Legion of Super Heroes season 2

in the second season of the Legion cartoon, we get a lot more Legionnaires to see.  heck, even Matter Eater Lad is present!  many of them don't get a lot of speaking parts, and Brainiac 5 and Chameleon Boy both look like they are about 13 years old.  we do get to see Tyroc use some version of his power, which was a first for me.  it's kind of cool to see all of them animated and in action, and they had a lot of Legion lore to draw from.

Legion of Super Heroes theme

here's the opening theme to the cool and sadly underrated Legion of Super Heroes cartoon. I wish they had kind of made them a bit older, but I think they were headed for a Teen Titans sort of vibe. thankfully they kept away from the faux anime look that almost ruins the Titans. the theme song is pretty jazzy, but not quite as memorable as some of the other DC cartoon themes.

the Legion of (mean) Super-Heroes

after watching the first season of the Legion cartoon again (it's good, wish a real set would come out) I decided to read the original comics again.  I have the first three "Showcase Presents... The Legion" volumes and they are loads of fun, sometimes in ways that wasn't intended.  thankfully Saturn Girl's costume changed.

for one thing, these kids are really MEAN on occasion, starting in their first appearance- they pretend to not want Superboy in their club, and trick him into thinking he's not wanted.  when they relent and tell him the truth, he does get a dig back at them.  this sort of attitude was very common back then, there are whole sites dedicated to Superman being mean to Lois or any other person.  Batman probably was the same way.  still, even when I was a kid  and would read some of the older stories  I would wonder about this attitude.