List of Legion of Super-Heroes items

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This is a list of fictional items from the DC Comics series Legion of Super-Heroes.

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[edit] A

  • Anti-lead serum - Invented by Brainiac 5, this serum cures Mon-El of his fatal lead weakness. Mon-El must take the serum every 48 hours or risk succumbing to lead poisoning. One of the ingredients is kryptonite. First introduced in Adventure Comics #305.

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A flight ring
A flight ring
  • Flight Belt - The precursor to the flight ring. After the invention of the flight ring, the Legion gave out flight belts as consolation prizes to rejected applicants (Adventure Comics #306).
  • Flight Rings - Rings worn by Legionnaires which allow them to fly and communicate with each other. The history of their invention has changed with differing version of the Legion.

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  • Inertron - The densest substance in the universe, and regularly used by the Legion as a shielding material. The walls of the Legion Clubhouse are composed of an inertron/manganium alloy, which can stand up to one of Superboy's punches.

[edit] M

  • Miracle Machine - Presented to the Legion by the Controllers in Adventure Comics #367, this amazing machine can turn thoughts into reality. As the Legion consider it extremely dangerous, they seal it inside an inertron cube. The Miracle Machine is used to defeat the Time Trapper in the Legion of Super-Heroes 1978 Collector's Edition. The Miracle Machine is eaten by Matter-Eater Lad in order to keep it from falling into enemy hands (in Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #251).

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  • Telepathic earplugs - Devices used to allow sentients who do not speak the same languages to communicate. Can be used in one-way (where they translate only for the benefit of the wearer) or two-way mode.
  • Time Bubble - The Legion's original mode of time-travel transportation. A present of Legion sponsor R.J. Brande, the Time Bubble can carry a small group of people anywhere in time and space.
  • Time Cube - Similar to the Time Bubble. An invention of Rond Vidar, the Time Cube can project anyone to any point in time and space. It has some negative side affects, including reducing super-powers and temporarily deactivating some of the Legion's equipment.
  • Transuits - Skintight transparent suits which allow the wearer to survive indefinitely in the vacuum, identifiable by the white armband visibile while wearing.

[edit] O

  • Omnicoms - All-purpose Handheld PC computers, used for scanning, sending messages and reading amongst other things.

[edit] V

  • Vote-O-Matic - An electronic voting machine used by the Legion to elect its leaders. The machine has photographs of all the candidates. Members can vote for a specific candidate by pressing the button beneath the photo. First seen in Adventure Comics #304.

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Justice Society of America #5 (2007)