Legion of Super-Heroes: The Great Darkness Saga #[nn]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Soul-Thief from the Stars," Brainiac 5's desperate attempt to heal Danielle Foccart unleashes a terrifying threat: Computo returns, hijacking the Legion's systems and turning the headquarters into a battleground. With the team scattered and the facility crumbling, Danielle’s brother Jacques steps forward—drinking Lyle Norg’s invisibility potion to slip past the machine’s defenses and confront the possession head-on. Written by Keith Giffen and Paul Levitz, with art by Giffen and inks by Bruce D. Patterson, this pulse-pounding chapter of Legion of Super-Heroes: The Great Darkness Saga blends high-stakes sci-fi peril with a heartfelt act of courage, all wrapped in a striking cover by Keith Giffen and Al Milgrom.
In "The Soul-Thief from the Stars," Timber Wolf, recovering on the hospital satellite Medicus One, warns the Legion of a brutal raid by the Organleggers. While one team repels the attackers, another must return to confront the terrifying, unintended creation of Organus—born from the chaos of the first battle.
In "Night Never Falls at Nullport," the Legion of Super-Heroes races to uncover a Khund sabotage operation threatening United Planets vessels, even as personal storms brew on Orando—where Projectra grapples with the sudden loss of her father, King Vox, just before he could grant his blessing for her marriage to Karate Kid.
In "Old Friends, New Relatives and Other Corpses!", the Legion faces a deadly assault on Brande's planetoid as Dr. Regulus targets Sun Boy and the team. Meanwhile, Chameleon Boy, grappling with the shock of discovering his father’s identity, takes an impulsive leap into the unknown—leading Timber Wolf and Shrinking Violet on a dangerous mission to the Khunds' homeworld.
In "Prologue to Darkness," Mon-El and Shadow Lass scan a dead planet adrift in a forgotten space lane, uncovering only silent, deadly traps. As they prepare to depart, a mysterious figure stirs on the far side of the world—unseen, unknown, and awakening.
In "The Legionnaire's Made for Burning," a team of Legionnaires races to Orando to aid Projectra in reclaiming her throne from a ruthless cousin and grandmother, while another group struggles to survive on a desolate planetoid after a failed mission on Khundia, their fate uncertain. The story weaves tension between high-stakes royal intrigue and the raw isolation of being stranded light-years from help.
In "Once upon an Insanity," Brainiac 5 and Element Lad venture into a high-security medical facility to confront the unstable Matter-Eater Lad, only to find themselves ambushed by a vengeful rogue doctor with a dangerous agenda. The story unfolds with tense precision, blending the surreal edge of a mental asylum with the escalating threat of a masked assailant.
In "Monster in a Little Girl's Mind!", Brainiac 5's desperate attempt to heal Danielle Foccart backfires when the ancient AI Computo returns—possessing her and turning Legion HQ into a mechanical nightmare. With the team in chaos and the building itself turning against them, Danielle’s brother Jacques must take a risky leap, drinking Lyle Norg’s invisibility potion to reach her and fight the digital monster within.
In "Darkness Transcendent," newly elected Legion leader Dream Girl leads her team to Sorcerer's World, where they face renewed assault from the Servants of Darkness. Amid the chaos, a mysterious infant appears—its arrival stirring deep unease and hope in equal measure, especially for the White Witch, who sees in it a possible turning point.
In "Within the Darkness...", Darkseid’s true power is laid bare as the Master of the Servants of Darkness, manipulating the people of Daxam into a weaponized force bent on universal conquest. As the planet falls under his control, the fate of the cosmos hangs in the balance—unseen, yet already shifting.
In "Darkseid," the Legion of Super-Heroes faces an overwhelming threat as Darkseid's control extends to the Daxamites, forcing the team to rally every available ally. With Highfather's return and Orion's clone reclaimed, the Legion unites in a final stand—where their combined strength becomes the key to confronting the tyrant.
In the quiet aftermath of the Great Darkness Saga, the Legion of Super-Heroes tries to reclaim normal life—Karate Kid plans a future with Projectra, while Chameleon Boy grapples with the sudden loss of his powers. But in Metropolis, a devastating explosion shakes the city, and Cosmic Boy learns his family’s neighborhood was just destroyed.
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