WARNING! SPOILERS GALORE! RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!
Title: True LiesRelease Date: September 1996
Writers: Mark Waid and
Fabian NiciezaPencillers: Jeff Johnson and
Darick RobertsonInkers: John Holdredge and
Hanibal RodriguezJLA Members: Superman,
Batman,
Wonder Woman,
the Flash,
Green Lantern,
Aquaman, and
the Martian Manhunter.
Bad Guys: Shhh! No one's telling yet!
Cameos: Alfred,
Tempest,
Dolphin,
Beavis and Butthead, Jason "
Robin" Todd (mention only), and Barbara "
Batgirl" Gordon (mention only).
So what happens?Something's really, really wrong with the world. A phenomenon called the
Spark is giving millions of people worldwide
superpowers, but no one remembers that there used to be other
superheroes and
supervillains--including the superheroes and supervillains themselves.
Kyle "Green Lantern" Rayner is drawing
comic books for a living, Clark "Superman" Kent is a writer's-blocked reporter for the
Daily Planet, Bruce "Batman" Wayne is a frustrated
millionaire (with parents who were never murdered), Wally "Flash" West is a slowpoke schoolteacher, Diana "Wonder Woman" Prince is
headmistress at a private girls' school, Arthur "Aquaman" Curry is an ineffective corporate executive, and J'onn "the Martian Manhunter" J'onzz is apparently still living on
Mars with his family.
Amid the
chaos of a planet where almost everyone has superpowers, Superman and Batman suddenly remember their real identities, but realize that if they're going to get the world back under control, they'll need
help from other superheroes...
Cool Moments!A helicopter crashing through the Daily Planet's rooftop planet logo reminds Supes of the explosion of
Krypton; falling
pearls remind Bats of the death of his parents.
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