Millennium Vol 1 1

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"Over"

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Millennium Vol 1 #1
January, 1988

Executive Editor

Jenette Kahn

Cover Artists

Joe Staton, Bruce D. Patterson

Writers

Steve Englehart

Pencilers

Joe Staton

Inkers

Ian Gibson

Colourists

Carl Gafford

Letterers

Bob Lappan

Editors

Andrew Helfer

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Millennium #2

Appearing in "Over"

Featured Characters:

• Aquaman
• Doctor Fate
• Firestorm
• Flash
• Green Arrow
• Superman
• Wonder Woman
• Green Lantern Corps

• Arisia, Hal Jordan, John Stewart, Katma Tui, Kilowog

• Infinity, Inc.

• Hourman (Rick Tyler), Jade, Mister Bones, Obsidian, Skyman, Wildcat (Yolanda Montez)

• Justice League International

• Batman, Black Canary, Blue Beetle, Booster Gold, Captain Atom, Hawkman, Hawkwoman, Guy Gardner, Martian Manhunter, Mister Miracle

• Outsiders

• Black Lightning, Geo-Force, Halo, Katana, Looker, Metamorpho

Supporting Characters:

• Harbinger
• Herupa Hando Hu
• Nadia Safir
• Oberon
• Tom Kalmaku

Villains:

• Grandmaster
• Manhunter robots
• Manhunter agents

• Bernard Ferguson, Dirk Davis, Harry Hadley, Helga Jace, Lana Lang, Mary Francis Cassidy, Mister Smith, Marcie Cooper, Pan, Rocket Red No. 7, Rudolph West

Other Characters:

• Boleslaw Uminski (Cameo)
• Green Lantern Corps (In flashback only)
• Guardians of the Universe (In flashback only)
• Zamarons (In flashback only)

Locations:

• California

• Santa Monica
• Green Lantern Citadel

• China
• France

• Paris

• Finland
• Oa (In flashback only)
• Pennsylvania

• Pittsburgh
• Vandermeer University

• Russia

• Moscow

• Themyscira

Items:

• Rocket Red Armor
• Universe Orb

Vehicles:

• Justice League Cruiser

Synopsis for "Over"

At a secret base, the Grandmaster of the Manhunter cult gathers all of his agents together. Each of them have close ties to a known member of the super-hero community. He outlines his plan to destroy the super-heroes through subterfuge. In unison, they all chant the cult's rallying cry, "No man escapes the Manhunters!" On the roof of the building, Tom Kalmaku watches in horror. He runs off to warn Hal Jordan, but a squad of Manhunter androids beat him up and leave him for dead.

Later, the Guardian of the Universe known as Herupa Hando Hu and his consort, the Zamaron Nadia Safir arrive on Earth. They have been gone for many years. They call together a massive assemblage of super-heroes who all meet at the Green Lantern Citadel in Santa Monica. They tell them that the Millennium is upon them, and the people of Earth play an important role in the world's future. Humanity is evolving and the Guardians and Zamarons want the super-heroes of Earth to protect a group of Chosen humans - a group that will help to usher in a new era of humanity. They warn the heroes that their ancient adversaries the Manhunters will stop at nothing to see that the Chosen are destroyed. The heroes agree to do everything in their power to track down and protect the Chosen.

As each hero returns to their respective home towns, they begin to discover that someone very near to them is actually a Manhunter sleeper agent.

Notes

• Herupa Hando Hu and Nadia Safir appeared last in Green Lantern (Volume 2) #200.

• Firestorm's odd behavior is attributed to an accident that fused Ronnie Raymond with Russian citizen Mikhail Arkadin. ^[1]

• Behind the scenes appearance of Salakk. He is not visibly present at the assemblage, but other sources show that he is in fact there. ^[2]

Trivia

• The tagline for this issue is "The Arrival".

• Herupa Hando Hu reveals that one of the Chosen is the Markovian teen hero Terra. However, unbeknown to the Guardian, Terra died several years ago. ^[3]

• Doctor Fate perceives that Hawkman and Hawkwoman have undergone a "moral change". It will be revealed much later that this is not the true Hawkman and Hawkwoman, but rather it is Fel Andar and Sharon Parker. Fel and Sharon are retroactively substituted for the Silver Age Hawks in several key DC issues, owing primarily to the continuity quagmire caused in the Hawkworld series.
  
  

Related Articles

• 1988
• Joe Staton/Art
• Millennium
• Millennium gallery page

See Also

• Discuss Millennium Vol 1 1 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Millennium series

Recommended Reading

• None.

Links and References

• Millennium article at Wikipedia
• Millennium series index at Comicbookdb.com
• Millennium series index at the Grand Comics Database

Millennium Crossover The events from this issue are related to Millennium, a 1998 crossover event spanning through all DC Titles, in which the Guardians of the Universe left and Earth was put in danger by the robotic Manhunter Cult. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Millennium Crossover category. Core Issues Millennium #1 • Millennium #2 • Millennium #3 • Millennium #4 • Millennium #5 • Millennium #6 • Millennium #7 • Millennium #8 Week One Firestorm #67 • Flash #8 • Justice League International #9 • Outsiders #27 Week Two Batman #415 • Blue Beetle #20 • Legion of Super-Heroes #42 • Secret Origins #22 • Superman #13 • Young All-Stars #8 Week Three Adventures of Superman #436 • Booster Gold #24 • Green Lantern Corps #220 • Infinity Inc. #46 Week Four Action Comics #596 • Captain Atom #11 • Detective Comics #582 • Suicide Squad #9 • Spectre #10 • Teen Titans Spotlight #18 Week Five Firestorm #68 • Flash #9 • Justice League International #10 • Outsiders #28 • Wonder Woman #13 Week Six Blue Beetle #21 • Legion of Super-Heroes #43 • Secret Origins #23 • Superman #14 • Young All-Stars #9 Week Seven Adventures of Superman #437 • Booster Gold #25 • Green Lantern Corps #221 • Infinity Inc. #47 Week Eight Spectre #11 • Teen Titans Spotlight #19