CATALOG RECORD
Legends #1
first appearance of Amanda Waller, Brimstone and Macro-Man
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Amanda Waller (DC) — first appearance
- Brimstone (creation of Darkseid) — first appearance
- Macro-Man (DC) — first appearance, death
Dates
- Cover date
- November 1986
- On sale
- 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.
Source ↗ - 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
This edition’s page
Story arc: Legends
This is part 3 of 30. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
- Batman (1940) #401
- Detective Comics (1937) #568
- Legends (1986) #1
- Legends (1986) #2
- The Green Lantern Corps (1986) #207
- Cosmic Boy (1986) #1
- Justice League of America (1960) #258
- The Fury of Firestorm (1982) #55
- Secret Origins (1986) #10
- Cosmic Boy (1986) #2
- Legends (1986) #3
- Justice League of America (1960) #259
- The Fury of Firestorm (1982) #56
- Blue Beetle (1986) #9
- Warlord (1976) #114
- Cosmic Boy (1986) #3
- Legends (1986) #4
- Justice League of America (1960) #260
- Blue Beetle (1986) #10
- Superman (1987) #3
- Adventures of Superman (1987) #426
- Warlord (1976) #115
- Action Comics (1938) #586
- Cosmic Boy (1986) #4
- Legends (1986) #5
- Justice League of America (1960) #261
- Legends (1986) #6
- Secret Origins (1986) #14
- DC Finest: Suicide Squad: Trial by Fire (2025) #nn
- DC Finest: Justice League of America: The Return (2025) #nn
Creators
Stories
- Once Upon a Time...! · 22 pages
Darkseid begins a plan to destroy the legends of Earth's superheroes. Creating the monstrous villain Brimstone, he uses it to attack the current Justice League (led by Martian Manhunter), and defeats them. Firestorm absorbs his powers to weaken the monster, but it will return again later to attack once more. Meanwhile, Shazam! fights Macro-Man, and accidentally kills him, causing Billy to revert to normal and swear not to use his powers ever again.
- Secret of the Temple · 3.5 pages
- The Making of a Comic Book · Legends · 2 pages
Characters
Reprinted in
Legends: The Collection (1993), Legends 30th Anniversary Edition (2016), DC Finest: Suicide Squad: Trial by Fire (2025)