Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 3) #18 is an issue of the series Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 3) with a cover date of January, 1986.
Synopsis for "Has Anyone Noticed a Crisis Going On?"
The Legionnaires defeat the temporal-powered villain known as the Infinite Man, whose presence in the 30th Century has inadvertently staved off most of Earth's memories of the Crisis on Infinite Earths. Once he is captured and depowered by the Legion, the effects of the Crisis begin to carry into their time-period.
Appearing in "Has Anyone Noticed a Crisis Going On?"
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Notes
- Unlike Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 3) #16, this issue is bannered as a Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover.
- The letter column in Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 3) #21 states that this issue was approved by Marv Wolfman and Robert Greenberger as consistent with the Crisis miniseries.
- While this story was supposed to allow a reboot of the Legion for the Post-Crisis DCU, the effort was nullified by Cosmic Boy (Volume 1).
- This story explains how the great multiversal Crisis can affect all eras of history simultaneously (LSH, JLA, Sgt. Rock, Kamandi, etc.), with Legionnaires surprised by the event despite it having occurred in their past; as the Crisis changes history, heroes' memories of their actions in the event are erased or rewritten.
- The beacon at the Time Institute, and the Infinite Man's presence, temporarily hold back the Crisis's effects so those in the 30th century are somewhat aware that they are forgetting things. Mekanique had a similar effect on the All-Star Squadron in 1942.
- Supergirl's death was inevitable regardless of the Crisis; see notes for Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 3) #16. Rond's conversation with Brainiac establishes that they had expected her death in the past and there is nothing mysterious about it, but the Crisis itself, and related events such as Kid Psycho's death, are unexpected.
Trivia
- Unlike the issues immediately before and after it, this issue was not reprinted for newsstands in Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes.
- Reprinted in Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion: Deluxe Edition Vol. 3.
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