A thousand years from now, one man will be brave enough to wear a variety of pink costumes...Rokk Krinn, Cosmic Boy. Cosmic Boy first popped into the 20th century in Adventure Comics #247, by Otto Binder and Al Plastino. The tale introduced the concept of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Rokk is an appropriate first name for Cos (that's his nickname, kinda like Bill Cosby), because he is the rock, and foundation of the team. In addition to being a founder, he has served as a leader in every incarnation of the group. Under his initial term, the Legion grew from 3 to 18 members. Even when he's not in the big chair, the others look to him for guidance.
The one thing he didn't have, at first, was fashion sense. Although his costumes would get increasingly better since the 80's, he would've made Joan River's face melt off with some of his first uniforms. The greatest faux pas came when he traded in one of his pink suits for (what could only be described as) a male bustier. Still, he had no trouble attracting Night Girl (the beehive hairstyled, former Substitute Legionnaire). In fact, attracting is what he's all about. He hails from Brall, a planet full of people with magnetic powers. Think of him as a reputable version of Magneto.
Rokk hasn't always had it easy. His mother was killed by terrorists. And, his younger brother, Pol (fellow Legionnaire, Magnetic Kid) died on a mission. In other revamps of the Legion, Krinn was married to Night Girl (together they would have a son, named for his brother), but he was rendered powerless after a terrible war. He would eventually be revealed as that reality's Time Trapper. In the current series, he has recently stepped down from his most recent term as leader. But, it's only a matter of time, before he's elected again.
Tomorrow, a REAL LIFE leader...
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