Appearing in "Judgment Day"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Ben Urich
- Doris Sheldon
- Beth
- Jenny
- Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd)
- Fantastic Four
Villains:
Other Characters:
- Miss McCann (Voice only)
- Avengers
- Iron Man (Tony Stark)
- Sen. Harrington Byrd
- Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
- J. Jonah Jameson
Locations:
- New York City
- Daily Bugle Building
- Zoo
- The Masthead
Items:
- Ultimate Nullifier (Appears on screen)
Vehicles:
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, Phil attends a press conference claiming 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.
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 Galactu soon follows, announcing his plan to drain the life out of the planet.
As the Fantastic Four and Silver Surfer fight the monster 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 one 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.
Links and References
References
- ↑ From the Marvels TPB. ISBN 9780785100492.