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>>This sounds just like Gladiator of the Shi'iar Imperial Guard.

>The 'Imperial Guard' was a Claremont/(Byrne?? - I forget who was drawing
>then)  take-off on the Legion, with Gladiator intended to be the Mon-El 
>parody.  


Actually, I believe it was (solely?) Dave Cockrum's idea.  He was
drawing the Legion when they began to "take over" the Superboy
book (the original one), and was responsible for much of the re-
surgence of the group at that time.  The most striking similarities
between the Legion and the Imperial Guard are the *visual* ones...

I really loved Cockrum's work on the Legion (followed incidently, 
by my first exposure to Mike Grell).  I think all his recent
stuff pales in comparison--even his work on the X-Men.  Who was inking
Cockrum on the Legion? Himself?  Or did his style change THAT much in
a short period? (This was before inkers were routinely creditted on the
splash page...)

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