Legion of Super-Heroes (1994 team)

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The 1994 version of the Legion of Super-Heroes (also called the post–Zero Hour or Reboot Legion) is a fictional superhero team in the 31st century of the DC Universe. The team is the second incarnation of the Legion of Super-Heroes, following after the 1958 version, and was followed by the 2004 rebooted version. It first appeared in Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4) #0 (October 1994) and was created by Mark Waid, Tom McCraw, and Stuart Immonen.

Legion of Super-Heroes
The Legion of Super-Heroes, with their allies and enemies Art by Phil Jimenez
Group publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4) #0 (October 1994)
Created by	Mark Waid and Tom McCraw (writers) Stuart Immonen (artist)
In-story information
Base(s)	Legion headquarters Legion World
Roster
See: List of Legion of Super-Heroes members
Legion of Super-Heroes
	Cover of Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4) #0 (October 1994). Art by Stuart Immonen & Ron Boyd.
Series publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
Schedule	Monthly
Format	Ongoing series, Limited series
Genre	Superhero
Publication date	(Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4)) October 1994 – May 2000 (Legionnaires) October 1994 – March 2000 (Legion Lost) May 2000 – April 2001 (The Legion) December 2001 – October 2004
Number of issues	(vol. 4): 64 Legionnaires: 63 Legion Lost: 12 The Legion: 38
Creative team
Writer(s)	Mark Waid Tom McGraw Tom Peyer Roger Stern Dan Abnett Andy Lanning
Penciller(s)	Lee Moder Jeffrey Moy Jason Armstrong Scott Kolins Olivier Coipel
Inker(s)	Ron Boyd W.C. Carani
Colorist(s)	Tom McCraw
Creator(s)	Mark Waid and Tom McCraw (writers) Stuart Immonen (artist)

Publication history

Following the Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! continuity reboot, a new Legion continuity was created, beginning with a retelling of the origin story starting in Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4) #0 and then continued in spin-off sister series Legionnaires #0 (both released in October 1994).^[1] Several members from the previous continuity are given new codenames and several new heroes are added, including XS, Sensor, Kinetix, and Gates.

While in some ways following the pattern of the original continuity, the new continuity diverged from the old one in several ways: some characters died as they had previously, others did not, and some Legion members spent time in the 20th century where they recruited Ferro. The Legion are initially not allies of the United Planets, earning their respect by exposing their president Chu as corrupt and defeating the White Triangle.^[2]

In Legion Lost, a group of Legionnaires disappear through a spatial rift and struggle to return home. The limited series Legion Worlds (2001) showed what was happening in the United Planets during their absence.

A new series, The Legion, is launched in which the Legion reunites and gains a new base and purpose. Written for its first 33 issues by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, the series was cancelled with issue #38. The most notable addition to the team during the title's publication was Superboy, a 21st-century clone of Superman who had previously been granted honorary membership.

Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds

The post-Zero Hour Legion appears in Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds, written by Geoff Johns and drawn by George Pérez. The miniseries features the 1994 Legion teaming up with Superman and the post-Infinite Crisis and 2004 incarnations of the Legion to fight the Legion of Super-Villains and the Time Trapper.^[3][4]

Members

Main article: List of Legion of Super-Heroes members § Reboot members (1994–2004)

Workforce

Workforce
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4) #64 (January 1995)
Created by	Mark Waid (script) Lee Moder (art) Tom McCraw (art)
In-story information
Member(s)	Amber Blast-Off Dune Evolvo Lad Inferno Karate Kid Lori Morning Particon Radion Repulse Spider Girl Ultra Boy

The Workforce is a group founded by corrupt industrialist Leland McCauley as a response to the Legion. They operate solely for profit and disguise themselves as heroes.

Membership

Original members

• Spider Girl (fired to create "Adult Workforce")
• Evolvo (fired to create "Adult Workforce")
• Ultra Boy (quit, joined Legion)
• Karate Kid (quit, joined Legion)
• Inferno (transported to 20th century Earth)

Later members

• Blast-Off (seemingly killed by Mordru and fused with Uncanny Amazers member Atom'X to become Wildfire)
• Particon (contract bought out by R. J. Brande)
• Radion (contract bought out by R. J. Brande)

Adult Workforce

• Repulse
• Amber
• Dune
• Lori Morning

In other media

Elements of Workforce are incorporated into the incarnation of the Legion of Super-Villains that appears in Legion of Super Heroes (2006).

See also

• Legion of Super-Heroes
• Legion of Super-Heroes (1958 team)
• Legion of Super-Heroes (2004 team)
• List of Legion of Super-Heroes members
• List of Legion of Super-Heroes publications