Legion of Super-Heroes / Characters

Superman Main Character Index
Title Character
Clark Kent/Kal/El/Superman
Supporting Cast
Lois Lane | Jimmy Olsen | Ambush Bug | Steel
Villains
Central Rogues Gallery (Alexander "Lex" Luthor, Bizarro, Vril Dox/Brainiac, Cyborg-Superman, Darkseid, Doomsday, Lobo, Mister Mxyzptlk, Mongul, Phantom Zone Criminals [General Zod]) | A-L | M-Z (Superboy-Prime)
Spin-Offs
Supergirl (Kara Zor-El/Linda Danvers/Supergirl, Supporting Cast, Rogues Gallery) | Power Girl | Superboy (Conner Kent/Kon-El, Jonathan "Jon" Samuel Kent, Supporting Cast, Rogues Gallery) | Legion of Superheroes (The Founders, Silver Age, Bronze Age, Five Years Later, Postboot, Threeboot, Retroboot, Rebirth, Other Heroes, The Fatal Five, The Legion of Supervillains, Other Villains, Supporting Cast)

Useful Notes on Legion Continuity:

The Legion of Super-Heroes 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 Character Development 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:

Preboot—The original continuity, prior to the 1994 Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! 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).

5YL / V4 / TMK—"Five Years Later", the fourth volume of the Preboot title, a Darker and Edgier continuation following (as the title suggests) a five-year Time Skip. The 5YL stories were mostly written by Tom and Mary Bierbaum and drawn by Keith Giffen, usually abbreviated to "TMK".

Softboot / Glorithverse—The state of Legion continuity after a Cosmic Retcon unleashed during V4 to write the Pocket Universe Superboy out of continuity. Glorith was a time-controlling villainess who took advantage of the retcon.

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 Spin-Off Legionnaires until Zero Hour: Crisis in Time!). The term comes from the cryptic labels of the People Jars the duplicates were found in. ^note

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 So named because it brought back the "classic" Legion and their costumes, de-rebooting them, and was started by Geoff Johns.

Reboot / Postboot—The continuity following the 1994 Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! reboot, up until it was rebooted again in 2004. These stories take place on Earth-247.

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 Archie Comics.

DnA—The Darker and Edgier "Legion of the Damned" and "Legion Lost" stories by the team of Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning.

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.

L3W—Legion of 3 Worlds, a Final Crisis limited series bringing together the Retroboot, Postboot, and Threeboot Legions.

Rebirth / Bendisboot —The 32nd-century incarnation from the DC Rebirth continuity, introduced in 2020 following an arc in Superman (Brian Michael Bendis).

Characters 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 Retconned into being a member during the Silver Age era.

The Animated Adaptation from 2006 has its own main page and character sheet.

The Tomorrowverse Direct-To-Video animated movie, Legion of Super-Heroes (2023), has character sheets as part of the general Tomorrowverse character pages.

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