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A Legion message board tradition - originated by LARDLAD well before I showed up.

Tell as much or as little as you want, in whatever format you choose.

Some of the usual items are:

Name
Location
Age
Occupation

Former DCMB screen name (if different)

Favorite Legionnaires
First LSH issue read
Favorite issue/arc/era
Favorite writers/artists/etc
Favorite Legion memory (either story-based or your experiences/reactions/revelations/etc. regarding the book)

Favorite non-Legion comics
Other hobbies/collections/etc

You first.

Name: TD
Location: US
Occupation: Debutante, dilettante

Same screen name at old and new DCMBs. Well, maybe a few other screen names too.

Regarding me and the Legion ~ I'm easily the least-dedicated Legion person here. I wound up at the old DC Legion board on a whim 18 months ago and wound up staying until the end. Go figure.

Favorite Legionnaires:
when I first started reading appx. 20 years ago: DREAM GIRL & Queen Projectra
Favorites now: Nura and Projectra still (even though they're not the same) as well as Lu, Lydda, and Drura. (A mix of all eras for all five.) And there was something about Adventure-era Imra....
Favorite issues: not really sure. There was something about the LSV War. And so many of the Adventure issues were charming....
First Legion issue read: not sure. Probbaly something from the early 80s or late 70s (I was buying from the 10 cent box).

Favorite era: I'll pass on that, because there are some I haven't read. But the Adventure books were a joy, and I liked how Levitz handled such a big cast. I haven't read much of the 5YL, but I really like that they were allowed to change.

Best thing about the Legion: almost limitless source of puns.

Okay, my turn!

Name: Brian
Location: CT
Age: 32
Favorite Legionnaires: Kid Kal Superboy, Mon-El, Gates, XS
First LSH issue read: Either S&LSH 224 or the C-49 tabloid reprinting the first Mordru story
Favorite arc: The President Chu/Sun Eater/Fatal Five story early in the 'boot
Favorite artists: Cockrum, Swan

Favorite non-Legion comics: Starlin's WARLOCK, Nightwing, Birds of Prey, Promethea
Other hobbies/collections/etc: Marvin the Martian, Dragons

Name: ROY BATTY
Location: rufustfirefly's heart.
Aged like a fine wine
Occupation: Mr Kamphausen's Image Consultant

DCMB name Speedy the Smackhead


the rest is N/A

Name: Scott
Location: Happy Valley, USA (known to mortals as Utah)
Age: 37
Occupation: Business Technology Supervisor

Favorite Legionnaires: Has always been Garth. Condo was another favorite that I wish had gotten more of a story reboot. Blok and Sun Boy are a couple of other favs.

First LSH issue read: If I remember the issue # correctly it was Superboy #210, Soljer's Private War. The issue came out right after my father passed away. My first real exposure to comics outside of Archie (that I can remember) and my first exposure to Mike Grell. He quickly became one of my favorite astists.

Favorite issue/arc/era: Fav issue is hard. I'm all pre-boot although The Legion has been great, mostly, so far. A Cold and Lonely Corner of Hell would have to be my favorite stand alone issue. Great characterization and a perfect prelude to my favorite arc, The Great Darkness. Era would be pre-boot by far. Before the Garth is Proty crap.

Favorite writers/artists/etc: Lightle and Levitz are tops in my book. The Giffen/Levitz team probably holds the most memories for me. Cockrum, Starlin, Grell, Swan, Siegel, Shooter, hell just about all the creators at one time or another have been a favorite.

Favorite Legion memory (either story-based or your experiences/reactions/revelations/etc. regarding the book): The early 80's, my mid to late teen years. The Legionnaires were being allowed to grow up as I was. They were a big part of my life back then


Favorite non-Legion comics: Currently Batman (I've like Hush so far), LoEG, Exiles and the Ultimate titles, although I haven't actually read the Ultimate Spider-Man for quite awhile. Just still picking up the title out of habit. During the Legion's heyday of the 80's it was The Teen Titans, X-Men, Warlord, Dreadstar. Others that have faded in memory.

Other hobbies/collections/etc: Web design (sorry I'm a geek at heart), HeroClix, DnD. My wife and I collect vampire books, have over 1,000 of the things stuffed in bookcases in the bedroom.

Name: Mike

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Age: 45 Occupation: Grocery

Former DCMB screen name (if different)

Favorite Legionnaires: Cosmic Boy, Mon-el, Shadow Lass

First LSH issue read: Could have been Adventure 267, 290 or 318 When I was 5
I was given a box of coverless that included all 3 of those issues. The 1st one
I bought was Adventure 367.

Favorite issue/arc/era: The 1st Levitz era with the double size issues.

Favorite writers/artists/etc: Artist Curt Swan, Dave Cockrum, Jim Sherman,
Kieth Giffen & Steve Lightle. Writers Jim Shooter, Paul Levitz, Dan Abnett &
Andy Lanning.

Favorite Legion memory: Spotting an issue of the Legion reprint book on the
newsstand way back in 1972. Even though it was a reprint it was still a Legion
book.

Least Favorite Legion memory: Buying a copy of Adventure 381 only to find out
that the LSH was kicked out.

Favorite non-Legion comics: Silver Age Superman, Jimmy Olsen, Curt Swan World's
Finest stories, Kaluta's Carson of Venus, Dinosaur stories from Star Spangled
War Stories.

Other hobbies/collections/etc: Slotcars, Wargames, Military history

Name Brian
Location I'm pretty sure I'm a figment of my imagination.
Age 44
Occupation : Teacher/coach


Favorite Legionnaires: Karate Kid, Bouncing Boy
First LSH issue read: Can't say for sure, but it was probably just prior to the Sun Eater story
Favorite issue/arc/era :Adventure Era
Favorite writers/artists/etc
Favorite Legion memory : Karate Kid going solo against the Dark Circle invasion.

Favorite non-Legion comics: Alpha Flight (RIP)
Other hobbies/collections/etc : Reading, fishing, collecting things turtle.

YO horn dawgs! The internet community calls me MLLASH but you can all me Michael... or Lash, whatever...

First LEGION experience: S/LSH # 205, which probably prompted my love affair with MINOR Legion characters as Lana Lang-- INSECT QUEEN-- Legion Reservist-- is heavily featured in that issue ("The Legion of Super-Executioners!") I also found myself captivated by the Shooter/Swan reprint in that issue!

And the MIKE GRELL sideburns on Ultra Boy and Karate Kid... well, FORGET it-- THEY sure didn't hurt my odds of becoming a life-long LEGION fan.

It should be noted here that I flirted with Speedy the Smackhead LONG ago on the old DCMB.

WHO AM I?

I revealed all in the waning days of the old DCMBs. If you missed it... tough luck!

Name: A Jar of Cardinals
Other names: I'm Fiery Jack on the DCMB.

First LSH book: a hand-me-down, coverless special reprinting the key "Death of Lightning Lad" issues.

Favorite LSHer: Invisible Kid

Other fave current comics: JSA, Nightwing, Astro City, Planetary (soon), Bone, Akiko, Neotopia

Name: Duplicate Man

Secret ID: Allan, but SHH, don't tell anyone.

Age: 42, unless I get rebooted into a teen like the Legion did. With my luck I'd probably just turn to a snake.

Job when I'm in the 21st century: Computer Programmer.

First issue bought: Superboy/LSH #205. I'd read a couple of issues before that, but that was the first I bought with my own money.

Name: Ben
Location: New York City
Age: 31
Occupation: freelance illustrator

Former DCMB screen name (if different): J9AC9K

Favorite Legionnaires: WILDFIRE!! (Ultra Boy and Ferro are cool too...)
First LSH issue read: I don't remember exactly, but I always remembered the image of WILDFIRE blasting himself out of his suit through his faceplate.
Favorite issue/arc/era: "Great Darkness Saga" was awesome and I loved TMK.
Favorite writers/artists/etc: Levitz, Giffen, DnA, Sprouse, Coipel
Favorite Legion memory (either story-based or your experiences/reactions/revelations/etc. regarding the book): The time I was first getting into the Legion when TMK came out and digging through back issue bins to buy up all the Legion stuff I could find.

Favorite non-Legion comics: "Powers", "The Ultimates", "JSA", "Hellboy", "Grendel"

Name: He Who Wanders (Interlac for "M'Onel," don't you know)
Real Name: Greg
Age: 39 (or 1'051 in Phantom Zone years)
Location: The Phantom Zone (otherwise known as Kansas City, MO)
Occupation: Death notices mogul (e.g., obituary rep)

Favorite Legionnaires: M'Onel (natch), Live Wire, Saturn Girl, Invisible Kid
First LSH Issue Read: Legion of Super-Heroes (first series) # 1, Feb. 1973
Favorite Issue: So many to choose from. A sentimental favorite: Superboy # 198 ("The Fatal Five Who Twisted Time")
Favorite Arc: The Great Darkness Saga
Favorite Era: Bates and Shooter/Cockrum and Grell, ca. 1973-75
Favorite Legion Memory: Trying to convince my brother to paint "Losh" on our imaginary tree clubhouse. He saw through the ruse right away.
Least Favorite Legion Memory: The early TMK period, when, for the first time in 17 years, I dropped the Legion.

Favorite Non-Legion Comics: Currently in a state of flux. Recent favorite have included Strangers In Paradise, Rising Stars, and Brian Michael Bendis' Daredevil.

I'm Bitch Lad! That's all I'm sayin for now cuz I don't know any a you people so LIVE WITH IT!

Name: Er,what it says on the bottle-and no, my name is not Jack Daniels!
Age: Older than the voting restriction
on this board!
Location: London, Merry Olde Englande!
Occupation: Right now? Taking a break from some decorating, looking out for thatbitchchesea, and getting nostalgic to some top dance tunes of the 90's. Tony DeVit ruled my world!

First Legion comic: Superboy & LSH 214-nuthin' special, but it did have a Shrinking Violet short!
Favourite Legionnaire: Obviously Vi, cos she reminded me of me!
Favourite Legion era: TMK 1-38.

Special note: I have more than flirted with one or two message board posters, and I'm here for Stuey!

Who am I? That's a very interesting question, but I don't have an interesting answer.

Don't remember my first Legion story - it was way back in the mid-60s, though. Mordru the Merciless maybe?

Favorite character: Brainiac 5, any version. Here's to all the high school nerds who never got the girl (or guy).

Favorite era: early TMK (please don't throw rotten tomatoes - they will clog up my keyboard). Current series is closing in fast, however.

No occupation. I dropped off the fast track to the slow track to no track.

Besides Legion, I read a lot of indies. Not as many as I'd like, because I have to pay for them.

I am not really fat. Well, maybe a few pounds... but, hey - it was winter, and I didn't get out much and ....

This is my century post :) Funny hats all around! Blow out the candles!

And this is *my* century post. So break out the befezzed Mordru hats and BLOW, baby, BLOW!

I KNEW that would get you to show up, Leeta!

(And did you know there's a whole thread about you? It's probably dropped off the front page, but it's around here somewhere...)

How dare I drop of the first page, I could have been someone if it wasn't for that fuckin' banyam fruit peel Hate Face left lying around.

Do check your PMs, Leeta sweetie... I believe you have a new one...

Stuey, you should know that Leeta is permantly on PMS.

IQ, I do believe that Leeta is away taking a powder... shall I meet you on the thread you started and make goo-goo eyes at each other?

~ Name: Greybird of Starhaven
~ Secret identity: Steve
~ Location: The City of Angels (L.A.) ... I run the consulate
~ Age: 40something, but we age slowly
~ Occupation: Windows support and typography, when not being consul
~ Favorite Legionnaires: Well, my sister, obviously, but also Timber Wolf, Dream Girl, Brainiac Five, Saturn Girl, Wildfire ... all from the pre-boot milieu
~ First LSH issue read: That made a permanent impression and a fan ... "LSH" v2 n284, February '82, where Levitz returned as chronicler (I'd read the Legion stories occasionally as a kid, as well)
~ Favorite issues: Where Dawny joined the Legion, "Superboy" 226; where she reconciled with Wildfire, "LSH" v2 n311
~ Favorite arcs: Dawny's adventure on "Kol," "TalesLSH" 321-323; The Great Darkness Saga
~ Favorite era: Paul Levitz's work (and those around him), "Superboy" 225 - "LSH" v3 n63
~ Least favorite era: TMK, though "Legion Lost" came close
~ Favorite writer: Paul Levitz
~ Favorite artists: Sherman, Giffen (early only), Lightle, LaRocque; inker Mahlstedt
~ Favorite Legion memory: Realizing what a hold it had on me, five years ago, and finally keeping my back issues! (I'd tossed or sold them on four occasions in 15 years) ... also, writing some fanfic stories, available here
~ Favorite non-Legion comics: "Promethea," "Sojourn," "Hawkman," "Astro City" miniseries, "Aria" miniseries
~ Other hobbies/collections/etc.: Politics, history, philosophy reading; winged-humanoid art ... visit Pteraphiles

Hey there gang!

C.J. here, tho' most folks just call me CJ. On other boards I've gone by the name Scout, and the ultra mysterious CJTaylor. I do inventory and quality control (yawn) for a metal shop here in the frozen tundra that is Minnesota. If I'm not reading, I'm checking out some local band, or climbing something. Finally made it over here, and I like seeing you folks cut lose now. It's a blast!

Legion fan since: DnA took over the book. But I'm enjoying a very slow journey back through the history of these super kids. Widening Rifts and Legion Lost are DnA's best comic work to date.

Fav creators: DnA, with Olivier as the artist. I'v enjoyed Walker's fill-in's, and think Andy should ink him regularly. Batista is good too, tho' I'm waiting to see his take on Chuck.

Fav Legionairres: Chuck, Star Boy, Umbra, Apparition (tho' call her Phase)

Legionairre I most look like : Brainy, tho' more by his annoying traits than by his cute looks.

I guess I'll finally get around to filling this out...

Name: Gary
Location: San Diego, CA (originally from Indiana) stationed here as a Marine and fell in love with the place.
Age: 32 (just turned!)
Occupation: Manager of a gay bar named Shooterz (trivia note - Omega Matt once played pool there)

Former DCMB screen name (if different): I joined the DCMB as GLC back in '99, but due to a technical glitch had to rejoin as Nightcrawler. Later I used Nighty as my Legion name and posted everywhere else as GLC.

Favorite Legionnaires: Invisible Kid, Sun Boy, Polar Boy, Karate Kid I & II, (heck all of them, really).
First LSH issue read: SUPERBOY & LSH #213
Favorite issue/arc/era: The Adventure stories have a special place in my heart.
Favorite writers/artists/etc: Too many to list...Cockrum, early Giffen, Lightle, Levitz, Swan, Shooter, etc.
Favorite Legion memory (either story-based or your experiences/reactions/revelations/etc. regarding the book): Tough one...Great Darkness Saga. It's what started my fanatic devotion to all things Legion.

Favorite non-Legion comics: Currently on the market...Power Company , JSA, Spider-Girl, JLA, Avengers, Astro City, Men of Mystery/America's Greatest Comics, DC Archives, etc.
Other hobbies/collections/etc: Action figures & posting on messageboards.

Well, I joined so I guess I'd better start posting.

Keeping this short ~
My real name is Candace, which means Candlelight in Greek, so that's how my original user name started.
It ended up Shadowplay in Candlelight (way too long a story).
Somebody borrowed my ending DC/yahoo handle here, so now I'm just Shadowplay, which is kind of funny, in a way.

Tasmia is my historically favorite Legionnaire and I like her best as Umbra.
Gates and Brainy are my favorite post-boot Legionnaires, after Umbra, or maybe before her, I can't decide, at the moment.
Nura and Brin are getting to be high on my list, too, which is interesting to me, since I alway found them so low as to not be ON my list, pre-boot.
I've really enjoyed most of DOA's run.
I liked the early Swan stories(the silly things, no science at all!) and a lot of the Levitz, Lightle and early TMK stories.

I just love the Legion in most of it's many incarnations.

Glad to see ya'll here.

Shady

YAY! SHADY! IT'S REALLY YOU! Welcome to the Legion madhouse!

SHADY!!! You're here!!!

:) :) :) :) :) :) :)

xsxsxs, FC and Stuey!
love ya,
S

Shady's in the HIZZAH!!!

SHADY ROCKS!!!!!

Welcome to wild and woolly Rob-ville, Shady milady. You've been missed!

Name: Peg Leg McGee
Location: Just outside Washington D.C.
Age: Old enough to post here
Occupation: Yes

Former DCMB screen name: minesurfer

Favorite Legionnaires: I like em all. For different reasons of course.

First LSH issue read: that I remember: The Beginning of Tomorrow TPB

Favorite issue/arc/era: I like em all. For different reasons of course (except the 5 yr thing).

Favorite writers/artists/etc: I am really enjoying the DnA + artist run.

Favorite Legion memory: Post boot when Brainy cures Andromeda of her lead weakness. He tells her to tell him he is inferior and she says she can't. Brainy says Damn right you can't. Zing. I also like Garth's sacrifice at the end of LL.

Favorite non-Legion comics: Deadpool and Ultimate Spider-Man

Other hobbies: I have a collection of action figures that I have customized into The Legion of Superheroes. I just need to find a place to post it on the web.

name: Matt
location: Douglasville, GA
age: 32
occupation: boring (I bill for janitorial services)

Fave Legionnaires: Preboot Timber Wolf, Gates, Starboy, Triad
First issue: a digest with the first Dark Circle story and "The Fatal Five Who Twisted Time," when I was a young'un. I started collecting with V3 issue 13.
Favorite era: just about anything.
Favorite story: the usual
Favorite creators: Hamilton, Siegel, Forte, Shooter, Swan, Cockrum, Levitz, Giffen, Lightle, Sprouse, Moder, Moy, DnA, Coipel.

Other comics: nothing these days. X-Men from Giant Size 1 through Uncanny 175, Starman, Morrison Animal Man, Wolfman/Perez Titans, Simonson Thor, Bone, Cerebus before Sim went off the deep end.
Other interests: books, movies, playing guitar and baseball (spectator only.)

As some of you may know, my favoritest thing in the whole wide world, even more than Legion comics and message boards is my adorable, sweet, funny, brilliant little girl Madeline, who'll turn 2 August 1st. Mrs. matlock rates pretty high too!

Name: Dave
Location: Hong Kong; ex Perth, Australia
Age: 33
Occupation: lawyer

Former DCMB screen name (if different):Typhoid Dave

Favorite Legionnaires: Wildfire, Ultra Boy

First LSH issue read: Bloody hell. Probably the one where Omega is let loose by an insane Brainiac 5, and Matter Eater Lad has to save the by eating the Miracle Machine.

Favorite non-Legion comics: LOEG, Lucifer, Promethea

Other hobbies/collections/etc: Go to the gym, spend time with my wife and 8 month old daughter.