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| Legion of Super-Heroes | |
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.png) The Legion of Super-Heroes, with their allies and enemies Art byPhil Jimenez | |
| Group publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4) #0 (October 1994) |
| Created by | Mark Waid and Tom McCraw (writers) Stuart Immonen (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Base(s) | Legion headquarters Legion World |
| Roster | |
| See:List of Legion of Super-Heroes members | |
| Legion of Super-Heroes | |
 | Cover ofLegion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4) #0 (October 1994). Art byStuart Immonen & Ron Boyd. |
| Series publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series,Limited series |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Publication date | (Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4)) October1994 – May2000 (Legionnaires) October1994 – March2000 (Legion Lost) May2000 – April2001 (The Legion) December2001 – October2004 |
| Number of issues | (vol. 4): 64 Legionnaires: 63 Legion Lost: 12 The Legion: 38 |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Mark Waid Tom McCraw Tom Peyer Roger Stern Dan Abnett Andy Lanning Gail Simone |
| Penciller(s) | Lee Moder Jeffrey Moy Jason Armstrong Scott Kolins Olivier Coipel Dan Jurgens |
| Inker(s) | Ron Boyd W.C. Carani Andy Smith |
| Colorist(s) | Tom McCraw |
| Creator(s) | Mark Waid and Tom McCraw (writers) Stuart Immonen (artist) |
The1994 version of theLegion of Super-Heroes (also called thepost–Zero Hour orReboot Legion) is afictionalsuperhero team in the 31st century of theDC Universe. The team is the second incarnation of theLegion of Super-Heroes, following after the1958 version, and was followed by the2004rebooted version. It first appeared inLegion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4) #0 (October 1994) and was created byMark Waid, Tom McCraw, andStuart Immonen.
FollowingZero Hour, a new Legion continuity was created, beginning with a retelling of the origin story starting inLegion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4) #0 and then continued in spin-off sister seriesLegionnaires #0 (both released in October 1994).[1] Lightning Lad was renamedLive Wire, and after the group's founding, a large number of heroes were added to the roster very quickly. Several members from the previous continuity were given new codenames, and some new heroes were added, includingXS (the granddaughter ofBarry Allen, the second Flash),Kinetix,Sensor, andGates.
While in some ways following the pattern of the original continuity, the new continuity diverged from the old one in several ways: some characters died as they had previously, others did not, and some Legion members spent time in the 20th century where they recruitedFerro. The Legion also started out having to earn the respect of theUnited Planets, which they did through two well-earned victories: successfully defending Earth from the White Triangle, a group ofDaxamite racial purists; and exposing United Planets President Chu as the mastermind behind the Braal-Titan War, theSun-Eater hoax, the formation of theFatal Five, and the brainwashing of future LegionnaireJan Arrah.[2]
New writersDan Abnett andAndy Lanning came on board with pencillerOlivier Coipel to produce a dark story leading to the near-collapse of the United Planets and the Legion. In the wake of the disaster, a group of Legionnaires disappeared through a spatial rift and the two existing Legion series came to an end. Thelimited seriesLegion Lost (2000–2001) chronicled the difficult journey of these Legionnaires to return home, while the ensuing limited seriesLegion Worlds (2001) showed what was happening in the United Planets during their absence.
A new series,The Legion, was launched in which the Legion was reunited and given a new base and purpose. Written for its first 33 issues by Abnett and Lanning, the series was cancelled with issue #38. The most notable addition to the team during the title's publication wasSuperboy, a 21st-century clone of Superman who had previously been granted honorary membership.
The Post-Zero Hour Legion reappeared in the 2008-2009Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds limited series, written byGeoff Johns and drawn byGeorge Pérez. The miniseries features the 1994 Legion teaming up with Superman and the post-Infinite Crisis and 2004 incarnations of the Legion to fight a new incarnation of theLegion of Super-Villains (led bySuperboy-Prime) and theTime Trapper.[3]
It is revealed at the end of the miniseries that Earth-247, the home universe of the Legion, was destroyed during the events ofInfinite Crisis. The post-Zero Hour Legion, under the guidance ofShikari Lonestar, travels themultiverse to look for survivors from other universes that were destroyed.[4]
| Workforce | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4) #64 (January 1995) |
| Created by | Mark Waid (script) Lee Moder (art) Tom McCraw (art) |
| In-story information | |
| Member(s) | Amber Blast-Off Dune Evolvo Lad Inferno Karate Kid Lori Morning Particon Radion Repulse Spider Girl Ultra Boy |
TheWorkforce is afictional semi-heroic-super-team, in DC Comics' Post-Zero HourLegion of Super-Heroes continuity. The group was introduced inLegion of Super-Heroes #64 (January 1995).
The Workforce was founded by corrupt industrialist Leland McCauley as a response to the Legion of Super-Heroes, founded by his rivalR. J. Brande. WhenLive Wire was replaced in the Legion by his sisterSpark, he joined Workforce under the belief that McCauley could help him find his brotherMekt. While the team often appeared to be performing heroic deeds, everything they did was designed for McCauley's profit.
A later version of the group consisted entirely of adults, to make the point that the Legion was endangering teenagers. However, a member of this group was actually the eight-year-old Lori Morning, using anH-Dial to appear as an adult.
The group disbanded during the "One Year Gap" and was replaced by the "Oversight Watch."
Elements of Workforce are incorporated into the incarnation of the Legion of Super-Villains that appears inLegion of Super Heroes (2006).
The previously uninterrupted adventures of the team from the 30th Century had ended in the chaos ofZero Hour. But in this zero issue written by Tom McCraw and Mark Waid and drawn by Stuart Immonen, a new incarnation's adventures were only just beginning.
