Legion of Super-Heroes 292

Legion of Super-Heroes 292

Oct 1982

Darkness Transcendent

by Paul Levitz (writer), Keith Giffen (penciler), Larry Mahlstedt (inker)

⁃ Chapter Three of The Great Darkness Saga

⁃ most of the active members of the Legion travel to Sorcerer’s World where they battle the Servants of Darkness and then the Master of Darkness

⁃ weird geography of the Sorcerer’s World

⁃ Mon-El tries taking on the Master of Darkness and winds up in a coma

⁃ Dream Girl and White Witch work with the head sorcerers, who cast a spell which produces a baby; it is unclear why but Dream Girl is convinced that it must be protected and hidden from the Master of Darkness

⁃ three of the servants of Darkness are revealed to be clones of Superman, a Guardian of Oa, and Shadow Lass’ ancestor

⁃ a previously unseen Servant of Darkness takes part in the battle

⁃ Keith Giffen’s art seems back to its regular form

⁃ eventually the Master of Darkness gets impatient and joins the fight; then all of a sudden the Servants of Darkness and Master of Darkness are gone, Sorcerer’s World is devastated, two of the head sorcerers are dead but most of the Legionnaires are still in fighting shape

⁃ before the Master of Darkness disappeared he said something cryptic about a service done to or for him by one of the Legionnaires

⁃ while the battle raged on Sorcerer’s World, Light Lass, Saturn Girl, and Cosmic Boy remained on Earth at Legion HQ to compare notes, analyze data, and eventually send out a call to all inactive Legionnaires including Superboy, Karate Kid and Princess Projectra, Colossal Boy and Shrinking Violet, Duo Damsel and Bouncing Boy

⁃ before the fight begins Timber Wolf and Light Lass cross paths, and have a very brief, awkward moment

⁃ opens on Takron Galtos with Mon-El, Shadow Lass, Ultra Boy, Phantom Girl helping to clean up the place, as they leave another ship is arriving with Chameleon Boy, already tried and convicted of treason

⁃ Light Lass, Invisible Kid, Dream Girl, Blok, Sun Boy, White Witch arrive of Sorcerer’s World soon followed by the team that just left Takron Galtos

⁃ Mon-El’s team is the first to encounter the Servants of Darkness 

⁃ Also Brainiac, Element Lad, Star Boy, Wildfire, Dawnstar, and Timber Wolf land on Sorcerer’s World