Genesis #4

Genesis #4 cover

Date:

 October 1997

Title:

 “Last God Standing”
(Cover Title: “The Final Battle --” / “-- to Save the Source!”)

Plot:

While the Source Wall explodes and buffets the assembled heroes, the rest of the universe continues to suffer a crisis of faith.  As the heroes who entered the Source tell what happened, Darkseid and his allies plot.  Ares turns out to be a rival against Darkseid’s plots, and as Darkseid’s starts to confront Ares, the heroes confront Darkseid.  As the Old Gods siphon Ares’ energy, the collective consciousness of the universe focuses it into the fused world of New Genesis/Apokolips, splitting them in two.  With Ares’ defeat, the crisis of faith is ended.

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

Credits:

 Ron Wagner (Penciller) • Joe Rubinstein (Inker) • John Byrne (Writer) • Clem Robins (Letters) • Noelle Giddings (Colors) • Jason Hernandez-Rosenblatt (Assistant Editor) • Paul Kupperberg (Editor) • Alan Davis / Mark Farmer (Cover)

CHANGE HISTORY
Date of Change
Content of Change
04/29/99
 Posted
05/04/99
 Typo fix
Notes updates to Cover, 4:2, 5:3, 7:5, and 20:2
04/06/00
 Unified to a single file
06/27/00
 Tracking updates from Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #97
06/30/00
 Tracking updates from Lobo #50
07/05/00
 Tracking updates from Genesis #2
07/06/00
 Tracking updates from Genesis #3
07/10/00
 Tracking updates from Genesis #4
07/21/00
 Typo fix
08/02/00
 Format correction
Name correction
Tracking update from The Final Night #1
09/01/00
 Name correction
09/11/00
 Tracking updates from Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #99
09/15/00
 Tracking updates from Superboy v3 #45
12/05/01
 Added Queen Hippolyta to Tracking
Added Appearance Counts
01/06/04
 Tracking method revisions
Typo correction

Character and Object Tracking

       

Name

Previous Appearance

Next Appearance

Heroes (footnote #1)
Brainiac 5 (Querl Dox) Genesis #3 Unlimited Access #1
Also appears in Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #97 during this issue
Apparition (Tinya Wazzo-Nah) Genesis #2 Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #97
Ultra Boy (Jo Nah) Genesis #2 Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #97
Spark (Ayla Ranzz) Genesis #3 Superboy v3 #45
Also appears in Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #97 during this issue
Saturn Girl (Imra Ardeen) Genesis #3 Superboy v3 #45
Also appears in Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #97 during this issue
Cosmic Boy (Rokk Krinn) Genesis #3 Superboy v3 #45
Triad (Luornu Durgo) Appears on cover only
 
Donna Troy Previous Legion appearance:
      Genesis #3		 Next Legion appearance:
     Titans/Legion of Super-Heroes: Universe Ablaze #4
Superboy (footnote #2) Previous Legion appearance:
      Genesis #3		 Next Legion appearance:
     Superboy v3 #45
Supergirl (Linda Danvers) Previous Legion appearance:
      Genesis #3		 None in Legion books
Starman VII (Jack Knight) Previous Legion appearance:
      Genesis #3		 Next Legion appearance:
     Starman v2 #49
Green Lantern IV (Kyle Rayner) Previous Legion appearance:
      Genesis #3		 Next Legion appearance:
     Lobo #50
Superman (Clark Kent) Previous Legion appearance:
      Genesis #3		 Next Legion appearance:
     Lobo #50
Flash III (Wally West) Previous Legion appearance:
      Genesis #3		 Next Legion appearance:
     Lobo #50
Martian Manhunter (J’Onn J’Onzz) Previous Legion appearance:
      Genesis #3		 Next Legion appearance:
     Lobo #50
Metron Previous Legion appearance:
      Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #97		 None in Legion books
Jesse Quick (Jesse Chambers) Previous Legion appearance:
      Genesis #3		 Next Legion appearance:
     The Flash #148
Impulse (Bart Allen) Previous Legion appearance:
      Genesis #3		 Next Legion appearance:
     Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #100 (1st story)
Max Mercury (Max Crandall) Previous Legion appearance:
      Genesis #3		 Next Legion appearance:
     The Flash4 #148
Queen Hippolyta Previous Legion appearance:
      Genesis #3		 Next Legion appearance:
     Wonder Woman v2 #172
 
One-Shot or Untracked Heroes:
     Hero (Hero Cruz), Sparx (Donna “D.C.” Force), Kaliber, Half-Life (Byron Stark), Steel (John Henry Irons), Aquaman (Arthur Curry), Atom II (Ray Palmer), Prysm (Audrey Spears), Captain Marvel (Mary Batson), Captain Marvel (Billy Batson), Risk (Cody Driscoll), Lightray, Takion (Joshua Sanders), Orion, unnamed Omega Men, Darkstar (Ferrin Colos), Arzaz, Tigorr, Big Barda (Barda Free), Mister Miracle (Scott Free), Warrior (Guy Gardner), Spectre (Jim Corrigan)

Villains
Ares No actual appearance; behind the scenes

Supporting Characters
Koko Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #97 Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #98

Locations
Darkseid’s platform (near the Source Wall) Previous Legion appearance:
      Genesis #3		 None in Legion books
The Source Wall Previous Legion appearance:
      Genesis #3		 None in Legion books
The Source Appears in flashback to Genesis #3
Darkseid’s ship (interior) None in Legion books None in Legion books

Technology
Metron’s Möbius Chair Previous Legion appearance:
      Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #97		 None in Legion books (footnote #3)
Mother Boxes Previous Legion appearance:
      Genesis #3		 Next Legion appearance:
      Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #98
Also appear in Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #97 during this issue
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.

3. Brainiac 5.1 builds a floating chair reminiscent of Metron’s in Legion Lost #4.

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Analysis Notes
Cover In addition to Spark and Saturn Girl, Ultra Boy is to the left of Captain Atom, and Triad (based on body shape and the belt buckle; it cannot be Apparition since there is no cape) is to the right.
General Only pages 4-6, 7:2, 9:1, 10, 19:2, 19:4, 20:2-3, and 21:2 are dealt with here.
4:2 The identifiable members of the crowd are (more or less left-to-right): Hero, Donna Troy, Sparx, Superboy, Kaliber, Half-Life, Queen Hippolyta, Supergirl, Starman, Green Lantern, Steel, Superman, Aquaman, Flash, Atom, Prysm, Captain Marvel (Mary Batson), Martian Manhunter, Captain Marvel (Billy Batson), Brainiac 5, Metron, Risk, Lightray,. Takion, Orion, unnamed Omega Man, Darkstar, Arzaz, Tigorr, Jesse Quick, Impulse, Max Mercury, Big Barda, and Mister Miracle.  Several other characters are present but unidentifiable.
5:1 This crowd: Donna Troy, Kaliber, Warrior, Queen Hippolyta, Takion, Superman, Martian Manhunter, Captain Marvel, Arzaz, Big Barda, Mister Miracle, Brainiac 5, Ultra Boy, and Apparition.  Other characters cannot be identified.
5:3 This crowd: Risk, Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel, Arzaz, Artemis, Impulse, Spark, Brainiac 5, Max Mercury, and Ultra Boy.
6:2 Brainiac 5 is miscolored here.
7:5 Spark is behind Donna Troy.
9:1 Art error: Saturn Girl’s ponytail got lost here.
12:5-16:4 As best as can be determined, the Legion retreated to the planetoid seen in Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #97 during these pages.
14:3 It is unclear here, but Metron has just returned from probing Saturn Girl’s mind in Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #97.  That is Kindred Marx between Hero and Supergirl, not Brainiac 5, and the two in the back next to the large-headed Omega Man are Superboy and a miscolored Donna Troy, not Cosmic Boy and Saturn Girl.
19:2 Saturn Girl’s costume is miscolored here.
19:4 Brainiac 5 and Koko are both miscolored here.  (Brainiac 5 can’t catch a break, can he?)
Note that Brainy has arranged to stand next to his idol, Metron.
20:2 Martian Manhunter is at the top of the circle, and Saturn Girl is just to the left of him.
21:2 This crowd: Jess Quick, Captain Marvel (Mary Batson), Max Mercury, Captain Marvel (Billy Batson), Flash, Superboy, Impulse, Green Lantern, Donna Troy, Artemis, Warrior, Queen Hippolyta, Superman, Koko, Brainiac 5, Spark, Ultra Boy, Martian Manhunter, Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl, Tigorr, Starman, Aquaman, Orion, unnamed Omega Man, Mister Miracle, Lightray, Big Barda, Prysm, and Kaliber, plus a number of unidentifiable characters.
Cosmic Boy and Saturn Girl should not be holding hands like this, since her mental hold on him was broken.
Takion’s word balloon refers to Spark, but Saturn Girl is who the previous balloon’s tail points at. Spark’s body language proves that she is the one who is speaking.
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Appearance Counts

Character Name

Cover

Panels / Speaking
Heroes
Brainiac 5 (Querl Dox) 6 / 1
Ultra Boy (Jo Nah)
 X 4 / 0
Apparition (Tinya Wazzo-Nah) 1 / 0
Spark (Ayla Ranzz) X 9 / 2
Saturn Girl (Imra Ardeen) X 8 / 0
Cosmic Boy (Rokk Krinn) 1 / 0
Triad (Luornu Durgo) X 0 / 0
 
Donna Troy 9 / 0
Superboy (Kon-El) X 2 / 0
Supergirl (Linda Danvers) X 3 / 0
Starman VII (Jack Knight) X 2 / 0
Green Lantern IV (Kyle Rayner) X 2 / 0
Superman (Clark Kent) X 5 / 0
Flash III (Wally West) X 7 / 0
Martian Manhunter (J’Onn J’Onzz) X 12 / 1
Metron X 2 / 1
Jesse Quick (Jesse Chambers) 2 / 0
Impulse (Bart Allen) X 5 / 0
Max Mercury (Max Crandall) 4 / 0
Queen Hipployta
Supporting Characters
Koko
2 / 0
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