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An organization of teen-aged crime-fighters and adventurers -
representing Earth and more than a score of far-flung planets and
consisting, all in all, of several dozen active members, honorary
members, and reservists - each of whom possesses some unique
super-power distinct from those possessed by every other member of the
group. The Legion makes its headquarters in the city of Metropolis in
the thirtieth century A.D., where it is primarily active.
Since Superman has the power to travel in time, it is possible for him to journey to the thirtieth century A.D. to visit the Legion either during the period when they are teen-agers or during the period when they are adults. By the same token, since the Legionnaires are able to time-travel also, it is possible for them to return to the twentieth century to visit Superman either as teen-agers or as adults. For this reason, the Legionnaires appear in the chronicles sometimes as teen-agers and sometimes as adults. And as adults, the Legionnaires often have different names from the ones they employed as teen-agers. The adult Cosmic Boy is called Cosmic Man the adult Lightning Lad is called Lightning Man; the adult Saturn Girl is called Saturn Woman; and so on.
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"The Secret Origin of the Legion Clubhouse!" "Tomorrow's Lesson!" About the Legion Who's Who |
Text on this page taken from The Great Superman Book © 1978 by Michael L. Fleisher. Illustrations from Secret Origin of the Legion of Super-Heroes Clubhouse by Gerard Jones, Kurt Schaffenberger, Ty Templeton, and Albert Deguzman - edited by Mark Waid. Superman, Superboy, and the Legion of Super-Heroes TM & © DC Comics
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