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LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES VOL. 4 #8
Cover Date: June 1990
Cover Price: $1.75
Publication Date: 1990-04-12
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan (signed)
Inks: Murphy Anderson (signed)
Colors: Tom McCraw
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Credits:
| Plot | Keith Giffen, Al Gordon, Tom Bierbaum, Mary Bierbaum |
| Story | Tom Bierbaum, Mary Bierbaum |
| Pencils | Keith Giffen (pages 1 20-22), Chris Sprouse (2-19) |
| Inks | Al Gordon |
| Lettering | Todd Klein |
| Colors | Tom McCraw |
| Editing | Michael Eury |
Feature Character(s):
- Cham (behind the scenes; also in flashback to birth and being invited to join the Legion preceding flashback in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #39; see Comments; next in issue #10)
- Rokk Krinn (also in flashback to origin of the Legion in between panels of Superboy Vol. 1 #147; see Comment; next in issue #10)
- Legion of Super-Heroes:
- Lightning Lad (in flashback to origin of the Legion in between panels of Superboy Vol. 1 #147; see Comments)
- Saturn Girl (in flashback to origin of the Legion in between panels of Superboy Vol. 1 #147; see Comments)
- Phantom Girl (in flashback to origin of the Legion; see Comments)
- Triplicate Girl (in flashback to origin of the Legion; see Comments)
Supporting Character(s):
- Laurel Gand (next in issue #13)
- Rond Vidar (next in issue #29)
- R.J. Brande (in flashback following L.E.G.I.O.N. '89 #9 and preceding Superboy Vol. 1 #147, and in flashback in between panels of Superboy Vol. 1 #147; see Comments)
- Marla Latham (last in issue #2; also in flashback preceding flashback in Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes #1; next in ???)
- Desmond Wilson (in flashback preceding Adventure Comics #321)
- Lauren Gand (first appearance; the daughter of Rond Vidar and Laurel Gand)
Villain(s):
- Doyle Brande (Theg; a Durlan merchant, entrepreneur, and smuggler; in flashback preceding Superboy Vol. 1 #147; see Comments)
- A representative of the planet Grykk (in flashback to Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes #1; see Comments)
- Some dockworkers (in flashback)
- Khunds
Other Character(s):
- A Probe (model sxm350)
- Zhey (first appearance; Theg's sister and Reep Daggle's mother; in flashback)
- Ji Daggle (Theg's sister; in flashback)
- Liggt Daggle (in flashback)
- Durlans (in flashbacks)
- Lt. Zoltorus (first appearance; a Science Police officer; in flashback)
- Science Police (in flashback)
- Tayla (first appearance; a dockworker; in flashback to 2949 and 2964)
- Englenna (first appearance; nanny of Lauren Gand; (next in issue #42)
- Two women with Theg (in flashback; Sussa named)
Cameo Appearance(s):
- Marla Latham's wife and two kids (in a picture)
- Valor (as a statue and in holoviews)
Location(s):
- Brande's Asteroid (Brande Industries Headquarters)
- Space Sector 700
- Space Sector 2814
- Earth
- Metropolis (the "Old Cathedral" spaceport; in flashback to 45 years prior)
- Earth
- Unidentified Space Sector(s):
Comment(s):
- The flashback in this story tells the origin of R.J. Brande and retells the origin of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Due to the events shown in issue #5 some of the details have slightly changed.
Solicitation:
- The Legion takes a look back at its beginnings, showing how the team was really formed.
Credits:
- Tom Bierbaum and Mary Bierbaum (script)
- Mark Waid (edits)
Feature Character(s):
- Via Edwards (a reporter for Assest Magazine)
Comment(s):
- This is an article on R.J. Brande by Via Edwards, from Assets Magazine, dated Feb. 8, 2972.
Credits:
- Tom Bierbaum and Mary Bierbaum (script)
- Mark Waid (edits)
Feature Character(s):
- Somi Gan (a Colonel in the United Resistance Militia)
Comment(s):
- This is a communique from Somi Gan to King John, High Commander of the United Resistance Militia, with excerpt of an intercepted Khund transmission regarding Laurel Gand.