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Appearing in "The Kingdom: The Road To Hell"

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Villains:

  • Gog (Kingdom Come)

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Items:

  • Seven-sealed scroll

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Synopsis for "The Kingdom: The Road To Hell"

The Quintessence watch in a flashback to the time in Kingdom Come when Kansas was destroyed, that Superman found a young boy among the radiated ruins and brought him to safety. They decide that he shall be their agent. Four of its members give Phantom Stranger a scroll that shall be given to their agent, at the time when he becomes a young man.

It is the year 2040. The young boy William is now a young man who works as a faith healer, believing himself to be a chosen disciple of Superman, whom he claims is a god above equal and far above reproach. He has even built a church for worshiping Superman and tells the Daily Planet reporter that he believes Superman caused the Kansas nuclear destruction as a test to weed out "false prophets", meaning superheroes that had a rather nihilistic approach to fighting criminals and other threats. William believes that Superman has given him a "gospel" to preach, contained in his message, "There is a right and a wrong in the universe, and that distinction is not hard to make. Do right by all."

After the reporter leaves and William kneels at the altar in his church to pray to his deity, Superman enters to visit him, telling the faith healer that the Kansas disaster wasn't his will at all, but rather was his fault, that he did not stop the heroes that caused it with their reckless fight, and asks for the young man's forgiveness. His faith shattered, Williams burns his church and goes about the street asking questions about why Superman is even here. As if to answer them, the Phantom Stranger appears unto William with a seven-sealed scroll that he is to open. The instant William opens it, he is consumed by flames and sees random visions of people and events, some of which include...

  • Kal-El's birthing matrix blasting off from Krypton from John Byrne's Man Of Steel.
  • Captain Comet watching the stars over a city skyline.
  • Billy Batson peddling papers on the street.
  • Orion using his strength to break free of a gigantic hand.
  • Nightwing and Starfire embracing.
  • Lex Luthor breaking Dr. Sivana's neck.
  • Lois Lane falling dead on top of Daily Planet papers as a victim of the Joker.
  • The death of Bruce Wayne's parents.
  • Wally West as the Flash scolding a young child.
  • Princess Diana of Paradise Island given her tiara at the start of her mission as ambassador.
  • A tearful eye seeing a devastated wasteland, presumably after the Kansas disaster in Kingdom Come.
  • Ra's al Ghul lifting up his newborn grandson.
  • Lex Luthor watching Superman's heat vision being deflected from the Hyperdome due to its being turned red.
  • Captain Atom in four of his incarnations: two from his Earth-Four period, the one from his post-Crisis New Earth reintroduction, and the one from Kingdom Come.

...then, as the flames subside, William finds himself remade into a powerful warrior with an energy spear. The Phantom Stranger reveals to William that he is now given power to change the course of history so that the Kansas disaster does not even happen. But before Phantom Stranger can tell him what to do, William vanishes.

As Superman is busy helping to assemble the first trans-Atlantic bridge from Metropolis to London, William reappears in his new form unto the Man of Steel. As Superman greets him with a smile, William responds by burning the Kryptonian into a smoldering corpse, flinging his body into a bridge support and marking it with the S-shield symbol. William now believes that Superman is Satan incarnate and now decides to go on a killing rampage throughout time to cleanse the universe of Superman's "evil".

As the Quintessence watches their agent, the Phantom Stranger sees something has gone amiss: their creation of William as their agent has made him mad with rage against Superman, and instead of seeking to prevent the Kansas disaster from happening, he is actually planning to accelerate it (to make it happen sooner). Which, as the Oan Guardian Ganthet among the Quintessence reveals, is exactly their purpose for him.

Appearing in "Never-Ending Slaughter"

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  • Smallville
  • Themyscira
  • Vanishing Point

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Synopsis for "Never-Ending Slaughter"

Prologue

The citizens of some version of Metropolis watch and listen as its Superman pounds away at some barrier in the sky, with the narrator saying "he deserved heaven...not prison".

The Story

Deadman finds himself with dozens of Supermen all killed one day earlier by various means by the powerful being called Gog. The Supermen from earlier times are filled in with who Gog is and why he is desiring to destroy Superman in this fashion. As Deadman leads the Supermen into their reward, the Phantom Stranger questions the intended goals his fellow members of the Quintessence have concerning the use of their agent Gog, and so decides to counter their move with one of his own -- his agent Hunter, who uses the chrono sands to slip away from his fellow Linear Men unnoticed while they try to figure out why Gog's destruction of Superman through time isn't causing any recordable anomalies in future history. He arrives at the time of Superman's and Wonder Woman's birth of a baby son, which becomes a joyous day instantly ruined by the appearance of Gog. He kidnaps their child and keeps most of the heroes at bay while Gog makes his escape. Waverider arrives on the scene and tells the heroes of that time not to interfere with the rescue of Superman's child from Gog for that would cause their history to be erased, but Hunter takes Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman back to 1998 in order to stop Gog nonetheless.

In 1998, Ma and Pa Kent are sitting out on the porch, enjoying a day of rest when they see a mushroom cloud form in the horizon, portending a disaster to come. Then Pa Kent is sucked toward the maelstrom, wrenched away before Ma Kent could grab his hand.

Appearing in "Convergence"

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  • Nightstar
  • Doctor Gibson (Single appearance)

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Synopsis for "Convergence"

Ibn al-Xuffasch tells his story to his therapist about events that took place prior to his visit. It started when he collected the pieces of remains from Superman's nemesis Brainiac and reprogrammed one of Superman's robots to accept Brainiac's consciousness. He also brought his grandfather Ra's al-Ghul back to life using the Lazarus Pit and turned Lex Luthor into an infant, promising that his adult form will be restored if he does what he's told to do. Soon Ibn reveals his plan to the three villains, knowing that they were the most brilliant and resourceful minds in human history: they were to find a way to save this reality from nonexistence within sixty minutes. Luthor and Brainiac developed an invention called the Chronoslip that would allow whoever was inside it to be protected from whatever changes happen to reality. Instead of entering the device, Ibn pressed a button on a remote that not only caused Brainiac to seize Luthor, but also caused him to overload so that he would destroy both himself and Luthor. Ibn knew that the two would double-cross him and so had that feature programmed into Brainiac for that purpose. Then he dueled with his grandfather Ra's al-Ghul (whom in a flashback sequence was killed before young Ibn had a chance to do so) on top of a giant dinosaur in the Batcave, with Ra's telling Ibn the reason the young man chose the Batcave of all the places he could have gone to is that he had a secret desire to become Batman. Ibn watched his grandfather die as his sword stroke struck Ra's and caused him to fall. After the therapy session ends, Ibn rejoins with his lover Mari (Nightstar) when they are both visited by Hunter the Linear Man.

Appearing in "Not Go Gently"

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Synopsis for "Not Go Gently"

The New Oa space station, which after the events of Kingdom Come has been turned into an agricultural space station called The Green, is under attack by a mad rampaging Manotaur, who uses a space shuttle with a wooden battering ram's head on the front to break through into the space station. Armed with a wooden sword, he makes his way toward the power core to destroy the station, to let the world know that it's coming to an end because Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman are going back into the past to rescue their child, a task that could completely wipe out their reality.

Stopping Manotaur from doing so is Mari Grayson, Dick Grayson and Koriand'r's daughter known as Nightstar, who has the same kind of powers and the same fighting temperament as her Tamaranian mother. Her father joins her as Red Robin (without the mask) to help Manotaur see reason and to protect the workers at the station. However, Dick also has to deal with his daughter's fear of losing people, like her mother who went back to Tamaran after she and Dick had split up. Dick tells Mari to let go of that fear, and after things settle down at The Green, she rejoins with her lover Ibn al-Xuffasch when the both of them are visited by Hunter the Linear Man.

Appearing in "Flexibility"

Featured Characters:

  • Offspring (Kingdom Come)

Supporting Characters:

  • Avia (Kingdom Come)
  • Plastic Man (Kingdom Come)
  • Star-Spangled Kid (Kingdom Come)
  • Stripesy (Kingdom Come)
  • Zatara (Kingdom Come)

Villains:

  • Joker's Daughter (Kingdom Come)
  • Mr. Scarlet (Kingdom Come)
  • Thunder (Kingdom Come)
  • Trix (Kingdom Come)

Other Characters:

  • Micheline

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Synopsis for "Flexibility"

At the Titans Tower nightclub, Mr. Scarlet joins with Joker's Daughter, Thunder, and Trix for one last drinking party when a superhero emerges from the counter to capture them. It is Offspring, the son of Plastic Man, who was posing as a cash register in one of his attempts to be a serious superhero. The four villains simply laugh before Mr. Scarlet turns Offspring into a ball and throws him around the room, hitting various superbeings such as Manotaur and Magog until he lands into the giant catcher's mitt that is his father. Frustrated that his attempt has failed, Offspring turns himself into a bouncing spring and bounces himself out of the nightclub. His father Plastic Man sneaks himself out as a backpack to try figuring out why his son is now trying to take the serious route of being a superhero as they head for Offspring's apartment, where his girlfriend Micheline awaits him, blocking his entrance through the keyhole with a pitcher.

Micheline is frustrated by both her boyfriend and her boyfriend's father, who has been a constant presence, not to mention a bit of a snoop, in their lives together, always playing his practical jokes posing as something or another just to spy on them. She wants Offspring to be someone she can be proud of, yet she can't tolerate him being the kind of superhero (or even the kind of person) that no one can take seriously like his father. She voices her concerns to him, not knowing she is actually telling Plastic Man posing as Offspring while he is actually on pursuit of Mr. Scarlet and his gang to Egypt with Avia, Star-Spangled Kid, Stripesy, and Zatara assisting him. It is where the gang uncover Brainiac's skull ship hiding behind a Sphinx's head, and while Offspring tries to stop them from taking off in the ship, his friends stop Offspring from trying to stop them simply because they know that regardless of where Mr. Scarlet's gang goes, they can't escape the end that's coming.

After Offspring's friends depart following his lame joke about Brainiac's skull ship, Plastic Man appears unto him, wanting to apologize to his son for feeling that he's never given him anything worthwhile, but Offspring tells him that he's given him everything, and that he appreciates his father never leaving him alone. As the two of them embrace, Plastic Man gives his son a ride home, and Offspring decides to go find Nightstar in the hopes that he can find a way to fight against the vanishing of their reality.

Appearing in "Quick Fix"

Featured Characters:

  • Kid Flash (Kingdom Come)

Supporting Characters:

  • Flash (Kingdom Come)

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Other Characters:

  • Barry West

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Synopsis for "Quick Fix"

Iris West, the daughter of Wally West (the Flash), wants her father to recognize her as a hero of worth, and so adopts the identity of Kid Flash. However, her father is more interested in seeing her brother Barry take on the role of the superhero, despite his desire to do nothing but plant his rear end on the couch. Iris was doing rounds as a deliverer of a Meals On Wheels program when she is interrupted by a message Barry gives to her from her father: that Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman are on a mission that could endanger the existence of the future reality they live in by the end of the day. While Barry decides to use that final day to indulge himself in his own desires, Iris chooses to use her powers for the purposes of helping others. She eventually decides to join Nightstar and her group in order to attempt saving their reality from nonexistence. Barry tells his father where Iris went, suggesting that she is looking to do something other than trying to impress him. When Barry calls Iris a "fruit fly", Wally tells him not to call her that, but that "her name is Kid Flash."

Appearing in "Haunted"

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Supporting Characters:

  • Planet Krypton Wait Staff
  • "Animal Man"
  • "Atom"
  • "Captain Marvel"
  • "Dr. Mid-Nite"
  • "Jade"
  • Jeff/"Flash"
  • Linda/"Black Canary"
  • Russell/"Aquaman"
  • "Sandman"
  • Stark/"Green Lantern"
  • Tate/"Damage"
  • Vera/"Wonder Woman"
  • "Zatanna"

Villains:


Other Characters:

  • "Ghosts" (Cameo)
  • Adam Strange
  • Alexander Luthor Sr. (Earth-Three)
  • Batwoman (Earth-Two)
  • Buddy Blank/OMAC
  • Captain Atom (Earth-Four)
  • Composite Superman (Earth-One)
  • Fury (Earth-Two/Modern Age)
  • Garrett Sanford/Sandman (Earth-One)
  • Green Lantern Batman
  • Green Lantern (Tangent)
  • Jor-El (Earth-One)
  • Richard Grayson/Robin (Earth-Two)
  • Superwoman (Earth-One)

Locations:

  • Metropolis

Items:


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Synopsis for "Haunted"

Rose D'Angelo is a young woman in 1998 who runs away from home due to the embarrassment of turning down an engagement ring from a wealthy man she does not even love, yet the family was hoping could provide for them once she married him. She flees to Metropolis where she signs on as an employee of Booster Gold's superhero-themed Planet Krypton restaurant where she is assigned the role and costume of Supergirl and works as a waitress. She has few friends among her fellow employees who see her as a "cold fish" or simply don't give her any common courtesy, as with the case of the waiter dressed as Captain Marvel. She manages to stay inside the restaurant after closing time, where she finds herself visited by "ghosts" of various superheroes, a good deal of whom she has never even seen before. The "ghosts" do not threaten her in any way and mainly go about as if Rose wasn't even there. Rose feels comfortable enough with them to share her life story. However, one day she overhears her boss talking to someone over the phone about a possible break-in into the restaurant, which makes Rose feel like she was a suspect.

She waits in the restaurant at night and sees Batman appear in the flesh to investigate what Booster Gold has called him for, and notices that the inventory of items involving superhero paraphenalia has increased. Batman finds Rose and starts questioning her about her being in the restaurant when he also sees the "ghosts", including one of a superheroine that he somehow remembers. Batman suggests that these "ghosts" may actually be "echoes" of other realities, since he claims it's impossible for him to know the superheroine that he saw. Among the ghosts, Batman notices four of them that wear a special wristband, and so captures the four to interrogate them. Before he gets any answers from them, they vanish, and Batman gets a call from Superman to bring Wonder Woman with him. Batman tells Rose to go home before he departs, and for a brief moment before Rose leaves the restaurant to return home to her family, she sees a "ghost" of herself wearing the engagement ring but still serving as a waitress at Planet Krypton, making her realize that her choice not to marry the man was a good one.

Appearing in "Mighty Rivers"

Featured Characters:

  • Batman (Kingdom Come)
  • Batman (New Earth)
  • Captain Atom (New Earth)
  • Hunter
  • Ibn al-Xuffasch (Kingdom Come)
  • Kid Flash (Kingdom Come)
  • Nightstar (Kingdom Come)
  • Offspring (Kingdom Come)
  • Superman (Kingdom Come)
  • Superman (New Earth)
  • Wonder Woman (Kingdom Come)
  • Wonder Woman (New Earth)

Supporting Characters:

  • Ganthet (Kingdom Come)
  • Highfather (Kingdom Come)
  • Phantom Stranger (Kingdom Come)
  • Shazam (Kingdom Come)
  • Superman and Wonder Woman's child
  • Waverider
  • Zeus (Kingdom Come)

Villains:

  • Gog

Other Characters:

  • Ma Kent (New Earth)
  • Pa Kent (New Earth)

Locations:

  • Hypertime
  • Kansas
  • Smallville
  • Metropolis
  • Planet Krypton
  • Vanishing Point

Items:

  • Atomic Knight's shield and sword
  • Blue Devil's trident
  • Green Arrow's bow and arrows
  • Green Lantern's power ring
  • Jonah Hex's pistols
  • Orion's astro harness
  • Phantom Zone Projector
  • Power Ring's power ring
  • Sandman's gas gun

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Synopsis for "Mighty Rivers"

In 1998, Superman sees on TV reports of a nuclear blast in Kansas, and so travels there to find Captain Atom being attacked by Gog, who then turns his attention on Superman, expecting his arrival. Unable to stop Gog, Superman sees that his future counterpart as well as that of Batman and Wonder Woman have appeared on the scene. After Superman of the present summons his counterparts of Batman and Wonder Woman, the future team tries to let the present-day team know why they're here, and so offer their help to at least rescue Superman's child from Gog. But as the future era Superman and Wonder Woman see their child apparently "disappear" into "nonexistence", the latter of the two now seeks vengeance against Gog. Hunter appears and transports the heroes into Booster Gold's Planet Krypton restaurant in the present, where Hunter's other allies from the future era await to help. Hunter transports the entire restaurant into Hypertime, but Gog soon joins the heroes in battle, in which they engage him using all sorts of weapons found in the restaurant collected from all sorts of realities. Gog blasts the present-day Superman through a wall before he finally falls, causing the heroes to be sucked out into Hypertime, which they realize is the secret Hunter's been trying to hide: a multitude of alternate realities, which the future era heroes realize they are a part of. A figure resembling the Phantom Stranger, who turns out to be the older version of Superman and Wonder Woman's child, gives his infant self back to his parents, safe and sound. As the Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman of the present time are sent back to their own reality, the remaining heroes take Gog to the Quintessence in order to have them deal with their agent.

Meanwhile, the Superman seen pounding at some barrier over the sky of his Metropolis now finds out the barrier is gone. He can now fly beyond the sky to whatever is past the barrier. He gives a wink to the reader, suggesting that someday he will.

Notes

  • The collected edition features stories from New Year's Evil: Gog, The Kingdom #1 and 2, and the five The Kingdom one-shot issues.


Trivia

  • The Superman seen at the beginning of "Never-Ending Slaughter" and at the end of "Mighty Rivers" is probably intended at the time to be either the Golden Age Superman who entered the paradise dimension with his wife, Superboy-Prime, and Alexander Luthor Jr. at the end of Crisis On Infinite Earths #12, or simply a Superman of an alternate reality in Hypertime.
  • Other figures seen in Hypertime in "Mighty Rivers" include characters from the Tangent universe (like the Joker, the Flash, and Power Girl) as well as from various Elseworld stories. The figure of Black Zero would appear in the Superboy Hypertension storyline as the main villain who is out to destroy Superboy in the various alternate realities.



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