The Legion Clubhouse #21: Love in the Future

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🗓️ 12 January 2018

⏱️ 42 minutes

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In this episode of The Legion Clubhouse, love is in the air, and one of these stories have repercussions for the future of the series?

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Adventure Comics #324
The Legion of Super-Outlaws!
w: Edmond Hamilton
a: John Forte
September 1964

A mighty new team of heroes arises, harboring an unexpected grudge against the teen heroes of the Legion.

Adventure Comics #325
Lex Luthor Meets The Legion Of Super-Heroes!
November 1964
w: Edmond Hamilton
a: John Forte

Superboy's new future pals meet his old friend (and future worst enemy!)

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0:00.0	They were the heroes from the future. Teenagers protecting the universe from those that would
0:08.3	sow the seeds of chaos. Each had unique powers and abilities. And though they often had their
0:15.3	differences, they came together to save the day as the Legion of superheroes. Now you can
0:22.6	be a part of their adventures and learn the history of the future in the Legion Clubhouse.
0:30.0	This week on the Legion Clubhouse Matthew, we're going to find out that
0:34.8	actions have repercussions. Yeah. And in the worst way. Adventure comics number 324,
0:46.2	the Legion of Super Outlaws published September 1964, written by Edmund Hamilton with art by John
0:54.8	Fortale, a mighty new team of heroes arises, harboring an unexpected grudge against the teen heroes
1:02.4	of the Legion. Matthew, did you know that this issue is the very first appearance of Beast Boy?
1:10.1	I did know that. However, it's probably not the Beast Boy that most people think of when they
1:15.4	think of Beast Boy. Oh, want want. Sorry. Who the heck are these guys? In fact,
1:21.2	Beast Boy, the people know, appeared in 1965. This issue came in 1964. So predates that name by
1:28.4	almost a year. Yeah, just over a year. The thing about it, again, this is a point in DC history
1:35.2	where there isn't necessarily intertidal continuity. So what was happening in Doom Patrol at this
1:41.1	point in time really didn't have any input in Legion of Super Heroes. But Garfield Logan,
1:45.3	the new teen Titan first appeared in 65. This is one of the heroes of Lallor. And this is fascinating
1:52.4	about the heroes of Lallor. Well, this whole story is fascinating. Yeah. The heroes of Lallor
1:58.4	basically are one of the first times that we established that there are heroes. In this case,
2:04.2	they called them a Legion of Super Outlaws, but they're just another planet superheroes who are
2:09.8	equal to the challenge of a Legionnaire. They're not necessarily 27 guys. But the five,
2:16.0	you know, Super Outlaws, the five heroes of Lallor are actually really interesting,
2:20.5	really powerful guys in and of themselves. So they got their powers because they were born too
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