Book One
Writer: Geoff Johns
Pencils: George Pérez
Inker: Scott Koblish
Colorist: Hi-Fi
Synopsis
Watching from his vantage point at the end of time, the Time Trapper decides to use Superboy-Prime as a weapon against his constant foes, the Legion of Super-Heroes. He directs Prime towards the 31st century, where Prime discovers the Superman Museum in Smallville. Prime is angered to see that he has been relegated to nothing more than a footnote in Superman’s history, and goes on a rampage until he learns of the Legion of Super-Villains.
Meanwhile, Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad and Saturn Girl attempt to sway the opinions of the United Planets Council, to no avail. The U.P. has decided that it no longer has a use for the Legion, and advises its founders to grow up.
Phantom Girl, Lightning Lass and Shadow Lass rescue Mon-El from the Phantom Zone. Mon-El, having been in the Zone for so long, is weak, and must recharge under the yellow sun.
Polar Boy visits Sun Boy and tries to get him to rejoin the team. Sun Boy realizes that the universe doesn’t want the Legion anymore. His passion is gone, and he’s burnt out.
At the U.P. Council, things aren’t going well for the Legionnaires until their founder, R.J. Brande, arrives to speak on their behalf. He wants to tell them all why the Legion must always exist. The members of the U.P. agree to listen.
Prime invades Takron-Galtos and frees Lightning Lord, Saturn Queen and Cosmic King, who revere him as their inspiration. They have longed for the day when he would come and lead the Legion of Super-Villains to their final victory.
Brande speaks to the U.P., making his case for the Legion’s existence. His speech is cut short when his former rival, Leland McCauley, shoots and kills him. As Brande dies, he morphs into his true form, that of a Durlan, which stokes the fires of xenophobia running rampant throughout the galaxy. The Science Police arrive to take the three Legionnaires into custody, but they resist. McCauley crumbles to dust before their eyes, a victim of the Time Trapper’s machinations.
Things go from bad to worse across the galaxy. Earth has accused Durla of espionage, and Chameleon Boy has gone missing. Dream Girl is nowhere to be found, and Element Lad is missing in action. Cosmic Boy can’t get in touch with Blok, Wildfire or Dawnstar. A small group of Legionnaires assemble to say goodbye to R.J. Brande.
Later, the Legion is in the middle of squabbling about what their next course of action is when an alert grabs their attention.
In the 21st century, Superman receives a distress call from the Legion. His flight ring transports him to the future, where his friends show him that a giant “S” has been burned into the surface of Takron-Galtos. Prime had freed every prisoner on the planet. With the situation looking grim, Brainiac 5 suggest that they enlist the aid of the Legions of Super-Heroes from two parallel universes. Superman says that they might have to do something drastic in order to defeat Prime, such as redeem him…
Notes
Okay, just to start off with, a disclaimer – I am NOT a Legion expert. My realm of experience and proficiency lies with the DC Universe proper, and although I can recite team line-ups of the JLA and the Titans backwards and forwards, my knowledge of Legion history is not as extensive. I will admit to being an avid fan of the group ever since Keith Giffen’s “Five Year Later” stories and onward, which is a good twenty-year run or so. But I am not walking into this assignment trying to pass myself off as some lifelong Legion fan, so I apologize in advance if I do not point out every obscure reference.
Secondly, for clarity’s sake, I have come up with my own terminology to talk about each of the three Legions appearing in this series. The “Classic Legion” is the one that appeared from 1958 all of the way up until the events of Zero Hour, the one that recently reappeared in “The Lightning Saga” and the recent “Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes arc in Action Comics #858-863. While their history seems unchanged from what was originally published by DC Comics, it seems to deviate after the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths. For example, no “Magic Wars,” no “Five Year Gap,” no Dominator-controlled Earth, no Earth blows up, etc.
The “Reboot Legion” is the one that appeared post-Zero Hour, up until the Teen Titans/Legion of Super-Heroes Special #1. They reappeared for a single panel in Infinite Crisis #6, where it was revealed that they lived on Earth-247.
The “Current Legion” is the one currently being published by DC Comics.
If you want to use other terminology, that’s great, but this is what I’m using for the purposes of this blog.
Moving on…
Page 1: The Time Trapper, real name unrevealed. First appeared in Adventure Comics #317. Has the ability to control and manipulate time. Pretty freaking powerful guy, if you ask me. He lives at the end of time, which is a fairly depressing place.
Page 2: Earth-Man was defeated by Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes, as seen in Action Comics #863.
Page 3: Jun and Mara are supposed to be 31st century analogues for Jonathan and Martha Kent, albeit less open-minded ones.
Page 4: Superboy-Prime, real name Kal-El of Krypton, also known as Clark Kent of Earth. First appeared in DC Comics Presents #87. He’s from Earth-Prime, a world that was destroyed in the Crisis on Infinite Earths. Since that time, he was trapped in a paradise dimension with the Superman and Lois Lane of Earth-Two, and the Alexander Luthor of Earth-Three, and then escaped back to reality to show Earth’s heroes what a real hero is like. This “real hero” then proceeded to kill and maim a lot of people, destroy a few worlds, and then aid the Sinestro Corps. He’s been a naughty boy. He technically last appeared in Countdown to Final Crisis #13, but if you want to forget about that whole series (and, really, who doesn’t?) then he most recently appeared in Green Lantern (fourth series) #25.
“I’m not Superboy.” Prime has an issue with people calling him “Superboy,” as you can see.
Page 5: Confused about the writing above the door to the Superman Museum? Don’t be. It’s in Interlac, the language of choice for the United Planets in the 31st century. It’s based on Terran English, with liberal additions from other Terran languages. Basically, each symbol corresponds to one of twenty-six letters. I am by no means an Interlac expert, but it’s one of those things that, once you start recognizing the symbols, it becomes incredibly easy to read. I’ll be translating the Interlac as we go along. It was first mentioned in Adventure Comics #379.
Interlac (above door): SUPERMAN MUSEUM
Pages 6 & 7: Hoo-boy. What was I thinking, annotating a George Pérez-drawn Legion series? I must be mad…
Okay, the holographic images, from left to right…
Top tier –
Ma & Pa Kent with an adolescent Clark Kent;
Clark Kent and Lois Lane on their wedding day;
Clark Kent with Perry White and Jimmy Olsen;
Lex Luthor, in prison greys;
Power Girl, real name Kara Zor-L of Earth-Two;
Steel, real name John-Henry Irons;
Lori Lemaris of Tritonis;
And The Martian Manhunter, Wonder Woman, Superman, the Flash, Aquaman, Green Lantern and Batman, the founders of the Justice League of America.
Bottom tier –
The Golden Age Superman, real name Kal-L of Krypton, from Earth-Two, who died in Infinite Crisis #7;
Superman from the 853rd century, real name Kal Kent (possibly), a member of the Justice Legion Alpha;
The Kingdom Come Superman, Kal-El of Earth-22, currently appearing in Justice Society of America;
Tangent Superman, Harvey Dent of Earth-9, currently appearing in Tangent: Superman’s Reign;
Krypto, the super-dog;
Superwoman, real name Kristen Wells of the 29th century, who hasn’t appeared post-Crisis on Infinite Earths;
Supergirl, Kara Zor-El of Krypton, Superman’s cousin;
And Superboy, Connor Kent of Earth, a clone of both Superman and Lex Luthor, who died in Infinite Crisis #6.
Okay, moving on…
The huge golden statue in the center of the room is an updated representation of Superman’s pose on the cover of Action Comics #1.
On the dais in the background is a depiction of Jonathan and Martha Kent finding the infant Kal-El in his spaceship. Above them hovers the doomed planet Krypton, which orbits the red sun Rao.
On the first floor, slightly to the left, is a crystalline model of Kal-El’s ship. Reflected in the glass dome around it are images of Jor-El and Lara, Kal-El’s parents. Note that, post-Infinite Crisis, Krypton and Kryptonian technology reflect the vision of Krypton as seen in Superman: The Movie. It’s all spiky and crystal-like.
Almost there…
The life-sized models of those important to Superman are, from left to right, Jonathan “Pa” Kent, Martha, “Ma” Kent, Peter Ross, Lana Lang, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen and Perry White.
Whew.
What I am complaining about I have no idea. I haven’t even gotten to the multiple Legions yet…
Page 8: “Hello there, strange visitor!” “Strange visitor from another planet” was how the Adventures of Superman television series described the title character.
Jimmy Olsen, full name James Bartholomew Olsen. First appeared in Superman (first series) #13. Superman’s pal and a photographer for the Daily Planet.
The “Hall of 1,000 Olsens” depicts some of Jimmy’s many transformations over the years. They include…
Giant Turtle Boy, Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen #53;
Human Flame-thrower Jimmy, Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen #33
Elastic Lad, Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen #31;
Gorilla Jimmy, Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen #24;
Jimmy Olsen, Freak (really fat Jimmy in the red suit), Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen #59
Jimmy Olsen from Jupiter (green-skinned, pointy-eared Jimmy), Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen #32;
The Human Porcupine, Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen #65;
The Wolf-Man of Metropolis, Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen #44;
Super-Brain Jimmy, Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen #22.
“The World of 1,000 Olsens” was a story that appeared in Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen #105.
Page 9: The bottle city of Kandor made its first appearance in Action Comics #242. The story of its miniaturization and abduction by Brainiac 1 was recently retold in Action Comics #866.
Nightwing and Flamebird were originally identities adopted by Superman and Jimmy Olsen in Superman (first series) #158 so that they could fight crime, like Batman and Robin, in Kandor. Later, in Superman Family #183, Kandorians Van-Zee and Ak-Var donned the identities. Covers for the upcoming “New Krypton” storyline tease at the possibility of a new Nightwing and Flamebird.
Interlac (above photographs, Panel 2): OLSEN PHOTO
“I had a signal watch that gave off a hypersonic alarm only he could –“ Jimmy Olsen’s signal watch first appeared in Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen #1.
“The secret origin of Superman!” Unlike many of DC heroes, Superman has not received a new, updated origin post-Infinite Crisis. Thus it is still unknown what elements comprise his back history at this time, simply because there have been several retellings of his origin over the past few years. What Jimmy recounts here, however, are the broad strokes.
Interlac (above the Supermen): PORTRAIT GA (presumably GALLERY)
Okay, this is really cool. Notice how all of these Superman portraits look just a little different? Well, they seem to be done by different Superman artists through the ages.
Interlac (below the Supermen, from left to right): SHUSTER (Joe Shuster); BORING (Wayne Boring); SWAN (Curt Swan); GARCIA-LOPEZ (José Luis Garcia-Lopez); NE (I presume it is supposed to be Gil KANE); LIEFELD (Rob Liefeld); and in the foreground, PÉREZ (George Pérez)
Note the accent mark over the Interlac “E”.
Page 10: The Phantom Zone first appeared in Adventure Comics #283. The projector is used to transport individuals to and from the Zone.
Ah, the Legion of Super-Heroes. This is, of course, the “Classic” team here. Took them long enough to show up in this book, didn’t it? I will go into individual real names, first appearances and abilities as they show up in the series, but I can’t resist a good old-fashioned, George Pérez group shot. Starting with the front row, and going back and forth, we have…
Phantom Girl, Dawnstar, Brainiac 5, Saturn Girl, Superman, Shrinking Violet, Cosmic Boy, Sun Boy, Chameleon Girl, Lightning Lad, Invisible Kid (II), Wildfire, Ultra Boy, Lightning Lass, Blok, Shadow Lass, Timber Wolf, Night Girl, Polar Boy and Colossal Boy (legs only)
The Legion of Super-Heroes first appeared in Adventures Comics #247. In Superboy (first series) #147, it was revealed how Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl and Lightning Lad saved R.J. Brande from an assassination attempt.
Still more Legionnaires here. Starting in the front row, and going back and forth, we have…
Mon-El, White Witch, Star Boy, Element Lad, Chameleon Boy, Sensor Girl, Tyroc, Karate Kid (I), Bouncing Boy, Dream Girl, Matter-Eater Lad, Tellus and Duo Damsel
Page 11: Some shots of memorabilia in the museum…
Panel 1: Steel’s hammer, Nightwing (Dick Grayson)’s costume, Superboy’s jacket, the Guardian’s shield, several shades of Kryptonite
Panel 2: Prime flies through a hall that resembles the exterior of the Fortress of Solitude; images on the screens are of Knockout, the Black Mercy, Clark Kent changing to Superman, Titano, and Dubbilex
Interlac (on screen): OLITUDE (as in, Fortress of SOLITUDE)
Panel 4: The villain gallery, part 1…Lex Luthor in Lexor battlesuit, Lex Luthor in prison greys, Doomsday, Brainiac’s ship, and the new, updated Brainiac
Panel 5: The villain gallery, part 2…Bizarro #1 (feet standing on cube globe), Mongul, Mr. Mxyzptlk, Non, General Zod, Ursa and the Parasite (leg only)
Panel 6: The villain gallery, part 3…Bizarro #1, the Kryptonite Man and the Parasite (still don’t see all of him)
Panel 7: The villain gallery, part 4…Cyborg-Superman, the Prankster, Toyman and Metallo
Page 12: Superboy-Prime’s armor, which was cobbled together out of pieces of the Anti-Monitor’s own armor, debuted in Infinite Crisis #5.
Kid Flash (Bart Allen), with the aid of Wally West, Jay Garrick, Barry Allen, Max Mercury and Johnny Quick, trapped Prime in the Speed Force in Infinite Crisis #4.
Prime battled – and killed – Conner Kent in Infinite Crisis #6.
Sodam Yat battled Prime in Green Lantern Corps #18, as part of the Sinestro Corps War.
Neutron is a minor Superman foe who is a living nuclear reactor.
Page 13: That statue that Prime crashes through is of the Composite-Superman.
Featured in the Teen Titans display are Wonder Girl (II), Starfire, Kid Flash (II), Superboy, Beast Boy (In monkey form), Robin (III), Cyborg and Raven.
Page 14: The Science Police serve as the police force for the United Planets in the 31st century. They first appeared in Adventure Comics #300.
Interlac (on officers’ helmets): SPD
Interlac (back of officers’ vests): POLICE
Page 15: Panel 3, more Superman memorabilia…A Kryptonian battlesuit, Comet the super-horse, and Captain Marvel’s cape
Page 16: Hey, it’s about time the actual, flesh-and-blood Legion made an appearance in this book…
The United Planets is a collection of planets, including Earth, in the Milky Way galaxy. Their jurisdiction seems to extend beyond their own galaxy. The Legion of Super-Heroes defends the U.P. They first appeared in Adventure Comics #336.
Interlac (delegation pods): BRAAL TALTAR and DURLA
Lightning Lad, real name Garth Ranzz of Winath. First appeared in Adventure Comics #247. Able to generate and manipulate electrical energy. Legion founder.
Cosmic Boy, real name Rokk Krinn of Braal. First appeared in Adventure Comics #247. Able to generate and control magnetic fields. Legion founder.
Saturn Girl, real name Imra Ardeen-Ranzz of Titan. First appeared in Adventure Comics #247. Able to read the minds of others and communicate telepathically. Legion founder.
Page 17: Panel One – those diplomats are from Winath, a world in which twin births are the norm. Hence, the twin representatives.
Panel Two – “And you should know the damage being a singular causes, Lightning Lad.” Lightning Lad’s brother, Lightning Lord, was a single (he had no twin), and he grew up a reject from society.
Panel Three – These look like the Earth diplomats.
Panel Six – The green, robotic-looking gentlemen are the representatives from Colu.
Panel Seven – Interlac (computer terminal): COLU
Panel Nine – Interlac (delegation pod): SATURN
These representatives are from Saturn’s moon of Titan.
Page 18: Phantom Girl, real name Tinya Wazzo of Bgztl. First appeared in Action Comics #276. Able to turn intangible and pass through solid objects.
Lightning Lass, real name Ayla Ranzz of Winath. First appeared in Adventure Comics #308. Able to generate and manipulate electrical energy.
Shadow Lass, real name Tasmia Mallor of Talok VIII. First appeared in Adventure Comics #365. Able to generate fields of absolute darkness.
General Zod, Ursa and Non are Kryptonians trapped in the Phantom Zone. All first appeared in Action Comics #845.
Page 19: Mon-El, real name Lar Gand of Daxam. First appeared in Superboy (first series) #89. Possesses powers and abilities identical to Superman.
Brainiac 5, real name Querl Dox of Colua. First appeared in Action Comics #276. Possesses an advanced, 12th level intelligence.
Brainy was stripped of his title and ostracized from his people after the events of Action Comics #861.
Page 20: Mon-El possesses the native Daxamite vulnerability to lead. When he first visited Clark Kent on Earth in the 20th century, he was exposed to lead and nearly died. Clark trapped Mon-El in the Phantom Zone to save his life. One-thousand years later, Mon-El was released from the Zone, and Brainiac 5 created an anti-lead serum for Mon-El so that he could survive on Earth.
Page 21: Sun Boy, real name Dirk Morgna of Earth. First appeared in Action Comics #276. Able to generate and manipulate solar energy.
Polar Boy, real name Brek Bannin of Tharr. First appeared in Adventure Comics #306. Able to generate intense heat or cold.
“…your powers were siphoned and abused by those xenophobic rejects…” It was revealed in Action Comics #862 that Earth-Man used Sun Boy to turn the sun red.
Page 22: I have no idea who Aad’m and Sonia are, and if they are important in any way, shape or form.
Karate Kid (II), real name Myg of Lythyl. First appeared in Legion of Super-Heroes (third series) #13. In published DCU continuity, Myg never met Val Armorr, the original Karate Kid, and only came to Earth after Timber Wolf went to Lythyl as part of the terms of Armorr’s will. Myg later went on to join the second version of the Legion of Substitute Heroes. However, in this “new” continuity, Val went missing in time after the events of “The Lightning Saga,” and it seems that Myg joined with the Legion at that time.
“The bile between Chameleon Girl and Shrinking Violet alone was -” The friction between these two women has nothing to do with race. At one point, Salu Digby (Shrinking Violet) was kidnapped by radicals from her native planet of Imsk and was replaced by Yera (Chameleon Girl), a Durlan actress. Shrinking Violet was eventually freed, but she still harbors resentment.
Panel Five: Earth representative.
Panel Six: Braal representative.
Panel Seven: That’s Dr. Dym’ll of Jaquaa, doctor to the Legionnaires. First appeared in Legion of Super-Heroes (second series) #284.
Panel Eight: Taltor representative.
Panel Nine: Talok VIII representative.
Panel Ten: Representative of some planet home to old guys with white hair? I don’t know…
Panel Eleven: H’hrnath, general manager of Nullport, the Legion’s source for new cruisers and spacecraft. First appeared in Legion of Super-Heroes (second series) #285.
Panel Twelve: The guy with the eye sticking out of the center of his head looks like Warden Tsaquin, warden of Takron-Galtos. However, the prison planet was destroyed by a wave of anti-matter in Crisis on Infinite Earths, and was replaced by the Labyrinth. Because of the deviation in continuity at this time, Takron-Galtos was never destroyed. This representative may or may not be Tsaquin, and might just be of the same race. It seems like they are from a planet called Kaffar. The other guy is a Durlan.
Mordru and Universo are two classic Legion foes; Mordru is a millennia-old sorcerer, and Universo is a hypnotist.
Page 23: R.J. Brande, full name Rene Jacques Brande. First appeared in Adventure Comics #350. Financier and co-founder of the Legion of Super-Heroes.
The Legion flight belts were precursors to their current flight rings.
Page 24: Takron-Galtos is the prison-planet in the 31st century. It first appeared in Adventure Comics #359.
The Legionnaires in that holo-globe behind Jimmy are Ferro Lad, Nemesis Kid and Invisible Kid (I).
Page 25: Ah, the Legion of Super-Villains. Once again, starting from the first row and going back and forth, we have…
Radiation Roy, Tarik the Mute, Chameleon Chief, Cosmic King, Lightning Lord, Saturn Queen, Nemesis Kid, Terrus, Neutrax, Titania, Ron-Karr, Micro-Lad, Tyr, Sun Emperor, Esper Lass, Spider-Girl, Zymyr, Silver Slasher, Magno Lad, Ol-Vir, Hunter, Lazon and Mist Master.
Page 26: Lightning Lord, real name Mekt Ranzz of Winath. First appeared in Superman (first series) #147. Able to generate and manipulate electrical energy.
Saturn Queen, real name Eve Aries of Titan. First appeared in Superman (first series) #147. Possesses powerful hypnotic abilities.
Cosmic King, real name Laevar Bolto of Nenus. First appeared in Superman (first series) #147. Able to transmute elements.
Just as Superman inspired the Legion of Super-Heroes, Superboy-Prime inspired the Legion of Super-Villains. Lightning Lord, Saturn Queen and Cosmic King have been waiting for him to join them so that they can defeat their foes in final battle.
Page 27: Panels 4-6 depict the Legion founders in their original costumes.
Page 28: Leland McCauley III of Earth. First appeared in Adventure Comics #374. He wanted revenge on R.J. Brande after he became convinced that Brande caused his fortunes to plummet.
Page 29: Uh, yeah. Brande’s a Durlan. Actually, he’s the father of Reep Daggle, a.k.a. Chameleon Boy. This was revealed in Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes #3.
Damn Durlans, taking jobs from real Earthlings….
Page 30: Whoops. Poor Leland. It doesn’t pay to make deals with the Time Trapper, now does it?
Page 31: Colossal Boy, real name Gim Allon of Earth. First appeared in Action Comics #267. Able to increase his size to twenty-five feet in height.
Chameleon Girl, real name Yera Allon of Durla. First appeared in Legion of Super-Heroes (second series) #305. Able to shape shift.
Chameleon Boy, real name Reep Daggle of Durla. First appeared in Action Comics #267. Able to shape shift.
Night Girl, real name Lydda Jath of Kathoon. First appeared in Adventure Comics #306. Possesses superhuman strength in darkness.
Shrinking Violet, real name Salu Digby of Imsk. First appeared in Action Comics #276. Able to shrink to subatomic size.
Invisible Kid (II), real name Jacques Foccart of Earth. First appeared in Legion of Super-Heroes (second series) Annual #1. Able to turn invisible.
Dream Girl, real name Nura Nal of Naltor. First appeared in Adventure Comics #314. Able to see the future through her dreams.
Timber Wolf, real name Brin Londo of Zuun. First appeared in Adventure Comics #327. Possesses superhuman strength, speed and agility, heightened senses and claws.
Ultra Boy, real name Jo Nah of Rimbor. First appeared in Superboy (first series) #98. Has superhuman strength, speed, flight, invulnerability and vision powers, but only one power at a time.
Element Lad, real name Jan Arrah of Trom. First appeared in Adventure Comics #307. Able to transmute elements.
The other Legionnaires seen on Cosmic Boy’s computer screens are the White Witch, Blok, Dawnstar, Wildfire, Duo Damsel, Bouncing Boy, Matter-Eater Lad, Quislet, Sensor Girl, Tellus and Tyroc.
Page 33: It always comes back to this guy…
Superman, real name Kal-El of Krypton, a.k.a. Clark Kent. First appeared in Action Comics #1. Possesses superhuman strength, speed, invulnerability, flight and enhanced senses.
Page 34: “The last I heard of him, Prime disappeared after killing one of the Guardians of the Universe.” This was at the end of the Sinestro Corps War, in Green Lantern (fourth series) #25.
Pages 35 & 36: Okay, deep breaths time, we’re almost done…
First up is the Reboot Legion. Some of these characters are basically identical to their Classic Legion counterparts, others are radically different, while still others are totally new characters. We’ll get into each of them more in-depth as they appear in the story. Starting from the back, and going back and forth, we have…
Apparaition (Tinya Wazzo), Kinetix (Zoe Saugin), Kid Quantum I (James Cullen, deceased), Thunder (Cece Beck), Leviathan (Gim Allon, deceased), Magno (Dyrk Magz), Wildfire (Drake Burroughs), Shikari, Element Lad (Jan Arrah, deceased), Star Boy (Thom Kallor) Timber Wolf (Brin Londo), Gear (I.Z.O.R.), Invisible Kid (Lyle Norg), Chuck Taine, Monstress (Candi Pyponte-LeParc III, deceased), Triad (Luornu Durgo), Kid Quantum II (Jazmin Cullen), Ferro (Andrew Nolan), M’onel (Lar Gand), Umbra (Tasmia Mallor), Spark (Ayla Ranzz), Chameleon (Reep Daggle), Brainiac 5.1 (Querl Dox), Koko, Violet (Salu Digby), Karate Kid (Val Armorr), Ultra Boy (Jo Nah), Saturn Girl (Imra Ardeen), Cosmic Boy (Rokk Krinn), Live Wire (Garth Ranzz, decased, sort-of), Andromeda (Laurel Gand), Dreamer (Nura Nal), Sensor (Jeka Wynzorr), Gates (Ti’julk Mr’asz) and XS (Jenni Ognats).
Phew.
Oh, wait, there’s more. Now we have the Current Legion, as seen in the pages of the current Legion of Super-Heroes series. Once again, starting from the back, and moving back and forth, we have…
Mon-El (Lar Gand), Dream Boy (Rol Purtha), Timber Wolf (Brin Londo), Colossal Boy (prefers the name Micro Lad, Gim Allon), Dream Girl (Nura Nal, deceased), Supergirl (Kara Zor-El), Phantom Girl (Tinya Wazzo), Element Lad (Jan Arrah), Sun Boy (Dirk Morgna), Triplicate Girl (Luornu Durgo), Ultra Boy (Jo Nah), Princess Projectra, Shadow Lass (Tasmia Mallor), Light Lass (Aylan Ranzz), Brainiac 5 (Querl Dox), Saturn Girl (Imra Ardeen), Cosmic Boy (Rokk Krinn), Lightning Lad (Garth Ranzz), Star Boy (Thom Kallor), Karate Kid (Val Armorr), Chameleon (Reep Daggle), Atom Girl (Salu Digby) and Invisible Kid (Lyle Norg).
The “Legion of Three Worlds” case was first mentioned in Justice Society of America (second series) #6.
Okay, that’s it, I’m spent. I need to recharge my batteries for next month…
Those sketches that Nix Uotan is working on represent alternate versions of DC Universe characters, from some of the worlds of the Multiverse. Depicted are Overman and Overgirl (Superman and Supergirl analogues), a Monitor, what looks like a thumbnail sketch for the cover of Final Crisis: Requiem #1 and Dr. Manhattan with a crew cut.
Okay, I feel like Jay’s going a little overboard here. “It’s the end of the world, Wally!” Why? How does he know that? Did he get the script to issue #3 and he knows how the story’s gonna go?
Oh, and the guy in the freaky black armor is the Black Racer, the New Gods’ angel of death. I assume that he followed the bullet backwards in time to Orion’s death, because he was hovering over his corpse last issue. 
