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INVASION!

INVASION! Book Two 1988 [$2.95] Cover Credits: Bart Sears (pencils, inks; signed)

Story: "Invasion! Book Two: Battleground Earth" (80 Pages)

Credits: Keith Giffen (plot, pencil breakdowns); Bill Mantlo (script); Todd McFarlane and Keith Giffen (pencils); P. Craig Russell and Al Gordon and Joe Rubinstein and Tom Christopher (inks); Agustin Mas and John Costanza (letters); Carl Gafford (colors); Andrew Helfer (edits)

Feature Characters: Adam Strange (last in Starman Vol. 1 #5; next in Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #84), Snapper Carr, Amos Monroe, Moshe Levy, Carlotta Rivera, Fritz Klein, Dexter Fairfax; Vril Dox II, Garryn Bek (both last in flashback in L.E.G.I.O.N. '89 #1); The Durlan (first actual appearance; from behind the scenes in #1), Lyrissa Mallor (first appearance; last in flashback in L.E.G.I.O.N. '89 #8), Strata (first appearance), Stealth (last in flashback in L.E.G.I.O.N. '91 #28; behind the scenes; latter six next in flashback in L.E.G.I.O.N. '89 #1)

Guest Stars: Ambush Bug (last in Son of Ambush Bug #6; next in Flash Vol. 2 #22), Animal Man (in between Animal Man #6 and #7), Aqualad, Aquaman (both last in Doom Patrol Vol. 2 #17; both next in Aquaman Vol. 3 #1), Atom II (last in Power of the Atom #7; next in Starman Vol. 1 #6), Batman (last in Detective Comics #595), Big Barda (in between Justice League International Vol. 1 #22 and #24/2), Blue Beetle II, Mister Miracle II (both last in Captain Atom #24; both next in Captain Atom #25), Booster Gold (last in Justice League International Vol. 1 #22; next in Captain Atom #25), Fire, Rocket Red #4 (both in between Justice League International Vol. 1 #22 and #23), Bronze Tiger, Captain Boomerang, Duchess, Nemesis (all four in between flashback and main story in Suicide Squad #23), Captain Atom (last in Adventures of Superman #449; next in Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #26), Deadman (last in Spectre Vol. 2 #23; next in Action Comics Weekly #642), Extraño, Gloss, Harbinger, Kilowog (all four last in New Guardians #6; next in flashback in Suicide Squad #23), Firehawk (last in Starman Vol. 1 #5; next in Firestorm, The Nuclear Man #81), Firestorm (last in Starman Vol. 1 #5; next in Firestorm, The Nuclear Man #81), Flash III (last in Flash Vol. 2 #21; next in Captain Atom #25), G'nort (last in Justice League International Vol. 1 #22), Green Lantern (Hal Jordan; last in Captain Atom #24; next in Starman Vol. 1 #6), Guy Gardner (last in Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #81), Ice (last in Justice League International Vol. 1 #22; both next in Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #26), Hawk, Dove II (both last in Hawk & Dove Vol. 2 #5; both next in flashback in Hawk & Dove Vol. 3 #1), Katana (last in Outsiders Vol. 1 #28; next in Suicide Squad #53), Manhunter III, Chunk (both in between Flash Vol. 2 #21 and #22), Martian Manhunter (last in Captain Atom #24; next in Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #26), Negative Woman, Robotman II (both in between Doom Patrol Vol. 2 #17 and #18), Nightshade (in between Suicide Squad #21 and #23), Nuklon (last in Infinity, Inc. #53; next in War of the Gods #4), Peacemaker (last in Peacemaker #4; next in Blasters Special #1), Power Girl, Starman V (both in between Starman Vol. 1 #5 and #6), RAM (last in New Guardians #6; in flashback in Suicide Squad #23 in between pages; next in New Guardians #7), Mr. Bones, Obsidian, Wildcat III (all three last in Infinity, Inc. #53), Spectre (last in Spectre Vol. 2 #23), Superman (last in Adventures of Superman #449; next in Captain Atom #25), Hawkman II (last in Captain Atom #24), Wild Dog (in between Action Comics Weekly #622/2 and #636/6), Wonder Woman (last in Justice League International Vol. 1 #22; next in Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #26; all of the above in Adventures of Superman #449 between panels); Hawkwoman I (last in Justice League International Vol. 1 #22), Phantom Stranger (last in Spectre Vol. 2 #23; next in Action Comics Weekly #631/3), Dane Dorrance and the Sea Devils (both last in Doom Patrol Vol. 2 #17), Lodestone, Scott Fischer, Tempest I (all three in between Doom Patrol Vol. 2 #17 and #18), Creeper (last in Justice League International Vol. 1 #8; next in Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #26), Dr. Light IV (last in Justice League Annual #1; next in Blasters Special #1), Floro (last in New Guardians #6; in flashback in Suicide Squad #23 in between pages; next in Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #82), Guardian II (last in Adventures of Superman #449; next in Superman Vol. 2 #27), Lori Lemaris (last in flashback in Adventures of Superman #532; next in Superman Vol. 2 #63), Shade the Changing Man (in between Suicide Squad #22 and #24), Black Orchid (last in Suicide Squad #22; next in Black Orchid Vol. 1 #1), Heatwave (last in Flash Vol. 2 #19), Oberon (last in Justice League International Vol. 1 #22; next in Captain Atom #25), Tuatara (last in Justice League International Vol. 1 #12), Karma, Perun, Broot, Doc, Elu, Felicity, Green Man; Harpis, Kalista, Tigorr, Primus, Ryand'r, Schlagen (all eleven as the Omega Men)

Supporting Characters: Amanda Waller (last in Captain Atom #24), General Wade Eiling (next in Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #26), Maxwell Lord IV, Frank West

Villains: Dominators, Khunds, Thanagarians, Durlans, Citadellians, the Gil' Dishpan, Okaarans, Psions

Guest Appearances: Lex Luthor (in between Superman Vol. 2 #26 and #27); Major Force, Brainwave Jr. (last in Captain Atom #17), Hourman II, Dr. Midnight, Black Canary II (last in Captain Atom #24; all five behind the scenes); Tasmanian Devil, Swamp Thing (mistakenly shown as appearing among the gathered heroes in this story, although he is travelling back in time at the time of this story) "Spider-Man"

Other Characters: Kel Gand (dies), Daxamites