Thursday, January 22, 2026
They have a Super-Ventriloquism guy, I think he works from home.
This one drifted towards the bottom of the pile, because I may have confused it with one of the earlier Elseworlds annuals. Maybe this one should've had the big "Earth is Dead" page to remind me, but no time for that! From 1996, Superman Annual #8, "The League of Supermen!" Written by David Michelinie, pencils by Tom Grindberg and Kevin J. West, inks by Barb Kaalberg, John Lowe, and Bill Anderson.
On another far-off colony world, the legacy of Superman lives on, in a team of genetically-modified humans, and their 'boss,' a computer-simulation of Superman himself, saved by his drones. Unable to bring him back without a new body, Kryptonian DNA data was used to give humans powers, although they could only be given one power tops, and there were side-effects. (The heat-vision guy had to let off blasts when they built up too much, the flying guy couldn't not fly, the x-ray vision guy couldn't turn it off either, etc.) Worse, 'Superman' seemed to becoming colder, planning an elaborate system of defense satellites. New members were given technological enhancements instead of the DNA, to emulate super-speed and super-breath; but they discover the defense satellites were intended for use on the populace, if they should become unruly. The League has to come together and use all their powers to stop 'Superman,' after they lock their invulnerable teammate in a closet since he wouldn't turn against their mentor.
Nothing essential, but pretty good; and no spoilers: while there are some kind of terrorists in the opening, this is the rare story where there maybe isn't a bad guy! I was positive one of the League went full traitor but I guess that's from some other annual. (Either a Superman or JLA Elseworlds, probably.) Also, the last Legends of the Dead Earth post, for Guy Gardner/Warrior, I thought I was down to three: wrong! I also thought I had all of them, and I'm not positive I did then, but we do now: three more to go, with at least one I haven't read.
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