Genesis #2
Genesis #2 cover

Date:

 October 1997

Title:

 “Edge of Destruction”
(Cover Title: “The Edge of Destruction!”)

Plot:

 While the heroes gathered on the moon react to the alien armada, so do the New Gods on Apokolips react to the absence of Darkseid and his minions.  And on Earth, various heroes also react to loss of faith being felt worldwide.  A global attack by Darkseid’s minions seems to correspond with the alien armada, which turns out to be an alliance of alien races who have tracked the effects of the Godwave to Earth.  Staving off conflict, Highfather appears to all concerned and explains the cause of the conflict.  Straws are drawn to select the volunteers who will enter the Source to stop the Godwave contraction.

Only scenes in which Legion of Super-Heroes characters appear are dealt with here.

Credits:

 Ron Wagner (Penciller) • Joe Rubinstein (Inker) • John Byrne (Writer) • Patricia Mulvihill (Colorist) • Clem Robins (Letterer) • Jason Hernandez-Rosenblatt / Paul Kupperberg (Editorial) • Alan Davis / Mark Farmer (Cover)

Character and Object Tracking

Analysis Notes

CHANGE HISTORY
Date of Change
Content of Change
04/29/99
 Posted
05/04/99
 Typo fix
04/06/00
 Unified to a single file
06/27/00
 Tracking updates from Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #97
06/28/00
 Tracking updates from Starman v2 #49
06/30/00
 Tracking updates from Lobo #50
07/05/00
 Tracking corrections and updates from Supergirl Annual v3 #2
Notes updates and additions to General; 20:1; 21:1, 21:3, 22:1; and 22:2
07/06/00
 Tracking updates from Genesis #3
07/10/00
 Tracking updates from Genesis #4
Typo corrections
07/21/00
 Typo fix
08/01/00
 Tracking updates from Impulse #21
12/05/01
 Added Queen Hippolyta to Tracking
Added Appearance Counts
01/06/04
 Tracking method revisions

Tinted cells and text indicate missing or incomplete information.

Character and Object Tracking

     

Name

Previous Appearance

Next Appearance

Heroes (footnote #1)
Brainiac 5 (Querl Dox) Supergirl Annual v3 #2 Genesis #3
Saturn Girl (Imra Ardeen) Supergirl Annual v3 #2 Genesis #3
Spark (Ayla Ranzz) Genesis #1 Genesis #3
Ultra Boy (Jo Nah) Genesis #1 Genesis #4
Cosmic Boy (Rokk Krinn) Genesis #1 Genesis #3
Apparition (Tinya Wazzo-Nah) Genesis #1 Genesis #4
 
Queen Hippolyta None in Legion books Next Legion appearance:
      Genesis #3
Donna Troy Genesis #1
Previous Legion appearance:
     <The Final Night #>		 Next Legion appearance:
      Genesis #3
Green Lantern IV (Kyle Rayner) Genesis #1
Previous Legion appearance:
     <The Final Night #>		 Next Legion appearance:
      Genesis #3
Metron Genesis #1
Previous Legion appearance:
     None in Legion books		 Next Legion appearance:
      Genesis #3
Flash III (Wally West) Genesis #1
Previous Legion appearance:
     <The Final Night #>		 Next Legion appearance:
      Genesis #3
Supergirl (Linda Danvers) Genesis #1
Previous Legion appearance:
     Supergirl Annual v3 #2		 Next Legion appearance:
      Genesis #3
Superman (Clark Kent) Genesis #1
Previous Legion appearance:
     Supergirl Annual v3 #2		 Next Legion appearance:
      Genesis #3
Jesse Quick (Jesse Chambers) Genesis #1
Previous Legion appearance:
     <The Final Night #>		 Next Legion appearance:
      Genesis #3
Max Mercury (Max Crandall) Genesis #1
Previous Legion appearance:
     Impulse #21		 Next Legion appearance:
      Genesis #3
Martian Manhunter (J’Onn J’Onzz) Genesis #1
Previous Legion appearance:
     <The Final Night #>		 Next Legion appearance:
      Genesis #3
Impulse (Bart Allen) Genesis #1
Previous Legion appearance:
     Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #88		 Next Legion appearance:
      Genesis #3
Superboy (footnote #2) Genesis #1
Previous Legion appearance:
     <The Final Night #>		 Next Legion appearance:
      Genesis #3
Starman VII (Jack Knight) Genesis #1
Previous Legion appearance:
     <The Final Night #>		 Next Legion appearance:
      Genesis #3
Argent (Toni Monetti) Genesis #1
Previous Legion appearance:
     <The Final Night #>		 Genesis #3
Next Legion appearance:
     Titans/Legion of Super-Heroes: Universe Ablaze #4
Untracked or One-Shot Heroes:
     Highfather Izaya, Queen Hippolyta, Artemis, Steel (John Henry Irons), Aquaman (Arthur Curry), Lightray, Orion, Arzaz, Takion (Joshua Sanders), Mr. Miracle (Scott Free), Big Barda, Ray II (Ray Terrill), Captain Marvel (Billy Batson), Half-Life (Byron Stark), Hero (Hero Cruz), Sparx (Donna Carol “D.C.” Force), Aura (Lindsay Wah), Kaliber, Prysm (Audrey Spears), Risk (Cody Driscoll), Joto (Isaiah Crockett), Atom II (Ray Palmer), Darkstar (Ferrin Colos), Tigorr, Broot, unnamed Omega Men (2)

Villains
Mantis Appears in flashforward to Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #97

Supporting Characters
Koko Supergirl Annual v3 #2 Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #97

Locations
Happy Harbor, Rhode Island No appearance; mistaken mention only
One-Shot or Untracked Locations:
     unnamed planetoid near the Source Wall (where the Legion fights Mantis)
     unspecified location (where the heroes gather)
1. The other Legionnaires and Shvaughn Erin were active during the Genesis series, even though some are never seen except in Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #97.  Legion ally Inferno remained on Earth during the conflict, having split from the Legionnaires in Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #96.

2. Honorary member, but no mention of his Legion membership is made in this series.

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Analysis Notes
General Only pages 18:1-2 and 20 are dealt with here.
18:1 Despite the indications that this fight against Mantis occurs in the present - and in Happy Harbor, to boot - it actually occurs during Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #97.  Cosmic Boy’s comment is likewise inaccurate.
18:2 Ultra Boy’s comment should also be ignored.
18:1-2 Despite superficial similarities to her lightning, Spark’s power signature must be that of her new gravity powers.
There is no mention of Ultra Boy’s multiple powers from Genesis #1, lending support to him actually being unaffected and Spark’s power change being responsible for his apparent power surge.
20:1 Note the absence of Ferro, Gates, Triad, Shvaughn Erin, and Koko; they should be present, too, since they appear in Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #97.
21:1, 21:3, 22:1 The Legionnaires cannot be indiviudally identified here, so these do not count as panel appearances for them.
22:2 While that appears to be Apparition is standing behind Ray and Green Lantern, it is actually Donna Troy.  All the Legionnaires would be off to the far left.
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Appearance Counts

Character Name

Cover

Panels / Speaking
Heroes
Brainiac 5 (Querl Dox) 2 / 1
Saturn Girl (Imra Ardeen) X 2 / 0
Spark (Ayla Ranzz) 3 / 1
Ultra Boy (Jo Nah) 3 / 1
Cosmic Boy (Rokk Krinn) 2 / 1
Apparition (Tinya Wazzo-Nah) 2 / 0
 
Queen Hippolyta
Donna Troy 1 / 0
Green Lantern IV (Kyle Rayner) X 1 / 0
Metron X 1 / 0
Flash III (Wally West) X 1 / 0
Supergirl (Linda Danvers) X 1 / 0
Superman (Clark Kent) X 1 / 0
Jesse Quick (Jesse Chambers) 1 / 0
Max Mercury (Max Crandall) X 1 / 0
Martian Manhunter (J’Onn J’Onzz) X 1 / 0
Impulse (Bart Allen) 1 / 0
Superboy 1 / 0
Starman VII (Jack Knight) X 1 / 0
Argent (Toni Monetti) 1 / 0
Villains
Mantis 1 / 0
Supporting Characters
Koko
1 / 0
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