Quite the cover, right? It has very little to do with the plot but it’s a ‘eye catcher’. This is part one of a two-part storyline (see here for part two). Vorm the space pirate infiltrates the Legion. He then frames the Legionnaires for some petty crimes and boots them out of the Legion.
One of the jerkish things we see often in the Legion comics is Legionnaires quickly turning on another member when they are accused of something. It happens in this issue and it happens again when Ultra Boy is accused of murder. Here are some examples of anti-‘benefit of the doubt’ behavior.
Here’s another first appearance of a retro-boot villain: Eyeful Ethel. Sounds more like a Garbage Pail Kid name to me.
A shiny nickel to the first person to give me a good reason for the old man being at the Legion try-outs. Oh, and “The Mess”? WTF?
Last but not least: a nominee for worst costume.
On my Legion Jerk © scale this issue gets a:
