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| Issue |
Millennium
#1 |
| Subtitle |
The
Arrival (Over) |
| Date |
January
1988 |
| Writer(s) |
Steve
Englehart |
| Artist(s) |
Joe
Staton, Ian Gibson |
| storyline |
In
Manhattan Beach, the Manhunters met with their grandmaster.
They'd infiltrated every aspect of life as normal citizens.
Hal Jordan's friend Tom Kalmaku was caught spying on
their meeting. He was beaten and left to die on an airport
landing strip. Tom was able to get out of the way of
a landing jet.
Some of the Green Lanterns were keeping Kilowog company
when a Guardian (Herupa Hando Hu) showed up with a Zamaron,
Nadia Safir. Herupa told them of the Manhunters.
Harbinger completed some of her historical studies.
The JLI (Justice League International) was called to
the GL Citadel. Hal Jordan and his colleagues welcomed
them. The Outsiders and Infinity, Inc. arrived soon
thereafter. As they all mingled, some of the group noticed
strange things about a few of the members. The immortal
visitors spoke: the next race of immortals would be
born on Earth. They asked Earth's superheroes to protect
the chosen ones from the Manhunters.
The Manhunters were created by the Guardians 3.5 million
years before. These androids were their first attempt
at universal peacekeepers. The Manhunters turned on
their masters. The Guardians realized their failure
and looked to living beings to be their peacekeepers.
The Green Lantern Corps was created.
The Teen Titans were not invited because one of their
ten chosen was one of them: Terra. Geo-Force spoke up
that his sister was dead. Herupa said he and his companion
must regroup. Superman convinced the rest to join up
on this mission. |
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| Issue |
Millennium
#2 |
| Subtitle |
The
Summoning (Under) |
| Date |
January
1988 |
| Writer(s) |
Steve
Englehart |
| Artist(s) |
Joe
Staton, Ian Gibson |
| storyline |
At
the Daily Planet, Lana Lang revealed to Clark Kent that
she was a Manhunter.
With one of their chosen dead (Terra) and another senile
(Raoul), Herupa Hando Hu and Nadia Safir visited their
third, an aborigine in Australia named Betty Clawman.
The next, a Japanese man named Takeo Yakata, was not
as open to them as was Clawman.
Batman met with Commissioner Gordon, who told him a
"Harbinger" was rumored to be the one who'd
given secrets to the Manhunters. He then knocked Batman
from his window - Gordon was a Manhunter.
Harbinger appeared before the two immortals. She told
them she had the ability to split herself into several
consciousness and offered to aide them as she did the
Monitor during the Crisis. They were aware that her
document hand inadvertently landed in the hands of the
Manhunters. After hearing this, Harbinger flew away
hoping to find a way to rectify her mistake. Heru and
Nadia found their next chosen one, a Chinese woman named
Xiang Po. Next was a Russian man named Nikolai Latikov.
Blue Beetle, after confronting a man who was attempting
to blackmail him, ran into Overthrow.
Heru and Nadia contacted more of their chosen ones,
a British woman named Celia Windward; an Iranian named
Salima Baranizar; a South African man named Janwillem
Kroef; a Peruvian named Gregorio de la Vega. After,
they returned to the Green Lanterns of Earth, who were
visiting with a recovering Tom Kalmaku - their ninth
choice. |
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| Issue |
Millennium
#3 |
| Subtitle |
The
Gathering (Back) |
| Date |
January
1988 |
| Writer(s) |
Steve
Englehart |
| Artist(s) |
Joe
Staton, Ian Gibson |
| storyline |
The
Manhunters gathered: one of the chosen, Salima Baranizar
had fallen - the Blue Beetle was unable to save her
from them. Russians killed their representative, Nikolai
Latikov.
The Outsiders, reeling from the losses of two of their
own (Metamorpho was dead and Dr. Jace was a Manhunter),
were in Tokyo to protect Takeo Yakata. Manhunters attacked,
but they got Yakata to safety. Infinity, Inc. scooped
up Betty Clawman before she was killed by the Manhunters.
A Manhunter disguised as a human broke the Floronic
Man out of Arkham Asylum.
Guy Gardner, Batman, and Mr. Miracle went to Celia Windward;
they were attacked. Wonder Woman went for Janwillem
Kroef; Flash saved Gregorio de la Vega from a suicide
attempt. The Green Lanterns went to China to grab Xiang
PO
The Manhunters captured Harbinger. |
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| Issue |
Millennium
#4 |
| Subtitle |
The
Choice (Forth) |
| Date |
January
1988 |
| Writer(s) |
Steve
Englehart |
| Artist(s) |
Joe
Staton, Ian Gibson |
| storyline |
Infinity,
Inc. captured the Floronic Man and brought him to the
Green Lantern base; Firestorm and Booster Gold were
now on the side of the Manhunters.
Batman found a Manhunter base in Louisiana (where Floronic
Man was captured) and headed there. The government sent
Captain Atom to Louisiana to capture Firestorm.
The immortals spoke with their eight remaining chosen
ones (including Jason Woodrue - Floronic Man), giving
them one more opportunity to opt out of their commitment.
All stayed on.
The Suicide Squad got their marching orders, also to
attack the reported Manhunter base in Louisiana Batman
visited looking for Mark Shaw - a former Manhunter -
but he was told Shaw had been released (he was actually
on the Suicide Squad mission).
A man attacked Madame Xanadu and took from her a Manhunter
mask she'd acquired. Jim Corrigan and the Spectre attended
her wounds. Spectre felt they needed to go to Louisiana. |
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| Issue |
Millennium
#5 |
| Subtitle |
The
Teaching (In) |
| Date |
February
1988 |
| Writer(s) |
Steve
Englehart |
| Artist(s) |
Joe
Staton, Ian Gibson |
| storyline |
While
the immortals explained the universe to their chosen,
Superman arrived at the GL Citadel to find the other
heroes gathered. Batman told him the Manhunter base
in Louisiana had been destroyed. Captain Atom had broken
the spell on Firestorm and brought him back.
Aquaman and Aqualad arrived - they'd found a Manhunter
ship in the ocean. A team was put together to strike
the Manhunter home world. |
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| Issue |
Millennium
#6 |
| Subtitle |
The
Dreaming (Out) |
| Date |
February
1988 |
| Writer(s) |
Steve
Englehart |
| Artist(s) |
Joe
Staton, Ian Gibson |
| storyline |
The
space-faring heroes did battle against the Manhunter
Highmaster. Batman and Guy Gardner went after Booster
Gold.
Janwillem, a racist, got fed up with the teachings of
the immortals and left the group. Floronic Man captured
a Manhunter trying to infiltrate them. Batman interrogated
him while the others discussed their findings on the
ship Aquaman brought them - it wasn't from space, it
was from the Earth's core. |
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| Issue |
Millennium
#7 |
| Subtitle |
The
Assault (Down) |
| Date |
February
1988 |
| Writer(s) |
Steve
Englehart |
| Artist(s) |
Joe
Staton, Ian Gibson |
| storyline |
After
the Manhunter Highmaster was defeated, Dr. Fate admitted
to the space-bound team that he could not get them home.
He was new (not the original Dr. Fate) and did not yet
have the knowledge or power.
The deep sea team reached their destination. They found
an underground fortress and overheard the Manhunters'
plan: if they were defeated, they would destroy the
Earth. The team took out the Manhunters, and during
the fight, Booster Gold switched sides again. The heroes
refused to believe him when he tried to explain that
he'd done everything to infiltrate the Manhunters.
At once, both the space-bound team and the deep sea
team were summoned by the immortals (who were now aging
rapidly). Their chosen were but one step away from inheriting
their roles. |
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| Issue |
Millennium
#8 |
| Subtitle |
The
Ascension (The Rising and Advancing of Ten Spirits) |
| Date |
February
1988 |
| Writer(s) |
Steve
Englehart |
| Artist(s) |
Joe
Staton, Ian Gibson |
| storyline |
Xiang
was rechristened as Gloss; Takeo became the Ram; Gregorio:
Extrano; Betty merged with the Earth and Extrano; Betty:
Jet; Floro already was was he was; Tom declined a change
- he had a wife and kids to take care of. The immortals,
finished with their quest, faded away.
Elsewhere, in his homeland of South Africa, Janwillem
set himself up as a villain. |
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| Notes,
references to time, and chronology: |
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Guy Gardner
is still on his best behavior, a result of being knocked
out by Batman. |
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Batman
is aware of the Crisis,
saying "She (Harbinger) was involved in -- in a case I
had a hand in!" (issue 2) |
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A
year has passed since the Legends series:
"Now I, no less than you, was fooled about our heroes by
G. Gordon Godfrey last year..." (the President in issue
3) |
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This
series crosses over into several other titles:
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