during the five years later era of legion continuity. Its official, the legion of super heroes will have a new member come january, batmans own son and smartmouthed sidekick damian wayne.