Legion of Super-Villains

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==History==
 
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Among their ranks included [[Cosmic King]], [[Lightning Lord]] and [[Saturn Queen]] who became bitter enemies of the Legion. (Superman v1 #147)
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They were contacted by [[Lex Luthor]] in the 20th century where they provided him equipment to allow him to escape prison. They then journeyed to that time period in order to ally with him against Superman with the trio battling their Legion counterparts. (Superman v1 #147)
  
 
==Overview==
 
==Overview==
  
 
==Members==
 
==Members==
*'''Cosmic King''' :
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*'''Cosmic King''' : male Venusian alchemist with the power to transmute matter into other substances. (Superman v1 #147)
*'''Lightning Lord''' :
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*'''Lightning Lord''' : a male who was the brother of Lightning Lad with the pair getting their electric abilities from a lightning monster. (Superman v1 #147)
*'''Saturn Queen''' :
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*'''Saturn Queen''' : a female telepath from Saturn who used her abilities to hypnotise her foes. (Superman v1 #147)
  
 
==Notes==
 
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==In other media==
 
==In other media==
 
===Television===
 
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*In Legion of Super Heroes, the Legion of Super-Villains appeared in the animated television series where they appeared in the episode "Lightning Storm". They were led by Lightning Lord with their ranks consisting of Hunter, Esper, Tyr, Wave, and Ron-Karr. Publically, they called themselves the '''Light Speed Vanguard''' who portrayed themselves as a team of superheroes who sought to outperform the Legion of Super-Heroes but in reality they were financially motivated protectors with them being extortionists and assassins.
  
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==

Revision as of 18:20, 18 January 2018

The Legion of Super-Villains are a supervillain team that features in [[DC Comics[[,

Contents

History

Among their ranks included Cosmic King, Lightning Lord and Saturn Queen who became bitter enemies of the Legion. (Superman v1 #147)

They were contacted by Lex Luthor in the 20th century where they provided him equipment to allow him to escape prison. They then journeyed to that time period in order to ally with him against Superman with the trio battling their Legion counterparts. (Superman v1 #147)

Overview

Members

  • Cosmic King : male Venusian alchemist with the power to transmute matter into other substances. (Superman v1 #147)
  • Lightning Lord : a male who was the brother of Lightning Lad with the pair getting their electric abilities from a lightning monster. (Superman v1 #147)
  • Saturn Queen : a female telepath from Saturn who used her abilities to hypnotise her foes. (Superman v1 #147)

Notes

  • The Legion of Super-Villains were created by Robert Bernstein and Al Plastino where they made their first appearance in Superman v1 #147 (August, 1961).
  • They appeared as teenagers in Adventure Comics v1 #372 (September, 1968).

In other media

Television

  • In Legion of Super Heroes, the Legion of Super-Villains appeared in the animated television series where they appeared in the episode "Lightning Storm". They were led by Lightning Lord with their ranks consisting of Hunter, Esper, Tyr, Wave, and Ron-Karr. Publically, they called themselves the Light Speed Vanguard who portrayed themselves as a team of superheroes who sought to outperform the Legion of Super-Heroes but in reality they were financially motivated protectors with them being extortionists and assassins.

Appearances

  • Superman:

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