In the distant future, a new generation of heroes rises to protect the galaxy.
The Legion of Super-Heroes is a team of young champions from across the universe, each bringing unique powers, personalities, and ideals to a shared mission: defending a future constantly under threat. But when a mysterious force begins to spread across the stars, the Legion faces a challenge that will push them—and their alliances—to the breaking point.
Written by Paul Levitz, this collection features a defining era of Legion storytelling, combining action, character drama, and epic science fiction as the team confronts one of its greatest enemies.
Collects Legion of Super-Heroes #284-311, Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #1-2, DC Comics Presents #43 and #59, and a story from The Best of DC: Blue Ribbon Digest #24 and World’s Finest Comics #284.
Author
Paul Levitz
Paul Levitz entered comics in 1971 as editor of The Comic Reader, the first comics newszine, which won two Best Fanzine Comic Art Fan Awards. He has received the Inkpot Award and the Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award and serves on the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund board. Levitz is known for his writing, including an acclaimed run on the Legion of Super-Heroes, a series to which he’s returned. On staff from 1973, Levitz was DC’s youngest editor ever, ultimately becoming publisher in 1989 and president and publisher from 2002 to 2009.
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Keith Giffen
Keith Giffen has provided plotting, scripting, artwork, or any combination thereof for titles such as All-Star Comics, Legion Of Super-Heroes, Ragman, Creeper, Lobo, Suicide Squad, The Defenders, Hero Squared!, and Ambush Bug. He’s worked on the weekly series 52 and Countdown to Final Crisis, as well as 52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen and Midnighter, plus a gazillion other things.
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