This week, we take a look at Legion of Substitute-Heroes Special #1, and discover the point where the Substitute Legion became the butt of the joke. Punching up? Punching down? Let’s discuss.
In the city of Metropolis, in the 30th Century, there exists one of the most amazing clubs of all time! Its members are teen-aged youths, each possessing on special super-powers! The club members have vowed to use their fantastic power to battle crime… This rocket-shaped building is the Legion Clubhouse!
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LEGION OF SUBSTITUTE HEROES SPECIAL #1
“You Can’t Keep a Good Villain Down”
July 1985 – On Sale March 12, 1985
w: Keith Giffen/Paul Levitz
a: Keith Giffen/Karl Kesel
Pulsar Stargrave returns, with Matter-Eater Lad’s homeworld as his next target! Can the Substitute Heroes stop the most powerful foe the Legion ever faced?
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