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This
was a rather bizarre thing for DC to do. Confusing, for
sure. This is NOT, I repeat, NOT, a Legion of Super-Heroes
title. L.E.G.I.O.N. is a separate superhero team. The
acronym stands for Licensed Extra-Governmental Interstellar Operatives
Network. The whole group is made up of extraterrestrial
superheroes.
L.E.G.I.O.N. first debuted in "Invasion" #1 (December, 1988). They were given their own series in 1989. Beginning with issue #1, the series was called "L.E.G.I.O.N. '89". The title changed every year, with the year, until "L.E.G.I.O.N. '94". It ended with issue #70.
During the Zero Hour story-arc that involved ALL of DC's superhero titles, the series was immediately morphed into "R.E.B.E.L.S. '94", beginning with issue #0. The same storyline was continued that left off with "L.E.G.I.O.N. '94" #70. The new R.E.B.E.L.S. series lasted until "R.E.B.E.L.S. '96" #17.
By the way, R.E.B.E.L.S. stood for Revolutionary Elite Brigade to Eradicate L.E.G.I.O.N. Supremacy.
This series focused much more on science-fiction than the often fantasy-based superhero comics like Superman, Wonder Woman, etc. Lobo was a team member and ultimately became the greatest star of the series, spinning off into many of his own titles. The character of Lobo was like a crazier version of Marvel's Wolverine. He was an excessively violent bounty hunter with over-the-top humor and very psychotic. Yet, he was still a heroic character for the most part. Lobo comics are made more for laughs than as thought-provoking science-fiction. He certainly ranks right up there with DC's weirdest, yet most interesting characters.
L.E.G.I.O.N. first debuted in "Invasion" #1 (December, 1988). They were given their own series in 1989. Beginning with issue #1, the series was called "L.E.G.I.O.N. '89". The title changed every year, with the year, until "L.E.G.I.O.N. '94". It ended with issue #70.
During the Zero Hour story-arc that involved ALL of DC's superhero titles, the series was immediately morphed into "R.E.B.E.L.S. '94", beginning with issue #0. The same storyline was continued that left off with "L.E.G.I.O.N. '94" #70. The new R.E.B.E.L.S. series lasted until "R.E.B.E.L.S. '96" #17.
By the way, R.E.B.E.L.S. stood for Revolutionary Elite Brigade to Eradicate L.E.G.I.O.N. Supremacy.
This series focused much more on science-fiction than the often fantasy-based superhero comics like Superman, Wonder Woman, etc. Lobo was a team member and ultimately became the greatest star of the series, spinning off into many of his own titles. The character of Lobo was like a crazier version of Marvel's Wolverine. He was an excessively violent bounty hunter with over-the-top humor and very psychotic. Yet, he was still a heroic character for the most part. Lobo comics are made more for laughs than as thought-provoking science-fiction. He certainly ranks right up there with DC's weirdest, yet most interesting characters.
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