WARNING! PLENTY PLENTY SPOILERS! CAN'T SLEEP! CLOWN'LL EAT ME!
Title: Woman of Tomorrow
Release Date: May 1997
Writer: Grant MorrisonPenciller: Howard PorterInker: John DellJLA Members: Superman,
Batman,
Wonder Woman,
the Flash,
Green Lantern, and
the Martian Manhunter.
Guest Stars: Tomorrow Woman,
Artemis,
Damage,
Green Arrow,
Hitman,
Warrior,
Steel,
Plastic Man,
Aztek,
Supergirl,
Max Mercury, and
Robin.
Bad Guys: Professor Ivo,
T. O. Morrow, and "
IF".
Special Features: First Appearance of Tomorrow Woman; First Appearance of "
electric" Superman in JLA; Death of Tomorrow Woman.
So what happens?After attending
Metamorpho's lightly-attended
funeral, Superman beams up to the Watchtower to preside over JLA
auditions. Though there are a few promising candidates, the one who blows all the
competition away is a
mutant telekinetic named Tomorrow Woman, who is quickly granted
membership. The catch? Tomorrow Woman is actually a sophisticated
android designed by
mad scientists Professor Ivo and T. O. Morrow to fry the JLA's minds with an
electromagnetic pulse.
Meanwhile, the JLA--Tomorrow Woman included--is battling the "IF" device, a
futuristic weapon which is designed for pure
destruction. No one's had much luck stopping it--it's a full-time job just saving all the people that "IF" tries to kill. Tomorrow Woman discovers that the device can be stopped with...wait for it...an
electromagnetic pulse, but she chooses to override her programming and
sacrifice herself to stop "IF". Ivo and Morrow are arrested, but they don't seem to mind--they know how the game is played...
Cool Quotes!The
preacher at Metamorpho's funeral: "Well, the sad fact is, normal people aren't very interested in
metahuman funerals anymore, Superman. Everyone knows you people come back all the time. Heaven knows how many times I've buried the
Immortal Man!"
(As the JLA teleporter activates...)
Green Lantern: "Jeez, I hope it's not Batman. I mean, cool, yeah, but he's way too
scary for me. Don't you think when he walks into a room it's like somebody died?"
Flash: "You want scary, you should get him to tell his
Joker stories..."
Max Mercury at the audition: "To be honest, I'm really only here because the Flash asked me along. And...well, this is the first time I've ever been to the moon. I...ah...brought my
camera."
Hitman at the audition: "Name's Monaghan,
Tommy Monaghan. I've got
X-Ray Vision and
telepathy and I kill superpeople--for
money."
Martian Manhunter: "Next."
Hitman after the audition: "Hey, I only came along to check out Wonder Woman with my
X-Ray Vision. Now I can die
happy."
The preacher at Tomorrow Woman's funeral: "I wasn't sure what to say, Superman. I'm sorry. I haven't buried many
machines."
Superman: "No. And you didn't bury one today."
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