| Lethal Legion | |
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 The original Lethal Legion on the cover of Avengers #79 (Aug. 1970) Art by John Buscema. |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Avengers #78 (Jul. 1970) |
| Created by | Roy Thomas John Buscema |
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| Base(s) | Various |
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| See:List of Lethal Legion members | |
The Lethal Legion is the name of five teams of fictional characters that appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The first version of the Legion appears in The Avengers #78 (Jul. 1970); the second version in Avengers #164 (Oct. 1977); the third version in West Coast Avengers vol. 2, #1 (Oct. 1985); the fourth Avengers West Coast #98 (Sep. 1993) and the final version in the limited series Dark Reign: Lethal Legion #1 (Aug. 2009). The teams were created by Roy Thomas and John Buscema; Jim Shooter and various artists; Steve Englehart and Al Milgrom; Roy Thomas and Tim Dzon; and Frank Tieri and various artists respectively.
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Publication history
The original Lethal Legion are formed by the villain Grim Reaper (the brother of Avenger Wonder Man) and first appear in the title the Avengers. The villains, however, are overconfident and are tricked and defeated by the Avengers.[1] A second version, formed by European villain Count Nefaria reappears in the title, but is revealed to be a manipulative ploy to steal and magnify their powers in a failed bid to destroy the Avengers. The depowered villains are sent to prison.[2]
The Grim Reaper returns in the title West Coast Avengers, leading a third version against the superhero team, but internal squabbling and personal agendas hinder the villains and they are defeated and scattered.[3] A fourth version appear in the title Marvel Age, and led by the Porcupine track down and battle Captain America, who is aided by several other Marvel heroes.[4] In the title Avengers West Coast the demon Satannish creates another version using the souls of infamous historical killers and the group battle the renamed Avengers West Coast.[5]
A new version of the Lethal Legion appears during the Dark Reign storyline in the three issue limited series Dark Reign: Lethal Legion. The Grim Reaper (now aided by brother Wonder Man) recruits villains to oppose criminal mastermind Norman Osborn.[6]
Membership
In other media
The Lethal Legion appears in the animated television series The Super Hero Squad Show (2009).
Footnotes
External links
- Lethal Legion at Marvel.com
- Lethal Legion at the Comic Book DB
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