Legion of Super-Villains
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The Legion of Super-Villains are a team of comic book supervillains the DC Comics universe. They are adversaries of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the future. They first appeared in as adults in Superman Vol. 1 #147 and as teens in Adventure Comics #372.
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[edit] History
The Legion of Super-Villains was founded by Tarik the Mute, who had suffered irreparable damage to his vocal cords during a battle between the Science Police and who subsequently developed a pathological hatred of law and order. He founded a school for supervillains, which served as the headquarters and recruiting grounds for the LSV's first incarnation. He blackmailed Colossal Boy into joining as a teacher.
In Post-Crisis continuity, the Legion of Super-Villains attempted to remake the universe by tampering with the origins of Superman and Batman and adopting them as their own "children," eventually transforming them into dictators of Earth. Superman and Batman managed to overcome their brainwashing, however, and restored the timestream to its proper course, but kept the memories of their lives with the villains.
[edit] Lightning Storm
Mainfestations of the LSV based on the nightmares of Dream Girl appeared at the end of Justice Society of America #4, where they kill the guards of Arkham Asylum.
[edit] Roster
The members of the Legion included:
- Chameleon Chief
- Cosmic King
- Esper Lass
- Hunter II
- Lightning Lord
- Nemesis Kid
- Ol-Vir
- Radiation Roy
- Ron-Karr
- Saturn Queen (time traveler from the future)
- Spider Girl
- Sun Emperor
- Tyr
- Zymyr
- The remaining members of the League of Super-Assassins
[edit] Other Media
The Legion of Super-Villains first appeared in an episode of Legion of Super Heroes. Using the name "Light Speed Vanguard", they formed as a mercenary team, who only take jobs for profit. The lineup consists of Lightning Lord, Hunter, Esper, Tyr, Wave, and Ron-Farr.
