Invisible Kid#Lyle Norg

The first Invisible Kid debuted alongside Chameleon Boy and Colossal Boy in Action Comics #267 by Jerry Siegel and Jim Mooney.{{cite web |title=Supergirl's Shocking First Meeting With the Legion |url=https://www.cbr.com/supergirl-legion-of-superheroes-first-meeting/ |website=CBR |access-date=4 January 2020 |date=4 April 2017}} He was introduced as a new member of the Legion of Super-Heroes.{{cite book |last1=Booker |first1=M. Keith |title=Comics through Time: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas [4 volumes]: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas |date=2014 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-0-313-39751-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hnuQBQAAQBAJ&q=invisible+kid+legion+of+superheroes |access-date=4 January 2020 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Learning to Love the LEGION: On Supergirl and Selective Continuity |url=http://www.comicosity.com/learning-to-love-the-legion-on-supergirl-and-selective-continuity/ |website=Comicosity |access-date=4 January 2020 |date=10 September 2019}}{{cite book |last1=Cadigan |first1=Glen |title=The Best of the Legion Outpost |date=2004 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |isbn=978-1-893905-36-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5iFklF_oCMgC&q=Invisible+Kid+Legion+of+Super-Heroes |language=en}}

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|caption = Lyle Norg on the cover of Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 5) #4, art by Barry Kitson.

|real_name = Lyle Norg

|publisher = DC Comics

|debut = Action Comics #267 (August 1960)

|creators = Jerry Siegel
Jim Mooney

|alliances = Legion of Super-Heroes

|species = Metahuman

|homeworld = Earth (31st century)

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|powers = Ability to stay undetected from many kinds of means (ocular, auditory and telepathic).

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The first Invisible Kid was Lyle Norg, an early member of the Legion who gained his powers from a chemical serum he invented.{{cite book |last1=Fleisher |first1=Michael L. |title=The Original Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes, Volume Three: Superman |date=2007 |publisher=DC Comics |isbn=978-1-4012-1389-3 |page=91}} He is a colleague of Brainiac 5 and a member of the Legion Espionage Squad before being killed by Validus.{{cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |last2=Irvine |first2=Alex |last3=Manning |first3=Matthew K. |last4=McAvennie |first4=Michael |last5=Wallace |first5=Daniel |title=DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle |date=2019 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-8578-6 |page=154}}

A temporal clone of Invisible Kid from "Batch SW6" is introduced during the "Five Year Gap" following the Magic Wars.Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4) #38, Late December 1992.

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Following Zero Hour: Crisis in Time!, which reboots the Legion's continuity, Lyle Norg is resurrected and depicted as the leader of the Legion Espionage Squad and an intellectual rival of Brainiac 5.

According to The Definitive Guide to The Characters of the DC Universe (2004), he is in a homosexual relationship with Condo Arlik / Chemical King. This, however, was never stated explicitly in the comic itself and never developed.

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In the "Threeboot", Lyle Norg is the son of a Science Police officer who plans to seize his research for their use. After discovering this, Lyle uses his serum on himself and joins the Legion.Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 5) #38 (March 2008)Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 5) #50 (March 2009)

Invisible Kid appears as a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes following Infinite Crisis, which restores an analogue of the pre-Crisis Legion.[http://uk.comics.ign.com/articles/828/828574p1.html IGN: Superman/Green Lantern interview] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209150438/http://uk.comics.ign.com/articles/828/828574p1.html |date=2012-02-09}}

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|character_name=Invisible Kid

|alter_ego=Jacques Foccart

|publisher=DC Comics

|debut=Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 2) Annual #1 (1982)

|creators=Paul Levitz
Keith Giffen
(based upon the Lyle Norg character by Jerry Siegel and Jim Mooney)

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|species = Metahuman

|homeworld = Earth (31st century)

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|powers=Ability to stay undetected from many kinds of means (ocular, auditory and telepathic)
Formerly:
Teleportation

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Jacques Foccart, the second Invisible Kid, is a native of the Ivory Coast who becomes a superhero while battling his sister Danielle, who is possessed by Computo.Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 2) Annual #1 (1982).Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 2) #291 (September 1982).

After the Dominators take over Earth, Jacques joins a resistance cell alongside Tyroc and the former members of the Legion of Substitute Heroes.The Legion first battled Universo in Adventure Comics (vol. 1) #349 (October 1966). In the following issue, Star Boy and Dream Girl rejoined the team under the aliases "Sir Prize" and "Miss Terious", but the two are not included in Batch SW6. After the Dominators are defeated, Invisible Kid and Tyroc respectively become president and vice president of Earth.Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4) #38, Late December 1992. Later, following the destruction of Earth, Jacques resigns to rejoin the Legion and Troy becomes president.

In post-Zero Hour continuity, Jacques Foccart is a friend and classmate of Lyle Norg who is forced to drink his serum by Charma, a fellow student with mind control abilities.Legionnaires #66 (December 1998)

In The New Golden Age, Invisible Kid is among the Legion of Super-Heroes members who arrive in the present and confront the Justice Society over their decision to recruit Legionnaire, a young, heroic incarnation of Mordru.Justice Society of America Vol. 4 #10. DC Comics.

Syfy ranked the first Invisible Kid as the 24th greatest Legion of Super-Heroes member, stating that during "his time in the 1960s, Invisible Kid was a constant, but not noteworthy presence, until he was killed by Validus. When the Legion rebooted in 1994, he became a major player, showing he was one of the savviest members of the team". Syfy ranked the second Invisible Kid as number 38 describing the character as "boring" and "notable because of his name and his Rogue inspired haircut". Syfy opined that despite "later becoming President of Earth, he never did a whole lot except shout French expressions".{{cite web |last1=Murray |first1=Jesse |title=Every Member of the Legion of Super Heroes, Ranked: #49-1 |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/every-member-of-the-legion-of-super-heroes-ranked-49-1 |website=SYFY WIRE |access-date=4 January 2020 |language=en |date=12 January 2016 |archive-date=20 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920182741/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/every-member-of-the-legion-of-super-heroes-ranked-49-1 |url-status=dead }}

• The Jacques Foccart incarnation of Invisible Kid makes cameo appearances in Legion of Super Heroes (2006).
• The Jacques Foccart incarnation of Invisible Kid appears in Legion of Super-Heroes (2023), voiced by Zeno Robinson.{{Cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=October 13, 2022 |title=DC's Legion of Super-Heroes Sets Voice Cast With Meg Donnelly and Harry Shum Jr. to Star (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dcs-legion-of-super-heroes-animated-movie-1235240040/ |access-date=July 30, 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}
• The Lyle Norg incarnation of Invisible Kid appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.{{Cite web |last=Eisen |first=Andrew |date=October 2, 2013 |title=DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/scribblenauts-unmasked/DC_Characters_and_Objects |access-date=July 30, 2024 |website=IGN |language=en}}
• The Lyle Norg incarnation of Invisible Kid appears in Adventures in the DC Universe #10.{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |title=Adventures in the DC Universe #10 - The Blobs (Issue) |url=https://comicvine.gamespot.com/adventures-in-the-dc-universe-10-the-blobs/4000-153328/ |access-date=June 22, 2023 |website=Comic Vine |language=en}}
• The Lyle Norg incarnation of Invisible Kid appears in the one-shot comic Batman '66 Meets the Legion of Super-Heroes.{{Cite web |title=Batman '66 Meets the Legion of Super-Heroes #1 - Atomic Batteries To Power, Flight Rings To Speed (Issue) |url=https://comicvine.gamespot.com/batman-66-meets-the-legion-of-super-heroes-1-atomi/4000-609276/ |access-date=August 18, 2023 |website=Comic Vine |language=en}}

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• {{comicbookdb|type=character|id=1490|title=Invisible Kid}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090318172829/http://www.studiosanning.shawbiz.ca/legion_of_super-heroes/membership/invisible_kid/index.htm Invisible Kid at Legion of Super-Heroes fan site]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20080303184209/http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/2893.htm/ A Hero History of Invisible Kid]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090725040016/http://www.gayleague.com/wordpress/2009/07/03/invisible-kid/ Gay League Profile: Lyle Norg]

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