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Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 (Superboy (1949-1979)) Kindle & comiXology

by Paul Levitz (Author), Len Wein (Author), Gerry Conway (Author), Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 148 ratings
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War is on the horizon as Legion members Wildfire, Dawnstar, Mon-El and Ultra Boy are called to Weber's World, the 30th century's diplomatic headquarters, on a mission to protect a peace forum between two rival galactic federations, the United Planets and the Dominators. But before the Dominators can even arrive, danger and suspicion take over the conference. A war between the federations could tear apart the universe, but what can four lone Legionnaires do to prevent it?

Meanwhile, as our heroes traverse far-flung planets to prevent intergalactic war, the Legion of Substitute Heroes must rise up to protect the Earth from a deadly Khund invasion!

From creators including Paul Levitz, Gerry Conway, Joe Staton, James Sherman and Steve Ditko, this volume features the full Earthwar saga, the return of Mordu, the debut of the League of Super-Assassins and more! Collects Superboy and the Legion Of Super-Heroes #241-258 and DC Comics Presents #13-14.
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    12 - 17 years
  2. Part of Series
    Superboy (1949-1979)
  3. Print length
    471 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    7 - 12
  6. Publisher
    DC
  7. Publication date
    July 17, 2018
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    978-1401280857
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Paul Levitz entered comics in 1971 as editor of The Comic Reader, the first comics newszine, which won two Best Fanzine Comic Art Fan Awards. He has received the Inkpot Award and the Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award and serves on the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund board. Levitz is known for his writing, including an acclaimed run on the Legion of Super-Heroes, a series to which he's returned. On staff from 1973, Levitz was DC's youngest editor ever, ultimately becoming publisher in 1989 and president and publisher from 2002 to 2009.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07F1D7XRQ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ DC (July 17, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 17, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 148 ratings

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Paul Levitz was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1956, and entered the comics industry in 1971 as editor/publisher of The Comic Reader, the first mass-circulation fanzine devoted to comics news. He continued to publish TCR for three years, winning two consecutive annual Comic Art Fan Awards for Best Fanzine. His other fan activities included editing the program books for several of Phil Seuling’s legendary New York Comic Art Conventions,. He received Comic-con International’s Inkpot Award in 2002, the prestigious Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award in 2008, and the Comics industry Appreciation Award from ComicsPro (the trade association of comic shop retailers) in 2010. Levitz also serves on the board of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.

Levitz is primarily known for his work for DC Comics, where he has written most of their classic characters including the Justice Society, Superman in both comics and the newspaper strip, and an acclaimed run on The Legion of Super-Heroes, a series he’s recently returned to write. Readers of The Buyers’ Guide voted his Legion: The Great Darkness Saga one of the 20 best comic stories of the last century, and visitors to the site comicbookresources.com selected the same story as #11 of the Top 100 Comic Book Stories of All Time. DC Comics has just issued a new hardcover edition of Legion: The Great Darkness Saga, which made the New York Times' Graphic Books Bestseller List.

Cumulatively, Levitz has written over 300 stories with sales of over 25 million copies, and translations into over 20 languages. As a DC staffer from 1973, Levitz was an assistant editor, the company’s youngest editor ever, and in a series of business capacities, became Executive Vice President & Publisher in 1989 and then served as President & Publisher from 2002-2009. He continues as a Contributing Editor, but is now concentrating on his writing.

His current writing projects include Taschen’s 75 YEARS OF DC COMICS: THE ART OF MODERN MYTHMAKING, which the LA Times praised for "its colossal ambitions, insights and collected rarities" and the NY Times called "richly conceived history."

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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Steven
5.0 out of 5 stars Good
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2023
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Tim
5.0 out of 5 stars Continuation of a great series.
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2023
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This book is a great continuation of the now defunct DC Legion of Super Heroes archive series. A must have for fans of the late 70’s and early 80’s Legion.
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Kid Kyoto
4.0 out of 5 stars At last! The Earthwar!
Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2018
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When I started collecting the Legion of Super-Heroes in the early 80s, letter writers would often refer to the Earthwar saga as sort of a benchmark, wondering if the current issues could live up to it or even exceed it. Eventually I tracked down copies of that story but I've always wanted to have it reprinted on good quality paper with a real spine and no ads. And finally I have it! This thick (450+ pages) book reprints Superboy and the Legion 241-258, the renamed Legion of Super-heroes 259 and throws in DC Comics Presents 13-14 for completeness sake.

These issues include the Earthwar (a massive space war involving most of the Legion's major foes, with each issue revealing another layer and another mastermind), the Omega Saga, the destruction of Legion headquarters, the League of Super Assassins, Brainiac Five's insanity and the departure of Superboy so that the Legion can finally become the stars of their own book.

There are some misses in here, forgettable villains, undistinguished artists, gimmicky story lines and the like. The League of Super Assassins for example has a strong start but the heroes are saved by a series of deus ex machinas. In another story the Legion hijacks an amusement park for some amateur psychological experiments and are saved from prison only by a timely earthquake.

There are some oddities, when the book was recolored mistakes from the original comics were carefully recreated (check out Sun Boy's color changing gloves on page 11). The book also lacks any introduction or commentary. Paul Levitz, DC's former president, wrote many of the issues and I would have loved to have heard his thoughts.

My memory is that the next two years of stories were fairly forgettable until Levitz returned and we get the Great Darkness Saga, which fortunately already has its down deluxe reprint.

If you're already a Legion fan this is a must-have, if you're just looking to check it out, I'd recommend skipping ahead to the Great Darkness Saga.
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J. Reeves
5.0 out of 5 stars #259 also collected!
Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2018
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Great. I just got this today and really like it. This issue has an additional issue collected than what Amazon lists in their description. Amazon says it collects Superboy and the Legion of Super Heroes #234-258.

This TPB also includes Legion of Super Heroes #259 where Superboy leaves the book and the series is renamed.
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Michael "Mega Mike" Davis
5.0 out of 5 stars Superhero teamwork at it's best, like the Patriots with Tom Brady!
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2020
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I loved it! It was just as good as the other volume I purchased. Next paycheck I am ordering the whole collection for my bookshelf!
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Glenn Crouch
5.0 out of 5 stars Journey back to the 30th Century as seen in the late 70s
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2019
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This second volume that continues on from the associated Archives was much appreciated - and once again took me back to my later teenage years. Hopefully the will continue!
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Lar White
5.0 out of 5 stars A lot of storires.
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2020
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This book has a lot of stories in it. more than the previous ones from the past.
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upstage
4.0 out of 5 stars some great stuff in here
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2019
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This era started with some great stuff, and while the issues after Earth War were often typical of late 70s storytelling, it was a necessary era of the Legion to build a solid audience of pre-teens who were getting hooked on Star Wars, and needed some far flung sci-fantasy aspects to their Super Heroes. Legion was that book. Continuity began to gel in this era and the table was being set for Levitz to return in a few years and really take it to new heights.
Word has it that DC has gotten spooked about releasing these hardcover collections, and so far we have not seen a next volume announced. Which is a pity. One to two more volumes and we'll have the entire Legion pre-baxter run in hardcover editions. Come on DC! Get the rest of this series done and the baxter too! We see the 5YL series getting a roll out, so there is still some hope.
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Jose Ramon Alvarez Garcia
5.0 out of 5 stars Sensacional.
Reviewed in Spain on September 8, 2021
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Muy bueno. Eso si, ha venido con retraso.
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Doug in Canada
5.0 out of 5 stars 5 Stars
Reviewed in Canada on September 19, 2018
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Excellent Reproduction and colour. Great nostalgia read!
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luciano r.
5.0 out of 5 stars Bello
Reviewed in Italy on February 2, 2019
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lee foster
5.0 out of 5 stars must have
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 23, 2018
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Great!
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luca pistarelli
4.0 out of 5 stars VOLUME LEGIONE
Reviewed in Italy on November 17, 2021
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In questo volume troviamo raccolte varie storie della LEGIONE DEI SUPER EROI.
Materiale ancora inedito nel nostro paese.
Per la cronaca si tratta delle storie che precedono la saga pubblicata su CLASSICI DC!
Obbligatorio prenderla se siete fan della LEGIONE !
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luca pistarelli
4.0 out of 5 stars VOLUME LEGIONE
Reviewed in Italy on November 17, 2021
In questo volume troviamo raccolte varie storie della LEGIONE DEI SUPER EROI.
Materiale ancora inedito nel nostro paese.
Per la cronaca si tratta delle storie che precedono la saga pubblicata su CLASSICI DC!
Obbligatorio prenderla se siete fan della LEGIONE !
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