Guy Gardner: Warrior #29 pg 15 (Featuring the Legion of Super-Heroes)
Artists: Phil Jimenez (Penciller) , John Stokes (Inker) , Dan Davis (Inker)
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DescriptionIt was a stroke of luck that this lovely page wound up in my collection. The one week I was feeling bored enough to actually go searching through listings at Heritage Auctions, I found this page waiting for me! My "Brainiac" keyword matched with the listing's description, but not its title, so my wantlist alerts hadn't picked it up, and I would have completely missed it, otherwise. I figured it was a pretty good sign I should try for the page, and by some stroke of fortune, the auction stayed sensible and I was able to bring it home!Here's a weird bit of context: in Legionnaires #29, there's a scene where Brainiac 5 is conducting some time-travel experiments. He materializes in his lab holding a big tankard of beer with a "W" on it, tries a sip, and promptly spits it out. I remember being so confused the first time I read it, having no idea what the writers were trying to imply or reference, but this page gives all the context fifteen-year-old me was missing! This issue sees Guy Gardner celebrating the grand opening of his bar, Warrior's, and though I haven't seen it explicitly confirmed anywhere, I think the idea was to feature characters from all of DC's titles and/or teams (L.E.G.I.O.N. even makes a brief one-page appearance earlier on!). On this page, the Legion of Super-Heroes gets their due representation, with one of Brainy's experimental time-travel jaunts landing him smack in the middle of Warrior's just long enough for someone to shove a beer into his hand (and of all the Legion crossover pages for me to stumble across, I love that this one is so unique, and basically just a one-off gag). Apart from Brainy, this page also features Hawkman, Obsidian, Nuklon, Rocket Red, Captain Marvel, Swamp Thing (I think?? In the top of panel two, there?), Green Lantern Kyle Rayner, and Arisia. I'm admittedly not very well-versed with Green Lantern lore from the mid-nineties, but I know enough to recognize that the conversation between Kyle and Arisia is a one that holds a lot of weight, and to appreciate that the writers included it. Weightiness aside, we can all have a good laugh at how absolutely, utterly confused poor Brainy is (too confused to even get a word out, which is impressive, for him). And I love how several different conversations are woven throughout the panels. The art is absolutely gorgeous, too. Phil Jimenez would go on to do some work for various Legion titles, but as far as I can tell, this was his first time drawing a Legion character in a published comic! I love how beautifully detailed everything is, especially all the 30th-century machinery in the final panel, there. It feels as though every character here stands out and was given their due diligence by Jimenez (my personal favourite is how beautifully he drew Arisia's hair in panel seven). And overall, it's just pretty awesome to own a Legion crossover page starring only Brainy. Also, I guess it's worth mentioning, I would love to own the page from Legionnaires #29 that correlates to this page here, with Brainy and his beer. Do reach out to me if you own it and are in the mood to sell! Social/Sharing |
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Kavi H 
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 3/31/2025
congrats on the unexpected HA find/HA win, and what a nice one it is too! The Jimenez artwork is really nice, and the inkers also stepped to the plate here. The 8 vertical panel layout is awesome and all the figure work (and close up in panel 7!) are excellent. Love how it ties back to a story detail you remembered (good luck getting a page from that issue as well) for Brainiac. great addition to your collection!
Margaret Leigh
Member Since 2021
1 - Posted on 3/31/2025
Kavi H wrote:
congrats on the unexpected HA find/HA win, and what a nice one it is too! The Jimenez artwork is really nice, and the inkers also stepped to the plate here. The 8 vertical panel layout is awesome and all the figure work (and close up in panel 7!) are excellent. Love how it ties back to a story detail you remembered (good luck getting a page from that issue as well) for Brainiac. great addition to your collection!
Thanks, Kavi! You're absolutely right about the inkers pulling their weight, too - I just wish I knew which one had inked this page so I could properly credit them! Here's hoping I can track down the corresponding Legionnaires page someday.
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 3/31/2025
Only a few artists of that time period could have pulled this off with so many characters to keep track of and not half ass it with a massive bar brawl to take place after this. They brought in Phil Jimenez just for this one issue and it's some of his finest work in both the busy panels and the solo shot. A real gem to find the only Legion related page out of the book!
Margaret Leigh
Member Since 2021
1 - Posted on 3/31/2025
Marcus Wai wrote:
Only a few artists of that time period could have pulled this off with so many characters to keep track of and not half ass it with a massive bar brawl to take place after this. They brought in Phil Jimenez just for this one issue and it's some of his finest work in both the busy panels and the solo shot. A real gem to find the only Legion related page out of the book!
I love that they brought Jimenez in just for this issue - thanks for the extra bit of info! And it does make me really happy to know I managed to snag the one page with a Legionnaire on it. Does my collector's heart good! :)
Margaret Leigh
Member Since 2021
Posted on 3/31/2025
Lloyd White wrote:
What a great and fun page--congratulations!
Thanks, Lloyd! :D
Aidan (Re-Legion ) Lacy
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 3/31/2025
Oh very well done indeed. I love a good Legion crossover and I missed this completely. Speaking of missing, I missed you at the Moy auction on Saturday. Great page
Margaret Leigh
Member Since 2021
Posted on 4/1/2025
Aidan (Re-Legion ) Lacy wrote:
Oh very well done indeed. I love a good Legion crossover and I missed this completely. Speaking of missing, I missed you at the Moy auction on Saturday. Great page
Oh wow, thanks, Aidan!! :D That's high praise coming from a collector like you. And yeah, I was really sad to have to miss Jeff's show on Saturday, but something came up out of the blue on the day of, and I just couldn't make it.
Margaret Leigh
Member Since 2021
1 - Posted on 4/19/2025
Derek Crabbe wrote:
Gorgeous jamboree!
Thank you!! I love pages with huge collections of characters. My Eclipso: The Darkness Within page might be the only one in my collection that surpasses this one!
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