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Duplicate Boy

Duplicate Boy

6 appearances · Bronze Age · 1976–1994 · 3 key issues
Who is Duplicate Boy?

Duplicate Boy is a member of the Heroes of Lallor, a super-powered team from the planet Lallor in the 30th century. His extraordinary ability allows him to replicate the power of any other superhero, making him one of the most versatile figures in the Legion of Super-Heroes' corner of the DC universe.

Debuting in the Bronze Age pages of Limited Collectors' Edition #C-49 (1976), courtesy of the legendary Legion architects Jim Shooter and Curt Swan, Duplicate Boy is a DC Comics figure rooted in the sprawling, imaginative world of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Over roughly eighteen years of publication history, this character carved out a presence alongside a colorful cast that includes the likes of Salu Digby, Life Lass, and Hawkman — rarefied company by any measure. With three key-issue appearances to their name and a spot in Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe, Duplicate Boy earned enough recognition to be considered worth cataloguing among DC's broader mythology. A compact but collector-significant corner of the Legion universe, this is exactly the kind of character that rewards the deep-diving fan who loves the rich, galaxy-spanning ambition of Bronze Age DC storytelling.

Teams & affiliations
Heroes of LallorKhundsLegion of Super-Heroes
Limited Collectors' Edition
#C-49
★ First appearance
Limited Collectors' Edition #C-49
Oct 1976

Top series

Covers through the years — 1985–1994

Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #7 1985
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #7
Legion of Super-Heroes #57 1994
Legion of Super-Heroes #57

Appearances

Limited Collectors' Edition (1972)
All New Collectors' Edition (1978)
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985)
Legion of Super-Heroes (1989)