Millennium Edition: Kingdom Come #1 is a one-shot with a cover date of August, 2000.
Synopsis for "Strange Visitor"
This story is reprinted from Kingdom Come #1.
- There were voices, thundering, lightning and an earthquake...and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood. There fell a great star from heaven, burning as if it were a lamp...and I beheld, and heard an Angel, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, WOE to the inhabiters of the earth.
The story begins with Wesley Dodds speaking with his pastor, Norman McCay, as he is reading from the book of Revelation in the Bible. Dodds has begun seeing visions related to that book and is trying to tell Norman about them. However, he dies before he can explain them.
While walking sometime after the funeral, Norman reflects on Dodds' life. Dodds had once been the Sandman. During his later life, Dodds had been worried about the world's current superheroes, who lack the morals of their predecessors. As Norman reflects on this, a fight between some of the modern heroes fight and Norman hopes that mankind can outlast these heroes.
These thoughts leaked into Norman's next sermon subconsciously. After the sermon, Spectre appear to Norman. Spectre was supposed to use Dodds for his host as he witnessed the events of the coming Armageddon, but has to use Norman because he is now having the visions.
They are first transported to a farm in Kansas (which turns out to be a holographic environment created in the Fortress of Solitude) where an aged Superman lives. Wonder Woman comes and tries to convince Superman that he needs to come out of retirement to help the world. Inside the house, they watch footage of a battle between a team of new heroes lead by Magog battling Parasite. Parasite pulled apart Captain Atom, causing a nuclear explosion that completely destroyed Kansas.
The Spectre then shows Norman that some of the old heroes still remain. The Flash still patrols Keystone City, Hawkman protects the forests of the Pacific Northwest, and the Green Lantern watches Earth from an emerald city in orbit. Others, such as the Atlanteans, the Amazons, and the Legion of Super-Heroes have all followed Superman's lead of living in solitude and wanting no more involvement with mankind, thus, cutting all ties with them. Becoming complacent, and content in their ancient civilizations or future times, and leaving the world to its own fate. When asked about Batman, the Spectre shows that he's now using robots to patrol Gotham City.
The Spectre takes them to Metropolis, where they see some of the modern heroes having a shoot out on a suspension bridge and a tram full of innocents. The tram's cable was cut, but Superman was able to save it in time. Everyone was thrilled to see Superman save the day once more, but Norman was able to see this was just the beginning of the Armageddon.
Appearing in "Strange Visitor"
Featured Characters:
- Norman McCay (First appearance)
- The Spectre (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Superman (First appearance)
- Wesley Dodds (First appearance; dies)
- Wonder Woman (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- 666 (First appearance)
- Harlequin (First appearance)
- Justice Batallion (First appearance)
- Alloy, the Metal Man (First appearance)
- Captain Atom (First appearance; dies)
- Judomaster (First appearance; dies)
- Magog (First appearance)
- Nightshade (First appearance; dies)
- Peacemaker (First appearance; dies)
- Thunderbolt (First appearance; dies)
- Blue Beetle (Cameo) (First appearance)
- Question (First appearance)
- Lightning (First appearance)
- Manotaur (First appearance)
- Mr. Terrific (First appearance)
- Nightstar (First appearance)
- NIL-8 (First appearance)
- Nuculoid (First appearance)
- Parasite (First appearance; dies)
- Phoebus (First appearance)
- Stars & Stripes (First appearances)
- Swastika (First appearance)
- Thunder (First appearance)
- Trix (First appearance)
- Tusk (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Batman (Behind the scenes)
- Beatriz da Costa (First appearance)
- The Flash (Cameo) (First appearance)
- Green Lantern (Cameo) (First appearance)
- Hawkman (Cameo) (First appearance)
- Legion of Super-Heroes (Cameo) (First appearance)
- Bouncing Boy (Cameo) (First appearance)
- Brainiac 5 (Cameo) (First appearance)
- Chameleon Boy (Cameo) (First appearance)
- Colossal Boy (Cameo) (First appearance)
- Cosmic Boy (Cameo) (First appearance)
- Dream Girl (Cameo) (First appearance)
- Ferro Lad (Cameo) (First appearance)
- Invisible Kid (Cameo) (First appearance)
- Lightning Lad (Cameo) (First appearance)
- Lightning Lass (Cameo) (First appearance)
- Matter-Eater Lad (Cameo) (First appearance)
- Mon-El (Cameo) (First appearance)
- Phantom Girl (Cameo) (First appearance)
- Saturn Girl (Cameo) (First appearance)
- Shadow Lass (Cameo) (First appearance)
- Superboy (Cameo) (First appearance)
- Supergirl (Cameo) (First appearance)
- Timber Wolf (Cameo) (First appearance)
- Triplicate Girl (Cameo) (First appearance)
- Ultra Boy (Cameo) (First appearance)
- Michael Carter (Behind the scenes) (Cameo) (First appearance)
- Gotham City street thugs
- "Fat Albert"
- "Mushmouth"
- "Dumb Donald"
- "Bill"
- "Russell"
- "Weird Harold"
- "Rudy"
- "Bucky"
- Black Mongul (Cover only)
- Blue Devil (Cover only)
- Buddha (Cover only)
- Cathedral (Cover only)
- Catwoman (Cover only)
- Demon Damsel (Cover only)
- Germ-Man (Cover only)
- Huntress (Cover only)
- Kabuki Kommando (Cover only)
- Pinwheel (Cover only)
- Shiva (Cover only)
- Stealth (Cover only)
- Tokyo Rose (Cover only)
- Von Bach (Cover only)
Locations:
- Earth-22 (First appearance)
Items:
Notes
- This issue reprints Kingdom Come #1. For further notes, see the original comic.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Kingdom Come Recommended Reading
- Kingdom Come (Volume 1) - collected in Kingdom Come
- The Kingdom (Volume 1) - storyline The Kingdom collected in The Kingdom
- Thy Kingdom Come - collected in Justice Society of America: Thy Kingdom Come, Part One and Part Two and Part Three
- Justice Society of America (Volume 3) #9 - JSA #17
- Justice Society of America Annual (Volume 3) #1
- Justice Society of America (Volume 3) #18 - JSA #20
- Justice Society of America Kingdom Come Special Superman #1
- Justice Society of America Kingdom Come Special Magog #1
- Justice Society of America Kingdom Come Special: The Kingdom #1
- Justice Society of America (Volume 3) #21 - JSA #22
- Titans: Who is Troia?
- Justice League: Generation Lost (Volume 1) - storyline Justice League: Generation Lost collected in Justice League: Generation Lost Vol. 1 and Vol. 2
- Batman/Superman: World's Finest (Volume 1)
- Strange Visitor: Batman/Superman: World's Finest #7 - Batman/Superman: World's Finest #11
- Heir to the Kingdom: Batman/Superman: World's Finest #20 - Present
