Legends #1

Dates

Cover date

November 1986

On sale

August 28, 1986

In stores

August 5, 1986

Pages

48

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

• Direct edition75¢ cover

  Direct

  No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

  This edition’s page
• Newsstand edition75¢ cover

  Newsstand

  A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

  Barcode 0709893177411 · shared with another edition

  This edition’s page
• Canadian price edition1.00 CAD cover

  Canadian

  Printed cover price 1.00 CAD.

  Barcode 0709893177411 · shared with another edition

  Source ↗

Story arc: Legends

This is part 3 of 30. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. Batman (1940) #401
2. Detective Comics (1937) #568
3. Legends (1986) #1
4. Legends (1986) #2
5. The Green Lantern Corps (1986) #207
6. Cosmic Boy (1986) #1
7. Justice League of America (1960) #258
8. The Fury of Firestorm (1982) #55
9. Secret Origins (1986) #10
10. Cosmic Boy (1986) #2
11. Legends (1986) #3
12. Justice League of America (1960) #259
13. The Fury of Firestorm (1982) #56
14. Blue Beetle (1986) #9
15. Warlord (1976) #114
16. Cosmic Boy (1986) #3
17. Legends (1986) #4
18. Justice League of America (1960) #260
19. Blue Beetle (1986) #10
20. Superman (1987) #3
21. Adventures of Superman (1987) #426
22. Warlord (1976) #115
23. Action Comics (1938) #586
24. Cosmic Boy (1986) #4
25. Legends (1986) #5
26. Justice League of America (1960) #261
27. Legends (1986) #6
28. Secret Origins (1986) #14
29. DC Finest: Suicide Squad: Trial by Fire (2025) #nn
30. DC Finest: Justice League of America: The Return (2025) #nn

Publisher’s description

Darkseid once again reigns supreme on Apokolips, but the legendary super heroes of Earth remain a thorn in his side. Thus, he begins his quest to conquer the DC heroes--by turning the people themselves against them!

Reprinted in

Legends: The Collection (1993), Legends 30th Anniversary Edition (2016), DC Finest: Suicide Squad: Trial by Fire (2025)