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Legion of Super Heroes is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation that debuted on September 23, 2006, based on characters appearing in the DC Comics series. more...

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The series centers on the young Superman's adventures in the 31st century, fighting alongside a group of futuristic superheroes known as the \"Legion of Super-Heroes\". The show is produced by its main designer James Tucker (a co-producer of the Justice League Unlimited series) for the Kids' WB line on the The CW network.

According to the official press release, the premise of the first season is that a group of teenagers from the 31st century travel back in time to recruit Superman in their fight against evil in their time. Unfortunately, they go too far back and land in a time when Clark Kent was younger and was about to move to Metropolis, already aware of his powers but undecided about his destiny. Taking him back to their future, the young Superman helps the Legion in fighting evil and upholding the laws of the United Planets. It is described as a \"fast-paced, character-driven action comedy\".

The series draws on the rich history of the Legion of Super-Heroes, taking inspiration from stories set during all time periods of the comic's nearly 50-year history. Continuity is internally consistent, but is not shared with any previous incarnation of the Legion, either animated or in print.

A total of 26 episodes have been produced to date, 13 each for Season One and Season Two.

Development history

Early reports had suggested the title of the series would be Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes, but the official announcement on April 24, 2006 confirmed the title as Legion of Super Heroes. The same announcement indicated that the series would air on the Kids' WB block of the new The CW network at 10 a.m. Eastern.

Legal status/issues

At the 2006 Comic Con International, the production staff would not officially say whether current legal issues involving the ownership of Superboy had impacted this series, or whether changes were made to tie in with the Superman Returns movie, but one significant change had been made since the original announcements. The original press release said that the Legion landed in the time of \"the young Superboy\", while the revised press release description (June 2006) said that the Legion retrieved \"the young Superman, before he moved to Metropolis\". At the conclusion of the pilot episode, Clark adopts the codename of Superman, and not Superboy.

In Season Two, which takes place two years after the end of Season One, the character is called Superman, without reference to his \"young\" status.

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