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LEGENDS

LEGENDS #1 November 1986 [75¢] Cover Credit: John Byrne (pencils, inks; signed)

Story: "Once Upon A Time...!" (22 Pages)

Credits: John Ostrander (plot); Len Wein (script); John Byrne (pencils); Karl Kesel (inks); Steve Haynie (letters); Tom Ziuko (colors); Mike Gold (edits)

Feature Characters: Captain Marvel (Billy Batson; first appearance of Captain Marvel in the post-Crisis universe; last in Shazam: the New Beginning #4/Power of Shazam! GN; see Comment), Changeling (last in Action Comics #584), Flash III (last in New Teen Titans Vol. 2 #26), Amanda Waller (first appearance; head of Task Force X; last in flashback in Secret Origins Vol. 2 #14; next in Fury of Firestorm #55), Colonel Rick Flag (last in flashback in Secret Origins Vol. 2 #14; joins the new Task Force X)

Guest Stars: Martian Manhunter, Elongated Man, Gypsy, Steel, Vibe, Vixen (all six as the Justice League of America; all six last in Justice League of America #257); Cosmic Boy (last in flashback in Cosmic Boy #1), Firestorm (last in Fury of Firestorm Annual #4; appears in Justice League of America #257 in between pages 6 and 21)

Supporting Character: Jenet Klyburn (last in ???)

Villains: Darkseid, DeSaad (both last in Crisis on Infinite Earths #12), G. Gordon Godfrey (last in Shazam: the New Beginning #4; also seen as Glorious Godfrey; see Comment), Doctor Bedlam (last in Mister Miracle Vol. 1 #21); Brimstone (first appearance; a fire-creature created by Darkseid), Macro-Man (first appearance; a specially-created orginic animate, given life by Baron Bedlam; destroyed), Deadshot (last in Batman #400)

Guest Appearance: Night Girl (last in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #23; behind the scenes; appears next in Cosmic Boy #1)

Comment: Allthough Captain Marvel's origin was revised in Legends's tie-in Shazam!: The New Beginning this mini-series has since been retconned from current DC Universe chronology. See The Unofficial Power of Shazam! Index for more information.