Counting Comics - 25

The running totals carried over from last week are -

DC = 7024

Marvel = 283

Others = 59



Green Lantern Corps Quarterly (1992 - 94)

1 - 8

An anthology story book telling tales from the Book of Oa.

Green Lantern: The New Corps

1, 2

Kyle Rayner gets a few new recruits together and one of them is an Earth woman, a Russian cosmonaut called Anya Savenlovich (pictured in the centre), she seems to have only had a couple of appearances in comics, just this 2 parter, so perhaps she's been forgotten about. I looked up Jessica Cruz on DCwiki and it says she is the 1st human female Green Lantern despite the fact that Anya debuted a full 15 years before her!! Perhaps she's been "Crisis"ed out of existence.

Flash 50th Anniversary Special #1 (1990)

27th Century historian John Fox is sent into the past to try and recruit a Flash to battle the menace of Manfred Mota who has reappeared after 700 years and is killing and destroying Central City. Each of them have defeated Mota previously. Fox ends up getting Flash like powers due to a tachyon overdose and ends up defeating Mota himself.

The All-New Flash TV Special (1991)

This show sadly only got 1 season back in 1990, only 22 episodes! John Wesley Shipp played Barry Allen/Flash and plays the new Flash's father in the CW series, which have enjoyed much greater longevity. He also got to be Flash again in a recent Elseworlds storyline.

Flash plus Nightwing (1997)

Investigating a murder inside an enormous labyrinthian mansion house the duo discover Aliens!!

DC Comics Presents: The Flash (2004)

A Julie Schwartz Tribute

Another of the DC comics presents in memory of the great Silver Age DC editor Julius Schwartz. This cover by Alex Ross is an homage to the cover of The Flash #163 by Carmine Infantino and Joe Giella.

Speed Force #1 (1997)

Here are 5 stories about the Speed Force and those who channel it.

Flash Vol 1

271, 272, 279, 280, 289, 310, 332, 344

Wow, I have so few of these as I wasn't a regular collector back in the day. I never got too much pocket money I suppose so I didn't think to buy these regularly. Shame that. I might have to see if I can fill out a run of these, money permitting of course.

Flash Vol 2
Annual 

1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11

Flashpoint (1999 - 00)

1 - 3

In this Elseworlds tale Barry Allen is paralysed after taking a bullet meant for President Kennedy.

Adventure Comics starring Aquaman

441, 445, 451

I might try and see if I can pick up a few more of these sometime, see how expensive they are.

Aquaman #3 (of 5) 1989

I need to pick up the rest of this mini-series for sure, lord knows how I only have the one of these in the 1st place, perhaps 

Aquaman (1991 - 92)

2, 3, 5 - 13

I need to pick up the 2 issues missing from this run too! I hate that I even have incomplete runs like this!!

Aquaman Time and Tide (1993 - 94)

1 - 4

A historic retelling/imagining of Aquaman's origins, (including the raised by dolphins story), and 1st forays into heroism. We also see his 1st love Kako who went on to have Aquaman's son Koryak, who I think has a bit of a Jason Mamoa look to him. Koryak was apparently killed when Spectre destroyed Atlantis in Infinite Crisis #3.

Aquaman (1994 - 99)

1 - 23, 25 - 53, 1 Million

It's so annoying to discover gaps in your run, it makes me want to track down my old LCS owners and visit terrible violence upon them!! Or maybe I'll just buy this missing comic, at least it's not ASM #300 eh?

Annual (1995 - 98)

1 - 4

Formerly Known as the Justice League (2003 - 04)

1 - 6

Max Lord reunited the old JLA under the name of the Super Buddies!! A nice humourous title that you can't read nowadays without thinking what a sham it all was, as Max Lord was secretly an evil genius who goes on to kill Blue Beetle.... WHAT!!?? REALLY!!?? DC FFS!!

Justice League Elite (2004 - 05)

1 - 12

A team created by the Justice League at the insistence of Vera Black after she helped save humanity from an enraged Earth, the Justice League Elite was designed to work in the shadows, with one absolute rule: No killing.

JLA: Year One (1998)

1 - 12

JLA: Year One was a twelve-issue maxi-series that re-imagined the origins of the Justice League of America for the rebooted Post-Crisis environment. As is the way with comics this re-imagined imagination of a retconned, reprised oiled-up and jiggled about origin is no longer canon!!

JLA versus Predator

I can't find a synopsis for this online but the title speaks for itself really. You wouldn't think that any of the powered members of the JLA would have too much problem with the Predators, even non super-powered Batman and faced them and won 3 times in his own solo crossovers with them. The cover art is odd though, does the artist think the Predators are The Brood from Marvel maybe?

Justice League America annual # 10 (1996)

My annuals are a little bit all over the place, maybe I need to keep them with their titles but I think I have the crossover events all kind of together instead. The trials and tribulations of organising a comic collection eh!?

JLA: The Island of Dr. Moreau

Merging comics with classic literature is something we see a good deal of and why not indeed, it's all good. This time the JLA are reimagined as if they were the creations of Dr. Moreau who genetically engineered animals into people in the bookof the same name written by H G Wells that was published in 1896.

Justice League Unlimited #1

This was based on the cartoon that was the follow up to the original Justice League cartoon on the Cartoon Network, it ran from 2004 to 2006 with 39 episodes.

Justice League Quarterly (1990 - 1994)

1 - 17

In much the same manner as the GL Corps quarterlies, these books held a handfull of self-contained stories from characters who were or who had been members of the premier DC super team.

Green Lantern

Brightest Day/Blackest Night

In this tale the original Green Lantern (Alan Scott) of the Jusstice Society of America investigates a plane that has crashed into Slaughter Swamp. This brings him into contact with his classic enemy Solomon Grundy.

Green Lantern

1001 Emerald Nights

In this Elseworlds tale the inspiration is taken from the folk tales of the 1001 Nights where a king after being cheated on by his wife has been marrying virgins and then killing them the next day!! Scheherazade, a vizier's daughter volunteers to marry the king and that night begins to tell him a story but does not finish it. Curious he allows her to live another night where she finishes the tale but begins another, once again leaving it unended. In this manner she is able to save her life by keeping the king's interest piqued!! I assume in this story her tales are about the Green Lantern, perhaps mingled with Aladdin and his famous lantern, if she actually had a Green Lantern ring she'd be better off using it to kick the murderous king's arse.

Emerald Dawn II

1 - 6

Hal Jordan gets sent down for 90 days for driving whilst drunk!! Tut tut, that's not very heroic is it? Whilst inside he gets visited and recieves training from then fellow Lantern but future worst enemy Sinestro.

Green Lantern/Sentinel (1998)

1 - 3

Kyle Rayner and the original Green Lantern Alan Scott (now using the name Sentinel), team up to investigate the disappearance of Jade who was Kyle's girlfriend then and Scott's daughter. They tangle with Scott's son Obsidian who has been controlled by the Starheart and holds Jade captive.

DC Comics Presents Green Lantern (2004)

A Julie Schwartz Tribute

Another tribute to the Silver Age guru of DC comics the editor Julius (Julie) Schwartz who oversaw so much of that vibrant and legendary epoch in comicdom. This cover by Brian Bolland is an homage to the cover of Green Lantern (Volume 2) #31 by Gil Kane and Murphy Anderson. (I think the idiot in the video said Bob Kane.... yeah it was me, I'm an idiot, what can I tell you, I was never very good at remembering writers/artists at all)

Green Lantern/Silver Surfer

Kyle Rayner, Green Lantern and the Silver Surfer face off with Thanos, Parallax, Terrax the Tamer and the Cyborg Superman!

Green Lantern plus The Ray (1996)

The cover says it all I think, The Ray and Green Lantern take on the God (!?) of Magnetism Doctor Polaris. I think his megalomania maybe getting the best of him here!! God indeed?? Crazy much?

Green Lantern Vol 2

104, 111, 114, 121, 133, 175, 178, 179, 180, 182, 192, 193, 195, 196

I just accidentally bought this comic again!! What a wally huh? I read it too and didn't remember the story even! I am sure I never picked this up when it came out as I tend to remember my early comics very well and this one wasn't in my noggin so I must have picked it up as a back issue sometime. I think I may try to get #100 to #224 of this sometime, that will be a great run to have. From #201 it changes name to Green Lantern Corps.

Annuals

1 - 3

Ouch, it looks like Hal gets eclipsed by Eclipso and is punching Star Sapphire here in a most unchivalrous manner!! Not good Hal!! Fear not though I am sure the sun rose again and forced Eclipso out of Hal's head.

Secret Origins starring

#18 Green Lantern/Creeper

#36 Green Lantern/Poison Ivy

Hmm I wonder if Origin books are just a waste of money considering how often these things get retconned, rebooted and rejiggled whenever the company feel like it haha practically every writer who starts a new series with a character seems to add their own stamp/mark/angle to the original or else just completely rehash the whole thing!

Green Lantern Mosaic (1991 - 92)

1 - 14

John Stewart comes to grips with his personal issues and ultimate destiny while dealing with the weird, chaotic world of Mosaic, a myriad of communities from various civilizations throughout the universe taken from their home worlds and integrated on Oa.

The Book of Fate (1997)

3 - 10

I never knew that Jared Stevens, the temporary Fate, actually had 2 short runs and I seem to have 1 to 3 of one run and 3 to 10 of this one!! I'll make a not and see if I can find the rest in the bargain bins which is where I am sure they belong as the poor guy got killed off years ago to kick off a JSA run about 2 series ago.

Doctor Spectrum

1 - 6

Doctor Spectrum is Joseph Daniel Ledger who gets his powers from a Power Prism that arrived on Earth in the spaceship of the infant Hyperion. (Superman rip-off anybody?) With it's power he did covert missions for the US army. The Marvel wiki lists his superpowers as 'none' so I can only imagine that's an error, what is the point of being infused with an object named the "power" prism if it allows for no powers?

Infinite Halloween 1 (2007)

13 Halloween tales from some of DCs finest!! That reminds me of my 13 Nights of Halloween series I did on Youtube this October 31st just gone. I'll link it here as it needs more views haha



The Last Defenders 

1 - 6

There is no synopsis on the Marvel wiki and I can't remember this story at all. I will say though that Kyle Richmond is Nighthawk, I always quite liked his costume but he adopts a new darker one in this 6 parter which looks kind of cool but hmmm I prefer the old one. The character at the bottom of the page here is Blazing Skull not Ghost Rider, a character who has been around since 1941. Later the 3 others leave the team to be replaced alongside Kyle by Paladin, Junta & Atlas but the team changes a few times with even seemingly a new Nighhawk! That genie looking fella on the later cover is Krang!!

The Ferret (1992)

1 - 4

Malibu Comics

The Ferret (1993)

1

Cal Denton discovered, after he turned 18, that he had superhuman abilities. He assumed it was just a genetic aberration and began fighting crime gaining a reputation for being a violent and volatile crusader. What he didn't know was that he had been given his abilities on purpose, possibly by the government. He's a member of the Protectors, although his ends-justify-the-means method of crime fighting sometimes strains his relationships in the team.

Supreme Power: Nighthawk (2005 - 06)

1 - 6

This is the Kyle Richmond of Earth 31916, I am not too familar with Marvels alternate universes as these became a thing after I stopped reading them properly I am sure. There's a bit of a Batman theme to this version's origin with his parents gunned down before his eyes in a racially motivated attack as it seems that this universe's Kyle is African-American.

Aliens (2009)

Free Comic Book Day

The name says it all!!

Black Lightning: Year One (2009)

1 - 6

This is the 3rd ongoing featuring the title character Black Lightning. This series followed the tradition of the "Year One" formula by re-examining the circumstances that turned school teacher Jefferson Pierce into the electrokinetic urban hero, Black Lightning.

Green Lantern/Flash: Faster Friends

1, 2

When the original Flash Jay Garrick looks to be dying he and the old school Green Lantern team up with their modern day counterparts Wally West and Kyle Rayner to battles an alien invasion and to see if a cure can be found for his life threatening condition.

Green Lantern; Circle of Fire (2000)

1, 2

Green Lantern and Adam Strange

Green Lantern and Firestorm

Green Lantern and Green Lantern

Green Lantern and Power Girl

Green Lantern and The Atom

A strange and hugely powerful being named Oblivion is wreaking havoc across the galaxy. The JLA get on the case, but they soon discover Oblivion is oddly connected to Kyle Rayner, who created a comic-book villain with that same name many years ago. Kyle gets help from a Green Lantern Corps which consists of Green Lanterns from the past, the future and from alternate realities which include one where his ex-girlfriend Alexandra DeWitt (who was killed by Major Force in his reality), is a Green Lantern.

Tales of the Green Lantern Corps

2

There were only 3 in this series I think so 1 and 3 are gloing on the list.

Annuals

2, 3

And do is #1 of these too!!

The Green Lantern Special

1, 2

A classic cover with a subject matter that ages it somewhat as fortunately the despicable practise of apartheid was ended quite a while ago now. It's nice that one of the major injustices of the world was finally ended but the region still has problems, the same as everywhere has, but we don't have any heroes to face them!!

If I've added that correctly this comes to 

DC=236
Marvel = 18
Others = 6

Making the current running totals

DC = 7260

Marvel = 301

Others = 65

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Counting Comics - 18

This week I started my count with the totals at

DC = 5129

Marvel = 62

Others = 59



JLA 80-Page Giant #1

There are 7 short tales here featuring a ton of JLA heroes from past and present.

JLA: Secret Files and Origins

#1 (1997)

#2 (1998)

More cool short stories in these books, I do like these giant books with lots of cool short stories in them, they make for cool reading.

JLA: Primeval (1999)

The World's Greatest Heroes must save humanity from de-evolution but first face it themselves in this Prestige one-shot! When eons of evolution are erased in a heartbeat in Dallas, the JLA finds that the source is a grotesque, thoroughly mad disciple of long-vanished gods who plans to turn back the clock on the entire world! Striving to hold things together, the Leaguers slowly come to the realization that their powers are slipping away or going out of control -- with every second, as they themselves return to their ancestral roots.
Source.

JLA: Superpower (1999)

This book centred around a new hero Antaeus joining the Justice League. He was given powers via experiments by his genetic engineer father with further enhancements provided by S.T.A.R. Labs. He was plagued by his inability to save 4 people from a fire in his home town a long time ago and becomes further frustrated by a dictator subjugating and mistreating his countrymen. Believing he is doing right kills the tyrant which causes a power vacuum that leads to massive loss of life. Antaeus ends up killing himself by tearing at and damaging his enhancements which explode.

League of Justice (1996)

1 - 2

This is a 2 part Elseworlds set in a sword & sorcery/fantasy setting with characters such as Atomus the Palmer, Bat-Mancer, Green Knight/Sir John Stewart, Longbow Greenarrow, The Martian and Phaeton!

JLA: Scary Monsters (2003)

1 - 6

The JLA square off against the ancient spirits haunting a resort community constructed on an Indian burial ground! Can the JLA avoid being transformed into monsters themselves?

Source.

JLA/WildC.A.T.S (1997)

Whilst battling Epoch, the Lord of Time the JLA get transported to the Wildstorm Universe where they meet up with the WildC.A.T.s. They go through the usual routine of fighting each other before teaming up to take on the real menace.

JLA: Welcome to the Working Week (2003)

How does the JLA act behind closed doors? You're about to find out! When Marlus Randone stows away on the JLA Watchtower, he relies on his notebook and disposable camera to document the petty squabbles and inside decisions made by the members of the JLA.

Source.

DC Comics Presents

Justice League of America

A Julie Schwartz Tribute

(2004)

Another tribute issue in memory of Julius Schwartz the long-time editor for DC Comics. As I mentioned last blog he was integral in bringing about the Silver Age at DC. The 2 stories here are in that quirky Silver Age style and feature the editor himself meeting up with the characters he created.

Justice League: Another Nail

1 - 3

After the original story The Nail, the JLA comes to terms with its newest recruit--Superman--and faces a sprawling adventure that catapults them to other worlds, other dimensions, other eras, and even the mystical realms that lead to Hell itself!

Source.

The Kingdom

1 - 2

Kid Flash

Nightstar

Offspring

Planet Krypton

Son of the Bat

The Kingdom is a partial sequel to Kingdom Come, where heroes from that story cross over into the canonical New Earth universe to help stop a threat from destroying all reality. It served as an introduction to the concept of Hypertime.

Detective Comics

598, 599, 600

I'm not sure why this 3-parter is in this box rather that with some other Detective books elsewhere! Blind Justice is a Batman storyline written by Sam Hamm and illustrated by Denys Cowan. It's a three-part arc but the issues are oversized as a special event to celebrate the 600th issue of Detective Comics, published in 1989. The story involves Bruce Wayne being accused of treason and looks into the men who trained him to be Batman, as he hunts down a mind-hopping villain named Bonecrusher.

Man-Bat (2006)

1 - 5

Kirk Langstrom has long had control of his Man-Bat alter ego, able to keep the beast and himself out of trouble. But now his control is slipping, with horrifying consequences for the people around him. And two more of Batman's biggest foes have plans to turn Man-Bat's predicament to their advantage! Don't miss this stunning new vision of a classic character, one that returns him to his original, terrifying roots!

Source.

Justice League International/America (1987 - 96)

0 - 113

An annoying title to work out this one, it started as Justice League, added International to the name from #7 then switched to Justice League America from #26. I have used the cover of #7 the 1st with 'International' in the name as it features the death of Gray Man, the chap I kind of partially named my YouTube channel for. The Gray Man was a sorcerer who gained the attention of the Lords of Order they approached the sorcerer and granted him the ability to tap into and collect the ambient dream energy from other human beings who were on the verge of death. However despite it being meant as a reward The Grey Man thought this duty was a punishment. He began collecting dream stuff from healthy living humans, thus earning him the attention of Earth's mystic champion Doctor Fate, as well as that of Fate's colleagues, the Justice League. After defeating him, Doctor Fate took the Gray Man to the home dimension of the Lords of Order. The Lords told him that assuming the role of the Gray Man was intended as a high honour, not the punishment that the Gray Man believed it to be. The Gray Man begged them to take away this "honour", and they acquiesced, stripping him of his immortality and removing him from existence. Created by J.M. DeMatteis, Keith Giffen & Kevin Maguire he first appeared in Justice League #2 (June, 1987) and seemingly died in Justice League International #7 (November, 1987) Although he did turn up another time after this as mentioned in an older blog that I can't be bothered to find the link for! (It was to do with a rebirth of Dr Fate though, and Wesley Dodds the Golden Age Sandman's death.)

JLA Incarnations (2001 - 02)

1 - 7

This is a story going over the different iterations of the Justice League over the years. Starting out in the shadow of the JSA and the various line-ups they've had and locations they've had their bases in, like the satellite, Happy Harbor and Detroit.

Justice League of America (2006)

JSA Classified

Cold Steel

Book 1 & 2

Even looking up synopsis of this comic didn't enlighten me much, but I kind of figured aliens and giant robot suits, for fans of Japanese giant robot manga and Pacific Rim buffs I'd imagine!

DC1ST (2002)

Superman/Lobo

Superman/The Flash

Green Lantern

Batgirl/The Joker

This is a bunch of retellings or reimagings of classic first meetings between. The 1st race between the golden and silver Flashs, the 1st Lobo/Superman tear up, the 1st Batgirl meeting with Joker etc. A pretty cool comic concept.

Justice League of America  Vol 1

176, 183, 198, 205, 206, 212, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 222, 223, 227, 241, 243, 249

What can you say about these, other than I wish I had collected more of them as a kid!! Why did I not get my DC/Marvel comics every week instead of the UK humour/adventure comics?? I would have an even more bitching collection than I already do have if only I'd collected regularly 10 years earlier in my life!! Oh for a time machine and a visit to little 9 year old me with a list of wise investments!!

Justice League International Special #1 (1990)

Justice League International Annual 

#3 (1989)

# 5 (1994)

Justice League (of) America Annual

#1 (1983)

#3 (1985)

#4 (1990)

#8 (1994)

Nothing to say about these except who doesn't love an annual or a ginat special chock full of great self-contained stories? Look at that sweet cover with is it Doctor Destiny there, the skull faced plunderer of dreams!! The team battle for their lives against nightmare creations as the skull-faced spectre looks on in maniacal glee!

JLA - Z (2003 - 04)

1 - 3

It's a Who's who of the JLA!! Did I need this book? I dunno, I have it though and why not, I'd probably Google it first but if the net is down I can go through all my boxes till I find this and hey presto, job's a good 'un!

JLA: Gods and Monsters (2001)

The World's Greatest Heroes race to stop aerial attacks by what can only be called "War Wheels", destructive flying disks deployed by a cult that worships the JLA as gods. The Wheels are a wake-up call to the world, and if the world doesn't construct temples of worship for the JLA, the destruction will continue...unless, of course, the JLA has anything to say about it!

Source.

JLA/Titans (1998 - 99)

1 - 3

Silver cylinders from space come to Earth and start 'collecting' superheroes! It turns out to be the work of Vic Stone Cyborg who somehw has lost his humanity and has become a fully robotic soul. He is collecting his old team mates to bring his family together, along the way of solving this catastophe the JLA and Titans clash but ultimately work together to help bring back Vic's human side.

JLA: Paradise Lost (1998)

1 - 3

With angels and demons conspiring against 'The Presence' Zauriel, the JLA's very own real life Angel has a mammoth task on his hands stopping a celestial/holy war.

JLA/Spectre: Soul War (2003)

The Spectre and the JLA form an uneasy alliance when the minds of psychics across the country are hijacked by an entity called the Trans - a devastating alien menace that threatens the fabric of reality itself! Our heroes discover that the only way to defeat such an overwhelmingly powerful opponent is...to become one! Can even the JLA be trusted with the awesome power of the Spectre?

Source.

JLA (1997 - 06)

1 - 28, 30, 33, 36, 38, 47, 48, 55 - 58, 73, 75, 77, 78, 81 - 125, 1 Million

Annual #1. #2

This is the highly regarded Morrison run on the World's Greatest team, yadda yadda yadda, great book, many plaudits etc what I want to know though is why the heck I have so many books missing from this run?? Did I quit for a while and then go back to collecting again? I swear I don't recall doing that at all but maybe I did!! That might account for the break between #58 and #73 and perhaps the odd missing ones here and there are my LCS being pants!! I noticed a bit gap at the end of my Teen Titans run a few blogs ago and checked to see if that gap corresponded with the biggest gap here and it doesn't, so.... it's a blooming mystery!!

Wonder Woman #212

JLA/Avengers 

Avengers/JLA

1 - 4

The World's greatest team of superheores and them fellas from that other company team up and do lots of good things together, they probably engage in a bit of fisticuffs too due to some misunderstanding or other. haha I am jesting of course, The Avengers are mighty too and I do love them but I am just more DC is all. I have a nice run of Avengers somewhere in my collection which I'll get to eventually.

Martian Manhunter (1988)

1 - 4

J'onn J'onzz the Manhunter from Mars!! Written by J.M. DeMatteis with illustrations by Mark Badger, the series re-evaluated the origin of the Martian Manhunter and introduced the character of H'ronmeer, the Martian death god. The series also featured guest appearances by members of Justice League International.

Martian Manhunter Special (1996)

Martian Manhunter (1998 - 2001)

0 - 36, 1 Million

Annual (1998)

Martian Manhunter (Volume 2) was the first and (to date) only ongoing comic book series to feature the Martian Manhunter. It was published from October of 1998 until November of 2001, spanning a total of thirty-six issues, a special 0 issue, a 1 Million issue, and two Annuals. The series was written by John Ostrander with artistic contributions from Tom Mandrake and Doug Mahnke. I totally stole that synopsis from the DC wiki, shhh don't tell them!! A really cool issue is the daft but funny Blue & Gold pairing hiding J'onn's Oreo cookies! The poor fella's a cookie junkie!!

Extreme Justice (1995 - 96)

0 - 18

Dissatisfied with their treatment after the Judgment Day incident and conflicting opinions with its leader Wonder Woman, Captain Atom formed his own Justice League team with a group of heroes that wanted to be more proactive than their sister teams.

Choosing not to be sanctioned by the United Nations, Captain Atom's team dealt primarily with threats to the United States. They originally occupied the "abandoned" Mount Thunder but this was actually a secret staging area for a military coup. Atom's Justice League managed to thwart the general behind the coup and stop a nuclear Armageddon. Later they invade Bialya to stop Queen Beatriz from recreating the Extremists villain team. This particular incident was the last straw and all versions of the Justice League were disbanded.

Identity Crisis (2004 - 05)

1 - 7

With murdered wives, murderous ex-wives, rape and mind tampering going down this tale is fun for all the family!! No, not really, it's just a sad story, Ralph 'Elongated Man' Dibney's wife Sue is killed and the heroes try and hunt down the perpetrator with suspicions falling on Dr Light. Secrets from the past are dragged up which create friction inside the team. The real killer is revealed as Atom's (Ray Palmer) ex-wife Jean!! Boo! Boo I say! She later becomes Eclipsed by Eclipso and becomes a major villain for Day of Vengeance or something like that, so many crossover, major events and so few braincells to remember them with!

Black Canary (1991 - 92)

1 - 4

After an argument with Oliver (Green Arrow) Queen over his over-spending of their joint finances Black Canary aka Dinah Laurel Lance takes a sabbatical out in the moutains. She meets up with an anti-drug campaigner and radio host Gan Nguyen and has to aid him when hitmen are sent to murder him to prevent his interventions.

Black Canary (1993)

1 - 12

Seattle is coming apart, and only one hero can hold it together. Fresh from her recent miniseries, Black Canary returns in an ongoing title chronicling the exploits of a streetwise, tough-as-nails hero. Black Canary begins her monthly adventures with the 3-part story arc "Hero Worship," as Dinah Lance is forced to relive her own origin while investigating a rash of homicides. This leads her into a confrontation with an underworld mastermind whose latest scheme has gone out of control. It becomes a race against time that Black Canary must win before more people die.

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Legends (1986 - 87)

1 - 6

So this does have keys in it apparently. #1 shows Amanda "The Wall" Waller and Brimstone for the 1st time, with the new Suicide Squad showing up in #3 I believe. The original Suicide Squad appeared in Brave and the Bold #25 September 1959!

In a Darkseid plot Glorious Godfrey posing as G. Gordon Godfrey is sewing discord against superheroes on Earth. He has charismatic powers of persuasion that set non-powered humans against their super-powered saviours.

Legends was the first major crossover event to follow in the wake of the reality-altering Crisis on Infinite Earths. It exists as a landmark mini-series due to its status as a jumping-on point for several spin-off titles including a revamped Justice League, a new Wonder Woman title and a re-imagined Suicide Squad.

The Weird (1988)

1 - 4

The Weird is an alien hero composed entirely of pure energy. He belongs to a race known as the Zarolatts who were oppressed for a very long time by the Macrolatts. Unlike the rest of his docile race he decided to fight back by conacting superheroes on Earth. His physical form was created by possessing the corpse of a man named Walter Langley, giving him both Langley's appearance and memories. The Weird was created by Jim Starlin and Bernie Wrightson, first appearing in The Weird #1. (1988) So this book then, he shows up in a few other short runs that I have shown in earlier blogs, Mystery in Space and the Rann-Thanagar Holy War. Both these titles also feature Captain Comet. At the end of this miniseries The Weird dies but later his disembodied spirit meets the spirit of Captain Comet who had been killed by Lady Styxx, somehow his 'weird' powers was able to reanimate them both in new bodies! I think this guy is pretty weird but I do like his strange look. The cover above doesn't show him how he normally is and  couldn't find a crisp image of him but here he is.

Elongated Man (1992)

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Created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino, Ralph Dibney is the Elongated Man, he 1st debuted in the Flash #112 (1960) with his wife Sue being a regular feature of most of his stories from her debut in Flash #119 (1961). They were a fun pair I have an omnibus of their quirky early adventures, they teased each other a bit but they were a loving, fun comics couple. Ralphn got his powers after his fascination with Indian Rubber men led him to discover that they all drink Gingold, a soft drink made from Gingold a rare fruit from the Yucatan. He distilled it raw essence and it gave him stretch powers when he drank it!! Apparently Elongated Man was only created as editor Julius Schwartz did not realise that DC had the rights to Plastic Man!

Anyway, Ralph was a member of various Justice Leagues and this was a fun little 4-parter of Sue and his time in Europe.

The fun all ended with Identity Crisis as mentioned before when DC decided to kill off Sue, then reveal a hidden history that included her being raped and the perpetrator being mindwashed by Zatanna's Magic. If they felt like breaking the law and all morals like that why didn't they just chop his nuts off at the same time I ask you!? I can still see Ralph's crying creased face, his misery overriding his control of his power so his features are literally reduced to a melting mush of tears and snot. Comics ain't for kids anymore or for sentimental twerps like me it seems.

Today's total is
DC = 391

Making the new total so far

DC = 5520

Marvel = 62

Others = 59

   

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