List of Legion of Super-Heroes members
The Legion of Super-Heroes is a superhero team in comic book series published by DC Comics. The team has gone through various iterations. Starting with the founding trio of Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad, and Saturn Girl, all versions of the team include teenage superheroes from several planets and alien races. In some versions, the team swells to two dozen or more members, with different sub-groupings, such as the Legion of Substitute Heroes.
Original team (1958–1994)
Introduced in Adventure Comics #247, the original version of the team appeared in various titles for 36 years until Legion of Super-Heroes #61.Founding members
Silver Age members
"Bronze Age" members
Post-''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' members
Joined during the "Five Year Gap"
Many of these individuals were only depicted in flashbacks, and information regarding their tenure is often extremely limited.Character | Real name | Home world | Membership notes | Powers |
Storm Boy | Myke Chypurz | Earth | First appeared in Adventure Comics #301. | Created technology that could cause storms and had limited control over weather; no actual powers. |
Stone Boy | Dag Wentim | Zwen | First appeared in Adventure Comics #306. | Ability to turn into mostly inanimate stone. |
Chlorophyll Kid | Ral Benem | Mardru | First appeared in Adventure Comics #306. | Ability to make plants grow super-fast. |
Fire Lad | Staq Mavlen | Shwar | First appeared in Adventure Comics #306. | Ability to breathe fire. |
Calamity King | E. Davis Ester | Touston | First appeared in Adventure Comics #342 | Ability to cause accidents and disasters. |
Color Kid | Ulu Vakk | Lupra | First appeared in Adventure Comics #342 | Ability to change the color of objects and organisms. |
Infectious Lass | Drura Sepht | Somahtur | First appeared in Superboy #201 | Spontaneous generation of infectious diseases. |
Porcupine Pete | Peter Dursin | Earth | First appeared in Superboy #201 | Ability to generate and fire quills from his body. |
Crystal Kid | Bobb Kohan | Earth | First appeared in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 2, #272. First mentioned as a member in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #28. | Create crystal structures. |
Nightwind | Berta Skye Haris | Earth | First appeared in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 2, #272. Killed by the Khund army in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #15. | Ability to generate and control wind. |
Reflecto | Stig Ah | Rimbor | First mentioned as a future deceased member on the cover of Adventure Comics #354. First full appearance in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 2, #277. Later depicted as the alternate identity of an amnesiac Superboy. Retconned as a distinct individual member in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #44. | Reflects physical and energy attacks back to their source. |
Karate Kid II | Myg | Lythyl | First appeared in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 3, #13. First mentioned as a member in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #40. | Mastery of all known martial arts. |
Visi-Lad | Rhent Ustin | Earth | First appeared in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 3, #3. | Had telescopic, microscopic, hypnotic and heat vision. |
Impulse | Richard Kent Shakespeare | Earth | First appeared in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #12, already a member. | Super-strength, enhanced durability and speed, medical knowledge. |
Echo | Myke-4 Astor | Calish-Aetia | First mentioned as a member in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #28. | Sound manipulation. |
Joined after the "Five Year Gap"
Reserve and honorary members
Expelled members
Batch SW6/New Earth team
Introduced in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #24, "Batch SW6" included teenage versions of the original Legion, which appeared in the original continuity until Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #61. Batch SW6's roster was equivalent to the original Legion's membership immediately following the team's first encounter with Universo, with Valor and Laurel Gand replacing Superboy, Mon-El and Supergirl. The members of this team were shown to be temporal duplicates of the original Legionnaires created by the Time Trapper. Additionally, five non-SW6 members joined: Computo, Dragonmage, Catspaw, Kid Quantum, and the adult Reep Daggle.Character | Real name | Home world | Membership notes | Powers |
Cosmic Boy | Rokk Krinn | Braal | Introduced in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #24. | Magnetism manipulation; control and generation of magnetic fields. |
Live Wire | Garth Ranzz | Winath | Introduced in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #24. | Electrical manipulation; control and generation of electrical fields. |
Saturn Girl | Imra Ardeen | Titan | Introduced in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #24. | Telepathy; ability to read and control minds. |
Triad | Luornu Durgo | Cargg | Introduced in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #24. | Ability to split into three bodies. |
Apparition | Tinya Wazzo | Bgztl | Introduced in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #24. | Intangibility. |
Leviathan | Gim Allon | Earth | Introduced in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #24. | Ability to grow to gigantic size. |
Invisible Kid | Lyle Norg | Earth | Introduced in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #24. | Invisibility to the naked eye. |
Brainiac 5 | Querl Dox | Colu | Introduced in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #24. | 12th level intelligence. |
Andromeda | Laurel Gand | Daxam | Introduced in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #24. | See Powers and abilities of Superman, but with vulnerability to lead instead of Kryptonite. |
Inferno | Dirk Morgna | Earth | Introduced in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #24. | Heat and light generation. |
Shrinking Violet | Salu Digby | Imsk | Introduced in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #24. | Ability to shrink to microscopic size. |
Ultra Boy | Jo Nah | Rimbor | Introduced in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #24. | Super-strength, super-speed, flight, invulnerability, flash vision, and "penetra-vision", only one of which can be used at a time. |
Matter-Eater Lad | Tenzil Kem | Bismoll | Introduced in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #24. | Can eat any substance. |
Alchemist | Jan Arrah | Trom | Introduced in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #24. | Elemental transmutation. |
Gossamer | Ayla Ranzz | Winath | Introduced in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #24. | Gravity negation. |
Ferro | Andrew Nolan | Earth | Introduced in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #24. | Ability to transform into iron, which also provides him with superhuman strength and invulnerability. |
Princess Projectra | Projectra Wind'zzor | Orando | Introduced in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #24. Killed fighting Dominion troops in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #32. | Generation of illusions. |
Chameleon Boy | Reep Daggle | Durla | Introduced in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #24. Killed fighting Dominion troops in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #32. | Shapeshifting. |
Karate Kid | Val Armorr | Earth | Introduced in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #24. Killed fighting Dominion troops in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #32. | Mastery of all known martial arts. |
Valor | Lar Gand | Daxam | Introduced in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #24. Disappeared into the timestream in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #37. Replaced his deceased 20th century counterpart in Valor #19. | Same powers as a Kryptonian, but with vulnerability to lead instead of Kryptonite; see Powers and abilities of Superman. |
Chameleon | Reep Daggle | Durla | Adult version of Chameleon Boy; first appeared in Action Comics #267. Joined the Batch SW6/New Earth team in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #41. | Shapeshifting. |
Catspaw | April Dumaka | Earth | Introduced in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #33. Joined in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #41. | Cat-like abilities and physique. |
Dragonmage | Xao Jin | New Shanghai Colony | Introduced in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #33. Joined in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #41. | Spellcasting. |
Kid Quantum | ”James Cullen” | Antares | Introduced in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #33. Joined the Batch SW6/New Earth team in Legionnaires #12. | Ability to cast stasis fields. |
Computo II | Danielle Foccart | Earth | First appeared in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 2, Annual #1. Joined in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #41. | Can interface with computers and machinery. |
Bouncing Boy | Chuck Taine | Earth | Zero Hour blip. Appeared in Legionnaires #16. | Super-bouncing. |
Star Boy | Thom Kallor | Xanthu | Zero Hour blip. Appeared in Legionnaires #16. | Ability to increase the mass of objects. |
Dream Girl | Nura Nal | Naltor | Zero Hour blip. Appeared in Legionnaires #16. | Precognition. |
Reboot">Reboot (fiction)">Reboot members (1994–2004)
This version of the Legion emerged in the aftermath of Zero Hour, and first appeared in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 4, #0. It was revealed in Infinite Crisis #6 that this version of the team inhabits Earth-247.Founding members
Pre-draft
Draftees
Post-draft
Post-Blight
"Threeboot" Legion (2004–2009)
This version of the Legion first appeared in the Teen Titans/Legion Special. It was revealed in Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #5 that this version of the team inhabits Earth-Prime, the home of supervillain Superboy-Prime.Founding members
Recruits
Reserve members
Post-''Infinite Crisis'' Legion (1958–1989, 2007–2015)
This version of the Legion was first introduced in Adventure Comics #247 as the original version of the team, which appeared under various titles for 31 years until Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 3, #63. The "Five Years Later" Legion picks up the original Legion's story line with "The Lightning Saga" story arc in Justice League of America and Justice Society of America. Its membership reflects the original, pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths Legion up to the events of Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 3, #63, and includes changes in Legion membership made in the Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes story arc, the mini-series, and subsequent volumes of Legion of Super-Heroes.Founding members
Silver Age members
"Bronze Age" members
Post-''Infinite Crisis'' members
Arrowverse
This version of the team appears in Supergirl, referred to as "the Legion".Character | Real name | Home world | First Appearance | Notes | Portrayed by |
Mon-El | Mon-El | Daxam | Supergirl; S2E1 the Adventures of Supergirl | Chris Wood | |
Saturn Girl | Imra Ardeen | Titan | Supergirl; S3E7 Wake Up | Amy Jackson | |
Toyman | Winn Schott Jr. | Earth | Supergirl; S1E1 Pilot | Took the name Toyman to 'reinvent' it as a symbol of good after defeating an evil doppelganger of himself and reconnecting with his father who died shortly after, both who used the name for evil purposes. | Jeremy Jordan |
Brainiac-5 | Querl Dox | Colu | Supergirl S3E10 Legion of Super-Heroes | on temporary leave from the team while they fight his cousin who developed a virus which would kill all A.I. other than its creator. | Jesse Rath |
Dream Girl | Nura Nal | Naltor | Supergirl; S4E8 Bunker Hill ; Supergirl; S4E13 What's So Funny About Truth, Justice, and the American Way? ; | ||
Chameleon | Reep Daggle | Durla | Supergirl; S3E18 Shelter from the Storm ; | ||
Lightning Lass | Ayla | Winath | Supergirl; S3E10 Legion of Super-Heroes ; Supergirl; S5E11 Back From the Future-Part One ; | Unknown | |
Karate Kid | Val Armorr | Earth | Supergirl; S4E13 What’s So Funny About Truth, Justice, And The American Way ; | ”Val” is mentioned by Brainy when referencing a fighting technique. Nia calls him one of Brainy’s legion friends. | Unknown |