Tellus (comics)

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Tellus
Tellus Art by Steve Lightle
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Legion of Super-Heroes #14 (September 1985)
Created by	Paul Levitz Steve Lightle
In story information
Alter ego	Ganglios
Team affiliations	Legion of Super-Heroes Dark Circle
Abilities	Telepathy, Telekinesis

Tellus is a fictional DC Comics superhero and a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes featured in the 30th century. Tellus was co-created by writer Paul Levitz and artist Steve Lightle.

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Tellus, real name Ganglios, is a native of the water planet Hykraius. All Hykraians are water-breathers and cannot survive above water without special breathing apparatus (in Tellus' case, a special helmet). Like all members of his race, Tellus was both telepathic and telekinetic, and it was his skill with these powers that helped gain him entry into the Legion Academy and later the Legion itself. He joined the Legion alongside Polar Boy, Magnetic Kid, Sensor Girl and Quislet in Legion of Super-Heroes v.3 #14.

He was the first (normally) non-humanoid Legionnaire. (Quislet, who joined at the same time, did not have a body in the normal sense. It has been shown that Durlans (Chameleon Boy's race) had a 'default' form that was non-humanoid, but Chameleon Boy normally kept his humanoid form.)

Tellus served in the Legion for many years but did not appear during the "Five-Year Gap" storyline. It was later revealed that during this period, Tellus was aligned with The Dark Circle, an organization previously know for its criminal ties, then reconfigured as a quasi-religious organization. He has not appeared since the Legion reboot after the Zero Hour event.

The events of the Infinite Crisis miniseries have apparently restored a close analogue of the Pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths Legion to continuity, as seen in "The Lightning Saga" story arc in Justice League of America and Justice Society of America, and in the "Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes" story arc in Action Comics. However, a series of Legionnaire statues shown in Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #5 did not include Tellus, and his membership in this version of the team has yet to be confirmed.