Justice League (Volume 4) #18 is an issue of the series Justice League (Volume 4) with a cover date of April, 2019. It was published on February 20, 2019.
Contents
Synopsis for "Legion of Doom, Part Four"
The Hall of Doom
Lex connects his body to the mind of Brainiac: to access the sixth of the seven forces, he needs Brainiac's knowledge to combine with his desire. Brainiac, of course, planned about this and is ready to take control of Lex's body to use it as a puppet, but Lex expected this as well, and wants to show to Brainiac the whole story of the Totality, and of the doorknob he found which opened his mind.
He makes Brainiac realize that at the dawn of men, the very doorknob Lex now holds dear was a fragment of the Totality once again tracked by the only human being who understood that the object phasing to time and space was key to the destiny of all creation: Vandal Savage. Savage then studied the Totality to predict when, in time, the object would fall on Earth. During his immortal life, Vandal consulted all the great minds, from Arion to Ares, and then when the time for the Totality to come approached, he found a man with great potential, who Savage felt understood the Totality in a deeper way. It was Lionel Luthor, Lex's father.
Lionel discovered of the seven forces, and with his studies found out how to bring five of them to life: the Still Force, the Invisible Spectrum, the Tear of Extinction, the Graveyard of Gods and the Imps of the Fifth Dimension. He brought his discoveries to Savage, but in the meantime he kept secret some experiments he did, because he understood that the Totality would bring to humanity an opportunity of elevation, an opportunity Savage wanted extinguished. But thanks to Lex himself, with him not remembering it due to the actions of the Blackhawks, his secret plans were revealed, with Savage punishing him by deleting his memories and his intelligence.
In truth, Lionel had a plan B: he hid the Totality fragment in the form of a doorknob, inside the legionnaire's club he went to while he was in Kansas. Of course, after his transformation he became an hollow man, a shadow of himself, and he could not access the doorknob. But Lex did, and the journey towards Doom started back. Now, Lex showed this to Brainiac to make him understand: just like Vandal Savage, Brainiac lacks the faith in Doom to encounter Perpetua. Lex could trigger a virus he uploaded in Brainiac right now to kill him, but he wants him to empathize with him, following advice from the Batman who Laughs.
Sharing his emotions with Brainiac, he convinces him about having faith in Doom, and together they turn the doorknob to finally release Perpetua from her prison...
Appearing in "Legion of Doom, Part Four"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Lionel Luthor (Dies in flashback)
- Perpetua
Antagonists:
- Vandal Savage (Flashback only)
Other Characters:
- Ares (Flashback only)
- Arion (Flashback only)
- Jason Blood (Flashback only)
- Merlin (Flashback only)
- Morgaine le Fey (Flashback only)
- Ra's al Ghul (Flashback only)
- The Batman Who Laughs (Flashback only)
- Ultra-Humanite (Flashback only)
- Imps (Mentioned only)
- Justice League (Mentioned only)
- Legionnaires Club (Mentioned only)
- Doctor Erdel (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Hall of Doom
- Himalayas (Flashback only)
- Graveyard of Gods (Mentioned only)
- Source Wall (Mentioned only)
Items:
- Cosmic Doorknob (Flashback only)
- Tear of Extinction (Flashback only)
- Totality (Flashback and main story)
Vehicles:
- Brainiac's Skull Ship (Mentioned only)
Concepts:
- Still Force (Mentioned only)
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Justice League Recommended Reading
- Justice League of America (Volume 1)
- Justice League of America (Volume 2)
- Justice League of America (Volume 3)
- Justice League of America (Volume 4)
- Justice League of America (Volume 5)
- JLA (Volume 1)
- Justice League (Volume 1)
- Justice League (Volume 2)
- Justice League (Volume 3)
- Justice League (Volume 4)
- Justice League International (Volume 1)
- Justice League International (Volume 2)
- Justice League International (Volume 3)
- Justice League Europe (Volume 1)
- Justice League America (Volume 1)
- Justice League Task Force (Volume 1)
- Justice League Quarterly (Volume 1)
- Justice League Dark (Volume 1)
- Justice League Dark (Volume 2)
- Extreme Justice (Volume 1)
- Justice League Elite (Volume 1)
Links and References
- Issues Rated T+
- Dan DiDio/Executive Editor
- Francis Manapul/Cover Artist
- Will Conrad/Cover Artist
- Alex Sinclair/Cover Artist
- James Tynion IV/Writer
- Pascal Ferry/Penciler
- Pascal Ferry/Inker
- Hi-Fi Design/Colourist
- Tom Napolitano/Letterer
- Marie Javins/Editor
- Paul Kaminski/Editor
- Rob Levin/Editor
- Alexander Luthor (Prime Earth)/Quotes
- Legion of Doom (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Vril Dox (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Barbara Minerva (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Grodd II (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Turtle (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Alexander Luthor (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Thaal Sinestro (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Lionel Luthor (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Perpetua (Sixth Dimension)/Appearances
- Vandar Adg (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Ares (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Arion (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Jason Blood (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Merlin (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Morgaine le Fey (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Ra's al Ghul (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Bruce Wayne (Earth -22)/Appearances
- Ultra-Humanite II (Prime Earth)/Appearances
- Hall of Doom/Appearances
- Himalayas/Appearances
- Cosmic Doorknob/Appearances
- Tear of Extinction/Appearances
- Totality/Appearances
- Comics
- 2019
- 2019, April
- February 20, 2019 (Publication)
- 2019, February (Publication)
- Justice League Vol 4
- New 52
- Synopsis Written