List of Legion of Super-Heroes members

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The Legion of Super-Heroes (q.v.) is a team of comic book superheroes in the future, as published by DC Comics. It has gone through various different iterations, as well as a handful of reboots.

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[edit] Original Team (1958-1994)

[edit] Founding Members

Character Real Name Homeworld Membership Notes Powers
Cosmic Boy Rokk Krinn Braal First appeared Adventure Comics #247 (April 1958). Magnokinesis; generation and control of magnetic fields.
Lightning Lad
(formerly Lightning Boy)		 Garth Ranzz Winath First appeared Adventure Comics #247 (April 1958). Electrokinesis; control and generation of electrical fields.
Saturn Girl Imra Ardeen Titan First appeared Adventure Comics #247 (April 1958). Telepathy; ability to read and control minds.

[edit] Silver Age Members

Character Real Name Homeworld Membership Notes Powers
Triplicate Girl
(later Duo Damsel)		 Luornu Durgo Cargg First appeared in Action Comics #276 (May 1961), already a member. Revealed in Superboy #147 (June 1968) to have been the first new member to join after founding of the Legion; possibly glimpsed in Adventure Comics #247 Ability to split into three bodies; became Duo Damsel in Adventure Comics #341 after one body was killed by Computo in Adventure Comics #340 (January 1966).
Phantom Girl Tinya Wazzo Bgztl First appeared in Action Comics #276 (May 1961), already a member. Revealed in Superboy #147 (June 1968) to have joined shortly after Triplicate Girl. Intangibility.
Superboy
(retconned to be the pocket universe Superboy post-Crisis; see also Valor)		 Kal-El
aka Clark Kent		 Krypton Joined in Adventure Comics #247 (April 1958). First appearance in More Fun Comics #101 (1944). See Powers and abilities of Superman.
Chameleon Boy Reep Daggle Durla First appeared in Action Comics #267 (August 1960), already a member. Shapeshifting.
Colossal Boy Gim Allon Earth First appeared in Action Comics #267 (August 1960), already a member. Ability to grow to gigantic size.
Invisible Kid Lyle Norg Earth First appeared in Action Comics #267 (August 1960), already a member. Invisibility to the naked eye.
Star Boy Thom Kallor Xanthu Joined prior to first appearance in Adventure Comics #282 (Mar 1961). Ability to increase the mass of things; for a time had powers similar to those of Superboy.
Brainiac 5 Querl Dox Colu Joined in Action Comics #276 (May 1961), along with Supergirl. 12th level intelligence.
Supergirl
(retconned to be Laurel Gand post-Crisis)		 Kara Zor-El
aka Linda Lee Danvers		 Krypton Joined in Action Comics #276 (May 1961); previously rejected for membership in Action Comics #267. See Powers and abilities of Superman.
Sun Boy Dirk Morgna Earth Joined prior to Adventure Comics #290 (November 1961); first appeared as an unsuccessful candidate in Action Comics #276 (May 1961). Heat and light generation.
Ultra Boy Jo Nah Rimbor Joined in Superboy #98 (July 1962) Super strength, Flight, Invulnerability, Penetra-Vision, Flash-Vision and Super-Speed. Utilized one power at a time.
Shrinking Violet Salu Digby Imsk Joined prior to Adventure Comics #300 (September 1962); first appeared as an unsuccessful candidate in Action Comics #276 (May 1961). Shrinking.
Mon-El
(later Valor)		 Lar Gand Daxam Joined in Adventure Comics #300 (September 1962); first appeared in Superboy #89 (June 1961). Freed from Phantom Zone in Adventure Comics #305 (February 1963). Same powers as a Kryptonian, only vulnerable to lead instead of Kryptonite; see Powers and abilities of Superman.
Bouncing Boy Chuck Taine Earth Joined prior to Action Comics #287 (Apr 1962); first appeared as an unsuccessful candidate in Action Comics #276 (May 1961). In Adventure Comics No. 301 (October 1962), it was indicated that Bouncing Boy joined the Legion sometime after Sun Boy and Shrinking Violet. Super-bouncing.
Matter-Eater Lad Tenzil Kem Bismol Joined in Adventure Comics #303 (December 1962). Can eat any substance.
Element Lad Jan Arrah Trom Joined in Adventure Comics #307 (April 1963). Elemental transmutation.
Lightning Lass
(for a period changed to Light Lass)		 Ayla Ranzz Winath Joined in Adventure Comics #308 (May 1963) . Electrokinesis
As Light Lass, gravity negation, then back to her original powers.
Dream Girl Nura Nal Naltor Joined in Adventure Comics #317 (February 1964), resigned in same story but later rejoined in Adventure Comics #351. Precognition.
Ferro Lad Andrew Nolan Earth Joined in Adventure Comics #346 (July 1966). Ability to transform into iron.
Karate Kid Val Armorr Earth Joined in Adventure Comics #346 (July 1966). Martial artist.
Princess Projectra
(later Sensor Girl)		 Projectra Wind'zzor Orando Joined in Adventure Comics #346 (July 1966); eventually resigned to become Queen of Orando but then later rejoined as Sensor Girl in Legion of Super-Heroes #14 (September 1985). Illusion casting
As Sensor Girl, control over all five senses of herself and others; includes some super-vision powers.
Shadow Lass Tasmia Mallor Talok VIII Joined in Adventure Comics #366 (March 68). Shadow-casting.
Chemical King Condo Arlik Phlon Joined in Adventure Comics #372 (September 1968). Control over the rate of chemical reactions.
Timber Wolf
(later Furball)		 Brin Londo Zoon Joined in Adventure Comics #372 (September 1968); first appeared (as "Lone Wolf") in Adventure Comics #327 (December 1964). Super-agility and strength.

[edit] "Bronze Age" Members

Character Real Name Homeworld Membership notes Powers
Wildfire Drake Burroughs Earth Joined in Superboy #202 (May-June 1974); first appeared (as "Erg-1") in Superboy #195 (June 1973). Sentient "anti-energy" in a containment suit.
Tyroc Troy Stewart Earth (Marzal Island) Joined in Superboy #218 (July 1976); first appeared in Superboy #216 (April 1976). Sonic power could create unusual effects.
Dawnstar
(later Bounty)		 Starhaven Joined in Superboy #229 (July 1977); first appeared in Superboy #226 (April 1977). Interstellar tracking, flight, unaided space travel.
Blok Dryad Joined in Legion of Super-Heroes #272 (February 1981); first appeared in Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #253 (July 1979, as a villain). Super strength, invulnerability, some energy dampening powers.
Invisible Kid II Jacques Foccart Earth First appearance and joins in Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #1 (1982). Invisibility to any form of detection.
White Witch Mysa Nal Naltor Joined in Legion of Super-Heroes #294 (December 1982); first appeared in Adventure Comics #350. Magic.
Magnetic Kid Pol Krinn Braal Joined in Legion of Super-Heroes #14 (September 1985); first appeared in Adventure Comics #335 (August 1965). Magnokinesis; ability to generate and control magnetic fields.
Polar Boy Brek Bannin Tharr Joined in Legion of Super-Heroes #14 (September 1985); first appeared in Adventure Comics #306. Cryokinesis; ability to absorb heat and thus produce cold.
Quislet Teall First appeared and joined in Legion of Super-Heroes #14 (September 1985). Energy being, could animate inanimate objects.
Tellus Ganglios Hyrakius First appeared and joined in Legion of Super-Heroes #14 (September 1985). Telepathy and telekinesis.

[edit] "Modern Age" Members

[edit] Joined During the Five-year Gap

Many of these individuals were generally only depicted in flashback form, and often information regarding their tenure is extremely limited.

  • Calamity King
  • Chlorophyll Kid
  • Color Kid
  • Crystal Kid - First mentioned as a member in Legion of Superheroes #28 (April 1992)
  • Echo - First mentioned as a member in Legion of Superheroes #28 (April 1992)
  • Fire Lad
  • Impulse (Kent Shakespeare) - First mentioned as a member in Legion of Superheroes #12 (October 1990)
  • Infectious Lass
  • Karate Kid II (Myg) - First mentioned as a member in Legion of Superheroes #40 (February 1993)
  • Nightwind
  • Porcupine Pete
  • Reflecto - First mentioned as a member in Legion of Superheroes #44 (May 1993)
  • Stone Boy
  • Storm Boy
  • Visi-Lad

[edit] Joined After the Five-year Gap

  • Kono - first appearance Legion of Superheroes #2 (December 1989)
  • Celeste Rockfish-McCauley - first appearance Legion of Superheroes #6 (April 1990)
  • Devlin O'Ryan - Joins in Legion of Superheroes #40 (February 1993); first appearance Legion of Superheroes #6 (April 1990)
  • Veilmist - joins in Legion of Superheroes #44 (June 1993)
  • Firefist - joins in Legion of Superheroes #44 (June 1993)
  • Bloodclaw - joins in Legion of Superheroes #44 (June 1993)
  • Flederweb - joins in Legion of Superheroes #44 (June 1993)
  • Spider Girl - joins in Legion of Superheroes #54 (February 1994)

[edit] Reserve and Honorary Members

Character Real Name Homeworld Membership Notes Powers
Pete Ross Earth Superboy #98 (July 1962), Honorary member. None.
Kid Psycho Gnill Opril Hajor Superboy #125 (December 1965), Reserve member. Mutant psychokinetic powers which shortened his life with every use.
Insect Queen Lana Lang Earth Adventure Comics #355 (April 1967), Reserve member. Ring enabled her to transform into insects or other arthropods.
Elastic Lad Jimmy Olsen Earth Honorary member. Super-stretching.
Green Lantern Rond Vidar Earth Honorary member in Adventure Comics #360 (September 1967); first appeared in Adventure Comics #349 (October 1966). None, though later revealed to possess a Green Lantern power ring.

[edit] Expelled members

  • "False Pretenses Lad," a villain who infiltrated the Legion in order to gain access to the Mission Monitor Board (Adventure Comics #327, December 1964). He was last seen being taken away to prison. It was thus established that joining the Legion under false pretenses is a crime.
  • Command Kid, whose power was to induce hallucinations, was secretly "demon-possessed," and joined the Legion to dismantle it (Adventure Comics #328, January 1965). He resigned when the demon was exorcised, making him powerless.
  • Dynamo Boy, a villain who infiltrated the Legion (Adventure Comics #330, March 1965)
  • Nemesis Kid, joined in Adventure Comics #346 (July 1966), revealed as a traitor and expelled one issue later.
  • Jan Jor
  • Star Boy (Adventure Comics #342, March 1966), later rejoined.

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[edit] Post-Reboot members (1994-2004)

[edit] Founders

[edit] Pre-Draft

[edit] Draftees

[edit] Post-Draft

[edit] Post-Blight

[edit] Waid/Kitson 'reimagined' Legion (2005 - Present)

In this reboot, the Legion is a vast youth movement with thousands of members. The "core team," however, is considerably smaller, limited by the number of flight rings available at a given time. The members of this core team are:

  • Cosmic Boy (founder) - joined prior to Legion of Superheroes #1
  • Saturn Girl (founder) - joined prior to Legion of Superheroes #1
  • Lightning Lad (founder) - joined prior to Legion of Superheroes #1
  • Atom Girl, a.k.a Shrinking Violet - joined prior to Legion of Superheroes #1
  • Brainiac 5 - joined prior to Legion of Superheroes #1
  • Chameleon - joined prior to Legion of Superheroes #1
  • Dream Girl - joined prior to Legion of Superheroes #1
  • Element Lad - joined prior to Legion of Superheroes #1
  • Karate Kid - joined prior to Legion of Superheroes #1
  • Light Lass - joined prior to Legion of Superheroes #1
  • Micro Lad, a.k.a Colossal Boy - joined prior to Legion of Superheroes #1
  • Phantom Girl - joined prior to Legion of Superheroes #1
  • Princess Projectra - joined prior to Legion of Superheroes #1
  • Shadow Lass - joined prior to Legion of Superheroes #1
  • Star Boy - joined prior to Legion of Superheroes #1
  • Sun Boy - joined prior to Legion of Superheroes #1
  • Triplicate Girl - joined prior to Legion of Superheroes #1
  • Ultra Boy - joined prior to Legion of Superheroes #1
  • Invisible Kid - joins in Teen Titans/Legion Special #1
  • Lone Wolf, a.k.a Timber Wolf - joins prior to Supergirl and the Legion of Superheroes #16
  • Supergirl - joins in Supergirl and the Legion of Superheroes #17
  • Dream Boy, a.k.a Rol Purtha of Naltor - joins in Supergirl and the Legion of Superheroes #18

[edit] Related Characters

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