Armageddon 2001

    (DC, 1991)
™ and ©1991 DC Comics, Inc.

In the dark future of 2001, a tyrant called Monarch had built up a society of immense cruelty and callousness. Innocents are gunned down by legalized gangs, the police, high on drugs, act with incredible indifference. And the bodies of victims are casually thrown into landfills for disposal. Who is this tyrant called Monarch? By all account, he was once one of Earth’s heroes.

A being called Waverider travels back from that future into the present day in an attempt to stop the future from happening. Waverider is able to sense the timelines around anyone he touches, and hopes to find and stop the hero that will become Monarch. One by one, Waverider eliminates the possibilities…only to discover that the mere act of interfering with today’s heroes may have brought about Monarch’s creation!

This saga is continued in Armageddon: The Alien Agenda.
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  • 1
    #1
    May 1991
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Archie Goodwin  ·  A: Dan Jurgens
    1st Appearance of Monarch; 1st appearance of Waverider
    48 copies from $0.45
  • 1-2
    #1 - 2nd printing
    2nd Printing Cover by Dan Jurgens
    May 1991
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Archie Goodwin  ·  A: Dan Jurgens
    1st Appearance of Monarch; 1st Appearance of Waverider
    2 copies from $3.75
  • 1-3
    #1 - 3rd printing
    3rd printing (silver ink on cover)
    May 1991
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Archie Goodwin  ·  A: Dan Jurgens
    2 copies from $1.25
  • 1/NS
    #1 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Dan Jurgens
    May 1991
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Archie Goodwin  ·  A: Dan Jurgens
    1st Appearance of Monarch; 1st appearance of Waverider
    1 copy for $2.98
  • 2
    #2
    Oct 1991
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Dennis O’Neil  ·  A: Dan Jurgens
    Death of Dove II; Monarch’s ID revealed
    37 copies from $0.95
  • 2/NS
    #2 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Dan Jurgens
    Oct 1991
    Cover: $2.00
    W: Dennis O’Neil  ·  A: Dan Jurgens
    Death of Dove II; Monarch’s ID revealed
    1 copy for $3.98