Legion of Super-Heroes Archives, Vol. 10 (DC Archive Editions) [Hardcover]

E. Nelson Bridwell (Author), Cary Bates (Author), Ross Andru (Illustrator), George Tuska (Illustrator), Dave Cockrum (Illustrator, Foreword)

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Series: DC Archive Editions | Publication Date: October 1, 2000

The 10th Legion of Super-Heroes volume in DC's invaluable Archive Editions series catches the Legion in a period of transition in the early 1970s.The LSH was relegated to seven-page stories in the back of Superboy's comic (and not even every issue), and because that's not the ideal format to cover 30 heroes, most of the stories concentrate on a couple Legionnaires. Soon the Legion became popular enough that the title eventually became Superboy Starring the Legion of Super-Heroes, and the issues in this volume do contain a number of milestones of Legion lore. Wildfire makes his debut as an applicant named ERG-1 in issue #195, Bouncing Boy and Duo Damsel get married in issue #200, and then there were the sexy new costumes, including Saturn Girl's pink bikini and Phantom Girl's bell bottoms. The 232-page book includes biographies of the creative talent (including one-shot inker Mike Grell, who would go on to make his own mark on the Legion) and a nice introduction by the artist who grew up on the Legion during this period, Dave Cockrum, before he went on to help reinvent the X-Men.--David Horiuchi

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The 10th Legion of Super-Heroes volume in DC's invaluable Archive Editions series catches the Legion in a period of transition in the early 1970s. The LSH was relegated to seven-page stories in the back of Superboy's comic (and not even every issue), and because that's not the ideal format to cover 30 heroes, most of the stories concentrate on a couple Legionnaires. Soon the Legion became popular enough that the title eventually became Superboy Starring the Legion of Super-Heroes, and the issues in this volume do contain a number of milestones of Legion lore. Wildfire makes his debut as an applicant named ERG-1 in issue #195, Bouncing Boy and Duo Damsel get married in issue #200, and then there were the sexy new costumes, including Saturn Girl's pink bikini and Phantom Girl's bell bottoms. The 232-page book includes biographies of the creative talent (including one-shot inker Mike Grell, who would go on to make his own mark on the Legion) and a nice introduction by the artist who grew up on the Legion during this period, Dave Cockrum, before he went on to help reinvent the X-Men. --David Horiuchi

Product Details

• Hardcover: 232 pages
• Publisher: DC Comics; Volume 10 edition (October 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563896281
• ISBN-13: 978-1563896286
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 0.6 x 10.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,161,577 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Time Period for the Legion, August 29, 2002

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This review is from: Legion of Super-Heroes Archives, Vol. 10 (DC Archive Editions) (Hardcover)

This covers SUPERBOY (first series) #172-202, a time in the early 1970s when the Legion was saved from obscurity by its loyal fans and brought back as a back-up feature in SUPERBOY... eventually eclipsing Superboy himself and taking over the whole title as "SUPERBOY and the LEGION OF SUPERHEROES". This features the earliest work by Dave Cockrum, the artist who introduced the memorable and often provocative 1970's costumes (Saturn Girl in a bikini, Phantom Girl in cut-out bellbottoms, Princess Projectra in a top held together by only 2 strings!!) Stories include the introduction and inauguration of Wildfire (briefly known as ERG-1) and the marriage of Bouncing Boy to Duo Damsel. Not the greatest writing in the Archives series, but certainly worth reading if only for the artwork and the wedding (the first of many Legion weddings to come).

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Legion I Remember, July 22, 2006

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Lynard Edward Hunter II (Greensboro, North Carolina United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Legion of Super-Heroes Archives, Vol. 10 (DC Archive Editions) (Hardcover)

Any fan of The Legion in the seventies must have this book! The new costumes, Dave Cockrum's complete run as the artist of the series in this one volume, introduction and subsequent joining of Wildfire (originally named Starfire but had to be changed due to a sword & sorcery/ sci-fi concept heroine DC was also publishing, which lasted two whole issues, renamed ERG-1 before publication, and rechristened Wildfire upon his reappearance), the wedding of two Legionnaires, this one has it all.

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5.0 out of 5 stars early 70s legion, June 13, 2011

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This review is from: Legion of Super-Heroes Archives, Vol. 10 (DC Archive Editions) (Hardcover)

this collection is very special to me since it contains some of the 1st legion stories i've ever read as a kid. it was the beginning of the dave cockrum era and introduced 1 of my favorite new members wildfire and redesigned the costumes for many legion members. it was a special time for the legion w/ new spaceship designs and a updated look of the 30th century.

it also features the first appearance of infectious lass and porcupine pete who later join the subs. a great way for the legion to start the 70s off.