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July 1999 |
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July 1999 |
Continued from 63... Black Zero banishes the many Doomsdays to a dead Hyperzone. And moves ahead with plans to invade Superboy's world. While Black Zero complains about our heroes. "THAT Superboy... THOSE Challengers. In all the different realities I've been to, no one's caused me more trouble!" Superboy and the Challengers try to free the statis-podded alt-Superboys. Black Zero freezes them with TK - and accidentally triggers their signal watch. Clark-Superboy breaks free of his pod, as does the entire Legion of Superboys! While they battle, Prof Haley appeals to Metron's cold logic. Why not, for a change, stop Black Zero from invading and see what happens? The Superboys battle Black Zero to a standstill by combining TK, until SVAZKOOM! the alt-Superboys vanish, sent home by Metron. Black Zero is pinned by a Mother Box. Time to go home. Rather than be transported instantly, Prof Haley wants to fly in a vehicle THROUGH Hypertime. Ace will pilot. Metron concedes Prof is "one of only three mortals" who could understand Hypertime to navigate it successfully. He touches Prof's brow to give him further knowledge. The other Challs buy into the plan, fully supporting Prof's choice. Superboy brings along Black Zero to rehabilitate. |
The Challengers' ship plunges into the Hyperium Reactor, "into the unknown!"  |
Sailing the hyperstorm, Black Zero shakes off the Mother Box and blows out a hatch. Attacking, Red and June are swept out. Superboy rescues June but loses Red, and is himself rescued by Black Zero. Zero floats outside to go- and gets blasted away by hyperenergy.  Holding the ship together with TK and guts, the heroes vanish into a bright white light. Superboy thinks, "At least we stopped the bad guys..." While back at Cadmus, the word goes out: we need a replacement Superboy! Continued... |
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