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Freelance artist Kyle Rayner was used to creating on a canvas or a sketchpad, but when the sole remaining Guardian of the Universe handed him the last power ring, Kyle could turn his imagination into reality. The immediate successor to legendary Green Lantern Hal Jordan, Kyle was relatively inexperienced, but compensated for it with his eagerness and fertile imagination. At first fairly cavalier about the heroic mantle he'd inherited, Kyle was forced to face responsibility when his girlfriend, Alex DeWitt, was murdered by the villain Major Force. Since then, he's come to understand the legacy left by the long line of Green Lanterns, and feels the pressure of carrying on the proud tradition. Growing into his role gradually, Kyle's come to embrace being Green Lantern, his membership in the Justice League giving him the opportunity to take his place among the world's greatest heroes.

Look at all the exciting things Flash can do. Flash can vibrate through solids, but not without causing them to explode. Inside Flash's earpieces are radios tuned to police band and emergency frequencies. Flash can reach a top velocity of just under light speed. Any faster and he merges with the Speed Force. Though he cannot affect people or things at rest, Flash can lend velocity to moving objects. Wally West, aka the Flash, has mastered speed tricks beyond those that Jay Garrick (the original Flash) and Barry knew. He has also learned that his origin may have been no accident at all... apparently, there is an energy field beyond the light speed barrier from which all speedsters draw their power, a Speed Force that may have chosen Wally for a reason yet to be revealed.

Caught in the heart of a nuclear explosion, a victim of Gamma Radiation gone wild, Doctor Robert Bruce Banner now finds himself transformed in times of stress into the most powerful human ever to walk the earth-The Incredible Hulk!

Bitten by a radioactive spider, high school student Peter Parker gained the proportionate strength and agility of a spider! Follow the adventures of everybodys favorite wall-crawler-The Amazing Spider Man!

The Man Of Steel stands for truth, justice, and the American way every month in Action Comics as he faces the menaces of Lex Luthor, Brainiac, Metallo, the Parasite, and countless other super-powered foes!

Batman is joined in his quest for justice by a new team of crime fighters including Nightwing, Batgirl and Batman! Inspired by the animated TV series on the kids' WB! Batman: Gotham Adventures features colorful characters and fast-paced action for younger readers.

In a recent issue Nightwing and Robin take center stage as Gotham must survive the Road to No Man's Land without Batman! A pair of new villains is determined to destroy what's left of Gotham, and it's up to Nightwing and Robin to defend the city. Meanwhile, Commissioner Gordon's life is in danger when Nicholas Scratch puts a contract out on the Wizard Fan Award winning supporting character.

Part 1 of the recent 3 part Crisis Times Five, brings you the first teaming of the current JLA with the Justice Society of America! Strange creatures with seemingly omnipotent power are appearing around the world. Reminiscent of the genies, fairies and leprechauns of ancient myth, these unstoppable, impossible imps just may pose the greatest threat our world has ever seen! And when members of both the JLA and the JSA rush to answer the challenge, two generations of Earth's Greatest Super Heroes fall before these magical creatures. What is the source of these new, strangely familiar foes?

As America's foremost magazine of social parody, biting political satire and just plain silliness, MAD continues to attract legions of young readers, while remaining a favorite of adults with low standards! It's the best thing that's happened to libraries since the Dewey Decimal System!

Though Tim Drake gas faced down villains the likes of King Snake, Killer Croc, and even the Clown Prince of Crime, the Joker, the Batman's current partner often wonders if he's truly cut out for the role he fought so long to win. Where acrobatics and martial arts came easy for Dick Grayson (see NIGHTWING), Tim Drake has worked hard to maintain the training necessary to fight alongside the Dark Knight which is no easy task when combined with Batman's continued reluctance to rely on anyone but himself. But Tim continues to weather the role, often illustrating to his mentor that that Batman does indeed need a Robin, whether he cares to admit it or not. And though he prefers the teamwork, Robin has learned that there are times when he must fly solo, balancing his life as a costumed crimefighter with the trials and tribulations of a young man not yet fifteen, but older in mind and spirit than many. In the end, Tim Drake does not aspire to be Batman. And he knows all too well that someday he'll give up the night, retiring his costume or stepping aside for perhaps a fourth Robin to become the Dark Knight's squire. And that's quite all right with him.

If the JLA is a modern pantheon, then Aquaman is its Neptune, King of the Seas and master of almost three quarters of the Earth. His name is feared and respected from the shallow shores of the Mediterranean to the blackest depths of the Marianas Trench where the blind fish swim and only he can walk. Every living thing in the sea knows that their king would willingly die for any one of them, as they would for him. A broad, bombastic man, a peerless warrior king and truly a great storyteller, Aquaman is an inspirational figure in the Justice League. Often silent, as is his way, he speaks with an accent as beautiful as a whale song and an informed clarity that others cannot ignore. Difficult to know at first, Aquaman takes his time forming relationships but will always be there for you when he does.