Legion of Super-Heroes



The animated series Legion of Super Heroes ran from September 23 2006 till April 5 2008 on Kids' WB. The shown ran for two seasons with the third being planned but then cancelled after Kids WB! was taken over by The CW4Kids.

The show mostly revolved around eight main members of the Legion with others appearing in recurring roles similar to Justice League Unlimited. A young Superman appears in season one as one of the main character, he is brought in to the future to help out the Legion and also learn how to be the hero he is destined to become.

In season two a character named Superman X (later named Kell-El) is introduced. A clone that was created by mixing DNA from Superman and Kryptonite to create the perfect weapon, he is sent back in time from the far future to get help from the Legion of Super Heroes in fighting Imperiex. The character is roughly based on Superboy Prime.

Origin
The origin of the Legion of Super-Heroes was first published in Superboy vol 1 #147 in 1968 and re-told several times in different versions over several decades. One aspect that has always remained constant were three heroic teenagers saving the life of a man who would be their benefactor.

In the 30th century, the galaxy is a crowded place. There are thousands of inhabited worlds and intelligent species, and very few of them get along with each other. Still, there are those who believe that a united galaxy is the best solution for everybody. One of those is R.J. Brande, one of the richest men in the galaxy. He pushed for a United Planets organization to handle conflicts between systems, and while he had some support, he also had a lot of resistance. There were some who opposed him so strongly that they wished him dead.

One of these assassination attempts was in the presence of three teenagers, strangers to each other. Imra Ardeen from Titan, with her people's power of telepathy, Rokk Krinn from Braal, one of the best manipulators of magnetic fields on his planet, and Garth Ranzz from Winath, who had gained his powers over electricity in a bizarre accident on another world.

The three youths worked together instantly, foiling the assassination and capturing the suspects. Brande saw in them the embodiment of all he had been working towards, and convinced them to follow in the footsteps of the great heroes of the 20th century. They wore costumes and used code names and became the Legion of Super-Heroes. Imra Ardeen was Saturn Girl, Garth Ranzz was Lightning Lad and Rokk Krinn was Cosmic Boy.

Team Roster

 * Superboy
 * Lightning Lad
 * Saturn Girl
 * Brainiac 5
 * Phantom Girl
 * Bouncing Boy
 * Triplicate Girl
 * Timber Wolf
 * Chameleon Boy