Legion of Superheroes Homage To Star Spangled War Stories Featuring Sgt Rock Issue 194 ( Infinite Timelines : The Redacted Files - Chapter 15 )
Artists: Allan Goldman (All) , Russell Payne (Finisher)
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Dave Cockrum : The Outsiders
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DescriptionThis is part of a storyline that I started but never finished. It is tied to last weeks cover of the firing squad but seen from a different angle it reveals so much more. The original Superboy & Supergirl are the targets of the firing squad. From the shadows, we get an unusual rescue squad.As Legion fans know, Dave Cockrum initially conceived of a version of Nightcrawler & Storm been members of a new spin-off group called THE OUTSIDERS In 1973, Legion artist Dave Cockrum was the artist for Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes. He created and proposed many new characters as additions to the Legion of Super-Heroes universe: Nightcrawler, whom Cockrum famously repurposed as a new X-Man in 1974 A green bird-girl with wings from her arms called Quetzal. Starfire, who did become the Legionnaire called Wildfire. Wildfire debuted in Superboy & the Legion #195 (June 1973). Trio, a Carggite girl from the same planet as Triplicate Girl. A "weather handler" called Typhoon. His designs call him "Bryn Alban" from the planet Zarathustra. He later made a sketch that included most of these and called them the Outsiders. The sketch included two characters that were inspired by the Adult Legion story from Adventure #354 (1967): Reflecto, who'd been depicted in that issue. And Power Boy, whom was only mentioned in that issue and Cockrum designed anew. In 1974, Cockrum went to work for Marvel Comics, and some of his rejected Outsiders characters were reinterpreted as all-new X-Men. They debuted in Giant Sized X-Men #1 (May 1975). Cockrum confirmed these things in an interview printed in the X-Men Anniversary Magazine (Sept. 1993). Nightcrawler was taken lock-stock-and-barrel, and Storm was created from elements of Quetzal, Trio and a shape-shifter called Black Cat. The Anniversary Magazine printed the sketches of the latter and Cockrum said: "Storm is perhaps the best example of how a character's look develops from creative conception to creative result. ... Wein and [editor Roy] Thomas had conceived of a male X-Man with the power to manipulate weather. Cockrum had already designed an alluring female named Quetzal, but everyone thought Dave's design for an African-American shape shifter named the Black Cat better fit the X-look, so they took the Black Cat's powers, and Quetzal's beautiful features, and combined them into Storm." So I wanted to imagine a universe where Dave had stayed on and they became part of Legion Universe. I added XS because I love her as a legacy character Social/Sharing |
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Miki Annamanthadoo 
Member Since 2003
Posted on 9/29/2023
Very cool seeing the original Cockrum designs!
Aidan (Re-Legion ) Lacy
Member Since 2005
Posted on 9/29/2023
Miki Annamanthadoo wrote:
Very cool seeing the original Cockrum designs!
It's a fun "What If or IF ONLY !!!" concept to play with.
Lloyd White
Member Since 2007
Posted on 9/30/2023
This is absolutely gorgeous! Love the detail and the lush inks. And the Cockrum characters look like they have always been here. Long live the Legion!
R Berman
Member Since 2018
Posted on 10/4/2023
Fun idea, and Allan Goldman is one of the unsung heroes of modern comic art.
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