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the_lassiter (the_lassiter) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-08-24 17:27:00

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char: karate kid/val armorr, group: legion of super-heroes, series: martial arts week

Martial Arts Week
Issue #4 Legion of Super Heroes (1984)

The Legion of Super Villains have conquered Orando (Princess Projectra's homeworld) and tucked it away in another dimension to use as their base of operations.
Nemesis Kid, Princess Projectra, Karate Kid, and Ferro Lad all applied to become Legionnaires at the same time (1966 real time). Nemesis Kid was revelead to be a spy for the Khunds and booted out. He had tried to blame Karate Kid as the traitor, that failed and he fled.

18 years later, its time to settle old scores:

Princess Projectra tries to come to her husbands rescue but fails miserably.

Back in those days, dead Legionnaires stayed dead.

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	the_lassiter 2009-08-25 01:34 am UTC (link)
	Forgot to mention page count. 7 pages of 24 (Reply to this)

	volksjager 2009-08-25 01:35 am UTC (link)
	Cool. I don't get the issue numbering.Was this a baxter direct edition ??? Does anyone have the KK vs. Superboy initiation test ???? that would be a great post.:) (Reply to this) (Thread)

	the_lassiter 2009-08-25 01:38 am UTC (link)
	Yes, it was the Baxter edition. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	volksjager 2009-08-25 01:42 am UTC (link)
	Hookay. (Reply to this) (Parent)

KK really needs a better name.

nefrekeptah
2009-08-25 02:54 am UTC (link)

I remember this mostly by how the cartoon played out. Karate Kid joins on a recommendation from super~~boy~~man, but gets little respect from the other legionares because he doesn't have any powers. A guy called Nemises Kid joins at the same time, who's power is to take other people's powers away.

I'm sure you see where this is going, right?

...well you're wrong, as the story's big bad has nothing at all to do with Nemesis Kid, and when Karate Kid inevitably beats said big bad and proves his worth, Nemesis is one of the Legionares who thanks him and apologizes for his earlier behavior.

It was just one of the many ways the series loved playing with your expectations.

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	Re: KK really needs a better name. kingrockwell 2009-08-25 04:26 am UTC (link)
	According to the Legion consititution, KK's lack of powers would mean he doesn't keep anyone else out of the group from overlap. Or would it mean that no one else without powers could join? Or just someone whose powers give them martial arts? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: KK really needs a better name. icon_uk 2009-08-25 07:32 pm UTC (link)
	Technically he shouldn't have been allowed in BECAUSE he lacked powers. Unpowered beings were not permitted. Karate Kid was given an exception only because his skills were extraordinary (being able to fight Superboy to a sort of standstill... ish) to the point of being as much a power as Brainiac 5's intelligence. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	The Legion has a weak consitution. nefrekeptah 2009-08-26 12:41 am UTC (link)
	In all seriousness, I don't think that the cartoon version of the Legion had such a constitution - it was more like, if you wanted to join, and you had useful powers, you were in. If there was such a rule, I don't recall it being specifically stated. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	magus_69 2009-08-25 08:02 am UTC (link)
	Thank you so much for sharing this. Will you post Projectra's reaction? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	the_lassiter 2009-08-25 06:56 pm UTC (link)
	Your wish is my command, I will post it. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	vignettelante 2009-08-25 09:37 am UTC (link)
	"What's going on? Val? Val? Vaaaaaaaalllllll!!" (Reply to this)

	majingojira 2009-08-25 01:20 pm UTC (link)
	When did martial arts training become a super power? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	04nbod 2009-08-25 02:20 pm UTC (link)
	When you are the goddamn Karate Kid. they tried to make up some bullcrap about him being hyperaware in the lightning saga. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	readeriif 2009-08-25 02:20 pm UTC (link)
	When it becomes developed to the point that you can hurt Daxamites with it? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

majingojira
2009-08-25 02:30 pm UTC (link)

Tell that to the guy who grew up watching Dragon Ball Z back in its furst dub run.

Extreme Martial Arts/Ki Attacks/etc. are all defined by the fact that they are not "Granted" as powers are, biut earned through HARD WORK AND GUTS (or cheating).

It's one of the reasons I liked Karate Kid of all the legion stuff I've seen (which is mostly what was posted). He's the badass Normal who can kick everyone's ass.

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	the_lassiter 2009-08-25 03:28 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, when you can kick some Kryptonian/Daxamite ass, the questions about power vs skills goes real quiet. I see that scene happening in a Quentin Tarantino style. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	icon_uk 2009-08-25 07:34 pm UTC (link)
	I don't think he directly hurt a Daxamite did he? Inconvenienced one a bit, but not hurt per se. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readeriif 2009-08-25 11:18 pm UTC (link)
	I was thinking of the post Zero Hour version. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	daningram 2009-08-25 09:06 pm UTC (link)
	When you can do what Midnighter needs to use machines for naturally, that's when. (Reply to this) (Parent)