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By the mid-1960s, the ongoing adventures of the Legion of Super-Heroes had reached near cult status in the growing realm of comic-book fandom… but the glory days of the Legion were yet to come. Here in the fifth volume of The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives some of the most memorable stories in the Legion chronicles are re-presented, including the introduction of many popular Legionnaires (Ferro Lad, Karate Kid, Princess Projectra, and Nemesis Kid) and villains (Computo the Conqueror and Universo), as well as major changes in the lives and roster of these heroes of the 30th century. For it is in these issues that a member of the Legion is expelled from the team for breaking the Legion's code against killing... and a Legionnaire loses her life in the performance of her duty. Yet the comings and goings of heroes and villains alike are only a part of the excitement contained in these issues of Adventure Comics starring the Legion. Rather, it is the way these stories were told that made even hard-core Legion fans sit up and take notice. Continuity become more important than ever to the Legion mythos, and longer story arcs were introduced into the mix... and, with Adventure Comics #346, Jim Shooter became the new, regular writer of the series. What made that particular assignment noteworthy was the new writer's age and background: Jim Shooter was a 14-year-old comic book fan when he began on the Legion.As a fan, his dedication to this favorite comic book series was evident in his every story, and for the first time, a teenager was writing about teenagers. It's little wonder, then, that the characters rung truer than ever to readers and the Legion of Super-Heroes went on to become a comic book classic.
By the mid-1960s, the ongoing adventures of the Legion of Super-Heroes had reached near cult status in the growing realm of comic-book fandom… but the glory days of the Legion were yet to come. Here in the fifth volume of The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives some of the most memorable stories in the Legion chronicles are re-presented, including the introduction of many popular Legionnaires (Ferro Lad, Karate Kid, Princess Projectra, and Nemesis Kid) and villains (Computo the Conqueror and Universo), as well as major changes in the lives and roster of these heroes of the 30th century. For it is in these issues that a member of the Legion is expelled from the team for breaking the Legion's code against killing... and a Legionnaire loses her life in the performance of her duty. Yet the comings and goings of heroes and villains alike are only a part of the excitement contained in these issues of Adventure Comics starring the Legion. Rather, it is the way these stories were told that made even hard-core Legion fans sit up and take notice. Continuity become more important than ever to the Legion mythos, and longer story arcs were introduced into the mix... and, with Adventure Comics #346, Jim Shooter became the new, regular writer of the series. What made that particular assignment noteworthy was the new writer's age and background: Jim Shooter was a 14-year-old comic book fan when he began on the Legion.As a fan, his dedication to this favorite comic book series was evident in his every story, and for the first time, a teenager was writing about teenagers. It's little wonder, then, that the characters rung truer than ever to readers and the Legion of Super-Heroes went on to become a comic book classic.
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