Martian Manhunter

ARTISTS

Writer: J. M. DeMatteis
Penciller: Mark Badger
Inker: Mark Badger
Colorist: Mark Badger
Letterer: Bob Lappan
Editor: Andrew Helfer

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CHARACTERS & SETTINGS

heroes: Batman, Blue Beetle II, Booster Gold, Captain Atom, Mister Miracle, Rocket Red #4

Setting: 20th-century New York, NY, USA

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ISSUE SUMMARY

Cover Description: Martian Manhunter falls from the sky on fire. (No Booster Gold.)

Brief Synopsis: Batman informs the Justice League that Martian Manhunter has run amok.

Issue Summary: Batman has just apprehended a serial killer when he is approached by the fevered Martian Manhunter. Batman takes Manhunter to the Batcave to recover. However, when Manhunter resumes consciousness, he believes that he sees an apparition and flees.

As Manhunter flies away, he contemplates his known history, including his time as a member of the Justice League. Manhunter realizes that his illness must be linked to the Sentient Cell absorbed by his body in an earlier adventure with the Justice League International. His belief that his illness is causing him to hallucinate is tested when the hallucination begins fighting back.

In order to save his friend from himself from, Batman recruits the Justice League International to track Manhunter down and apprehend him.

Reveal Potential Spoilers

Costume Worn: MARK I power-suit

Issue Notes: The events depicted within the Martian Manhunter mini-series occur uninterrupted, with revelations about Martian Manhunter's history. These events are not reflected in the Justice League International series for many months.

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ISSUE ANNOTATIONS

Page 13, panel 2
Booster Gold appears in Martian Manhunter's memories of the Justice League International.

Page 17, panel 1
Manhunter blames his current illness on his absorption of a Sentient Cell as seen in Justice League Annual #1.

Page 23, panel 1
Batman summons a meeting of the Justice League International in their New York Embassy to discuss his plan to rescue the Martian Manhunter from whatever it is that is driving his madness. In attendance at the meeting are Blue Beetle, Booster Gold, Captain Atom, Mister Miracle, and Rocket Red #4.

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ISSUE REVIEW

Boosterrific Review: Mark Badger is probably the perfect artist for a series about investigating the innermost nightmares of a pliable alien telepath. However, this issue is more questions than answers, clearly only the first chapter of a larger story, making it hard to judge independent of the rest of the story.

Boosterrific Rating:

• Currently 3.0/5 Stars.

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