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Title: Executive Action
Release Date: December 1998
Writer: Grant MorrisonPenciller: Howard PorterInker: John DellJLA Members: Superman,
Batman,
Green Lantern,
Aquaman,
Wonder Woman,
the Flash,
Steel,
Huntress,
Plastic Man,
Zauriel,
Orion,
Barda, and
Oracle.
Guest Stars: Mister Miracle,
Lightray,
Takion, and
Metron.
Bad Guys: General Wade Eiling and the
Ultramarine Corps (
Warmaker One,
4-D,
Flow, and
Pulse 8).
Cameos: The Shaggy Man.
So what happens?Someone is stealing the Shaggy Man! No, really, it's
important! The Shaggy Man was an
artificial creature created by a mad scientist. It was completely, totally
indestructible and enjoyed destroying everything it could, so it's been stored,
deactivated, at the bottom of the ocean. With somebody--possibly the US
military--trying to take control of it, Aquaman and Green Lantern are scrambled to the scene to stop the theft. But a nearby sub hits Green Lantern with
microwaves, causing his
concentration to fall apart--at 20,000 feet underwater, the
pressure is strong enough to crush him to a
powder without his power ring's protection, so Aquaman is forced to get GL to the surface fast enough to injure himself (apparently, moving from 800 atmospheres to the surface in one second will give
anyone the bends).
Meanwhile, shady Gen. Wade Eiling announces the formation of the Ultramarine Corps, a group of soldiers who gained superpowers in a military
accident. They are to serve
American interests as the nation's official superteam. The League is suspicious, but the President sez hey, we gotta keep up with the nation's enemies...
And over on
New Genesis, the
New Gods get some bad news:
Mageddon, the ultimate warbringer foretold all the way back in "
Justice League: A Midsummer's Nightmare #3", is coming...
Back aboard the Watchtower, Aquaman has been healed up, thanks to Green Lantern sticking him in a ring-generated
hyperbaric compression chamber, and the JLA receives word that an
alien invasion is taking place in
Phoenix,
Arizona--but unknown to the League, General Eiling has just staged a
military coup, and they are all about to be attacked by the Ultramarines...
Cool Moments!I don't know if it counts as a "moment", but this issue features
the best damn JLA cover of all time.
Cool Quotes!The
President, after Eiling's
coup: "Your men can't take on the entire Justice League..."
Eiling: "We've been studying these people for some time, sir. The JLA are
civilians. My men are
Marine Corps. You watch."
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