Introduced in Justice Society of America vol. Lance, the character was introduced as Magog in Justice Society of America vol. Following the appearance in Justice Society of America, the character received his own eponymous title, written by Keith Giffen and penciled by Howard Porter. Giffen commented on the series and his reaction to character 5I guess they wanted to see if Magog had legs. Ill be honest with you, when they first called me up and said, Do you want to take a crack at Magog, I had no idea what I was going to do here. I mean, the character was not among my top 1. Then I actually sat down and started reading it and getting into this guys head. And I found his voice. Now I love the book. I love the book and I love the character. Im having a lot of fun with it. Hes David Reid, lance corporal. So I thought about how I could apply a real hardcore military mindset to a superhero and get into his head. Scott Kolins took over the series with issue 1. However, the planned five issue story was cut to two when the series was cancelled with issue 1. Justice Society of America Special 1. Fictional character biographyeditKingdom ComeeditMagog, The New Man of Tomorrow, is a hero with a rising career in the last days of Supermans declining popularity. His true origins are never revealed in the story. His most controversial act at the time was killing the Joker, who was in custody for the murder of Lois Lane and dozens of other members of the Daily Planet. Magog then surrenders to Superman and the authorities. When put on trial for murder, Magog is acquitted, the feeling being that it is time for psychotic super villains like the Joker to be killed off rather than preserve the belief of heroes of Supermans generation that all life is sacred no matter what the crime or risk of recidivism. Superman publicly denounces Magog and the acquittal, prompting Magog to challenge him to a fight. Superman, disgusted with the verdict, refuses the challenge and instead goes into self imposed exile for ten years. During that time, a new generation of heroes following Magogs violent approach begins to arise. Magog himself begins operating with a team of heroes known as the Justice Battalion a group composed of characters based on the heroes of Charlton Comics, who also inspired Alan Moores Watchmen. During a one sided and unnecessarily brutal battle with the villainous Parasite, Magogs teammate Captain Atom is critically injured, causing him to explode with the force of an atomic bomb. This disaster leaves Kansas completely destroyed, over a million people are killed and much of Americas heartland is covered in deadly radiation, and destabilizes the American economy. Magog and Alloy are the only survivors of the Kansas blast. This cataclysm is the event which finally draws Superman and many of the heroes of his generation out of retirement, thus leading to the storys inevitable generational conflict. Initially, Magog is considered the most wanted and dangerous criminal in the world and is hunted by Supermans new Justice League. They finally confront him as he tries with little success to put some small order back amongst the ruins of Kansas. Superman goads him with the remark You must be proud of this destruction which results in Magog lashing out at the Man of Steel, blaming him for the present crisis since he would not adapt to modern ways. After the attack fails to harm Superman, Magog quietly surrenders. It becomes apparent that he is traumatized by his experience and seeks forgiveness. He is taken into custody by the League and held in their special prison where he and others are lectured about their violent ways though Magog appears to spend most of his time remorsefully in his cell. However, the jails walls are pierced by a brainwashed Captain Marvel and in the battle that follows, Magog noticeably avoids fighting and just sticks to saving as many lives as he can. At the end of Kingdom Come, Magog retires to Paradise Island, where he is seen caring for the crippled Japanese superheroine Tokyo Rose and giving Swastika a hard clout when he fails to show proper respect to Wonder Woman and the Amazons. In the Elliot S Maggin novelization, it is revealed that Magog even becomes the Dean of Students at Themyscira. Justice Society of AmericaeditLance Corporal. David Reid,clarification needed great grandson of Franklin D. Roosevelt, was with the Marine platoon assigned to halt the looting of the National Museum of Iraq during the Iraq War. Reid tracked one of the looters and found an artifact that was a stone fragment of the Old God Gog. Upon touching it, Reid blacked out, waking up three weeks later to find that he was now filled with plasma energy and that a mark shaped like the Eye of Providence had opened up on his left arm. Office Communicator 2007 R2 Client Update Denied more. With the aid of a pointed hand held device which earned him the nickname Lance, Reid was able to project focused blasts of energy.
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