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). Magnetism manipulation; control and generation of magnetic fields.
Lightning Lad
(formerly Lightning Boy)		 Garth Ranzz Winath First appeared Adventure Comics #247 (April 1958). Electrical manipilation; 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) Superhuman strength, speed and physical resistance, Flight, Penetra-Vision and Flash-Vision. Can only 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 Bismoll 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) . Electrical manipulation
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). Master 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). Superhuman 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). Superhuman strength and physical resistance, 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). Magnetism manipulation; 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. Cold manipulation; 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. Elasticity.
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] '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 Legion of Superheroes #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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