The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #2
In "The Legion of Substitute Heroes," Jimmy finds himself trapped on the mysterious world of Gion-El, where he encounters a gallery of past transformations—each a duplicate of himself in a different form. Written by Jerry Siegel and illustrated by Curt Swan, with inks by George Klein and colors by Tom McCraw and Rick Taylor, the story unfolds as a clever test of identity and resolve. The cover, by Curt Swan and Karl Kesel, captures the moment of revelation as Jimmy’s journey toward becoming an honorary Legionnaire reaches its surprising climax.
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Jimmy is taken by The Collector to the world Gion-El, which is seemingly inhabited by duplicates of him in the forms into which he has been transformed in the past. But when Jimmy realizes he is being hoaxed, the Legionnaires reveal that he has passed his initiation test and they bring him to the 30th century to officially be made an honorary member of the Legion of Super-Heroes.
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