WARNING! SPOILERS EVERYWHERE! GAME OVER, MAN! GAME OVER!
Title: Mystery in Space
Release Date: July 1998
Writer: Mark WaidPenciller: Arnie JorgensenInker: David MeikisJLA Members: Superman,
Wonder Woman (
Hippolyta),
Green Lantern,
the Flash,
the Martian Manhunter,
Steel,
Orion, and
Barda.
Guest Stars: Adam Strange.
Bad Guys: The
En'Tarans.
So what happens?Well, first of all, Superman finally gets rid of those stupid
electrical powers and is back in the traditional red, yellow, and blue costume. Whew!
After that, the JLA is unexpectedly
kidnapped and
enslaved on the planet of
Rann by Adam Strange, an old
Silver Age space hero, and a group of aliens called the En'Tarans. After the Martian Manhunter uses his
telepathy to discover that Adam has gone
insane, Adam informs them that he is putting them to work rebuilding Rann to its former glory--his dead wife, he tells them, is coming back home...
The Leaguers are used as
slave labor, along with all the people of Rann. Orion, in particular, is enraged at being held captive, but the
Mother Box strapped to his arm helps to (barely) control his
rage. In a desperate bid to escape, the Flash lends extra speed to Superman, Wonder Woman, and the Martian Manhunter, so they can zoom out at superspeed and take Adam captive. But the Martian Manhunter
betrays them, and they are all recaptured. Finally, it is revealed that Adam's wife, Alanna, really is alive, but being held captive by the En'Tarans...
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