Polite Dissent

The Legion #38 “For No Better Reason, Part Four: Moebius Strip”
Gail Simone, writer (or “Gail Simone Girl”, as the credits identify her)
Dan Jurgens, breakdowns (”Dan Jurgens Lad”)
Andy Smith, finishes (”Kid Andy Smith”)

A few random quasi-medical thoughts on the excellent Legion #38:

1. Infectious Lass is back. Gotta love her. (OK, she showed up in Legion #37; work with me here)
2. So this storyline reveals that Rimborians have a different internal anatomy than Terrans. Funny, I thought most of the Legion were essentially human. This information opens a whole new can of worms because it can be inferred that for two individuals to have offspring together, their internal anatomy must be equivalent (well, except for that male/female part – that needs to be different). Therefore:
   • Since Jo and Tinya have a child, and Tinya has been shown to have both Bgztl and Caarg in her background, Rimborians must be the same internally as Caargites and Bgztlians, but all are different from Terrans.
   • Garth and Imra have (well, had) children, so Titans must be equivalent to Winathians.
   • Lydda was pregnant with Rokk’s child, so Braalians must be equivalent to Kathoonians.
   • Now it gets weird. Laurel Gand, a Daxamite, had a child with Rond Vidar. Now, Rond has a confusing history, depending on which version of the Legion it is. In the recent Legion, it is implied that his father was from Titan, which would mean that Titans are equivalent to Daxamites, who must also therefore be equivalent to Winathians. Previous incarnations of the Legion had Universo as a Green Lantern who was sent to Earth – I’m not sure his (and therefore Rond’s) planet of origin and genealogy was explicitly stated.
   • And don’t get me started on Durlans.
   • To Summarize: