Since day one of
reading comics I have been a Marvel Zombie. Not the nicest way to describe
those of us who found their love of comics and passion for characters in the
616…but probably an apt one. There were only a couple DC titles I read as a kid
and Legion of Super Heroes (LOSH) was my favorite. Back in the day, it was hard
to find every issue of a book at your local convenience or grocery store so I
missed a lot. As I got older and had more money, I completed some but not all
of the LOSH. But it was not till yesterday that I had the opportunity to read a
complete run from #283 all the way to the end of the 80’s.
My good buddy
Douglas Briel has spent the last couple years putting together this great run
and last night he let me borrow the first box. I opened it to find a reprint of
Adventure Comics #247, the first appearance of the LOSH from 1958. In typical Silver Age fashion, Superboy is
introduced to the Legion through a series of humiliating encounters that end in
a big laugh as they take him to the 30th century aboard their Time
Bubble. Awesome!
