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3. Legion of Super Heroes

(DC Comics)

I love the Legion. So much.

A lot of people find them too confusing or weird, and I can’t entirely blame them. There’s an army of characters and multiple reboots to figure out. But they’re so great. In the future, teens from all planets are inspired to join up with a brand new superteam composed entirely of teens. Sometimes they’re rebels starting a teenage revolution, sometimes they’re just bored kids looking for some shenanigans to get into.

Old school Legion comics may be silly, but they invented modern superhero comics. Characters dying and then coming back years later? Characters losing limbs or being permanently disfigured? Heavy story continuity? That’s all straight from the pages of the Legion. Back in the 50s and 60s, too.

Those Legion of Superheroes Showcase Presents volumes are worthwhile investments for anyone who wants to learn where comic book storytelling came from.