You people! What do you need--the world to actually end?
- -- Phil Sheldon
Appearing in "Judgment Day"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Boris Turgenov (Photo)
- Black Widow (Natasha Romanonva) (Photo)
- Avengers
- Stark Industries
- Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Photo)
- Miss McCann (First appearance)
- Crimson Dynamo (Anton Vanko) (Photo)
- Countess Stephanie de la Spiroza (Photo)
- Titanium Man (Boris Bullski) (Photo)
- Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (Photo)
- Mayor Robert F. Wagner, Jr. (Mentioned) (Topical reference)
- Doris Urich (Mentioned)
- Enchantress (Amora) (Referenced)
- Power Man (Erik Josten) (Referenced)
- Sen. Harrington Byrd
- S.H.I.E.L.D. (On-screen)
- Col. Nick Fury (On-screen)
- "Dum-Dum" Dugan (On-screen)
- Jasper Sitwell (On-screen)
- Druid (Dredmund Cromwell) (On-screen)
- U.S. Coast Guard (Mentioned)
- Kraven the Hunter (Sergei Kravinoff) (Impersonates Spider-Man)
- Dragon Man (On-screen)
- Hulk (Bruce Banner
- U.S. Army
- Hercules (Photo)
- Batroc the Leaper (Georges Batroc) (Photo)
- Ka-Zar (Kevin Plunder) (Photo)
- N.A.S.A. (Mentioned)
- Uatu, the Watcher (Cameo)
- Iggy
- President Lyndon B. Johnson (Referenced) (Topical reference)
- Lord (Yahweh) (Invoked)
- Joe Sinnot (Cameo)
- Jack Kirby (Cameo)
- N.T.N.
- Looter (Norton Fester) (Mentioned)
- Stan Lee (Cameo)
- Count Nefaria (Luchino Nefaria) (Mentioned)
- X-Men (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Asgardians (Photo)
- Atlanteans
- Human-Olympian Hybrids (Photo)
- Zenn-Lavians
- Taa-ans
- Robots
- Mutants (Referenced)
Locations:
- Earth
- North America
- United States of America
- New York
- New York City
- Manhattan
- Daily Bugle Building
- Baxter Building
- The Masthead (First appearance)
- Long Island
- Stark Enterprises Main Plant (Mentioned)
- Unnamed zoo
- LaGuardia Airport, Queens (Mentioned)
- Manhattan
- New York City
- Washington, D.C.
- Pentagon, Virginia (Mentioned)
- Cape Citadel, Florida (Mentioned)
- New York
- United States of America
- England, Europe (Mentioned)
- London (Mentioned)
- Russia (Mentioned)
- North America
Items:
- Wasp's Suit (Photo)
- Ant-Man's Suit and Helmet (Photo)
- Mjolnir (Photo)
- A copy of Business Week
- Iron Man Armor Model 1 (Photo)
- Crimson Dynamo Armor Mark I (Photo)
- Iron Man Armor Model 2 (Photo)
- Iron Man Armor Model 3 (Photo)
- Titanium Man Armor (Photo)
- Daredevil's Suit and Billy Club (Photo)
- Tidal-Expander (Behind the scenes)
- Quicksilver's Suit
- Scarlet Witch's Suit
- Hawkeye's Suit, Bow, and Trick Arrows
- Eggs of Satan (On-screen)
- Captain America's Uniform and Shield
- Spider-Man's Suit
- A copy of The Times
- Matter Mobilizer (Behind the scenes)
- Fantastic Four Uniforms
- Power Cosmic
- Ultimate Nullifier (On-screen)
Vehicles:
Events:
Synopsis for "Judgment Day"
As the 60's continue, Phil Sheldon works with Ben Urich on a Stark piece for the Daily Bugle. Soon after the news that the Avengers have been declared a menace and ordered to disband, Phil attends a press conference that claimed that their enemies had framed them. As Sheldon tries to finish his book on the Marvels, the media starts going after Tony Stark. As Phil and his family visit the zoo one day, the water level starts rising until they have to seek refuge on a bench. A man wearing a "Judgement Day" poster predicts the apocalypse and blames it on the super-beings. They learn from the radio that Attuma is actually responsible for the rising tides and that the Avengers stopped him.
The publicity of the superheroes continue to decline as Spider-Man gets accused of attacking Jonah Jameson, large Fantastic Four battles cause traffic congestion. Phil is preoccupied with his work, to the detriment of his relationship with his family. One day, the illusion of fire appears in the sky and the next day, meteors appear. The Silver Surfer emerges from the sky, and Galactus soon follows, announcing his plan to drain the life out of the planet.
As the Fantastic Four and Silver Surfer fight the being and the city begins to panic, Sheldon believes in his heart that Earth will end and goes home to spend time with his family. Suddenly, news comes that the Fantastic Four have managed to defeat Galactus, thus saving the Earth. In the wake of the Fantastic Four's victory, Sheldon promises that he will devote more time with his family. However, he is later disgusted by the way the public has turned on their heroes, with his own newspaper claiming that the Galactus threat was a hoax. He finally rages at a crowd carrying on an anti-mutant conversation.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Sources:[1]
- Tales to Astonish #52: Widow and Ivan
- Avengers #16: Avengers press conference photo
- Tales of Suspense #69-72: "Stark and the Countess"
- Tales of Suspense #66: "Sen. Byrd Sez Iron Man Botched Weapons Test"
- Avengers #21: Avengers declared public menace
- Avengers #22: Avengers innocent/Avengers Day
- Tales of Suspense #72: Byrd demands for Iron Man's ID/Stark missing
- Tales of Suspense #74: Byrd's subpoena issued
- Strange Tales #144-145: S.H.I.E.L.D. vs. Egg-craft
- Avengers #27: Attuma floods Eastern Seaboard, fights Avengers
- Amazing Spider-Man #34: "Spider-Man attacked Jonah Jameson!"
- Fantastic Four #45: FF/Dragon Man battle wrecks buildings
- Tales to Astonish #75: Hulk in Washington, D.C.
- Daredevil #14: Ka-Zar/Daredevil in England
- Journey into Mystery #25: Hercules photo
- Tales of Suspense #75: Cap/Batroc battle photo
- Fantastic Four #48-50: Galactus events
- Fantastic Four #50: "Galactus Hoax"/"Galactus Vanishes"
- Avengers #28-31: "Goliath Returns to Avengers"
- Fantastic Four #50: Thing wandering alleys
- Amazing Spider-Man #36: "Spider-Man fighting that Looter character"
- Tales of Suspense #77: Byrd cancels Stark's defense contracts
- X-Men #23: Count Nefaria imprisons Washington, D.C.
Footnotes
- ↑ From the Marvels TPB. ISBN 9780785100492.
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References
- Comics
- 1994
- 1994, March
- Modern-Age
- Marvels Vol 1
- Tom DeFalco/Editor-in-Chief
- Alex Ross/Cover Artist
- Kurt Busiek/Writer
- Alex Ross/Penciler
- Alex Ross/Inker
- Alex Ross/Colourist
- John Gaushell/Letterer
- Marcus McLaurin/Editor
- Philip Sheldon (Earth-616)/Quotes
- Philip Sheldon (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Daily Bugle (The DB!) (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Benjamin Urich (Earth-616)/Appearances
- John Jonah Jameson (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Peter Parker (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Frederick Foswell (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Jennie Sheldon (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Beth Sheldon (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Doris Jacquet (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Norrin Radd (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Fantastic Four (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Jonathan Storm (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Reed Richards (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Susan Storm (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Benjamin Grimm (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Attuma (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Galan (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Punisher (Galactus' Robot) (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Boris Turgenov (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Natalia Romanova (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Avengers (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Henry Pym (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Janet Van Dyne (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Thor Odinson (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Steven Rogers (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Clinton Barton (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Pietro Maximoff (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Wanda Maximoff (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Stark Industries (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Anthony Stark (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Holly McCann (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Anton Vanko (Crimson Dynamo) (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Stephanie de la Spiroza (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Boris Bullski (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Matthew Murdock (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Robert F. Wagner, Jr. (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Doris Urich (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Amora (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Erik Josten (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Harrington Byrd (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Nicholas Fury (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Timothy Dugan (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Jasper Sitwell (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Dredmund Cromwell (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- United States Coast Guard (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Sergei Kravinoff (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Peter Parker (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Dragon Man (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Bruce Banner (Earth-616)/Appearances
- United States Army (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Hercules (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Georges Batroc (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Kevin Plunder (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Uatu (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Lyndon B. Johnson (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Yahweh (Earth-616)/Invocations
- Joe Sinnott (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Jack Kirby (Earth-616)/Appearances
- National Television Network (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Norton Fester (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Stan Lee (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Luchino Nefaria (Earth-616)/Mentions
- X-Men (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Homo sapiens/Appearances
- Asgardians/Minor Appearances
- Homo mermanus/Appearances
- Human-Olympian Hybrids/Minor Appearances
- Zenn-Lavians/Appearances
- Taa-ans/Appearances
- Robots/Appearances
- Homo superior/Mentions
- Earth/Appearances
- North America/Appearances
- United States of America/Appearances
- New York (State)/Appearances
- New York City/Appearances
- Manhattan/Appearances
- Daily Bugle Building/Appearances
- Baxter Building/Appearances
- Masthead/Appearances
- Long Island/Appearances
- Stark Enterprises Main Plant/Mentions
- LaGuardia Airport/Mentions
- Washington, D.C./Appearances
- National Mall/Appearances
- Capitol Building/Appearances
- White House/Appearances
- Pentagon/Mentions
- Cape Citadel/Mentions
- England/Mentions
- London (England)/Mentions
- Russia/Mentions
- Wasp's Suit/Minor Appearances
- Ant-Man's Suit/Minor Appearances
- Ant-Man's Helmet/Minor Appearances
- Mjolnir/Minor Appearances
- Iron Man Armor Model 1/Minor Appearances
- Crimson Dynamo Armor Mark I/Minor Appearances
- Iron Man Armor Model 2/Minor Appearances
- Iron Man Armor Model 3/Minor Appearances
- Titanium Man Armor (Bullski's)/Minor Appearances
- Daredevil's Suit/Minor Appearances
- Daredevil's Billy Club/Minor Appearances
- Tidal-Expander/Minor Appearances
- Quicksilver's Suit/Appearances
- Scarlet Witch's Suit/Appearances
- Hawkeye's Suit/Appearances
- Hawkeye's Bow/Appearances
- Trick Arrows/Appearances
- Egg of Statan/Minor Appearances
- Captain America's Uniform/Appearances
- Captain America's Shield/Appearances
- Spider-Man's Suit/Appearances
- Matter Mobilizer/Minor Appearances
- Fantastic Four Uniforms/Appearances
- Power Cosmic/Appearances
- Ultimate Nullifier (Weapon)/Minor Appearances
- Silver Surfer's Surfboard/Appearances
- Galactus' Star Sphere/Appearances