Original Art

 

A beautiful piece of commissioned art

by ALEX GARCIA, paying homage

to Justice Society of America # 1

cover by Alex Ross.

 

(Part of Aidan Lacy's "The Summoning"

collection!)

 

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"Grrrl Power"...Then & Now!

Steve Lightle Goodness

Perhaps the only consistency and linking aspect

to all the myriad incarnations of The Legion in

the last 30 years (besides code names and fans)

in the incredible, detailed artwork of Steve Lightle.

Providing covers and interiors on the Baxter Legion

series early on, Steve became a much-deserved fan

favorite.

For a good while, Steve and The Legion

became synonymous. His art graced the book

during many tumultuous changes in the 1980s,

including the death of the Legion's Superboy.

He co-created and designed the newer

Legionnaires, including the influx of non-humanoid

characters like Quislet and Tellus.

His realistic yet stylized attention to

quality and minutia made every book

he touched look better.

His "History of the Legion" pencils inside

"Who's Who in the Legion of Super Heroes"

gave fans a chance to see Steve's tremendous

work on the prior eras of Legion lore.

Mr. Lightle is always a welcome addition to any

version of The Legion that DC publishes!

Thanks for all the great memories and

superb issues, Steve!

(Hey! Pretty cute, to boot! Ya

can't beat that!)

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Creative Loafing Win

First year in business, my

shop was the first to be voted for by comic book fans

in the Bay area!

A little innovation and rule-breaking

go a long way!

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Subs Love!

All through the years, the Subs (the Legion of

Substitute Heroes) have been one

of my favorite comic concepts!

Introduced to their origin in a reprint book in

the mid-1970s, I was automatically hooked.

What speaks better to outsider kids than

stories of outsider kids, after all!?!

Whether they're being handled tongue-in-cheek

or as heroes with teeth, the Subs rock!

Don't count the little guy out!

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Ty Templeton Sweetness!

Ty Templeton is definitely the man, and here he

is rocking the newsprint with an

incredible pin-up for the Legion of

Super-Villains for one of the follow-up "Who's Who?"
DC encyclopedia series.

Each character meticulously crafted and with an

entire history on their face!

Way to go, bro!

Ty's website

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The Future is Here!

Mon-El looking real swell!

Loving that spiked hair!

Sun Boy--I never gave thought to

red-heads til now!

Rokk looking tres' fabulous!

Ferro Lad's sleek and sexy frame!

Jo Nah powering up!

Jan, you have transformed me!

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(If anyone has more real-life Legionnaires to

share, please write me!)

The Archives

These are beautiful, superbly crafted reprints,

and a great way to get all the old stories

so you can read them chronologically,

in one setting!

(Personally, I have a thing for newsprint and

the original format, 'warts' and all...but that's me!
Besides, cost for those can be quite

prohibitive, and it's hard to track down every

last one. But again--the adventure there is

part of the charm!)

If you look, you can generally find

a good deal on eBay or amazon, and

www.mycomicshop.com is a great,

reliable source for purchases, too.

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