Martian Manhunter Vol 2 2

"Bio Armor Jade Warrior!": In Japan, the Martian Manhunter maintains a life as business executive Yuchiro Takata. As Takata, he is the president of New Concept Industries – a company that specializes in retrieving and analyzing alien artifacts. One of the devices

"Bio Armor Jade Warrior!"
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Martian Manhunter Vol 2 #2
January, 1999
Executive Editor	Mike Carlin
Cover Artists	Tom Mandrake
Bio Armor Jade Warrior!
Writers	John Ostrander
Pencilers	Tom Mandrake
Inkers	Tom Mandrake
Letterers	Bill Oakley
Editors	Dan Raspler Peter Tomasi Mike Carlin
Previous Issue	Martian Manhunter Vol 2 # 1
Next Issue	Martian Manhunter Vol 2 # 3

By all the gods of Mars! They think I'm the cartoon character!

— Martian Manhunter

Martian Manhunter (Volume 2) #2 is an issue of the series Martian Manhunter (Volume 2) with a cover date of January, 1999.

Synopsis for "Bio Armor Jade Warrior!"

In Japan, the Martian Manhunter maintains a life as business executive Yuchiro Takata. As Takata, he is the president of New Concept Industries – a company that specializes in retrieving and analyzing alien artifacts. One of the devices they are studying is a transmitter unit of extraterrestrial design.

Suddenly, a Mecha-sized alien probe lands in the heart of Nippon and begins tearing up the city streets. Humanoid in appearance, it declares itself Antares of the Clanetary System.

The Manhunter flies out the window of his office building and engages Antares. By absorbing excess matter, J'onn increases his size and mass several thousand times, so that he is physically comparable to Antares. The citizens of Japan compare J'onn to a popular Manga hero known as the Jade Warrior.

As the Jade Warrior, J'onn uses his mental powers to analyze the inner workings of the probe. He learns that Antares is seeking the transmitter device that New Concept Industries has in its possession. Once Antares recovers the transmitter, it broadcasts a message to the Clanetary System. The Martian Manhunter manages to disrupt the probe, until Antares activates a self-destruct sequence. J'onn heaves Antares into outer space where it explodes harmlessly.

He then flies to the JLA Watchtower to transcribe the probe's broadcast. The transmitted signal contained a single word, "Come".

Appearing in "Bio Armor Jade Warrior!"

Featured Characters:

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Supporting Characters:

• Wonder Woman

Villains:

• Antares (an alien probe)

Other Characters:

• Starro (as a Manga)
• Hidei Yashimoto

Locations:

• Earth's Moon
  • JLA Watchtower
• Japan
  • Tokyo

Items:

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Vehicles:

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Notes

• J'onn's dual identities as Jade Warrior and Yuchiro Takata is revealed in this issue.

• Starro makes a cameo appearance inside of an illustrated Manga magazine. He fights the Japanese incarnation of the Martian Manhunter known as the Jade Warrior.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Martian Manhunter series

Recommended Reading

• Martian Manhunter Recommended Reading
  • Detective Comics (Volume 1): Detective Comics #225– #326
  • House of Mystery (Volume 1): House of Mystery #143– #173
  • Martian Manhunter (Volume 1)
  • Martian Manhunter (Volume 2)
  • Martian Manhunter (Volume 3)
  • Martian Manhunter (Volume 4)
  • Martian Manhunter (Volume 5)
  • Martian Manhunter: American Secrets (Volume 1)
  • Martian Manhunter Special #1

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