Monday PSA: Tenzil Kem’s All-Star Rebuild the Earth Benefit Concert

October 23rd, 2006

Filed under: Comics

Tenzil Kem's All-Star Rebuild the Earth Benefit Concert! Click for the full page. For a change of pace, I thought I would highlight an Imaginary PSA.

This scene is from Legion of Super-Heroes #49 (the 1989 series, also known as the “Five Years Later” Legion), written by Tom and Mary Bierbaum with art by Stuart Immonen. As continuity goes, this occurs after the Earth has been destroyed — though you probably could have figured that out by context. Anyway, Tenzil Kem (Matter Eater Lad) is dreaming of an All-Star Benefit Concert to Rebuild the Earth with the best backup singers in a comic book ever. (Anyone know the two immediately to the left and right of Mordru? I’m drawing a blank.)

Click on the image for the full PSA

The scream in the last panel is a cry for help from Saturn Queen, who is being held prisoner by her less-than-honorable husband and former Legion foe Evillo. Tenzil proceeds to Evilo’s planet of Tartarus to rescue Saturn Queen. There, he is reunited with Brek Bannin (Polar Boy), who has assembled his own team of Substitute Legionnaires including Policy Pam (she can sell insurance to anyone), Spaceopoly Lad (who has the ability to finish every game of Spaceopoly he starts), and Evilo’s daughters Styx and Stilletto. Together, they team up to rescue Saturn Queen and one of my favorte issues of the Legion of Super-Heroes results.

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5 Responses to “ Monday PSA: Tenzil Kem’s All-Star Rebuild the Earth Benefit Concert ”

  1. DXMachina
    October 23rd, 2006 at 9:20 pm

    The guy to Mordru’s right is Starfinger. I really must have blanked this from my memory, but I’ve tried to blank most of that run of the Legion.

  2. Michael G
    October 23rd, 2006 at 11:34 pm

    In the back row, from left to right: Validus, a Dominator, the original Starfinger, Mordru, Darkseid’s dark clone of a Guardian, and Tyr. Front row is Tenzil Kem (the former Matter-Eater Lad) and Shagrek, I believe.

    Yes, I am a Legion geek.

    (For more Legion content than you’d think is humanly possible, in this or any other century, visit the Legion Omnicom.)

  3. Scott
    October 24th, 2006 at 8:06 am
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    And let’s not forget Darkseid and Tharok in the top row.

  4. RAB
    October 24th, 2006 at 3:08 pm

    Scott, how does it feel to have at least two readers who recognize Shagrek from Adventure #347? Sad, isn’t it?

    (RAB waves to Michael G)

  5. Medraut
    October 24th, 2006 at 5:02 pm

    I never saw this one. It looks hilarious. It got me thinking about fake PSAs in comics and a couple immediately came to mind.

    The Eternals series going on right now also has two fake PSAs. One of them is Reed Richards promoting reading (which sounds like a real one, but is intended as him doing it with the Marvel Universe). The other one that is mentioned (but not seen) is to promote superhero registration.

    Also Testament has the “Get Tagged and you’re it!” PSA’s in the comic

    I wonder if there are any other examples of fake PSA’s people can think of in comics?

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