The Legion #37

The Legion #37, published by DC Comics in 2005, serves as the final installment of the series that began in 2004 under the creative direction of writer Mark Waid and artist Barry Kitson. This iteration of the Legion of Super-Heroes was established as a reboot of the classic futuristic team, aiming to ground the sprawling, multi-generational mythos into a more contemporary and accessible narrative structure. By the time this issue concluded, the series had become a notable example of DC’s effort to modernize Silver Age concepts for a 21st-century audience, characterized by Kitson’s clean, kinetic lines and Waid’s focus on the sociopolitical tensions of the 31st century.

The design and tone of this period reflected a deliberate shift toward character-driven storytelling, emphasizing the internal friction between the team members as they navigated an isolationist Earth. Barry Kitson’s illustration work on this series is frequently cited by enthusiasts for its structural consistency and character design updates that respected the team's visual heritage while introducing a sharper, more refined aesthetic. While the series faced the challenges common to long-standing franchise revamps, issue #37 is recognized as a definitive closing chapter that finalized the overarching plot arcs before the title was succeeded by subsequent iterations of the property.