DC Universe Legacies #8 is an issue of the series DC Universe Legacies (Volume 1) with a cover date of February, 2011.
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Synopsis for "Parallel Lives!"
After the death of Superman, everyone in the world and Paul along with his fellow officers, are present at Superman's funeral. Meanwhile, Paul and his family learn from Peggy's doctor that Peggy has been responding well to all the treatments, and there may be a chance that she may recover from her cancer. Diana and Paul vow to support Peggy throughout this whole ordeal. Currently, in Gotham City, Batman is recovering and stops Azrael's brutality as Batman. In Metropolis, four individuals appear and claiming to be a reborn Superman: Superboy, Steel, Cyborg Superman, and the Eradicator. Paul and Nelson are called over to S.T.A.R. Labs to investigate the theft of an extraterrestrial exo-suit. A theft discovered by Jimmy. Nelson believes that one of the four "Supermen" may be responsible.
In Coast City, Mongul's spaceship appears over the city. Eradicator tries to set out to destroy alien spheres from being deployed, when he is struck from behind by Cyborg Superman, who uses Eradicator's energy to trigger the spheres, causing a massive explosion that devastated Coast City and its entire population. The remaining spheres then begin construction of a new Warworld, with the ship, controlled by Mongul as its heart. Back in Metropolis, the heroes are witnessing the return of the true Superman, who along with Steel and Superboy are set out to destroy the Warworld and take down the Cyborg Superman and Mongul. Green Lantern has return, intent on getting his revenge for Coast City's destruction. The Supermen, along with the revived Eradicator, confront Cyborg Superman, who inadvertently restores Superman to full power, whom he then defeats the Cyborg Superman.
A few days later, Paul, Peggy, and Jimmy attend Diana's high school graduation, and she tells them that she intends to go to medical school to become an oncologist, whom that she can help people like her mother. All three are proud of her for that, and soon all decide to get some lunch.
Meanwhile, Green Lantern is angered and attacks the Green Lantern Corps and the Guardians of the Universe after the loss of Coast City. After this, Green Lantern absorbs Oa's Central Power Battery of its power, which allowing him to become fully possessed and taking the name of Parallax.
Appearing in "Parallel Lives!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Jimmy Mahoney
- Peggy Lincoln
- Diana Lincoln
- Batman (Bruce Wayne)
- Eradicator
- Steel
- Superboy
- Superman
- Supergirl
- Lois Lane
- Lex Luthor II
- Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
- Guardians of the Universe
- Green Lantern Corps
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Green Arrow
- Guardian
- Wonder Woman
- Black Canary
- Flash
- Captain Marvel
- Geo-Force
- Bloodwynd
- Ice
- Maxima
- Aquaman
- Mister Miracle
Locations:
- Metropolis
- Gotham City
- Coast City (Destroyed)
- Oa
- Central Power Battery of Oa (Destroyed)
Items:
Synopsis for "Snapshot: Revelation!"
Diana Lincoln's diary records being abducted by Parademons and introduced to the worlds of Apokolips and New Genesis. She narrowly avoids being atomized by Kalibak, only to have Darkseid break into her apartment. Orion saves her life but conscripts her and three other humans to be his agents on Earth in the fight against evil New Gods.
Appearing in "Snapshot: Revelation!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- New Gods
- Big Barda (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Forever People (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Beautiful Dreamer (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Big Bear (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Mark Moonrider (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Serifan (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Vykin the Black (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Highfather (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Metron (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Mister Miracle (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Oberon (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Hairies
Locations:
- Apokolips (Mentioned only)
- New Genesis
- Metropolis
- Wild Area
Items:
- Beta Club
- Boom Tube
- Mother Box
- Shock-Prod
Vehicles:
Notes
- "Parallel Lives!" covers the events of KnightsEnd, Reign of the Supermen, and Emerald Twilight.
- "Snapshot: Revelation!" is a retelling of New Gods #1.
Trivia
- In this point of time, Luthor was posing as his own son (his brain was transferred to a cloned body).
- The Mongul here depicted is the father of Mongul II.
- The Cyborg Superman is destroyed, but he had made a backup device attached to Doomsday's body. The cybernetic villain rose from this device in Superman/Doomsday: Hunter/Prey Vol 1.
