WARNING! SPOILERS EVERYWHERE! THAT'S NO MOON!
Title: War of the WorldsRelease Date: March 1997
Writer: Grant MorrisonPenciller: Howard PorterInker: John DellJLA Members: Superman,
Batman,
Wonder Woman,
the Flash,
Green Lantern,
Aquaman, and
the Martian Manhunter.
Bad Guys: The
Hyperclan (
Protex,
Primaid,
Armek,
Zenturion,
A-Mortal,
Zum,
Fluxus, and
Tronix).
So what happens?Okay, Wonder Woman's down, Aquaman's down, Superman's getting poisoned by
Kryptonite. But all is not lost! In his superspeed duel with Zum, the Flash proves to be faster and smarter, hitting the alien speedster while traveling at close to
light-speed--with a hyperspeed mass approaching
infinity, that's enough to knock Zum out.
Meanwhile, back in the
Gobi Desert, Green Lantern mooshes Armek, and Flash speeds in to flatten Zenturion. GL and Flash head into the watchtower to discover a
video feed accusing Superman of trying to kill Protex and announcing his imminent
execution. They also find information indicating that the Hyperclan might be just the advance party of an
invasion force of superpowered aliens. And then Armek and Zenturion recover enough to
trounce the good guys. Oh, crap. That's everyone. We're sunk, aren't we?
No, wait! Batman escaped 'cause the Hyperclan didn't think they had to worry about a guy with no
superpowers. But he's figured out who the Hyperclan really are--with powers of superstrength, flight, shapeshifting, and mind control, they're
Martians, just like the Martian Manhunter--and therefore, they are vulnerable to--of all things--
fire! Just like that, Bats wipes out A-Mortal, Tronix, Fluxus, and Zenturion.
But the Hyperclan isn't out yet. Protex alerts the rest of the
invasion force--70 more Martians, each one almost as strong as Superman! If this thing doesn't conclude next issue, I don't know what we're gonna do!
Cool Moments!Flash cleans Zum's clock; the Hyperclan discover A-Mortal's
unconscious body dangling from a ceiling with a note from Batman pinned to his chest: "I know your
secret!"; Batman, armed with a
match, vs. Tronix, Zenturion, and Fluxus.
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