From: jogle@zia.aoc.nrao.edu (Jim Ogle (Ks. Jim))
Subject: Re: I'm not buying Superman #75!
Organization: National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Socorro NM
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 15:09:48 GMT

In article <mumble> albert@chain.ssctr.bcm.tmc.edu (Rick Jones) writes:

>	Well, based on my understanding of the sequence of events (I did
>buy the issue of JLA that crossed over, which is why I'm convinced that 
>all of the JLA are, in fact, pop people), D-Day breaks out of whatever, 
>cuts a swath of destruction across the country side on his way to Metropolis.
>The JLA is called in, get their butts kicked (deservedly), and finally Big
>Blue shows up in time to have his big mega-slugfest.

That about sums it up.

>	Scene that SHOULD have been there: (right after the JLA gets 
>the snot beaten out of them)

[Ice calls JLE, signals go out.]

Or she could have called Oberon in NY and had him send out the call.

>	Signaling devices all over the world go off.  The heroes have suprised
>looks on their faces.  Panels are arranged in a circle with Ralph speaking
>into a microphone.
>	Coast City: Hal Jordan is doing paperwork for his new air company.

Assuming he's not off on Oa.

>	Keystone: Wally is reading a swimwear magazine.
>	Paris: Crimson Fox is talking with her sister.
>	JLE HQ: Aquaman and Power Girl are going over JLE paperwork.
>	Bailey, NH: Scott (Mr Miracle) and Barda Free are redecorating their 
>house. [they are reservists]
>	LA: Billy Batson is reading comic books. [so is Marvel]

Did Marvel keep his signal device?  I don't remember if he did or not.
If not, he could still catch the news on TV or something.

>	Batcave: Batman is working out.
>	Boston (pending approval of WW writers): Diana is talking to a group
>of children about the Wonder Woman Foundation.

>	Meanwhile:
>	LEX LUTHOR is talking to two shadowy figures.  
>	LEX: Some creature is fighting Superman, and is on it's way to 
>Metropolis.  Please render whatever assistance you can.
>	VALOR AND SUPERGIRL:  Certainly.
>	
>	They fly off.
>
>	LEX <thought balloon>:  No one may kill Superman but me...

I agree that Lex should have sent Matrix or at least Team Luthor to
help, but I can see him holding back waiting to defend Metropolis
(actually defending his interests of course).  Also, its hard to say
if Lex even thought Doomsday capable of killing Superman.  After all,
Superman hasn't really shown any sign of injuries in what I've seen so
far (haven't been in to pick up the last two parts yet) so why should
Lex initially be worried about someone else killing Superman?

As for Valor, maybe he's already left Earth.  Who knows.

>	Later on....
>	HAL JORDAN, SUPERGIRL, VALOR, FLASH, and CAPTAIN MARVEL come streaking 
>over the horizon, to help the badly beaten SUPERMAN.

Doomsday is supposedly as fast as Wally or faster (so why doesn't he
run fast?  I guess we weren't supposed to think of that) so I don't
see Wally being of much help.  Hal, and Valor can easily be explained
away as to why they aren't around.  Matrix is good, but not that good
- she'd probably last as long as Maxima did (once Maxima got out of
the JLA book and in the Superman books that is.)  

>	POWER GIRL, MISTER MIRACLE, and BIG BARDA arrive later.
>Eventually, after a big fight, D-Day is turned into a newt by 
>Dr Fate.

Assuming they get there quickly - my impression has been that the
entire death series covers about three hours of time, tops (but again,
I haven't seen all of it yet.)  PG can probably make it by teleporting
from JLE to NY then flying there, hard to say with Scott and Barda.

Cap, PG, Barda, and Superman together would be able to handle
Doomsday, though I'm sure the writers could come up with some way to
either keep them out (simple - don't invite them 8-), complex - figure
out why they can't come) or for Doomsday to just be "too much" for
them.

>	But there's little reason why the JLI's big hitters (even if you 
>take away Marvel and Valor, you've still got an intelligent GL who is 
>smart enough to know not to go hand to hand with D-Day like Guy did)
>wouldn't be able to get there quickly.

I would like to see in the funeral followups explainations on where
the missing powerhouses were or what they were busy with when the big
fight occured, but I suppose that'd be asking too much....

IMHO though, all they'd had to have done is call in the JSA; Flash
(much faster than Wally), Starman, and GL could certainly been of use.

I'm also waiting for whoever put Doomsday in the ground to come back
(surely whoever they are they would have put some kind of alarm to let
them know if he escaped.)

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Kansas Jim (Jim Ogle, TORG guru)                               /|
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