Appearing in "Strange Adventures"
Featured Characters:
- Avengers
- Hawkeye (Clint Barton)
- Beast (Hank McCoy)
- ⏴ Iron Man (Tony Stark) ⏵
- Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)
- Thor
- Captain America (Steve Rogers)
- Wasp (Janet Van Dyne)
- Vision
- Ant-Man/Goliath/Yellowjacket/Dr. Pym (Hank Pym)
- Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff)
- Black Panther (T'Challa)
- Wonder Man (Simon Williams)
- Moondragon (Heather Douglas)
- Hercules
- Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau)
- She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters)
- Doctor Druid (Anthony Druid)
- Black Knight (Dane Whitman)
- Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers)
- Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
- Hellcat (Patsy Walker)
- Mockingbird (Bobbi Morse)
- Falcon (Sam Wilson)
- Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff)
- Mantis
- Starfox (Eros)
- Namor
- Gilgamesh
- Tigra (Greer Nelson)
- US Agent (John Walker)
- Justice (Vance Astrovik)
- Firestar (Angelica Jones)
- JLA
- Batman (Bruce Wayne)
- Black Canary (Dinah Lance)
- Elongated Man (Ralph Dibny)
- Green Arrow (Ollie Queen)
- Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
- Superman (Kal-El/Clark Kent)
- Wonder Woman (Diana)
- Flash (Barry Allen)
- Aquaman (Orin)
- Hawkman (Carter Hall)
- Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onnz)
- Atom (Ray Palmer)
- Red Tornado
- Green Lantern (Guy Gardner)
- Hawkgirl (Shiera Sanders)
- Zatanna
- Firestorm (Ronnie Raymond)
- Booster Gold (Michael Carter)
- Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson)
- Ice (Tora Olafsdotter)
- Captain Marvel (Billy Batson)
- Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner)
- Flash (Wally West)
- Fire (Beatriz da Costa)
- Vibe (Paco Ramone)
- Rocket Red (Dmitri Pushkin)
- Green Lantern (John Stewart)
- Vixen (Mari McCabe)
- Doctor Light (Kimiyo Hoshi)
- Gypsy (Cynthia Reynolds)
- Hawkman (Katar Hol)
- Hawkwoman (Shayera Hol)
- Firestorm (Martin Stein)
- Phantom Stranger
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Krona
- Amazo (Only in flashback)
- Ultron-4 (Only in flashback)
- Grim Reaper (Eric Williams) (Only in flashback)
- Key (Only in flashback)
- Kang (Only in flashback)
- Lord of Time (Epoch) (Only in flashback)
- Masters of Evil (Appears on screen)
- Executioner (Skurge) (Appears on screen)
- Enchantress (Amora) (Appears on screen)
- Radioactive Man (Chen Lu) (Appears on screen)
- Baron Zemo (Heinrich Zemo) (Appears on screen)
- Black Knight (Nathan Garrett) (Appears on screen)
- Melter (Bruno Horgan) (Appears on screen)
- Mr. Mxyzptlk (Appears on screen)
- Loki (Appears on screen)
- Kanjar Ro (Appears on screen)
- Ares (Appears on screen)
- Grey Gargoyle (Appears on screen)
- Morgan Le Fay (Appears on screen)
- Taskmaster (Appears on screen)
- Killer Frost (Louise Lincoln) (Appears on screen)
- Korvac (Appears on screen)
- Ultra-Humanite (Appears on screen)
- Bizarro (Appears on screen)
- Silver Swan (Vanessa Kapatelis)
- Killer Croc (Waylon Jones)
- Poison Ivy (Pamela Isley)
- Bloodsport (Robert DuBois)
- Shrapnel (Mark Scheffer)
- Sonar (Bito Wladon)
- Mammoth (Baran Flinders)
- Silver Banshee (Siobhan McDougal)
Other Characters:
- Doctor Doom (Victor von Doom)
- Eternity
- Kismet
- Traya Sutton (Photo)
- Eradicator (Appears on screen)
- Robin (Jason Todd) (Appears on screen)
- Starman (Jack Knight) (Appears on screen)
- Onslaught (Appears on screen)
- Justice Legion Alpha (Appears on screen)
- Aquaman (Appears on screen)
- Batman (Appears on screen)
- Flash (Jonathan Fox) (Appears on screen)
- Hourman (Matt Tyler) (Appears on screen)
- Starman (Farris Knight) (Appears on screen)
- Superman (Kal Kent) (Appears on screen)
- Wonder Woman (Appears on screen)
- Batgirl (Barbara Gordon) (Appears on screen)
- Nightwing (Dick Grayson) (Appears on screen)
- Masters of Evil (Appears on screen)
- Tiger Shark (Todd Arliss) (Appears on screen)
- Mr. Hyde (Calvin Zabo) (Appears on screen)
- Goliath (Erik Josten) (Appears on screen)
- Blackout (Marcus Daniels) (Appears on screen)
- Thunderball (Eliot Franklin) (Appears on screen)
- ⏴ Moonstone (Karla Sofen) ⏵ (Appears on screen)
- Absorbing Man (Carl Creel) (Appears on screen)
- Baron Zemo (Helmut Zemo) (Appears on screen)
- Bulldozer (Henry Camp) (Appears on screen)
- Solomon Grundy (Cyrus Gold) (Appears on screen)
- Speedy (Roy Harper) (Appears on screen)
- Supreme Intelligence (Appears on screen)
- Lex Luthor (Appears on screen)
- Pete Ross (Appears on screen)
- Sersi (Appears on screen)
- Proctor (Appears on screen)
- Metamorpho (Rex Mason) (Appears on screen)
- Beta Ray Bill (Appears on screen)
- Justice Society of America (Appears on screen)
- Atom Smasher (Albert Rothstein) (Appears on screen)
- Doctor Fate (Hector Hall) (Appears on screen)
- Doctor Mid-Nite (Pieter Cross) (Appears on screen)
- Flash (Jay Garrick) (Appears on screen)
- Green Lantern (Alan Scott) (Appears on screen)
- Mister Terrific (Michael Holt) (Appears on screen)
- Sand (Sanderson Hawkins) (Appears on screen)
- Stargirl (Courtney Whitmore) (Appears on screen)
- Wildcat (Ted Grant) (Appears on screen)
- Teen Titans (Appears on screen)
- Changeling (Garfield Logan) (Appears on screen)
- Cyborg (Victor Stone) (Appears on screen)
- Wonder Girl (Donna Troy) (Appears on screen)
- Kid Flash (Wally West) (Appears on screen)
- Raven (Appears on screen)
- Robin (Dick Grayson) (Appears on screen)
- Starfire (Koriand'r) (Appears on screen)
- Crystal (Appears on screen)
- Luna (Appears on screen)
- Exodus (Bennet du Paris) (Appears on screen)
- Jean Grey (Appears on screen)
- Thunderbolts (Appears on screen)
- Citizen V (Helmut Zemo) (Appears on screen)
- Atlas (Erik Josten) (Appears on screen)
- Songbird (Melissa Gold) (Appears on screen)
- MACH-1 (Abe Jenkins) (Appears on screen)
- Techno (Norbert Ebersol) (Appears on screen)
- Meteorite (Karla Sofen) (Appears on screen)
- Oberon (Appears on screen)
- Thunderstrike (Eric Masterson) (Appears on screen)
- Death (Appears on screen)
- Thanos (Appears on screen)
- Squadron Supreme (Appears on screen)
- Doctor Spectrum (Joe Ledger) (Appears on screen)
- Hyperion (Mark Milton) (Appears on screen)
- Lady Lark (Linda Lewis) (Appears on screen)
- Whizzer (Stanley Stewart) (Appears on screen)
- Golden Archer (Wyatt McDonald) (Appears on screen)
- Sentinel (Appears on screen)
- Tommy Maximoff (Appears on screen)
- Billy Maximoff (Appears on screen)
- Master Pandemonium (Martin Preston) (Appears on screen)
- Injustice Gang (Appears on screen)
- General (Wade Eiling) (Appears on screen)
- Queen Bee (Zazzala) (Appears on screen)
- Prometheus (Appears on screen)
- White Martians (Appears on screen)
- Attuma (Appears on screen)
- Hulk (Bruce Banner) (Appears on screen)
- Linda Park (Appears on screen)
- Charybdis (Appears on screen)
- Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Appears on screen)
- War Machine (Jim Rhodes) (Appears on screen)
- Manhunters (Appears on screen)
- Azrael (Jean-Paul Valley) (Appears on screen)
- Bane (Appears on screen)
- Hippolyta (Appears on screen)
- Jimmy Olsen (Appears on screen)
- Lois Lane (Appears on screen)
- Doomsday (Appears on screen)
- Superboy (Kon-El) (Appears on screen)
- Cyborg Superman (Henry Henshaw) (Appears on screen)
- Katma Tui (Appears on screen)
- Parallax (Appears on screen)
- Spectre (Aztar) (Appears on screen)
- Steel (John Irons) (Appears on screen)
Locations:
Items:
- Doctor Doom's Armor
- Green Lantern Ring
- Ant-Man's Helmet
- Iron Man Armor Model 3
- Captain America's Shield
- Captain America's Uniform
- Mjolnir
- Hawkeye's Bow & Trick Arrows
- Iron Man Armor Model 4
- Lasso of Truth
- Black Widow's Gauntlets
- Helmet of Fate
- Serpent Crown (Only in flashback)
- Grim Reaper's Scythe (Only in flashback)
- Iron Man Armor Model 9
- Iron Man Armor Model 16
- Stormbreaker (Appears on screen)
- Mobile Armored Cyber-Harness (Appears on screen)
- Hydro Armor (Appears on screen)
- Thunderstrike (Item) (Appears on screen)
- Doctor Spectrum's Power Prism (Appears on screen)
- Twilight Sword (Appears on screen)
- Iron Man Armor Model 11 (Appears on screen)
- Iron Man Armor Model 13 (Appears on screen)
- Green Lantern Central Power Battery
- Mobius Chair
Vehicles:
- Brainiac's Skull Ship
- Quinjet (Appears on screen)
Synopsis for "Strange Adventures"
In the DC universe, the JLA are watching Doctor Doom joining the Source Wall. Hawkeye (who is also a member) flirts with Black Canary, making Green Arrow jealous. The first "dimensional glitch" occurs, with Clint vanishing. The team doesn't notice this change, but The Flash suggests they return to JLA Tower and inform their friends in the other universe about Doom's incursion.
Meanwhile, in Marvel Universe, the Avengers have just won a battle with Brainiac. Discussing the outcome, but Captain America feels that something isn't right. At that moment, Wasp announces that the JLA is visiting their reality. The two teams greet each other and head to Avengers Mansion. Both Superman and Captain America individually get the impression something is very wrong.
Suddenly, the scene shifts to JLA satellite, where the two teams are having a party with a Hawaiian luau theme. As everyone has fun, Captain America and Superman continue to have misgivings about the whole situation.
The scene shifts back to the Avengers Mansion, where Superman confides to Martian Manhunter that he feels like the entire situation feels strange - at that moment, Captain America explodes that something is deeply wrong. Wasp tries to calm him down, relating previous team-ups between the JLA and Avengers (which actually never happened), but Captain America refuses to listen, accusing Superman of the reality warping. Superman snaps back that it's Cap's fault, and both rush forward to attack each other. ---
Suddenly, Vision and Aquaman find themselves in a snowy Metropolis. Aquaman notes that he still has a hand (which for him feels off), and finds a Daily Planet article with Clark Kent interviewing Spider-Man, which he says makes absolutely no sense. They are both then attacked by a group of DC villains. They are rescued by Captain America, Hal Jordan, Iron Man, Thor and Wonder Woman. Wonder Woman uses her Lasso of Truth on Sonar, who mumbles something about his "master" being trapped but trying to escape.
Meanwhile, in the Marvel universe New York City, Superman, Batman, Goliath, Wasp and others are rescuing citizens from major disasters. Some of the citizens, however, are from the DC Universe; one cab driver complains that no one there knows about his home country of Qurac. Godlike people appear, whom the Martian Manhunter tries to mind link with.
Flash and Scarlet Witch appear to Metropolis, Batman and Superman are still in New York but J'onn is Vanished. In the meantime Captain America, Aquaman and the others are trying to clear the snow, while Vision is searching the area when J'ohn J'ones appears with some people.
Martian Manhunter instructs everyone in both universes to follow him, and explains that the realities are interacting, with places randomly appearing and disappearing. Superman and Iron Man fly into space and discover both Earths being forcibly merged together by Krona. Scarlet Witch and Green Lantern attack Krona with their respective powers, and both teams use their willpower to disrupt the rift, and are returned to their own worlds.
With the help of The Phantom Stranger, both teams are taken to a dying Grandmaster, who tells them that Krona is imprisoned between both realities, and will destroy both to escape. In his last dying act, Grandmaster shows the teams their true past, featuring such dark moments as Superman's death at the hands of Doomsday, Ant-Man's domestic abuse of Wasp, Hal Jordan going insane and murdering the entire Green Lantern Corps, Iron Man's alcoholism, and the tragedy of Vision and Scarlet Witch's "son".
Hal, who arguably has the most to lose, states that they have to return reality back to the way it was, for good or ill, and both teams vow to defeat Krona, together.
Notes
- Editors-in-chief: Joe Quesada and Dan DiDio.
- Wraparound cover.
- "Strange Adventures" is a reference to several DC titles of the same name.
- The opening JLA/Avengers sequence an homage to the Pre-Crisis Justice League/Justice Society relationship. The Avengers refer to New Earth as "Earth-Two" and their universe "Earth-One," whereas the Justice League does it the other way round.
Trivia
- The painting that Cap looks at is from this issue, the original JLA/JSA team-up Justice League of America Vol 1 21.
See Also
Recommended Reading
Links and References
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References
Avengers/JLA | |||
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Part I: A Journey into Mystery | Part II: A Contest of Champions | Part III: Strange Adventures | Part IV: The Brave and the Bold |