
Cover Credits |
Artist: Mark Badger |
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Comic Title: Martian Manhunter #2
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: June 1988
On Sale Date:
February 16, 1988 Shipping Date February 16, 1988
Source: Direct Currents, #2
Shipping Date February 16, 1988
Source: Amazing Heroes, #136
Copyright Date February 16, 1988
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1988
Shipping Date February 23, 1988
Source: Direct Currents, #1
Listing dates were out of sequence
Cover Price: $1.25
Page Count: 32
Editor: Andrew Helfer
Story |
Title: "Burning Bright"
Pages: 24
Feature(s):
Martian Manhunter (Post-Crisis)
Writer: J. Mark DeMatteis
Plotter/Artist: Mark Badger
Letterer: Bob Lappan
Colorist: Mark Badger
Feature Character(s)
- Martian Manhunter (last appearance in Martian Manhunter #1; next appearance in Martian Manhunter #3)
Guest Star(s)
- Justice League (last appearance in Martian Manhunter #1; next appearance in Martian Manhunter #4)
- Batman (last appearance in Martian Manhunter #1; next appearance in Martian Manhunter #4)
- Blue Beetle (last appearance in Martian Manhunter #1; next appearance in Martian Manhunter #4)
- Mister Miracle (last appearance in Martian Manhunter #1; next appearance in Martian Manhunter #4)
- Rocket Red #4 (last appearance in Martian Manhunter #1; next appearance in Martian Manhunter #4)
- Booster Gold (last appearance in Martian Manhunter #1; next appearance in Martian Manhunter #4)
Other Character(s)
- H'ronmeer (last appearance in Martian Manhunter #1; next appearance in Martian Manhunter #3)
- Dr. Saul Erdel (last appearance in Martian Manhunter #1; next appearance in Martian Manhunter #3)
Comments:
This story is continued from Martian Manhunter #1 and continues in Martian Manhunter #3.
Synopsis:
J'onn is chases around the world by a phantom which he eventually identifies as H'ronmeer a legendary martian god. H'ronmeer tries to confront J'onn with an unrealized truth about his past, but J'onn resists. Eventually J'onn's mind shuts down and the Justice League brings him to one of their Rome embassy for help.
At the embassy, H'ronmeer disables several of the League members and finds an unexpected ally in Mister Miracle. J'onn awakens and takes off again with a feeling that Scott has betrayed him. The Martian Manhunter's flight brings him to Colorado, where an old hermit finds him. The man sees to know J'onn and gives him refuge. H'ronmeer finds them and identifies the man as Dr. Erdel, the scientist who brought J'onn to Earth.
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