I am Legion
- new season, new story
- written by Dwayne McDuffie
- Lex Luthor breaks out of prison, chased by police he escapes only thanks to the intervention of another villain, the Key, who takes him to meet Gorilla Grodd
- Grodd has organized a group of supervillains, has a hideout for them, basically they are the Legion of Doom from the old Superfriends cartoon
- Luthor doesn't want to join, he is still thinking about Brainiac, not just thinking about him but talking to him, seeing him, hearing him talk back even though no one else notices his presence
- Grodd finally lures Luthor into joining by promising him the only known remnant of Brainiac's body
- for his first mission Luthor is sent (along with the Key and Dr. Polaris) to Blackhawk Island, which was abandoned decades ago but still has many security devices to protect it
- the last surviving member of the Blackhawks, Chuck Siriani, alerts the Justice League that an alarm has gone off on Blackhawk Island; Hawkgirl, Flash, and Fire fly to Blackhawk Island to deal with whatever the problem might be
- the leaguers end up battling a number of the island's security systems, including a war wheel and flying mechanical sharks
- eventually the leaguers must battle the legionnaires, it takes some time but the JLU prevails until Lex grabs Chuck and uses him as a hostage; the baddies escape but without Chuck
- in the end it is revealed that the only thing stolen is the Spear of Longinus (aka the Spear of Destiny); the look on Chuck's face when he realizes what it is that the baddies took!
- in DC Special 29 and All-Star Squadron the Spear was used to keep the most powerful superheroes of the Justice Society and other teams away from Europe
- the episode builds, it is so-so at first; but I was so excited by the end
- lots to love here: the promise of a building story; Luthor talking to Brainiac (who isn't visible or responsive all the time); the Spear of Destiny, the War Wheel; calls back to Savage Time; Shayera teasing Flash about being shy around Fire
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