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"Princes of Darkness, Part 2: Eclipse"

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Princes of Darkness, Part 2: Eclipse

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And all the world will be in love with night...

— Obsidian, misquoting William Shakespeare

JSA #47 is an issue of the series JSA (Volume 1) with a cover date of June, 2003. It was published on April 16, 2003.

Synopsis for "Princes of Darkness, Part 2: Eclipse"

At the JSA Brownstone, Dove gets free and knocks out Eclipso. As she fights him, Flash grabs Doctor Mid-Nite and carries him to the first safe place he can think of - Mid-Nite's own infirmary, in Oregon. Getting the doctor and his two patients there within seconds, Flash runs back to the brownstone to fight Eclipso as Doctor Mid-Nite prepares to care for his teammates.

Eclipso has Dove on the ropes. Briefly distracted by pictures of Wildcat II and Doctor Midnight, he remembers that he killed them both, and that he "loves beautiful girls"... but Flash arrives, hitting Eclipso with a brace of punches and insisting that Wildcat II and Doctor Midnight were women. Eclipso blasts him with the black diamond, but Flash has seen it all before. Grabbing a loose brick from a fallen wall, he knocks a hole in the ceiling, letting in sunlight—Eclipso's one weakness. As Eclipso tries to recover, Flash throws multiple bricks at high speed, letting in even more sunlight. As Eclipso tells him, "Enjoy the sunshine while you can," Flash smiles, and removes his metal helmet to use as a mirror, reflecting the sunlight back and frightening Eclipso away. As the heroes wonder where Eclipso came from, Alex Montez fills them in: Bruce Gordon, the solar physicist who first unleashed Eclipso, had been traveling the world, destroying all the magic black diamonds that Eclipso would use to possess a host. When he found the last one, Eclipso was desperate and possessed him. He remarks that his cousin, Yolanda Montez, was killed by Eclipso and he didn't tell the team about Gordon before because he wanted revenge. Flash tells him to stay put while he and Dove help the rest of the team, but Montez has something else in mind.

In New York, Mordru wants to leave, but Obsidian is getting too much energy from possessing the citizens to leave in a hurry. Hawkgirl and Hawkman remark tht this is just like what happened the first time they faced Obsidian—people are being turned into Obsidian's monsters, and the environment is turning dark and cold. Wildcat and Hourman are in the middle of the fight, and Hourman realizes that his precognitive powers show only darkness—meaning that either they lose, or an hour from now, he is dead.

Power Girl tries to cut through the issue and challenges Mordru to a fist-fight. She doesn't hold back, but with the magic of Doctor Fate and Sentinel, he is beyond her power, and she is saved by Dove. At this, Mordru departs with Obsidian and his new minion, the Sand-monster. As Obsidian leaves, all of his shadow-monsters return to normal. The heroes take stock of where they stand: although Dove has come back, three of their members have been trapped in the Shadowlands, two are in critical condition, and Doctor Mid-Nite cannot be spared. Their foes are united and powerful, and Kobra is taking advantage of the situation to launch terrorists attacks in major cities around the world, claiming that this is the beginning of the Age of Darkness.

From the roof of Doctor Fate's tower in Salem, the three villains discuss their different methods. it is established that Mordru is in charge, and is using the others merely because they like destroy things. The three villains channel their power through Eclipso's black diamond. Together, their power shoots into the sky, wrapping around the Moon and causing an eclipse.

In the Shadowlands, Stargirl and Captain Marvel come to. However, something goes wrong—the Shadowlands are beyond the reach of the wizard Shazam, and his powers leave him... revealing plain old Billy Batson to a shocked Stargirl.

Elsewhere, Hector Hall wakes up, and finds himself in Mordru's costume, in Mordru's prison within the Amulet of Fate. As the panic sets in, he is suddenly rescued by Nabu, Kent and Inza Nelson, Fate and Kid Eternity.

Appearing in "Princes of Darkness, Part 2: Eclipse"

Featured Characters:

JSA
- Captain Marvel
- Doctor Fate
- Doctor Mid-Nite and Charlie
- Hawkgirl
- Hawkman
- Flash (Jay Garrick)
- Hourman
- Mister Terrific
- Jakeem Thunder
- Power Girl
- Star-Spangled Kid
- Wildcat
Alex Montez

Supporting Characters:

Dove
Fate (In a vision) (Cameo)
Kid Eternity (In a vision) (Cameo)
Nabu
Kent Nelson (In a vision) (Cameo)
Inza Nelson (In a vision) (Cameo)

Antagonists:

Eclipso ((Possessing) Bruce Gordon)
Kobra (Mentioned only)
- Kobra Cult (Mentioned only)
Mordru ((Possessing) Arion)
- The Sand-monster
Obsidian
- Shadow soldiers

Other Characters:

Crimson Avenger (Lee Travis) (In a photograph only)
Dr. Mid-Nite (Beth Chapel) (In a photograph only)
Hawk (Mentioned only)
The Ray ("Happy" Terrill) (In a photograph only)
Shazam (Mentioned only)
Shining Knight (In a photograph only)
Starheart
Uncle Sam (In a photograph only)
Vigilante (Greg Sanders) (In a photograph only)
Wildcat (Yolanda Montez) (In picture only)

Locations:

New Earth
Congo (Mentioned only)
- France
  - Paris (Mentioned only)
- India
  - Calcutta (Mentioned only)
- United States of America
  - California
    - Los Angeles (Mentioned only)
  - Massachusetts
    - Salem
      - Tower of Fate
  - New York
    - New York City
      - Manhattan
        JSA Headquarters
  - Washington
    - Portsmouth City
  - Washington, D.C.
Shadowlands

Items:

Notes

This issue was reprinted in JSA Omnibus Vol. 2.

Links and References

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+| StoryTitle1         = Princes of Darkness, Part 2: Eclipse
+| Synopsis1           = At the JSA Brownstone, Dove gets free and knocks out Eclipso. As she fights him, Flash grabs Doctor Mid-Nite and carries him to the first safe place he can think of - Mid-Nite's own infirmary, in Oregon. Getting the doctor and his two patients there within seconds, Flash runs back to the brownstone to fight Eclipso as Doctor Mid-Nite prepares to care for his teammates.
+Eclipso has Dove on the ropes. Briefly distracted by pictures of [[Yolanda Montez (New Earth)|Wildcat II]] and [[Elizabeth Chapel (New Earth)|Doctor Midnight]], he remembers that he killed them both, and that he ''"loves beautiful girls"''... but Flash arrives, hitting Eclipso with a brace of punches and insisting that Wildcat II and Doctor Midnight were women. Eclipso blasts him with the black diamond, but Flash has seen it all before. Grabbing a loose brick from a fallen wall, he knocks a hole in the ceiling, letting in sunlight—Eclipso's one weakness. As Eclipso tries to recover, Flash throws multiple bricks at high speed, letting in even more sunlight. As Eclipso tells him, ''"Enjoy the sunshine while you can,"'' Flash smiles, and removes his metal helmet to use as a mirror, reflecting the sunlight back and frightening Eclipso away. As the heroes wonder where Eclipso came from, Alex Montez fills them in: Bruce Gordon, the solar physicist who first unleashed Eclipso, had been traveling the world, destroying all the magic black diamonds that Eclipso would use to possess a host. When he found the last one, Eclipso was desperate and possessed him. He remarks that his cousin, Yolanda Montez, was killed by Eclipso and he didn't tell the team about Gordon before because he wanted revenge. Flash tells him to stay put while he and Dove help the rest of the team, but Montez has something else in mind.
-| Synopsis1           = At the JSA Brownstone, Dove gets free and knocks out Eclipso. As she fights him, Flash grabs Doctor Mid-Nite and carries him to the first safe place he can think of - Mid-Nite's own infirmary, in Oregon. Getting the docotr and his two patients there within seconds, Flash runs back to the brownstone to fight Eclipso as Doctor Mid-Nite prepares to care for his teammates.
+In New York, Mordru wants to leave, but Obsidian is getting too much energy from possessing the citizens to leave in a hurry. Hawkgirl and Hawkman remark tht this is just like what happened the first time they faced Obsidian—people are being turned into Obsidian's monsters, and the environment is turning dark and cold. Wildcat and Hourman are in the middle of the fight, and Hourman realizes that his precognitive powers show only darkness—meaning that either they lose, or an hour from now, he is dead.
-Eclipso has Dove on the ropes. Briefly distracted by pictures of [[Yolanda Montez (New Earth)Wildcat II]] and [[Elizabeth Chapel (New Earth)|Doctor Midnight]], he remebers that he killed them both, and that he ''"loves beautiful girls"''... but Flash arrives, hitting Eclipso with a brace of punches and insisting thet Wildcat II and Doctor Midnight were women. Eclipso blasts him with the black diamond, but Flash has seen it all before. Grabbing a loose brick froma fallen wall, he knocks a hole in the ceiling, letting in sunlight - Eclipso's one weakness. As Eclipso tries to recover, Flash throws multiple bricks at high speed, letting in even more sunlight. As Eclipso tells him, "Enjoy the sunshine while you can,"'' Flash smiles, and removes his metal hemet to use as a mirror, reflecting the sunlight back and frightening Eclipso away. As the heroes wonder where Eclipso came from, Alex Montez fills them in: Bruce Gordon, the solar physicist who first unleashed Eclipso, had been travelling the world, destroying all the magic black diamonds that Eclipso would use to possess a host. When he fund the last one, Eclipso was desperate and possessed him. He remarks that his cousin, Yolanda Montez, was killed by Eclipso and he didn't tell the team about Gordon before because he wanted revenge. Flash tells him to stay put while he and Dove help the rest of the team, but Montez has something else in mind.
+Power Girl tries to cut through the issue and challenges Mordru to a fist-fight. She doesn't hold back, but with the magic of Doctor Fate and Sentinel, he is beyond her power, and she is saved by Dove. At this, Mordru departs with Obsidian and his new minion, the Sand-monster. As Obsidian leaves, all of his shadow-monsters return to normal. The heroes take stock of where they stand: although Dove has come back, three of their members have been trapped in the Shadowlands, two are in critical condition, and Doctor Mid-Nite cannot be spared. Their foes are united and powerful, and Kobra is taking advantage of the situation to launch terrorists attacks in major cities around the world, claiming that this is the beginning of the Age of Darkness.
-In New York, Mordru wants to leave, but Obsidian is getting too much energy from possessing the citizens to leave in a hurry. Hawkgirl and Hawkman remark tht this is just like what happened the first tme they faced Obsidian - people are being turned into Obsidian's monsters, and the environment is turning dark and cold. Wildcat and Hourman are in the middle of the fight, and Hourman relaizes that his precognitive powers show only darkness - meaning that either they lose, or an hour from now, he is dead.
+From the roof of [[Tower of Fate|Doctor Fate's tower]] in [[Salem]], the three villains discuss their different methods. it is established that Mordru is in charge, and is using the others merely because they like destroy things. The three villains channel their power through Eclipso's black diamond. Together, their power shoots into the sky, wrapping around the Moon and causing an eclipse.
-Power Girl tries to cut through the issue and challenges Mordru to a fist-fight. She doesn't hold back, but with the magic of Doctor Fate and Sentinel he is beyond her power, and she is saved by Dove. At this, Mordru departs with Obsidian and his new minion, the Sand-monster. As Obsidian leaves, all of his shadow-monsters return to normal. The heroes take stock of where they stand: although Dove has come back, three of their members have been trapped in the Shadowlands, two are in critical condition, Doctor Mid-Nite cannot be spared. Their foes are united and powerful, and Kobra is taking advantage of the situation to launch terrorists attacks in major cities around the world, claiming that this is the beginning of the Age of Darkness.
+In the Shadowlands, Stargirl and Captain Marvel come to. However, something goes wrong—the Shadowlands are beyond the reach of the wizard Shazam, and his powers leave him... revealing plain old Billy Batson to a shocked Stargirl.
-From the roof of Doctor Fate's tower in Salem, MA, the three villains discuss their different methods. it is established that Mordru is in charge, and is using the others merely because they like destroy things. The three villains channel their power through Eclipso's balck diamond. Together, their power shoots into the sky, wrapping around the Moon and causing an eclipse.
+Elsewhere, Hector Hall wakes up, and finds himself in Mordru's costume, in Mordru's prison within the Amulet of Fate. As the panic sets in, he is suddenly rescued by Nabu, Kent and Inza Nelson, Fate and Kid Eternity.
-In the Shadowlands, Stargirl and Captain Marvel come to. However, something goes wrong - the Shadowlands are beyond the reach of the wizard Shazam, and his powers leave him... revealing plain old Billy Batson to a shocked Stargirl.
+| Appearing1          =
-Elsewhere, Hector Hall wakes up, and finds himself in Mordru's costume, in Mordru's prison within the Amulet of Fate. As the panbic sets in, he is suddenly rescued by Nabu, Kent & Inza Nelson, Fate and Kid Eternity...
-| Editor1_1           = Stephen Wacker
-| Editor1_2           = Peter Tomasi
-| Writer1_1           = David Goyer
-| Writer1_2           = Geoff Johns
-| Penciler1_1         = Leonard Kirk
-| Inker1_1            = Keith Champagne
-| Colorist1_1         = John Kalisz
-| Seperatist1_1       = Heroic Age
-| Letterer1_1         = Ken Lopez
-| Appearing1 =
 '''Featured Characters:'''
-* [[Justice Society of America|JSA]]
+* {{a|[[Justice Society of America (New Earth)|JSA]]}}
-:*[[William Batson (New Earth)|Captain Marvel]]
+** {{a|[[Billy Batson (New Earth)|Captain Marvel]]}}
-:*[[Hector Hall (New Earth)|Doctor Fate (Hector Hall)]]
+** {{a|[[Hector Hall (New Earth)|Doctor Fate]]}}
-:*[[Pieter Cross (New Earth)|Doctor Mid-Nite (Pieter Cross)]]
+** {{a|[[Pieter Cross (New Earth)|Doctor Mid-Nite]]}} and {{a|[[Charlie the Owl (New Earth)|Charlie]]}}
-:*[[Jason Garrick (New Earth)|Flash (Jay Garrick)]]
+** {{a|[[Kendra Saunders (New Earth)|Hawkgirl]]}}
-:*[[Richard Tyler (New Earth)|Hourman (Rick Tyler)]]
+** {{a|[[Carter Hall (New Earth)|Hawkman]]}}
-:*[[Kara Zor-L (Earth-Two)|Power Girl]]
+** {{a|[[Jason Garrick (New Earth)|Flash (Jay Garrick)]]}}
-:*[[Courtney Whitmore (New Earth)|Stargirl (Courtney Whitmore)]]
+** {{a|[[Richard Tyler (New Earth)|Hourman]]}}
-:*[[Ted Grant (New Earth)|Wildcat (Ted Grant)]]
+** {{a|[[Michael Holt (New Earth)|Mister Terrific]]}}
-:*[[Alexander Montez (New Earth)|Alex Montez]]
+** {{a|[[Jakeem Williams (New Earth)|Jakeem Thunder]]}}
+** {{a|[[Kara Zor-L (Earth-Two)|Power Girl]]}}
+** {{a|[[Courtney Whitmore (New Earth)|Star-Spangled Kid]]}}
+** {{a|[[Ted Grant (New Earth)|Wildcat]]}}
+* {{a|[[Alexander Montez (New Earth)|Alex Montez]]}}
 '''Supporting Characters:'''
-*[[Dawn Granger (New Earth)|Dove]]
+* {{a|[[Dawn Granger (New Earth)|Dove]]}}
-*[[Hector Hall (New Earth)|Hector Hall]]
+* {{a|[[Jared Stevens (New Earth)|Fate]]}} {{Vision}} {{Cameo}}
-*[[Nabu (New Earth)|Nabu]]
+* {{a|[[Christopher Freeman (New Earth)|Kid Eternity]]}} {{Vision}} {{Cameo}}
-*[[Kent Nelson (New Earth)|Kent Nelson]]
+* {{a|[[Nabu (New Earth)|Nabu]]}}
-*[[Inza Nelson (New Earth0|Inza Nelson]]
+* {{a|[[Kent Nelson (New Earth)|Kent Nelson]]}} {{Vision}} {{Cameo}}
-*[[Jared Stevens (New Earth)|Fate]]
+* {{a|[[Inza Cramer (New Earth)|Inza Nelson]]}} {{Vision}} {{Cameo}}
+'''Antagonists:'''
-*[[Christopher Freeman (New Earth)|Kid Eternity]]
+* {{a|[[Eclipso (New Earth)|Eclipso]]}} ({{green|Possessing}} {{A|[[Bruce Gordon (New Earth)|Bruce Gordon]]}})
+* {{Mention|[[Jeffrey Franklin Burr (New Earth)|Kobra]]}}
-'''Villains:'''
+** {{Mention|Kobra Cult}}
-* [[Mordru (New Earth)|Mordru]]
+* {{a|[[Mordru (New Earth)|Mordru]]}} ({{green|Possessing}} {{A|[[Ahri'ahn (New Earth)|Arion]]}})
-:* [[Sanderson Hawkins (New Earth)|The Sand-monster]]
-* [[Todd Rice (New Earth)]]
+** {{a|[[Sanderson Hawkins (New Earth)|The Sand-monster]]}}
+* {{a|[[Todd Rice (New Earth)|Obsidian]]}}
-:* Shadow soldiers
+** Shadow soldiers
-* [[Eclipso (New Earth)|Eclipso]]
 '''Other Characters:'''
-*[[Michael Holt (New Earth)|Mister Terrific]]
+* [[Lee Travis (New Earth)|Crimson Avenger (Lee Travis)]] {{Photo}}
-*[[Jakeem Williams (New Earth)|Jakeem Thunder]]
+* [[Elizabeth Chapel (New Earth)|Dr. Mid-Nite (Beth Chapel)]] {{Photo}}
+* {{Mention|Henry Hall (New Earth)|Hawk}}
+* [[Langford Terrill (New Earth)|The Ray ("Happy" Terrill)]] {{photo}}
+* {{Mention|Jebediah of Canaan (New Earth)|Shazam}}
+* [[Justin Arthur (New Earth)|Shining Knight]] {{photo}}
+* {{A|[[Starheart]]}}
+* [[Uncle Sam (New Earth)|Uncle Sam]] {{photo}}
+* [[Gregory Sanders (New Earth)|Vigilante (Greg Sanders)]] {{photo}}
+* [[Yolanda Montez (New Earth)|Wildcat (Yolanda Montez)]] {{Picture}}
 '''Locations:'''
-* [[New York City]]
+* {{A|[[New Earth]]}}
+* [[Democratic Republic of Congo|Congo]] {{mention}}
-:*[[Manhattan]]
+** [[France]]
-:*[[JSA Headquarters III|JSA Headquarters]]
+*** {{Mention|Paris}}
-:*Courthouse
+** [[India]]
-* Shadowlands
+*** {{Mention|Calcutta}}
+** {{A|[[United States of America]]}}
+*** [[California]]
+****{{Mention|Los Angeles}}
+*** {{a|[[Massachusetts]]}}
+**** {{A|[[Salem]]}}
+***** {{a|[[Tower of Fate]]}}
+*** {{A|[[New York]]}}
+**** {{a|[[New York City]]}}
+***** {{a|[[Manhattan]]}}
+****** {{a|[[JSA Headquarters]]}}
+*** {{A|[[Washington]]}}
+**** {{A|[[Portsmouth City]]}}
+*** {{a|[[Washington, D.C.]]}}
+* {{a|[[Shadowlands]]}}
 '''Items:'''
+* {{a|[[Amulet of Anubis]]}}
-* [[Heart of Darkness|Eclipso's Black Diamond]]
+* {{a|[[Cloak of Destiny]]}}
+* {{a|[[Cosmic Staff]]}}
-| Cast1               = Justice Society of America
+* {{a|[[Heart of Darkness|Eclipso's Black Diamond]]}}
-| Cast2               = William Batson (New Earth)
+* {{a|[[Helmet of Nabu]]}}
-| Cast3               = Hector Hall (New Earth)
+* {{A|[[Nth Metal]]}}
-| Cast4               = Pieter Cross (New Earth)
-| Cast5               = Jason Garrick (New Earth)
-| Cast6               = Alan Scott (New Earth)
-| Cast7               = Richard Tyler (New Earth)
-| Cast8               = Dawn Granger (New Earth)
-| Cast9               = Jakeem Williams (New Earth)
-| Cast10              = Ted Grant (New Earth)
-| Cast11              = Michael Holt (New Earth)
-| Cast12              = Kara Zor-L (Earth-Two)
-| Cast13              = Courtney Whitmore (New Earth)
-| Location1           = New York City
-| Location1           = Manhattan
-| Location1           = JSA Headquarters III
-| Item1               =
-| Notes               =
+| Notes               = * This issue was reprinted in {{co|JSA Omnibus Vol. 2 (Collected)}}.
 | Trivia              =
 | Recommended         =