LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES:
LEGO
(2015-16)
TO date, only two
Legionnaires have had the Lego treatment: Lightning Lad and Cosmic
Boy (but fans may wish to include the many Lego Superboy and Supergirl
figures).
Lightning Lad first
appeared in a boxed minifigure set in 2015, along with three other
non-Legion characters (Sir Fangar, Kai Stone Armour, and City Scuba
Diver). The figure has a dual-sided head with different facial expressions.
Strangely, it did not come with any Lego lightning bolt parts, which
are common accessories.
Cosmic Boy was first
issued as a bonus giveaway with initial copies of the Blu-ray/DVD
release of the animated movie JUSTICE LEAGUE: COSMIC CLASH (2016),
which featured Lego versions of the three Legion founders. It has
since been made available in standalone polybags.
The figure has a dual-sided head with different facial
expressions, and two detachable discs which simulate the character's
magnetic fields.
FAKE NEWS
MANY Legion fans have bought custom-made Lego versions of their
favorite Legionnaires. Some are really well-done, others not so.
The photo below shows an MOC (My Own Creation) Legion
clubhouse made out of genuine parts, surrounded by a couple of authentic
Lego characters and various bootlegs. This site does not condone
purchase of the counterfeit characters.
Meanwhile, somewhere
in Asia, where bootlegs rule, there was a fake Cosmic Boy figure
released, only it wasn't given a name, and missing were the magnetic
shields.
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