Legion of Super Heroes 3-Disc Box Set DVD

Legion of Super Heroes is the mid-2000s animated series that brought the DC Comics team of 31st-century teen heroes to Saturday morning television on Kids' WB. The show ran across two seasons starting in 2006 on Kids' WB and The CW, with later runs on Teletoon and Cartoon Network, and the format pulls together a rotating cast of Legion members for missions across the future of the DC universe. The series is built around a young Superman pulled forward in time to join the Legion, with the team's roster expanding across the run as new heroes step in.

What makes the series distinct is its commitment to the Legion's deep comics mythology. Where most contemporary superhero cartoons stick to the easily-recognized A-list characters, Legion of Super Heroes pulls together a wide ensemble drawn directly from the comics, with Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, Phantom Girl, Brainiac 5, Bouncing Boy, Triplicate Girl, and a long bench of supporting members getting their own showcases across the run. The format treats the future setting seriously, with the show building out the 31st-century world rather than treating it as background.

For its era, the show represents Kids' WB's commitment to ambitious superhero animation in the mid-2000s. The network was producing a slate of Justice League and adjacent properties during the period, and the Legion gave the lineup one of its most committed dives into deep DC continuity. The show ran two seasons before its conclusion, with the final two-part "Dark Victory" closing out the run.

The strongest entries lean into the team's commitment to each other. "Man Of Tomorrow" launches the series with Superman joining the Legion. "Timber Wolf" gives the supporting roster its early showcase. "Legacy" handles legacy-character material. "The Substitutes" pulls in the Legion of Substitute Heroes for a comic episode. "Sundown" closes Season 1 across two parts. "The Karate Kid" runs a martial-arts premise. "In The Beginning" handles origin material. "Dark Victory" closes the show across two parts. All 26 episodes across 3 DVDs collect both seasons, every 31st-century mission, every Legion member showcase, in one box.