Or - “More Than Just The Kid Brother…”

One of the things that really sets the Legion of Super-Heroes apart from other books, historically speaking, was the fact that the characters were allowed to age.  As the teens of the Legion grew up, they paired off, married, reproduced, and had lives.  Unlike most comic characters, the Legionnaires were allowed to organically grow and change.  So, it was natural that, eventually, even the founding members would leave the team.  But when Legion founder Cosmic Boy retired, another ferromagnetic hero stepped into the fray to replace him, and found his path to be a difficult walk through the shadow of big brother.  Still, he managed to distance himself from the spectre of a successful sibling, and eventually saved his team during one of it’s darkest hours.  This, then, is your Major Spoilers Hero History of Pol Krinn of Braal… Magnetic Kid!

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