| Legion of Super Heroes | |
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| Based on | DC Comics characters Legion of Super-Heroes by |
| Developed by | Amy Wolfram |
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| Theme music composer | Kristopher Carter |
| Composers | Michael McCuistion Lolita Ritmanis Kristopher Carter |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
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| Producers | James Tucker Linda M. Steiner |
| Editor | Joe Gall |
| Running time | 21–22 minutes |
| Production companies | Warner Bros. Family Entertainment DC Comics Warner Bros. Animation |
| Original release | |
| Network | The CW (Kids' WB) |
| Release | September 23, 2006 – April 5, 2008 |
Legion of Super Heroes is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation, adapted from the DC Comics series of the same name. It debuted on September 23, 2006, and centers on a young Superman's adventures in the 31st century, fighting alongside the eponymous group of superheroes. The show was produced by one of its main character designers James Tucker, a co-producer of the Justice League Unlimited series, for the Kids' WB line on The CW network.
The series drew on the rich history of the Legion of Super-Heroes, taking inspiration from stories set during all time periods of the team's nearly 50-year history in comics. Continuity is internally consistent but is not shared with any previous incarnation of the Legion, either animated or in print. It also had its own tie-in spin-off comic book series that lasted 20 issues.
The series was cancelled after its second season.[1]
Development history[]
A few months before Legion of Super Heroes premiered, the Legion appeared in the Justice League Unlimited episode "Far From Home." The episode featured Supergirl travelling to the future and joining the Legion, leading audiences to think that it was intended to serve as a back-door pilot establishing a premise for the Legion show, and that it would be a DCAU spinoff. However, series producer James Tucker clarified that Legion's show was deliberately created from scratch:
- Let's get the myths out of the way. The Legion series was never tied to the Justice League Unlimited episode. Supergirl was never, ever going to be in the Legion. The true origin of the series came out of Cartoon Network's desire to have a Superman-centric series to premiere when the movie Superman Returns premiered. Superman as part of the Legion worked for them. So the series was originally developed for Cartoon Network, then they passed and Kids' WB! stepped in. They, too, wanted a Superman-centric series with Superman fresh out of Smallville, learning to be Superman. That's the reality.[2]
Early reports had suggested the title of the series would be Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes, but the official announcement on April 24, 2006 confirmed the title as Legion of Super Heroes. The same announcement indicated that the series would air on the Kids' WB block of the new The CW network at 10 a.m.[3]
Legal status/issues[]
At the 2006 Comic Con International, the production staff did not officially say whether legal issues at the time involving the ownership of Superboy had affected this series or whether changes were made to tie the series in with the Superman Returns movie, but one significant change had been made since the announcement of the series. The original press release referred to "the young Superboy",[4] while the revised press release, published in June 2006, described the character as a young Superman. At the conclusion of the pilot episode, Clark adopts the superhero name of Superman, and not Superboy. In the second season, which takes place two years after the end of the first season, the character is called Superman, without reference to his "young" status.
Second season[]
The second season has a much darker and more mature tone than the first season and mostly focuses on Brainiac 5 and his relationship with his evil ancestor, the original Brainiac. In the second season, most of the Legionnaires have changed their appearances, e.g., Lightning Lad has longer hair and gets a robotic arm. Their appearances change based on the two years without Superman after he left in the episode "Sundown Part 2", which is the finale of the first season. Triplicate Girl changes her codename to Duo Damsel because one of her bodies (the White Body) is lost in a temporal anomaly during one of their 41st Century's battles. The series logo was also slightly revised.[5] As with the first season, a total of 13 episodes were created for the second season, which premiered on September 22, 2007. The show was not renewed for a third season.[1]
Proposed third season[]
A third season had been planned for production but was dropped because the Kids' WB! slot was taken over by 4Kids. The third season was intended to take place three years after the end of the second season in which an older Superman would return. Sensor, Wildfire, Magnetic Kid, Supergirl, Tellus, Princess Projectra and Shadow Lass were to be introduced, while background characters Blok and Dawnstar would have active roles. Kell-El was intended to be a regular character but with a reduced role. The main focus of the third season would have been Brainiac 5's return, while trying to redeem himself after the second season's finale and the evil Brainiac 6 trying to destroy the Legion. Also, producer James Tucker planned to make an episode adaptation of the story "The Ghost of Ferro Lad" to introduce Ferro Lad's long lost twin brother who would have become Kell-El's replacement in the Legion.[6] The final episode of season two linked the two seasons together.[7][8]
Airings outside the U.S.[]
Parts of this article (those related to UK broadcasts) need to be updated. (February 2013) |
The first season of the series began airing on Cartoon Network UK on March 5, 2007. The 13 episodes were shown weekdays through March 21, and the two-part season finale aired in the UK about five weeks before it was shown in the US. It also used to air on CITV 'Action Stations' and re-airs on Cartoon Network Too.
- In Canada, the first season began airing on YTV on September 8, 2007. It continued to air through the second season of the show uninterrupted, before being taken off the air.
- In Australia, the first season began airing on Nine Network on August 9, 2009. The complete series was broadcast in widescreen.
- In Brazil, the first season began airing on Cartoon Network Brazil on March 1, 2008.
- In Italy, the first season began airing on Cartoon Network Italy on October 1, 2007.
- In the Philippines, the first season began airing on May 31, 2008, and the second season began airing on January 12, 2009, on Cartoon Network Philippines.
- In Bulgaria the show began airing on Nova Television on November 30, 2008.
- In Israel, the first season began airing on Children Channel on September 18, 2008.
- In the Netherlands, season one started airing on RTL 5 in March 2009.
- In Greece, the series aired in the summer of 2009 and 2010 on the Star Channel every weekday morning.
- In Trinidad and Tobago, the series aired on CCN TV6.
- In Galicia, the series began airing October 4, 2004, on TVG.
Characters[]
From left to right: Bouncing Boy, Saturn Girl, Brainiac 5, Superman, Phantom Girl, Timber Wolf, and Lightning Lad.
In the first season, the series revolved around a core group of eight Legionnaires but others appeared from time to time in recurring roles, similar in format to the Justice League Unlimited animated series.
Superman[]
The first season introduces a teenaged Clark Kent who is about to move from Smallville to Metropolis. He knows of his abilities but does not know what to do with his future (similar in nature to the Clark Kent featured in the Smallville television series). After travelling to the future, young Clark assumes the identity of Superman and gradually learns to control his abilities, becoming the hero he is destined to be. At the end of the first season, he returns to the present around the same time he left in the first episode.
In the second season, Superman returns to the future after spending two years in the past and gaining more experience with his powers. A second Superman, called "Superman X", also appears in the second season. This Superman, later given the name Kell-El, is from the 41st century and was created from Superman's DNA and Kryptonite as a living weapon with different abilities. His main foe in the 41st century is Imperiex, who travels through time to the 31st century, forcing Superman X to follow him into the past and recruit the Legion to help him.
Core Legionnaires[]
Series producer James Tucker offered descriptions of the core team in a July 2006 interview at Comic Con International in San Diego.[9] As with other DC team shows such as Justice League Unlimited, not every core character appears in all episodes. The following descriptions apply to the characters as seen in the first season.
- Lightning Lad has lightning powers and is eager and hot-headed. The lightning bolt scar on his right eye sometimes flashes brightly in times of battle. He has a twin sister, Ayla, and an older brother, Mekt.
- Saturn Girl is a level-headed character with mental powers.
- Brainiac 5 is the smartest Legionnaire and can transform his robot body in various ways.
- Phantom Girl has the ability to pass through solid objects. She also has the ability to turn other people and objects temporarily intangible.
- Bouncing Boy is a friendly young "every man" who has the ability to make his body rubbery and springy. In Season 1, Bouncing Boy is elected leader of the Legionnaires.
- Triplicate Girl was born with the ability to split her form into three identical selves.
- Timber Wolf, named Brin Londo, is transformed into a werewolf-like creature as a result of his father's experiments on him. Brin has enhanced speed, strength, agility, and senses, but also has more feral emotional and physical tendencies.
- Chameleon Boy has the ability to shape shift all or part of his body into something else, animate or inanimate, as well as utilize the strength and power of what he transforms into. His father, R.J. Brande, funds the Legion.
Other Legionnaires[]
XS appears in the final two episodes "Dark Victory" parts 1 and 2 as a background character. Dawnstar and Invisible Kid also appeared in these final two episodes along with many other rarely seen Legion members; however, none of the new members shown in these episodes did anything to the plot of the story itself.
In the first season, some Legionnaires were mentioned or shown as images before making an actual appearance. Fourteen members were shown during the season as already active: Blok, Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Dream Girl, Element Lad, Lightning Lad, Phantom Girl, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Sun Boy, Triplicate Girl, and Tyroc. Five more joined the Legion through the course of the series: Superman, Timber Wolf, Matter-Eater Lad, Star Boy, and Ferro Lad.
The opening credits sequences used for first-season episodes included a glimpse of the Mission Monitor Board signs for many Legionnaires as well as shots of flying Legionnaires who would be seen in later episodes (though not all of those with Mission Monitor Board symbols appeared). At least four members of the Legion as seen in the comics appeared in some way on the show but had not joined by the end of the first season (Ultra Boy, Lightning Lass, Wildfire, and Polar Boy).
In the second season, Karate Kid appeared in the opening credits with the other Legionnaires, though he did not appear until the fifth episode (in which Nemesis Kid also became a new member). Similar to Karate Kid, Sun Boy appeared in the second season opening titles and made semi-regular appearances but did not have a speaking line or have someone else refer to him by name. Ayla Ranzz, sister of Lightning Lad, finally made an appearance, but as a child without apparent super powers and not as the Light Lass of the comic books.
Cast[]
Legionnaires[]
| Character | Voice actor |
|---|---|
| Blok | N/A |
| Bouncing Boy | Michael Cornacchia |
| Brainiac 5 | Adam Wylie[10] |
| Chameleon Boy | Alexander Polinsky |
| Colossal Boy | Adam Wylie |
| Cosmic Boy | Wil Wheaton[11] |
| Dream Girl | Tara Platt |
| Element Lad | N/A |
| Ferro Lad | Dave Wittenberg |
| Karate Kid | Keith Ferguson |
| Lightning Lad | Andy Milder[12] |
| Matter-Eater Lad | Alexander Polinsky |
| Nemesis Kid | Keith Ferguson |
| Phantom Girl | Heather Hogan |
| Saturn Girl | Kari Wahlgren |
| Shrinking Violet | Kari Wahlgren |
| Star Boy | Bumper Robinson |
| Sun Boy | N/A |
| Superman (21st century) | Yuri Lowenthal[13] |
| Superman X (Kell-El, 41st century Superman clone) | Yuri Lowenthal |
| Timber Wolf | Shawn Harrison |
| Triplicate Girl/Duo Damsel | Kari Wahlgren |
| Tyroc | N/A |
| Ultra Boy | James Arnold Taylor |
Shadow Lass and Sensor were mentioned to appear in the third season, but were not actually in any of the two prior seasons.
Villains[]
| Character | Voice actor |
|---|---|
| The Fatal Five | |
| The Emerald Empress | Jennifer Hale (Season 1) Tara Strong (Season 2) |
| Mano | N/A |
| The Persuader | David Sobolov |
| Tharok | David Lodge |
| Validus | N/A |
| Dr. Mar Londo | Harry J. Lennix (Season 1) Dorian Harewood (Season 2) |
| Alexis Luthor | Tara Strong |
| Drax | Greg Ellis |
| The Legion of Super-Villains | |
| Lightning Lord (leader) | James Arnold Taylor |
| Esper | Tara Strong |
| Hunter | Khary Payton |
| Ron-Karr | Shawn Harrison |
| Wave | N/A |
| Tyr | Khary Payton |
| Starfinger | Taylor Negron |
| Zyx | Lauren Tom |
| Mordru | Richard McGonagle (Season 1, credited as "Evil Wizard") Jim Ward (Season 2) |
| The Sun-Eater | N/A |
| The Controller | David Lodge |
| Imperiex | Phil Morris |
| The Dominators | N/A |
| Computo (shown as the Legion's computer rather than a villain) | Adam Wylie |
| Grimbor the Chainsman | Lex Lang |
| Terra-Man | Jeff Black |
| Brainiac | Corey Burton |
| Roderick Doyle | Wil Wheaton |
| The Dark Circle | |
| Gullug | Dave Wittenberg |
| Ontirr | Bumper Robinson |
Other characters[]
| Character | Voice actor |
|---|---|
| Winema Wazzo, President of the United Planets, mother of Phantom Girl | April Winchell[14] |
| The Legion of Substitute Heroes | |
| Chlorophyll Kid | Alexander Polinsky |
| Color Kid | James Arnold Taylor |
| Infectious Lass | Kari Wahlgren |
| Porcupine Pete | James Arnold Taylor |
| Stone Boy | Yuri Lowenthal |
| Ayla Ranzz, sister of Garth and Mekt Ranzz | Kari Wahlgren |
| Calamity King | Alexander Polinsky |
| R. J. Brande | Lex Lang |
Episodes[]
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Series overview[]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 13 | September 23, 2006 | May 5, 2007 | |
| 2 | 13 | September 22, 2007 | April 5, 2008 | |
Season 1 (2006–07)[]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Man of Tomorrow" | Ben Jones | Amy Wolfram | September 23, 2006 | |
| When fearsome villains the Fatal Five set their sights on the newly formed Legion of Super Heroes, three of the Legion's members go back in time to get help from the greatest hero of all time: Superman. Instead they find Clark Kent, aware of his powers but not yet of his grand destiny. | |||||
| 2 | "Timber Wolf" | Lauren Montgomery | Matt Wayne | September 30, 2006 | |
| A mysterious scientist asks the Legion to help capture a dangerous creature. They succeed, only to discover the creature is nowhere near as dangerous as the scientist himself. | |||||
| 3 | "Legacy" | Tim Maltby | Scott Sonneborn | October 7, 2006 | |
| Superman unknowingly saves the life of Alexis, one of the wealthiest people in the galaxy. Alexis and Superman become fast friends, but when Superman's Legion responsibilities get in the way of their friendship, Alexis decides to do something about it. | |||||
| 4 | "Phantoms" | Tim Maltby | Rob Hoegee | November 4, 2006 | |
| When Superman accidentally opens a gateway to a phantom dimension, a young man with powers identical to his, is freed in the process. Now Superman must not only stop this destructive visitor, but also rescue the Legionaires when they become trapped in the visitor's dimension. | |||||
| 5 | "Champions" | Lauren Montgomery | Matt Wayne | November 11, 2006 | |
| While supporting Lighting Lad as he competes in the challenging Galactic Games, Superman and Phantom Girl uncover a sinister plot by the Fatal Five! Lighting Lad has troubles of his own when he finds his biggest competition from someone close to him. | |||||
| 6 | "Fear Factory" | Ben Jones | John Esposito | November 18, 2006 | |
| During a cosmic storm, the team takes refuge in a creepy, derelict space station. On board, one-by-one, each Legionaire faces his or her deepest fear – and then disappears. | |||||
| 7 | "Brain Drain" | Tim Maltby | Rob Hummell | February 3, 2007 | |
| A major malfunction sends Brainiac 5's genius IQ plummeting. To obtain the rare element needed to save him, Superman and Timber Wolf must travel to the most inhospitable planet in the galaxy – and thanks to a transporter accident, they have only Brainy's head to guide them. | |||||
| 8 | "Lightning Storm" | Lauren Montgomery | Stan Berkowitz | February 10, 2007 | |
| Much to the Legion's disappointment, Lighting Lad accepts an invitation to join an older, "cooler" team. Once there, however, Lighting Lad realizes these new heroes aren't exactly what they seem. Now, caught between the Legion and his new friends, Lighting Lad must decide once and for all where his loyalties lie. | |||||
| 9 | "The Substitutes" | Ben Jones | Scott Sonneborn | February 17, 2007 | |
| It's that time of year again – Legion Auditions! This year's crop is hardly promising, with most hopefuls turning out to be comic duds. But when the Legion is overwhelmed fighting a mysterious foe in Earth's upper atmosphere, a group of rejects takes it upon themselves to save the world below...with outrageous results. | |||||
| 10 | "Child's Play" | Ben Jones | Marty Isenberg | February 24, 2007 | |
| A young sorcerer arrives on Earth and causes a heap of trouble. In an effort to send him home, Superman learns of his vulnerability to magic, while Phantom Girl puts her diplomatic skills to the test as she travels to the sorcerer's secretive world to ask for help. | |||||
| 11 | "Chain of Command" | Lauren Montgomery | Amy Wolfram | March 3, 2007 | |
| When disaster strikes Lighting Lad's home planet of Winath, the Legion is called to help. Lighting Lad's efforts to take charge are thwarted however when long-absent Legion leader Cosmic Boy arrives with an enigmatic new hero in tow. | |||||
| 12 | "Sundown, Part 1" | Tim Maltby | David Slack | April 28, 2007 | |
| The Legion is put to the ultimate test when an ancient weapon known as a Sun Eater comes to life. The Legion mounts a heroic defense, but the Sun Eater proves too powerful. Now at full strength, the unstoppable Sun Eater sets its sights on Earth... | |||||
| 13 | "Sundown, Part 2" | Ben Jones | Rob Hoegee | May 5, 2007 | |
| With the Sun Eater on a direct course for Earth's sun, the Legion has no choice but to ask bitter enemies to help stop it. Meanwhile, Superman has his toughest battle yet when he discovers the stealthy alien controlling the sinister machine. In the end, the Legion triumphs...but at a terrible cost. | |||||
Season 2 (2007–08)[]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | "The Man from the Edge of Tomorrow, Part 1" | Brandon Vietti | Michael Jelenic | September 22, 2007 | |
| A clone of Superman from the distant future approaches the Legion of Super-Heroes where he enlists them for help against the warlord Imperiex. With help from the past Superman, the Legion of Super-Heroes follow Kell-El to the future to help in the fight against Imperiex. | |||||
| 15 | "The Man from the Edge of Tomorrow, Part 2" | Scott Jeralds | Greg Weisman | September 29, 2007 | |
| Imperiex begins his conquest of the 31st century by freeing the Legion's greatest enemies from prison. The team ask Superman in the 21st century for help, who comes to the future only to meet his 41st century clone. | |||||
| 16 | "Cry Wolf" | James Tucker | J. M. DeMatteis | October 6, 2007 | |
| When it appears that Timber Wolf viciously attacked his own father, the Legion try to catch him. while Chameleon Boy and Phantom Girl work to clear his name. | |||||
| 17 | "Chained Lightning" | Brandon Vietti | Matt Wayne | October 13, 2007 | |
| Imperiex plans to harness the powers of a stormy nebula with the help of Lightning Lord. As Lightning Lad and Lightning Lord duel, Imperiex interferes and does an attack that costs Lightning Lad his right arm which is replaced with a bionic arm. There is also a flashback that detailed how Lightning Lad and Lightning Lord got their powers and what had happened to their sister Ayla. | |||||
| 18 | "Karate Kid" | Brandon Vietti, Scott Jeralds | Eddie Guzelian | October 27, 2007 | |
| Grimbor the Chainsman has been committing heists across the galaxy. As the Legion of Super-Heroes are spread out throughout the galaxy fighting Imperiex's forces, Cosmic Boy holds auditions for new members and gets Nemesis Kid as the latest recruit. Superman takes Chameleon Boy to find another new recruit that doesn't have powers in the form of Karate Kid. | |||||
| 19 | "Who Am I?" | James Tucker | J. M. DeMatteis | November 3, 2007 | |
| Chameleon Boy infiltrates Imperiex's ranks. But something goes horribly wrong. | |||||
| 20 | "Unnatural Alliances" | Brandon Vietti | Keith Damron | November 17, 2007 | |
| The robotic cowboy Terra-Man is after a boy named Abel who is said to be behind the technology in the future that would play in the part of Imperiex's origin. As the Legion of Super-Heroes work to keep Abel from being killed, Imperiex is also after the boy where he doesn't want Abel killed as well. This leads to Kell-El and Imperiex working together to keep Abel alive and fighting Terra-Man. | |||||
| 21 | "Message in a Bottle" | Scott Jeralds and Brandon Vietti | Joseph Kuhr | December 1, 2007 | |
| On a mission to the last surviving outpost of Krypton, Superman learns that Brainiac 5's ancestor was the one who took part in the destruction of his homeworld. | |||||
| 22 | "In the Beginning" | James Tucker | Steven Melching | March 8, 2008 | |
| Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad, and Saturn Girl flashback to when they were discovered by R.J. Brande after they saved him from an assassination attempt orchestrated by his treacherous partner Roderick Doyle. In the present, R.J. Brande is kidnapped by Grimbor the Chainsman causing the Legion of Super-Heroes to go after him and learn who hired Grimbor to do the job. | |||||
| 23 | "Trials" | James Tucker | Steven Melching | March 15, 2008 | |
| The Legion's nemesis Zyx comes to them for help when the evil sorcerer Mordru takes over his homeworld. | |||||
| 24 | "In Your Dreams" | Brandon Vietti | Stan Berkowitz | March 22, 2008 | |
| The Legion battle the Dark Circle with the help of Dream Girl, who can predict the enemy's every move before they make it. But when the Dark Circle realize how the Legion is defeating them, they kidnap Dream Girl and put her abilities to use themselves. | |||||
| 25 | "Dark Victory, Part 1" | Brandon Vietti | J. M. DeMatteis & Michael Jelenic | March 29, 2008 | |
| Brainiac 5 is having issues where Brainiac 1.0 and Imperiex want to have Brainiac 5 unlock Brainiac 1.0 so that Imperiex can make use of Brainiac 1.0 in his latest plot on the universe. | |||||
| 26 | "Dark Victory, Part 2" | Brandon Vietti | J. M. DeMatteis & Michael Jelenic | April 5, 2008 | |
| After eliminating Imperiex, Brainiac 5 takes over his army and plans to take over the universe. With Superman thought to be dead, the other Legionnaires must stop him before it is too late. | |||||
Awards and nominations[]
2006–2007 Season[]
The series was nominated for three Creative Arts Emmy Awards, a subset of the Daytime Emmy Awards.[15] None of the nominations won their category.
- Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition.
- Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Live Action and Animation.
- Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing – Live Action and Animation.
Home video[]
Season 1 was released to home video in three separate DVD volumes, with four episodes on the first two releases and five on the third. The complete Season 1 collection was released in a 3-DVD box set, which merely collected each of the three individual volumes. All were released through Warner Home Video.
The complete Season 2 DVD collection was released in July 2020, at the same time as the entire series on Blu-Ray, through the Warner Archive Collection. Season 1 volume 1 has a bonus featurette called "We Are Legion", and the Season 2 two-part series finale has an audio commentary with producer James Tucker, director Brandon Vietti, and the voice of Saturn Girl, Kari Wahlgren. These bonus features are also included in the Complete Series Blu-Ray.[16]
The series is also available for purchase or streaming on various platforms, including iTunes, Amazon Prime Video, and DC Universe.
Individual episodes have been released on various other DC home video releases; for example, the two-part episode "Dark Victory" was released an extra on the 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray release of The Death of Superman.
| DVD name | Release date | # of episodes | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legion of Super Heroes Volume One | August 28, 2007 | 4 | "Man of Tomorrow", "Timber Wolf", "Legacy", "Phantoms" |
| Legion of Super Heroes Volume Two | February 5, 2008 | 4 | "Champions", "Fear Factory", "Brain Drain", "Lightning Storm" |
| Legion of Super Heroes Volume Three | September 9, 2008 | 5 | "The Substitutes", "Child's Play", "Chain of Command", "Sundown: Part One", "Sundown: Part Two" |
| Legion of Super Heroes Season 1 DVD 3-Pack | September 15, 2009 | 13 | Complete Season 1 |
| Legion of Super Heroes: The Complete Second Season | July 14, 2020 | 13 | Complete Season 2 |
| Legion of Super Heroes: The Complete Series | July 14, 2020 | 26 | Complete series (Seasons 1 and 2) |
Other media[]
Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century[]
A comic book based on the show's continuity was published under the title Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century. According to the comic's writer, J. Torres, the name was chosen to distinguish itself from more specifically youth-oriented titles such as Justice League Adventures and Superman Adventures.[17] The first issue was distributed during Free Comic Book Day 2007 in addition to being sold.
An interview concerning the Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century comic confirmed that the comic was to continue publication despite the series ending, and that the comic would also be telling stories that were to have taken place after the second-season finale.[18] As of issue #20, the comic ceased publication.[19]
- Additional characters
While the comic incorporates the cast of the show, other characters from DC Comics have made an appearance.
- Arm Fall Off Boy – Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century #16
- Booster Gold – Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century #19
- Circe – Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century #7
- Bart Allen/Impulse – Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century #15
- Lex Luthor – Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century #13
- Lois Lane – Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century #13
- Perry White – Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century #13
Collected editions[]
Issues #1–7 were collected in the trade paperback Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century, Vol. 1: Tomorrow's Heroes (March 2008, ISBN 978-1-4012-1668-9).
Merchandise[]
A tie-in promotion with McDonald's Happy Meal took place in August 2007. The Legion show was represented by eight figures (Superman, Timber Wolf, Lightning Lad, Mano, Tharok, Brainiac 5, Bouncing Boy, and Validus). As Happy Meal toys often have a "girl toy" and "boy toy", this set was aimed at the boys.
Action figures by Mattel were not produced because of a lack of retailer interest.[20]
The collectible miniatures game HeroClix produced a special starter set of the Legion, including a figure of "Young Superman" during the first season.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harvey, James (March 12, 2008). "'Legion of Super Heroes' To End After Current Season". World's Finest Online.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Tucker Discusses "Legion of Super Heroes" History & Finale". World's Finest Online. April 2008.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "CW Sticks With Kids WB!". Mediaweek. Archived from the original on May 15, 2006.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Kids' Wb! on the CW Announces 2006–2007 "Too Big for Your TV" Saturday Morning Programming Schedule". TheFutonCritic.com. April 24, 2006.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Allstetter, Rob (February 8, 2007). "The Batman, Legion of Super Heroes New Seasons". Comics Continuum.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/WF/bravebold/backstage/interviews/wftucker.php
- ↑ Harvey, James (April 4, 2008). "The World's Finest: Tucker Discusses 'Legion of Super Heroes' History & Finale". World's Finest Online.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Renaud, Jeffrey (April 9, 2008). "Producer James Tucker Looks Back on 'Legion of Super-Heroes'". Comic Book Resources.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "SDCC '06: James Tucker talks WB Animation's Legion". Newsarama. Archived from the original on August 5, 2006.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Announcement on Adam Wylie's message board". February 28, 2006.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Announcement on Wil Wheaton's blog". May 2, 2006.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Allstetter, Rob (February 17, 2006). "Legion of Super-Heroes Animated". Comics Continuum.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
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External links[]
- Kids WB page
- DC page: TV series, comics
- Legion of Super Heroes at the Internet Movie Database.
- Legion of Super Heroes at TV.com .
- Legion of Super Heroes at The World's Finest
| Legion of Super-Heroes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Original continuity/Post-Infinite Crisis • Post-Zero Hour • Threeboot • Post-Infinite Crisis • List of Legion of Super-Heroes items • List of Legion of Super-Heroes publications | ||
| Creators | Otto Binder • Al Plastino • Mort Weisinger | |
| Founding members | Cosmic Boy • Lightning Lad • Saturn Girl | |
| Notable members | Blok • Bouncing Boy • Brainiac 5 • Catspaw • Chameleon Boy • Chameleon Girl • Chemical Kid/Chemical King • Colossal Boy • Comet Queen • Computo (Danielle Foccart) • Dawnstar • Dragonmage • Dream Boy • Dream Girl • Earth-Man • Element Lad • Ferro Lad • Laurel Gand • Gates • Gazelle • Gear • Glorith • Invisible Kid (Lyle Norg) • Invisible Kid (Jacques Foccart) • Karate Kid (Val Armorr) • Karate Kid (Myg) • Khundian Legionnaires • Kid Quantum • Kinetix • Kono • Lightning Lass/Light Lass • Magnetic Kid • Magno • Matter-Eater Lad • Celeste McCauley • Mon-El • Monstress • Night Girl • Devlin O'Ryan • Phantom Girl • Polar Boy • Princess Projectra/Sensor Girl • Quislet • Sensor • Shadow Lass • Kent Shakespeare • Shikari • Shrinking Violet • Spider Girl/Wave • Star Boy/Starman • Sun Boy • Tellus • Thunder • Timber Wolf • Triplicate Girl/Duo Damsel/Duplicate Damsel • Tyroc • Ultra Boy • White Witch • Wildfire • XS | |
| Special members | Elastic Lad (Jimmy Olsen) • Insect Queen (Lana Lang) • Kid Psycho • Pete Ross • Superboy (Kal-El) • Superboy (Kon-El) • Supergirl (Kara Zor-El) • Superman • Rond Vidar | |
| Supporting characters | R. J. Brande • Controllers • Shvaughn Erin • Inferno • Laurel Kent • Legion of Substitute Heroes • Lori Morning • Legion Academy | |
| Villains | Blight • Brainiac • Composite Superman • Computo • Dark Circle • Darkseid • Dominators • Evillo • Fatal Five (Emerald Empress • Mano • Persuader • Tharok • Validus) • Glorith • Grimbor • Infinite Man • Justice League of Earth • Khunds • League of Super-Assassins • Legion of Super-Villains (Cosmic King • Lightning Lord • Saturn Queen) • Leland McCauley • Mordru • Nemesis Kid • Ol-Vir • Omega • Pulsar Stargrave • Ra's al Ghul • Roxxas • Sklarian Raiders • Starfinger • Sun-Eater • Superboy-Prime • Time Trapper • Universo • Vandal Savage • White Triangle | |
| Planets | Bismoll • Braal • Colu • Daxam • Dryad • Durla • Imsk • Naltor • Orando • Rimbor • Shanghalla • Sorcerers' World • Starhaven • Takron-Galtos • Tharn • Titan • Trom • Weber's World • Winath • Xanthu • Xolnar • Zuun | |
| Storylines | "One of Us Is a Traitor" • "The Death of Ferro Lad" • "The Adult Legion" • "Mordru the Merciless" • Karate Kid • "Earthwar" • "The Exaggerated Death of Ultra Boy" • "The Great Darkness Saga" • "Who Is Sensor Girl?" • Legionnaires 3 • Cosmic Boy • "The Universo Project" • "The Greatest Hero of Them All" • "The Terra Mosaic" • "End of an Era" • Legion Lost (vol. 1) • "Superboy and the Legion" • "The Lightning Saga" • "Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes" • Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds | |
| Alternate continuities | Legion of Galactic Guardians 2099 • Superboy's Legion • Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century | |
| In other media | Legion of Super Heroes • Smallville (season 8) • "New Kids in Town" (Superman: The Animated Series) • "Far From Home" (Justice League Unlimited) • JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time • Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Cosmic Clash | |
| Related articles | Adventure Comics • Iris West Allen • Atmos • Dev-Em • Heroes of Lallor • Imperiex • Impulse/Kid Flash • Interlac • Invasion! • Justice Legion L • Kwai • L.E.G.I.O.N. • Legion Flight Ring • Legion of Super-Pets • Miracle Machine • R.E.B.E.L.S. • Reflecto • Science Police • Superboy (comic book) • Tornado Twins • United Planets • Wanderers • Workforce • Sodam Yat • Zero Hour: Crisis in Time | |
| Superman franchise media | ||
|---|---|---|
| Newspaper comic strips | Superman (1939–66) • The World's Greatest Superheroes (1978–85) | |
| Radio | The Adventures of Superman (US, 1940–51) • The Adventures of Superman (UK, 1988) | |
| Live-action serials and films | Serials | Superman (1948) • Atom Man vs. Superman |
| 1951 film series | Superman and the Mole Men • Stamp Day for Superman (short film) | |
| 1978 film series | Superman (1978) • Superman II (The Richard Donner Cut) • Superman III • Supergirl • Superman IV: The Quest for Peace • Superman Returns | |
| DC Extended Universe | Man of Steel • Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice • Justice League | |
| Animated films | Featuring Superman | Superman animated shorts (1941–43) • Brainiac Attacks • Doomsday • All-Star • Unbound |
| With other heroes | Justice League: The New Frontier • Superman/Batman: Public Enemies • Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths • Superman/Batman: Apocalypse • Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam • Justice League: Doom • Superman vs. The Elite • Batman: The Dark Knight Returns – Part 2 • Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox • JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time • Justice League: War • The Lego Movie • Justice League: Throne of Atlantis • Justice League: Gods and Monsters • Justice League vs. Teen Titans • Justice League Dark | |
| Television | Live-action | Adventures of Superman • Stamp Day for Superman • The Adventures of Superpup • The Adventures of Superboy (pilot) • Superboy • Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman • Smallville • Supergirl • Krypton |
| Animation | New Adventures • Adventures of Superboy • Super Friends • Superman • The Animated Series • Krypto the Superdog • Justice League • Justice League Unlimited • Legion of Super Heroes • Justice League Action | |
| Novels | The Adventures of Superman (1942) • Superman: Last Son of Krypton • Miracle Monday • Superman: Doomsday & Beyond • Lois & Clark: A Superman Novel • It's Superman! • Superman Returns • Enemies & Allies | |
| Video games | Superman (1979) • Superman: The Game (1985) • Superman (arcade, 1988) • Superman (NES, 1988) • The Man of Steel (1989) • Superman (1992) • The Man of Steel (1993) • The Death and Return of Superman • Superman (1997) • The New Adventures • Shadow of Apokolips • The Man of Steel (Xbox, 2002) • Countdown to Apokolips • Superman Returns • Superman Returns: Fortress of Solitude • DC Universe Online • Injustice: Gods Among Us • Infinite Crisis • Injustice 2 | |
| Music | "Jimmy Olsen's Blues" (Spin Doctors' song, 1991) • "Kryptonite" (3 Doors Down song, 2000) • "Save Me" (Remy Zero song, 2001) • "Superman (It's Not Easy)" (Five For Fighting song, 2001) • Illinois (Sufjan Stevens album, 2005) | |
| Parodies | Captain Caveman (The Flintstone Comedy Show segment)]] • Mighty Mouse • My Hero (UK TV series) • Stupor Duck • "Superduperman" • Super-Rabbit • Underdog (TV series) • Super Grover (Sesame Street) | |
| Documentaries | Look, Up in the Sky: The Amazing Story of Superman • The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened? | |
| Stage | It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman | |
| Toys | Lego Superman | |
| Advertisement | The Adventures of Seinfeld & Superman (2004) | |
| Related articles | Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation • Hollywoodland • "Lucy and Superman" (I Love Lucy episode, 1957) • Kryptonite (popular culture) • "Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex" • National Comics Publications v. Fawcett Publications • Seinfeld episodes, 1994–1996 ("The Race" • "The Bizarro Jerry") • Steel (1997 film) • Superman curse • Superman ice cream • Superwoman (popular culture) • "Superman and Paula Brown's New Snowsuit" • "The Reign of the Superman" | |
| See also | Supergirl in other media • Justice League in other media • Lex Luthor in other media | |
| Animated TV series based on DC Comics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Former | 1960s debuts | The New Adventures of Superman (1966–1970) • The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure (1967–1968) • Aquaman (1968–1970) • The Batman/Superman Hour (1968–1969) |
| 1970s debuts | Super Friends (1973) • The New Adventures of Batman (1977) • The All-New Super Friends Hour (1977) • Challenge of the Super Friends (1978) • The World's Greatest Super Friends (1979) • The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show (1979–1981) | |
| 1980s debuts | Super Friends (1980–1983) • The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam! (1981–1982) • Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (1984) • The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (1985) • Superman (1988) | |
| 1990s debuts | Swamp Thing (1990–1991) • Batman: The Animated Series (1992–1995) • Wild C.A.T.s (1994–1995) • Superman: The Animated Series (1996–2000) • The New Batman/Superman Adventures (1997–2000) • The New Batman Adventures (1997–1999) • Batman Beyond (1999–2001) | |
| 2000s debuts | Static Shock (2000–2004) • The Zeta Project (2001–2002) • Justice League (2001–2004) • Teen Titans (2003–2006) • Justice League Unlimited (2004–2006) • The Batman (2004–2008) • Krypto the Superdog (2005–2006) • Legion of Super Heroes (2006–2008) • Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2008–2011) | |
| 2010s debuts | Green Lantern: The Animated Series (2011–2013) • Beware the Batman (2013–2014) • Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles (2015) | |
| Current | Young Justice (2010–2013, 2018–) • Teen Titans Go! (2013–) • Vixen (2015–) • Justice League Action (2016–) | |
| Kids' WB | ||
|---|---|---|
| General programming topics | List of programs • Saturday-morning cartoon (preview specials) • Weekday cartoon • Modern animation in the United States • Pillow Head Hour • Toonami | |
| Succeeding blocks | General programming topics | The CW4Kids / Toonzai (programs) • Vortexx |
| International versions | Australia | |
| Asian cartoons and anime dubbed in English |
Astro Boy (2004) • Cardcaptor Sakura (2000–2001) • Cubix: Robots for Everyone (2001–2003) • Dragon Ball Z (2001) • Eon Kid (2007–2008) • MegaMan NT Warrior (2003–2005) • Pokemon (1999–2006) • Sailor Moon (2001) • Transformers: Cybertron (2005) • Viewtiful Joe (2005–2006) • Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (2001–2006) | |
| DiC Entertainment/ Cookie Jar Group/ Wildbrain |
Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1997–1998) • Johnny Test (2006–2008, seasons 2–3) • Magi-Nation (2007–2008) • Spider Riders (2006–2007) • Will and Dewitt (2007–2008) • World of Quest (2008) | |
| Marvel | X-Men: Evolution (2000–2003) • The Spectacular Spider-Man (2008) | |
| Adelaide Productions/ Sony Pictures Television |
Channel Umptee-3 (1997–1998) • Generation O! (2000–2001) • Jackie Chan Adventures (2000–2005) • Max Steel (2000–2001) • Men in Black: The Series (1997–2001) • Phantom Investigators (2002) • Astro Boy (2004) • The Spectacular Spider-Man (2008) | |
| Universal Animation Studios/ DreamWorks Animation/ NBCU TV Distribution |
Earthworm Jim (1995–1996) • Invasion America (1998) • The Mummy (2001–2003) | |
| Nelvana | Rescue Heroes: Global Response Team (2000–2003) • Waynehead (1996–1997) | |
| Warner Bros. Animation/ Warner Bros. Television |
Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island (2005–2006) • Detention (1999–2001) • Histeria! (1998–2001) • Johnny Test (2005–2007, Seasons 1-2) • ¡Mucha Lucha! (2002–2005) • The Nightmare Room (2001–2002) • Ozzy & Drix (2002–2004) • Road Rovers (1996–1997) • Waynehead (1996–1997) • Xiaolin Showdown (2003–2006) | |
| Animaniacs | Animaniacs (1995–1998) • Freakazoid! (1995–1997) • Pinky and the Brain (1995–2000) • Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain (1998–1999) | |
| Based on DC Comics |
Batman: The Animated Series (1992–1995) • Batman Beyond (1999–2001) • The New Batman Adventures (1997–1999) • The New Batman/Superman Adventures (1997–2000) • Static Shock (2000–2004) • Superman: The Animated Series (1996–2000) • The Zeta Project (2001–2002) • Teen Titans (2003–2005; 2007–2008) • The Batman (2004–2008) • Krypto the Superdog (2006–2007) • Legion of Super Heroes (2006–2008) | |
| Hanna- Barbera |
The New Adventures of Captain Planet (1997–1998) • The New Scooby-Doo Movies (2002) • Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! (2006–2008) • Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (2002) • Tom and Jerry Tales (2006–2008) • What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2002–2005) | |
| Looney Tunes |
Tiny Toon Adventures (1997–2000) • Bugs 'n' Daffy (1996–1999) • The Cat&Birdy Warneroonie PinkyBrainy Big Cartoonie Show (1999–2000) • The Daffy Duck Show (1996–1997) • Loonatics Unleashed (2005–07) • The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries (1995–2001) • That's Warner Bros.! (1995–1996) | |
| Cartoon Network Studios | Codename: Kids Next Door (2004) • Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (2005) • The Powerpuff Girls (2002) | |
| Misc. programs | Brats of the Lost Nebula (1998) • Da Boom Crew (2004) • The Legend of Calamity Jane (1997) • Monster Allergy (2006–2007) • Skunk Fu! (2007–2008) | |
| Specials | Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (2002; 2004) • Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys (2005) • Pokémon: The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon (2006) | |