Comic Title: Showcase Presents:Metamorpho Vol. 1 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2005
On Sale Date: October 5, 2005 Direct Market Date October 5, 2005
Source: Previews, Vol. 15 #8 (#200)

Direct Market Date October 5, 2005
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, October 5, 2005

Cover Price: $16.99
Page Count: 560
Editor: Robert Greenberger

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "Metamorpho Says -- No"
Pages: 24

Feature(s):
Justice League of America (of Earth-1)

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Penciller: Mike Sekowsky
Inker: Bernard Sachs

Reprinted From:
Justice League of America #42 (1966)

Feature Character(s)

• Justice League of America (last appearance in Flash #158; next appearance in Justice League of America #43)
• Superman (last appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #90; next appearance in Superman #184)
• Batman (last appearance in Batman #178; next appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #91)
• Flash (last appearance in Flash #158; next appearance in Green Lantern #43)
• Green Lantern (last appearance in Flash #158; next appearance in Green Lantern #43)
• Atom (last appearance in Flash #158; next appearance in Atom #24)
• Metamorpho (origin retold; last appearance in Metamorpho #4; next appearance in Metamorpho #5)

Villain(s)

• Unimaginable (an alien energy-being; next appearance in Justice League of America #44)
• Alien warriors of the Unimaginable (Karatchok and Phenthol named; no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Wonder Woman (in flashback to Justice League of America #31)
• Hawkman (in flashback to Justice League of America #31)

Synopsis:
The Justice League invites Metamorpho, the Element Man, to become its latest member, but before he can even arrive at their meeting place he is attacked by an unseen enemy. When Superman, Batman, Flash, Green Lantern, and Atom come to his rescue, he explains that he doesn't want to join them, since all he really wants is to be cured of his freakish Element Man form and returned to normal.

When Green Lantern attempts unsuccessfully to turn him back to Rex Mason, his earlier opponent - an intangible being calling itself the Unimaginable - appears and sues for JLA membership himself. The super-heroes reject the unorthodox applicant, who responds by sending deadly alien creatures to defeat them. Disguising himself as one of these creatures, Metamorpho goes with them when they are recalled by the Unimaginable after being beaten. The JLA members are then able to locate their foe, and infiltrate his body in the form of negative radiation, defeating him from within.

One their return to Earth, Metamorpho is appointed to a special "stand-by" status in the JLA.