Sergio Aragonés Destroys DC
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Section of page 5 of Sergio Aragonés Destroys DC (June 1996)
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Format | One-shot |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | June 1996 |
| Number of issues | 1 |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Mark Evanier |
| Penciller(s) | Sergio Aragonés |
| Inker(s) | Sergio Aragonés Ron Boyd John Byrne John Dell Scott Hanna Jerry Ordway Denis Rodier Josef Rubinstein |
| Letterer(s) | Richard Starkings |
| Colorist(s) | Tom Luth |
| Creator(s) |
Sergio Aragonés Mark Evanier |
| Editor(s) |
Dan Raspler Peter Tomasi |
Sergio Aragonés Destroys DC is a comic book written by Sergio Aragonés and Mark Evanier and published in 1996. The book is a satire of DC Comics characters. They also produced an equivalent at Marvel Comics, called Sergio Aragonés Massacres Marvel.
The story starts with a meeting between Martian Manhunter and the Hawkman, who has been crying for help. Hawkman warns him (and several other characters from DCU) that a great danger is coming to all superheroes, but he doesn't say what kind of danger is coming.
Aragonés and Evanier have a talk in which is made clear that Aragonés has tried to get a job in DC, but was refused (allegedly, this occurs because he draws Groo the Wanderer, or because he never drew any superheroes comics).
After the rejection, Aragones decides to draw some DC superheroes stories, reluctantly helped by Evanier, in order to get experience in the field. He starts with Superman. Jor-el, Superman's father, is talking to his wife about the imminent destruction of the planet Krypton, when suddenly the destruction itself begins. Since the rocket built by Jor-el is too small, he abandons the idea of saving himself and "chooses" to save his son, sending him to Earth (after a brief thought of sending the baby to the Sun). After the destruction of Krypton, the baby comes to Earth, where he's shown facing enemies like Lex Luthor (who hates Superman because of his hair loss) and Mr Mxyzptlk, besides being portrayed as Clark Kent, Superman's alter ego. After Superman saves a kid from a car crash (and provoking another worse car crash), Hawkman appears, and tells Superman "they're doomed". Superman and Hawkman then fly off the car crash scene.
Batman is the next portrayed character. After recounting Batman's origin, including his parents murder and the bat outfit choice, Aragonés shows Batman (or "The Batman", as the character constantly repeats) receiving a letter from the Joker. Batman goes to an abandoned carnival park after spending hours figuring out where the Joker is (even though the location was stated clearly in the letter), where he brutally beats an innocent clown before meeting the Joker. After a brief discussion between the two characters, Superman and Hawkman appear, and Batman leaves with them.
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