Day of Judgement (comics)
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Day of Judgment #5 (November 1999). Pencils by Matt Smith, inks by Steve Mitchell.
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| Publisher | DC Comics | ||
| Publication date | November 1999 | ||
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| Main character(s) | Spectre, Hal Jordan, Sentinels of Magic | ||
| Creative team | |||
| Writer(s) | Geoff Johns | ||
| Penciller(s) | Matthew Dow Smith, Christopher Jones (breakdowns) | ||
| Inker(s) | Steve Mitchell | ||
| Letterer(s) | Comicraft | ||
| Colorist(s) | James Sinclair | ||
| Editor(s) | Kevin Dooley | ||
"Day of Judgment" was a DC Comics limited series and crossover storyline during the autumn of 1999. The limited series was written by Geoff Johns, with art by Matthew Dow Smith.
The main storyline for the series dealt with the Spectre (whose previous host, Jim Corrigan, had left him when he ascended into Heaven) being bonded to a new host, in the form of the then-deceased Hal Jordan.
Endeavoring to cause chaos on Earth, as well as to take out rival demon Neron, Etrigan the Demon arranges for the now-hostless Spectre to be bonded to renegade angel Asmodel, who uses the Spectre's power to freeze Hell and release hordes of demons on the Earth. This action also results in villains such as the Enchantress being released, and Earth's conventional heroes are powerless against Asmodel's onslaught. With the regular heroes having fallen, it is up to the newly formed Sentinels of Magic-consisting of Doctor Occult, Zatanna, Phantom Stranger, Madame Xanadu, Deadman, Raven, Ragman, Sentinel and Sebastian Faust-to stand against the Spectre/Asmodel.
To vanquish Asmodel, the Sentinels and other heroes divide into three groups: a 'home front' to defend Earth, a team to reignite the fires of Hell, and a team to search for Jim Corrigan in heaven and get him back into the Spectre. Although the team who is at Hell falls into the River Styx after a fight with Cerberus-being rescued only by the soulless Faust, who is unaffected by the visions that plague his comrades-and the team who is in Heaven fails to recruit Corrigan to their cause, they are directed by the archangel Michael to Purgatory, where a soul in search of redemption may aid them. Selecting Hal Jordan, feeling guilty over his actions as Parallax, as the best candidate for the Spectre's new host, the Sentinels bring him to Earth with the aid of other deceased heroes.
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