DC: The New Frontier Vol 1 5

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 * Title              = DC: The New Frontier
 * Image              = DC New Frontier 5.jpg
 * Volume             = 1
 * Issue              = 5
 * Month              = September
 * Year               = 2004


 * Executive Editor   = Dan DiDio
 * CoverArtist1       =


 * Editor1_1          = Mark Chiarello
 * Editor1_2          = Valerie d'Orazio
 * Writer1_1          = Darwyn Cooke
 * Penciler1_1        = Darwyn Cooke
 * Inker1_1           =
 * Colourist1_1       = Dave Stewart
 * Letterer1_1        = Jared K. Fletcher


 * Quotation          = Suit yourself John. But real men wear pants, y'know?
 * Speaker            = King Faraday


 * StoryTitle1        = My Greatest Adventure
 * Synopsis1          =

Chapter Ten: S.O.S. Green Lantern
At Challenger Mountain Rocky and June gives Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen a tour of their base. Ace is on the phone with Hal Jordan questioning him if there is something wrong for calling him. On the other line Hal reply that there isn't something wrong and decides to call back some other time as he stare at a Green Lantern Ring in his hand.

After hanging up, Hal is apprehensive of his day of being brought forth by a dying Abin Sur of the Green Lantern Corps and chosen as his successor. Hal steps out of the phone booth and slides down the highway to Abin Sur's body and build a grave for the fallen Green Lantern.

Moments ago, after Hal was brought to Abin, the Green Lantern recall that he came to Earth on a mission of "great importance" and that upon arriving Earth's atmosphere he was consumed by the yellow light spectrum from an explosion cause by the destruction of Flying Cloud. He explains to Hal that he is chosen by the ring as a worthy Lantern for his courage. Though Hal states that he is branded as a coward since the Korean War, but Abin explain that courage takes many forms and that Hal's courage is that of: his conviction for what he believe, to value existence and to act decisively when survival is at stake; so forth that is why the ring chosen Hal in the name for good.

Abin instruct Hal of how to use the ring and its Power Battery, expected to be contacted for everything that will be "all revealed", and importantly the weakness of the color yellow.

In the present, Hal wears the ring and is worn with the Green Lantern uniform. Hal then test the ring causing him to fly. En thrill, Hal flies into outer space, but is stopped by "phantasm" who tells him that he isn't ready.

Hal returns to Earth and examine the crashed simulator that Hal was brought to Abin, and realize the troubles that his superiors will make of this and decides to bury the evidences including Abin Sur's grave. Hal lifts a mountain with his ring and slowly tries to level gently over the simulator and Abin Sur's grave. However, after being surprised by a rattle snake the mountain fell littering the area with its debris as Hal shields himself in safety.

Back at Challenger Mountain, June introduce Lois and Jimmy to Professor Haley who is examining tissue samples of the dinosaurs that have been appearing around the Pacific and Atlantic coastlines. Their moment is cut short as Rocky alerts of a dinosaur attack off of Florida's Cape Canaveral. The Prof and June gets ready to travel to Cape Canaveral along with Jimmy and Lois.

Chapter Eleven: Towards the Centre
At Metropolis' Daily Planet, Clark Kent examines a strip of footage sent by someone, containing a story by story of a children book "the King of Monster Island" written by author Theodore Smiesel, who after completing the story committed suicide...

''The story is told by a unknown entity that has been "born" on Earth since the planet's creation. But has taken a "unique path" that developed "attributes beyond those of lesser beings". The entity have lived peacefully for millennia until a asteroid wiped out prehistoric life. It then quickly rescued the planet's lifeforms and placed them on a flourish island at the "centre of a great ocean I would ensure that life would survive."''

''Until after the Ice Age, the entity observed humankind taking shape and it's development for violence. After centuries humans have harnessed the "most destructive force" and the entity, in fear, decide to leave Earth after cleansing the "vermin" for the "greater good"...''

Superman travels to Gotham City and meets with Batman, who have altered the design of his suit so it won't frighten an innocent, but is still able to strike terror in the heart of a guilty, and Robin. Batman was revealed to be the one who sent the microfilm to Superman and the later was the person that Batman called in the previous issue about the Centre.

Superman reviews with Batman of Smiesel's story as absolutely disturbing and ominous for a children book. Batman concur that the book contains nothing of Smiesel's oeuvre as if something else was speaking through him. Since the findings to be obviously monumental and imminent, Batman decides to pass the burden to Superman to find out what the Centre is. Before the two depart, it is revealed that their last "battle" against each other years ago was staged allowing Batman to be free from any interference to protect Gotham.

At Paradise Island, Wonder Woman trains a Amazon in sword fighting. Suddenly a large object obscures them.

At Nellis Air Force Base, King Faraday and J'onn plays a friendly game of chess and gets to know each other. The two talk about the growing dread that is appearing across America including evidences of dinosaur attacks and J'onn's findings, and suspects that it is all connected to an unknown powerful creature that J'onn already knows. J'onn then ask him if he and his government is prepare to face against this threat.

Meanwhile, the Challengers, Lois and Jimmy arrives at Cape Canaveral witnessing the dinosaur, a giant mutant pterodactyl, on the base's oil derricks. They are radio contacted by Captain Nathaniel Adam who assures that "Bishop Six" is coming. When the Challengers are puzzle as to who is Bishop Six, they then see Superman arriving on the scene and defeats the creature, and tying it onto a beach.

In the Atlantic Ocean, Aquaman has been observing and following the creature, the Centre, for a length of time as the entity has been traveling around the Americas from the Pacific, and knows that it seeks to cleanse the surface...

Chapter Twelve: The War That Time Forgot
Cape Canaveral's base is on full military alert as Ace learns from Nathaniel Adam that something big appears 700 miles offshore.

Superman, Rocky and Prof examines the pterodactyl and hears the buzzing noise that was heard earlier is coming from the creature. They then hears another buzzing and see that it is Wonder Woman's invisible plane and see her cockpit smear with blood. The plane makes a crash landing and Superman hurries to Wonder Woman requesting for a medic.

Meanwhile, Red Ryan flies over the Pacific Ocean and reports to Professor Haley that there isn't a trace of Dinosaur Island. At Canaveral Prof is dumbfounded as the island is solely responsible for the dinosaurs after his extensive research. Nathaniel Adam then see's the news on television showing Lois Lane taking a media coverage from a helicopter and showing the appearance of the Centre, a massive flying 'island', easily destroying military attacks from Canaveral's airborne and naval fleet.

Chapter Thirteen: Danger is Our Business
Following an hour of Lois Lane's report of the Centre, authorities are evacuating Florida's population and Washington is speculated in planning a nuclear response to the Centre.

Watching from his home, Barry Allen is surprised in seeing the news and wants to talk to Iris. His girlfriend then reveals to him that she knows that he is the Flash who reveals that she is proud of him and talks Barry into coming out of his retirement.

At Nellis Air Force Base, J'onn felt the immense mental power from the Centre. Faraday arrives at J'onn's cell asking him if he can come along to see the situation at Canaveral. He agrees and also adopts a new Martian/human superheroic hybrid form as the Martian Manhunter, to have a more friendlier appearance (however, he changes his costume to a impressive government agent suit on Faraday's request).

From around the world heroes, including the Blackhawks and the Sea Devils, have been alerted about the Centre and have come over to Cape Canaveral for "America's greatest battle". In California, after shaken with his "mountain incident", Hal Jordan has taken into hiding at a motel and waits for Abin Sur's contact by watching TV in which he watches the report of the Centre. He then conclude that Abin Sur's reason for coming to Earth was the Centre and decide to take action.

At Ferris Aircraft, Hal have Pieface take out the company's prototype flying saucer. Carol Ferris finds them and angrily demands Hal as to what happen to him and the simulator, as well about what he is doing right now, until she realize he is intend to fight against the Centre. Hal retorts to Carol's view of him as a coward and that his action in Korea was out of the sense to survive and that is what he is going to do against the Centre. Before Hal leaves he kisses a smitten Carol.

Chapter Fourteen: The Boy Scout's Last
From the medical room, Wonder Woman retells to Superman of what happen to her on Paradise Island: the Centre hover above the island sending its saurian creatures to attack the Amazons. Though Wonder Woman and the Amazons fought the mutant creatures with fury, but their numbers was countless. The Centre shortly left the island as it has its intention on Florida and leaving the southern part of Paradise Island in devastation. And this why Wonder Woman came to Florida to warn them.

Before going unconscious, Wonder Woman urge Superman that the only way to defeat the Centre is to lead and unite the people who came to fight the creature. Superman then hears a commotion outside among the gathering heroes between Green Arrow and Captain Nathaniel Adam over their political differences. The conflict is stopped by Superman, who advocates cooperation between the two sides. He is unexpectedly seconded by Faraday, accompanied by J'onn, who agrees and reinforce with Wonder Woman's statement of unity. Superman then decide to recon the Centre and tries to see if he can communicate with it, but he understand its presence is foreboding and yet with the heroes and everyone together they can defeat it.

As Superman flies to the Centre, he encounter and fight its monsters. However, the attack was a mere distraction allowing the Centre to blast Superman, sending his flaming body into the depths of the ocean as everyone on land watches in horror.

Featured Characters: Supporting Characters:
 * Appearing1 =
 * Green Lantern/Hal Jordan
 * Superman/Clark Kent
 * Martian Manhunter
 * Challengers of the Unknown
 * Kyle "Ace" Morgan
 * June Robbins
 * Matthew "Red" Ryan
 * Lester "Rocky" Davis
 * Walter "Prof" Haley

Villains: Other Characters: Locations: Items: Vehicles:
 * Lois Lane
 * James Olsen
 * Abin Sur
 * Batman
 * Wonder Woman
 * King Faraday
 * Nathaniel Adam
 * Aquaman
 * The Flash/Barry Allen
 * Iris West
 * Green Arrow
 * Carol Ferris
 * The Centre
 * Guardians of the Universe
 * Robin
 * Vandal Savage
 * Speedy
 * Blackhawks
 * The Sea Devils
 * Thomas "Pieface" Kalmaku
 * Challenger Mountain
 * Metropolis
 * Gotham City
 * Nellis Air Force Base
 * Cape Canaveral, Florida
 * Atlantic Ocean
 * Central City
 * Green Lantern Ring
 * Green Lantern Power Battery
 * Batmobile


 * Notes              =
 * This issue was dedicated to Julius Schwartz, Archie Goodwin, Gil Kane, and Russ Heath.

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 * The argument between Green Arrow and Captain Nathaniel Adam (in which Arrow mistakenly calls him Sergeant Rock) is an echoing reference to their DCAU incarnations' political rivalry in the first and later subsequent episodes of Justice League Unlimited.
 * Trivia             =
 * Route 66 appears near where Abin Sur and Hal Jordan are.
 * The author Theodore Smiesel, who wrote "the King of Monster Island", is presumably a pastiche of real-life children author Theodor Geisel, also better known under his pen-name, Dr. Seuss.
 * The chapter title "The War That Time Forgot", is the unofficial name for the series of military operations on Dinosaur Island in the mainstream DC Universe. Also it is mentioned in the next issue for the Centre prior to its appearance as a O.S.S. codename.
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