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JLA: INCARNATIONS #4
Cover Date: October 2001
Cover Price: $3.50
Publication Date: 2001-08-08
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Val Semeiks (signed)
Inks: Prentis Rollins (signed)
Colors: John Kalisz
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Credits:
| Story | John Ostrander |
| Pencils | Val Semeiks |
| Inks | Prentis Rollins |
| Lettering | Ken Lopez |
| Colors | John Kalisz |
| Color separations | Heroic Age |
| Editing | Dan Raspler |
Feature Character(s):
- Justice League of America
- Aquaman
- Green Lantern (Hal Jordan; leaves the League)
- Martian Manhunter
- Flash II (last in Green Lantern Vol. 2 #180; next in Justice League of America #231; leaves the League)
- Black Canary II (leaves the League)
- Batman (leaves the League)
- Zatanna
- Firestorm (leaves the League)
- Elongated Man
- Red Tornado II (leaves the League)
Guest Star(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Captain Squidd II (first appearance)
- Killer Whale (first appearance)
- The Debris (first appearance; a coalition of displaced alien beings)
Guest Appearance(s):
- Captain Marvel (see Comments)
- Justice Society of America:
- Power Girl
- Doctor Fate I (last in Justice League of America #232; next in Infinity, Inc. #19)
- Starman I
- Green Lantern (Alan Scott)
- Hawkgirl I
- Hawkman (last in All-Star Comics #72; next in Infinity, Inc. #3)
- Booster Gold
- Mister Miracle II
- Green Lantern Corps
- Chaselon (in between Green Lantern Vol. 2 #132/2 and #200)
- Katma Tui (in between Green Lantern Vol. 2 #172 and #181)
- Kilowog (last in Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn II #6; next in flashback in Green Lantern Corps #218)
- Tomar-Re (in between Green Lantern Vol. 2 #172 and #181)
- Vulko (last in Justice League of America #217; next in Crisis on Infinite Earths #10)
Other Character(s):
- Mr Yu (first appearance; Tully Reed's boss at ABS Cable News)
Location(s):
- Earth
- Antarctica
- Atlantis
- Australia
- Ayers Rock, Northern Territory
- United States of America
- Boston, MA (the River Charles)
- Central City
- Coast City
- Metropolis
- Washington, DC
- JLA Satellite
Comment(s):
- Captain Marvel's appearance here is not in continuity.
- This issue retells Justice League of America #228 through #230 with details altered due to the Crisis on Infinite Earths.
Solicitation:
- The untold tales of the World’s Greatest Super Heroes continue as the League reaches its breaking point. The JLA has grown in size to its largest membership yet, but the personal problems of the heroes have made Green Lantern, the Flash, Elongated Man, Zatanna and the others unmanageable and ineffective as teammates. Aquaman must make a painful decision on whether or not to disband the League. But is the world ready for Justice League Detroit?!
Synopsis:
Aquaman and Zatanna capture the dangerous Captain Squidd and Killer Whale - Aquaman has been working hard on such things recently. Reporter Tully Reed, now working for the newsroom at ABS Cable News, senses a story in this - something's driving Aquaman to spend so much time on the surface world. Soon, the heroes of the JLA (though distracted by trials, jobs, and general life of one kind or another), investigate various sensor anomalies which seem to suggest the presence of alien fleets and crash-landings. As each sees nothing immediately, it is assumed that nothing is there...
Batman quits the Justice League, feeling that the group isn't getting as much done as it should; Aquaman wonders how committed the rest of the heroes are to the League. As the aliens which the League failed to detect begin to hatch their plans, Elongated Man pays a visit to Aquaman, who seems somewhat tense. As Elongated Man learns that Aquaman has resigned the throne of Atlantis, they are interrupted by Tully Reed and then by a distress call from J'onn and Zatanna on the League's satellite. Zatanna gets to Earth and the others as quickly as possible, while J'onn does his Martian thing and begins to confront the alien fleet which has now made its presence felt.
J'onn warns the others to get below the water - Zatanna arranges for herself, Elongated Man and Reed to breathe and they follow Aquaman to Atlantis. Just in time, for the world is then hit by mind mines, which neutralizes everyone above the surface for 24 hours. On an alien ship, J'onn discovers that the attackers are called the Debris, a collection of sentients who have no home and can find none. A violent faction has decided it's time to take a home by force, but J'onn soon finds those who are unwilling to do this.
Beneath the ocean, Tully Reed is beginning to learn about the humanity of his heroes - Aquaman has lost his son and possibly his wife, and Zatanna is weakened by her spell-casting, yet carries on. The heroes decide to summon Green Lantern, the strongest-willed person they know and free him of the influence of the mind-mines. He, Elongated Man and Aquaman will then strike at the Debris above water as hard and fast as possible, while Zatanna works with Atlantean spells to free the rest of Earth's population. This, combined with J'onn's efforts, sets things to rights, and the Debris are found a home by the Green Lantern Corps.
After this, Aquaman calls an emergency meeting of the JLA's founder members: he is not happy that the League failed to spot the warning signs of the Debris' presence. Accordingly he dissolves the League, explaining that since the world depends on the Justice League, its members should give it their top priority. Green Lantern is angered by the suggestion, and the Flash and Black Canary have personal crises (a trial and a bereavement) which prevent them from making the commitment at the present moment. J'onn, however, will stay, and assures Aquaman that others will join them.
Tully Reed later reflects on these events, the scoop that earned him his own office. He is angered that some call the new line-up (J'onn, Aquaman, Elongated Man, Zatanna and four newcomers) a Junior Justice League - 4 of them just saved the world, and the others no doubt have a lot of potential.