exclaiming that "[t]he Legion hasn't faced anything this awful on so many worlds since the Great Darkness!" In her response to his statement, Shadow Lass similarly mentions Darkseid, the Servants and the rampage of the enthralled Daxamites. Collected editions The story is collected in the trade paperback Legion of Super-Heroes: The Great Darkness Saga (). First printed in 1989, it includes a 7-page prologue from issue #287 and the epilogue from Annual #3, and a replica of a team poster from the same period. A second printing was released in August 2002. A hardcover "Deluxe Edition" was published in November 2010 (), including issues before and after the main "Saga" (#284–296 and Annual'' #1), but excluding the epilogue story and poster. The hardcover also includes the script for the first part and character designs by Giffen. DC has announced a trade paperback edition shipping February 2013. Reception The story has been called by Medium as "the franchise's most significant story". It also hailed the saga as helping with the development of how Darkseid was viewed by showing that he was "capable of anchoring a massive, complex plot as the uber-antagonist". Gizmodo has stated that the story "made the Legion of Super-Heroes one of the best-selling franchises of the early '80s". References External links Comics by Keith Giffen Comics by Paul Levitz