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''' Gray Life Gray Dreams '''
  
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| Title = Justice League
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| Image = Justice League Vol 1 5.jpg
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| Volume = 1
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| Issue = 5
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| Month = September
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| Year = 1987
   
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| Executive Editor = Dick Giordano
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:"''One punch! One punch''"
  
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| CoverArtist1 = Kevin Maguire
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::--'''[[Blue Beetle (Ted Kord)]]'''
  
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| CoverArtist2 = Terry Austin
   
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| Editor1_1 = Andrew Helfer
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| Writer1_1 = Keith Giffen
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| Writer1_2 = J.M. DeMatteis
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| Penciler1_1 = Kevin Maguire
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| Inker1_1 = Al Gordon
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| Colourist1_1 = Gene D'Angelo
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| Letterer1_1 = Bob Lappan
   
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| Quotation = [[One Punch|One punch! One punch!]]
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==Summary==
  
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| Speaker = [[Theodore Kord (New Earth)|Blue Beetle]]
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'''Volume:''' 1 <br>
  
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'''Issue:''' 5 <br>
  
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'''Month:''' [[:Category:1987, September|September]] <br>
  
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'''Year:''' [[:Category:1987|1987]] <br>
  
   
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| StoryTitle1 = Gray Life Gray Dreams
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==Credits==
  
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'''Head Writer:''' [[Keith Giffen]] <br>
  
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'''Writers:''' [[J.M. DeMatteis]] <br>
  
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'''Cover Artists:''' [[Kevin Maguire]] and [[Al Gordon]]<br>
  
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'''Pencilers:''' [[Kevin Maguire]] <br>
  
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'''Inkers:''' [[Al Gordon]] <br>
  
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'''Letterers:''' [[Bob Lappan]] <br>
  
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'''Colourists:''' [[Gene D'Angelo]]<br>
  
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'''Editors:''' [[Andrew Helfer]] <br>
  
   
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| Synopsis1 = [[Gray Man I (New Earth)|Gray Man]] has been assigned by the [[Lords of Order]] to retrieve remaining dream energy from the deceased and return it to the Lords. Tiring of his job, he begins stealing it from the living and using it for his own purposes. He begins in Stone Ridge, [[Vermont]] and this draws the attention of [[Kent Nelson (New Earth)|Dr. Fate]], who pursues him, but he is captured and immobilized as the Gray Man recounts his history.
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==Synopsis==
  
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'''Cast of Characters:'''
 
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* [[Justice League]]
  
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:*[[Batman]]
  
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:*[[Black Canary (Dinah Laurel Lance)]]
  
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:*[[Blue Beetle (Ted Kord)]]
  
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:*[[Booster Gold (Michael Carter)]]
  
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:*[[Captain Marvel]]
  
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:*[[Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson)]]
  
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:*[[Guy Gardner]]
  
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:*[[Martian Manhunter]]
  
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:*[[Mister Miracle (Scott Free)]]
  
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* [[Creeper]]
  
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* [[Gray Man]]
  
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* [[Lords of Order]]
  
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* [[Maxwell Lord]]
  
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* [[Oberon]]
  
   
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Long ago, he was a sorcerer whose magic allowed him to glimpse the Lords of Order and they chose him for this task, which he has done without rest for centuries. He is allowed the ability to create dopplegangers of himself whose role is to siphon off the dream energy but he has grown resentful and believes that he can become more powerful than the Lords of Order and finally destroy them. But first, he wants to set his other selves free from their bondage and allow them to steal the dreams and wishes of the living.
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'''Locations:'''
  
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* Justice League Headquarters
  
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* Stone Ridge, Vermont
  
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* Salem, Massachusetts
  
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:* Tower of Fate
  
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* TV Studio of Jack Ryder's Show "Hot Seat"
  
   
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Meanwhile, [[Jack Ryder (New Earth)|Jack Ryder]] finishes his show ''Hot Seat'' with a rant about the [[Justice League International (New Earth)|Justice League]] when a coworker tells him that Dr. Fate has been spotted in Stone Ridge. Ryder calls for a camera crew to meet him there.
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'''Items:'''
  
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* [[Glossary:B#Bat-line|Bat-line]]
  
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* [[Blue Beetle's Bug]]
  
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* Booster Gold's Costume/Armor
  
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* Booster Gold's [[Legion Flight Ring]]
  
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* [[Green Lantern Ring]]
  
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* [[Glossary:J#JLA signal device|Justice League signal device]]
  
   
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At the [[Secret Sanctuary]], [[Bruce Wayne (New Earth)|Batman]] and [[Guy Gardner (New Earth)|Guy Gardner]] get into another heated argument about who should be leader. Fed up, Guy removes his [[Green Lantern Ring|power ring]] and attacks Batman, but Batman knocks Guy out to the delight of the entire team... with [[one punch]].
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'''First Appearances:''' No first appearances <br>
  
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'''Final Appearances:''' No final appearances <br>
  
   
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'''Synopsis:''' Gray Man has the ability (and the job assigned by the Lords of Order) to retreive remaining dream energy from the deceased and return it to the Lords. Tiring of his job, he begins stealing it from the living and using it for his own purposes. He begins in Stone Ridge, Vermont. This action draws the attention of Dr. Fate who comes to Vermont but the Gray Man captures and immobilizes him as he recounts his history. Meanwhile Jack Ryder finishes his next show ranting about the Justice League when a coworker tells him about Dr. Fate being spotted in Stone Ridge. Ryder calls for a camera crew to meet him there. At the JL Headquaters Guy Gardner and Batman get into a heated argument about who should be leader. Guy attacks Batman but Batman knocks Guy out to the delight of the entire team. Oberon tells the League that the monitor is speaking. Dr. Fate is communicating through the device asking the League to come to his aid. Captain Marvel flies ahead as the rest (sans Guy) fly in the Blue Beetle's Bug). Marvel finds an injured camera crewman and flies him into the city. The rest of the League arrive and encounter the Creeper. He shows them the town which has been transformed into a bizarre, surreal version of itself.<br>
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[[Oberon (New Earth)|Oberon]] tells the League that the monitor is speaking. Dr. Fate is communicating through the device, asking the League to come to his aid. A transmission to their computers explains that millions of invisible Grey Men have become alive. [[Billy Batson (New Earth)|Captain Marvel]] flies ahead as the rest (sans Guy) follow in the [[Blue Beetle's Bug]]. Marvel finds an injured camera crewman and flies him into the city. The rest of the League arrive and encounter The Creeper, who is delighted to show them that the town has been transformed into a bizarre, surreal version of itself.
   
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| Appearing1 =
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==Notes==
  
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'''Featured Characters:'''
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* This issue is reprinted in the [[Justice League: A New Beginning (trade paperback, 1989)|Justice League: A New Beginning]] trade paperback.
  
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* {{a|[[Justice League International (New Earth)|Justice League]]}}
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** {{a|[[Bruce Wayne (New Earth)|Batman]]}}
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** {{a|[[Dinah Laurel Lance (New Earth)|Black Canary]]}}
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** {{a|[[Theodore Kord (New Earth)|Blue Beetle]]}}
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** {{a|[[Michael Carter (New Earth)|Booster Gold]]}}
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** {{a|[[Billy Batson (New Earth)|Captain Marvel]]}}
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** {{a|[[Kent Nelson (New Earth)|Doctor Fate]]}}
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** {{a|[[Guy Gardner (New Earth)|Green Lantern Guy Gardner]]}}
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** {{a|[[J'onn J'onzz (New Earth)|Martian Manhunter]]}}
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** {{a|[[Scott Free (New Earth)|Mister Miracle]]}}
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'''Supporting Characters:'''
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* {{a|[[Jack Ryder (New Earth)|Creeper]]}}
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* {{a|[[Maxwell Lord IV (New Earth)|Maxwell Lord]]}}
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* {{a|[[Oberon (New Earth)|Oberon]]}}
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'''Antagonists:'''
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* {{a|[[Gray Man I (New Earth)|Gray Man]]}} {{flashalso}}
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'''Other Characters:'''
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*Chauncey {{mentioned}}
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* {{a|[[Lords of Order]]}} {{flashback}} {{cameo}}
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'''Locations:'''
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*{{A|[[Rhode Island]]}}
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**{{A|[[Happy Harbor]]}}
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*** {{a|[[Secret Sanctuary]]}}
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*{{A|[[Gotham City]]}}
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** {{a|[[Jack Ryder (New Earth)|TV Studio of Jack Ryder's Show "Hot Seat"]]}}
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* {{a|[[Massachusetts]]}}
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** {{a|[[Salem]]}}
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*** {{a|[[Tower of Fate]]}}
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* {{a|[[Vermont]]}}
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** {{a|[[Stone Ridge]]}}
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'''Items:'''
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* {{a|[[Green Lantern Ring]]}}
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* {{a|[[Justice League Signal Device]]}}
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* {{a|[[Legion Flight Ring]]}}
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'''Vehicles:'''
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* {{a|[[Blue Beetle's Bug]]}}
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'''Concepts:'''
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*{{A|[[One Punch]]}} {{1st}}
   
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| Notes =
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* With [[Justice League International 7 (1987)|issue #7]], the series changes its title to ''Justice League International''.
  
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[[File:Guy Gardner KTFO.jpg|thumb|[[One Punch]]]]
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*This issue is reprinted in the {{Co|Justice League: A New Beginning (Collected)}}, {{co|Justice League International: Volume One (Collected)}}, and {{co|Justice League International Omnibus Volume 1}}.
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==Trivia==
  
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| Trivia = *This is the first issue with a letters column.
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* <br>
 
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| Recommended =
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{{JLA RR}}
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==Recommended Readings==
  
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| Links =
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* [[Comics Batman|Batman]]
  
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{{JLA Links}}
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* [[Comics Black Canary (Volume 1)|Black Canary (Volume 1)]]
  
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* [[Comics Blue Beetle (Volume 1)|Blue Beetle (Volume 1)]]
  
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* [[Comics Detective Comics|Detective Comics]]
  
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* [[Comics Doctor Fate (Volume 2)|Doctor Fate (Volume 2)]]
  
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* [[Comics Doctor Fate (Volume 3)|Doctor Fate (Volume 3)]]
  
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* [[Comics Green Lantern (Volume 2)|Green Lantern (Volume 2)]]
  
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* [[Comics Justice League|Justice League International]]
  
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* [[Comics Justice League Europe|Justice League Europe]]
  
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* [[Comics Martian Manhunter (Volume 1)|Martian Manhunter (Volume 1)]]
  
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* [[Comics Mister Miracle (Volume 2)|Mister Miracle (Volume 2)]]
  
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* [[Comics Shazam: The New Beginning|Shazam: The New Beginning]]
  
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==Related Articles==
  
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* [[Cover Art Gallery Justice League|Justice League cover art gallery]]
  
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* [[Batman/Appearances|Batman appearances list]]
  
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* [[Black Canary (Dinah Laurel Lance)/Appearances|Black Canary appearances list]]
  
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* [[Blue Beetle (Ted Kord)/Appearances|Blue Beetle appearances list]]
  
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* [[Booster Gold/Appearances|Booster Gold appearances list]]
  
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* [[Captain Marvel/Appearances|Captain Marvel appearances list]]
  
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* [[Creeper/Appearances|Creeper appearances list]]
  
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* [[Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson)/Appearances|Doctor Fate appearances list]]
  
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* [[Gray Man/Appearances|Gray Man appearances list]]
  
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* [[Guy Gardner/Appearances|Guy Gardner appearances list]]
  
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* [[Martian Manhunter/Appearances|Martian Manhunter appearances list]]
  
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* [[Maxwell Lord/Appearances|Maxwell Lord appearances list]]
  
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* [[Mister Miracle/Appearances|Mister Miracle appearances list]]
  
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* [[Oberon/Appearances|Oberon appearances list]]
  
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==External Links==
  
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* [[Wikipedia:Justice League|Justice League article at Wikipedia]]
  
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* [http://www.comics.org/series.lasso?SeriesID=3364 Justice League series index at the Grand Comics Database]
  
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* [http://captain.custard.org/league/index.php The Captain's JLA Blog]
  
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* [http://www.mykey3000.com/cosmicteams/jla/index.html Cosmic Teams: Justice League]
  
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==References==
  
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* [http://www.dcuguide.com/JL/JL.php Justice League series index at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe] ''(character chronologies)''
  
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Revision as of 07:14, 11 May 2019

"Gray Life Gray Dreams": Gray Man has been assigned by the Lords of Order to retrieve remaining dream energy from the deceased and return it to the Lords. Tiring of his job, he begins stealing it from the living and using it for his own purposes. He begins in Stone

Quote1 One punch! One punch! Quote2
— Blue Beetle

Justice League #5 is an issue of the series Justice League (Volume 1) with a cover date of September, 1987.

Synopsis for "Gray Life Gray Dreams"

Gray Man has been assigned by the Lords of Order to retrieve remaining dream energy from the deceased and return it to the Lords. Tiring of his job, he begins stealing it from the living and using it for his own purposes. He begins in Stone Ridge, Vermont and this draws the attention of Dr. Fate, who pursues him, but he is captured and immobilized as the Gray Man recounts his history.

Long ago, he was a sorcerer whose magic allowed him to glimpse the Lords of Order and they chose him for this task, which he has done without rest for centuries. He is allowed the ability to create dopplegangers of himself whose role is to siphon off the dream energy but he has grown resentful and believes that he can become more powerful than the Lords of Order and finally destroy them. But first, he wants to set his other selves free from their bondage and allow them to steal the dreams and wishes of the living.

Meanwhile, Jack Ryder finishes his show Hot Seat with a rant about the Justice League when a coworker tells him that Dr. Fate has been spotted in Stone Ridge. Ryder calls for a camera crew to meet him there.

At the Secret Sanctuary, Batman and Guy Gardner get into another heated argument about who should be leader. Fed up, Guy removes his power ring and attacks Batman, but Batman knocks Guy out to the delight of the entire team... with one punch.

Oberon tells the League that the monitor is speaking. Dr. Fate is communicating through the device, asking the League to come to his aid. A transmission to their computers explains that millions of invisible Grey Men have become alive. Captain Marvel flies ahead as the rest (sans Guy) follow in the Blue Beetle's Bug. Marvel finds an injured camera crewman and flies him into the city. The rest of the League arrive and encounter The Creeper, who is delighted to show them that the town has been transformed into a bizarre, surreal version of itself.

Appearing in "Gray Life Gray Dreams"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

Other Characters:

Locations:

Items:

Vehicles:

Concepts:

Notes

Guy Gardner KTFO

One Punch

Trivia

  • This is the first issue with a letters column.


See Also

Recommended Reading

Links and References

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