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C) they're a spin-off of Superman, who (in the Legion's heyday) was DC's top franchise. While Supes is still popular, DC's made clear Batman is their top franchise, and seems to drive DC's general tone. And modern comics' Batman is definitely more "grim"/"cynical"/"nihilistic" than "optimistic."
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D) technically, the Legion's a spinoff of a spinoff: specifically, they're a spinoff of Superboy. Byrne's reboot removing Superboy doesn't seem to have helped them much (despite repeated reboots). Superboy was also meant to be a kid-appeal character, something DC cares zero about re: canonical DCU.
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