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Title: The Day the Earth Stood StillRelease Date: February 1997
Writer: Grant MorrisonPenciller: Howard PorterInker: John DellJLA Members: Superman,
Batman,
Wonder Woman,
the Flash,
Green Lantern,
Aquaman, and
the Martian Manhunter.
Bad Guys: The
Hyperclan (
Protex,
Primaid,
Armek,
Zenturion,
A-Mortal,
Zum,
Fluxus, and
Tronix).
So what happens?Most of the planet still thinks the Hyperclan are good guys, and it's a big
media event when they raise huge "watchtowers" in the
Antarctic, the
Gobi Desert, and in the middle of the
Pacific Ocean. The JLA split up to take on the Hyperclan at their watchtowers: Superman and Batman head for Antarctica, Wonder Woman takes off for the Pacific, and Flash, Green Lantern, and Martian Manhunter zip off for the Gobi Desert.
If there's any doubt about the Hyperclan's loyalties, they're all cleared up when Fluxus announces to Wonder Woman their intention to kill the JLA and
enslave the planet. A very
grumpy Aquaman joins her, but Fluxus cleans Aquaman's clock, and Tronix zaps Wonder Woman.
Meanwhile, Flash and Green Lantern meet up out in the Gobi when the Hyperclan attack. Flash takes off after Zum, and GL is
ambushed by Armek and Zenturion. Hey, where's the Martian Manhunter? He's having a secret meeting with Protex! Who's side is he on, anyway?
Meanwhile, in the Antarctic, A-Mortal blows the Batplane out of the sky, and Protex knocks Superman on his back with a fragment of
Kryptonite. Oh, man! We're done for!
Cool Quotes!Reporter to the
skull-faced A-Mortal: "Are you considering
plastic surgery, A-Mortal?"
A-Mortal: "
No comment."
Aquaman: "I'll decide what my problems are, Diana, and the
sea is my responsibility, not yours."
Wonder Woman: "Oh, stop posturing, Arthur. 'The sea is my responsibility.' What a
ridiculous thing to say."
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