Showcase Presents:Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 TPB
Showcase Presents:Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 4 TPB
Cover Credits
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: Neal Adams

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Title: "Heroes for Hire"
Pages: 23

Feature(s):
Legion of Super-Heroes (of Earth-1)

Writer: James Shooter
Penciller: J. Winslow Mortimer
Inker: Jack Abel

Reprinted From:
Adventure Comics #377 (1969)

Feature Character(s)

Supporting Character(s)

Villain(s)

  • Modulus (Overlord of planet Modo; no further appearances)
  • Various criminals and thieves (Alk Ranff named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

  • Donal S. Luse (a reporter; no further appearances)
  • Various Science Police officers (no further appearances)
  • The inhabitants of Gnogg (no further appearances)

Comments:
Part II:"The Money Mad Members"

Synopsis:
The Legion and Science Police are unable to stop the latest crime wave across the galaxy because criminals have been using the planet Modo as a base. Modo's overlord Modulus controls the very planet itself and defeats any law officers from apprehending criminals on that world.

The Legionnaires seem to give up crimefighting for the public good and begin hiring out their services as mercenaries. Their actions cause them to lose the public trust. The Legionnaires collect money in many forms from various worlds around the galaxy.

When the Legion havs collected enough money, a few members begin a large spending spree. Crooks decide to hijack the Legion's spaceship where the currency is stored and bring it to Modo. As they are leaving with the ship, Brainiac 5 orders Chemical King to speed up a reaction which releases some crystal creatures that start a chain reaction with the various alien currencies. When the ship lands on Modo, a paralyzing gas is released across the entire planet. The Science Police then moves in to capture every crook on the planet. The Legion then uses the recovered loot to pay back the people they charged for service.


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