{"id":3854,"date":"2010-07-23T06:45:55","date_gmt":"2010-07-23T10:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/?p=3854"},"modified":"2010-07-23T00:10:48","modified_gmt":"2010-07-23T04:10:48","slug":"1987-at-dc-comics5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/07\/23\/1987-at-dc-comics5\/","title":{"rendered":"1987 at DC Comics: Millennium and Who’s Who Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today we conclude our week-long look at old advertisements for DC Comics that began their run in 1987<\/a>.\u00a0 What a great year 1987 was for DC Comics! So far this week we\u2019ve looked at the Justice League<\/em>, Dr. Fate<\/em>, Amethyst<\/em>, Suicide Squad<\/em>, Checkmate<\/em>, Doom Patrol<\/em>, Green Arrow<\/em>, Young All-Stars<\/em>, Flash<\/em>, The World of Krypton<\/em>, and The World of Smallville<\/em>.\u00a0 Today we’re covering the DC crossover event Millennium<\/em> and checking our facts with Who’s Who Update ’87<\/em>!<\/p>\n

In the Millennium <\/em>storyline, 10 people from Earth were to be selected to become the new Guardians of the Universe and to give birth to a new race of immortals.\u00a0 Meanwhile, the robotic Manhunters had uncovered the secret identities of Earth’s heroes. The Manhunters planted agents close to the heroes (many of the supporting characters featured in the heroes’ own comic titles were revealed to be Manhunters). These sleeper agents revealed themselves and either attempted to manipulate the heroes or just straight-up attacked them.\u00a0 Mayhem ensued and the story crossed-over with more than 30 comics.\u00a0 In my opinion, there were some interesting concepts behind this mini-series (especially the Manhunter sleeper agents).\u00a0 However, the actual execution of the mini-series left me feeling unsatisfied.\u00a0 Not the worst crossover, not the best either.<\/p>\n

Below you’ll find an advertisement for Millennium <\/em>by Steve Englehart, Joe Staton, and Ian Gibson.<\/p>\n

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\"Millennium<\/p>\n

DC also ran these smaller advertisements hoping to generate some buzz for Millennium<\/em>.\u00a0 I really dig this JLI<\/em>\/Millennium <\/em>ad!<\/p>\n

\"Millennium<\/p>\n

Here is the cover to Millennium <\/em>#1 by Steve Englehart, Joe Staton, and Ian Gibson.\u00a0 This eight-issue mini-series premiered in late 1987 and was published weekly.\u00a0 The exact month of publication is hard to nail down on this one.\u00a0 While the series was cover dated January and February, it was actually released in October or November.<\/p>\n

\"Millennium<\/p>\n

In 1987 DC published a follow-up to the successful Who’s Who<\/em> mini-series.\u00a0 This five-issue mini-series was entitled Who’s Who Update ’87<\/em>.\u00a0 I loved this series, just as I’ve loved all the incarnations of Who’s Who<\/em>.\u00a0 Great stuff!\u00a0 Below you’ll find the advertisement for that series by John Byrne.<\/p>\n

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Here is the front cover of Who’s Who Update ’87<\/em> #1 by Joe Joe Brozowski and Dick Giordano.\u00a0 This series premiered in April 1987.<\/p>\n

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That’s all the advertisements from 1987 I’ve got for this week!\u00a0 Thanks for stopping by!<\/p>\n

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