You must be him. Adrian Veidt. I've read all about you.
- — Batman
Doomsday Clock #5 is an issue of the series Doomsday Clock (Volume 1) with a cover date of July, 2018. It was published on May 30, 2018.
Contents
Synopsis for "There Is No God"
After his encounter with Luthor and the Comedian, Ozymandias finds himself in Metropolis General Hospital and under guard by the police. Veidt overwhelms the guards, and is able to easily escape with Bubastis in a police uniform.
At the Daily Planet, Lois Lane is enraged at Perry's changing of her article title; Lois has written an article about the supposed "assassination attempt" on Luthor by Ozymandias, and Perry edited the title stating that the attacker was a metahuman. Due to all of the recent controversy surrounding the "Supermen Theory", Perry believed that the title change would attract more readers, but Lois is furious nonetheless. Lois confronts Clark, believing that someone is behind the theory.
All over the world, international relations have been destabilized due to the Theory's turmoil, causing a "metahuman arms-race" to spill out. Russia has displayed a new super team called "The People's Heroes", led by a russian hero named Pohzar, to defend from "America's manufactured metahumans". The American hero Firestorm is enraged after being linked to the theory, and Black Adam of Kandhaq has opened his borders to any Metahuman who seeks refuge.
Following their escape from Arkham Asylum, Rorschach and "Jane Doe", who now calls herself "Saturn Girl", have decided to work together to find Doctor Manhattan. Saturn Girl reveals that she has telepathic abilities, and that they can find Manhattan with "a great big light".
In a nursing home, a resident named Donald continues to watch "The Adjournment", while the others witness the global superhero fallout before them.
The Adjournment continues, as Nathaniel Dusk and Lt. Murray continue to search for the culprit behind the murder of Alastair Tempus and Bentley Farmer; the former being a wealthy retiree, and the latter being Murray's ex brother in-law. The duo break into the suspect's house, finding Tempus' accountant, Jasper Wellington, with a briefcase full of money. After interrogation, Dusk comes to the conclusion that Jasper Wellington stole the money from Tempus, but didn't kill him and Farmer.
When checking on Mr. Thunder, the orderlies realize that he has escaped from his room. They don't seem to worry, as John Thunder is 102 years old, so he can't have gotten very far. Thunder, however, has made his way to the station, where he takes a bus to the All-American Steel Factory in Pittsburgh. John is searching for "a magic lamp" belonging to his friend, Alan, that can find his friends and bring back his "Genie".
Mime and Marionette continue to slaughter individuals affiliated with the Joker, and discover that he will be present at a meeting on top of the GCPD Headquarters later that day. Meanwhile, The Comedian comes across the bar where the couple had massacred the Joker's goons, and scares two officers as he continues to look for the perpetrators.
Veidt makes it back to the Owlship, but is welcomed by Batman, who has "read all about him". The two clash over opposing ideologies, each having failed their world in sorts; Adrian has been exposed for the New York attack, and Batman has let his city plunge into chaos.
Lois visits Lex at the hospital, confronting him about the Supermen Theory. He denies any involvement in the Government Agenda, and instead wants to work with Lois to expose the truth about the Theory. Luthor tells Lois that the individual who created the Metahumans for the government was a Metahuman themselves, and was once a member of the Justice League. As he tells her this, Superman watches from above.
Thunder arrives at the factory, but is ambushed by a group of thieving junkies. He comes across the "magic lantern", but the junkies beat him senselessly.
Gotham is in chaos, as riots spill out across the city, and the GCPD is overrun by the Joker's henchmen. Batman falls out of the Owl-ship, and is attacked by the masses of Anti-Batman protesters. Just as Mime and Marionette arrive on the GCPD roof, the Joker confronts them, but is suddenly interrupted by one of his henchmen presenting him with the broken body of Batman.
Thunder is saved by Rorschach and Saturn Girl, who ask him to explain what the Lantern is.
Appearing in "There Is No God"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Black Adam (On a TV or computer screen)
- Dove (On a TV or computer screen)
- Element Girl (In a photograph only) (Dies)
- Firestorm (Ronnie Raymond and Martin Stein) (On a TV or computer screen)
- General Sam Lane (On a TV or computer screen)
- Hawk (On a TV or computer screen)
- Jack Ryder (On a TV or computer screen)
- Jim Gordon
- Killer Frost (On a TV or computer screen)
- Kobra Cult (On a TV or computer screen)
- Lady Clayface (In a photograph only)
- Man-Bat (In a photograph only)
- Mercy Graves
- Metamorpho (In a photograph only)
- Daily Planet
- Perry White
- Jimmy Olsen (Cameo)
- Cat Grant (Cameo)
- Steve Lombard (Cameo)
- Ron Troupe (Cameo)
- Jackee Winters (Cameo)
- Rocket Red Brigade (On a TV or computer screen)
- Stingaree (In a photograph only)
- Super-Man (In a photograph only)
- Seraph (In a photograph only)
- Crimson Fox (In a photograph only)
- Knight (In a photograph only)
- Geo-Force (In a photograph only)
- People's Heroes (First appearance)
- Pozhar (On a TV or computer screen)
- Red Star (On a TV or computer screen) (First appearance)
- Vostok-X (On a TV or computer screen)
- Negative Woman (On a TV or computer screen)
- Black Eagle (On a TV or computer screen) (First appearance)
- Lady Flash (On a TV or computer screen) (First appearance)
- The Great Twenty (First appearance as the Great Twenty)
- Super-Man (In a photograph only)
- Accomplished Perfect Physician (Mentioned only)
- Bat-Man (Mentioned only)
- August General in Iron (Mentioned only)
- Celestial Archer (Mentioned only)
- Dao (Mentioned only)
- The Flash (Mentioned only)
- Ghost Fox Killer (Mentioned only)
- Gloss (Mentioned only)
- Guanxi (Mentioned only)
- Immortal Man in Darkness (Mentioned only)
- Mother of Champions (Mentioned only)
- Night-Dragon (Mentioned only)
- Ri (Mentioned only)
- Seven Deadly Brothers (Mentioned only)
- Shaolin Robot (Mentioned only)
- Socialist Red Guardsman (Mentioned only)
- Striker Z (Mentioned only)
- Thundermind (Mentioned only)
- Wonder-Woman (Mentioned only)
- Hayoth
- Justice League Europe (First appearance)
- Crimson Fox (In a photograph only)
- Fleur-de-Lis (Mentioned only)
- The Hunchback (Mentioned only)
- Musketeer (Mentioned only)
- Nightrunner (Mentioned only)
- Thief of Arts (Mentioned only)
- Knights Inc. (First appearance)
- Knight (In a photograph only)
- Beaumont (Mentioned only)
- Canterbury Cricket (Mentioned only)
- Crusader (Mentioned only)
- Godiva (Mentioned only)
- Golden Pharaoh (Mentioned only)
- The Hood (Mentioned only)
- Jack O'Lantern (Mentioned only)
- Looking Glass (Mentioned only)
- Lionheart (Mentioned only)
- Mrs. Hyde (Mentioned only)
- Ridge (Mentioned only)
- Silent Knight (Mentioned only)
- Squire (Mentioned only)
- Templar (Mentioned only)
- Outsiders
- Geo-Force (In a photograph only)
- Baroness Bedlam (Mentioned only)
- The Eradicator (Mentioned only)
- Knightfall (Mentioned only)
- Terra (Mentioned only)
- Wylde (Mentioned only)
- The Doomed (First appearance)
- Celsius (In a photograph only)
- Aalok of the Komeriah (Mentioned only)
- Animal-Vegetable-Mineral-Man (Mentioned only)
- Aruna (Mentioned only)
- Beast Girl (Mentioned only)
- Maya (Mentioned only)
- Solstice (Mentioned only)
- Son of Kalki (Mentioned only)
- Alan Scott (Mentioned only)
- Doctor Manhattan (Mentioned only)
- Dr. Helga Jace (Mentioned only)
- Justice League (Mentioned only)
- Jon Kent (Mentioned only)
- Sally Juspeczyk (Mentioned only)
- Laurie Juspeczyk (Mentioned only)
- Lionel Luthor (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Prime Earth
- Kahndaq (On a TV or computer screen)
- United States of America
- Metropolis
- Gotham City
- Pittsburgh
- All-American Steel Factory
- China (Mentioned only)
- France (Mentioned only)
- India (Mentioned only)
- Israel (Mentioned only)
- Markovia (Mentioned only)
- Nicaragua (Mentioned only)
- Russia (Mentioned only)
- Moscow (Mentioned only)
- St. Petersburg (Mentioned only)
- Ukraine (Mentioned only)
- Chernobyl (Mentioned only)
- United Kingdom (Mentioned only)
Items:
Vehicles:
Notes
- The supplemental information section is the "Special Report: The Metahuman Menace" part of the May 19, 2019 issue (Volume 710) of Trouble Alert. According the piece over 97% of the World's meta humans are Americans and the Department of Metahuman Affairs had a hand in creating most of them. It also mentions the disappearances of several metahumans.
Trivia
- All-American Steel refers to All-American Publications, one of two companies that merged into the contemporary DC Comics and that initially published Green Lantern (Volume 1).
See Also
Links and References
- Bobbie Chase/Executive Editor
- Gary Frank/Cover Artist
- Brad Anderson/Cover Artist
- Geoff Johns/Writer
- Gary Frank/Penciler
- Gary Frank/Inker
- Brad Anderson/Colourist
- Rob Leigh/Letterer
- Brian Cunningham/Editor
- Amedeo Turturro/Editor
- Bruce Wayne (Prime Earth)/Quotes
- Adrian Veidt (Watchmen)/Appearances
- Bubastis II (Watchmen)/Appearances
- Bruce Wayne (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- John Thunder (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Lois Lane (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Erika Manson (Watchmen)/Appearances
- Marcos Maez (Watchmen)/Appearances
- Reginald Long (Watchmen)/Appearances
- Imra Ardeen (Pre-Zero Hour)/Appearances
- Kal-El (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Joker (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Alexander Luthor (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Edward Blake (Watchmen)/Appearances
- Teth-Adam (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Dawn Granger (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Urania Blackwell (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Firestorm Matrix/Appearances
- Ronald Raymond (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Martin Stein (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Samuel Lane (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Henry Hall (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Jack Ryder (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- James Gordon (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Louise Lincoln (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Kobra Cult/Appearances
- Sondra Fuller (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Kirk Langstrom (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Mercy Graves (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Rex Mason (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Daily Planet/Appearances
- Perry White (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- James Olsen (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Catherine Grant (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Steven Lombard (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Ronald Troupe (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Jackee Winters (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Rocket Red Brigade (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Samuel Reece (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Kong Kenan (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Chaim Lavon (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Crimson Fox (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Beryl Hutchinson (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Brion Markov (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- People's Heroes (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Mikhail Arkadin (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Leonid Kovar (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Vostok-X II (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Valentina Vostok (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Black Eagle (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Ivana Molotova (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Great Ten (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Hayoth (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Justice League Europe (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Knights Inc. (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Outsiders II (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Arani Desai (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Prime Earth/Appearances
- Kahndaq/Appearances
- United States of America/Appearances
- Metropolis/Appearances
- Metropolis General Hospital/Appearances
- Gotham City/Appearances
- GCPD Headquarters/Appearances
- Pittsburgh/Appearances
- Green Lantern Power Battery/Appearances
- Rorschach's Journal/Appearances
- Owlship/Appearances
- Comics
- 2018
- 2018, July
- May 30, 2018 (Publication)
- 2018, May (Publication)
- Doomsday Clock Vol 1
- New 52
- Synopsis Written