- "And, from now own, the Red Skull and all his Nazi nasties had better watch out for -- the Liberty Legion!"
- ―Bucky Barnes
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| Marvel Premiere | |
| Title: | "Lo, the Liberty Legion!" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 29 |
| Cover price: | .25 |
| Cover date: | April, 1976 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Gerry Conway |
| Writers: | Roy Thomas |
| Pencilers: | Don Heck |
| Inkers: | Vince Colletta |
| Cover artists: | Jack Kirby |
| Cover inker: | Frank Giacoia |
| Colorists: | Petra Goldberg |
| Letterers: | John Costanza |
| Editors: | Roy Thomas |
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| Next: | Marvel Premiere #30 |
"Lo, the Liberty Legion!" is the title of the twenty-ninth issue of the Marvel Premiere ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics. It was written by Roy Thomas with artwork by Don Heck and inks by Vince Colletta. It was colored by Petra Goldberg and lettered by John Costanza. The story was edited by Roy Thomas. This issue shipped with an April, 1976 cover date and carries a cover price of .25 cents per copy.
"Lo, the Liberty Legion!"[]
Featured characters
- Bucky, James Buchanan Barnes
- Blue Diamond, Elton T. Morrow
- Jack Frost
- Miss America, Madeline Joyce
- Patriot, Jeff Mace
- Red Raven
- Thin Man, Bruce Dickson
- Whizzer, Robert Frank
Supporting characters
- Olalla
Villains
- Alan
- Hans
- Herr Speigel
- Ludwig
Minor characters
- Emil Frank (In flashback only)
- Mack
- McReedy
- Mister Philips
Organizations
Races & Animals
- Altered humans
- Bird People (In flashback only)
- Humans
- Mongooses (In flashback only)
- Snakes (In flashback only)
Locations
- Mt. Kalpurthia
- Kalahia
- Antarctica (In flashback only)
- New York
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- Museum of Natural History
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Items
Vehicles
- Airplanes
- Automobiles
- Submarine (In flashback only)
- Train
Powers
- Elasticity
- Enhanced reflexes
- Flight
- Natural flight
- Superhuman durability
- Superhuman strength
- Super-speed
- Winged flight
Miscellaneous
- 1940s
- 1941
- 1942
- Automobile accidents
- Electrocution (In flashback only)
- Exploding vehicle (In flashback only)
- Flashback
- Head injury
- World War II
Notes & Trivia[]
The Blue Diamond is but one of the many crazy super-heroes who pop up in this issue!
- The tagline for this issue is "It's Cap's young ally Bucky -- leading a great new super-team of seven mighty superheroes!"
- This issue is job number JV211.
- The headline on the newspaper on the cover shows the date April 9th, 1942.
- This issue includes an historical footnote column by writer/editor Roy Thomas titled "Give Me Liberty - Or Give Me the Legion!"
- The storyline from this issue continues from Invaders #5. It continues in Invaders #6.
- Bobby Vann, friend of Roy Thomas, is credited as this issue's technical advisor and archivist.
- Red Raven first appeared in Red Raven Comics #1. The character was re-introduced in the modern era in The X-Men #44.
- Bruce Dickson, the Thin Man, first appeared in Mystic Comics #4 from 1940.
- The Whizzer first appeared in U.S.A. Comics #1 in August, 1941.
- Miss America first appeared in Marvel Mystery Comics #49.
- Blue Diamond first appeared in Daring Mystery Comics #7. His origin story continued into issue #8.
- Jack Frost first appeared in U.S.A. Comics #1.
- Although most of the flashback sequences in this issue are presented as photographs in an F.B.I. file, it is highly unlikely that there is photographic evidence chronicling the origin stories of each member of the Liberty Legion. It can be assumed that they are presented as such in this issue for the sake of artistic license.
- Bucky Barnes and Miss America both refer to Adolf Hitler as "Uncle Adolf". This was actually quite common in the Invaders series. Bucky also refers to him as Adolf Schickelgruber.
- Reference is made to American bandleader Kay Kyser in this issue, though his surname is mis-spelled as "Kaiser".
- The "Thin Man" that appears in this issue is not to be confused with the character played by Peter Lawford and William Powell.
- Numerous references are made to the Red Skull in this issue. The Red Skull chronologically appeared last in Invaders #5.
- Reference is made to John Hilton and his 1933 novel Lost Horizon.
- Olalla is the daughter of Kalahia's chieftain. She became the Thin Man's companion.
- Mister Philips is the station manager hosting the show that Bucky Barnes interrupts.
- McReedy is an MP for the United States Army. He is present at the New York City radio show.
- Even Roy Thomas admits that the "Whizzer" is a horrible name.
- Reference is made to another super-speedster dubbed the Hurricane. He first appeared in Red Raven Comics #1 as Mercury. He first appeared as Hurricane in Captain America Comics #1 in December, 1940. Later stories have retroactively attributed this character to the Eternal known as Makkari. Makkari made his first appearance in Eternals #5 in November, 1976, which was published only a few short months after this issue.
- Mack is a train conductor. This is his first and only appearance to date.
- Whizzer makes reference to the Lone Ranger in this issue. The Lone Ranger is a masked western hero whose real name is John Reid. He was first brought to life by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker as a radio series character broadcast out of WXYZ in Detroit, Michigan.
- Whizzer makes reference to Betsy Ross in this issue. Betsy Ross is an 18th century historical figure best known for making the first American flag.
- Blue Diamond makes reference to John Wayne in this issue. John Wayne was an American film actor best known for his work in the western genre. However, his most notable works were not released until long after the events of this issue.
- Blue Diamond makes reference to Humphrey Bogart in this issue. Humphrey Bogart was an American film actor best known for his work in films such as Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon, and The Big Sleep.
- Chronologically, Miss America and the Whizzer meet each other for the first time. After World War II, they will eventually be married.