*DC: This year, the Legion of Super-Heroes (albeit not the classic form) returns to the DC roster after too long an absence, and we mark the occasion by expanding our catalogue stock of the series whose home century inspired our business’ name. (None of that ’31st Century’ nonsense on our watch, thank you very much!) Following a successful run as co-stars of Superboy’s series, the Legion took over the title with #259 in 1980, as the Teen of Steel left the book – not permanently, but long enough that the 30th Century’s interplanetary defenders made their mark. After a competent but unremarkable couple of years, the series hit its stride under the team of writer Paul Levitz and illustrator Keith Giffen, who introduced complicated, multi-layer sagas and more believable character relationships. The pair catapulted the Legion into one of DC’s top-selling titles of the 1980s – to the point where a second series was launched for the burgeoning direct market, as the original book changed to ‘Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes’. We have a substantial, though not quite complete, run of the Legion of Super-Heroes, both series, from 1980 through to the mid-1990s and the end of the Magic Wars – after which… it mostly wasn’t so good, take our word for it – plus a selection of Legion mini-series and Specials related to this period, including Cosmic Boy, Karate Kid (slightly earlier, that one), the Legion of Substitute Heroes one-shot, Legionnaires 3 and Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Long Live the Legion!
PICTURED: LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #259 NM £11.50 SOLD