Legion of Super-Heroes Vol 2 340



 Hostage on a Hostile Star 


 * "Stupid, helpless brats! To think I helped pick them!"
 * --Wildfire

Summary
Volume: 2 Issue: 340 Month: October Year: 1986

Credits
Editor in Chief: Jenette Kahn Head Writer: Paul Levitz Cover Artists: Steve Lightle Pencilers: Greg La Rocque Inkers: Larry Malstedt Colourists: Gene D'Angelo Editors: Karen Berger

Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
 * Legion of Super-Heroes
 * Brainiac 5
 * Colossal Boy
 * Cosmic Boy
 * Dawnstar
 * Dream Girl
 * Element Lad
 * Magnetic Kid
 * Mon-El
 * Night Girl
 * Polar Boy
 * Quislet
 * Sensor Girl
 * Shadow Lass
 * Shrinking Violet
 * Star Boy
 * Sun Boy
 * Tellus
 * Timber Wolf
 * Wildfire


 * Computo
 * Doctor Regulus
 * Mayor Kahlid
 * Myg
 * Sensei

Locations:
 * Earth
 * Metropolis
 * Legion Headquarters


 * Imsk
 * Shanghalla
 * Time Institute

Items:
 * Legion flight ring
 * LX-811 star cruiser

Synopsis: Wildfire returns to Legion Headquarters in order to acquire a new containment suit. He lost his previous suit while on a mission with the new Legionnaires. Fitted with a replacement, he now flies off to help his friends.

Meanwhile, a separate group of Legionnaires operate on a mission outside of the planet Imsk. A flock of space dragons attempt to nest on the planet, but Shadow Lass uses her powers to distort the animals' sense. Colossal Boy and Shrinking Violet set up a surrogate beacon that attracts the creatures and leads them away from Imsk.

Later, Element Lad consults with the Legion and tells them of Wildfire's missing team. They lost contact with them on a remote asteroid. The team takes a cruiser to the coordinates and finds that Dr. Regulus his holding the other Legionnaires hostage. He challenges Sun Boy to a one-on-one duel, and Sun Boy accepts. Regulus releases his prisoners and they return to the cruiser. Sun Boy and Regulus fight one another, but Sun Boy's powers are greatly weakened due to fiery creatures that inhabit the asteroid. He defeats Regulus by planting his Legion flight ring on him, and sending his body crashing into a pile of debris.

Back on Earth, Cosmic Boy and Night Girl attend the opening of the Legion Museum. The team's original clubhouse is now opened to the public, and officiated by Mayor Kahlid.

On Shanghalla, Timber Wolf pays tribute to his fallen comrade, the Karate Kid. He pledges to fulfill the Kid's last wishes by planting a flower at the Sacred Stones of Lythyl.

At the Time Institute, Brainiac 5 ruminates over what he considers to be the darkest day in Earth's history.

Trivia

 * Doctor Regulus and Sun Boy first fought one another in Adventure Comics #348.

Recommended Readings

 * Adventure Comics
 * L.E.G.I.O.N.
 * Legion
 * Legion Lost
 * Legion Worlds
 * Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 1)
 * Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 2)
 * Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 3)
 * Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 4)
 * Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 5)

Related Articles

 * Chemical King
 * Ferro Lad
 * Karate Kid