The Legion Academy is a training school for members of the Legion of Super-heroes. It was created by Jim Shooter and Curt Swan, and has been re-used and revisited by subsequent creators in the many evolving iterations of the Legion that have been published over the decades. The Academy is both a source of supporting characters and subplots for the ongoing Legion titles (which have an established history of searches, competitions and understudies meant to expand the roster), and has also groomed several fan favorite characters for eventual starring roles. Chemical King

Chemical King

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, Dawnstar

Dawnstar

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, Karate Kid II, Magnetic Kid II, Tellus

Tellus

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 and Timber Wolf

Timber Wolf (comics)

Timber Wolf is a fictional character, a superhero in the 30th and 31st centuries of the and member of the Legion of Super-Heroes. He comes from the planet Zoon . His powers are enhanced strength, speed and agility...

 are all graduates of the Academy. Training there may be deficient to some degree, however, as Chemical King, Karate Kid II and Magnetic Kid II have all died in the line of battle.

In recent stories, the Academy has been run by long-term Legionnaires Duplicate Damsel and Bouncing Boy, a married couple who take on quasi-parental roles with the students. Also assisting is Night Girl, a former Substitute Legionnaire and one time lover of Legion leader Cosmic Boy. News that fan-favorite artist Phil Jiminez was contributing art generated early excitement. The most recent cast included a mix of older and new characters including Power Boy

Power Boy

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, Gravity Kid, Chemical Kid, Variable Lad, Glorith

Glorith

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and Dragonwing.