Silver Age (DC Comics Title)
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The cover of Silver Age #1 (2000)
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| Publisher | DC Comics | ||
| Publication date | July 2000 | ||
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| Main character(s) | Justice League | ||
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| Writer(s) | Mark Waid | ||
| Penciller(s) | Terry Dodson | ||
| Inker(s) | Rachel Dodson | ||
| Letterer(s) | Ken Lopez | ||
| Colorist(s) | John Kalisz | ||
| Editor(s) | Dan Raspler | ||
"Silver Age" was a twelve part storyline that ran through a series of one shot comic books published by DC Comics in 2000.
Each of the 12 issues were a one-shot (feature issue #1 on the cover), however they formed a larger story-arc in which The Justice League of America fights the Injustice League formed by villain Agamemno.
The art, dialogue, narrative style and even the format of the comics (larger page-counts, half-page advertisements, etc.) were deliberately anachronistic for the time of publication, thus the issues served as a tribute, and in some cases a gentle satire, to the books and creators of DC Comics during the Silver Age of Comic Books.
Note that all the issue titles were prefixed with "Silver Age," to distinguish them from the monthly series DC produced, even though only Flash and Green Lantern were in print at the time (though starring later incarnations of the heroes). The current Justice League book was then titled JLA and Teen Titans was being published as simply 'The Titans'.
by Mark Waid & Terry Dodson
The spacefaring villain Agamemno travels to Earth where he finds Lex Luthor and explains his scheme for universal domination. The villain hopes to achieve his goal by combining three artifacts: The Absorbascon from Thanagar, a piece of Jewel Kryptonite and the Central Power Battery of the Green Lantern Corps on Oa.
It is explained that Agamemno needs the power of the JLA to collect these items (partially because two of them have these objects). With Luthor's advice Agamemno assembles a team to oppose the Justice League (The Injustice League) and using his powers swaps the minds of the heroes and villains:
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