Episode 892 – Legion of Super Heroes Secret Files 1: Legionnaires Three
The Subs take a look at the Legion’s origin as retold in Secret Files issue 1.

The Subs take a look at the Legion’s origin as retold in Secret Files issue 1.
Johns and Perez throw it all into this issue. Three legions, super-villains galore, Kabooms galore and the Flash family. Brent, Derek and Michael try to keep it all straight but end up getting confused anyhow.
Brainy sees what things would have been like if he’d never been born, and Andromeda finds a cosmic anomaly. The Subs finish their coverage of Legion of Super Heroes 100.
The Subs continue in their discussion of Legion 100. Also Legion Trivia and this week in Legion History.
Using the sphere made up of the crystallized nexus of all earths from all parallel universes, Brainiac 5 , White Witch and Phantom Girl summon the Legions of three worlds to save their world from Superboy Prime and the Legion of Super-Villains. Michael thankfully joins Derek and Brent to decipher the Perez double page spreads. Trophy rooms, lantern rings, lightning rods, magic spells and sacrifice – this issue has it all (almost)!
While Paul Rages Against various Machines, we dive back to episode 46. We’ll meet Glorith and figure out if Beast Boy (Not him, the OTHER one) has gone bad!
Derek and Brent dive into the first issue of Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds. Perez and John’s epic is revisited through a Threeboot lens. Along with Superboy Prime they explore the 31st century Superman Museum and all enjoy the Easter eggs left, right and centre.
The Subs conclude Inferno’s miniseries and talk about Legion news of the past couple of weeks. All this, plus a round of This Week in Legion History.
It’s Canucksgiving, so we’re looking back at an episode from 15 years ago this week. Episode 105: The Subs check out Legion of Super Heroes 303, and celebrate the return of the beautiful, but deadly Emerald Eye of Ekron, as well as its owner, the Emerald Empress. All this, and Supergirl shows us why Crisis 7 was such a big deal. As Sun Boy would say, “Mmrbl grrf grrmble!”
The Subs continue their coverage of issue 100, and discuss the Omega Act and the upcoming DC KO series. All this plus This Week in Legion History.
We look at what happened after Legion of Super-Heroes Volume 5, Issue 50. Together with Michael from the LoSP we take a wander through Starman in the JSA, The Lightning Saga, Karate Kid and Una in Countdown to Final Crisis, Superman and the Legion of Super-heroes (Action Comics 858-863) Batman and the Legion of Super-heroes (Action Comics 864) plus the Legion appearance in DC Universe 0. And it’s all leading to Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds … !
Superman and Booster Gold go up against Darkseid’s Legion. The Subs discuss it, along with some feedback and This Week in Legion History.
Enemy Manifest, the Conclusion. Brent and Derek look at the final issue of Legion of Super-Heroes Volume 5. They discuss the ending we got from Justin Thyme and the ending Shooter had planned.
Legion of Super Heroes 100 begins here! All this, plus a round of Stump the Subs and This Week in Legion History!
Francis Manapul’s final issue as penciller sees Princess Projectra’s plans come to fruition and it doesn’t bode well for the Legion nor the United Planets. Phantom Girl is attacked and Garth explores a new connection. Looks like his romance with Imra has run its course…
The Legion meets up with Electric Blue Superman.
Maurice joins Brent and Derek for an episode exploring the UP meeting the representatives from the Intruder Planet while the Legion hold some tryouts and a few old friends return.
Spotlight on Valor, aka M’Onel, who bumps up against the nastiness of his home planet Daxam.
Derek and Brent farewell Jim Shooter on THT. Brainy and Dreamgirl take the spotlight in this issue. Brainy encounters an Idjit in his own mind. Nura receives a proposal and Projectra is up to no good. This issue is drawn by guest penciller Rick Leonardi.
Superman and his little pal Prime head to the future to save the universe!
The Subs hang out at the mall with Inferno. Legion Trivia and This Week in Legion History
The subs see what happens when you mess with technology you don’t understand. C.o.m.p.u.t.o. takes on the Legion, and it goes poorly for the Legion!
Brent and Derek have a conversation with the Legion of Super-Heroes Volume 5 co-creator and artist extraordinaire.
In this episode we cover the Legion’s participation in the following books: * Unlimited Access #1 p. 36-38 * Unlimited Access #2 p. 1-8 * Legends of the DC Universe 80-Page Giant #2, p. 62-71 All this plus Stump the Subs and This Week in Legion History.
Projectra sinks to new levels of deception. Jo and Garth have it out. Brainy denies his nocturnal romance. The threat of the Alien Destroyers and the Intruder Planet grows.
Darkseid’s Legion make their move on Superman.
There’s much Legion News and a deep dive into This Week in Legion History. Then we go back to episode 94: The Subs are joined by Murray Fox of the Doom Podtrol, the always awesome Stewart MacWilliam, aka WetRats, as well as a mystery guest. With such a full house, it only makes sense that they cover as many issues as possible, so first, you’ll hear thoughts on Adventure Comics #516, Legion of Super Heroes #3 and issues 34 and 35 of The Brave and the Bold, featuring, respectively, The Doom Patrol...
The Composite Man returns, and he wants revenge on the Legion!
Brainiac 5, Star Boy and Light Lass work to save the solar system from an Intruder Planet!
In Phase 2, the Legionnaires receive their definitive answer regarding the connection between Apparition and the Phase of L.E.G.I.O.N.