DC One Million was a crossover event published by DC Comics in 1998. It featured a vision of the DC Universe in the 853rd century (chosen because that is the century in which, assuming they maintain a regular publishing schedule, DC Comics will first publish an issue #1,000,000 of one of their current monthly titles. The mini-series was written by Grant Morrison and drawn by Val Semeiks. DC Comics is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ... The Justice League is a DC Comics superhero team. ... The Justice Legion Alpha is a DC Comics superhero team, who exist in the far future of the DC Universe. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Grant Morrison (born January 31, 1960, Glasgow) is a Scottish comic book writer and artist. ... Val Semeiks is a veteran comicbook artist who has mostly worked for DC Comics and Marvel Comics. ... Grant Morrison (born January 31, 1960, Glasgow) is a Scottish comic book writer and artist. ... Val Semeiks is a veteran comicbook artist who has mostly worked for DC Comics and Marvel Comics. ... DC Comics is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ... Cover to the History of the DC Universe trade paperback. ... Grant Morrison (born January 31, 1960, Glasgow) is a Scottish comic book writer and artist. ... Val Semeiks is a veteran comicbook artist who has mostly worked for DC Comics and Marvel Comics. ...

Setup

The core of the event was a four-issue mini-series, in which the 20th-century Justice League of America and the 853rd-century Justice Legion Alpha co-operate to defeat a plot by the supervillain Vandal Savage (who, being practically immortal, exists in both centuries as well as all the ones in between) and future Superman nemesis Solaris the Living Sun. Every series then being published by DC also put out a single issue numbered #1,000,000, which either showed its characters' involvement in the central plot or gave a glimpse of what its characters' descendants/successors would be doing in the 853rd century. Hitman 1,000,000 was essentially a parody of the entire storyline. A trade paperback collection was subsequently published, comprised of the four-issue mini-series, and tie-in issues necessary to follow the main plot. The series was then followed by a one-shot titled DC One Million 80-Page Giant #1,000,000 (1999), which was a collection of further adventures in the life of the future heroes. The Justice League, sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short, is a fictional DC Universe superhero team. ... The Justice Legion Alpha is a DC Comics superhero team, who exist in the far future of the DC Universe. ... Vandal Savage is a fictional character and supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. ... Superman is a fictional character and one of the most famous and popular comic book superheroes of all time. ... Solaris is a DC Comics supervillain, who exists in the distant future of the DC Universe. ... Tommy Monaghan redirects here. ...

Plot details

In the 853rd century the original Superman still lives, but has spent over fifteen thousand years in a self-imposed exile in his Fortress of Solitude in the heart of our sun. The galaxy is protected by the Justice Legions, which trace their descent from the 20th-century Justice League and the 31st-century Legion of Super-Heroes, among others. Justice Legion Alpha, which protects the solar system, includes future analogues of Superman, Wonder Woman, Hourman, Starman, Aquaman, The Flash and Batman. Superman is a fictional character and one of the most famous and popular comic book superheroes of all time. ... The Silver Age Fortress of Solitude, from Superman #187 (June 1966). ... NGC 4414, a typical spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, is about 56,000 light years in diameter and approximately 60 million light years distant. ... The Justice League, sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short, is a fictional DC Universe superhero team. ... This is about the DC Comics superhero team. ... Major features of the Solar System (not to scale): The Sun, the eight planets, the asteroid belt containing the dwarf planet Ceres, outermost there is the dwarf planet Pluto (the dwarf planet Eris not shown), and a comet. ... Wonder Woman is a fictional DC Comics superheroine co-created by William Moulton Marston and wife Elizabeth Holloway Marston. ... Hourman (spelled Hour-Man in his earliest appearances) is the name of three different fictional DC Comics superheroes the first of whom was created by Ken Fitch and Bernard Bailey in Adventure Comics #48 (April 1940), during the Golden Age of Comic Books. ... Starman, in comic books, refers to several different fictional characters in the DC Comics universe. ... Aquaman is a DC Comics superhero. ... The Flash. ... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ...

The original Superman announces that he will soon return to humanity, and to celebrate Justice Legion Alpha travels back in time to the late 20th century to meet Superman's original teammates in the JLA, and bring them and Superman to the future to participate in games and displays of power as part of the celebration.

Meanwhile, in Russia, Vandal Savage, defeats the Titans single handedly when they attempt to stop him purchasing nuclear powered Rocket Red suits. He then launches a nuclear strike on Washington D.C. Vandal Savage is a fictional character and supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. ... Teen Titans redirects here. ... The Rocket Red Brigade is a DC Comics superhero team. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United...

Unfortunately one of the Justice Legion (the future Starman) has been corrupted by Solaris, who has returned to his old habits. Before the original heroes can be returned to their own time the future Hourman, an android, collapses and releases a virus programmed by Solaris to attack machines and humans. Starman, in comic books, refers to several different fictional characters in the DC Comics universe. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The android Data, portrayed by Brent Spiner, from the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation An android is a robot made to resemble a human, usually both in appearance and behavior. ... Groups I: dsDNA viruses II: ssDNA viruses III: dsRNA viruses IV: (+)ssRNA viruses V: (-)ssRNA viruses VI: ssRNA-RT viruses VII: dsDNA-RT viruses A virus (Latin, poison) is a microscopic particle that can infect the cells of a biological organism. ... A computer virus is a self-replicating computer program written to alter the way a computer operates, without the permission or knowledge of the user. ...

The Virus affects the guidance systems of the Rocket Red suits and cause them to instead detonate over Montevideo, killing over a million people. The virus also drives humans insane, causing an increase in anger and paranoia worldwide. Believing this was deliberately planned by the JLA to stop him, Savage lauches an all out war on superhumans using "blitz engines" he had created and hidden while allied with Hitler during World War II. The paranoia caused by the virus also leads the Justice Legion Alpha and the contemporary heroes to attack each other. Department Montevideo Department Altitude 43 m Coordinates 34º 53S 56º 10W Founded 1726 Founder Bruno Mauricio de Zabala Population 1,325,968 (2004) (1st) Demonym Montevideano Phone Code +02 Postal Code 10000 Montevideo -pron IPA: is the capital, largest city, and chief port of Uruguay. ... Hitler redirects here. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead...

The remnants of the JLA that stayed in the present and the Justice Legion Alpha overcome their paranoia when the future Superman and Steel realise the significance of the symbol they both wear. The two JLA's are eventually able to stop the virus when it is discovered that it is a complex computer program looking for appropriate hardware. To provide this hardware the heroes build the body of Solaris (including in it a DNA sample of Superman's wife Lois Lane) and the virus flees from the Earth to this body, bringing Solaris to life. In a final act of repentance the future Starman sacrifices himself to banish Solaris from the solar system. The future Superman forces himself through time using confiscated time-travel technology he finds in the watchtower, almost dying in the process. John Henry Irons is the third hero known as Steel, a fictional superhero in the DC Universe. ... A computer program is a collection of instructions that describe a task, or set of tasks, to be carried out by a computer. ... Hardware is the general term that is used to describe physical artifacts of a technology. ... The general structure of a section of DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions for the biological development of a cellular form of life or a virus. ... Lois Joanne Lane is a fictional comic book character who appears in DC Comics’ Superman stories. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... A cutaway of the JLA Watchtower on the moon. ...

Meanwhile, in the 853rd century, the original JLA are fighting an alliance between Solaris and Vandal Savage. Vandal Savage has found a sample of kryptonite on Mars (where it was left by the future Starman in the 20th century), which he gives to Solaris. Savage has also hired Walker Gabriel to steal the time-travel gauntlets of the 853rd century Flash (John Fox) to ensure the Justice Legion remains trapped in the past. However he ultimately doublecrosses Gabriel. Vandal Savage is a fictional character and supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. ... Superman, Phantom Zone criminals, and Jimmy Olsen, in front of a display of kryptonite models. ... Chronos is a DC Comics supervillain who takes his name from the Greek personification of Time and has the ability to time travel and manipulate history. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... Barry Allen as the Flash. ...

Solaris, in a final attack, slaughters thousands of superhumans so he can fire the kryptonite into the sun and kill Superman before he emerges. The JLA's Green Lantern causes Solaris to go supernova and he and the Superman of the 853rd century contain the resulting blast - but not before the kryptonite is released. A superhuman is an entity with intelligence or abilities exceeding normal human standards. ... Kyle Rayner is a fictional comic book superhero from the DC Comics universe, known for most of his publication history as Green Lantern, a member of the intergalactic police force known as the Green Lantern Corps. ... Multiwavelength X-ray image of the remnant of Keplers Supernova, SN 1604. ...

The future Vandal Savage teleports from Mars to Earth using the stolen Time-Gauntlets. It turns out however that Gabriel has sabotaged the Gauntlets and Savage instead arrives in Montevideo moments before the nuclear blast he caused centuries earlier, finally bringing his life to an end. Note: This article contains special characters. ... Earth (IPA: , often referred to as the Earth, Terra, the World or Planet Earth) is the third planet in the solar system in terms of distance from the Sun, and the fifth largest. ...

It is then revealed that a secret conspiracy - forewarned by the trouble in the 20th century - has spent the intervening centuries coming up with a foolproof plan for stopping Solaris. Their actions included replacing the hidden kryptonite with a disguised Green Lantern ring - with which the original Superman emerges from the sun and finishes Solaris. A power ring is the fictional weapon in the DC Universe, most notably used by the Green Lantern Corps. ...

In the aftermath the original Superman, who has become almost a god, and the future Hourman use the DNA sample to bring Lois Lane back to life. They also recreate Krypton, along with all its deceased inhabitants within our solar system. Lois and Superman apparently live happily ever after. This article discusses the term God in the context of monotheism and henotheism. ... It has been suggested that Krypton glossary be merged into this article or section. ...

The Justice Legions

There are apparently 26 Justice Legions. Those featured include:

• Justice Legion A is based on the Justice League. See main article Justice Legion Alpha.
• Justice Legion B is based on the Titans. Members include Nightwing (a batlike humanoid), Aqualad (a humanoid made from water), Troy (a younger version of Wonder Woman One Million), Arsenal (a robot) and Joto (killed in teleporter accident).
• Justice Legion L is based on the Legion of Super-Heroes, and protects an artificially created planetary system (all that remains of the 30th century United Planets). Members include Cosmicbot (a cyborg based on magnetism, based on Cosmic Boy), Titangirl (the combined psychic energy of all Titanians, based on Saturn Girl), Implicit Girl (who contains the abilities of all Cargggites in her "third eye", very loosely based on Triad), Brainiac 815 (a disembodied intelligence, based on Brainiac 5 and Apparition), the M'onelves (who combine the powers of M'onel and Shrinking Violet) and barely humanoid versions of Umbra and Chameleon.
• Justice Legion S consists of numerous Superboy clones, all with different powers. Members include Superboy 820 (with aquatic powers), Superboy 3541 (who can increase his size) and Superboy One Million (who can channel any of their powers through "the Eye"). They all (most notably One Million) resemble OMACs as much as Superboy. This was a very intentional pun, as the title of the story was "One Million And Counting", referring to the million clones, and forming the OMAC acronym.
• Justice Legion T is based on Young Justice. Members include Superboy One Million (as referred to above), Robin the Toy Wonder (optimistic robot sidekick to Batman One Million) and Impulse (the living embodiment of random thoughts lost in the Speed Force)
• Justice Legion Z (for Zoomorphs) is based on the Legion of Super-Pets. Members include Proty One Million and Master Mind. A version of Comet the Super-Horse may also be a member.

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Awards

The original miniseries was a top votegetter for the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for Favorite Limited Series for 1999. The storyline was a top votegetter for the Comics Buyer's Guide Award for Favorite Story for 1999. Comics Buyers Guide (CBG) is the longest-running periodical reporting on the comic book industry. ...

External links

• Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards
• The Superman Database - Full list of every issue of “DC One Million” ever published w/ Cover Art and more.