Character and Object Tracking
Name
|
Previous Appearance
|
Next Appearance
|
|
|
| Valor (foonote #2) (Lar
Gand) |
<The New Gods #?> |
<Eclipso: The Darkness
Within #1> |
| |
Metal Men:
Platinum
Mercury
Iron
Gold
Tin
Lead |
None in Legion books
None in Legion books
None in Legion books
None in Legion books
None in Legion books
None in Legion books |
Next Legion appearances:
<Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #95>
<Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #95>
<Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #95>
None in Legion books
<Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #95>
<Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #95> |
| Superman (Clark Kent) |
Previous Legion appearance:
<L.E.G.I.O.N. ’90 Annual #1> |
Next Legion appearance: <Legion
of Super-Heroes v4 #86> |
| Guardian II (Jim Harper) |
Previous Legion appearance:
<The Adventures of Superman Annual #2> |
Next Legion appearance: <Superboy
v3 #65> |
| Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) |
None in Legion books |
Next Legion appearance: <Genesis
#2> |
| Mr. Miracle (Scott Free) |
Previous Legion appearance:
<The New Gods #?> |
Next Legion appearance: <Genesis
#2> |
| Big Barda (Barda Free) |
Previous Legion appearance:
<The New Gods #?> |
Next Legion appearance: <Genesis
#2> |
| Orion |
Previous Legion appearance:
<The New Gods #?> |
Next Legion appearance: <Genesis
#2> |
| Lightray |
Previous Legion appearance:
<The New Gods #?> |
Next Legion appearance: <Genesis
#2> |
| Metron |
Previous Legion appearance:
<The New Gods #?> |
Next Legion appearance: <Genesis
#2> |
| Flash III (Wally West) |
None in Legion books |
Next Legion appearance: <The
Flash #108> |
| Dubbilex |
None in Legion books |
Next Legion appearance: <Superboy
v3 #21> |
| |
One-shot or Unnamed Heroes:
Gangbuster (José Delgado),
Kilowog, Crimson Fox I (Vivian d’Aramis), Rocket Red #4
(Dmitri Pushkin), Agent Liberty (Benjy Lockwood), Forever People
(Beautiful Dreamer, Vykin, Mark Moonrider, Big Bear, Serifan,
Infinity Man), Guy Gardner, Blue Beetle II (Ted Kord), Starman
V (Will Payton), Thorn (Rose < >), Elongated Man (Ralph
Dibny), Wonder Woman (Princess Diana of Themyscira), Deathstroke
(Slade Wilson), Fire (Beatriz daCosta), Ice (Tora Olafsdotter),
Batman (Bruce Wayne), Dr. Fate II (Linda Strauss), Metamorpho
(Rex Mason), Aquaman (Arthur Curry) |
Villains
|
| Brainiac (Vril Dox / Milton Fine) |
Previous Legion appearance:
<The Adventures of Superman Annual #2> |
Next Legion appearance: <Showcase
’96 #10> |
| Maxima |
None in Legion books |
None in Legion books |
| Lex Luthor II |
No appearance; mention only |
| |
One-shot or Untracked Villains:
unspecified Warworld monster |
Locations
|
| Warworld (interior and exterior) |
None in Legion books |
None in Legion books |
| |
| Lexcorp Building (interior), Metropolis |
None in Legion books |
None in Legion books |
| Metropolis (20th century) |
None in Legion books |
Next Legion appearance: <Legion
of Super-Heroes v4 #86> |
| Brainiac’s command center, Warworld |
None in Legion books |
None in Legion books |
Alien Races and Creatures
|
One-shot or Untracked Races:
assorted races on Warworld |
Technology
|
| Boom Tube |
None in Legion books |
Next Legion appearance: <Genesis
#2> |
| |
One-shot or Untracked Items:
force-field belts
mind-control “spiders”
energy discs |
Analysis Notes
| General |
The stories in this collection were originally
published as Action Comics #674-675, Superman: The
Man of Steel #9-10, Superman v2 #65-66, and The
Adventures of Superman #488-489. Lar Gand appears in
the last six parts, starting with Superman v2 #65, in
cameo roles except for Superman v2 #66. (At some
future point, each of those issues will be indexed separately,
and this analysis will be revised accordingly.) |
| From Superman v2 #65: only
76-77:3 is dealt with here. |
| 76/77:3 |
This grouping is the Metal Men, the Forever
People, Justice League America, Justice League Europe, and the
various heroes operating out of Metropolis at the time.
(Notably missing is Black Lightning: originally from Metropolis,
he was either still based in Los Angeles at this time or had
moved to Brick City [aka Cleveland].) |
| Coloring errors: the tail to Guardian’s
balloon, and the white parts of Ice and Elongated Man’s
costumes are pale blue rather than white. |
| From The Adventures of Superman
#488: only 84-85 and 103:2 are dealt with here. |
| 84-85 |
This follows right on the heels of the scene
from Superman v2 #65. |
| There are too many characters present in the
scene in Superman v2 #65 to determine who the shadowed
figures still inside the building on page 84 are. |
| 92:2 |
This is where Dr. Fate suddenly appeared as
part of the strikeforce. |
| 103:2 |
As seen on page 108, Lar Gand is with this group,
although he was never explicitly seen again in this entire issue
after the opening spread. |
| Left to right: Dr. Fate, Lar Gand (small, colored
white), Rocket Red #4, Captain Marvel, Guy Gardner, Wonder Woman,
Fire, and Kilowog. Per Action Comics #675, Booster
Gold and Starman V are also with this group, but not seen here.
In short, this is all the characters who can fly except for Agent
Liberty, whose range is limited. (Mr. Miracle and Big Barda
are probably also in the ground-based group.) |
| From Action Comics #675:
only 108-110 and 128 are dealt with here. |
| 108-109 |
Metamorpho (far left) was not seen as part of
the strikeforce before this page. |
| The yellow belts the characters are wearing
are force-field belts with attached oxygen masks, as mentioned
in 92:2. |
| From Superman: The Man of Steel
#10: only 132/133:3, 134:3-4, 136:1, and140:1 dealt with here. |
| 134:4 |
It is an eternal weakness of Superman’s,
that he subconsciously limits himself in order to operate in
a world not made to handle Kryptonian strength. And thus
when he does come up against foes who are on a par with him —
like Lar Gand — he has to struggle to break from such habits
in order to fight back at a proper level. |
| 136:1 |
That is Lar Gand’s fist hitting Superman. |
| From Superman v2 #66: see completed Frunt
analysis for that issue. |
| From The Adventures of Superman
#489: only 183:3-4 and 185:1 are dealt with here. |
| 183:4 |
Left to right: Mercury, Lead, Platinum, Wonder
Woman, Gold, Guy Gardner, Tin, Superman, Lightray, unidentifiable,
Kilowog, Dr. Fate, Fire, Flash, two unidentifiables, Guardian,
Lar Gand, Elongated Man, unidentifiable, Booster Gold, and Ice. |
| 183:3-4 |
It isn’t clear why Mr. Miracle, Kilowog,
Lar Gand, and Booster Gold returned to Warworld following 174:3.
Perhaps they didn’t know the resolution and returned to
make sure they weren’t still needed there. |
| 184:2 |
Captain Marvel apparently didn’t return
to Warworld with the others, but stayed on Earth to coordinate
things on that end. |
