The Legionnaires chase the escaped convict Dr. Eldor to the homeworld of the Proteans. They are saved from the Proteans by Unknown Boy. Who could this masked super-hero be?
It’s Supergirl!
Supergirl was traveling through the time stream after visiting the Legion when she flew through a red Kryptonite dust cloud. The red Kryptonite gave her temporary insomnia but she still felt an overwhelming need to hide her identity. How much red Kryptonite is floating around? Just randomly I chose two issues this week with a ‘Supergirl is affected by red Kryptonite’ plot. Linda should be a little more careful when exiting the time stream.
The reason for the Proteans helping Dr. Eldor is a variation on rule #2 of my Grand Unifying Theory of LoSH Asshole Behavior™ Rule #2 states: At some point it is revealed that the characters are under some kind of mind control. The Proteans weren’t under mind control per se, rather they were lied to by Dr. Eldor. He pretended to be the descendant of a race of aliens who gave the Proteans their shape-changing ability in order for them to survive their planet’s erratic climate changes.
The hilarious part of this issue is how easily an army of tapioca pudding beings overwhelmed the Legion. They were all caught off-guard and didn’t use their super-powers to save themselves. These kids are in serious trouble when they meet the Fatal Five.
On my Legion Jerk © scale this issue gets a:
I love this stuff… Thank you for reminding me of why I love it
thanks!