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Who is Legion? | History of Legion (David Haller)

Its finally here! The History of Legion is amazing and epic beyond imagination. Legion goes through many adventures and overcomes tons of obstacles. Some ama...

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Secrets of the Legion of Super-heroes (1981) #1-3

Publication Date: Jan-Mar 1981

Creators: E. Nelson Bridwell, Paul Kupperberg, Jim Janes, Frank Chiaramonte, Ben Oda, Gene D'Angelo, Jack C. Harris

Roll Call: 

Plot Summary:

Issue 1: RJ Brande is dying so Marla and Arlayn go through the Legion files looking for the solution to save him from Yorrgian Fever. They see origin stories for Legionnaires and the Legion itself. It had Rokk, Imra, Garth, Luornu, Tinya, Gim, Cham, Lyle (sort of), Thom, Kara, origin stories with new details/retcons.

Issue 2: They continue going through the files after a brief argument with WF. Origins for Brainy (relatives listed as Vril, Pran, Kajz), Vi, Clark, Dirk, Chuck, Jo, Tenzil, Mon, Ayla, Jan, Val (retcons??), Projectra, Nura, Tasmia, Brin. Marla won't reveal why he's questioning everyone so Imra does, revealing that Brande has claimed to be the father of one of the Legionnaires.

Issue 3: Origins of WF, Tyroc, Dawnstar, Andrew, Condo, Lyle, Brekk, Lydda, Fire Lad, Chlorophyll Kid, Color Kid, Stone Boy, Jimmy Olsen, Pete Ross, Lana Lang, Rond Vidar, Kid Psycho. Marla doesn't think any of them are it, so Imra goes to read Brande's mind. They deduce that Cham is his son and save him. Brande tells his origin story.

Notes:

Lists the order the Legionnaires apparently joined

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DC SUPER STARS #17 "The Secret of the Quintile Crystal" (162o)

Publication Date:

Creators: Jack C. Harris, Juan Ortiz, Bob Smith, Liz Berube / Elizabeth Safian

Roll Call: Imra, Garth, Rokk, Clark, RJ Brande

Plot Summary:

The founders tell Clark about their first mission, preventing the smuggling of the powerful quintile crystal to a foreign power. They were arrested for attacking a diplomat who had stolen the crystal, but they secretly recover it and return it to Earth.

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SUPERBOY #147 "80 Page Giant Superboy” (88o)

Publication Date: May/June 68

Creators: E. Nelson Bridwell, Pete Costanza

Roll Call:

Garth, Ayla, Rokk, Imra, Mekt, RJ Brande, Luornu, Tinya, Lyle

Plot Summary:

First on-panel telling of the Legion origin story. Establishes that Cosmic Boy was the first leader even though you really couldn’t tell that was the case in early stories.

Reprints a bunch of other stories