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1[[WMG:[[center:[-''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'' '''[[Characters/{{Superman}} Main Character Index]]'''\
2'''Title Character'''\
3[[Characters/SupermanTheCharacter Clark Kent/Kal/El/Superman]]\
4'''[[Characters/SupermanSupportingCast Supporting Cast]]'''\
5[[Characters/SupermanLoisLane Lois Lane]] | [[Characters/SupermanJimmyOlsen Jimmy Olsen]] | ComicBook/AmbushBug | ComicBook/{{Steel}}\
6'''[[Characters/SupermanRoguesGallery Villains]]'''\
7[[Characters/SupermanCentralRoguesGallery Central Rogues Gallery]] ([[Characters/SupermanLexLuthor Alexander "Lex" Luthor]], [[Characters/SupermanBizarro Bizarro]], [[Characters/SupermanBrainiacCharacter Vril Dox/Brainiac]], [[Characters/SupermanCyborgSuperman Cyborg-Superman]], [[Characters/NewGodsDarkseid Darkseid]], [[Characters/SupermanDoomsdayCharacter Doomsday]], Characters/{{Lobo}}, [[Characters/SupermanMisterMxyzptlk Mister Mxyzptlk]], [[Characters/DCComicsMongul Mongul]], [[Characters/SupermanRoguesGalleryPhantomZone Phantom Zone Criminals]] [[[Characters/SupermanGeneralZod General Zod]]]) | [[Characters/SupermanRoguesGalleryAToL A-L]] | [[Characters/SupermanRoguesGalleryMToZ M-Z]] ([[Characters/SupermanSuperboyPrime Superboy-Prime]])\
8'''Spin-Offs'''\
9''Characters/{{Supergirl}}'' ([[Characters/SupergirlTheCharacter Kara Zor-El/Linda Danvers/Supergirl]], [[Characters/SupergirlSupportingCast Supporting Cast]], [[Characters/SupergirlEnemies Rogues Gallery]]) | ''Characters/PowerGirl'' | ''Characters/{{Superboy}}'' ([[Characters/SupermanConnerKent Conner Kent/Kon-El]], [[Characters/SupermanJonathanSamuelKent Jonathan "Jon" Samuel Kent]], [[Characters/SuperboySupportingCast Supporting Cast]], [[Characters/SuperboyEnemies Rogues Gallery]]) | '''''Legion of Superheroes''''' ([[Characters/LegionOfSuperheroesFounders The Founders]], [[Characters/LegionOfSuperheroesSilverAge Silver Age]], [[Characters/LegionOfSuperheroesBronzeAge Bronze Age]], [[Characters/LegionOfSuperheroesFiveYearsLater Five Years Later]], [[Characters/LegionOfSuperheroesPostboot Postboot]], [[Characters/LegionOfSuperheroesThreeboot Threeboot]], [[Characters/LegionOfSuperheroesRetroboot Retroboot]], [[Characters/LegionOfSuperheroesRebirth Rebirth]], [[Characters/LegionOfSuperheroesOtherHeroes Other Heroes]], [[Characters/LegionOfSuperheroesTheFatalFive The Fatal Five]], [[Characters/LegionOfSuperheroesLegionOfSupervillains The Legion of Supervillains]], [[Characters/LegionOfSuperheroesOtherVillains Other Villains]], [[Characters/LegionOfSuperheroesSupportingCharacters Supporting Cast]])-]]]]]
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13'''Useful Notes on Legion Continuity:'''
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15The ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' has been ongoing in one form or another since 1958, encompassing four completely distinct continuities and several more "branch" continuities. That being the case, there are many alternate versions and a lot of CharacterDevelopment involved, and what tropes apply to what characters varies from version to version. Here's a thumbnail reference for what refers to what part of continuity:
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17->'''Preboot'''--The original continuity, prior to the 1994 ''ComicBook/ZeroHourCrisisInTime'' continuity reboot. These stories take place on Earth-1 (Pre-Crisis), Earth-0 (Post-Crisis continuity) or an Earth-2-ish continuity (Post-Flashpoint continuity).
18--> '''[=5YL=]''' / '''V4''' / '''TMK'''--"Five Years Later", the fourth volume of the Preboot title, a DarkerAndEdgier continuation following (as the title suggests) a five-year TimeSkip. The [=5YL=] stories were mostly written by '''T'''om and '''M'''ary Bierbaum and drawn by '''K'''eith Giffen, usually abbreviated to "TMK".
19---> '''Softboot''' / '''Glorithverse'''--The state of Legion continuity after a CosmicRetcon unleashed during V4 to write the Pocket Universe Superboy out of continuity. Glorith was a time-controlling villainess who took advantage of the retcon.
20---> '''Batch [=SW6=]'''--One of the most significant ongoing storylines from [=5YL=], involving a group of time-paradox duplicates of the early Legion (who went on to star in the SpinOff ''[[SpinoffBabies Legionnaires]]'' until ''ComicBook/ZeroHourCrisisInTime''). The term comes from the cryptic labels of the PeopleJars the duplicates were found in. [[note]]Well, that was the reason in-story. It actually came from half of a fan's postal code.[[/note]]
21--> '''Retroboot''' / '''Deboot''' / '''Johnsboot'''--The version of the original continuity Legion that appeared starting in 2007's "The Lightning Saga", branching off from the Preboot continuity just before [=5YL=], except that Superboy didn't die.[[note]]Superboy had to die because changes to Superman's history post-Crisis erased Superboy from history. A "Pocket Universe" Superboy was introduced and killed to patch the plot holes. Superman's history was (partly) changed back, so this is no longer necessary.[[/note]] So named because it brought back the "classic" Legion and their costumes, de-rebooting them, and was started by Creator/GeoffJohns.
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23-> '''Reboot''' / '''Postboot'''--The continuity following the 1994 ''ComicBook/ZeroHourCrisisInTime'' reboot, up until it was rebooted again in 2004. These stories take place on Earth-247.
24--> '''Archie Legion'''--The relatively lighter initial portion of the Reboot, based on the general tone and artist Philip Moy's art style reminding many of ''ComicBook/ArchieComics''.
25--> '''[=DnA=]'''--The DarkerAndEdgier "Legion of the Damned" and "Legion Lost" stories by the team of '''D'''an Abnett a'''n'''d '''A'''ndy Lanning.
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27->'''Threeboot'''--The continuity following the 2004 reboot, re-envisioning the Legion as a rebellious youth movement in a stagnant society. These stories take place on Earth-Prime.
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29->'''[=L3W=]'''--''ComicBook/LegionOfThreeWorlds'', a ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'' limited series bringing together the Retroboot, Postboot, and Threeboot Legions.
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31->'''Rebirth''' / '''Bendisboot''' --The 32nd-century incarnation from the ComicBook/DCRebirth continuity, introduced in 2020 following an arc in ''ComicBook/SupermanBrianMichaelBendis''.
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33Characters below are listed in the era in which they were introduced, not when they joined the Legion. For instance, Night Girl was introduced in the 1960s but didn't become a full member until 2007, while Kid Quantum was introduced in 1990 but {{Retcon}}ned into being a member during the Silver Age era.
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35The AnimatedAdaptation from 2006 has [[WesternAnimation/LegionOfSuperHeroes2006 its own main page]] and [[Characters/LegionOfSuperHeroes2006 character sheet.]]
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37The WesternAnimation/{{Tomorrowverse}} Direct-To-Video animated movie, ''WesternAnimation/LegionOfSuperHeroes2023'', has character sheets as part of the general [[Characters/{{Tomorrowverse}} Tomorrowverse character pages]].
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41[[index]]
42* [[Characters/LegionOfSuperHeroesFounders The Founders]] [[note]]Cosmic Boy (Rokk Krinn), Saturn Girl (Imra Ardeen) & Lightning Lad (Garth Ranzz)[[/note]]
43* [[Characters/LegionOfSuperHeroesSilverAge Silver Age (1960-1969)]] [[note]]Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5/5. 1 (Querl Dox), Chameleon Boy, Chemical King, Colossal Boy, Dream Girl, Element Lad, Ferro Lad, Invisible Kid I (Lyle Norg), Karate Kid, Lightning Lass, Magnetic Kid, Matter-Eater Lad, Mon-El/Valor, Night Girl, Phantom Girl (Tinya & Enya Wazzo), Polar Boy, Princess Projectra, Shadow Lass, Shrinking Violet, Star Boy/Starman (Thom Kallor), Sun Boy, ComicBook/{{Superboy}} ([[Characters/SupermanTheCharacter Clark Kent]]), ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} ([[Characters/SupergirlTheCharacter Kara Zor-El]]), Timber Wolf, Triplicate Girl/Duo Damsel, Ultra Boy & White Witch[[/note]]
44* [[Characters/LegionOfSuperHeroesBronzeAge Bronze Age (1970-1989)]] [[note]]Blok, Chameleon Girl, Comet Queen, Computo II, Dawnstar, Invisible Kid II (Jacques Foccart), Quislet, Tellus, Tyroc & Wildfire[[/note]]
45* [[Characters/LegionOfSuperHeroesFiveYearsLater Five Years Later (1989-1994)]] [[note]]Andromeda, Catspaw, Dragonmage, Impulse I (Kent Shakespeare), Kid Quantum I (James Cullen), Neon, Reflex, Spider-Girl/Wave[[/note]]
46* [[Characters/LegionOfSuperHeroesPostboot Postboot (1994-2004)]] [[note]]Gates, Gear, Kid Quantum III (Jazmin Cullen), Kinetix, Magno, Monstress, Shikari Lonestar, ComicBook/{{Superboy}} ([[Characters/SupermanConnerKent Kon-El]]), Thunder & XS[[/note]]
47* [[Characters/LegionOfSuperHeroesThreeboot Threeboot (2004-2009)]] [[note]]Dream Boy, Gazelle, Sizzle, Theena & Turtle[[/note]]
48* [[Characters/LegionOfSuperHeroesRetroboot Retroboot (2008-2013)]] [[note]]Chemical Kid, Dragonwing, Glorith II & Harmonia[[/note]]
49* [[Characters/LegionOfSuperHeroesRebirth Rebirth (2020-2021)]] [[note]]Gold Lantern, Monster Boy, Doctor Fate, X-Ray Girl[[/note]]
50* [[Characters/LegionOfSuperHeroesOtherHeroes Other Heroes]] [[note]]ComicBook/GreenLantern (Rond Vidar), Dev-Em, Inferno II, '''Heroes of Lallor''' (Beast Boy (Ilshu Nor), Duplicate Boy, Evolvo Lad, Gas Girl & Life Lass), '''Legion of Substitute Heroes''' (Antennae Lad, Chlorophyll Kid, Color Kid, Double Header, Fire Lad, Infectious Lass, Porcupine Pete, Rainbow Girl & Stone Boy), '''Uncanny Amazers''' (Atmos, Atom'X, Insect Queen, Konk & Phrenologax Lad), '''The Wanderers''' (Dartalg, Elvo, Immorto, Ornitho, Psyche, Quantum Queen & Grav), '''[=WorkForce=]''' (Amber, Blast-Off, Dune, Evolvo, Lori Morning, Particon, Radion & Repulse)[[/note]]
51* [[Characters/LegionOfSuperHeroesTheFatalFive The Fatal Five]] [[note]]The Emerald Empress, Mano, The Persuader, Tharok, Validus, Mordecai, Flare, Caress & Mentalla[[/note]]
52* [[Characters/LegionOfSuperHeroesLegionOfSuperVillains The Legion of Super-Villains]] [[note]]Tarik the Mute, Cosmic King, Lightning Lord, Saturn Queen, Sun Emperor, [[Characters/SupermanSuperboyPrime Superboy-Prime]], Chameleon Chief, Esper Lass, Nemesis Kid, Ron-Karr, Tyr & Zymyr[[/note]]
53* [[Characters/LegionOfSuperHeroesOtherVillains Other Villains]] [[note]]Charma, Composite Man, Computo, [[Characters/NewGodsDarkseid Darkseid]], the Dominators, Glorith, Grimbor the Chainsman, The Justice League of Earth, the Khunds, Leland [=McCauley=], Mordru the Merciless, Nardo, Praetor Lemnos, [[Characters/BatmanRasAlGhul Ra's al Ghul]], Sklarian Raiders, Time Trapper, Universo & The White Triangle[[/note]]
54* [[Characters/LegionOfSuperHeroesSupportingCharacters Supporting Characters]] [[note]]The Athramites, Gym'll, Koko, Lamprey, Lori Morning, Mandalla, Marla Latham, M'rissey, Proty, R. J. Brande, the Science Police (Gigi Cusimano, Lon Norg, Officer Dvron & Shvaugn Erin)[[/note]]
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