War of the Gods Vol 1 2

"The Holy Wars": The synopsis for this issue has not yet been written.

"The Holy Wars"
Part of the "War of the Gods" event.
Cover
War of the Gods Vol 1 #2
October, 1991
Executive Editor	Dick Giordano
Cover Artists	George Pérez
The Holy Wars
Writers	George Pérez
Pencilers	George Pérez Cynthia Martin
Inkers	Cynthia Martin Russell Braun Romeo Tanghal
Colourists	Gene D'Angelo
Letterers	Albert DeGuzman
Editors	Karen Berger Bob Kahan Tom Peyer
Previous Issue	War of the Gods # 1
Next Issue	War of the Gods # 3

In a world tossed into chaos, we must strive even harder to follow the rules of order

— The Phantom Stranger

War of the Gods #2 is an issue of the series War of the Gods (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 1991.

Appearing in "The Holy Wars"

Featured Characters:

• Aquaman
• Batman
• Doctor Fate
• Firehawk
• Firestorm
• Geo-Force
• Madame Xanadu
• Phantom Stranger
• Son of Vulcan
• Spectre
• Starman
• Superman
• Wonder Woman
• Zatanna

Supporting Characters:

• Cave Carson's Team
  • Bulldozer Smith
  • Cave Carson
• Aqualad
• Dove
• Hawkman
• Hawkwoman
• Kent Nelson
• Pariah
• Robin
• Troia
• Gods of Asgard
  • Balder
  • Loki
  • Surtur
  • Thor
• Gods of Olympus
  • Ares
  • Eris
  • Harmonia
  • Hephaestus
  • Herakles
  • Hermes
  • Poseidon
  • Zeus
• Gods of Rome
  • Diana
  • Hercules
  • Jupiter
  • Mars
  • Minerva
  • Neptune
• Justice League International
  • Blue Beetle
  • Fire
  • Flash
  • Guy Gardner
  • Ice
  • Martian Manhunter
  • Metamorpho
  • Power Girl
  • Rocket Red
• Justice Society of America (Cameo)
  • Atom
  • Doctor Mid-Nite
  • Flash
  • Green Lantern
  • Hawkman
  • Hourman
  • Johnny Thunder & the Thunderbolt
  • Sandman
  • Starman
  • Wildcat
• Metal Men (Cameo)
  • Gold
  • Iron
  • Mercury

Antagonists:

• Circe
  • Guillermo
  • Mikos
• Black Adam
• Captain Atom
• Kingu
• Phobos
• Shango
• Tiamat
• Gods of Egypt
  • Anubis
  • Osiris
  • Set
• Gen. George Yedziniak

Other Characters:

• Amazons of Themyscira
• Abdul
• Bronze Tiger
• King Olaf
• Silver Swan
• Tommy

Locations:

• Earth
  • Areopagus
  • Atlantis
    • Poseidonis
  • Africa
  • Antarctica
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Egypt
  • Norway
  • Themyscira
  • United States of America
    • Illinois
      • Chicago
    • Kansas
      • Keystone City
    • Massachusetts
      • Salem
        • Tower of Fate
    • New York
      • New York City
    • New Jersey
      • Gotham City
    • Pennsylvania
      • Pittsburgh
    • Washington, D.C.
      • Capitol Building
      • Washington, D.C.

• Krypton (Flashback only)

Items:

• Batrope
• Hammer of Thor
• Lasso of Truth
• Trident of Neptune

Vehicles:

• Justice League Cruiser
  

Notes

• Issue includes pin-up pages of Lobo, the Shazam Immortals, Fire, Ice, Power Girl and The Harpies by Chris Sprouse and George Pérez.

• The Justice Society of America were removed from this reality and forced to fight a never-ending battle against Surtur in the Last Days of the Justice Society Special.

• In this issue, Captain Atom is shown to be corrupted by a darker version of himself as revealed in Captain Atom #57.

• Black Adam's appearances in this series are now considered apocryphal. This version of Black Adam is the one introduced in the Shazam!: The New Beginning limited series, which is no longer considered part of canon continuity.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the War of the Gods series
• Images from War of the Gods Vol 1 2

Recommended Reading

• Wonder Woman (Volume 2) #59
• Animal Man #40
• Batman #470
• Doctor Fate (Volume 2) #33
• The Flash (Volume 2) #55
• Hawk and Dove (Volume 3) #28
• Hawkworld (Volume 2) #16
• Suicide Squad (Volume 1) #58
• Wonder Woman (Volume 2) #60

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