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Title:
JLA
Synopsis:
"Half a Mind to Save a World"
Atom assists during a surgery to remove a child’s brain tumor. But he discovers the tumor is a whole civilization of bacteria which have their own industry and, thus, are polluting the brain of the young boy. Before this civilization gets wiped out by laser surgery, Atom invites members of the JLA to join him in shrinking down, going inside the boy, and convincing the bacteria to stop destroying their environment and save their lives in the process as well.
In their miniaturized state, Atom and the JLA try to negotiate with the bacteria’s leaders, but they do not believe their story and take the heroes into custody. This is possible because in this microscopic state the powers of the JLA do not work properly. While Superman is getting tortured, Atom hopes the JLA’s powers will return after their bodies got more accustomed to the situation. Thankfully, one of the bacteria’s scientists takes side with the JLA. He sets the heroes free and organizes a riot resulting in the destruction of the power plant. Atom realizes that the boy’s doctors now will start the laser surgery, so they need to evacuate the microbe city quickly. The JLA succeeds, but the leader remains so he can die with his old world.
Most of the team leave the boy’s brain, but Superman stays behind to help the survivors of the laser surgery adjust to the new world. However, a day later, the boy’s immune system wipes out all bacteria anyways, and the boy’s saddened by the loss of the colony inside him. The final panel shows that perhaps some bacteria were able to survive the wipeout.
Atom assists during a surgery to remove a child’s brain tumor. But he discovers the tumor is a whole civilization of bacteria which have their own industry and, thus, are polluting the brain of the young boy. Before this civilization gets wiped out by laser surgery, Atom invites members of the JLA to join him in shrinking down, going inside the boy, and convincing the bacteria to stop destroying their environment and save their lives in the process as well.
In their miniaturized state, Atom and the JLA try to negotiate with the bacteria’s leaders, but they do not believe their story and take the heroes into custody. This is possible because in this microscopic state the powers of the JLA do not work properly. While Superman is getting tortured, Atom hopes the JLA’s powers will return after their bodies got more accustomed to the situation. Thankfully, one of the bacteria’s scientists takes side with the JLA. He sets the heroes free and organizes a riot resulting in the destruction of the power plant. Atom realizes that the boy’s doctors now will start the laser surgery, so they need to evacuate the microbe city quickly. The JLA succeeds, but the leader remains so he can die with his old world.
Most of the team leave the boy’s brain, but Superman stays behind to help the survivors of the laser surgery adjust to the new world. However, a day later, the boy’s immune system wipes out all bacteria anyways, and the boy’s saddened by the loss of the colony inside him. The final panel shows that perhaps some bacteria were able to survive the wipeout.
Cover Date:
Jun 2000
Publisher:
DC Comics
Barcode:
76194120811404211
Issue Number:
42
Month:
April
Year:
2000
Variant Number:
1
Cover Letter:
A
Purchase Type:
Direct
Printing:
1
Country:
United States
Cover Price:
$1.99
Era:
Modern Age
Genre:
Superhero
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Language:
English
Type of Comic:
Magazine
Series:
1-42
Story Arc:
Half A Mind To Save A World
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$2.62
Automatic Estimated Date:
2024-09-17
Date Added:
2018-07-02 23:05:19
Writer:
Dan Curtis Johnson
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Penciller:
Mark Pajarillo
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Inker:
Walden Wong
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Colorist:
Pat Garrahy
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Cover Artist:
Howard Porter & Drew Geraci
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Letterer:
Ken Lopez
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Editor:
Dan Raspler
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