Justice League of America Vol 1 184

"Crisis Between Two Earths" or "Apokolips Now!"

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Justice League of America Vol 1 #184

"Crisis Between Two Earths" or "Apokolips Now!"

Editors

Len Wein

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It's what you feel for your little ones. The fear for their safety... and the happiness that they're here with you. It's need... and want... for something to care for you as you care for them. It's knowing that someone does care. Love... is being loved. Everyone needs love... especially the strong... especially those who fear it most!

— Big Barda

Justice League of America #184 is an issue of the series Justice League of America (Volume 1) with a cover date of November, 1980.

Synopsis for "Crisis Between Two Earths" or "Apokolips Now!"

In battle against the three Injustice Society villains, Firestorm defeats the Shade, while Power Girl and Orion vanquish the Icicle, but the Fiddler overcomes all three long enough to return Darkseid to life. Meanwhile, the other heroes have not been idle. Superman, the Earth-2 Wonder Woman, and Big Barda encounter the Underground Fighters, a group of children living beneath the fortress of Granny Goodness, the training-mistress of Darkseid's elite troops. Dr. Fate, Green Lantern, and Oberon rescue Izaya (also called Highfather), the leader of the New Gods, from his Apokolips prison. Batman, Huntress, and Mr. Miracle invade Darkseid's Imperial Palace, where they uncover his plot to transport Apokolips into the universe of Earth-2 to supplant and thus destroy the homeworld of the Justice Society heroes.

Appearing in "Crisis Between Two Earths" or "Apokolips Now!"

Featured Characters:

Justice League of America

Supporting Characters:

Justice Society of America
New Gods
- Big Barda
- Highfather Izaya
- Metron
- Mister Miracle (Scott Free)
- Orion (Flashback and main story)

Antagonists:

Other Characters:

Crimson (underground fighters)
Oberon
Playto (underground fighters)

Locations:

Apokolips

Items:

Vehicles:

None

Notes

This issue is reprinted in:
- Crisis on Multiple Earths Vol. 5
- Crisis on Multiple Earths: Countdown to Crisis
Artist George Pérez takes over pencilling from Dick Dillin who died, age 50. Dillin had pencilled the series for a decade.
The participation of Superman in this story is valid under the Post-Crisis chronology, even before the changes made during Infinite Crisis that restored his status as a JLA founding member.^[1]
Action Comics #650 retcons this story in a brief flashback but without participation of the Huntress and Wonder Woman.
On page 25 panel 4 the text has Mister Miracle mistakenly state that the Justice Society is working with Darkseid's technicians when in fact it is the INjustice Society that is doing so.

Trivia

The title to this issue is taken from the 1979 Academy Award winning film Apocalypse Now.

Links and References

↑ Action Comics Vol 1 650

Multiversal Crossover
The events from this issue or series involve a Multiversal Crossover between Pre-Crisis worlds and characters. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Pre-Crisis Multiverse Crossover category.
See also Post-Crisis Multiverse Crossovers.

[1] Action Comics Vol 1 650

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