Reboots are a thing that happens all the time in comic books. But there are reboots and retcons and then there's what DC Comics did with the Legion of Super-Heroes. I take back what I said during part 1. The Legion of Super-Heroes might have the most complex and complicated history in DC. Yes that's over Wonder Woman and the Hawks. See, with the Legion, you take the confusion and complicated histories of Wonder Woman and Hawkman. Add in the time traveling of ALL the Flash characters. Sprinkle in some good ole "unnecessary DC Editorial decisions". Then...MAKE ALL THE HISTORY MATTER. That's the Legion of Super-Heroes.

There's at least 6 different origins, 5 of them unique. What's really interesting is that outside of the 5 Years Later/Glorithverse reboot (seriously, its terrible don't read it), all the reboots are pretty decent reads. This means you can find a team you like and have a decent run reading them. Sure they'll be rebooted for no reason sometimes but...come on...it's comics. That happens.

We cover each of the reboots (and some of the behind the scenes mess) in this episode. Don't know how we covered it all in two episodes but we did. Check out Part 1 here. We'll be back in a bit to head back to the Hickmanverse and the Avengers soon.

Issues:

Original Team

Superman Crossover

Legion of Super-Heroes #37 & 38

Superman #3

Action Comics #591

Magic Wars

Legion of Super-Heroes #59 - #63

Reboot 1 (1989): 5 Years Later - The Glorithverse

Zero Hour (1994)

Reboot 2 (1994 - 2004)

Legion of Super-Heroes

Legion Lost (2000 - 2001)

Legion Worlds

The Legion (1 - 38)

Reboot 3 (2004 - 2009)

Legion of Super-Heroes Volume 1: Teenage Revolution

Legion of Super-Heroes Volume 2: Death of a Dream

Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes Volume 3: Strange Visitor from Another Century

Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes Volume 4: Adult Education

Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes Volume 5: The Dominator War

Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes Volume 6: The Quest for Cosmic Boy

Legion of Super-Heroes Volume 7: Enemy Rising

Legion of Super-Heroes Volume 8: Enemy Manifest

The Lightning Saga

Justice League of America #0, #8 - 12

Justice Society of America #5 & 6

Reboot 4 - Return of the Original Team

Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds

Superman: Secret Origin #1 - 6

Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes

Action Comics #858 -863

Legion of Super-Heroes Volume 1: The Choice

Legion of Super-Heroes Volume 2: Consequences

Legion of Super-Heroes Volume 3: When Evil Calls

Legion Lost Volume 1: Run From Tomorrow

Legion Lost Volume 2: The Culling

Reboot 5  (2019 - ) Bendis

Legion of Super-Heroes Volume 1: Millennium

Legion of Super-Heroes Volume 2: The Trial of the Legion

Justice League vs The Legion of Super Heroes

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